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Cruikshank&Apos;S Water Colours

John Grego · 1903 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1903. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of illustrations from the work of George Cruikshank. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and sixty-eight colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of water c...

The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds

Mary Greensted · 1993 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Stroud, Alan Sutton, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Mary Greensted's exploration of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout. A fascinatin...

Histoire de la Peinture En Italie: Guide de L&Apos;Amateur Des Beaux-Arts

John Coindet · 1849 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)

Geneve, Joel Cherbuliez, 1849. Leather. A smartly bound two volume set of this historical study of art and painting in Italy from Swiss painter Jean-Jacques Francois Coindet. In the original French. French. Complete in two volumes. A detailed historical study of painting in It...

The Book and Periodical Illustrations of Arthur Hughes &Apos;a Spark of Genius&Apos; 1832-1915

Maroussia Oakley · 2016 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Middlesex & Delaware, Private Libraries Association: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this illustrated study of the illustrations of English artist Arthur Hughes. First edition. Illustrated with eight colour plates and one hundred a...

Anecdotes of Painting in England

Mr. George Vertue; Mr. Horace Vertue · 1782 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, J. Dodsley, 1782 . Leather. The first two volumes of the third edition of George Vertue and Horace Walpole's study of the history of painting in England. Volumes I and II only of the five volume third edition of this work.'Anecdotes of Painting in England&apo...

The Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of Taste

Kenneth Clark · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this illustrated study into the Gothic Revival from British art historian Kenneth Clark. First US edition. Very scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates. ...

The Sketcher&Apos;S Colour Manual ("Water Colour Technique")

Charles Wallis · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Winsor and Newton, Limited , c1900. Cloth. A scarce guide to watercolour painting, offering palette breakdowns and colour techniques. Eleventh thousand edition of this scarce artists' manual from Winsor & Newton. In the publisher's original yellow limp cloth ...

Opera: Composers, Works, Performers

Andras Batta; Sigrid Neef [editors] · 2000 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Cologne, Konemann, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first English edition of this intensive work on opera from experts Andras Batta and Sigrid Neef. First English edition. Illustrated throughout with over one thousand five hundred beautiful images, many of which are in colo...

An Historical & Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities

Geo. Ayliffe Poole; J. W. Hugall · 1850 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Stonegate, R. Sunter, 1850. First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated monograph on York Minster, written by Gothic Revival specialists George Ayliffe Poole and J. W. Hugall. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-five engraved plates, with one hand coloured and one du...

The History of Westminster Abbey

John Flete; J. Armitage Robinson [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fascinating history of London's iconic and important abbey church. First edition. Notes and Documents Relating to Westminster Abbey No. 2. With the compliments of the D...

Sir Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review

Malcolm Bell · 1899 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1899 . Leather. The fourth edition of this richly illustrated study of the works of Edward Burne-Jones, in a handsome full calf prize binding. The fourth edition of Malcolm Bell's biography of the life and work of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, ...

On the Theory of Painting, and, Synopsis of Practical Perspective

T. H. Fielding · 1835 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, W. H. Allen & Co; Smith, Elder & Co, 1835. Leather. A volume of two scarce second edition treatises on painting by T. H. Fielding, both signed by the author, complete with hand-coloured plates. Two volumes bound in one.Signed by the author to the recto of the front fre...

Home Journal Royal Embroidery Gift Book

None · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paisley , J. & P. Coats Ltd, 1937. Paperback. A very scarce and charming gift book of embroidery transfers relating to the coronation of King George VI. A vanishingly scarce gift memento of the coronation of King George VI, offering a series of embroidery patterns printed on t...

A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott&Apos;S

R. Caldecott; Edmund Evans · 1883 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of sketches from Caldecott, with many images printed in colour. First edition. With twenty-two full colour pages and many monochromatic images in-text. A collection of sketche...

The Studio: Modern Book-Plates & Their Designers

1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, The Studio, 1898-9 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated "Winter Number" from The Studio magazine, focusing on modern bookplates and designers, with the original wraps and ads bound in. A Limited Edition, with the text and supplements printed on fine paper,...

Les Maitres Du Paysage

Emile Michel · 1906 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1906. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive French volume on the masters of landscapes, complete with many plates and illustrations. The first edition.In the original French.A beautiful study of the masters of landscape paintings,...

Beautiful Britain: The Scenery and the Splendours of the United Kingdom Views of Our Stately Houses

1894 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Werner Company of Chicago , 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated work on some of Britain's most beautiful stately homes. The first edition of this work.Bound here in half morocco, with cloth boards. Showcasing the beautifu...

Velazquez Y Lo Velazqueno: Catalogo de la Exposicion Homenaje a Diego de Silva Velazquez 1660-1960

1961 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Madrid, Ministerio de Educacion Nacional, 1961. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this catalogue of the works of Velazquez, in the original Spanish. Spanish. Second edition. Illustrated with one hundred and forty plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of an exhibition...

Decorations Interieures: Directoire Et Premier Empire

Armand Guerinet · 1804 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Paris, GueÃOerinet, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of plates illustrating the interior design and external facades of France's imperial period under Napoleon Bonaparte. In the original French.A very scarce first edition.Co...

Katalog Einer Bedeutenden Sammlung Japanischer Und Chinesischer Kunstgegenstande Galerie Helbing

1907 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Munich, Galerie Helbing, 1907. Paperback. An uncommon copy of this catalogue of Japanese and Chinese art at the Galerie Helbing auction house in Munich, in the original German. German. Uncommon work. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of an important ...