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Albert Moore: His Life and Works

Alfred Lys Baldry · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893. Cloth. A detailed collection of the works of nineteenth-century English artist Albert Joseph Moore, replete with many illustrated plates and photogravures. A detailed and comprehensive study of the works of nineteenth-century British artist,...

J. -B. Greuze Peintre de la Femme Et de la Jeune Fille Du Xviiie Siecle

Edmond Pilon · 1912 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.21 | ¥82,273)

Paris, H. Piazza, 1912. First edition. Leather. In a striking Hatchards binding, this Limited Edition celebration of the portraits of Jean-Baptiste Greuze is illustrated throughout with full plate reproductions of his work. In the original French.A Limited Edition, first editi...

Engraved Wooden Binding

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.32 | ¥63,287)

None, None, c1850. Leather. An extremely unusual wooden binding depicting an intricate East Asian scene, with a leather spine. With a leather spine, initials H.H. in gilt.Wooden boards depict an inset engraving of four people with merchant wears, such as fruits. Scene appears ...

Hop-Frog: Extrait de Nouvelles Histoires

Edgar Allan Poe; Charles Baudelaire [trans.] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

Bruxelles, Le Creuset, 1986. First edition. Leather. A very scarce Limited Edition of this revenge tale from Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated and signed by the artist Anne Velghe, and housed in a beautiful half calf box. Translated into French by Charles Baudelaire. The first edit...

Une Semaine de Bontãƒâ©: Roman

Max Ernst · 1934 · Rooke Books

£4,900.00 (€5,873.34 | $6,473.20 | ¥1,033,689)

Paris, Aux Editions Jeanne Bucher , 1934. First edition. Paperback. The first limited edition of this important work of surrealism by Max Ernst, complete in five volumes housed in the original slipcase. An excellent set. The first edition of this surrealist work by Max Ernst, ...

John Constantine, Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand

Denise Mina · 2007 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,704)

New York, Vertigo, 2007. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition collection of issues from this long running comic about a streetwise detective magician. Signed by the author, Denise Mina. The first collected edition of these issues from the DC Comics series 'Joh...

An Introduction to the Study of Costume, from Nudity to Raiment

Hilaire Hiler · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, W. & G. Foyle, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition study of costume around the globe, beautifully illustrated in colour, and with numerous photographic examples. The first edition of this history of fashion, clothing and costume around the world fr...

The Ancient Architecture of England, Part I and Part II

John Carter · 1845 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, W. Bulmer and Co. 1845. Leather. A scarce copy of this work on the ancient architecture of England, including all engraved plates and bound in the gutta percha style. A fascinating and comprehensive work on the ancient architecture of England. A scarce work.Comprising ...

Manet and the French Impressionists

Theodore Duret; J.E. Crawford Flitch (transl.) · 1910 · Rooke Books

£2,350.00 (€2,816.81 | $3,104.49 | ¥495,749)

London, Grant Richards, 1910. Cloth. A smart copy of this work on French impressionists, in the original blue cloth binding. Illustrated with etchings from the artist's original plates, wood engravings and half-tone engravings. A seminal work on the history of French impr...

Landscape and Figure Painters of America and American Painters of Yesterday and Today

Frederic Fairchild Sherman · 1917 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

New York, Privately Printed, 1917-19. Cloth. A two volume set of these limited edition works on American art and paintings, by Frederic Fairchild Sherman. This set includes:'Landscape & Figure Painters of America' published privately in 1917. This is one of only 500 ...

Zeppelin-Denkmal Fur Das Deustsch Volk

Hans Hildebrandt [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Stuttgart, Germania-Verlag, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition celebration of the zeppelin, published in German and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this German Language work.A celebration of the Zeppelin, published 'for the German people' on the...

American Scenery; or, Land, Lake and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.

Nathaniel Parker Willis · 1840 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.03 | $1,915.54 | ¥305,887)

London, George Virtue, 1840. First edition. Leather. A two volume first edition collection of delightfully engraved plates from noteworthy artist William Henry Bartlett, accompanied by text. The first edition of this work, with engraved title page to each volume. With 67 plate...

The Drawings of Antonio Canal Called Caneletto

Detlev Baron von Hadeln; Campbell Dodgson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Duckworth, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this study on the Venetian art of Canaletto, a beautiful work complete with seventy-two plates. The first English edition of this work.A beautiful study on the Venetian art of Canaletto, one of the mos...

Decouvertes

Eugene Ionesco · 1969 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Geneve, Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A delightful collection of the artwork of Eugene Ionesco in rich colour alongside his musings. A personal exploration on art and life by an important Romanian-French playwright.Eugene Ionesco (1909-1994)...

English Metal Work

William Twopeny · 1904 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work detailing English metal work, bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written by William Twopeny (1797-1873), an antiquary and printmaker who specialised in archit...

Pictures Exhibited in the Royal Reception Rooms of the Art Galleries of the Glasgow International Exhibition 1901

Anonymous · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Glasgow, Printed for Private Circulation by James Maclehouse and Sons, 1902. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition with 28 leaves of plates depicting paintings of the Old Masters. A scarce first edition printed for private circulation, with 28 leaves of plates. Colla...

Anecdotes of Painting in England

Horace Walpole · 1786 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.91 | $1,056.85 | ¥168,765)

London, J. Dodsley, 1786. Leather. A leather bound memoirs of Georgian society and art in Britain, composed by Horace Walpole from the notebooks of John Vertue. First published in 1862, this is a fourth edition of this popular work, which examines British art and society durin...

Richard Parkes Bonington: His Life and Work

A. Dubuisson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated biography on the life and Romantic career of the landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonginton, a limited edition work. A first limited edition work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which thi...

Let&Apos;S Do It Sketches of Children

Marcia Lane Foster · 1938 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Collins, 1938. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of these beautiful colour and monochrome sketches of children by Marcia Lane Foster. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A series of Marcia Lane Foster's charming s...

Charlet Et Son Oeuvre

Armand Dayot · 1892 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Paris, Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies, 1892. Leather. A French biography of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, an artistic work looking at his military paintings of the Napoleonic Wars. In the original French.A biographical sketch on the life and works of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet.Cha...