Pittura e disegno

Les Chefs-D&Apos;Oeuvre Des Grands Maitres: Nouvelle Serie XV-XVIII Siecle

M Ch Moreau-Vathier · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1904. Cloth. Large paper French book celebrative of the masterpieces of the great masters, with numerous plates of illustrations. Ode to the arts and the masterpieces of the masters from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. In the original French. A...

Les Peintres Espagnols

Paul Guinard · 1967 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

France, Le Livre de Poche, 1967. Leather. A leather bound edition of this study of Spanish artists, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with many in-text photographs. A study of Spanish painters and paintings, with reference to Gothic style, the Renaissance, T...

An Irish Portrait: The Autobiography of Paul Henry, R.H. A

Paul Henry; Sean O'Faolain [foreword] · 1988 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1988. Cloth. A smart autobiography of Irish artist Paul Henry, known for painting the West of Ireland in a Post-Impressionist style. A new edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust...

The Signatures of Four British Artists: Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells

Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts; Henry Tanworth Wells · 1896 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

London, None, 1896-1934 . Loose Pages, Articles. The signatures of four prominent British painters: Alfred Parsons, Harrington Mann, Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells. The first two signatures, flat signed to a sheet of folded paper, are of the miniaturist and portrait p...

Expositions of Great Pictures

Richard Henry Smith · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, James Nisbet and Co, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Richard Henry Smith's study of eight old masters, illustrated with eight mounted albumen prints. In this charming and scarce work, the author discusses seven works of art by the Old Mast...

The Apostle a Drama

George Moore · 1923 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London , William Heinemann , 1923 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition copy of The Apostle, a play by George Moore. A limited edition copy, limited to one thousand copies with this being number ten. Signed by the author to the limitation page. The Apostle is a ...

Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonne

Christopher Wright · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Jupiter Books, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this wonderful catalogue of paintings by Nicolas Poussin, many illustrations being in colour. A first edition copy. This volume is a catalogue of the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, a leading painter of ...

Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

Roy C. Strong · 1963 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Roy Strong's work on the portraits of Queen Elizabeth I in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I by Roy C. Strong in the original publisher's cloth binding...

Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round of Etchings in Miniature

John Adam; George Hay · 1886 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Arbroath, T. Buncle, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of etchings by John Adam. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-four plated etchings. Collated complete. A collection of architectural sketches with historical and topogr...

London, the Works, and One Man Show

Beryl Cook · 1978 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, John Murray, 1978-1988 . First edition. Cloth. Three first edition works by Beryl Cook in the original dust wrappers. First edition of three works by Beryl Cook, a well renowned British artist best known for her original and unique paintings. Cook's work is often ...

American Still-Life Painting

William H. Gerts; Russell Burke · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York , Praeger Publishers, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this survey of American still-life painting. A first edition copy. This book is a comprehensive survey of an often neglected aspect of American art. This volume traces the history of Am...

The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Peter Beye · 1991 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Stuttgart, Hatje, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition copy of this history of the Staatsgalerie, Germany. A first edition copy of this work. In both English and German. The Staatsgalerie is an art museum in Stuttgart Germany and opened in 1843. With the openi...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive volume that expertly records the historical monuments of Oxford, with a large folding map of Oxford and illustrations. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original clot...

Etudes Relatives a L&Apos;Art Des Constructions Part IV Foires Et Marches

L. Bruyere · 1828 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, Not Stated, 1828. Leather. A French edition copy of this work on the architecture of fairs and markets, with plates. This is a French copy of Etudes relatives A L'Art Des Constructions, being Part IV of XII exploring Foires et Marches or Fairs and Markets. In the o...

Retirement Gift Book

Upper Austrian Finance Administration · 1902 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

Austria , Upper Austrian Finance Administration , 1902. Leather. A stunningly bound and very scarce retirement gift book. A stunning German retirement gift to a 'your excellency', the former President of the Upper Austrian Finance Administration, from the other offic...

Players of the Day a Series of Portraits in Colour of the Theatrical Celebrities of the Present Time

1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , George Newnes, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Players of the Day A, with colour portraits. A first edition copy of Players of the Day A Series of Portraits in Colour of the Theatrical Celebrities of the Present Time. This work contains a theatrica...

Brittany a Series of Thirty-Five Sketches

Birket Forster · 1878 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Surrey, Birket Forster, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of sketches and illustrations by Victorian illustrator Birket Foster. First edition of Brittany A Series of Thirty-Five Sketches by Birket Foster in the original publisher's...

British Art and the Mediterranean

F. Saxl; R. Wittkower · 1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Oxford University Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Scarce edition of this large pictorial catalogue from the British Art and the Mediterranean photographic exhibition. Scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. Catalogue of the photographic exhibit...

An Artist in Italy

Walter Tyndale · 1913 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Edinburgh, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. Watercolourist Walter Tyndale describes his travels in Venice and Tuscany in this beautifully illustrated travelogue. With twenty six attractive colour plates painted by the author A lovely illustrated travelogue by British waterco...

An Outline History of Painting in Europe to the End of the XIX Century

S.C. Kaines- Smith · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London & Boston, The Medici Society, 1930. Fine Binding. Art historian Solomon Charles Kaines-Smith outlines the development of European painting in this heavily illustrated volume In this heavily illustrated volume, Solomon Charles Kaines-Smith details the development of Euro...