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Contemporary Figure Painters.

A. L. Baldry · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , The Studio, c1925. Cloth. A collection of colour illustrated plates from various international artists with a discussion of nationality in art from Baldry. Includes twenty-four colour plates tipped in. The work is edited by Geoffrey Holme and some of the artists inclu...

The Victorian Staffordshire Figure

Anthony Oliver · 1971 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Heinemann, 1971. Cloth. A guide to the history of Staffordshire figures. Illustrated with many photographs throughout. With chapters on identifying forgeries, tips on collecting, and much more. In a morocco binding. Externally, smart, with just a few marks, and some w...

The Connoisseur

Anonymous · 1935 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Connoisseur Ltd, 1935. Paperback. The original Connoisseur Magazine was created in 1904, a periodical and chronicle for collectors and investors in fine art, collectibles and antique furniture. This scarce edition features the Acton Surgery on Bond Street, London and ...

The Dictionary of Victorian Painters

Christopher Wood · 1978 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Cloth. A referential volume which holds information on the lives and works of over 11,000 artists from the Victorian period Second Edition Research by Christopher Newall. Featuring numerous photographic plates, depicting the variou...

The New Keramic Gallery

William Chaffers · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London , Reeves and Turner, 1926. Cloth. A history of pottery and ceramics from William Chaffers. Illustrated throughout with eight coloured plates, and many other illustrations. Third edition, revised and edited by H. M. Cundall. Complete in two volumes. In green cloth bindin...

The Decorative Arts in England 1660-1780

H. H. Mulliner · 0 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, B. T. Batsford, c1923. Cloth. An exploration of the decorative arts spanning from the late seventeenth to the late eighteenth century. Written by the notable furniture collector, Herbert Hall Mulliner. Bound in paper covered boards with gilt lettering. Written by Herbe...

Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod

John Flaxman · 0 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London , Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, c1845. Cloth. A very scarce volume of plates relating to Hesiod's Works and Days. Designed by John Flaxman and orignally engraved by William Blake, this later edition is engraved by one Mademoiselle Soyer (presumably Charlotte Louise...

Etchers and Etching Chapters in the History of the Art Together with Technical Explanations of Modern Artistic Methods

Joseph Pennell · 1920 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, Limited, 1920. Cloth. An early copy of Etchers and Etching Chapters in the History of the Art together with Technical Explanations of Modern Artistic Methods by Joseph Pennell. English edition. Highly illustrated with numerous examples of etching thro...

Representative Painters of the Xixth Century

Mrs. Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers) · 1899 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Sampson, Marston, and Company Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of Representative Painters of the XIXth Century by Mrs. Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers). With an authors note to front by Nancy Bell, Southbourne-on-Sea, November 1899. She was the author o...

The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons

Ellis Waterhouse · 1891 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

Suffolk , Antique Collector's Club, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A relatively scarce edition in unclipped dustwrapper of 'The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons' by Ellis Waterhouse. Illustrated with twelve colour plates and numerous ...

Catalogue of the Retrospective Loan Exhibition of European Tapestries Held in the San Francisco Museum of Art

Phyllis Ackerman; J Nilsen Laurvik · 1922 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

San Francisco , The Museum, 1922. Paperback. A limited edition of this interesting work on this early twentieth century art exhibition. Limited edition, one of two thousand copies printed. With a preface by the director of the museum, J Nilsen Laurvik. Illustrated throughout w...

Origins of Chintz

John Irwin; Katharine B. Brett · 1970 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this work on the development of Chintz design. In the 18th and 18th centuries, the Indian cotton-paintings, or "chintzes", shipped in vast quantities to Europe by the Dutch, English...

Mural Painting of the Mexican Revolution 1921-1960

Carlos Pellicer, Fondo Editorial De La Plastica · 1960 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)

Mexico, Fondo Editorial De la Plastica , 1960. Cloth. A fascinating work of political art history regarding the mural paintings of the Mexican Revolution. Commissioned by the Editorial Fund for Mexican Plastic Arts. With hundreds of colour and black and white illustrations thr...

Die Deutsche Plastik Des Elften Bis Dreizehnten Jahrhunderts

Erwin Panofsky · 1924 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Muenchen , Kurt Wolff, 1924. Cloth. An in-depth illustrative work on German Sculpture from the 11th to 13th centuries by influential iconography art historian Erwin Panofsky. With twelve plates, including their original tissue guards. Collated, complete. Included are two pamph...

Catalogue Des Tableaux Anciens Ecole Hollandaise Du Xviie Siecle Ecole Flamande Du Xviie Siecle

Anon · 1913 · Rooke Books

£355.00 (€425.52 | $468.98 | ¥74,890)

Paris , Georges Petit, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A catalogue for an auction of old master painters of the Holland and Flemish schools of the seventeenth century, held at the Galerie Georges Petit in 1913. First edition. Tome I. In French. With 73 plates, collated complete. G...

Monet Et Venise

Philippe Piguet · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Paris, Herscher, 1986. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. Philippe Piguet is a professor of art history and art critic who specialises in the Impressionist p...

Oeuvres de le Sage

Alain-Ren Lesage · 1821 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Paris, Antoine Augustin Renouard, 1821. Leather. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. In French. Volume one contains "Le Diable Boiteux, volume two ...

Watercolours and Drawings (Akvaryel I Risunok)

M.A. Nemirovskaya · 1928 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,096)

Moscow, N/A, 1928. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on Watercolour and Drawings. With 95 colour plates. Text in Russian. In a cloth binding with paper covered boards in original card slipcase. Externally, in lovely condition. Slipcase smart iwth some lifting to card and s...

Zeichnungen Des Giacomo Tintoretto

Detlev Freiherr von Hadeln · 1922 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.67 | ¥16,874)

Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A first and limited edition of this German work on Tintoretto's drawings, illustrated with plates. First Edition. In German. Featuring 72 tissue-guarded plates to the rear. No. 1051 of a limited edition of 1200 copies. Ja...

Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; in Search of the Absolute

Various [ed. by Joachim Pissarro] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Gagosian Gallery, 2016. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of two charming volumes on an original exhibition celebrating the work of the Swiss sculptor and French artist for the first time together. The first edition of Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; In Search...