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Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects of London

R. Willis et al. · 1842 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of articles on architecture, with details on the projects and transactions of 'The Royal Institute of British Architects of London&apos. The first edition. In the...

George J. Pinwell and His Works

George C. Williamson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1900. First edition. Cloth. The limited first edition of this lovely biography exploring notable 19th-century artist, George J. Pinwell, adorned with his works throughout. The limited first edition of this pleasant account of George J. Pinwell, a...

Index to First Series of the Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects Vols. I-XXXIV: 1835-94

Alexr. Beazeley · 1891 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, J. Davy and Sons , 1891. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce index referencing works issued in print by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce reference. In the publisher's original wraps. An index pres...

William Morris and W.B. Yeats

Peter Faulkner · 1962 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition treatise on William Morris and W. B. Yeats, looking into their political and social ideals. The limited first edition of this work, limited to one thousand and fifty copies.In the original unclipped glassi...

British Bookbindings Presented by Kenneth H. Oldaker to the Chapter Library of Westminster Abbey

Howard M. Nixon · 1982 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Maggs Bros. Ltd. 1982. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated record of the book-bindings presented to the Chapter Library of Westminster Abbey by Kenneth H. Oldaker. First edition. Illustrated with seventy-one plates, three of which are i...

The Monuments of Ancient Egypt

Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch · 2001 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The British Museum Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this fascinating work on the monuments of Ancient Egypt, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. A detailed study of the monuments...

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins · 1997 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, British Museum Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed study on the art of Ancient Egypt from English art historian Gay Robins. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. A detailed and comprehensive study of the a...

Anecdotes of Painting in England

Horace Walpole · 1762 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Strawberry Hill, Thomas Farmer, 1762-63. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Horace Walpole's extensive work on painters, complete with many plates. The first edition.Four volumes bound in two, being the three volumes of 'Anecdotes of Painting in England&apo...

Causeries Sur L&Apos;Art Egyptien

Jean Capart · 1958 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Brussels , Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth, 1958. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce posthumously published discussion of Egyptian art by acclaimed Belgian Egyptologist, Jean Capart. The first edition. In the publisher's original wraps. A very scarce stud...

Songs for My Little Ones from "Punch

Sir Frederic H. Cowen [composer] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, J. Saville and Co Ltd, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A charmingly illustrated book of sheet music composed by Frederic H. Cowen, with the songs adapted from 'Punch' poems. First edition. This collection of sheet music has been composed based off of poems fr...

Pictures from Nature

Mary Howitt · 1869 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work by Mary Howitt, describing the beauty of the seasons and beautifully illustrated in colour. The first edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven full col...

Hymns Ancient and Modern for Use in the Services of the Church

1875 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, William Clowes and Sons, 1875. Leather. A smart, leather-bound pocket book of commonly used ancient and modern hymns. A pocket-sized hymnal commonly used within the Church of England. Bound in full calf with yapp edges and gilt detailing. 'Hymns Ancient and Mode...

Parliament Past and Present: A Popular and Picturesque Account of a Thousand Years in the Palace of Westminster, the Home of the Mother of Parliaments

Arnold Wright; Philip Smith · 1902 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Hutchinson & Co , [1902]. First edition. Leather. Wright and Smith's colour illustrated work depicting the history of the Palace of Westminster, bound in two volumes in full morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with monochrome and colour photogravure frontispi...

Father Tuck&Apos;S Noah&Apos;S Ark Panorama with Movable Pictures

None · 1997 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, B. Shackman and Co, Inc , 1997. Hardback. A detailed illustrative panorama of Noah's Ark with movable animal figures. A very scarce Father Tuck panorama made up of four square panels. This fold-out work depicts the scene of Noah's Ark. Within the work, a b...

Put Yourself in the Picture

Val Valentine; Peter Chan · 1985 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Surrey, Dragon's World Limited, 1985. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this very scarce humorous book for adults. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with sixteen full colour pages. Collated complete. A book of fun for adults. Simply line up passport...

The Vernon Gallery of British Art

S. C. Hall · 1850 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, G. Virtue , 1850-1 . First edition. Leather. A scarce pair of first editions from the first and second series of works exhibiting Robert Vernon's vast art collection, presented to the National Gallery in 1847. The first edition. Bound in half morocco with cloth to...

Chequers: The Prime Minister&Apos;S Country House and Its History

Norma Major · 1996 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Harper Collins , 1996. Cloth. A fascinating historical exploration of the the country house of the Prime Minister, adorned throughout with colour illustrations. An excellent early copy of this historical work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher&a...

Evolution in Art: As Illustrated by the Life-Histories of Designs

Alfred C. Haddon · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Walter Scott , 1895. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this evolutionary study of art from influential British anthropologist Alfred C. Haddon. The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt text...

Our Homes and How to Beautify Them

H. J. Jennings · 1902 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Harrison and Sons, 1902. Vellum. A smart second edition of this early twentieth century interior design guide. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-six plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed guide to interior design with chapt...

The Oriental Obsession: Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920

John Sweetman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1988. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated guide to Islamic influence on British and American art and architecture by John Sweetman. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust ...