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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists

Rev. John Wesley · 1877 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Wesleyan Conference Office, 1877. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of Methodist hymns, with a new supplement and tunes. Edition with tunes. Scarce work. A collection of Methodist hymns split into four parts, with the original musical scores for each hymn. Include...

A Collection of Works by Hector Berlioz in French

Hector Berlioz · 1882 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1882-1886. Leather. Three smartly bound volumes of works from French Romantic composer and conductor Hector Berlioz, in the original French. French. Three volumes. A collection from Louis-Hector Berlioz, a French Romantic composer and conductor. This colle...

Nouvelles Editions Sãƒâ©Lectionnãƒâ©Es Des Grands Peintres Occidentaux: Matisse

Riichiro Kawashima · 1936 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Tokyo, Atelier-Sha Editeur, 1936. Hardback. A scarce Japanese work on Matisse, a illustrated retrospective on the French artist by Riichiro Kawashima. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original Japanese.In the original slipcase, in a very good condition.A reference ...

Shakespeare in the Theatre

William Poel · 1913 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1913 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of English actor, theatrical manager and dramatist William Poel's detailed discussion of the staging of the plays of Shakespeare. The very scarce first edition of this work from the ...

Pilgrimages to Old Homes

Fletcher Moss · 1906 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Didsbury, Published by the Author, 1906-1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of volumes I, IV, and V of Fletcher Moss's richly illustrated guide to the old homes of England. The first editions of volumes I, IV, and V only of Fletcher Moss's work, which event...

The Gaiety Theatre" Programme: A Pair of Them, the Little Sentinel & the Forty Thieves

Peyton Wrey; Thomas J. Williams; R. Reece · 1880 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1880 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce programme for a performance of 'The Forty Thieves', 'A Pair of Them' and 'The Little Sentinel', presented at The Gaiety Theatre in 1880. A theatre programme presenting ...

All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961-1971

Philip Larkin · 1985 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Faber and Faber , 1985. Cloth. The revised edition of Philip Larkin's influential reflections and reviews of modern jazz. The second edition. First published in 1970. With the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped. With a celebrated introduction, in wh...

Burlington Magazine Monograph III: Georgian Art (1760-1820) an Introductory Review of English Painting, Architecture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Metalwork, Furniture, Textiles and Other Arts During the Reign of George III

Roger Fry; J. B. Manson et al · 1929 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, B. T. Batsford, Ltd, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated volume about Georgian Art, published for The Burlington Magazine's Monograph Series. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.A terrific tour...

The Portfolio an Artistic Periodical

Philip Gilbert Hamerton; Various · 1890 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Seeley & Co Limited, 1890. Cloth. A volume of the essays and illustrations of 'The Portfolio' contributed in 1890, an interesting look at the late-Victorian art world. The 1890 volume of 'The Portfolio', collecting together the year's issues of...

Opere Di Antonio Raffaello Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs; Nicolla D'Azara; Carlo Fea · 1787 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

Roma, Stamperia Pagliarini, 1787. Vellum. A scarce two volume edition collecting together the artistic writings of Neoclassical painter Anton Raphael Mengs. Complete in two volumes, the scacer edition by Pagliarini, who also published an edition in one volume.Illustrated with ...

Scottish and Jacobite Glass

Arnold Fleming · 1938 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Glasgow , Jackson, Son and Co, 1938. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon study of glass from Scotland and the Jacobite Period, with illustrations. The first edition, first impression. An uncommon work.  With the publisher's original unclipped dust w...

Twenty-Seven Illustrations, Designed for "the Cornhill Magazine

Frederick Walker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of twenty-seven striking plates, drawn by British social realist painter, Frederick Walker. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with gutta percha binding. Very scarce...

An Entertainment for Lady-Dayes: Eikonokosmesis or the Dressing of Images

Anonymous · 1925 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Kensington, Philip Sainsbury; The Cayme Press, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. A publisher's presentation copy of this scarce limited edition work on idols, images, and the costumes of the clergy. Inscribed to the front free endpaper by the publisher, Philip Sainsbury: &a...

Jewellery

H. Clifford Smith · 1973 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, EP Publishing Limited, 1973. Cloth. H. Clifford Smith's profusely illustrated work on jewellery from around the world and its history. A later edition. First published in 1908 with this being a recreation of that original edition. Illustrated with a monochrome fro...

The Mercedes-Benz Club: Celebrating 60 Years of the Marque, Excellence and Style

Chris Bass · 2012 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Prior and Partners , 2012. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon anniversary book looking back on sixty years of the Mercedes-Benz Club, illustrated throughout with archival photography. First edition of this uncommon work. In the publisher's original boards. The...

Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time

Thomas Archer · 1880 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Blackie and Son , 1880. Leather. A smart half-calf bound set, comprising an array of steel engravings that provide a comprehensive history of England and Scotland. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf, with gilt detailing to the spines. A pair of pro...

A Collection of Works on George Romney

George Paston [Emily Morse Symonds]; C. Lewis Hind; B. L. K. Henderson; S. C. Kaines Smith [editor] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Methuen & Co.; T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd; Philip Allen & Co. 1903-1922. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of illustrated works on English painter George Romney. Three volumes. First edition. A collection of works on the life and art of George Romney, an English port...

The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and Its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9

John Ruskin · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of John Ruskin's collection of five lectures on the concepts and application of art. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This work contains the five lectur...

A Collection of Songs and Ballads, Relative to the London Prentices and Trades; and to the Affairs of London Generally. During the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Centuries.

Charles MacKay · 1841 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, The Percy Society, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work, compiling the historic songs and ballads of London, relating to apprentices and tradespeople. The first edition of this very scarce work, rebacked with the original cloth laid down to the boards and the...

An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894

William Morris · 1898 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Chiswick Press; Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Morris' address given to the students of Birmingham Municipal School of Art. The first edition of this inspiring addresse given by noted artist William Morris, at the prize cer...