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Faint Harmony

Vivian Ellis · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this 1930s novel by English musical comedy composer Vivian Ellis. In the publisher's original price unclipped illustrated dust wrapper, reading '3rd. ...

A History of English Furniture

Percy MacQuoid · 1904 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London , Lawrence and Bullen, 1904-1908. First edition. Cloth. A complete four volume set of this richly illustrated and comprehensive history of English furniture. A complete four volume set of this richly illustrated account of the history of English furniture, by Percy Macq...

Sandro Botticelli

Adolf Paul Oppe · 1911 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London and New York, Hodder & Stoughton , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this volume on the works of Sandro Botticelli, with colour plates. A first edition copy. Part of the Arundel Library of Great Masters Series. Sandro Botticelli was an Itali...

The Heroines of George Meredith

Herbert Bedford · 1914 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. First edition. Cloth. A bright first trade edition of this collection of portraits of George Meredith's heroines by Herbert Bedford. The first trade edition of this work, published simultaneously as a first limited edition. Containing...

Royal Newmarket

R. C. Lyle; Adair Dighton · 1945 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Putnam & Co. Ltd. 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brief illustrated history of Royal Newmarket in the scarce original dust wrapper. First edition of Royal Newmarket by R. C. Lyle in the original publisher's green cloth binding and unclipped ...

Guide to Knole, Its State Rooms, Pictures, and Antiquities, with a Short Account of the Possessors and Park of Knole.

None · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Sevenoaks, J. Salmon, 1910. Cloth. A very smart guide to Knole, one of the few English houses open regularly to the general public at the start of the 20th century. New authorized edition. Knole is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust...

Craftsmen and Interior Decoration in England, 1660-1829

Geoffrey Beard · 1981 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew and Son Limited, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on interior decoration and craft. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout. A study of craftsmen and their work on interior decoration from 1660 to...

Folding Nativity Scene

0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1950. Loose Pages, Articles. A scarce and lovely folding nativity scene. A lovely folding nativity scene showing baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph to the centre, the three wise Kings, the shepherds and various animals celebrating the birth of baby Jesus. Wit...

Tanks and How to Draw Them; Ships and How to Draw Them

Terence Cuneo; Peter Anson · 1943 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London & New York, The Studio, 1943-4. First edition. Cloth. First edition and fourth impression of these guides to drawing tanks and ships by Terence Cuneo and Peter F. Anson. The first edition of Cuneo's guide to drawing tanks and fourth impression of Peter Anson's...

Phil May&Apos;S ABC: Fifty-Two Original Designs Forming Two Humorous Alphabets from a to Z

Phil May · 1897 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The Leadenhall Press , 1897. First edition. Cloth. One of a limited edition copy of this humorous alphabet illustrated by caricaturist Phil May. The first edition of this work. A series of fifty two caricatures illustrating two alphabets by caricaturist Phil May, pione...

The Growth of the English House, a Short History of Its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800

J. Alfred Gotch · 1909 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this architectural history of English houses with illustrations. First edition of The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800 by J. Alfred Gotch. ...

The Followers of William Blake: Edward Calvert, Samuel Palmer, George Richmond

Laurence Binyon · 1925 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London; New York, Halton & Truscott Smith, LTD; Minton, Balch & Company, 1925. First edition. Leather. A striking signed limited edition copy of Laurence Binyon's important study on the Romantic followers of William Blake, complete with colour and monochrome plates. The f...

Advertising and British Art

Walter Shaw Sparrow · 1924 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this copiously illustrated work on the history of art and advertising in Great Britain, written by Walter Shaw Sparrow. A fascinating work on the relationship between art and advertising in Bri...

Art in Advertising: A Study of British and American Pictorial Publicity

Percy V. Bradshaw · 1925 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, The Press Art School, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this brightly illustrated work on how art has been used in British and American advertising. An interesting study on the relationship between art and British and American publicity and advertising, ...

A Catalogue of Pictures, Sculpture & Models in the Collection of the Royal Artillery Mess Woolwich

Lieutenant-Colonel K. S. B. Wintle · 1977 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Not Stated, Privately printed, 1977. Paperback. A scarce catalogue of art in the collection of the Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich. A catalogue in a quarter cloth binding and the original paper wraps. A catalogue of paintings, sculpture and models in the Royal Artillery Mess, W...

The Besom Maker & Other Country Folk Songs Collected and Illustrated

Heywood Sumner · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1888. First edition. Hardback. A first edition collection of country folk songs, collected and illustrated by Heywood Sumner. The scarce first edition. With copies held in twelve British libraries. In the original pictorial hardback binding. A col...

Art and the Beauty of the Earth. A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881

William Morris · 1898 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this notable art lecture delivered by the famous British designer and artist, William Morris. The first edition. Bound in the original paper boards with cloth spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press with...

Roman Sculptures from Eastern England

Janet Huskinson · 1994 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this catalogue of sculpture from Eastern England, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. This is a fascinating catalogue of Roman Britain sculpture, specifically from E...

Thyme and Bergamot

Christopher Sandeman · 1947 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, The Dropmore Press, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this beautifully described book inspired by nature with wood engravings throughout. First edition of Thyme and Bergamot by Christopher Sandeman in the original publisher's cloth binding....

Quest for Sita of Ravana the Dark Angel and His Paradise at Lanka

Maurice Collis · 1946 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana&apos. A beautifully illustrated retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'...