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Collection de Madame de Polãƒâ¨S

Anon · 1927 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.84 | $171.76 | ¥27,432)

Paris, Georges Petit, 1927 . Paperback. A scarce auction catalogue for the collection of Madame de Poles A nice clean copy. Madame de Polès was a French collector. Bound in paper covered boards. The front hinge is starting. There is some mild wear to the extremities, includin...

Nicolas Poussin Premier Peintre Du Roi 1594 - 1665 (Document Inedits) Suivi D&Apos;Un Catalogue Raisonne Et Accompagne de la Reproduction de 145 de Ses Tableaux Et Dessins, de Deux Portraits, Autographes Et Autres Documents

Emile Magne · 1914 · Rooke Books

£408.00 (€489.12 | $539.12 | ¥86,100)

Brussells, Paris, Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, G. Van Oest & Cie, 1914. Paperback. A folio limited edition of previously unpublished documents of Nicolas Poussin, by Emile Magne. With over 100 illustrations of Poussin's paintings and drawings. Nicola...

Pour Une Renaissance de la Peinture Franãƒâ§Aise

Jacques Baschet · 1946 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

Paris , Éditions S. N. E. P. 1946. First edition. Cloth. A nice clean copy filled with colour plates. Tipped in colour plates. First edition. In French. Jacques Baschet was a historian, art critic, artistic director, and editor of the magazine L'Illustration Bound with c...

Histoire de L&Apos;Art: Depuis Les Premiers Temps Chretiens Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours. In Ten Volumes

Andre Michel · 1905 · Rooke Books

£192.00 (€230.18 | $253.70 | ¥40,518)

Paris, Libraire Armand Colin, 1905-1913. Leather. An impressive history of art covering early Christianity to the early twentieth century, in delightful bindings. Featuring plates and illustrations in the text. Volume I covers early Christian art and the end of the Roman perio...

Jamnitzer Alle Erhaltenen Goldschmiedearbeiten Verlorene Werke Handzeichnungen

Marc Rosenberg · 1920 · Rooke Books

£779.99 (€935.08 | $1,030.65 | ¥164,601)

Frankfurt , Verlag von Joseph Baer & Co, 1920. First edition. Paperback. A scarce book on Wenzel Jamnitzer. Scarce. First edition. In German. With 86 tipped in plates, collated complete. Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507/1508 –1585) was a German artist, a printmaker in etching, and gold...

The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical

Philip Gilbert Hamerton [ed.] · 1883 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday , 1883-1885. Leather. A superb collection of annuals issued by 'The Portfolio', a richly illustrated Victorian periodical known for its etchings, presented here in full tree calf. The 1883, 1884 and 1885 annual publications for &ap...

Simon Patterson; and Sculpture at Goodwood

Various [inc. Iwona Blazwick, Bernard Fibicher]; Various [inc. Tom Flynn, Sue Hubbard] · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Newcastle upon Tyne; Goodwood, Sussex, Locus+; Sculpture at Goodwood, 2002. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two charming volumes celebrating British contemporary art, one focused on Turner Prize nominee Simon Patterson and the other on the talent showcased at Goodw...

Chihuly Drawings

Various [ed. by Barry Rosen] · 2014 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Seattle, Chihuly Workshop, 2014. Cloth. A striking collection of drawings from pioneering glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, whose abstract work proves how the garish and beautiful can go hand-in-hand. The first edition of Chihuly Drawings, a collection of drawings from influential ...

A Select Bibliography of Indian Textiles

John Irwin [ed.] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Ahmedabad, Calico Museum of Textiles , 1975 . Paperback. A very scarce selection of three bibliographies of Indian Textiles from publications of the Calico Museum of Textiles. A very scarce work.In the original paper wrap binding. Reprinted by the Calico Museum of Textiles. ...

An Essay on Prints

William Gilpin · 1792 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, R. Blamire, 1792 . Leather. A bright example of the fourth edition of William Gilpin's essay on the merits of printed etchings and engravings, and how they should be evaluated. The fourth edition of this work.William Gilpin offers an influential work in the aesthe...

Helvetica Optima Optima Sabon-Antiqua Sabon-Antiqua Melior Melior Palatino Palatino &Apos;Monotype&Apos; Type Study Leaflets for Students the Berthold Exclusive Collection the Font Bureau Collection Type Specimens Monotype Typeface Library Fontfont Catalogue 2004-2005 Typebox Issue One Garamond Premier Pro: A Contemporary Adaptation Gill Sans Pro Linotype Univers Monotype Typography Stanley Morison 1889-1967 Monotype Newsletter 77 Monotype Newsletter 86 Offset Printing - Today

1967 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Frankfurt am Main; Salfords; Cheltenham; London; Sandhurst; San Francisco; San Jose; Offenbach, Typefoundry; D. Stempel AG; The Monotype Corporation Limited; Fontshop; Fontworks; FontFont; Typebox; Adobe Systems Incorporated, [1967]; c1958; c1969; c1950; 195. Paperback. Frankf...

The Story of British Sporting Prints

Frank Siltzer · 1948 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Tiptree, Essex, The Anchor Press, 1948. Leather. A scarce edition of a history into British artworks relating to sport, including critiques and biographies of particular artists. Bound in lovely blue crushed morocco. A scarce edition of The Story of British Sporting Prints, a ...

Grammaire Des Arts Dãƒâ©Coratifs: Dãƒâ©Coration Intãƒâ¨Rieure de la Maison

Charles Blanc · 1882 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1882. Leather. A volume celebrating the importance of interior design by French art critic Charles Blanc, including colour plates of pattern designs and a look at nineteenth century Japonisme. Grammaire des Arts Décoratifs: Décoration Intèrieure d...

The Modern Decorative Arts of Sweden

Erik Wettergren · 1926 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, The Malmo Museum, 1926. Cloth. A sweeping illustrated survey of Swedish modern decorative arts, capturing the origins of Scandinavia"s distinctive design aesthetic, richly illustrated with numerous monochrome and tipped-in colour plates. In the publisher's origi...

Art Recreations: Being a Complete Guide to Penicil Drawing, Oil Painting, Water-Color Painting, Et Al.

Madame L.B. Urbino; Prof. Henry Day; et al. · 1860 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Boston, J.E. Tilton and Company, 1860 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously detailed guide to differing art styles. The first edition of the work.In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and in text throughout...

International Window Display Schaufensterkunst Etalages

Walter Herdeg · 1951 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Cassell and Company Limited, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated international survey of the art of window display, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition.In publisher's original black cloth binding....

The Typographic Arts

Stanley Morison · 1944 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

Edinburgh, James Thin, 1944 . First edition. Paperback. First edition of the significant lecture on typography from the prominent Stanley Morison, creator of the Times New Roman typeface. First edition.Publisher's original soft covers.Featuring numerous decorations by Joa...

English Decorative Fabrics of the 16th-18th Centuries

A. F. Kendrick · 1934 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Benfleet, Essex, F. Lewis Limited, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition on textile art of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, profusely illustrated with fifty-three plates. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.With a frontispie...

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Prehistoric Art; or the Origin of Art As Manifested in the Works of Prehistoric Man

Thomas Wilson · 1898 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Washington, Government Printing Office , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A thoroughly illustrated study of prehistoric art by U.S. museum curator Thomas Wilson. First edition. Uncommon. Bound in pebbled cloth, with paper title labels to the front board and spine.Illustrated with ...

The Drawings of Antoine Watteau

K. T. Parker · 1931 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, B. T. Batsford, Ltd , 1931. First edition. Leather. A limited first edition catalogue of Antoine Watteau's drawings, handsomely bound in Art Deco-style morocco by H. T. Wood. First edition, limited to one thousand copies. In contemporary full signed morocco, deta...