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Rembrandt

Elizabeth A Sharp · 1904 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Methuen and Co, 1904. First edition. Fine Binding. A fine copy of this study on the life and art of the Dutch painter Rembrandt. Illustrated throughout, with examples of his artwork. The first edition of this work. Issued as a part of the 'Little Books on Art&apos...

The Art of the House

Rosamund Marriott Watson · 1897 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition guide to interior design in the late Victorian period, illustrated throughout. The scarce first edition of this work, with vignette illustrations and eight collotype plates, all retaining captione...

The Rape of Lucretia

Andre Obey · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, The Bodley Head, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this commemorative volume of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, 'The Rape of Lucretia&apos. First performed at Glyndebourne in 1946, this is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, originally pe...

Holbein and His Time

Alfred Woltmann; F. E. Bunnett · 1872 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1872. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of Alfred Woltmann's important biography on the influential art of Hans Holbein, illustrated throughout with examples of Holbein's paintings. The first English edition of this wo...

The Classic Fairy Tales

Iona Opie; Peter Opie · 1974 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Oxford University Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated first edition copy of Iona and Peter Opie's study and presentation of classic fairy tales, a colourful work. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A compreh...

Engravings and Their Value; a Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of All Classes of Prints

J. Herbert Slater; F. W. Maxwell-Barbour · 1929 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Limited, 1929. Cloth. A sixth edition of J. Herbert Slater's interesting guide to engravings, complete with twenty-four colour plates. This work explores the history of engraving, from wood engraving through line engraving, etching, m...

Claudius Water-Colour in the Africana Museum

Anna H. Smith · 1952 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Africana Museum, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated portfolio showcasing the Claudius watercolours at the Africana Museum, Johannesburg. The first, limited edition of this work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which ...

&Apos;the Studio&Apos; Year Book of Decorative Art

Various · 1914 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Studio LTD, 1914. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition yearbook from 'The Studio', an interior design work beautifully illustrated in colour. The first edition of this work.The 1930 yearbook of 'The Studio', an artistic work lookin...

&Apos;the Studio&Apos; Year-Book of Decorative Art

Geoffrey Holme · 1924 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, The Studio, Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the 1924 yearbook of 'The Studio', a beautiful interior design work of the 1920s, illustrated in colour. The first edition of the work.An artistic yearbook looking at the rising trends of i...

The Studio" Year-Book of Decorative Art

C Geoffrey Holme; Shirley B Wainwright · 1925 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, The Studio Limited , 1925. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of the 1925 hardback edition of this yearbook of decorative art, illustrated throughout and in the unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. An excellent copy of the 1925 large hardbac...

Catalogue of the Loan Collection of English Water-Colour Drawings Held at the Institute of Art Research, Ueno, Tokyo October 10-24th, 1929

Laurence Binyon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

Unknown, Privatel Printed for the Binyon Reception Committee , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition of this wonderful volume comprising various water colour drawings by English artists, from the exhibition held at the Institute of Art Research in Tokyo 19...

Observations Sur Les Arts, Et Sur Quelques Morceaux de Peinture Et de Sculpture, Exposã©S Au Louvre En 1748

Anonymous · 1748 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Leyde, Elias Luzac Junior , 1748. Leather. A very scarce copy of this fascinating volume on paintings and sculptures exposed at the Louvre in 1748. A very scarce volume.A little book on the art pieces exhibited at the Louvre in 1748, in the original French. This volume is only...

Grammaire Des Arts Du Dessin Architecture, Sculpture, Peinture

Charles Blanc · 1880 · Rooke Books

£112.00 (€134.25 | $147.96 | ¥23,627)

Paris, Henri Laurens, [1880]. Hardback. An illustrated edition of this fascinating volume concerning all arts and design, a new edition in the original French. Undated. Dated from the same new edition copies on Jisc. A charming French volume on the grammar of arts and design, ...

English Furniture, Its Essentials and Characteristics

John C. Rogers · 1923 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London & New York, Country Life; George Newnes; Charles Scribner, 1923. Cloth. A thorough and richly illustrated exploration of English furniture and its history. This work leads the reader through an exploration of oak furniture, walnut furniture and mahogany furniture.Writte...

Modern Illustration

Joseph Pennell · 1895 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1895. Paperback. An immensely illustrated limited edition work looking at the popular art of the late Victorian era. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and twenty-five copies printed on Japanese vellum, of which this is numbered sixteen....

The Third Man

Graham Greene · 1950 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.58 | $4,293.45 | ¥685,610)

London, National Book League, 1950. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce original advertising poster for The Third Man, written by noted British author Graham Greene. A lovely and possibly unique collector's piece. It is probable the poster was hung in the foyer of The Nationa...

Jean Fouquet and His Time

Paul Wescher · 1947 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

Switzerland, Pleiades Books, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Paul Wescher's study on the influential fifteenth century works of Jean Fouquet, illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout with examples of Fouquet's paintings. The first English edition, second printing,...

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan

Gwenda Morgan; John Randle · 1985 · Rooke Books

£3,200.00 (€3,835.65 | $4,227.39 | ¥675,062)

London, The Whittington Press, 1985 . First edition. Fine Binding. A scarce, finely bound, limited edition copy of Gwenda Morgan's wood-engravings. With a letter from Morgan to the prior owner of this work, Allan Freer. From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freer...

The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs

Various · 1903 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.53 | ¥105,478)

London, The Savile Publishing Company, Limited, 1903-4. Vellum. Four volumes of the leading art journal, containing the first issues up until 1904. illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates. In four volumes.'The Burlington Magazine' is a monthly public...

De Arte Graphica the Art of Painting

C A Du Fresnoy; Dryden · 1695 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.35 | $2,576.07 | ¥411,366)

London, J Hepinstall; W Rogers, 1695. First edition. Leather. A bright, first English edition of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy's narrative poem, which provides his observations on the art of painting. The first English edition of this work, which was originally published in...