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Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland

J.P. Neale · 1818 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, For The Proprietors by W.H. Reid; Sherwood, Neeley, and Jones, 1818-23. Leather. Volumes I, II, III, and VI of this comprehensive historical and architectural work on ancestral British noble seats, illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Volumes I, II, II, and VI of...

Old English Sporting Prints and Their History

Ralph Nevill; Geoffrey Holme (ed.) · 1923 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, The Studio, Limited. 1923. Leather. A limited edition copy of 'Old English Sporting Prints and Their History' with 103 plates. This edition was limited to 1500 copies, this copy being No. 731. In a beautiful half morocco red binding by Bayntun. Ex Libris blin...

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

Iola A. Williams · 1952 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , The Connoisseur , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition volume on early English water colours, with illustrations and colour frontispiece. First edition copy of this work. Within this charming volume, there has been much attention paid to the minor ar...

Rugs and Carpets of the World

Ian Bennett [ed.] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Quarto Publishing Limited, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brightly illustrated work on rugs and carpets from around the world, in the original dust wrapper and slipcase. A brightly illustrated study of the carpets and rugs of the world.The first ...

Myself and My Piano

Margaret Cooper · 1909 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London , John Ouseley Ltd , 1909. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this autobiographical work by singer Margaret Cooper, presentation copy signed eight times by the author. The first edition of this work, very scarce copy, rarely seen on the market. Held by four...

To Our Heroic Allies. Souvenirs of the Great War (1914-1915)

H. G. Wells; Jean Richepin · 1918 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.06 | $911.53 | ¥145,560)

Lyons, Librairie "La Renaissance, 1918. Paperback. A very scarce first series of paintings by Joseph-Felix Bouchor, painted on the front lines during 1914-15, a touching work with colour plates. Signed by the artist, Joseph Felix Bouchor, to the half-title, 'Hommage de l&...

Old Crosses and Lychgates

Aymer Vallance · 1920 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the first edition of Aymer Vallance's study of the history of the commemoration of the dead through stone crosses and lychgates. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of this illustrated study o...

Kate Greenaway Pictures from Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends

H. M. Cundall · 1921 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1921. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this study of Kate Greenaway's art, adorned with stunning colourful plates. Kate Greenaway was a beloved Victorian artist, known for her drawings of children in imaginary eighteenth cent...

Guide de L&Apos;Amateur de Porcelaines Et de Poteries

Dr. J.G. Theodore Graesse · 1873 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Dresde, Schoenfeld, 1873. Leather. The fourth edition of this guide on amateur porcelain and pottery branding throughout Europe and Asia, containing many illustrated examples. A fascinating, late nineteenth-century guidebook to porcelain and pottery branding and collections th...

Pre-Raphaelite Papers

ed. Leslie Parris · 1988 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, The Tate Gallery, 1988. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this collection of essays on the Pre-Raphaelites, illustrated throughout. Including writings by Stephanie Grilli, Quentin Bell, Alastair Grieve, Mary Lutyens, Lady Mander and Benedict Read, amongst others.Edi...

Pictures and Egravings at Haughton Hall Tarporley in the Possession of Ralph Brocklebank

A. Radcliffe Carter · 1904 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Allen: Ruskin House , 1904. Vellum. A large paper limited edition copy descriptive and illustrative of Ralph Brocklebank's collection of art pieces, one of two hundred copies printed on hand-made paper. A limited edition copy, number eighty-eight of two-hun...

Randolph Caldecott&Apos;S "Graphic" Pictures

Randolph Caldecott · 1898 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London and New York, George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1898. Cloth. An excellent, complete collection of Randolph Caldecott's beloved cartoons, illustrated in colour. Four volumes bound as one, comprising Caldecott's "Graphic" Pictures, More "Graphic" Pictures, Last ...

Diversions, Some Sketches and Monologue

Herbert Farjeon · 1942 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Samuel French Limited, 1942 . Paperback. A very scarce collection of humorous sketches and monologues from English theatrical figure Herbert Farjeon. A very scarce edition of this revue from lyricist, librettist and playwright Herbert Farjeon, a major figure in British...

The Life of Joseph Wolf, Animal Painter

A. H. Palmer · 1895 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical study of German artist Joseph Wolf, illustrated throughout with examples of Wolf's work. The first edition of Alfred Herbert Palmer's study of the life of German artist ...

Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin · 1910 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, George Allen & Sons, 1910. Vellum. A beautifully bound half vellum edition of Ruskin's lectures on education and correct moral behaviour. A delightful edition of this work, in a signed Riviere half vellum binding.First published in 1865, this collection of three l...

Marks on Gold & Silver Plate Imported Into the United Kingdom

William Redman · 1907 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Bradford, William Redman, 1907. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this very scarce first edition essay on gold and silver plate imported to Britain, illustrated throughout. The very scarce first edition of this work.Author's presentation copy, with his handwri...

The English School of Painting

Ernest Chesneau; Lucy N. Etherington · 1885 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.27 | ¥6,751)

London, Cassell and Company , 1885. Cloth. A superior copy of this uncommon second edition exploring the history of English art by Ernest Chesneau. An uncommon second edition of this volume, carefully exploring the history of English art. By the French art historian Ernest Che...

Illustrations; Landscape, Historical, and Antiquarian, to the Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart ; Landscape Illustrations of the Novels of the Author of Waverley with Portraits of the Principal Female Characters

Anonymous · 1832 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.51 | $475.58 | ¥75,944)

London, Charles Tilt, 1832-1834. Leather. Four illustrated volumes of engraved plates depicting locations and characters closely related to the writing of Sir Walter Scott. Two works of illustrations associated with the writing of Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott, bound in f...

Snaffles, the Life and Work of Charlie Johnson Payne

John Welcome; Rupert Collens; Vincent O'Brien · 1987 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Stanley Paul, 1987. First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition presentation copy of this work on the English painter. A signed limited edition presentation copy of this biographical work, with slip case. Signed by the authors Rupert Collens and John Welcome, this...

Selectorum Symbolorum Heroicorum

Salomon Neugebauer · 1619 · Rooke Books

£3,750.00 (€4,494.90 | $4,953.98 | ¥791,088)

Francofurti, Lucam Jennis, 1619. Vellum. A Latin heraldic work on the insignia of European rulers, a notable copy from the library of William Beckford, the important English novelist. In the original Latin.From the library of William Beckford. In pencil above the bookplate &ap...