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The Old Water-Colour Society&Apos;S Club First Annual Volume (X3) 1923-1924 Second Annual Volume 1924-1925 Third Annual Volume 1925-1926 Fourth Annual Volume (X2) 1926-1927 Fifth Annual Volume 1927-1928 Sixth Annual Volume 1928-1929 Seventh Annual Volume 1929-1930 Ninth Annual Volume 1931-1932 Fifteenth Annual Volume 1937 Sixteenth Annual Volume 1938 Issued Only to Members

A. J. Finberg (ed.) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£359.99 (€431.50 | $475.57 | ¥75,942)

London, Chiswick Press, 1924. Cloth. A thirteen volume set of the 'The Old Water-Colour Society's Club' annuals from 1924 to 1938, issued only to members. Thirteen volumes in quarter cloth binding with marble paper covered boards. Profusely illustrated with colo...

A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems; Most of Them in the Possession of the Nobility and Gentry of This Kingdom

T. Worlidge · 1768 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, Dryden Leach, 1768. Leather. A scarce edition of Worlidge's collection of drawings, etched after the manner of Rembrandt. Bound in full morocco leather with gilt lettering and decorative borders. Volume 2 only of 2 with 92 of the 180 plates contained in the comple...

The Literary Souvenir and Cabinet of Modern Art

Alaric A Watts · 1835 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,820)

London, Whittaker and Co. 1835. Leather. A collection of essays on art and literature. Illustrated throughout with numerous engraved plates. In a half-calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally sound, though with some fading and loss to the cloth on the rear board. One...

Glass

Alexander Nesbitt · 1878 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1878. Leather. A history of the use of glass in decorative ornaments throughout the world. Illustrated with nine lithographed plates. Including chapters on The Composition of Glass, Glass in the Roman Empire, and Glass in Italy. Large paper copy, limi...

The National Portrait Gallery

Lionel Cust (ed) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1901. Leather. A smartly-bound limited edition record of the portraits collected in the National Portrait Gallery, edited by Lionel Cust. Illustrated throughout with many black-and-white portraits. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number...

The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands from the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century; to Which Is Added, That of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic the Ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons

Samuel Rush Meryick; Charles Hamilton Smith · 1815 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

London, William Bulmer and Co. 1815. Leather. A collection of stunning hand-coloured plates depicting British historical fashion. Including illustrations of ancient Britons, druids, fisherman, and more. Complete with all 25 plates, including the frontispiece. Lieutenant-Colone...

Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts

Charles Lock Eastlake · 1870 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, John Murray, 1870. Leather. A varied exploration into the different forms, theories, iconic artists, and philosophy of the fine arts. "The reprint of this volume has been thought desirable. It is presented to the Public with very few alterations, and those chiefly take...

Cambridge University an Episodical History

Arthur Gray · 1926 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, W Heffer and Sons, 1926. Leather. An historical work on Cambridge University. Illustrated, with numerous plates both colour and monochrome of university buildings and features. Written by Arthur Gray. This work is a slightly edited reprint of the title which was origin...

The National Portrait Gallery

Lionel Cust · 1901 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Cassell and Company, 1901. Leather. A beautifully bound record of the portraits collected in the National Portrait Gallery, in very attractive leather. Illustrated throughout with many black-and-white portraits. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number 105. Sir L...

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Malcolm Bell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1907. Vellum. An illustrated description of the life and works of Rembrandt by Malcolm Bell, with a photogravure to frontispiece and further black and white reproductions of his works throughout. Part of the 'Great Masters in Painting and Scu...

Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects Volume XXVI

Various · 1919 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1919. Paperback. A very scarce copy of volume XXVI of the 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects&apos. The 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects' was founded in 1834 and runs to this d...

Forty Drawings

Ronald Searle · 1946 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London , Cambridge University Press, 1946. Paperback. A first edition collection of sketches depicting life as a Japanese prisoner-of-war. Introductory biography of Searle by Frank Kendon. Drawings of soldiers and civilians in Africa and Singapore during the war, along with nu...

Decorative Art

Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Forst · 1952 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

London , The Studio, 1952. Cloth. An illustrated book on interior decorating and furnishing. Illustrated throughout with many colour and monochrome photographs. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart, though with some sunning and light bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a...

James Orrock R I Painter, Connoisseur, Collector

Byron Webber · 1903 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London , Chatto & Windus, 1903. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition (referencing Copac) of James Orrock by Byron Webber. With 176 illustrations and 27 plates, collated compete. Number 494 of a limited press of 500. James Orrock RI (1829-1913) was a prominent Scot...

Art Studies of Home Life

Godfrey Wordsworth Turner · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1879. Cloth. A study of art depicting domestic life from the nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout with many tipped-in Woodbury reproductions of original works by the artists. Some of the artists examined include Halliday, Landseer, an...

Etching a Practical Treatise

Earl H. Reed · 1914 · Rooke Books

£53.99 (€64.71 | $71.32 | ¥11,390)

London , G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. Cloth. A useful reference book on etching by Earl H. Reed. Author of The Voices of the Dunes and Other Etchings. From the introduction: "This book is intended for the student. It is designed to adapt and condense methodically the most r...

Bosch

Wilhelm Fraenger · 1975 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Verlag der Kunst, 1975. Cloth. A German-language volume on Hieronymus Bosch. With colour plates and photographs throughout, as well as extensive commentary by noted art historian Wilhelm Fraenger. The book is noted for its influence and its consideration of Bosch with ...

Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries

Vladamir Fiala [translated by Jean Layton] · 0 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)

Prague, Artia, c1957. Cloth. A collection of reproductions of Russian paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries, along with short biographies of the artists. Depicting both urban and rural scenes, the works here make for a fascinating insight into the enormity and diversity of ...

Bright Stars: American Painting and Sculpture Since 1776

Jean Lipman and Helen M. Franc · 1976 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.90 | ¥7,170)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A history of French Art, from the eighteenth century until the twentieth. First edition. With colour illustrations throughout. With an introduction by John I. H. Baur. In a red cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Internall...

Objects of Virtu

Howard Ricketts · 1971 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Barrie and Jenkins, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this book of enamelware, jewellery, sculpture and art. With virbant illustrations throughout, this book contains many items that the author deems to be Objects of Vertu and traces their history. In clot...