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Charles Henry Bennett · 1857 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

London, D. Bogue, [1857]. Cloth. A very scarce collection of twenty four charming coloured lithographs by illustrator Charles Henry Bennett. A charming collection of coloured lithographs by prolific Victorian illustrator Charles Henry Bennett, contributor to the Punch magazine...

Teaching Bookbinding Craft in Schools: A Course for Juniors and Seniors

F. Goodyear · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Evans Brothers Limited, [1936]. Cloth. A fascinating guide to teaching the art of bookbinding to schoolchildren, illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Instructing the reader on case bindings, board bindings, decoration of the covers and the making of decorative pa...

Le Diable a Paris Les Gens de Paris

Various · 1845 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1845-46. Leather. The beautiful engraved plates from the satirical 'Le Diable a Paris', a collection of Gavarni's portrait plates showing the people of Paris. The plates of 'Le Diable a Paris', bound without the text.This work i...

Miss Carter Came with Us

Helen Bradley · 1973 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1973. Cloth. A limited edition of the second work by Helen Bradley following Miss Carter, signed by the artist and complete with a slipcase. A delightful tale following Miss Carter, with beautiful illustrations of Lancashire in the early twentieth centur...

George J. Pinwell and His Works

George C. Williamson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The limited first edition copy of this charming look at the life and works of George Pinwell, illustrated with his paintings throughout. The limited first edition of this work, limited to three-hundred and fifty copies, n...

A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club

C. K. Adams · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Garrick Club, 1936. First edition. Vellum. A vellum bound catalogue of the many paintings held by the Garrick Club, illustrated with plates throughout, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work.A comprehensive catalogue detailing the many paintings...

Angelica Kauffmann

Victoria Manners; G C Williamson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition of Victoria Manners and G C Williamson's biography of Swiss painter Angelica Kauffmann. The first, limited edition of 1924 of this extensive biography of Angelica Kauffmann by Victoria ...

The Art of Making Devises

Henri Estienne; Thomas Blount · 1650 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)

London, John Holden, 1650. Leather. A very scarce early edition of Henri Estienne's important early work on the art of devises illustrated with beautiful and detailed engravings. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten plates, and a couple of in-text engra...

The Works of Jonathan Richardson

Jonathan Richardson · 1792 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, T. and J. Egerton, 1792. Cloth. An illustrated collection of the works of Jonathan Richardson, containing his best known and most influential works, such as 'An Essay on the Theory of Painting&apos. A collection of the influential works of Jonathan Richardson, inc...

The History of Portrait Miniatures

George C. Williamson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.08 | $891.72 | ¥142,396)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A splendid limited edition on portrait miniatures by George C. Williamson, richly illustrated. Comprising a thorough account of the art of miniature portraits as seen exhibited across Europe, their notable artists and s...

A Potter&Apos;S Diary in Japan

Bernard Leach · 1959 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

London, Faber and Faber , 1959. First edition. Paperback. The first, very scarce edition of Bernard Leach's popular book of pottery, defining his craft philosophy and techniques. A very scarce, true first edition of Bernard Leach's fascinating diary of pottery in Jap...

Kate Greenaway Pictures

H. M. Cundall · 1921 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.32 | ¥63,287)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautiful study of the art of Kate Greenaway, replete with wonderful colour plates showing Greenaway's popular art. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispi...

Kendal in the Nineteenth Century

Alfred Wainwright; James Marsh [ed.] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Kendal, Westmorland Gazette, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of illustrations based on early photographs. A first edition, in the original imitation morocco cloth binding, with price unclipped dustwrapper.A celebration of Kendal, the small Lake District market...

The Book of Beauty

Cecil Beaton · 1930 · Rooke Books

£3,200.00 (€3,835.65 | $4,227.39 | ¥675,062)

London, Duckworth, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cecil Beaton's first published photographical work, containing a variety of portraits of the beautiful women of the day. The first edition of this work.In the original torn dustwrapper, dustwrapper is ver...

Dictionnaire Des Peintre, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs de Tous le Temps Et de Tous Les Pays Par Un Groupe D&Apos;ãƒâ‰Crivains Spãƒâ©Cialistes Franãƒâ§Ais Et ãƒâ‰Trangers

E Bénézit [ed.] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

France, Librairie Gründ , 1966. Cloth. A lovely new, revised edition of this thorough dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers from all over the world. Complete in eight volumes and copiously illustrated. The fourth edition, revised and corrected by E. BénÃ...

Pictures and Royal Portraits of British and Scottish History, from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time

Thomas Archer · 1880 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Blackie and Son , 1880. Cloth. A handsome illustrated set complete in two volumes comprising various steel engravings of English and Scottish historical design and descriptive historical notes. Undated. Dated from the same copies on Jisc [1880]Published exclusively by ...

A Short History of Engraving & Etching

A. M. Hind · 1908 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1908. Cloth. A presentation copy of this history of engravings, illustrated throughout. Detailing the history of engraving from the fifteenth century, through the great masters, etching, portrait engraving, etching through the eighteenth ...

Les Maitres Humoristes Honore Daumier

1908 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Felix Juven, 1908. First edition. Leather. The first edition of three art journals looking into the artistic pieces by Honore Daumier, Henri Avelot, and Charles Leandre, in the original French. The first edition of these works.In the original French.Three issues of &apo...

The Little Blue Light: A Play in Three Acts

Edmund Wilson · 1951 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1951. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this uncommon play by Edmund Wilson, in the original, unclipped dustwrapper. The first Uk edition of this work. A play in three acts by Edmund Wilson, American writer. His writings influe...

Nihonga: The Japanese Garden

Trilokesh Mukherjee · 1986 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Barbican Art Gallery, 1986. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An excellent brochure introducing the Nihonga Exhibition held at the Barbican Art Gallery in London in 1985-86 and its complementary Japanese Garden. The first edition of this brochure introducing the exhibi...