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The Art of the Book & a Century for the Century

Charles Holme; Martin Hunter; Jerry Kelly · 1990 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

New York, Dorset Press; The Grolier Club, 1990-2004. Cloth. Two smart volumes on the development of book design from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Two volumes. Illustrated throughout. This set contains: The Art of the Book, 1990. Originally published in 1914, this vo...

Sienese Painting

Enzo Carli · 1956 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Connecticut , New York Graphic Society, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Enzo Carli"s richly illustrated Sienese Painting, surveying Siena"s great masters, complete with unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Complete with the ...

British Furniture Makers

John Gloag · 1945 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, William Collins , 1945. First edition. Hardback. A desirable association copy of this history of British furniture, previously owned by Arts and Crafts furniture designer Ambrose Heal and given to him by the author. Author's presentation copy. From the library of...

The Church in Bromley for a Thousand Years

Rev. Edmund Sinker · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Ye Bowe Presse, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vanishingly scarce history of the Bromley parish church from the reverend Edmund Sinker. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with twelve plates. Collated complete. A detailed and compreh...

Randolph Caldecott Illustrated Postcards

Randolph Caldecott · 1914 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, F. Warne & Co, [1914]. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of Randolph Caldecott's beautifully colour illustrated postcards from the original release. The first editions, being first released around 1914, with the original numbers to the bottom left...

Gauguin: Maker of Myth

Belinda Thomson; Tamar Garb [Editor]; Various · 2010 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Tate Publishing, 2010. First edition. Paperback. A smart copy of the first edition of the exhibition catalogue for the major exhibition "Gauguin: Maker of Myth", organized at Tate Modern, profusely illustrated in colour. In the publisher's original stiff pictorial...

Manon Lescaut

L'Abbe Prevost · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1928 . First edition. Vellum. Brightly illustrated with plates by John Austen, this is a wonderful Limited Edition of L'Abbe Prevost's romantic tale. A beautifully illustrated,  Limited Edition English translation of this mid seventeenth centu...

The Church of the Knights Templars in London: A Description of the Fabric and Its Contents, with a Short History of the Order

George Worley · 1911 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd , 1911. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated history of the Knights Templars and the Temple Church. The second edition of this work. Published under the 'Bell's Cathedral Series&apos.In the original cloth binding. With thir...

Picasso: Papiers Colles

Brigitte Leal · 1998 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Paris , Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1998. First edition. Paperback. A fine copy of this uncommon catalogue detailing the 'papier colle' works of Picasso exhibited at the Picasso Museum, Paris. First edition. In the original pictorial wraps, with the original glass...

Wembley in Colour

Donald Maxwell · 1924 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of Wembley in colour from English writer and illustrator Donald Maxwell. First edition. Illustrated with over one hundred sketches in colour and monochrome, including a co...

London Churches Ancient & Modern

T. Francis Bumpus · 1908 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, James Pott & Co. 1908. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this study into the ancient and modern churches of London from English author Thomas Francis Bumpus. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight plates, with images to t...

Modern British Sculpture

Penelope Curtis; Keith Wilson · 2011 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of this illustrated study on modern British sculpture from the Royal Academy of Arts, London. First edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A fascinating book explorin...

Making Choices: 1929, 1939, 1948, 1955

Peter Galassi; Robert Storr; Anne Umland · 2000 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this celebration of four years in the history of modern art from Peter Galassi, Robert Storr, and Anne Umland. First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and six images, one hun...

Matisse: Radical Invention 1913-1917

Stephanie D'Alessandro; John Elderfield · 2010 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. A smart first softcover edition of this examination of the experimental works of French visual artist Henri Matisse. First paperback edition. With the vanishingly scarce original glassine wrapper. Illus...

Georges Rouault: The Graphic Work

Alan Wofsy · 1976 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of the graphic work of French painter Georges-Henri Rouault. First edition. Illustrated with over three hundred and fifty images, many of which are in colour. An explorat...

Disegni Di Maestri Fiorentini Del Rinascimento in Firenze

Bernard Berenson · 1945 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Turin, Edizioni Radio Italiana, 1945. First edition. Paperback. A smart, first limited edition of facsimile plates showcasing Florentine Renaissance drawings by renowned masters, including Leonardo da Vinci. In the publisher's original pictorial stiff card wraps.This copy...

Alan Davie Drawings

Patrick Elliott [Editor]; Michael Tucker [Editor] · 1997 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, The Paragon Press; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; University of Brighton;, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exhibition catalogue of Alan Davie"s symbol-rich drawings, featuring 155 pages of vibrant illustrations, from shows in Edinburgh a...

Georgian Cabinet-Makers

Ralph Edwards; Margaret Jourdain · 1944 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Country Life, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of this fascinating study of the history of cabinet makers, with a letter from the director of the publishing company to Ambrose Heal, a furniture designer himself. The first edition, first impres...

Millet: One Hundred Drawings

Roseline Bacou; James Emmons [Tranlsation] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A delightful first English edition offering 100 illustrated plate reproductions of Jean-François Millet"s drawings, four of which are in colour. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the origin...

British Artists of the Forties Exhibition by Calderdale Museums Service

0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Calderdale , Calderdale Museums Service , c1980. Paperback. A very smart copy of this very scarce exhibition guide from the Calderdale Museums Service art show of British artists from the forties. Very scarce work. With seven images and decorations, including two full-page ill...