Pittura e disegno

Art and Everyman: A Basis for Appreciation, Forming a General Introduction to the Study of Art of All Types, Ages and Countries

Margaret H. Bulley · 1951 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London , Batsford, 1951-1952. First edition. Cloth. An introduction to different aspects of art with illustrations and commentaries. In Two Volumes, complete. Margaret H Bulley was a noted art critic and author. This work forms a basic but detailed overview of the different ar...

Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael

Richard Henry Smith · 1868 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Arthur Miall, 1868. Cloth. Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael written by Richard Henry Smith, Jun. Illustrated with seven reproductions of photographs printed by Dunmore tipped-in. New edition. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483 - 1520) better known simply as Raphael...

International Modern Glass the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 11 May- 31 August 1984

Stephen Greengard · 1984 · Rooke Books

£26.00 (€31.17 | $34.36 | ¥5,487)

Miami, Miami Dade Community College, 1984. First edition. Paperback. This is a scarce copy of the exhibition catalogue of the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. collection of decorative glass. This carefully compiled catalogue includes monochrome photographs of the items house in the collec...

Jean Clouet

Peter Mellen · 1971 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,825)

Paris, Flammarion, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A lavishly-illustrated First Edition of this French translation of Mellen's monograph of Clouet. Translated from the English by Anne Roullet. With numerous full-page illustrations. Jean (or Janet) Clouet (1480–1541) was a mi...

Memorial Catalogue of the Burns Exhibition

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts · 1898 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Glasgow, William Hodge and Company and T. and R. Annan and Sons, 1898. Cloth. A fascinating collection of images and descriptions from an exhibition held at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Limited Edition, of which four hundred copies were printed, this being no....

Passion: Paintings, Drawings and Studies, 1998 - 2005

Fletcher J. Sidthorp · 2005 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Edlesborough , Buckingham Fine Art Publishers, 2005. Cloth. An unopened and therefore pristine copy of this artistic anthology featuring the artwork of Fletcher Sibthorp. Limited edition, although unoponed these limited editions are all signed and numbered, being one of 350. W...

A Chart of the Arts in England from 1660 to 1800

Lenygon and Co. · 1800 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Lenygon and Co. 1800. First edition. Hardback. A collection of large folding tables listing events, art, and published works dating from 1660 through to 1800. First edition. Compiled and published by decorators, upholsterers, furniture makers and dealers in works of ar...

Theatre de Corneille

Pierre Corneille · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1900. Leather. Two volumes of work by eminent dramatist Pierre Corneille. Two volumes of work by eminent dramatist Pierre Corneille. In the original French. With a preface to the first volume by Voltaire. Corneille is typically regarded as one of the th...

Encyclopedie Des Ouvrages de Dames

Therese de Dillmont · 0 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

Alsace, TH. de Dillmont, c1900. Cloth. A charming illustrated French work looking at the pastimes of women. A French reference book on female pastimes, particularly needlework.Therese de Dillmont was an Austrian needleworker and writer, "one of the most important pioneers in t...

L&Apos;Art Religieux Du XIII Siecle En France Etude Sur L&Apos;Iconographie Du Moyen Age Et Sur Ses Sources D&Apos;Inspiration

Emile Male · 1928 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1928. Leather. A third edition, revised, of this work on religious art. With 253 illustrations in the text. Emile Male was a French art historian, one of hte first to study medieval, most sacral French art and the influence of Eastern European ic...

L&Apos;Art Religieux Du XIII Siecle En France Etude Sur L&Apos;Iconographie Du Moyen Age Et Sur Ses Sources D&Apos;Inspiration

Emile Male · 1910 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1910. Leather. A third edition of this work on religious art. With 189 illustrations in the text. Emile Male was a French art historian, one of hte first to study medieval, most sacral French art and the influence of Eastern European iconography ...

The Useful Knitting Book

Mille. Riego de la Branchadiere [Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1868. Paperback. A very scarce little knitting book written by a pioneer of the craft, who was appointed as Artiste in Needlework by the Princess of Wales. The Useful Knitting Book, a very scarce handbook written by crochet and knitting pione...

Brown Brothers Illustrated Catalogue of Specialised Components Motor & Motor Cycle Accessories, Tyres, Tools, Garage Equipment, Clothing, Metals

1950 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Brown Brothers Limited, 1950 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of this motoring catalogue by Brown Brothers, with coloured illustrations. Catalogue No.493.In quarter cloth binding with pictorial boards.A catalogue published by Brown Brothers, a motor equipment company. As we...

Original Institutions of the Princely Orders of Collars

Sir William Segar · 1823 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Edinburgh , W. H. Lizars , 1823. First edition. Leather. A beautiful series of hand-coloured plates, being reproductions of William Segar's previously unpublished 'Princely Orders of Collars&apos. A very scarce first edition of this short illustrated account of the O...

Heraldischer Atlas: Eine Sammlung Von Heraldischen Musterblattern Fur Kunstler, Gewerbetreibende, Sowie Fur Freunde Der Wappenkunde

H. G. Strohl · 1899 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Stuttgart , Julius Hoffmann, 1899. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Hugo Gerard Strohl's model book for heraldic drawing, complete with 76 plates in colour and monochrome. The very scarce first edition of this work.As the title says, it was intended ...

Five Blank Notebooks and Unused Photograph Albums from the Library of Holbrook Jackson

Holbrook Jackson · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1940. Hardback. Not Stated: Not Stated, c1940. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5.5"; 5.5" by 8.5"; 5" by 7"; 5.5" by 4"; 3.5" by 4.5". None. A wonderful collection of five unused blank notebooks and photograph albums from the library of prominent Bri...

The Life of George Morland

George Dawe; J. J. Foster [intro.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£194.00 (€232.57 | $256.34 | ¥40,940)

London, Dickinsons, 1904 . Cloth. Initialled by J. J. Foster, this is an attractive limited edition of George Dawe's biography of his godfather, the celebrated painter George Morland. A limited edition work, the 'Author's Edition', with this being number 99...

Lithographs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1942 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, The De La More Press: Arcade Gallery Publications, 1942. First edition. Hardback. Lovely collection of colour lithographs from Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 1942 exhibition at the London Arcade Gallery. First edition.In publisher's original binding.Featuring te...

The Galleries of the Louvre: A Concise Guide and Critical Catalogue

Henry O'Shea · 1874 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1874 . Cloth. A look at the galleries of Louvre Museum in Paris by Henry O'Shea in the publisher's original cloth, with two folding floor plans. In the publisher's original cloth. A comprehensive look at the galleries of Louvre M...

Den Danske Vitruvius

Laurids de Thurah · 1966 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Copenhagen, Thaning & Appels Forlag, 1966-1967. Leather. An exceptional example of this limited edition facsimile of Laurids de Thurah's seminal mid 18th century study of Danish architecture and the most important architectural sites of Copenhagen. In the original Danish....