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The Art of Photography 1839-1989

Mike Weaver · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New Haven and London , Yale University Press, 1989. First edition. Paperback. A stunning history of photography with many illustrations. A first edition. This volume was published on the occasion of the exhibition The Art of Photography 1839-1989 and provides an extensive his...

Histoire Des Arts Du Dessin

M. Rigollot · 1863 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Paris, Dumoulin, 1863-1864. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Marcel-Jérôme Rigollot's historical study of European art. Published in French. A leather bound, first edition copy of Marcel-Jérôme Rigollot's historical study of European art. Published...

Chefs-C&Apos;Oeuvre de Peinture Au Musee Du Louvre Ecole Italienne

Louis Bernard · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1879. Leather. An illustrated celebration of the Italian masterpieces from the Louvre collection. In the original French. This volume celebrates the masterpieces from the Louvre within the Italian school of painting including Leonardo Da Vinci, Sand...

Collections Camillo Castiglioni de Vienne. I. Catalogue Des Tableaux - Sculptures - Meubles - Orfevreries - Bijoux - Tapisseries - Tapis - Etoffies - Porcelaines de la Chine, Etc

1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Cie, 1925. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated catalogue of the sale of the art collection of wealthy financier Camillo Castiglioni. The catalogue for a 1925 auction sale of the art collected by Camillo Castiglioni, which took placed under the direction ...

Raccolta de Piu Belle Ed Interessante Dipinti, Musacici Ed Altri Monumenti Rinver Nute Negli Scavi Reali Di Ercolano, Di Pompeie, E Di Stabia

Museo Reale Borbonico · 1854 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Napoli, Museo Reale Borbonico, 1854. Leather. An early edition of this uncommon volume which reproduces the art excavated at Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabia in line drawing. Published by the Museo Reale Borbonico, this work is comprised of line drawings that reproduce the mos...

Histoire de la Gravure En Italie, En Espagne, En Allemagne, Dans Les Pays-Bas, En Angleterre Et En France

Georges Duplessis · 1880 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880. Leather. A smart first edition copy of this volume on the history of engraving, with 73 detailed reproductions of engravings. The first edition of this work in a half morocco binding. Illustrated with 73 reproductions of engravings. Coll...

Vie Des Peintres Flamands Et Hollandais

Descamps and D'Argenville · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Marseille, Jules Barile, 1842. Leather. Three volumes of the French work Vie des Peintres Flamands et Hollandais, with illustrations. The first three of five volumes of Vie des Peintres Flamands et Hollandais. In the original French. These volumes explore the life of Flemish...

The Art of Blazon, with an Introduction on the Rise, Origin, and Progress of British Heraldry

The Rev. William Sloane Evans · 1847 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Longman, Brown, & Longmans, 1847. Disbound. A very scarce study of the art of blazon and British heraldry, by the Rev. William Sloane Evans. A very scarce work, disbound but intact. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four plates to th...

Gemalde-Sammlung Des Verewigten Herrn Dr. Martin Schubart Auktion Am 23 Oktober 1899 Zu Munchen

Dr. H. Pallmann; Hugo Helbing · 1899 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Munich, Hugo Helbing, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce auction catalogue for the sales of the painting collection of Dr. Martin Schubart, in Munich 1899. In the original German language. German language. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece ...

A Signed Letter from the Engraver George Thomas Doo

George Thomas Doo · 1825 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Not Stated, None, c1850 . Loose Pages, Articles. The final leaf of a signed and handwritten letter from the prominent nineteenth century British engraver George Thomas Doo. The final leaf only of a correspondence from the English engraver, with no indication as to who he is ad...

Engravings from Ancient Seals Attached to Deeds and Charters in the Muniment Room of Sir Thomas Hare of Stowe-Bardolph

George Henry Dashwood · 1847 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Stowe-Bardolph, Privately Printed, 1847-1862. Cloth. Two scarce privately printed volumes illustrating the seals from the Muniment Room of Sir Thomas Hare of Stowe-Bardolph. Two volumes. One of only one hundred copies printed. Collected and written by George Henry Dashwood, a ...

Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain 1745-1842

Alwyn Cox; Angela Cox · 1983 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of pottery and porcelain from Rockingham. First edition. Illustrated with ten colour plates, a map, and one hundred and forty-nine black and white photographs. Collated co...

Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use

Janet Waring · 1937 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.82 | ¥20,252)

New York, William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Co...

Tombes Geometriques D&Apos;Argos, I (1952-1958)

Paul Courbin · 1974 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

Paris, Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1974. First edition. Paperback. A first French volume exploring the archeology of Argos, with illustrations. A first edition copy. In the original French.This volume explores the Geometric tombs of the city of Argos in Peloponnese and i...

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1892-1894 . First edition. Hardback. Two limited edition copies of Austin Dobson's Eighteenth Century Vignettes, with illustrations and signed to the first series. Series one and two. Both are limited edition works, with only two hundred and fi...

Late Victorian Photograph Album

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, London Studios, c1895. Cloth. A fascinating late Victorian period photograph album with images from various studios in London. Late Victorian photograph album. Contains thirty leaves with one space for a photograph on each page. With twenty-one filled with images from ...

Domestic Architecture: Containing a History of the Science, and the Principles of Designing Public Edifices, Private Dwelling-Houses, Country Mansions, and Suburban Villas

Richard Brown · 1852 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1852 . Leather. A smart copy of Richard Brown's richly illustrated Victorian-era study of the history of architecture. First published in 1842, this is the work of Richard Brown, a Professor of Architecture and author of a number of architectural...

An Attempt to Determine the Exact Character of Elizabethan Architecture

James Hakewill · 1835 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, John Weale, 1835 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of architect James Hakewill's very scarce study of Elizabethan architecture, illustrated with eight plates by the author. The work of architect James Hakewill, best known for his illustrated publications, ...

One Set of Valve Models for Marine Engineers Consisting of Piston Valve (Steam Inside) Piston Valve (Steam Outside) Common Slide Valve Double Ported Valve

1894 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Tower Publishing Compay, [1894]. Unbound. A very scarce set of valve models for marine engineers by Tower Publishing Company. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Found institutionally only at the British Library and the University of Cambridge Libraries.Contai...

The Posters of Achille Mauzan: A Catalogue Raisonne

Mirande Carnevale-Mauzan · 2001 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New Yorkk, Posters Please Inc. 2001 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this catalogue of posters by French Art Deco artist Achille Mauzan, by his son. First edition of The Posters of Achille Mauzan: A Catalogue Raisonne by Mirande Carnevale-Mauzan in the original...