Pittura e disegno

A Book of Facsimiles of Monumental Brasses on the Continent of Europe with Brief Descriptive Notes

Rev. W.F Creeny · 1884 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

[Norwich] , [Rev. W.F.Creeny], 1884. First edition. Leather. A collection of illustrations and descriptions of European brasses. Scarce, first edition. Large folio with errata slip bound after contents. Collated, complete with 53 plates and an additional ornamental title page ...

Catalogue of Old Paintings Collected by the Late A.W. Mensing

A. W. Mensing · 1938 · Rooke Books

£570.00 (€683.33 | $753.18 | ¥120,287)

Amsterdam , Frederik Muller and Co, 1938. Paperback. A fascinating catalogue of the 'very valuable and important' library formed by the late Mensing, former art auctioneer, which was sold in auction by Frederik Muller & Co. of the Mensing Sale in 1938. 'Collecti...

Histoire de la Caricature Et Du Grotesque Dans la Litterature Et Dans L&Apos;Art

Thomas Wright; Octave Sachot [trans.] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Adolphe Delahays, 1875. Leather. A second edition French translation of Thomas Wright's history of grotesque figures. A second edition French translation of Thomas Wright's history of grotesque figures. With 238 illustrations. As a corresponding member of the ...

Le Dictionnaire de L&Apos;Ornement

Albert Racinet · 1990 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Celiv, 1990. Cloth. A gorgeous edition loooking at ornamental designs. A gorgeous edition loooking at ornamental designs. Including Greco - Byzantin designs, Middle Ages designs and Russian designs. With 120 colour plates. Albert Racinet (1825- 1893) was an illustrator,...

Natures Mortes

Claus Grimm · 1996 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Paris, Herscher , 1996. Cloth. A scarce edition of this beautiful volume on still lifes of the 17th and 18th centuries in Holland and Germany. A scarce edition of this beautiful volume on still lifes of the 17th and 18th centuries in Holland and Germany. With a wide selection ...

Chr. Langaards Samlinger Av Malerkunst Og Kunsthaandverk Fra Fortiden

Harry Fett, H. Grosch, Emil Hannover, Karl Madsen and Jens Thiis · 1913 · Rooke Books

£299.99 (€359.64 | $396.40 | ¥63,307)

Christiania , Gyldendalske, 1913. First edition. Vellum. A scarce set of books on arts and crafts. First edition. Very scarce. Limited edition, number 44 of 130. In Danish. Two volumes complete. This book is about the collection of art owned by Christian Langaard. Knud Christi...

Ornamente Der Volkskunst Neue Folge Keramik Holz Metall

Helmuth Theodore Bossert · 1952 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

Tubingen , Ernst Wasmuth, 1952. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on folk art. In German. With numerous full-colour plates and many black and white plates also. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, sound with slight age-toning and shelfwear and...

Rafael&Apos;S Leben

None · 1483 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1880. Disbound. A collection of ten plates by the Italian artist Raphael Sanzio. Disbound volume with ten plates. Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28, 1483 April 6, 1520), was an Italian pai...

Illustrated Art Books

Agnes Husslein-Arco [ed.]; Thomas Zaunschirm [ed.]; Henry Adams; Mark McDonnell [ed.]; Germano Celant; Saeb Eigner · 1996 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Munich; Seattle; London, Hirmer; Chihuly Workshop; Thames and Hudson; Editions du Toucan, 1996-2016. Cloth. A very smart four volume set of profusely illustrated works on various artists and art periods, with coloured illustrations throughout. A brilliant four volume set of ar...

Nude: From Modigliani to Currin

Emily Florido [ed.]; Alison McDonald [ed.] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, Gagosian Gallery, 2016 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce copy of this copiously illustrated volume featuring artwork of the human form by the Gagosian Gallery. A scarce work. In the publisher's original card wraps.Illustrated with two frontispieces, a double ...

On Soap Sculpture

Lester Gaba · 1935 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1935. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intriguing guide to the art of soap sculpture, written in witty and easy-to-follow fashion by American artist Lester Gaba. The first edition of On Soap Sculpture: Concerning its History, Tech...

Real Shetland Wool: Hand Frame Knitted

Anonymous · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Westaway and Westaway, c1955. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce little mail in-order pamphlet from Shetland wholesalers Westaway and Westaway, showing different examples of wool, published during the height of Scottish knitwear. Real Shetland Wool: Hand Frame Knitted, a...

The Sculptor Caught Napping

Jane Elizabeth Cook · 1895 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Autotype Company, 1895. Cloth. A scarce showcase of paper sculptures from a talented artist who wished to raise money for her husband's grammar school. The Sculptor Caught Napping: A Book for the Children's Hour, a showcase of beautifully crafted paper sc...

Chambers&Apos;S Journals: 1844 and 1849

William Chambers, Robert Chambers · 1844 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1844-1849. Leather. The 1844 and 1849 new series of the Edinburgh Journals by the Chambers publishing brothers, showcasing the latest works and emerging thinking from the early Victorian era. Volume I and II, and Volume XII and XII, of t...

Cassell"S Illustrated Family Paper Exhibitor; Containing About Three Hundred Illustrations, with Letter-Press Descriptions of All the Principal Objects in the International Exhibition of 1862.

None Stated · 1862 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Cassell, Petter. & Galpin, 1862 . First edition. Disbound. A scarce copy of this profusely illustrated Cassell publication documenting the principal exhibits of the International Exhibition of 1862 in London. In a contemporary brown cloth binding.First edition.Profusel...

Book of Beauty

Various [Compiled. by Charles Heath, ed. by The Countess of Blessington] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842. First edition. Leather. A scarce and fascinating compilation of short stories, accounts, portraits and poems that offer us great insight into Victorian perceptions surrounding beauty. Heath's Book of Beauty, a scarce comp...

Photograph Album of Renaissance Artwork and Bibliographical Clippings

James S. Dearden · 1980 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Not Stated, None, c1900 -1980. Leather. A handsome Birdsall half morocco binding housing photographic images of Renaissance artworks, and with further text leaves from James S. Dearden's bibliographical writings. An attractive half morocco signed binding by Birdsall, hous...

Westminster: Memorials of the City, Saint Peter&Apos;S College, the Parish Churches, Palaces, Streets, and Worthies

Rev. Mackenzie E.C. Walcott · 1849 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Westminster, Joseph Masters, 1849 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this account of Westminster, with a frontispiece and six plates. The very scarce first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a frontispiece and six pla...

The London Scene

Lewis Melville · 1926 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London , Faber and Gwyer, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this delightful collection of descriptions of London scenes, with 15 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original brown cloth binding.Including descriptions of 15 scenes...

Modern British Water-Colour Drawings

A. L. Baldry [Ed.] · 1900 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, The Studio, 1900. Disbound. A charming Studio "Special Number," richly illustrated with tipped-in colour plates, showcasing leading British watercolour artists and commentary by art critic Alfred Lys Baldry. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with gil...