Pittura e disegno

Illustrations to Heraldry

William Heath; Paul Pry · 1828 · Rooke Books

£1,975.00 (€2,367.69 | $2,609.69 | ¥416,783)

London, Thomas McLean, 1828. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, beautifully illustrated work on heraldry. Produced by William Heath, a British artist noted for his caricatures. A very scarce work.The first edition of this work, which conveys numerous colour drawings with...

A Sculptor&Apos;S Odyssey

Malvina Hoffman · 1936 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Charles Scribner's Sons, Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, scarce copy of this work on the world of art and sculptor by Malvina Hoffman. The first and scarce edition copy of Malvina Hoffman's A Sculptor's Odyssey. Malvina Hoffman was a we...

The Fine Press and the Bookbinder and Their Influence on One Collector

Anthony Dowd · 2002 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 2002. Paperback. A very scarce essay by Anthony Dowd on bookbinding and private presses, beautifully illustrated with four lavish colour plates. A very scarce work.A brief essay on bookbindings, fine presses, and their influences on the author, Anthony ...

Engravings and Their Value

J Herbert Slater · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, L Upcott Gill, 1912. Cloth. A smart, fourth edition copy of J Herbert Slater's detailed guide to collecting engravings and the history of engravings. In the publisher's original cloth.This fourth edition is extra illustrated compared to previous editions and ...

Engravings and Their Value

J Herbert Slater · 1900 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, L Upcott Gill, 1900. Cloth. The third edition of J Herbert Slater's guide to engravings. In the publisher's original cloth.This is a revised edition with an extensive appendix which lists the artists by name and provides a selection of their works. Illustrate...

Costumes Historiques Francaise

Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix · 1865 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Paris, Modeles Parisiennes, 1865. Fine Binding. A finely bound collection of illustrations regarding female historical costume by Frencois-Claudius Compte-Calix. In a beautiful half morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Compte-Calix was a portrait painter who studied in ...

Catalogue of the Drawings of Parmigianino

A E Popham · 1971 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, Yale University Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A fine, three volume study on the Italian printmaker and painter Parmigianino. Written by the British art historian Arthur E Popham. Arthur E Popham was a specialist in Italian art. He worked at the British museum and ...

Das Weib IM Modernen Ornament Ein Vorlagenwerk Fur Alle Gebiete Des Kunstgewerbes

Julius Klinger · 0 · Rooke Books

£3,000.00 (€3,596.50 | $3,964.08 | ¥633,089)

Leipzig, Verlag von Baumgartners Buchhandlung, c1900. Cloth. A very scarce German work, a collection of beautiful and colour plates, depicting women in beautiful dresses and art deco style. An excellent copy of this important and very scarce work. Seen three times at auction i...

Creatis la Photographie Au Present

Various · 1976 · Rooke Books

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

London, Creatis, 1976-9. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of the first ten issues of the French fine art photography magazine 'Creatis', illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. The first edition of this work. In the original French. A collection of...

Cabinet Cyclopaedia Useful Arts a Treatise on the Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Manufacture of Porcelain and Glass

Dionysius Lardner; [George Richardson Porter] · 1832 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Longman, Rees, Ormer, Brown, and Green, 1832. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of George Richardson Porter's detailed study on the production of porcelain and glass, illustrated throughout. A scarce work. The first edition of this work. Volume XXVI in ...

Album of Engravings and Bookplates

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.18 | $924.95 | ¥147,721)

Various, Various , c1880. Leather. A comprehensive collection of bookplates and engravings, presented in a leather bound chemise. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of the flap to the chemise, 'J Renshaw, Charles St Birmingham&apos. This is a large collection of ...

Harding&Apos;S Sketches at Home and Abroad

None · 1836 · Rooke Books

£6,800.00 (€8,152.06 | $8,985.26 | ¥1,435,001)

London, Charles Tilt, 1836. First edition. Leather. A signed imperial folio collection of paintings by the landscape painter James Duffield Harding, a collection of paintings taken on his continental tour in the early nineteenth century. The first edition of this work. In a be...

Biographische Skizzen Der Personen, Welche in Den Das Grabmahl Kaisers Maximilian I. , in Der Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz Zu Innsbruck Schizzi Biografici Delle Persone, Rappresentate Dalle 28 Statue, le Quai Circondano IL Monumento Dell&Apos; Imperadore Massimiliano L. , Nella Chiesa Di S. Croce in Innsbruck

J. G Schedler · 1823 · Rooke Books

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

Innsbruck, Editore ed in Commissione Presso del Negozio Wagner, 1823. Leather. A scarce work in German and Italian, detailing the twenty-eight statues surrounding the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I, illustrated. A scarce work. Written in German and Italian, with each page being ...

The Art-Union Monthly Journal of the Arts

Samuel Carter Hall · 1848 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the tenth volume of 'The Art-Union Monthly Journal', profusely illustrated throughout, edited by Samuel Carter Hall. The first edition of this work. Volume X of the Art Union Monthly Journal. ...

Old English Sporting Books

Ralph Nevill; Geoffrey Holme (ed.) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, The Studio Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first limited edition copy of this fascinating reference work on sporting works, providing a critical survey of such sports as racing, hunting, couching, shooting, and fishing in England. This work is copiously illustra...

Illustrations to Butler&Apos;S Hudibras Consisting of Sixty Portraits of Celebrated Political and Literary Characters, Impostors and Enthusiasts Alluded to in That Work

Anon · 1843 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.58 | $475.69 | ¥75,971)

London, John Dowding, 1843. Leather. A fascinating collection of portraits of characters alluded to in Samuel Butler's famous mock heroic poem, Hudibras A very scarce suite of portraits which was first published for the 1819 edition of Hudibras with Grey's notes. Thi...

Petit Larousse de la Peinture

Michel Laclotte; Jean-Pierre Cuzin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1979. Cloth. A two volume reference work of art history, with numerous illustrated plates throughout. In the original French. Each volume is held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. A brilliant art reference work, by the French publishing house La...

Figure Painting in Water-Colours by Contemporary British Artists

George Sheringham; Geoffrey Holme (ed.) · 1923 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Studio, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated introduction to figure painting in water-colours by modern British artists. The foreword to this text was written by the notable British painter and theatre designer George Sheri...

The Communists of Paris 1871. Types - Physiognomies - Characters. By Bertall with Explanatory Text Descriptive of Each Design Written Expressly for This Edition by an Englishman Eye-Witness of the Scenes and Events of That Year

Unamed · 1873 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, Buckingham and Co, 1873. Cloth. A profusely illustrated volume by the french illustrator and artist, Bertall. Rebacked with original backstrip preserved. The Popular English Edition. With 40 coloured plates. Collated complete. Charles Albert d'Arnoux was a importan...

Monographies de L&Apos;Art Belge

Leo van Puyvelde et al. · 1947 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Brussels, Ministere de L'instruction Publqiue, 1947 - 1952. Cloth. A seven volume set of works in their original unclipped dustwrappers, looking at significant figures in the Belgium art world. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. By Leo van Puyvelde; Richard Dupierreu...