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By the King&Apos;S Patent. Tinned Copper Sheets and Pipes

Charles Wyatt; John Wyatt · 1792 · Rooke Books

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

None stated, None stated, [1792]. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce eighteenth century advertisement for the use of tinned copper sheets and pipes by their patentee's Charles and John Wyatt. The first edition of this very scarce advertisement, being the variant with ...

The Development of European Playing Cards (Graphis No. 59 Article)

Eberhard Pinder · 1955 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New York , Graphis , 1955. Cloth. A handsomely bound article on European playing cards, extracted from Graphis magazine. This article, 'The Development of European Playing Cards', extracted and bound as a separate volume from Issue No. 59 of Graphis magazine. Bound ...

Art and Art Industries in Japan

Sir Rutherford Alcock · 1878 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Virtue and Co. 1878 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first edition of this beautifully illustrated exploration of Japanese art and the art industry in the mid nineteenth century. First edition. Uncommon work. Bound in the green variant of the publisher's origi...

Behind Appearance: A Study of the Relations between Painting and the Natural Sciences in This Century

C. H. Waddington · 1969 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. An excellently presented first edition of this intriguing dissection of the relationship between science and art. First edition. Handsomely rebound in full tan cloth, with gilt stripe detailing and spine title...

The English Print 1688-1802

Timothy Clayton · 1997 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

New Haven & London, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this history of prints in England, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 30th ...

Second Report from Select Committee on Metropolis Improvement; with the Minutes of Evidence

Anonymous · 1840 · Rooke Books

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

London, Not Stated, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work, detailing a meeting between the committee responsible for the development of London in the nineteenth century, illustrated with a folding plan for the construction of a new street in central London. A very sc...

Searching for Robert Johnson

Peter Guralnick · 1990 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1990. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first U.K. edition of this illustrated biography on Robert Johnson, in a unique binding. The scarce first U.K. edition.Rebound in a unique binding in a custom chemise, by Jeff Colombe of Peaslake, Surrey. A m...

The Outline of Literature; the Outline of Art

John Drinkwater; William Orpen · 1923 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, George Newnes Ltd, 1923-1924 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of three volumes celebrating the history of art and literature, illustrated throughout with colour plates. A charming set of first edition volumes, in half morocco bindings.Present her...

Margarethe (Faust) Oper in Funf Akten

Jules Barbier; Michel Carre; Ch. Gounod · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Berlin, Ed. Bote & G. Bock , c1870. Cloth. The musical and vocal score of this grand opera in five acts from French composer Charles-Francois Gounod, in German. German. New revised edition, with Italian text. A grand opera in five acts to a French libretto from the play Faust ...

The Ancient Sculptures in the Roof of Norwich Cathedral

Edward Meyrick Goulburn; Henry Symonds; Edward Hailstone · 1876 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, The Autotype Fine Art Company, 1876 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work examining the impressive Middle Aged roof sculptures of Norwich Cathedral. A fascinating look at the impressive sculptures in the roof of Norwich Cathed...

Schoeller and Hoesch Gernsbach (50th Anniversary Portfolio of Etchings)

A. Kusche · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Gernsbach , Schoeller and Hoesch, 1930. Unbound. A vanishingly scarce portfolio of etching prints by Hermann Kupferschmid, commissioned for the 50th anniversary of German paper manufacturer, Schoeller & Hoesch. This very scarce collection of prints was commissioned by Schoelle...

Madman&Apos;S Drum, and, Gods&Apos; Man

Lynd Ward · 1930 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930-31. First edition. Cloth. Two wordless novels told through woodcuts by Lynd Ward, precursors to the graphic novel. Two of Lynd Ward's novels told through woodcuts. These two wordless novels are considered to be precursors of the graphic novel.&...

The World of Edward Gorey

Clifford Ross; Karen Wilkin · 1996 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

New York, Harry N. Abrams , 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this brilliant guide through the works of American writer and artist, Edward Gorey. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Th...

Hans Memling

K. B. McFarlane; Edgar Wind; G. L. Harris · 1971 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study on the life and works of Flemish painter Hans Memling. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty-three figures. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive stud...

Bildwerke Ost- Und Sãƒâ¼Dasiens Aus Der Sammlung Yi Yuan

Karl With · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Basel, Benno Schwabe & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated study of art from East and South Asia by German art historian Karl With, who was known for his expertise in this subject. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindi...

The Painted Stream: A River Warden&Apos;S Life

Robin Armstrong · 1985 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of these compelling observations made by a river warden, together with his beautiful nature paintings. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Wit...

Italian Gothic Sculpture & Italian Renaissance Sculpture

John Pope-Hennessy · 1955 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1955-1958. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes on Italian sculpture, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. First edition. Two detailed studies into Italian sculpture, dealing with sculpture in different periods from Pisano...

A Band of Angels

Quentin Blake · 1969 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Gordon Fraser Gallery Limited, 1969. First edition. Paperback. This uncommon first edition, first impression of Quentin Blake's richly illustrated festive work, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The first and only edition, first impression of the work. In t...

Barbirolis: A Musical Marraige

Harold Atkins; Peter Cotes · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Robson Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography on Barbirollis, signed by Evelyn Rothwell, one half of the musical duo this biography discusses. The first edition, first impression. Inscribed by Evelyn Rothwell, whom this biography is abo...

The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes, the Time Covered by the Action Being About Ten Years

Thomas Hardy · 1918 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1918. Cloth. A very smart single-volume edition of Thomas Hardy's epic drama of the Napoleonic wars. The third impression of the complete edition (first published in 1910). In the publisher's original green cloth binding. 'Th...