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Birds from the Magic Mountain

Donald Friend · 1977 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.18 | $792.64 | ¥126,574)

Sanur, P T Bap, 1977. Cloth. A very smart example of this scarce depiction of Bali's birds, by noted Australian artist, Donald S Friend. A limited edition of this work, numbered 363 of 900 copies. Signed by the author. A printed manuscript, which gives an account of Frien...

The Heritage of Dress Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes

Wilfred Mark Webb · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, E. Grant Richards, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Wilfred Mark Webb's exploratory discussion on the history of clothing, illustrated throughout with many plates. The first edition of this work. A comprehensive and exploratory work on the history ...

Album of Ephemera

Various · 1860 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

None, None, c1826-1860. Leather. A fascinating and unique collection of ephemera from the nineteenth century, with sketches, hand-written poetry and more. From the library of noted art historian, Patricia Milne Henderson. With a letter loosely inserted addressed to this album"...

Bow Porcelain

Frank Hurlbutt · 1926 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, G. Bell and Sons LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed work on the manufacture of Bow porcelain, illustrated beautiful with colour plates showing examples of the porcelain. The first edition of this work. A fascinating work on Bow porcelai...

A Course of Lessons in Landscape Painting in Oils

A. F. Grace · 1881 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.77 | ¥72,780)

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this educational collection of lessons discussing in depth the art of landscape painting in oil, with eight beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this work. A very scarce ...

Scarfe Land a Lost World of Fabulous Beasts and Monsters

Gerald Scarfe · 1989 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A scarcely found signed first edition of Gerald Scarfe's vibrant menagerie of beasts and monsters. Scarcely found signed, this first edition of 'Scarfe Land' collects the fabulous and mythical illustrations ma...

Portraits of Men and Women

Violet Manners · 1900 · Rooke Books

£9,500.00 (€11,387.09 | $12,550.08 | ¥2,004,090)

Westminster, Archibald Constable and Company, 1900. First edition. Vellum. An incredible collection of signed portraits drawn by then Marchioness of Granby Violet Manners, featuring portraits signed by Rudyard Kipling, H. H. Asquith, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Lady Randolph Churchi...

Drawings and Studies in Pencil Chalk and Other Mediums Fine Art Society Limited

Lord Frederic Leighton · 1898 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)

London, Fine Art Society Limited , 1898. First edition. Leather. An exceptional rebound copy of the first and only edition of this extensive collection of Lord Frederic Leighton's drawings. A limited edition, being number 26 of only 500 copies printed. The plates to this ...

A Catalogue of Illuminated and Other Manuscripts Together with Some Works on Palaeography

Unknown · 1931 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.82 | ¥20,252)

London, Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. 1931. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating catalogue of illuminated manuscripts, with an additional study of ancient and historical handwriting. Containing records of an array of manuscripts ranging from the twelfth to the seventeenth century, ...

John Pettie

Martin Hardie · 1908 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating biography of the renowned Scottish painter John Pettie; copiously illustrated throughout. Renowned for his heroic and historical scenes of Scottish History with their rich colo...

Memorials of St James&Apos;S Palace

Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of Edgar Sheppard's fascinating historical account of St James's Palace; copiously illustrated throughout and complete in two volumes. Examining the notable births and marriage...

Spanish Pictures

Rev. Samuel Manning · 1877 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Manchester; Brighton, The Religious Tract Society, c1900. Cloth. A very scarce work by the Rev. Samuel Manning, profusely illustrated throughout by popular artists of the period. Undated, dated using Copac. This scarce work is bound in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

Eden Versus Whistler the Baronet and the Butterfly

James Abbott McNeill Whistler · 1899 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Louis-Henry May, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James Whistler's account of the Eden versus Whistler French legal case surrounding a painting. The first edition of this work. This work is James Whistler's account of the French legal case Eden...

The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period

Percy Macquoid; Ralph Edwards · 1983 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. Cloth. An uncommon and pleasing limited edition reprint copy of Ralph Edwards and Percy Macquoid's monumental and prolific dictionary of English furniture. Originally published from 1924 to 1927, this work was the first maj...

Imagination in Landscape Painting

Philip Gilbert Hamerton · 1887 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, Seeley & Co, 1887. Cloth. The second edition of Philip Hamerton's interesting work on artists imagination, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work. This work is an interesting look at the artists use of their imagination whilst painting landscapes....

A History of French Etching from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

F. L. Leipnik · 1924 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of F. L. Leipnik's interesting work on the history of etching in France, illustrated with one-hundred and six plates. The first edition of this work. This work is an interesting history o...

George Cruikshank&Apos;S Omnibus Illustrated with One Hundred Engravings on Steel and Wood

George Cruikshank; Laman Blanchard · 1842 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Tilt and Bogue, 1842. First edition. Leather. A profusely illustrated work, providing an insight into the workings of popular Victorian artist, George Cruikshank. The first edition of this omnibus, created by Cruikshank as an outlet for his creative frustration. There ...

Belgien 1915 Ein Skizzenbuch Von Luigi Kasimir Text Von Fedor Von Zobeltik

Fedor von Zobeltitz · 1915 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Muchen, Berlag von Franz Hanfstaengl, 1915. Hardback. A profusely illustrated work by the talented artist Luigi Kasimir. A notable landscape artist much of his artwork features the stunning architecture of Belgium. This beautifully illustrated work depicts Belgium in the early...

The Victorian Country House

Mark Girouard · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1973. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work of British architectural history explore the designs of Victorian country houses. The first reprint of this work, punlished two years after the first edition. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Written...

Storia Pittorica Della Italia Dal Risorgimento Delle Belle Arti Fin Presso Al Fine Del XVIII Secolo

Luigi Lanzi · 1809 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

Bassano, Giuseppe Remondini, 1809. Vellum. A complete six volume set of Lanzi's monumental work on Italian painting 'Storia Pittorica Della Italia', bound in four volumes. Within this work, Lanzi describes the Schools of Art in Italy and their development, with ...