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The Witness of Art or the Legend of Beauty

Wyke Bayliss · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hardwicke and Bogue , 1878 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of this collection of meditations on art by Wyke Bayliss. The second edition of this work, scarce in all editions. Concerned with the arts and the aesthetic, with essays on the antique, modern, landscape art...

Dictionnaire Des Peintre, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs de Tous le Temps Et de Tous Les Pays Par Un Groupe D&Apos;ãƒâ‰Crivains Spãƒâ©Cialistes Franãƒâ§Ais Et ãƒâ‰Trangers

E Bénézit [ed.] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

France, Librairie Gründ , 1860. Cloth. A new edition of E Benezit's thorough dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers from all over the world in eight illustrated volumes. The third edition, revised and corrected by E. Bénézit. Numbered 7075 to vol I ...

3 X Abstraction New Methods of Drawing

Catherine De Zegher; Hendel Teicher · 2005 · Rooke Books

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

New York, The Drawing Center; Yale University Press, 2005. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this highly illustrated work regarding three abstract artists. The first edition of the work. Scarce. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout. A highly illustrate...

Joan Mitchell: Trees

John Yau; Joan Mitchell · 2014 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

New York, Cheim & Reid, 2014 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated celebration of the works of American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell. The first edition of this work, printed in an edition of 2,000 on the occasion of the 2014 exhibiti...

Helen Frankenthaler: A Paintings Retrospective

E A Carmean, JR · 1989 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, Harry N Abrams, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Delightful first edition of E A Carmean's book dedicated to the career and art of Helen Frankenthaler. Pictorial catalogue of the exhibition of 1989 dedicated to Helen Frankenthaler's paintings retrospective, cura...

Seventy of the Psalms of David, for the Use of Churches: The Words Selected from the Authorized Version of the Church of England: The Music by the Best Composers, Ancient & Modern.

Doctor John Smith · 1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Dublin, A. & W. Watson, 1831. Leather. A very scarce collection of music scores and lyrics for seventy of the psalms of David, with chants for morning and evening service. A very scarce work in a half calf binding with the original boards and the calf corners removed. Ink insc...

Puppies

William Wegman · 1997 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

New York, Hyperion, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A very charming colourful work by William Wegman showing his colour photographs of his Weimaraners, signed by the author. First edition, first printing.Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'To Malcolm Rogers, Thanks fo...

William Wegman: Fashion Photographs

William Wegman; Ingrid Sischy · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New York, Harry Abrams, 1999 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful first edition work celebrating the dog photography of William Wegman, presenting images of Weimaraners in various costumes and poses. The first edition of this delightful work, illustrated throughout with col...

Mario Testino: Todo O Nada

Mario Testino · 2010 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.61 | ¥81,218)

Madrid, Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this wonderful study of the photography of Mario Testino, examining the juxtaposition of his clothed and nude images of women. A scarce first edition of this work, of ...

Rouen Aux Principales Epoques de Son Histoire

F. Bouquet · 1886 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Rouen, E. Auge, 1886 . Paperback. A second edition copy of this illustrated history of Rouen. A second edition copy. In the original French. This volume illustrates the Normandy city of Rouen at the principal era of its history up to the nineteenth century. Rouen is a city o...

Catalogue Des Objets D&Apos;Art Et D&Apos;Ameublement Du Xviiie Siãƒâ¨Cle. Anciennes Porcelaines de Chine, Saxe, Sãƒâ¨Vres, Etc. Objects de Vitrine, Porcelaines Montãƒâ©Es En Bronze, Sculptures, Bronzes D&Apos;Ameublement, Meubles Anciens. Composant la Collection de Madamme la Baronne S. De Gunzburg.

M. F. Lair-Dubreuil; MM Paulme & B. Lasquinn Fils · 1912 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1912. First edition. Leather. A scarce auction catalogue from the influential Parisian art dealership, Galerie Georges Petit. A scarce auction catalogue from the influential Galerie Georges Petit. Published in French. Within a few years of its est...

Tableaux Topographiques, Pittoresques, Physiques, Historiques, Moraux, Politiques, Litteraires, de la Suisse

Beat Fidele Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Chatillon de Zurlauben, Le Baron de Zurlauben · 1780 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Paris, L'Imprimerie de Clousier, 1780 . Leather. The first volume only of the Baron de Zurlauben's impressive five volume artistic study of Swiss history, bound without plates. In the original French. The first volume only of the first edition of a five volume work, ...

Histoire Abregee Des Beaux-Arts Chez Tous Les Peuples Et a Toutes Les Epoques

Felix Clement · 1879 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1879. Leather. An illustrated copy of this history of art, in the original French. A later edition. In the original French. A rich and detailed art history of all people and times by Felix Clement. The work begins discussing Hebrew ar...

La Peinture Anglaise Au Xviiime Siecle

Tancred Borenius; Marie Canavaggia [trans] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris , Editions Hyperion, [1938]. Paperback. Large paper French volume dedicated to English painting of the eighteenth century, by Tancred Borenius. French edition, translated from the English of Borenius Tancred by Marie Canavaggia. A fascinating study of English paintings o...

La Peinture Allemande Du Xive Au Xvie Siecle

Slafred Stange; Madeleine Leclerc [trans] · 1950 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

New York, Editions Hyperion, [1950]. Cloth. A scarce large paper book celebrative of German paintings from the fourteenth and fifteenth century. Translated to French from the German of Alfred Stange by Madeleine Leclerc. A scarce copy, rarely seen in commerce. Dated via Worldc...

Catalogue of a Collection of Works of Decorative Art from the Museum at Marlborough House

J. C. Robinson [Sir John Charles Robinson] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1856 . Paperback. The third edition of John Charles Robinson's very scarce catalogue of the decorative art held at the museum at Marlborough house, in the mid nineteenth century. The third edition of this very scarce work, ...

Legends of the Monastic Orders and Sacred and Legendary Art

Mrs Jameson · 1880 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1880-1883. Leather. Three art historical works by Anna Jameson, with illustrations. Three volumes of work by Mrs Jameson, being Legends of the Monastic Orders and the two volumes of Sacred and Legendary Art. Anna Jameson was an Anglo-Irish art...

Meissner Porzellan Seine Geschichte Und Kunstlerische Entwicklung

Willy Doenges · 1907 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Berlin, Marquardt & Co, 1907. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this German volume on Meissner Porcelain. A first edition copy. In the original German. This volume details Meissner Porcelain and its history and artistic development by Willy Doenges. Meissner Po...

Die Niederlandischen Zeichner Des 17. Jahrhunderts

Walther Bernt · 1958 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Munchen, F Bruckmann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Large paper volume concerned with the Dutch draftsmen of the seventeenth century, a bright copy. The first edition of this work. Volume II of five only looking at Dutch painters and draftsmen from the seventeenth century. Featu...

Portraits Et Silhouettes

Honore de Balzac · 1945 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Paris, Se Trouve a Paris, 1945. Paperback. A limited edition collection of scattered scenes, illustrated throughout in colour. In the original French language. French language. Scarce work. Limited edition. Number 133 of 750 copies printed on rag paper. Illustrated with twenty...