Pittura e disegno

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....

1920 Two Centuries of Typefounding

1920 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, George W. Jones, 1920. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon paper-bound copy on the history of William Caslon I.'s typefounding legacy, and beyond. An uncommon paper-bound copy of this work, illustrated, with embossed cover designs.Features a colour frontispiece ...

Les Rues Du Vieux Paris Galerie Populaire Et Pittoresque

Victor Fournel · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et Cie, 1881. Cloth. A prize binding of this picturesque look at Old Paris, with 167 engravings and 14 full page plates. The second edition of the work.In full green cloth. A prize binding for the French Republic, City of Paris, Municipal Prize...

Old St. Paul&Apos;S Cathedral

William Benham · 1902 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1902. First edition. Cloth. Profusely illustrated first edition of William Benham's scholarly exploration into St Paul's Cathedral. First edition.In publisher's original red cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece and 27 plates, in...

Manchester Portraits: A Series of Lithographic Drawings

William Rothenstein; Mr. Adolf Brodsky · 1900 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Manchester , J. E. Cornish, 1900. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon collection of lithographic portraits drawn by William Rothenstein, being one of fifty-five proof copies issued. One of fifty-five proof impressions issued of this work. In the publisher's wraps.Colla...

Typographica 10

Various; Herbert Spencer [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Lund Humphries , c1964. Unbound. A signed reprinted issue from the New Series of 'Typographica', containing only Charles Hasler's article on 18th and 19th-century stock blocks. No. 10 of the New Series, "Reprinted from Typographica". This copy only conta...

Le Cahier de Dessins Des Tiepolo Au Musee Correr de Venise

Giulio Lorenzetti · 1946 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Venezia, Daria Guarnati, 1946. Hardback. A large limited edition facsimile print series of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's sketches, previously held at the Correr Museum, Venice. One of thirteen hundred copies printed in French of this limited edition. This copy is number 775...

A View of London

Colin Wilson [introduction] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A striking series of London-inspired charcoal drawings from Edward Pagram, signed by philosopher-novelist Colin Wilson, who wrote the book's introduction. Signed by Colin Wilson to the title page. First edition.With th...

Le Livre Du Cueur D&Apos;Amours Espris: The National Library, Vienna

F. Unterkircher [introduction] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1975. Cloth. A very pleasing facsimile collection of the manuscript pages of Rene d'Anjou's fifteenth century allegorical work Le Livre du Cueur D'Amours Espris. Limited to three thousand copies, of which this is number nine hundred an...

Le Surrãƒâ©Alisme Et la Peinture Nouvelle

André Breton · 1965 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Gallimard, 1965. Cloth. A smart copy of the corrected new edition collecting André Breton"s complete essays on Surrealism"s painting and visual arts, profusely illustrated in colour. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. This is a revised and corrected ...

The Artist&Apos;S London: As Seen in Eighty Contemporary Pictures

John Drinkwater; Wilfred Whitten; James Laver; W. P. Rob · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Castle , 1924. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated depiction of London through the eyes of various artists, complete with eighty plates. The first trade edition of this work. In the original cloth binding. Collated, complete with eighty plates (numerous of which ar...

Minotaure

Albert Skira; Stratis Eleftheriadis [editors] · 1981 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Editions Albert Skira, 1981. Cloth. The complete three volume facsimile collection of Minotaure, a surrealist magazine edited by Albert Skira and Stratis Eleftheriadis, in the original French. French. Complete in three volumes. A facsimile collection. Minotaure is a sur...

The Young Artist&Apos;S Companion

David Cox · 1825 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, S. & J. Fuller, 1825. First edition. Leather. A scarce educational treatise on the composition of landscapes by David Cox. The first edition of this scarce work.An educational volume on drawing and painting landscapes, offering advice and examples on how to draw "a gre...

An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber

Colley Cibber · 1756 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1756 . Leather. The fourth edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. The complete two volume fourth edition of...

Le Breviaire Grimani de la Bibliotheque S. Marc a Venise (Recherches D&Apos;Histoire Et D&Apos;Art)

Giulio Coggiola · 1908 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Leyde , A. W. Sijthoff, 1908. First edition. Leather. The first French edition of this study of the Marciana Library and the Grimani Breviary, with illustrations. The first French edition of this scarce volume. Published under the 'Research in History and Art' serie...

The Artist and the Book in France

W. J. Strachan · 1969 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Peter Owen, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study on French artists from writer Walter J. Strachan. First edition. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and eighty-one figures, eight of which are in colour. A detailed and compreh...