Pittura e disegno

A Band of Angels

Quentin Blake · 1969 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Gordon Fraser Gallery Limited, 1969. First edition. Paperback. This uncommon first edition, first impression of Quentin Blake's richly illustrated festive work, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The first and only edition, first impression of the work. In t...

Barbirolis: A Musical Marraige

Harold Atkins; Peter Cotes · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Robson Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography on Barbirollis, signed by Evelyn Rothwell, one half of the musical duo this biography discusses. The first edition, first impression. Inscribed by Evelyn Rothwell, whom this biography is abo...

The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes, the Time Covered by the Action Being About Ten Years

Thomas Hardy · 1918 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1918. Cloth. A very smart single-volume edition of Thomas Hardy's epic drama of the Napoleonic wars. The third impression of the complete edition (first published in 1910). In the publisher's original green cloth binding. 'Th...

Garden Ornament

Gertrude Jekyll · 1986 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1986. Cloth. Gertrude Jekyll's profusely illustrated work on ornamental gardens, in the original dust wrapper. The fourth edition. First published in 1918 by Country Life, and first published by the 'Antique Collectors' Cl...

English Masters of Black and White: John Tenniel, John Leech and George Du Maurier

J. Rose; Derek Pepys Whiteley; Francis Sarzano · 1948 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Art and Technics, 1948-50. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition illustrated works on the noted artists: John Tenniel, George Du Maurier and John Leech. The first editions. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, title page vignette and fifty-seven pages of mo...

A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros; Charles Ricketts; Campbell Dodgson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Grosvenor Galleries, 1922. First edition. Leather. A smart copy of this very scarce catalogue of the works of Alphonse Legros, from the collection of Frank E. Bliss. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seventy-one plates. Collated compl...

Essential Pre-Raphaelites; Essential William Morris; Essential Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Lucinda Hawksley; Iain Zaczek; Fanny Blake · 1999 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Parragon, 1999-2001. First edition. Cloth. Three richly illustrated monographs, on the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, with the original dust wrappers. The first editions of these works in the publisher's original laminated pictorial...

Etchings by the Late William Makepeace Thackeray While at Cambridge Illustrative of University Life Etc Etc

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1878 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, H. Sotheran & Co, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A volume of etchings drawn by Thackeray whilst he was at school in Cambridge, the first edition. The first edition, this copy being the state with uncoloured plates.A collection of etchings drawn by William Makepeace Thacke...

The Robinson Brothers Poster W. Heath Robinson "the Fair Day

W. Heath Robinson; Thomas Heath Robinson; Charles Robinson · 1992 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London, Chris Beetles, 1992. Paperback. A very scarce poster for The Robinson Brothers exhibition in London from 17th February to 20th March 1992. Very scarce. The original poster for The Robinson Brothers exhibition at the Chris Beetles Gallery, London, specialising in tradit...

Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays on Art Dealing Chiefly with Literature, Painting and the Drama

Hamlin Garland · 1894 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)

Chicago and Cambridge, Stone and Kimball, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of this collection of twelve essays by American literary figure Hamlin Garland. The first edition.The twelve essays in this collection include 'The Influence of Isb...

London Recalled; Being a Topographical Description of the Collection of Water-Colour Drawings by W. Alister Macdonald in the Guildhall Art Gallery

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1937 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An exploration of London through the watercolour drawings of William Alister Macdonald, delightfully illustrated with plates throughout. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. I...

Nativity Pop-Up Advent Calendar

0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Printed in Sweden , E. O. & Co. c1950. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce advent calendar containing a lovely illustrated pop-up scene from the Nativity. A very scarce pop-up advent calendar containing charming illustrations of the barn and manger from the Nativity. With...

Song Time: A Book of Rhymes, Song, Games, Hymns and Other Music for All Occasions in a Child&Apos;S Life

Percy Dearmer; Martin Shaw · 1915 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, J. Curwen and Sons Ltd , 1915. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this plentiful book of children's verses and sheet music for piano and voice. The first edition. In the publisher's original wraps. A delightful collection of children's vers...

Splendours of the East: Temples, Tombs, Palaces and Fortresses of Asia

Mortimer Wheeler [ed.] · 1970 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1970. Cloth. A bright second edition of this richly illustrated dive into the finest examples of Asian architecture and decorative arts. The second edition.A comprehensive work depicting some of the most marveled examples of architectur...

Oriental Lacquer: Art and Technique

K. Herberts · 1962 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first English translated edition of this vastly illustrated work on Oriental lacquer art, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First translated edition. Illustrated with three hundred and twenty-four tipped in pla...

Old English Porcelain: The Lady Ludlow Collection

Arthur Hayden; W. Leslie Perkins [Intro.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, John Murray, 1932 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound and scarce limited edition work celebrating the Lady Ludow porcelain collection, signed by Alice Ludlow herself, and illustrated in colour. The first edition of this scarce work.A limited edition, number 1...

English Domestic Clocks

Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster · 1914 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1914 . Leather. The second edition of this richly illustrated study of the history and design of English clocks throughout the centuries. The second edition of Cescinsky and Webster's work.'Illustrated from Drawings and Photographs by...

Liturgical Music Incunabula: A Descriptive Catalogue

Kathi Meyer-Baer · 1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Bibliographical Society, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Kathi Meyer-Baer's comparison of printed music in liturgical incunabula, in the very scarce original glassine. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with four double sided plates. ...

Art Since 1950: American and International

1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Seattle, Seattle World's Fair, 1962. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this catalogue of American and International art featured in the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. First edition. Illustrated with six colour plates and many black-and-white images. Coll...

Frondes Agrestes. Readings in &Apos;Modern Painters&Apos; Chosen at Her Pleasure by the Author&Apos;S Friend, the Younger Lady of the Thwaite, Coniston

John Ruskin · 1889 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Kent, George Allen, 1889. Leather. A smart ninth edition of this critical work on modern painters and their work. Ninth edition. A critical work on modern painters, with chapters on the principles of art, the power of imagination, illustrating the sky, sea, mountains, stones, ...