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Thomas Chimes Adventures in Paraphysics

Michael Taylor · 2007 · Rooke Books

£35.99 (€43.14 | $47.54 | ¥7,592)

Philadelphia , Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2007. First edition. Cloth. An as new copy of this study of the work of Thomas Chimes First Edition Still in original wrapper, with dust wrapper Thomas Chimes (b. 1921) is one of Philadelphia"s most important living artists. Tracing t...

China: A History in Art

Bradley Smith; Wan-go Wen · 1979 · Rooke Books

£31.99 (€38.34 | $42.26 | ¥6,749)

London, Gemini Smith Inc, 1979. Cloth. A fully illustrated look at the history of Chinese art. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The extraordinary pageant of Chinese art and history from the Neolithic age to the present told in text and pictures with 305 plates in full co...

Catalogue of the Pictures in the Collection of the Earl of Radnor

Helen Matilda · 1909 · Rooke Books

£935.99 (€1,121.92 | $1,236.50 | ¥197,454)

London, Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition catalogue of the Earl of Radnor's extensive collection of Old Master paintings. First edition. Collated complete. Limited edition, number 150 of 200. Printed on handmade paper. ...

Art of Mann - a Presentation of Selected Works of Manx Art from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day

Various · 1996 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

Isle of Man, Moods of Mann Limited, 1996. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of 'The Art of Mann', a wonderful collection of Manx artists' work spanning the last two-hundred years. Manx artists featured include Edward Christian Quayle (1871-1946), James A...

Hans Hofmann

Sam Hunter; Hans Hofmann · 1963 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.95 | ¥69,616)

New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1963. Cloth. A collection of the artwork of influential American artist Hans Hofmann. With an introduction by Sam Hunter and five essays by Hans Hofmann. Second edition. With 168 illustrations, 51 in full colour. "This handsome volume presents the ra...

Royo

Royo · 1997 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

Valencia , Editorial La Mascara, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A truly stunning signed example of Royo's exquisite paintings, graphic works and golden collection. First edition, signed neatly to the title page by Royo. With a biographical introduction, entitled; "Royo: Worl...

The Art of Painting in the Queen&Apos;S Reign Being a Glance at Some of the Painters and Paintings of the British School During the Last Sixty Years

A. G. Temple · 1897 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Chapman and Hall Limited, 1897. Cloth. A study of the progression of art in the British school during the Victorian era. With reproductions in collotype of seventy-seven paintings. Including chapters on Sir Edward Poynter, Frederick Walker, Ford Madox Brown, and many o...

Painting and Sculpture in Europe 1880 to 1940

George Heard Hamilton · 1967 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Middlesex, Penguin Books, Ltd. 1967. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of George Heard Hamilton's fascinating study of, and authoritative guide to painting and sculpture in Europe; from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. Geor...

The Amateur Pottery and Glass Painter, with Directions for Gilding, Chasing, Burnishing, Bronzing and Groundlaying

E. Campbell Hancock · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Chapman and Hall, c1880. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated second edition copy of Edward Campbell Hancock's fascinating reference work on pottery and glass painting. This work was intended for the art student, professional artist, teacher or any member of the gener...

Histoire de L&Apos;Art: L&Apos;Art Antique

Jacques Élie Faure · 1939 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

Paris , Plon, 1939. Leather. A history of ancient art, covering Egyptian, Greek and Roman architecture, statues, paintings, freizes and pottery. With numerous black-and-white photographs, plates and illustrations throughout. Jacques Élie Faure (April 4, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-la-...

Deutsches Chorgestuhl in Sechs Jahrhunderten

R. Busch · 1928 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Hildesheim and Leipzig, August Lax, 1928. Cloth. A scarce and extensively illustrated First Edition of Busch's work on choir pews. German choir pews over four centuries. With 76 black and white photographic plates. Collated complete. With examples of choir pews from the R...

Magyar Iparmuveszet

Ferenc Szablya-Frischauf · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Kiadotulajdonos, Iparmuveszeti Tarsulat, 1937. Cloth. A scarce study of Hungarian crafts from 1897 - 1937. A scarce study of Hungarian crafts from 1897 - 1937. Thoroughly illustrated with plates depicting the local architecture, development in fashions, religious art, embroide...

La Chronique Des Arts Et de la Curiosite: Supplement a la Gazette Des Beaux-Arts and Guide Special Des Artistes Et Des Amateurs

Various · 1868 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

Not Stated , La Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1868. Cloth. An interesting collection of the supplement to La Chronique des Arts et de la Curiosite of 1868, and of Guide Special des Artistes et des Amateurs. An interesting collection of La Chronique des Arts et de la Curiosité in ...

Histoire de la Peinture

Joan Sandeman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Not stated, Not stated, 1930. Leather. A large handwritten history of paintings in three volumes. A large handwritten history of paintings in three volumes. Penned by one Joan Sandeman, whose name is stamped in gilt to the base of each spine. Each volume is filled with tipped ...

Louis XI

Casamir Delavigne · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris, Barbra, 1925. Cloth. An uncommon French first edition of this play by Casamir Delavigne. An uncommon French first edition of this play by Casamir Delavigne. Delavigne was a writer of some note in 19th Century Paris, with some regarding him as a "founder of the second Fr...

Les Petites Femmes de Japhet En Scene! . . Pour la Revue

Japhet · 1901 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

Paris, E. Bernard et Die. 1901. Cloth. A scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated publication on erotic art. In the French language. Illustrated with numerous coloured plates throughout. Including a foreword by Jean de Bairys.A fascinating insight into erotic illustrations ...

Dictionnaire Historique Des Peintres

Adolphe Siret · 1848 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Paris, Librairie Encyclopdique de Prichon, 1848. Leather. A handsome edition of a comprehensive list of international painters by Adolphe Siret. With nine plates of painter's monograms. Adolphe Siret was a Belgium historian, biographer, and poet and held great positions ...

Les Arts Mãƒâ©Connus

Emile Soldi · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1881. Leather. A beautiful second edition of anthropological exhibition pieces in the Trocadero Museum. With four-hundred illustrations. Housed in the Trocadero Palace in Paris, the Museum Ethnographique des Missions Scientifiques was founded in 1878. The...

La Sculpture Francaise Epoque Gothique

Jules Roussel · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Editions Albert Morance, c1930. Cloth. A set on La Sculpture Francaise covering the Gothic and Roman periods. A set on La Sculpture Francaise covering the Gothic and Roman periods. By Jules Roussel, Directeur du Musee de Sculpture Comparee. Complete in four volumes. Eac...

Sammlung Geheimrat Josef Cremer Dortlund

Anon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£83.99 (€100.67 | $110.96 | ¥17,718)

Berlin , Wertheim, 1929. Cloth. A nice, clean auction catalogue for the collection of Josef Cremer. Annotated with auction prices. Josef W. J. Cremer, 1845 – 1938, was a German brewer. As a young man he travelled around Europe, to England, Belgium and the Netherlands in order...