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Hetling House, Now Used As the Abbey Church House: Being Some Account of Its Ancient History and Modern Uses

J. F. Meehan · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Bath, B. & J. F. Meehan, 1906. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce historical overview of Hetling House, now known as Abbey Church House, situated in Bath, England. A vanishingly scarce historical booklet.In the publisher's original wraps.Containing an account ...

Rodger Mcphail: Artist, Naturalist, Sportsman

Ian Alcock · 1998 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Shrewsbury, Swan Hill Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this richly illustrated biography of the wildlife and sporting artist Rodger McPhail. The uncommon first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

La Vie Et L&Apos;Art Romantiques: Delacroix: Peintre, Graveur, Ecrivain

Raymond Escholier · 1926 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Paris , H. Floury , 1926-1929. Leather. An exhaustive biography of French artist Eugene Delacroix, laid out chronologically across three richly illustrated volumes. The 'Edition de Luxe&apos. Complete in three volumes. In the original French. Uniformly bound in a signed...

The Christmas Bookman: The Old Wives&Apos; Tale

Arnold Bennett · 1931 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, The Christmas Bookman, 1931. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this set of colour illustrations inspired by Arnold Bennett's work The Old Wives' Tale from the Christmas edition of The Bookman for 1931. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated wit...

Cartoons

Will Dyson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Daily Herald, 1913. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce volume of satirical cartoons by Will Dyson, all of which had previously been published in 'The Daily Herald&apos. The first edition of this scarce work.A volume of comical cartoons by t...

Books Do Furnish a Room

Leslie Geddes-Brown · 2009 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Merrell, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this vastly illustrated work on books as decoration from British journalist Leslie Geddes-Brown. First edition. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. A charming work exploring the use of books...

The Kensington Fine Art Association&Apos;S Picture Album

George Cruikshank · 0 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Kensington Fine Art Assoication, c1885. Cloth. A scarce volume celebrating the humorous caricatures of George Cruikshank. A scarce picture album issued by the Kensington Fine Art Association, showcasing the brilliant art of George Cruikshank. Illustrated with twenty p...

The Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs of Alphonse Legros 1837-1911

Harold J. L. Wright · 1934 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, The Print Collectors' Club, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this lecture on the artworks of French-British artist Alphonse Legros. First edition. Limited to three hundred and fifty copies, of which three hundred were presented to the Members...

A Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters

John Smith · 1829 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London, Smith and Son, 1829-1842. Cloth. A smart complete collection of this catalogue raisonne from British art dealer John Smith. Complete in nine volumes, with the supplementary volume. A critical catalogue and comprehensive, annotated list of all the known artworks of the ...

A Pretty Mysterious Art

C. W. Woolnough; Barry McKay · 1996 · Rooke Books

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

Huddersfield, The Fleece Press, 1996. Vellum. A very scarce limited edition treatise on paper marbling, one of only thirty copies. A very scarce and striking limited edition of three hundred copies. This is one of only thirty specially bound copies, in a quarter vellum binding...

A Little Gallery of Romney

1903 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Methuen and Co, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A scarce 'Little Gallery' book containing twenty plates of paintings from George Romney, bound in attractive decorative cloth. The first edition of this scarce work.Bound in the publisher's pleasing gilt-decora...

Benjamin Britten: His Life and Operas

Eric Walter White · 1970 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of English composer Benjamin Britten, signed by the author in presentation to his daughter. First edition. Signed by the author to the half title "with fondest love" to his...

Life and Letters of John Constable, R.A.

C. R. Leslie · 1896 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1896. Cloth. A new edition of this large biographical work exploring the life and works of English landscape artist, John Constable, with illustrations. A new edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With forty-six plate...

Plates from &Apos;the Amateur Photographer & New Photographer&Apos; and &Apos;the Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer&Apos;

None · 1927 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Iliffe & Sons, 1927-33. Cloth. Two volumes containing plates from 'Amateur Photographer', the oldest weekly photography magazine. 'The Amateur Photographer & New Photographer', also named as 'The Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer', wa...

Practical Hints Upon Landscape Gardening

William S. Gilpin · 1835 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London, T. Cadell and W. Blackwood, 1835 . Cloth. The second edition of William S. Gilpin's beautifully illustrated guide to landscape gardening, with sixteen plates. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1832.Illustrated with sixteen lithographs b...

Etching Craft: A Guide for Students and Collectors

W. P. Robins · 1922 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector, 1922 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Robins's study of the history and techniques of etching, inscribed to renowned etcher Muirhead Bone. A signed first edition of this wo...

The Christmas Book of Carols and Songs

W. S. W. Anson [ed.] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited , 1905. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated work containing Christmas-themed carols and songs, adorned with colour plates. A charming book containing traditional Christmas carols and songs by Sir Walter Scott, William Morris and Robert ...

Practical Designing: A Handbook on the Preparation of Working Drawings

Gleeson White [editor] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work on designing, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with two folding plates and numerous figures, many of which are full-paged. Collated complete. A supplement to t...

The King Who Was a King

H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ernest Benn, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original first issue cloth, without the dust wrapper. An interesting treatise by...

A History of Gold Snuff Boxes

Richard Norton; Martin Norton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.52 | ¥31,222)

London, Messrs S J Phillips, 1938 . First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of Richard and Martin Norton's history of gold snuff boxes, illustrated with photographs of historical examples. The work examines snuff boxes throughout Europe, in France, England, Aus...