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Brittany a Series of Thirty-Five Sketches

Birket Foster · 1878 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Surrey, Birket Foster, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of sketches and illustrations by Victorian illustrator Birket Foster. First edition of Brittany A Series of Thirty-Five Sketches by Birket Foster in the original publisher's ...

Derby Porcelain

Franklin A. Barrett; Arthur L. Thorpe · 1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this highly illustrated study of Derby porcelain, with original dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated highly with 177 black and white images on 97 plates with seven additional coloured plates. Collated ...

English Water-Colour with Reproductions of Drawings by Eminent Painters

Charles Holme [ed.]; Frederick Wedmore [intro.] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Offices of the Studio, 1902. First edition. Paperback. Four volumes celebrating English watercolour published by fine arts magazine the Studio. With thirty two colour tipped plates. Volumes I, III, IV, and V of eight works on English water colourists published by the S...

Album of Christmas Cards

1950 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1950-1976. Cloth. A charming personal scrapbook of Christmas cards from around the world. A personal scrapbook of a collection of Christmas cards from around the world. With one hundred and twenty eight cards across fifty two pages. The Christmas cards...

War Impressions

Dorthoy Menpes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1903. Cloth. A second reprint copy of this collection of war paintings by Mortimer Menpes, described by his daughter Dorothy. A second re-print copy of War Impressions, being a study in colour by Mortimer Menpes and described by his daughter Dor...

Farbungen Auf Kunstseide Dyeings on Artificial Silk

1902 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Frankfurt , Leopold Cassella & Co, 1902. Cloth. A scarce portfolio of dyeings on artificial silk, in both German and English. A portfolio with nine accordion folding compartments with 144 samples of dyed artificial silk thread swatches with a formulae for achieving each colour...

Twelve Etchings Contributed to the Portfolio by Paul Adolphe Rajon

F. G. Stephens; Paul Rajon · 1889 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Seeley & Co. 1889. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce large portfolio of twelve etchings by Paul Rajon, with a memoir and notes by F. G. Stephens, first edition. The first edition of this work. A very scarce book, rarely seen on the market. Containing a series of twe...

The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Richard Doyle · 1854 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1854 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this lovely collection of satire and comic illustrations by Richard Doyle. First edition of The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Richard Doyle in full morocco binding. Being the history...

The Scenic Annual for Mdcccxxxviii

Thomas Campbell [ed.] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, George Virtue, 1838. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this collection of artworks. First edition. With inscription that reads "To Fanny W. Magow from The Editor." Illustrated with thirty-six engraved plates. Collated complete. Images inc...

The Modern Portrait Gallery

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, c1895. Cloth. A beautiful fifth series of this collection of portraits of important figures. Fifth series. Scarce edition. Dated from the National Library of Wales. Illustrated with twenty coloured plates with tissue guards. Collated complet...

The Royal Drawing Room Table Book; Comprising Original Tales and Poetry

John Sherer · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London; New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, c1870. Leather. A very scarce book of entertaining tales and poems by John Sherer, accompanied by sixty three plates John Sherer realises his conception of the perfect table in this very scarce, heavily illustrated ...

Stamperia Valdonega

2001 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Italy, Stamperia Valdonega, 2001. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet advertising Stamperia Valdonega, a high quality printing press, with illustrations. First edition of Stamperia Valdonega, a pamphlet from this high quality private printing press ran by Giovannn...

The School of Arts; or, Fountain of Knowledge

0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Printed and Sold by Dean and Munday, c1830 . Paperback. A very scarce edition of this collection of receipts, tips and tricks by British artists. The School of Arts; Or, Fountain of Knowledge in the original paper wraps. Containing several hundred truly valuable and u...

The Tree

John Fowles · 1979 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Aurum Press, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Fowles and Frank Horvat's collaborative work, in which Fowles's writing is accompanied by Horvat's images of trees. Signed by Fowles. The first edition, first impression of this work, wi...

Royal Newmarket

R. C. Lyle · 1945 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Putnam & Co. Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of Royal Newmarket. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and many black and white drawings. Collated complete. A brief history of this area of Suf...

Belgian Art in Exile: A Representative Gallery of Modern Belgian Art

Ligue Des Artistes Belges · 1916 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Colour, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful collection of Belgian art, by the League of Belgian Artists, written in both French and English. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a colour frontispiece, forty-five pages of...

Children&Apos;S Costume from 1775

1775 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

Not Stated , Not stated , c1930. Cloth. A charming personal collection of hand painted watercolours of children's costumes. A personal collection of hand painted watercolours of Children's Costume from 1775. A charming collection of watercolour drawings of children&...

The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt

W. M. Flinders Petrie · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London & Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, 1910 . Cloth. The uncommon second edition of this work by Egyptologist Flinders Petrie with illustrations. Second edition of The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt by W. M. Flinders Petrie in the original publisher's cloth binding. Published...

The National Gallery Volume I

1836 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Jones & Co. 1836 . Leather. A very scarce edition of this catalogue from the National Gallery with multiple full page engravings. Very scarce edition of The National Gallery Volume I in half morocco binding and cloth boards. With only one other copy held in libraries....

The Chippendale Period in English Furniture

K. Warren Clouston · 1897 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London and New York, Debenham & Freebody; Edward Arnold, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of furniture designs from the Chippendale period. First edition of The Chippendale Period in English Furniture by K. Warren Cloust...