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Michael Nungesser; Karin Hawkes Pregley; Gisela Eichner-Battle [Ed.] · 2018 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Berlin, Karin Hawkes Pregley , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this substantial, vibrantly illustrated catalogue of Karin Hawkes Pregley"s striking abstract paintings and mixed media works. In the publisher's original white cloth bindi...

Bram Bogart

Marcel Paquet · 1998 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, Editions de la Difference , 1998 . Hardback. A scarce second edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume on the Belgian expressionist painter Bram Bogart. The second edition of the work.In the publisher's original hardback binding.A work by Marcel Paquet on t...

Culturefield

Ryan Gander; John Morgan · 2014 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Koenig Books, 2014 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume of artwork by Ryan Gander. A very scarce work.The first edition.In the publisher's original card wrappers.A work consisting of an abundance of full...

Painted Tapestry and Its Application to Interior Decoration

Julien Godon · 1879 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Lechertier, Barbe, and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated informative guide to the interior application of painted tapestry. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With notes on the history, appl...

Bead Work

T. Vernette Morse · 1903 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Chicago, Art Craft Supply Co. 1903. Paperback. The third edition of a very scarce guide introducing beginners to bead work, including numerous patterns and designs to inspire readers. The third edition of Bead Work, a very scarce book in the How To Do It series, written by T. ...

Art and the Machine: An Account of Industrial Design in 20th-Century America

Sheldon Cheney; Martha Candler Cheney · 1936 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

New York, Whittlesey House, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart second printing of this copiously illustrated account of industrial art. The second printing of the work.In publisher's original half cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and an abundance of in te...

Armstrong&Apos;S Linoleum

1936 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Armstrong Cork Products Company, 1936 . Cloth. Scarce edition of Armstrong's profusely illustrated catalogue of linoleum designs. Scarce edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring a colour frontispiece and around 300 pages...

Societãƒâ  Anonima G. Vianini & CI.

1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Roma and Napoli, G. Vianini & Ci. c1923 . Cloth. Very scarce Italian flooring catalogue, lavishly illustrated with ninety-one pages of colour plates. Very scarce.In the original Italian.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.Illustrated with ninety-one pages o...

Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure

John Read · 1931 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition prize copy from Wilts County Textile School of this instructive and engaging guide to weaving and fabric design. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards.Pri...

Art Deco French Furniture Catalogue: Md Catalogue No. 6

M.D. · 0 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

Paris, Not Stated , c1930 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout with monochrome depictions of decorative furniture, this is a wonderful and very scarce Art Deco French furniture catalogue. A vanishingly scarce early 20th century catalogue of furniture from an Paris based furniture m...

The History of the King&Apos;S Works

H. M. Colvin [ed]; R. Allen Brown; A. J. Taylor et al. · 1963 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1963-1973 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, present here are three volumes of H. M. Colvin's study of the Office of the King's Works, present alongside the impressive 'Plans' volume. Volumes I, II ...

Some Account of the Life of Richard Wilson

T. Wright · 1824 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green for the Benefit of the Artists Benevolent Fund, 1824 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Wilson's informative study of the life and work of celebrated and pioneering Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson. A first edition. Th...

The Art Journal Volume VI (New Series) Bound with the Illustrated Catalogue of the Universal Exhibition

Various · 1867 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

London, Virtue & Co. 1867. Leather. A lavishly illustrated volume of 'The Art Journal', bound together with the Illustrated Catalogue of the Exposition Universelle of the same year. Comprising Vol VI of 'The Art Journal' New Series (1867). Bound together wi...

Wren&Apos;S London

Eric de Mare · 1975 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London , The Folio Society, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this exploration of famous architect Christopher Wren's works, abundantly illustrated in colour with the original glassine cover. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original d...

London Afternoons Chapters on the Social Life, Architecture, and Records of the Great City and Its Neighbourhood

W.J. Loftie · 1901 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London , Cassell & Company, Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this historical account of London afternoons, with a frontispiece and 60 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a fr...

Hints on Light and Shadow, Compositions, Etc. , As Applicable to Landscape Painting

Samuel Prout · 1876 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, James Rimell and Son , 1876. Cloth. A richly illustrated new edition of Samuel Prout"s influential instructional treatise on light, shadow, and tonal modelling in landscape art, with twenty tinted lithographed plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding.new ...

The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis

George Godwin · 1839 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, C. Tilt , 1839. Leather. A richly illustrated two-volume history of London's churches, adorned with engraved plates. Second edition. First published in two volumes in 1838.Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half diced calf, with marbled boards. A compre...

James Watt

William Jacks · 1901 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. The uncommon first edition of this work, signed by the author to the front free endpap...

The Annotated Capital on the Thinking Behind the Capital Letter of the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop

Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Cambridge, Cardozo Kindersley, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this study of the capital letter form from Dutch designer Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated Dece...

True to Type: A Typographical Autobiography

Ruari McLean · 2000 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New Castle, Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated typographical autobiography from Ruari McLean, with a handwritten letter from the author. First edition. With three handwritten letters from the author to J...