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A Catalogue of Some of the Paintings of the British School in the Collections of Henry Edwards Huntington at San Marino, California

Maurice W. Brockwell · 1925 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)

New York, Privately Printed, 1925. Cloth. A record of paintings from the British School contained within the private collection of Henry Edwards Huntington in San Marino. Illustrated throughout with engraved tissue-guarded reproductions of the artworks. Including works by Reyn...

Italian Painting Artists and Their Masterpieces Throughout the Ages

Stefano Zuffi · 1998 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

Koln , Konemann , 1998. Cloth. A beautifully detailed exploration into the wonders of Italian art. First edition thus. Featuring coloured photographic plates throughout, and the original illustrated dustwrapper. Translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Clegg. In original cloth...

Places of Delight the Pastoral Landscape

Robert C. Cafritz; Lawrence Gowing, David Rosand · 1988 · Rooke Books

£54.99 (€65.91 | $72.65 | ¥11,601)

Washington , The Phillips Collection, 1988. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated guide to the pastoral landscape. With chapters including Classical Revision of the Pastoral Landscape, The Modern Vision, Rococo Restoration of the Venetian Landscape and Watteau's Creation of the F...

Lessons in Figure Painting in Water Colours

Blanche MacArthur and Jennie Moore · 1884 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. 1884. Cloth. A collection of water-colour portraits from Blance Arthur and Jennie Moore. Containing special instructions by the painters. With sixteen tipped-in colour plates. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with som...

Scottish Art and Letters a Quarterly Review of Literature and the Liberal Arts

Arnold Fraser-Lovat · 1903 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.90 | ¥7,170)

London, Scottish Art and Letters, 1903. Cloth. A collection of illustrations and essays from Scottish artists. Covering September to November 1903. Including contributions by Nigel Tourneur, A. Fraser-Lovat, Francis Steuart and many others. In a cloth binding. Externally, soun...

The Story of Picture Printing in England During the Nineteenth Century or Forty Years of Wood and Stone

C. T. Courtney Lewis · 1928 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Co. 1928. Cloth. A history of pictorial printing in England during the 1800s. Illustrated throughout with many coloured plates. With chapters including Charles Knight as a Printer, Chromolithography, Henry Richard Vizetelly and many others. Boo...

Robes of Thespis Costume Designs by Modern Artists

Rupert Mason · 1928 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)

London , Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated text displaying a wide selection of theatre costume. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrated throughout, with 109 plates and frontispi...

Linear Perspective for the Use of Schools of Art a Series of 31 Problems Worked from Plans and Elevations without the Use of Measuring Points

Alfred Denyer · 0 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

London , Simpkin, Marshall and Co. c1890. Paperback. A scarce copy of Linear Perspective for the use of Schools of Art A Series of 31 Problems worked from Plans and Elevations without the use of Measuring Points by Alfred Denyer, Master of Bedford School of Art. Second edition...

Art and Everyman: A Basis for Appreciation, Forming a General Introduction to the Study of Art of All Types, Ages and Countries

Margaret H. Bulley · 1951 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

London , Batsford, 1951-1952. First edition. Cloth. An introduction to different aspects of art with illustrations and commentaries. In Two Volumes, complete. Margaret H Bulley was a noted art critic and author. This work forms a basic but detailed overview of the different ar...

Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael

Richard Henry Smith · 1868 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Arthur Miall, 1868. Cloth. Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael written by Richard Henry Smith, Jun. Illustrated with seven reproductions of photographs printed by Dunmore tipped-in. New edition. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483 - 1520) better known simply as Raphael...

International Modern Glass the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 11 May- 31 August 1984

Stephen Greengard · 1984 · Rooke Books

£26.00 (€31.16 | $34.35 | ¥5,485)

Miami, Miami Dade Community College, 1984. First edition. Paperback. This is a scarce copy of the exhibition catalogue of the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. collection of decorative glass. This carefully compiled catalogue includes monochrome photographs of the items house in the collec...

Jean Clouet

Peter Mellen · 1971 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,820)

Paris, Flammarion, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A lavishly-illustrated First Edition of this French translation of Mellen's monograph of Clouet. Translated from the English by Anne Roullet. With numerous full-page illustrations. Jean (or Janet) Clouet (1480–1541) was a mi...

Memorial Catalogue of the Burns Exhibition

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts · 1898 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Glasgow, William Hodge and Company and T. and R. Annan and Sons, 1898. Cloth. A fascinating collection of images and descriptions from an exhibition held at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Limited Edition, of which four hundred copies were printed, this being no....

Passion: Paintings, Drawings and Studies, 1998 - 2005

Fletcher J. Sidthorp · 2005 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

Edlesborough , Buckingham Fine Art Publishers, 2005. Cloth. An unopened and therefore pristine copy of this artistic anthology featuring the artwork of Fletcher Sibthorp. Limited edition, although unoponed these limited editions are all signed and numbered, being one of 350. W...

A Chart of the Arts in England from 1660 to 1800

Lenygon and Co. · 1800 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Lenygon and Co. 1800. First edition. Hardback. A collection of large folding tables listing events, art, and published works dating from 1660 through to 1800. First edition. Compiled and published by decorators, upholsterers, furniture makers and dealers in works of ar...

Theatre de Corneille

Pierre Corneille · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1900. Leather. Two volumes of work by eminent dramatist Pierre Corneille. Two volumes of work by eminent dramatist Pierre Corneille. In the original French. With a preface to the first volume by Voltaire. Corneille is typically regarded as one of the th...

Encyclopedie Des Ouvrages de Dames

Therese de Dillmont · 0 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

Alsace, TH. de Dillmont, c1900. Cloth. A charming illustrated French work looking at the pastimes of women. A French reference book on female pastimes, particularly needlework.Therese de Dillmont was an Austrian needleworker and writer, "one of the most important pioneers in t...

L&Apos;Art Religieux Du XIII Siecle En France Etude Sur L&Apos;Iconographie Du Moyen Age Et Sur Ses Sources D&Apos;Inspiration

Emile Male · 1928 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1928. Leather. A third edition, revised, of this work on religious art. With 253 illustrations in the text. Emile Male was a French art historian, one of hte first to study medieval, most sacral French art and the influence of Eastern European ic...

L&Apos;Art Religieux Du XIII Siecle En France Etude Sur L&Apos;Iconographie Du Moyen Age Et Sur Ses Sources D&Apos;Inspiration

Emile Male · 1910 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1910. Leather. A third edition of this work on religious art. With 189 illustrations in the text. Emile Male was a French art historian, one of hte first to study medieval, most sacral French art and the influence of Eastern European iconography ...

The Useful Knitting Book

Mille. Riego de la Branchadiere [Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1868. Paperback. A very scarce little knitting book written by a pioneer of the craft, who was appointed as Artiste in Needlework by the Princess of Wales. The Useful Knitting Book, a very scarce handbook written by crochet and knitting pione...