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English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland with over Thirteen Thousand Marks Reproduced in Facsimile from Authentic Examples of Plate and Tables of Date-Letters and Other Hall-Marks Used in the Assay Offices of the United Kingdom

Sir Charles James Jackson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1921. Leather. The second edition of this interesting work on English goldsmiths, with many facsimiles of their maker's marks and bound in a unique full crushed morocco binding. The second edition, revised and enlarged. In a unique crushed moroc...

Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853

John Ruskin · 1891 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, George Allen, 1891. Leather. A collection of lectures by John Ruskin on art and architecture, illustrated and bound by Mudie in a half morocco binding. The new edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and fourteen monochrome plates. Collated complete. This...

Botanical Prints with Excerpts from the Artist&Apos;S Notebooks

Henry Evans · 1977 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

San Francisco , W. H. Freeman and Company, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this beautifully curated series of botanical prints from Henry Evans. The first edition of this work.With a signed inscription by Henry Evans to the title page, "with warmest greetings". Da...

English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland with over Thirteen Thousand Marks Reproduced in Facsimile from Authentic Examples of Plate and Tables of Date-Letters and Other Hall-Marks Used in the Assay Offices of the United Kingdom

Sir Charles James Jackson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1921. Cloth. A very smart early edition of this historical work on English goldsmiths, alongside a plethora of marks reproduced in facsimile. The second edition, revised and enlarged. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A thoro...

The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs

Dr. G. Griffin Lewis · 1913 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913. Cloth. A smart new edition of this illustrated guide to Oriental rugs. New edition, originally published 1911. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, ninety-three doubleton plates, with numerous in-text designs, ...

English Furniture with Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection

John Gloag; Yvonne Hackenbroch · 1958 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated reference book to the furniture of the Irwin Untermyer Collection. First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and fifty-eight plates, many of which are in colour. Collate...

My Hunting Sketchbook

Lionel Edwards · 1928 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work on hunting from British artist Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fourteen colour plates, and many small sketches. Collated ...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford

1939 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this inventory of the historical monuments of Oxford. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two hundred and sixteen plates, nine of which are folding, many in-text figu...

Italian Catalogue of Italian Artistic Movements

Anonymous · 1864 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Not Stated, None, 1864 . Hardback. A mid eighteenth century wooden binding containing faint ink and pencil notations from the contemporary owner, which identify a number of Italian artistic movements. A highly decorative binding, with carved wooden boards, metal clasps, and wa...

Etched Portraits of Celebrated Painters, with Biographical Notices

Anonymous · 1817 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

London, Virtue and Company, c1877 . Leather. A vanishingly scarce volume featuring seventy-two engraved portraits of famous painters, accompanied by biographies of these notable individuals. A vanishingly scarce work.Illustrated with seventy-two plates of portraits of major pa...

The Craft of the Lead Pencil

Mervyn Peake · 1946 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Allan Wingate Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this guide to lead pencil drawing by Mervyn Peake, illustrated throughout with Mervyn's own pencil illustrations. The first edition. An uncommon work.In the publisher's original cloth. Illu...

Fifteen Minutes

Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.37 | $607.69 | ¥97,040)

New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol, 1968. To coin...

Cathedrals of England and Wales Their History Architecture and Associations

Anonymous · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1906. Leather. A detailed and illustrated architectural work on English and Welsh cathedrals, bound in a Carter Bros straight grain half morocco. Two volume complete set. Bound by the Carter Bros in half straight grain morocco with their binde...

Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860: Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas Etc. From the Library of J.R. Abbey; a Bibliographical Guide

J. R. Abbey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Folkestone & London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography. A 1972 reprint of the 1953 edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher&Apos;S Stone 3-D Movie Book; Harry Potter Transfiguration Book; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pull-out Poster Book

Warner Bros. · 2001 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, BBC Worldwide Ltd. 2001-2002. First edition. Hardback. Three bright Harry Potter-themed books; one containing lovely pull-out posters, another with 3D movie scenes, and lastly, one with pull-tab activated changing scenes. The first editions of two works in the publishe...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

None stated · 1915 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's stories, beautifully illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The first edition. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated comple...

La Vie Et L&Apos;Art Romantiques Daumier Gavarni

Raymond Escholer; Paul-Andre Lemoisne · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, H. Floury, Editeur, 1923-1924. First edition. Paperback. Two profusely illustrated works from the 'Peintre et Lithographe' series, in the original French. In the original French.In the original paper wraps. Gavarni has retained original glassine wrap and is is...

Book of Plans of the London Theatres H.J. Adams

H. J. Adams · 0 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Albert Clarke & Co. Ltd, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce and fascinating work illustrating the plans of London theatres, by H. J. Adams. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Compiled by H. J. Adams....

Chinese Porcelain

W. G. Gulland · 1928 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.37 | $607.69 | ¥97,040)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1928-1929 . Cloth. A wonderful example of the fifth edition of William Giuseppe Gulland's study of Chinese Porcelain. The two volume fifth edition of this work, which was first published in 1898.Illustrated with four-hundred and eleven vignette ill...

A Few Sketches by the Late Randolph Caldecott

None · 1886 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1886. Leather. A very scarce volume of eight plates by Randolph Caldecott, published as a Christmas greetings not long after the eminent artist's death. A vanishingly scarce work.Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Original red wraps bound in. This volume was d...