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Expressionist Portraits

Frank Whitford · 1987 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Abbeville Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of portraits from Expressionist artists, with historical commentary on their work. First edition. With one hundred and sixty-three illustrations, forty-three of which are in fu...

Torquay. Queen of English Watering Places

W W Quatremain · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Sevenoaks, J Salmon, 1911. First edition. Paperback. A beautiful collection of watercolour paintings of Torquay, by English landscape artists William Wells Quatremain. This work is a First Edition in this format, in original publisher's paper wraps. William Wells Quatrema...

Constructions Modernes & Economiques Avec Plans, Coupes, Elevation Et Details

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£1,490.00 (€1,785.98 | $1,968.38 | ¥314,326)

Paris, Monrocq fr. Editeurs , c1890. Cloth. A very scarce collection of modern and economical construction plans, with drawings to scale. In the French language. French language. Four volumes. Very scarce work. A collection of modern and economical construction plans and detai...

The Art News: 35th Anniversary: May 1, 1937

Alfred M. Frankfurter; Marcel Aubert; Henry McBride; et al. · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Art News/Elfreda K. Frankel, 1937. Paperback. The thirty-fifth anniversary issue of The Art News, the oldest and most widely distributed art magazine in the world. The thirty-fifth anniversary issue of this magazine, in the publisher's original pictorial paper w...

Gaugin; Botticelli

Charles Estienne; Giulio Carlo Argan · 1953 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Geneva, Skira, 1953-7. Cloth. Odes to the art of Gaugin and Botticelli in two charming works in English and French, from the 'Taste of our Time' series by Skira. Two works from 'The Taste of Our Time'/'Le Gout de Notre Temps' series dedicated to t...

Frank Bowling

Mel Gooding · 2011 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Cloth. Mint first edition of Mel Gooding's ode to the career and work of British artist Frank Bowling. The first edition of this work. A comprehensive monograph on the art of British painted Frank Bowling, often referred...

Frank Bowling

Mel Gooding · 2011 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Mel Gooding's study of British artist Frank Bowling. The first edition of this work. A comprehensive monograph on the art of British painted Frank Bowling, often referred to as "one of Br...

Catalogue de Tableaux Anciens Par Van Beyeren, F. Boucher, J. De Bray, A. Brouwer, Jbs Chardin, Gonzales Coques, A. Cuyp, F. Desportes, A. Van Dyck, J. Fyt, Van Goyen, Franz Hals, J. Van Der Heyden, Hoppner, Hanson Van Ceulen, Sir Thomas Lawrence, A. Van Der Neer, Adriaan Van Ostade, Isack Van Ostade, Paulus Potter, Sir H. Raeburn, Rembrandt, Sir J. Reynolds, Ribera, G. Romney, P.P. Reubens, J. Ruisdael, S. Ruysdael, Jan Steen, D. Teniers le Jeune, Carle Van Loo, W. Van de Velde, Ph. Wouwerman,

1911 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Paris, Georges Petit, 1911. First edition. Paperback. A catalogue of prints reproduced from the collection of Maurice Kann, including works by Rembrandt, Reynolds and Reubens. The first edition of this work in the original paper wraps. Illuustrated with 82 black and white plat...

Philosophie de L&Apos;Art

Hippolyte Taine · 1895 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librarie Hachette, 1895. Leather. The French thinker Hippolyte Taine muses on the philosophy of art in these attractive leather bound volumes. In these two attractive volumes, the French historian, critic, and philosopher Hippolyte Taine muses on the philosophy of art. ...

Catalogue Raisonne Des Impressions Elzeviriennes de la Bibliotheque Royale de Stockholm

G. Berghman · 1911 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Stockholm and Paris, Nordisk Rotogravyer; Honore Champion, 1911 . First edition. Vellum. A vellum bound first edition copy of this French catalogue. A first edition copy.In the original French. Rebound with the original paper wraps bound inside. Rebound in half vellum. This ...

Catalogue Illustrãƒâ© Du Salon, 1879-1883

F. G. Dumas [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Paris, H. Launette; Motteroz; Palais de L'Industrie; L. Baschet, 1880-1883. First edition. Leather. Five volumes of catalogues for fine art exhibitions held at the Palais des Champs-Élysées, with hundreds of reproductions of artworks. Five volumes in a quarter morocco b...

A History of Water-Colour Painting in England

Gilbert R. Redgrave · 1892 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1892. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of the history of watercolour painting in England, part of the series Illustrated Handbooks of Art. The first edition of this work in a half calf binding. Illustrated with a frontispie...

Meisterwerke Mittel - Und Suddeutscher Fayencekunst Aus Deutschem Privatbesitz Mai Bis Juli

None · 1925 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Frankfurta, Englert un Schlosser, 1925. Paperback. A scarce catalogue to a special exhibition of German faience art from a private collection, in the German language. German language. Scarce work. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and seventy-two plates. Collated complete...

The Unknown Deserter

Clifford Harper · 1989 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Not Stated , Working Press, 1989. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce copy of this small biography of The Unknown Deserter, with illustrations. A scarce volume. The Unknown Deserter details the story of Aby Harris a teenage who volunteered to fight in the First World W...

The Book of Lovat Claud Fraser

Haldane Macfall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London , J. M. Dent , 1923. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy The Book of Lovat, with colour illustrations. A first edition copy.Claud Lovat Fraser was an English artist, designer and author and this volume gives an impression of him, his art, career and significance ...

A General History of Porcelain

William Burton · 1921 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London , Cassell and Company, 1921. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition volumes of this interesting history of porcelain, with colour plates. A complete two volume set, the the first edition. These volumes are an attempt to write a history of the manufacture and decoratio...

Homecrafts in Sweden

Maj Sterner; Alice Stael Con Holstein · 1939 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Leigh-On-Sea, F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited, 1939 . Cloth. The scarce first English edition of this illustrated work on Swedish home crafts. First English edition of Homecrafts in Sweden by Maj Sterner, in the original publisher's cloth binding.Translated from the Swedish...

Staffordshire Porcelain

Geoffrey Godden · 1983 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Granada, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated work on Staffordshire porcelain. First edition. Illustrated throughout with over 730 black and white photographs and 24 colour plates. Collated complete. A study of Staffordshire porcel...

William Morris: Arts and Crafts Designs Brooklyn Museum, 2007 Calendar

William Morris · 1984 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London; , Pomegranate; William Morris Society; Communist Party Publication , 1984-06. Paperback. A collection of works dedicated to the arts and crafts of prominent Victorian artist William Morris. Morris was a famous textile designer, poet and artist, associated with the Brit...

Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages

Henry Shaw · 1845 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1845 . Cloth. An early edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of alphabets and typefaces of the middle ages in England. Early edition of Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw rebound in quarter cloth binding. Pu...