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Old Cheshire Churches: A Survey of Their History, Fabric and Furniture with Records of the Older Monuments

Raymond Richards · 1947 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the churches of Cheshire, with a folding plate to the rear. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, three hundred and sixty monochrome...

The Typography of Newspaper Advertisements

Francis Meynell · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume on typography by Francis Meynell, the founder of Nonesuch Press. The first edition.Francis Meynell's monograph on the typography used in newspaper advertisements, displaying a variet...

Oeuvres Romaines de Francois-Andre Vincent

Francois-Andre Vincent; Georges Wildenstein · 1938 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Beaux-Arts, 1938 . Hardback. A two volume work consisting of a scarce reproduction of an essay from French neoclassical painter Francois-Andre Vincent, along with a small volume of examples of his work. In the original French.First published a decade prior, this is scar...

Fertile Image

Paul Nash; Margaret Nash; James Laver · 1951 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Faber & Faber, 1951. Cloth. The first edition of this book of photographs by the popular British surrealist and war artist, Paul Nash, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and sixty-four monochro...

Sketches of Turner, Post-Impressionism, & Turner and the Sublime

Gerald Wilkinson · 1974 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Barrie & Jenkins; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; British Museum Publications, 1974-1980. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition volumes on the art of Turner and the Post-Impressionist school. Three volumes. First editions. This set contains: The Sketches of Turner, ...

Quite Early One Morning: Broadcasts by Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas; Aneirin Talfan Davies [preface] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1954. First edition. Cloth. A first impression of this collection of the broadcasts of Dylan Thomas, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the...

The Whole Story of M-Type Leica (Mãƒâ¥ã‚âžã‚â‹ãƒâ£ã‚âƒã‚â©ãƒâ£ã‚â‚ã‚â¤ãƒâ£ã‚â‚ã‚â«ãƒâ£ã‚âã‚â®ãƒâ¥ã‚â-ã‚â¨ãƒâ¨ã‚â²ã‚âoe)

Shinichi Nakamura · 1985 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Tokyo, Shigeru Kikumura, 1985. Paperback. A very scarce guide to the M-Type Leica, a Japanese work signed by the author, Shinichi Nakamura. Signed by the author to the title page, with his business card loosely inserted.The second edition of this very scarce work. This second ...

End of Season&Apos;S Clearance Sale of Photographic & Scientific Apparatus

The City Sale & Exchange, Ltd. · 1920 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The City Sale & Exchange, Ltd. c1925 . Cloth. A very scarce 1920s sale catalogue for photographic equipment seller The City Seller & Exchange, Ltd. illustrated with images of cameras and equipment. A very scarce eight page sale catalogue of 1920s photographic equipment...

Programmes for Shakespeare&Apos;S &Apos;Macbeth&Apos; and &Apos;King Richard III&Apos; at the Lyceum Theatre

Royal Lyceum Theatre · 1875 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Royal Lyceum Theatre, 1875-1877 . Paperback. Programmes for two 1870s productions of Shakespeare's plays at London's Lyceum Theatre, both directed by and starring actor-manager Sir Henry Irving. Two very scarce advertisements for Shakespeare plays performed a...

Cicely Mary Barker and Her Art

Jane Laing · 1995 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Frederick Warne, 1995. First edition. Hardback. This handsome first edition, first impression of an illustrated study of Cecily Mary Barker's career, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work.With the original unclip...

Catalogue of the Japanese Paintings and Prints in the Collection of Mr and Mrs Richard P. Gale

J. Hillier; Richard P. Gale · 1970 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Sawers-Valansot Publication , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A superb example of this illustrated catalogue, detailing an impressive collection of Japanese paintings and prints. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding, with spine labels. Together with...

Philippe Robert Peintre (1881-1930) Un Mystique

Henri Chenevard · 1950 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bienne, Les Amis de Philippe Robert, 1950. Paperback. A smart limited edition of this study of the life and work of Swiss painter Philippe Robert, signed and inscribed by the author. In the original French. French. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half-title, dated Ch...

The Art of the Wallace Collection

Henry C. Shelley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, John Hamilton LTD, 1927. Leather. An illustrated account of the art held at the Wallace Collection, a brilliant exploration by Henry C. Shelley, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.An exploration of the art held at the Wallace Collection,...

Pisanello

Giovanni Paccagnini · 1973 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Phaidon Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this richly illustrated biography of the distinguished painter Pisanello, with the original cardboard slipcase. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the origina...

The Watercolour Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson

Arthur W. Heintzelman · 1971 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

New York , Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. Cloth. A charming collection of the watercolour drawings of Thomas Rowlandson, with commentary by Arthur W. Heintzelman. The second printing. Originally published in 1947. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. ...

Gloucestershire I: The Cotswolds

David Verey; Alan Brooks · 1999 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Penguin Books, 1999. Hardback. A fine revised edition of this extensive guide to the architecture of Gloucestershire, with illustrations. The third edition of this work, extensively revised. Bound in the original faux black leather. With the publisher's original ...

Francis Towne: Lone Star of Water-Colour Painting

Adrian Bury · 1962 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Charles Skilton Ltd, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study on British watercolour painter Francis Towne. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and forty-four plates, many of which are in colour. Collated complete. A...

Academy Notes

Henry Blackburn; Various · 1875 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1875-94. Leather. A very scarce to see set collecting together the issues of this publication promoting the Royal Academy. Twenty issues bound in one. Very scarce to see as a set.An impressive set collecting together many years of 'Academy Notes...

National Gallery of Scotland: Catalogue of Italian Drawings

Keith Andrews · 1971 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Cambridge University Press for the National Gallery of Scotland, 1971 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated two volume account of the Italian drawings held by the National Gallery of Scotland. First published in 1968, this later edition is reprinted with corrections.Two v...

The Life and Times of Sir Joshua Reynolds: With Notices of Some of His Contemporaries

Charles Robert Leslie; Tom Taylor · 1865 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, John Murray, 1865. Cloth. A comprehensive biography of English painter and founder of The Royal Academy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, with plates. Complete in two volumes. In the original cloth binding. A detailed look at the life and works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, a major En...