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The English Interior: 1500 to 1900

Ralph Dutton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated work onEnglish interior design, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription: "To dearest Ina with love from Ralph 4.2.4...

William John Leech an Irish Painter Abroad

Denise Ferran · 1996 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London , Merrell Holberton, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, signed copy of this work on the painting and life of William John Leech. A first edition. Signed and with a dedication by the author to the title page. William John Leech was an Irish painter. Th...

Sketches in London

James Grant · 1838 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, W. S. Orr & Co, 1838. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition collection of satirical sketches of London at the beginning of the Victorian era, illustrated by Phiz. The first edition of this work.A satirical topographical sketch of London as it was just at...

Art Nouveau and Art Deco

Geoffrey Warren; Dan Klein · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Galley Press, 1978. Hardback. A very neat edition of this highly illustrated work by Warren and Klein. Over 200 colour illustrations. An introduction to act nouveau and art deco, with details on the themes of work, styles and shapes, and different explorations of style...

La Nature Chez Elle

Theophile Gautier · 1870 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Paris, Imprimerie de l'Illustration, 1870. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work dedicated to the beauty of nature, beautifully captured in engravings by Karl Bodmer. The very scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. A beautiful ode to the scenery ...

British Water-Colour Art in the First Year of the Reign of King Edward the Seventh, and During the Century Covered by the Life of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)

London, The Fine Art Society; Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition work on watercolour painting in Great Britain, with numerous colour plates throughout. The De Luxe First Edition. Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies, this being n...

Albrecht Durer: The Landscape Water-Colours

Walter Koschatzky · 1973 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

London, Academy Editions, Limited, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautiful collection of Albrecht Durer's landscape water-colours. First edition. A collection of illustrations of landscape water-colours, with 29 illustrations to the text and 32 plate...

Epstein: A Camera Study of the Sculptor at Work

Laurie Lee · 1957 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London , Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this photographic study of sculptor Jacob Epstein. A first edition copy of this photographic study of the sculptor Jacob Epstein at work. With an introduction by Laurie Lee and photographs by Ge...

A Fragment of Cresci&Apos;S Essemplare

Giovan Francesco Cresci · 1967 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Bournemouth, Bournemouth & Pool College of Art, 1967. Paperback. A lovely facsimile reproduction of Cresci's beautiful work of calligraphy complete with its unclipped dust wrapper, limited edition of two-hundred copies. Example of Giovan Francesco Cresci's celebrated...

Harding&Apos;S Portfolio

James Duffield Harding · 1837 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Charles Tilt, 1837 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this portfolio by British artist James Duffield Harding in leather binding. First edition of Harding's Portfolio in half calf binding and cloth boards. A lovely scarce collection of tinted l...

The Waveryley Gallery of the Principle Female Characters in Sir Walter Scott&Apos;S Romances: From Original Paintings by Eminent Artists Engraved Under the Superintendence of Charles Heath.

None · 1841 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Tilt and Bogue, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of this collection of artworks based on the principal female characters in Sir Walter Scott's romances. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-six plates of engravings from original paintings fr...

Cottages: Their Planning, Design and Materials

Sir Lawrence Weaver · 1926 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, Country Life, 1926. Cloth. An interesting architectural work regarding the floor plans and designs of cottages in the early twentieth century. The third edition of the, 'Country Life Book of Cottages', so greatly revised that a new title was given. This is th...

The Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art Volume Seventeen

Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London , The Studio , 1899. Cloth. A lovely bright copy of volume seventeen of The Studio, with colour plates. A lovely copy of The Studio An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art Volume Seventeen. The Studio was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine pu...

The Art of Raymond Lister

Simon Lissim · 1958 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

Cambridge, John P. Gray and Son Ltd. 1958. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition of this beautiful collection of art work. Signed by the artist. First edition. Limited to 150 copies, all signed by the artist. This is copy number 96. Illustrated with a hand coloured fro...

The Life and Work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Helen M. M. Rossetti · 1902 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Art Journal Office, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The Art Journal's very scarce 1902 Easter Annual, focusing on the life and work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with beautiful plates. An annual in the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. Illustra...

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Historical Collection of Water-Colour Paintings in the South Kensington Museum

Samuel Redgrave · 1877 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1877. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition catalogue describing the watercolour paintings of the South Kensington Museum, with numerous illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original quarter crushed morocco bin...

Landscape Illustrations of the Waverley Novels with Descriptions of the Views Vol. ! Waverly to Legend of Montrose

1832 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , Charles Tilt , 1832. Leather. A smart volume of landscape illustrations to illustrate the Waverley Novels of Sir Walter Scott. This is the first volume of illustrations of Walter Scott's Waverley Novels, illustrating from Waverley to Legend of Montrose. The Wave...

Walter Crane Hazelford Sketch Book 1862-1869

Walter Crane Hazelford · 1937 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Massachusetts, The John Barnard Associates, 937. First edition. Hardback. A very neat limited first edition of this collection of sketches by Walter Crane Hazelford. First edition. Limited edition. One of seven-hundred copies printed at the Harvard University Press, December 1...

Old Provence

Theodore Andrea Cook · 1905 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this first edition work regarding the architecture of Southern France. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. Handsomely bound in the publisher's full cloth binding with gi...

The House Improved

Randal Phillips · 1931 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Country Life Ltd. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this home improvement guidebook for home renovations with illustrations. The first edition of The House Improved by Randal Phillips in the original publisher's cloth binding. An interesting work ...