Pittura e disegno

Beruhmte Zeitgenossen Karikaturen

Olaf Gulbransson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Munich, Albert Langen, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of caricatures by Olaf Gulbransson, in the German language. First edition. Illustrated with thirty portrait plates in black, white, and yellow. Collated complete. A collection of c...

Photo Album Containing Plates Depicting Destouches Operas

- · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

- , - , [c1811]. Leather. This unique leather bound photo album contains plates depicting scenes from André Cardinal Destouches operas. A photo album with eleven plates by Louis Lafitte depicting scenes from André Cardinal Destouches's operas tipped in, along with a por...

Min Far Og Jeg: Af Gamle Familiepapirer

Karl Mantzius · 1919 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Kobenhavn og Kristaiania, Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1919 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Karl Mantzius's autobiographical account of his life and that of his father, fellow Danish actor Kristian Mantzius. In the original Danish.The first edition of this very ...

Decorative Wood Work No. 3, Marqueterie Staining, Etc.

LV Fitzgerald · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, L Upcott Gill, c1911. Paperback. The second edition of this very scarce illustrated booklet concerned with decorative wood work, a bright copy. The second edition of this work. Very scarce in all editions. Dated via Jisc. Second edition can be found at the University o...

Les Inconnus

J. L Lovibond; G. T. Shoosmith · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Newcastle, R. Ward & Sons, 1926. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce collection of portraits from J. L Lovibond and G. T. Shoosmith. Scarce work. "The Unknown." Illustrated with twenty pages of portraits, the first of which is highlighted with colour. Illustrated by J. L Lovibond and ...

The Signatures of Three British Artists: Richard Redgrave, John Rogers and Sir Herbert Francis Grant

Richard Redgrave; John Rogers Herbert; Sir Francis Grant · 1864 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

None, None, c1864 . Loose Pages, Articles. The signatures of three notable figures in the nineteenth century British art world: painter Richard Redgrave, artist John Rogers Herbert, and portrait painter Sir Francis Grant. Three handwritten notes by these British figures.With t...

Signature of Solomon A. Hart

Solomon A. Hart · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Brunswick Square, None, c1860 . Loose Pages, Articles. A signed envelope from artist Solomon A. Hart. A signed by the artist. The front of the envelope reads Dr Maurice Davis 11 or 14 Brunswick Square S. A. Hart. With a London stamp to the front of the envelope.Solomon Al...

English Women&Apos;S Clothing in the Nineteenth Century

C. Willett Cunnington · 1937 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Faber and Faber LTD, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated study on women's fashion in the nineteenth century, complete with colour and collotype plate. First edition.A beautiful exploration of the history and trends of women's fashion in the ni...

The Amateur Pottery and Glass Painter, with Directions for Gilding, Chasing, Burnishing, Bronzing and Groundlaying

E. Campbell Hancock · 1879 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1879. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of Edward Campbell Hancock's fascinating reference work on pottery and glass painting. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindin...

Three Tales

Gustave Flaubert; Arthur McDowall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . Cloth. A lovely illustrated edition of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert with colour plates. Three Tales by Gustave Flaubert, translated by Arthur McDowall, in the original publisher's cloth binding. Includes 'A Simple Heart&apo...

The Lithographs of Robert Riggs

Ben Basshham · 1986 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Philadelphia, The Art Alliance Press, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study and biography of artist Robert Riggs in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Lithographs of Robert Riggs by Ben Bassham in the original publisher's cloth binding ...

Anthony Benjamin: Exhibition of New Work

Anthony Benjamin · 1966 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , ICA, 1966. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this exhibition catalogue for the works of Anthony Benjamin. A first edition copy of this exhibition catalogue. This catalogue is for an exhibition of new work by Anthony Benjamin that was exhibited...

English Sporting Prints

F. L. Wilder · 1974 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this collection of English sporting prints by F. L. Wilder, complete with dust wrapper. A detailed history of English sporting prints compiled by F.L. Wilder, specialist on the subject. With notes...

The Last Medici

Harold Acton · 1932 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Faber and Faber, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work on the House of Medici. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. Following the House of Medici, an Italian banking family and political dyna...

Memorials of Sir Francis Chantrey, R.A. Sculptor, in Hallamshire and Elsewhere

John Holland · 1851 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this study of sculptor Francis Chantrey, whose statue of King George IV stands in Trafalgar Square In this uncommon volume, John Holland offers an account of early nineteenth century scu...

Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart Selected from the Ms. In the British Museum

H. N. Humphreys, Esq. · 1844 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, William Smith, 1844-1855. First edition. Leather. An uncommon work depicting the illuminated manuscripts of Jean Froissart's Chronicles. Illuminated by British illustrator Henry Noel Humphrey The illuminated manuscripts of Jean Froissart's Chronicles, illumin...

The Monumental Remains of Noble and Eminent Persons

Edward Blore · 1826 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Harding, Lepard and Co. 1826. Leather. The first edition of this collection of engravings showcasing the monuments of British eminent persons, with historical and biographical information. The first edition. In smart half calf binding with gilt lettering to the spine. ...

Art and Identity in Oceania

Allan Hanson, Louise Hanson (eds.) · 1990 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1990 . First edition. Disbound. The uncommon first edition, first printing of this Oceanic art study with illustrations. First edition, first printing of Art and Identity in Oceania edited by Allan Hanson and Louise Hanson in the original ...

Die Kunst Ozeaniens

Tibor Bodrogi · 1960 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Vienna, Verlag Andreas Zettner, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study into art and art history of the islands of Oceania with the scarce dust wrapper and slipcase. First edition of Die Kunst Ozeaniens by Tibor Bodrogi in the original publisher's clo...

Pictorial Comedy

Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, James Henderson, 1899-1900. Leather. Thirty-four issues of the charming periodical 'Pictorial Comedy' bound in three volumes, profusely illustrated by the likes of Charles Dana Gibson. Bound without the general title pages, however the title page for each iss...