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Moderne Malerei Vom Impressionismus Bis Zue Gegenwart

- · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Altona-Bahrenfeld, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, 1933. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this heavily illustrated survey of modern painting. Published in German. A first edition of this survey of modern painting from the early nineteenth century to the 1930s. Published i...

Letter from Walter William Ouless

Walter William Ouless · 1876 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

-, -, 1876. Loose Pages, Articles. A letter written a signed by British portrait painter Walter William Ouless. In this letter, British portrait painter Walter William Ouless informs his friend Aquer of his plans to leave London, and requests to see the addressee if they can. ...

Le Nouveau Entretien Des Bonnes Compagnies Ou le Recuueil Des Plus Belle Chansons a Danser Et a Boire, Tire Des Cabinets Des Plus Braves Autheurs Du Temps

Jean Guignard [ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Paris, Jacques Villery et Jean Guignard, 1867. Leather. A very scarce limited edition reprint of a 17th century collection of songs for dancing and drinking. No. 26 of 108 numbered limited edition copies, reprinted from the 1635 work, in a half calf binding and on Holland pape...

A Summary View of Heraldry in Reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the General Economy of the Feudal System with an Appendix Respecting Such Distinctions of Rank As Have Place in the British Constitution

Thomas Brydson · 1795 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Mundell & Son, 1795. Leather. A detailed study of the uses of heraldry in Great Britain. A detailed study of heraldry in the United Kingdom. With reference to the structure of the feudal system, orders of chivalry, personal decorations, crusades, romance, the modes in ...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex

1937 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, extensively illustrated copy of this rich inventory of monuments in Middlesex. A first edition copy.An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex is part of the Royal Commission...

The Life of James Mcneill Whistler

E. R. and J. Pennell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London , William Heinemann , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition two volume set of The Life of James McNeill Whistler, with illustrations. A complete two volume set. First edition copies. The Life of James McNeill Whistler is written by E. R. and J. Pennell. J...

Designs for Cottage and Villa Architecture

S. H. Brooks · 1839 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition of S. H. Brooks' popular illustrated early Victorian era work of architecture design. Collated; illustrated with one-hundred and nine plates. Lacking plates XX and CXI.The first edition of architect Sam...

Phil May&Apos;S Sketch-Book

Phil May · 1903 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1903. Cloth. A popular edition of Phil May's Sketch-Book. A popular edition. Phil May was an English caricaturist who played an important role in the development of Victorian illustration. With fifty pages of cartoons.Collated, complete. In the ...

Garden-Craft Old and New

John D Sedding · 1895 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1895. Cloth. A bright new edition of John D Sedding's study of garden design. A new edition of this work. Illustrated with nine full page plates. Collated, complete. A history of garden design with chapters on garden theory and ar...

British Art and Building Series

Various · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, BT Batsford LTD, 1945-50. First edition. Cloth. A scarce set of eight first edition volumes from Batsford's series dedicated to the art and architecture of Great Britain. The first edition, first impression of this work. A series from Batsford LTD celebrating the ...

Rex Whistler: Hist Life and His Drawings

Laurence Whistler · 1948 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Art and Technics, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this biographical sketch of Rex Whistler, by his brother. With inscription and drawing from Christopher Fry. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and forty-eight plates, with...

Seven Volumes of Kunftler Monographien

H. Knackfuss; Various · 1895 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Bielefeld und Leipzig, Delbagen & Klafing, 1895-1898. Cloth. Seven early and first editions of this series on monographs and art with many illustrations. A lovely set of seven works from the Kunftler Monographien in derbindung mit undern heransgegeben, in the original publishe...

A Tabular Display of British Architecture

Archibald Barrington · 1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, George Bell, 1843 . Cloth. A beautiful and unusual folding table of architectural designs from Britain. A Tabular Display of British Architecture, being a large and unusual folding plate, depicting architectural designs of British architecture. By Archibald Barrington....

Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French

Herbert Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this moving volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations by the author tipped in. A first edition of this moving and beautifully illustrated volume by British a...

In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture, & Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England

Charles Latham · 1908 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Country Life, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful copy of this richly illustrated volume exploring the interior design of stately English homes. A beautiful copy of this volume on the interior design of English Homes, published by Country Life magazine. This is the...

A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces

Mrs Inchbald · 1809 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809. First edition. Leather. A seven volume set of this humorous collection of farces and afterpieces. A complete seven volume set of A Collection of Farces and other Afterpieces, which are acted at Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent-Ga...

War Impressions Being a Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes

Dorothy Menpes · 1901 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1901. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of War Impressions, with colour plates. A first edition copy. War Impressions is a record of the art of Mortimer Menpes from the sketches he had made during South Africa, described by his daughter...

Heredities Pamphlets

Heredities · 1968 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London , Heredities , c1970. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of seven scarce pamphlets that accompany collections of bronze sculptures. Seven volumes of pamphlets that accompany bronze sculptures created by Heredities, a studio established in 1968. The pamphlets are for The Na...

The Bookman Illustrated History of English Literature

Thomas Seccombe; W. Robertson Nicoll · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. An interesting historical of survey of English literature, from the invention of the printing press to the early twentieth century. With fifty one plates across two volumes Across two volumes, Thomas Seccombe offers a historical of su...

Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks

R. W. Symonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , B. T. Batsford, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, with colour illustrations. A first limited edition copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies for sale in the UK. This volume is a study in walnut ...