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Alfred Stevens: A Biographical Study

Walter Armstrong · 1881 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Remington and Co, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume illustrating the life and art of Alfred Stevens. The first edition of this work published simultaneously as the French copy. The biographical study of Alfred Stevens by Walter Armstr...

George Cruikshank&Apos;S Omnibus

George Cruikshank; Laman Blanchard · 1885 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1885. Fine Binding. A finely bound, first edition copy of the George Cruikshank Omnibus. Limited to 300 copies. One of 300 copies printed.Illustrated throughout, with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Numerous in-text illustrations. All of the...

Let the Wild Rumpus Start I Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 1971 · Rooke Books

£2,300.00 (€2,756.87 | $3,038.44 | ¥485,201)

New York, Harper & Row, 1971. Disbound. A very bright and crisp, scarce giclee print from Maurice Sendak's classic children's tale 'Where the Wild Things Are&apos. This print is titled 'Let the Wild Rumpus Start I&apos. Sendak is best known for 'Where...

Renaissance Self-Portraiture the Visual Construction of Identity and the Social Status of the Artist

Joanna Woods-Marsden · 1998 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this art reference work which analyses Renaissance Self-Portraiture. Beautifully illustrated, with numerous examples of the Renaissance art Woods-Marsden investigates. The first e...

Das Bauernhaus in Oesterreich-Ungarnund in Seinen Grenzhebieten

Anon · 1901 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)

Dresden, Oesterreichischen Ingenieur und Architekten Verein , 1901. Paperback. A very scarce architectural work looking at farmhouses in Austria-Hungary. Comprising of numerous illustrated plates. In the original portfolio binding. Published by the Austrian Engineer and Archit...

La Comedie Francaise de Rouveyre Montesquiou

Andre Rouveyre; Le Comte Robert de Montesquiou · 1906 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.32 | ¥63,287)

Paris, Albin Michel, 1906. Cloth. A very scarce, signed series of Andre Rouveyre's caricatures. A bright copy of this work. This is number 352 of 400 copies. A limited edition of this work. Signed by Rouveyre to the title page. Undated, dated using Library Hub. Held in a ...

A Collection of Five Watercolours of Hampton Court

None · 1515 · Rooke Books

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

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1921. Leather. A smartly bound photo album with five original watercolour paintings of Hampton Court Palace by G. S. Livesey. With five original watercolour paintings by G. S. Livesey. One painting is titled 'The Great Gate House', and depict...

William Callow R.W. S.

Jan Reynolds · 1980 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, B T Batsford Ltd, 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work on the English watercolourist William Callow, held in the original pictorial dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper. Dustwrapp...

Water-Colour Painting in Britain

Martin Hardie · 1975 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, B T Batsford Ltd, 1975-79. Cloth. A three volume set of works held in both the original dustwrapper's and slipcase's Reprint. A three volume set of works by Martin Hardie. The three volumes are titled as follows: The Eighteenth Century, The Romantic Period an...

East Anglian Painters

Harold A. E. Day · 1968 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

Eastbourne, Eastbourne Fine Art, 1968-69. Cloth. A interesting three volume set showcasing the artist of East Anglia, England. Illustrated throughout with numerous examples of their work. Each volume is a limited edition, being one copy of 1000 printed. Written by the author o...

The Toy the Child Likes Best

Dr Richter · 1887 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Dr Richter's Publishing Office, c1890. Paperback. A catalogue for the nineteenth century German construction toy for children, 'Anchor Stone Blocks&apos. With several colour illustrations demonstrating the blocks. Undated, dated from reviews to the rear which...

Curtis&Apos;S Flower Garden Displayed 120 Plates from the Year 1787-1807 with New Descriptions by Tyler Whittle and Christopher Cook

Tyler Whittle; Christopher Cook · 1981 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Oxford; New York; Toronto; Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1981. Cloth. A delightful volume, profusely illustrated throughout with a vast range of flora and fauna. Held in the original dustwrapper, this work is ideal for those with a interest in plants and gardening A beau...

William Gillies

Joanna Soden; Victoria Kellar · 1998 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Edinburgh, Canongate , 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely uncommon hardcover first edition copy of Joanna Soden and Victoria Kellar's study of the works and life of the renowned Scottish landscape and still life painter, William Gillies. This monograph provides a cohere...

Russian Embroidery and Lace

L. Yefimova and R. Belogorskaya · 1987 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1987. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of the beautifully illustrated work of Russian embroidery and lace. Profusely illustrated with one hundred and ninety one illustrations, of which one hundred and twenty five are in colour. First UK edi...

Lettering Art in Modern Use Student Edition

Raymond A Ballinger · 1965 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, Reinhold, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive study on lettering art and typography. This work looks at the art of the letter and the graphic design behind it. First thus, first student edition. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout w...

Papers on Art

J Comyns Carr · 1885 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1885. Leather. A collection of essays on art by J Comyns Carr. Well bound in leather with an attractive bookplate. Five essays in total, comprising of 'Drawings by the Old Masters', 'James Barry', 'Sir Joshua Reynolds', &...

Eyton&Apos;S Antiquities of Shropshire: Volumes IV-XII Plates

[R.W. Eyton] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, John Russell Smith, 1857-1860. Leather. A collection of engraved plates from Eyton's landmark series on Shropshire Antiquities, including original engravings of seals, churches, and other local historical landmarks. An intriguing collection of plates from Volumes ...

The King&Apos;S Pictures: From Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court

P.G. Konody, Sir Martin Conway, Lionel Cust, [signed. George V] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

London, The Fine Arts Publishing Co. 1930. First edition. Cloth. The fascinating catalogue of Georgve V's royal collection, signed by both the King and the Queen Consort Mary of Teck. Signed by George V and Queen Mary of Teck. The King's Pictures: From Buckingham Pal...

Artistic Printing: A Supplement to the Author&Apos;S Work on "Practical Printing

John Southward · 1892 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Printer's Register" Office, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The rare first edition of a supplement on printing intended for advanced learners, with colour plates. The rare Artistic printing: A Supplement to the Author's Work on "Practical Printing", written by au...

London: Vanished & Vanishing

Philip Norman · 1905 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Adam & Charles Black , 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Norman's beautifully illustrated exploration of the vanishing architecture of London, signed and inscribed by the author. The first edition.A presentation copy, inscribed &apo...