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Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, R.A.

George C. Williamson · 1918 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A signed Limited Edition copy of this study of portrait miniature painter Ozias Humphry, illustrated throughout with examples of the artist's works, and supplemented with a wealth of ephemera. The signed fi...

Modern Primitives: Naive Painting from the Late Seventeenth Century Until the Present Day

Oto Bihalji-Merin · 1978 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,501)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1978. Cloth. A fascinating exploration into naïve painting by Oto Bihalji-Merin, richly illustrated throughout. The third impression of this work, which first appeared in 1971. Written by art historian Oto Bihalji-Merin.Lavishly illustrated with near...

James Macintyre & Co. Ltd. Washington China Works Catalogue

0 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Hanley, Allbut & Daniel Ltd. c1913. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this early twentieth-century ceramics and china catalogue from James MacIntyre & Co. showcasing their various porcelain wares. A fascinating early 20th century ceramics and china catalogue showcasing the porc...

Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern

Walter A. Hawley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925. Cloth. A brightly illustrated and impressively detailed and informative guide to the Oriental rug. First published in 1913, this is the beautifully illustrated 1925 UK edition of Walter A. Hawley's study of the Oriental rug, '...

Fruhe Kunst IM Wiestfrankischen Reich

Richard von Hamann-Mac Lean · 1939 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Leipzig, H. Scmidt & C. Gunther, 1939. Cloth. An excellent German history of medieval European art of West Francia, from the library of art historian David Talbot Rice. This work relates to the art of West Francia, the medieval kingdom of France between 840 and 987. In the ori...

Drawings

Sir William Russell Flint · 1950 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Collins, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A large paper first trade edition of this volume beautifully illustrating Sir William Russell Flint's art, inscribed and signed by English actor Bernard Miles. The first trade edition of this work, published simultaneously as a...

Illustrated Catalogue of the Loan Exhibition of English Decorative Art at Lansdowne House

Anon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, 'The Collector', 1929. Cloth. An excellent limited edition catalogue of the collection at Lansdowne House, London, illustrated with colour plates and from the library of a British socialite. Located to the south of Berkeley Square, Lansdown House is what rema...

Thomas Chippendale a Study of His Life, Work and Influence

Oliver Brackett · 1924 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biography on the prominent and immensely influential cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale, replete with illustrations showing his work throughout. The first edition of this work.Thomas Chippendale was an imp...

The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860)

Major Guy Paget · 1931 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Leicester, Edgar Backus, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this biographical study of British artist John Ferneley, illustrated with his own work. The first edition of this work, signed by the author, Major Guy Paget, to the front pastedown. Paget was a Bri...

Celebrated Mechanics and Their Achievements

F. M. Holmes · 1896 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, S. W. Partridge & Co. 1896. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful first edition compiling the true stories of the remarkable feats of mechanics and engineers, bound in colourful cloth. Examining inland waterways, hydraulic engineering, lighthouse builders, the...

Catalogue of Drawings in the Collection Formed by Sir Thomas Phillipps

A.E. Popham · 1935 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

Cheltenham, T. Fitzroy Fenwick, 1935. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition reference work on the drawings in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps, noted English antiquary and book collector. In brown cloth with gilt crest of Fenwick coat of arms. This is a complete work of ...

English Chintz from Earliest Times Until the Present Day

Frank Lewis · 1935 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Essex, F. Lewis Limited, 1935. Cloth. A limited edition ode to the art of English chintz, a lovely work replete with over one-hundred and fifty plates showing examples of patterned chintz throughout. A limited edition work, limited to five-hundred copies, of which this is numb...

The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists

Sally Mitchell · 1985 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition volume on the history of British equestrian artists, a wonderful reference work replete with colour illustrations. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A co...

The World&Apos;S Famous Pictures

J.A. Hammerton; Sir Martin Conway; Sir Charles J Holmes · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Amalgamated Press, c1927. First edition. Cloth. A lovely compilation of famous artwork of the world, complete in two volumes. Selected by Sir Martin Conway (formerly Slade Professor of Fine Arts) and Sir Charles J. Holmes (former Director of the National Gallery London...

The Uffizi Gallery. With Fifty Reproductions in Colour of Its Most Famous Pictures.

Paul George Konody · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work illustrated with bright reproductions of the masterpieces held in Florence's Uffizi Gallery. The first edition of this attractively bound volume of colour reproductions of fifty of the most extra...

Old Crosses and Lychgates

Aymer Vallance · 1920 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, B. T. Bratsford , [1920]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming illustrated study of old crosses and lychgates by Aymer Vallance. Aymer Vallance proposes this collection of old crosses and lychgates, inspired by an article on "Churchyard Crosses" pub...

Les Grands Saints Des Petits Enfants

Etienne Moreau-Nelaton · 1896 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, Leon Chailley, 1896. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce collection of illustrations by Etienne Moreau-Nelaton of saints. Comprising twenty plates total, each with a leaf comprising a short description. Signed by the author to the half-title, addressed to 'ma ch...

A History of Siena

Langton Douglas · 1902 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, John Murray, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A history of Siena from a leading art historian of the region, with numerous illustrated plates. The first edition of this work from British art critic, lecturer, and author, and director of the National Gallery of Ireland Rober...

Illustrations of Baptismal Fonts

Thomas Combe; F. A. Paley [Intro.] · 1844 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, John Van Voorst, 1844. First edition. Leather. A first edition study of the baptismal fonts of English churches, profusely illustrated by celebrated wood engraver Orlando Jewitt. An artistic and architectural work from English printer, publisher and patron of the arts ...

British Miniature Painters and Their Works

J. J. Foster · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, & Company Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated limited first edition volume, looking into the prominent miniature artists of Britain, profusely illustrated with miniature examples throughout. The limited first edition of this work, ...