Pittura e disegno

Thorvaldsen Sa Vie Et Son Oeuvre

Eugene Plon · 1867 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Paris, Henri Plon, 1867. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this biography of the life and works of sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. A first edition copy, in the original French. Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish and Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fam...

Ueber Die Hauptperioden Der Schonen Kunst

Amadeus Wendt · 1831 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1831. Cloth. A scarce German work by the philosopher Amadeus Wendt, exploring the history of fine arts. In the original German.A scarce work.Amadeus Wendt's brilliant exploration of the history of fine art, looking at developments of art t...

Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs

E. Bénézit · 1966 · Rooke Books

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

Not Stated, Librairie Grund, 1966. Cloth. A complete illustrated eight-volume set of the Bénézit dictionary, a reference dictionary of painters, sculptors, draftsmen and engravers. A third edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with ...

Autour D&Apos;Elles. Le Lever, le Coucher

Henri Boutet; Armand Silvestre [Preface] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Librarie Olendorff, 1899. Leather. This scarce volume contains over thirty illustrations by Henry Boutet. Published in French. The fifth edition of this scarce volume of illustrations by Henry Boutet. Published in French. The French poet and storyteller Paul Silvestre i...

The Marlborough Tapestries at Blenheim Palace

Alan Wace · 1968 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Phaidon, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of The Marlborough Tapestries at Blenheim Palace, with illustrations. A first edition copy. The Marlborough Tapestries at Blenheim Palace explores military tapestries of the War of the Spanish Succession, part...

Sma Konstbocker No. 5 Bruno Liljefors

None · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Lund, Gleerupska Universitets-Bokhandeln, 1909. Leather. A scarce collection of the work of Bruno Liljefors, with a very smart binding. Swedish language. Scarce work. Swedish language. From the Small Art Books Series. With sixty black and white plates. Collated complete. An ov...

Hopes and Fears for Art: Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham 1878-1881

William Morris · 1883 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Ellis & White, 1883. Cloth. A scarce third edition of this collections of lectures from British artist and textile designer, William Morris. Third edition. Scarce work. A collection of five lectures on art, delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham, including: Th...

A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture

John Henry Parker · 1850 · Rooke Books

£365.00 (€437.57 | $482.30 | ¥77,026)

Oxford, John Henry Parker, 1850 . Leather. The complete three volume fifth edition of this enormously informative glossary of architectural terms, with two volumes of plates and one of text. The enlarged and expanded fifth edition of this work, first published during the Gothi...

Fine Art a Sketch of Its History, Theory, Practice and Application to Industry

M. Digby Wyatt · 1870 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1870. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of art history essays, from the library of Malcolm Higgs. A first edition copy. A collection of lectures delivered at Cambridge in 1870 on the history of fine art, including archite...

R. Crumb de L&Apos;Underground a la Genese

Musee d'Art Moderne; Robert Crumb · 2012 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Musee d'Art Moderne, 2012 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this catalogue from the exhibition of the work of Robert Crumb in the Musee d'Art Modern in Paris. First edition of R. Crumb De L'Underground A La Genese in the original publisher&apos...

The Complete Works of William Hogarth

James Hannay · 0 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London and New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, c1880. Leather. An ode to the art of William Hogarth, containing a total of one-hundred and fifty impressive plates of the artist's oeuvre. Bound in one volume.A beautiful study on the works of Will...

The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora

Irwin Chusid; Barbara Economon · 2009 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A fine copy of this uncommon anthology of Jim Flora's illustrations. Flora is best known for is idiosyncratic album cover art produced in the 1940s and 1950s for Columbia Records. An uncommon anthology of John ...

The Snail That Climbed the Eiffel Tower and Other Work

Martin Salisbury · 2017 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Norwich, The Mainstone Press, 2017. Hardback. A shrink wrapped copy of The Snail That Climbed the Eiffel Tower and Other Work. Still in the shrink wrap. Within this volume Martin Salisbury explores the wide range of John Minton's work including his stamp and wallpaper de...

Catalogue of Engraved Portraits Comprising Many Rare Mezzotints, Stipple and Line Engravings

Myers & Rogers · 1901 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Myers & Rogers, 1901. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Three pamphlets of this Catalogue of Engraved Portraits. The first three parts of this catalogue of Engraved Portraits Comprising many Rare Mezzotints, Stipple and Line Engravings which were on sale by Myers & Ro...

Lowell Libson Ltd: The First Five Years

Lowell Libson · 2007 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Lowell Libson Limited, 2007. Hardback. A recollection of works handled by the Lowell Libson gallery in London during its first five years of trade. Illustrated throughout with photographs and prints of original artworks. A collection of the catalogues and highlights of...

Drawing from Nature: A Series of Progressive Instructions in Sketching, to Which Are Appended Lectures on Art Delivered at Rugby School

George Barnard · 1877 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1877. Cloth. A delightful guide to drawing from nature, by George Barnard, the former Professor of Drawing at Rugby School. An uncommon new edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. With a beautiful colour frontispiece, sev...

The Work-Table and Embroidery Frame Companion

1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, C. Mitchell , [1843]. Cloth. A bright pocket sized copy of this embroidery manual, a very scarce copy. A very scarce volume seen institutionally only at the University of Southampton Library and the University of Oxford Libraries, dated from the latter copy. A pocket ...

The Chromolithograph: A Journal of Art, Literature, Decoration, and Accomplishments

Various · 1867 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

[London] , [The Chromolithograph (Zorn & Co.)], 1867-8. Cloth. A scarce volume containing the consecutive numbers from November 1867 to February 1868 of 'The Chromolithograph', journal of art. Bound without title page. Vol. I of two, from November 1867 to February 18...

Records of Early English Drama, Oxford, 1, the Records; Records of Early English Drama, Oxford, 2, Editorial Apparatus

Various · 2004 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Toronto, University of Toronto Press; The British Library, 2004. Cloth. A new two volume set of this interesting historical research project about early english drama. New, in shrink wrap. Dated from the British Library. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Two ...

My Contributions to Punch

Anonymous · 1891 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Not Stated, None, 1891-1896 . Leather. A wonderful full calf volume in a signed binding, consisting of one-hundred mounted illustrations taken from the pages of 'Punch&apos. An impressive selection of one-hundred mounted and hand numbered illustrations drawn from the page...