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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne

Louis Fagan · 1888 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1888. Cloth. A scarce catalogue of the engravings of William Faithorne, a seventeenth century British artist. This work compiles descriptions of the engravings of Faithorne.William Faithorne (1616-1691) was an English artist known for his paintings an...

A Set of Woodcuts by Stephen Bone, Being the Illustrations to a Farmer&Apos;S Life by George Bourne

Stephen Bone · 1922 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1922. Unbound. A fascinating set of woodcuts by Stephen Bone, limited to fifty five copies and signed by the author. A limited edition to fifty five copies printed from the original wood blocks on Japanese Vellum. A signed set of woodcuts by English pai...

Red Plush and Greasepaint

Clarkson Rose · 1965 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Museum Press Limited, 1965. Cloth. A lovingly inscribed copy of Clarkson Rose's work hailing the music and entertainment business during the first half of the twentieth century. Inscribed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'For Julie, to remind...

The History of Modern Painting

Richard Muther · 1905 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Henry and Co. 1905-06. Cloth. An illustrated two volume set detailing the history of modern painting. Richard Muther (1860-1909) was a German critic and art historian, writing a history of painting from the fourth century to the early nineteenth century as well as this...

Off to Bed without Their Supper

Maurice Sendak · 1971 · Rooke Books

£2,100.00 (€2,517.15 | $2,774.23 | ¥443,009)

New York, Harper & Row, 1971. First edition. Paperback. A scarce, signed, limited edition print by Maurice Sendak. Being an original process lithograph from his well known book 'Where the Wild Things Are&apos. Signed by Sendak to the lower right.This print was from a seri...

Ritratti Di Cento Capitani Illustri

Aliprando Caprioli · 1600 · Rooke Books

£7,500.00 (€8,989.81 | $9,907.96 | ¥1,582,177)

Rome, Con licenza de Superiori, 1600. First edition. Leather. A very scarce and beautifully engraved selection of portraits depicting important Italian figures of the sixteenth century. Engraved by the notable Italian artist, Aliprando Caprioli. The first edition of this work,...

Histoire de L&Apos;Art Depuis Les Premiers Temps Chretiens Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Andre Michel · 1905 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1905-38. Leather. The complete eighteen volumes of Andre Michel's mammoth history of art, tracing art from the early Christian times, right up to the early twentieth century, illustrated throughout with dozens of plates. Eighteen volumes bou...

The Five Scrolls

Albert H. Friedlander; Herbert Bronstein · 1984 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York, CCAR Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. An unopened first edition of this interesting English translation and illustrated edition of 'The Five Scrolls', illustrated in colour by Leonard Baskin. With an opened copy of the same first edition book. Unopened, i...

Woodcuts and Some Words

Edward Gordon Craig · 1924 · Rooke Books

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

London, J M Dent and Sons, 1924. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, excellent example of Edward Gordon Craig's woodcuts. Written by the artist himself, this work looks at Craig's woodcuts between 1898 and 1921. The first edition of this work. Edward Gordon Craig was ...

The Medieval Manuscripts of Keble College, Oxford a Descriptive Catalogue with Summary Descriptions of the Greek and Oriental Manuscripts

M. B. Parkes · 1979 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Scolar Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating catalogue of the Western, Greek and Oriental medieval manuscripts of Keble College, Oxford. Many of the manuscripts listed in this catalogue were given to the college from the mon...

Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire

James Jaffray · 1862 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

Birmingham, Thomas Underwood, 1862. Leather. A beautiful collection of illustrations relating to the English county of Warwickshire. Formed of drawings by various popular illustrators of the nineteenth century. Collated, complete. With a frontispiece, thirty-one plates and thi...

Pulpits, Lecterns, and Organs in English Churches

J. Charles Cox · 1915 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating monograph on pulpits, by the renowned English cleric, activist and local historian John Charles Cox. John Charles Cox was one of the most influential English local historians of the ...

Scraps and Sketches

None · 1882 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Unamed, Unamed, 1882. Cloth. A lovely example of this large collection of illustrations by the celebrated nineteenth century cartoonist and illustrator George Cruikshank. Undated, dated using Copac. Illustrated with 24 pages of illustrations. Collated, complete (Copac). The pl...

Engravings from the Works of Henry Liverseege

None · 1835 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, Hodgson, Boys and Graves, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A vast collection of mezzotint illustrated plates by the noted nineteenth century artist Henry Liverseege. Very scarce. Henry Liverseege was a prolific artist who, during his short-lived career, often depicted scene...

George Stubbs and Ben Marshall

Walter Shaw Sparrow; E. D. Cuming · 1929 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Cassell and Company, Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's fascinating study of the life and works of the renowned English sporting and animal painters, George Stubbs and Ben Marshall. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a notable Wels...

Six Ink Drawings

None · 1983 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Unknown, New Broom Private Press, 1983. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of limited edition small prints of ink drawings by Rigby Graham, held in a envelope. The original envelope is number 53 of 110 set. Complete with 6 drawings held in the original envelope. Published in ...

British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert an Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the National Collection

Lionel Lambourne; Jean Hamilton · 1980 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.36 | $35.67 | ¥5,696)

London, Sotheby Parke Bernet , 1980. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated first edition volume featuring the watercolour paintings held at the Victoria and Albert museum. First edition (Copac) Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. This fascinating volume present...

City of Bradford Corporation Art Gallery Cartwright Memorial Hall Illustrated Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Pictures and Other Works of Art

Unamed · 1924 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

[Bradford], Published by the Authority of the Art Gallery Committee, 1924. Cloth. A scarce catalogue of the art featured in city of Bradford permanent collection, profusely illustrated with numerous plates. Undated, dated from the preface. Third edition, of this scarce work. N...

Old English Houses of Alms a Pictorial Record with Architectural and Historical Notes

Sidney Heath · 1910 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Francis Griffiths, 1910. First edition. Cloth. An interesting illustrated book looking at almshouses, charitable housing generally to help the poor. 'Old English Houses of Alms' offers an interesting historical insight into the life and running of almshouses ...

Three Private Presses: Saint Dominic&Apos;S Press, the Press of Edward Walters, Saint Albert&Apos;S Press

Brocard Sewell · 1979 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Wellingborough, Christopher Skelton, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Brocard Sewell's illustrated limited edition study of three private presses, Saint Dominic"s Press, the Press of Edward Walters, and Saint Albert"s Press. The first edition of this...