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Gio Ponti: IL Disegno Industriale

1958 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

Milano , La Rinascente , 1958. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition study of Gio Ponti's work with industrial design, text both in Italian and English. The first edition of this work. A very scarce study of the career and work of Gio Ponti, Italian archite...

Autumn Sons with Music from "Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Blackie & Son, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this "Flower Fairies" song-book by Cicely Mary Barker, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. An undated work, dated from Jisc, first and only edition of this work. A charming song-book featuring lyri...

Frohe Kinderlieder

Anonymous · 1930 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Verlag, Ohne Ort, c1930. Hardback. A scarce collection of German children's songs from the 1930s, colourfully illustrated throughout. An anthology of German children's songs, including 'Cuckoo, Cuckoo is Calling from the Forest', 'Sleep, Child, Sleep&a...

Victorian Novelists and Their Illustrations

J.R. Harvey · 1970 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1970. Paperback. A proof copy of this influential analysis of Victorian novelists and their illustrators, including many in-text examples of these artists' works. A fascinating and compelling analysis of Victorian novelists and their illustrato...

Some Modern Artists and Their Work

Wilfrid Meynell · 1883 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this heavily illustrated, compelling study of artists of the late Victorian era, compiled by Wilfrid Meynell. A first edition of this work. Compiled by Wilfrid Meynell, a detailed study of some ...

Musique Des Chansons de P.J. De Beranger

Pierre-Jean de Beranger · 1847 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, Perrotin, 1847. Leather. A three volume edition of the songs and music of French chansonnier Pierre-Jean de Beranger, illustrated throughout. The complete three volume illustrated fourth edition of the music and songs of Pierre-Jean de Beranger, the prolific French poet...

Boy&Apos;S Cinema Annual

Various · 1938 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, The Fleetway House, 1938-40. Cloth. Two popular annuals of the 'Boy's Cinema' magazine, looking into the films of 1938 and 1940 alongside a wide variety of fascinating articles on the silver screen. Two years of the 'Boy's Cinema Annual', ...

Film Pictorial Annual

Various · 1934 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The Amalgamated Press, 1934-36. Cloth. Two beautiful 'Film Pictorial' Annuals, profusely illustrated annuals showing the film news of the years, with plates of the stars of the day. Two volumes of 'Film Pictorial Annual', being the annuals for 1935 ...

The Fowler Architectural Collection of the John Hopkins University Catalogue

Laurence Hall Fowler (ed); Elizabeth Baer (ed) · 1991 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Baltimore, The Evergreen House Foundation, 1991. Cloth. A unique proof copy of the 1991 facsimile for the Fowler Architectural Collection at John Hopkins University, with 30 plates and folding tables to rear. A unique proof copy of the 1991 facsimile for The Fowler Architectur...

Glynn Thomas East Anglia: A Different Perspective

Alan Marshall · 2013 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Norfolk , Mascot Media , 2013. Hardback. A lovely copy of this volume exploring East Anglia through the remarkable etchings of Glynn Thomas, the second revised edition. The second revised edition of this work. Celebrating the remarkable etchings of Glynn Thomas, inspired by th...

John Constantine Hellblazer: Empathy Is the Enemy

Denise Mina · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York, Vertigo, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition collection of issues from this long running comic about a streetwise detective magician. Signed by the author, Denise Mina. The first collected edition of these issues from the DC Comics series 'Joh...

English Barometers 1680-1860 a History of Domestic Barometers and Their Makers

Nicholas Goodison · 1969 · Rooke Books

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,611)

London, Cassell and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A charming loo...

A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts

Robert M. Bancroft; Francis J. Bancroft · 1885 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Lewes and Manchester, John Calvert; Farncombe and Co. 1885. Cloth. An uncommon example of this fascinating examination of chimney construction, illustrated with ten plates. Detailing over eighty examples of chimneys across Britain, America and Europe, constructed in brick, sto...

The Portfolio, an Artistic Periodical Volume XX

Philip Gilbert Hamerton (ed) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Seely and Co. Limited, 1889. Cloth. A scarce copy of 'The Portfolio', compiled and edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, who wrote extensively on the subject of printmaking throughout the nineteenth century. A fascinating nineteenth century monthly periodical fe...

A Treatise on Wood Engraving: Historical and Practical

William Andrew Chatto · 1861 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Chatto and Windus, [1861]. Leather. The second edition of this study of wood engraving by William Andrew Chatto. The second edition, dated from Jisc and identified through its preface. An uncommon volume in all editions. A new edition with an additional chapter by Henr...

The Country Home

Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Sphere & Tatler , 1911-13. First edition. Cloth. A collection of three consecutive uniformly bound volumes of this magazine dedicated to the country life. A scarce collection. Three volumes of The Country Home magazine, some consecutive numbers from October 1911 to Ma...

Fresques Romanes Des Eglises de France

Paul-Henri Michel · 1949 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Paris, Les Editions du Chene, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition illustrating Roman frescoes in French churches, from the library of David Talbot Rice. The first edition of this volume illustrating Roman style frescoes found in French churches. This technique s...

La Plume, 172 Numero Special Consacre a Felicien Rops

Karl Boes [ed.] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Paris, La Plume, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating tribute to Belgian symbolist movement artist Felicien Rops from Paris's 'La Plume' magazine. In the original French.A special edition of French bi-monthly literary, artistic and social magazine, 'La...

IL Patrimonio Artistico Del Quirinale: Gli Arazzi

Nello Forti Grazzini · 1994 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Roma, Editoriale Lavoro Gruppo BNL , 1994. First edition. Cloth. A study of the beautiful tapestry of the Quirinal Palace, the first edition in the original Italian, complete in two volumes. A lovely set. The first edition of this set complete in two volumes, being an extensiv...

Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe

A Kenneth Snowman · 1966 · Rooke Books

£112.00 (€134.25 | $147.96 | ¥23,627)

London, Faber and Faber , 1966. First edition. Cloth. A large paper first edition copy of this charming volume concerning the gold boxed of Europe in the eighteenth century. Gold boxes were some of the most luxurious items in eighteenth century Europe, presented as gifts to fr...