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Alexander Koch&Apos;S Handbuch Neuzeitlicher Wohnungs-Kultur Das Vornehm-Burgerliche Heim

Alexander Koch · 1922 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Unamed, Unamed, 1922. Cloth. A wonderful example of this work of interior design, profusely illustrated throughout with examples of room designs. In the original German and the publisher's original cloth binding. A delightful work offering a look into early 20th century i...

Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings Prepared Under the Supervision of the Distinguished Lecturer and Traveller John L. Stoddard Containing a Rare and Elaborate Collection of Photographic Views of the Entire World of Nature and Art Presenting and Describing the Choicest Treasures of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North, and South America the Old World and the New

John L. Stoddard · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Chicago, The Werner Company, c1894. Leather. A profusely illustrated work documenting a series of noted works from around the world. A delightful work being a large collection of photographs. Undated, dating using Copac. Featuring images of famous scenes and cities from across...

The Dictionary of British Artists 1880 - 1940 an Antique Collectors&Apos; Club Research Project Listing 41,000 Artists

J. Johnson; A. Greutzner · 1976 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A reference work compiling information on British artists from the years 1880 to 1940, held in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, in the original unclipped pictorial ...

English Water- Colour with Reproductions of Drawings by Eminent Painters

Charles Holme; Frederick Wedmore · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Offices of "The Studio" , 1902. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this collection of beautiful watercolours by 'eminent artists', complete in eight parts. Including contributions from Prout, David Cox, Swan, Herbert Marshall, Turner and many o...

Internationales Handbuch Aller Maler Und Bildhauer Des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Joachim Busse · 1977 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Wiesbaden, Busse, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating international directory of painters and sculptors of the nineteenth century, containing the names, dates, and artistic fields of eighty-nine thousand artists active in the period. Thi...

Early English Watercolours and Some Cognate Drawings by Artists Born Not Later Than 1785

Iolo A. Williams · 1970 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Bath, Kingsmead Reprints, 1970. Cloth. A exemplary look into the early history of English Watercolour painting, by Iolo A. Williams. Profusely illustrated to the rear of the volume. A 1970's reprint copy of this work by Iolo A. Williams original published in 1952. William...

Dictionary of Sea Painters

E. H. H. Archibald · 1980 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors Club Ltd. 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated dictionary on notable sea painters, complete with the original unclipped dustwrapper. This text was written by the curator of Oil Paintings at the National Mari...

The Art of Town Planning

Henry Vaughan Lanchester · 1925 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating study of town planning by the British architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester. Henry Vaughan Lanchester was the son of the notable English architect and surveyor Henry Jones Lancheste...

Stained Glass in Somerset 1250 - 1830

Christopher Woodforde · 1946 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)

London, Oxford University Press, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating and copiously illustrated history and study of stained glass, by the Anglican priest and noted twentieth century author, Christopher Woodforde. Containing a comprehensive detailing of English and foreig...

Old Ballads Historical and Narrative with Some of Modern Date, Collected from Rare Copies and Mss. Volume I- II Volume III-IV

Thomas Evans; R. H. Evans (revisor) · 1810 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.77 | ¥72,780)

London, Printed for R. H. Evans, 1810. Leather. A complete four volume set of Thomas Evans's collection of 'Old Ballads', bound in two volumes. A New Edition copy, revised and enlarged by the author's son, Robert Harding Evans, a notable English bookseller ...

John N. Rhodes, a Yorkshire Painter, 1809-1842

William H Thorp · 1904 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Leeds; London, Richard Jackson; Bemrose & Sons, 1904. Cloth. A attractive and profusely illustrated volume exploring the work of the Yorkshire painter John N. Rhodes. Limited edition number 225 of 400. An interesting work of art history from the North of England. The volume ex...

Models of Buildings How to Make & Use Them

William Harvey · 1927 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, The Architectural Press, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this uncommon work regarding the architecture of model buildings. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition. Uncommon. Signed by the author to the ...

Treasure Trove in Art

Arthur Kay; Henry M Hake · 1939 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1939. Cloth. A uncommon and handsomely illustrated work by Arthur Kay, showcasing his lifelong passion for the arts. With a introduction by Henry M. Hake, the former Director of the National Portrait Gallery in London. With two appreciations...

Preface to the Germ, Thoughts Towards Nature in Poetry, Literature, and Art

William Michael Rossetti · 1901 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Elliot Stock, 1901. Brochure/Pamphlet. Rossetti's preface to 'The Germ' a work about the Pre-Raphaelite movement. A facsimile of the original 1850 periodical, incomplete with the preface bound on it's own. 'The Germ' was a periodical estab...

Turner&Apos;S Rivers of France with an Introduction by John Ruskin. A Series of Sixty-One Steel Engravings from the Originals of J.M. W. Turner, R.A. Described by Leitch Ritchie the Companion of Turner During His Tour Through France with a Biography of the Artist by Alaric a Watts.

John Ruskin; Leitch Ritchie · 1887 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, J S Virtue & Co, 1887. Leather. The result of time spent in France, this work showcases the talent of artist J M W Tuner, with written material by Leitch Ritchie. Three volumes of an original four volume set, missing volume I. Volume I contained the introduction by Joh...

Tiens! IL N&Apos;Y a Personne?

Ronald Searle · 1969 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first French edition of this work by Ronald Searle. Published the same year as the true first, the English edition issued in 1969. Illustrated throughout. The flyleaf of the English edition noted 'The Snail, hid...

Interni Veneziani

Attilia Dorigato, Giuseppe Mazzariol · 1990 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Padova, Biblos, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A look at the history of interior design and art of Venice. Mostly In Italian, with passages translated into English, German and French to the rear. Illustrated throughout, with beautiful photographs of interiors of various building ...

L&Apos;Opera Completa Di Bosch, Cezanne, Vermeer, Hayez and Poussin

Mia Cinotti; Sandra Orienti; Piero Bianconi; Sergio Coradeschi; · 1966 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Milano, Rizzoli Editore, 1966-1974 . First edition. Hardback. Five smart first edition volumes of this Italian works on important artists and their work. Five volumes from the Art Classics series in the original Italian. These volumes are committed to analyzing individuals, a...

Die Elfenbeinbildwerke: Beschreibung Der Bildwerke Der Christlichen Epochen

Wilhelm Voge · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Berlin, Verlag von Georg Reimer; W. Spemann, 1902. Cloth. A very scarce and impressively illustrated German-language text on early Christian ivory artworks. Very scarce. Second edition. Disbound as issued, and encased in the publisher's original cloth binding. With the de...

L&Apos;Art Ancien ãƒâ  L&Apos;Exposition Universelle de 1878

Various [ed. by Louis M. Gonse] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Paris, A. Quantin, 1879. Leather. A charming catalogue showcasing the pre-modern inspired artwork from the 1878 Universal Exhibition, in full contemporary vellum. L'Art Ancien à l'Exposition Universelle de 1878 (Ancient Art at the Universal Exhibition of 1878), a lo...