Pittura e disegno

A Pretty Mysterious Art

C. W. Woolnough; Barry McKay · 1996 · Rooke Books

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

Huddersfield, The Fleece Press, 1996. Vellum. A very scarce limited edition treatise on paper marbling, one of only thirty copies. A very scarce and striking limited edition of three hundred copies. This is one of only thirty specially bound copies, in a quarter vellum binding...

A Little Gallery of Romney

1903 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Methuen and Co, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A scarce 'Little Gallery' book containing twenty plates of paintings from George Romney, bound in attractive decorative cloth. The first edition of this scarce work.Bound in the publisher's pleasing gilt-decora...

Benjamin Britten: His Life and Operas

Eric Walter White · 1970 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of English composer Benjamin Britten, signed by the author in presentation to his daughter. First edition. Signed by the author to the half title "with fondest love" to his...

Life and Letters of John Constable, R.A.

C. R. Leslie · 1896 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1896. Cloth. A new edition of this large biographical work exploring the life and works of English landscape artist, John Constable, with illustrations. A new edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With forty-six plate...

Plates from &Apos;the Amateur Photographer & New Photographer&Apos; and &Apos;the Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer&Apos;

None · 1927 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Iliffe & Sons, 1927-33. Cloth. Two volumes containing plates from 'Amateur Photographer', the oldest weekly photography magazine. 'The Amateur Photographer & New Photographer', also named as 'The Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer', wa...

Practical Hints Upon Landscape Gardening

William S. Gilpin · 1835 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

London, T. Cadell and W. Blackwood, 1835 . Cloth. The second edition of William S. Gilpin's beautifully illustrated guide to landscape gardening, with sixteen plates. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1832.Illustrated with sixteen lithographs b...

Etching Craft: A Guide for Students and Collectors

W. P. Robins · 1922 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector, 1922 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Robins's study of the history and techniques of etching, inscribed to renowned etcher Muirhead Bone. A signed first edition of this wo...

The Christmas Book of Carols and Songs

W. S. W. Anson [ed.] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited , 1905. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated work containing Christmas-themed carols and songs, adorned with colour plates. A charming book containing traditional Christmas carols and songs by Sir Walter Scott, William Morris and Robert ...

Practical Designing: A Handbook on the Preparation of Working Drawings

Gleeson White [editor] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work on designing, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with two folding plates and numerous figures, many of which are full-paged. Collated complete. A supplement to t...

The King Who Was a King

H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Ernest Benn, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original first issue cloth, without the dust wrapper. An interesting treatise by...

A History of Gold Snuff Boxes

Richard Norton; Martin Norton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.43 | $195.56 | ¥31,232)

London, Messrs S J Phillips, 1938 . First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of Richard and Martin Norton's history of gold snuff boxes, illustrated with photographs of historical examples. The work examines snuff boxes throughout Europe, in France, England, Aus...

Calf Binding with Decorative Gilt Detailing

Anonymus · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Not Stated, None, c1800 . Leather. An attractive calf binding with extensive gilt detailing and blind tooling, bearing a ducal crest to the centre of the front and rear boards. A decorative calf binding, measuring 35cm by 22cm.With blind tooling to board perimeters, and with g...

Antique Brassfoundry

R. M. Coy · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Not Stated, R. M. Coy , c1930. Disbound. A very scarce illustrated catalogue containing a wide array of antique brass pieces. A very scarce catalogue of antique brass pieces from a foundry.Internally, pages are disbound, but are displayed in the publisher's original wraps...

A Victorian Christmas Card: "for Old Times&Apos; Sake

May Byron · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, W. McKenzie & Co. c1890 . Paperback. A charming pictorial Victorian christmas card depicting two kittens by a fireplace, painted by Frederick Leighton. A charming pictorial Christmas card, published by W. McKenzie & Co. who were a prominent seller of Christmas cards du...

The Art of Beatrix Potter

Anne Carroll Moore · 1964 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1964. Cloth. A smart third edition of this delightful collection of the artwork of English writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Third edition. Illustrated throughout with colour images and black-and-white photographs. A collection of beautiful...

Portrait of a Village

Francis Brett Young · 1937 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fictional history of a village by Francis Brett Young, with illustrations by Joan Hassall. The first edition. Illustrated by Joan Hassall with twenty-nine monochrome engravings, including two...

Star Trek Giant Poster Book: Voyage One

1977 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Not Stated, H. Bunch Associates/ Paradise Press, 1977 . First edition. Paperback. The first UK edition of the first issue of this 1970s Star Trek poster magazine, featuring a 17" by 23" poster of the Enterprise. The first UK edition of the first issue of this publication.Featu...

Birket Foster

H. M. Cundall · 1906 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. A signed Edition de Luxe of Cundall's richly illustrated celebration of the work of Birket Foster. Number four-hundred and eighty-nine of five hundred Edition de Luxe copies produced, and signed by the publisher...

Plates by George Morland

George Morland · 1792 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Edward Orme, 1792-1807 . Paperback. A very scarce collection of thirty-two plates of the work of English painter George Morland. Georgian Era painter George Morland established his reputation in the late 1780s as a painter of sentimental genre and of childhood subjects...

Historical Traces of Saltwood Castle, Kent

Harry Enterprise · 1841 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Boulogne, Le Roy-Mabille, 1841 [1840]. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this pamphlet on Saltwood Castle in Kent, England, with illustrations. Very scarce work. This text is dated 1841 to the front paper wrap, dated 1840 to the title page. British Library details the date of publi...