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The Drawings of George Romney: An Exhibition Held from May to September 1962 at the Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton Mass

1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Northampton, Metcalf, 1962. First edition. Paperback. A smart copy of this guide to the drawings of George Romney exhibition at the Smith College Museum of Arts. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-none plates. Collated complete. A catalogue and guide to the exhibition held...

Wyndham Lewis: Redfern Gallery Exhibition Catalogue

Michael Ayrton; Wyndham Lewis · 1949 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Redfern Gallery , 1949. Paperback. A very scarce catalogue published a Wyndham Lewis exhibition held at Redfern Gallery, with introductions from Lewis and Michael Ayrton. A very scarce booklet detailing the artworks of Wyndham Lewis being exhibited at the Redfern Galle...

Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects of London

R. Willis et al. · 1836 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, John Weale, 1836-42. First edition. Cloth. Two interesting and beautifully illustrated volumes featuring articles on architecture, with details on the projects and transactions of 'The Royal Institute of Architects of London&apos. Previously owned by Sir Joseph Ra...

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense a Pop-Up Book

Cindy Eng · 2006 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression collectable pop-up book about the celebrated director, Alfred Hitchcock. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline. Illustrated throughout with colour illustratio...

Memoirs of Early Italian Painters and of the Progress of Painting in Italy. Cimabue to Bassano

Mrs. Jameson [Anna Brownell Jameson] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, John Murray, 1891. Vellum. A pleasing vellum-bound series of memoirs concerning the painters of the Italian renaissance, illustrated with portraits for each. A new edition of this work. In full vellum binding with decorative gilt to the boards and spine. A delightful c...

Olympia

0 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.27 | $1,684.35 | ¥268,970)

Germany, W. H. S. Thompson, H. Burnett, & Others, c1890. Leather. A very scarce Victorian German photo album and music box, an exceptional and unique work. A very scarce and unique German made photo album, complete with a music box. The album is highlighted throughout with viv...

Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860: Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas Etc.

J. R. Abbey · 1953 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Privately Printed at the Curwen Press , 1953. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this bibliographical catalogue containing vibrant artwork depicting life in England, from the library of William Foyle. Limited to five hundred copies of which this is number fifty-fiv...

Wood Sculpture

Alfred Maskell · 1911 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive work on the art of wood sculptures The uncommon first edition of this work.Illustrated with fifty nine monochrome plates. Collated complete. A fascinating overview of the history of wood sculpture, from a...

Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers

Hugh Honour · 1969 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of makers and designers of furniture. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-two pages of colour images and two hundred and thirty black-and-white images. Collated com...

Rothmans of Pall Mall Diamond Jubilee

None · 1950 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Rothmans Limited, 1950. Unbound. A unique work issued to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the tobacco company Rothmans, complete with six colourful plates by Rex Whistler. A unique work issued for the Diamond Jubilee of Rothmans, a tobacco manufacturer based on Pall Ma...

Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art

Sebastian Peake; Alison Eldred (compiled); G. Peter Winnington (ed) · 2006 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London , Peter Owen, 2006. Hardback. An extraordinary dive into the life and work of writer, artist and poet, Mervyn Peake, compiled and signed by his eldest child Sebastian Peake. A scarcely signed copy by all authors, including Sebastian Peake, Mervyn Peake's eldest chi...

The Bride&Apos;S Book: A Souvenir of the Wedding

Maud Humphrey; Paul de Longpre · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company , 1900. Cloth. A charming unused wedding souvenir book, with bright illustrations from Maud Humphrey and Paul de Longpre. Illustrated throughout with eight full colour plates. Collated complete. An unused wedding souvenir book with section...

Les Peintres Militaires: Contenant Les Biographies de MM. De Neuville, Detaille, Berne-Bellecour, Dupray, Jazet, Couturier, Sergent, Chaperon, Protais, Medard Et Walker

Eugène Montrosier · 1881 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Paris, Librarie Artistique, 1881 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, limited edition of this illustrated work on military artists, compiled by Eugène Montrosier. Bound in a wonderful half morocco with marbled boards. Number thirty-one of the limited, deluxe edition....

Wonderworks Science Fiction and Fantasy Art

Michael Whelan; Polly Freas; Kelly Freas · 1979 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Virginia, Donning, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A colourful study on the science fiction and fantasy art of Michael Whelan. The first edition.A beautiful and colourful look at art of science fiction and fantasy, a wonderful insight into the striking and incredibly memorable art...

British Water-Colour Art

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The Fine Art Society; Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Cloth. A signed limited edition study on the history of British watercolours, a colourfully illustrated volume signed by the editor, Marcus B. Huish. A limited edition de luxe, limited to five hundred copies, of which...

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britian

Laurence Turner; Arthur T. Bolton · 1927 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Country Life Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of British decorative plasterwork, written by Laurence Turner. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and numerous vignette monochrome photographs...

Bookbinding for Schools

J. S. Hewitt-Bates · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Leicester, Dryad Handicrafts, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this interesting work on bookbinding, with illustrations. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Written by J. S. Hewitt-Bates, this work presents the art of bookbindi...

Architectural Notices of the Churches of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

Architectural Society of the Archdeaconry of Northampton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, John Henry Parker, 1849 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated architectural study of the churches of Northampton, from the library of publisher John Murray III. The first edition in book form of this work, which was initially issue...

Descriptive Notice of the Drawings and Publications of the Arundel Society from 1849 to 1868 & 1869 to 1873

Frederic W. Maynard · 1869 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, J. B. Nichols and Sons, 1869-1873. First edition. Cloth. Two highly illustrated works with photographs displaying the works of the Arundel Society between 1849 and 1873. Two volumes. First edition. A collection of works produced by the Arundel Society, founded in Londo...

Grand Hotel: The Golden Age of Palace Hotels. An Architectural and Social History

David Watkin; Jean D'Ormesson; et al · 1984 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD. 1984 . First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition on architectural and social history of palace hotels, with photographs throughout. First edition, in the publisher's original smart cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. This wor...