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Essays on Gothic Architecture

Rev. Warton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose and Rev. J. Milner · 1808 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , J. Taylor , 1808. Leather. Essays accompanied by illustrations on the importance of preserving Gothic architecture. The third edition.Illustrated with nine plates.Collated, lacking three plates.This copy also includes a folding plate of Bigods Tower part of Norwich Ca...

Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sur Les Ouvrages de Plus Excellens Peintres Anciens Et Moderne

Andre Felibien · 1705 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, David Mortier, 1705 . Leather. A scarce documentation of ancient and modern French art, by 17th Century French art historian, Andre Felibien. A scarce copy of volume one and two of this collection, in full calf binding. This collection was originally complete in four v...

Typographia, or, the Printer&Apos;S Instructor: Including an Account of the Origin of Printing

J. Johnson · 1824 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1824. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition copy of this interesting exploration of the history of printing, an extensive work by John Johnson. The first edition, the 32mo format, being the smallest of the three issued...

A Look at Cecil Aldin&Apos;S Dogs and Hounds

Rupert Collens · 1990 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.82 | ¥20,252)

London, The Lambourn Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this colourful commentary on Cecil Aldin's artwork and dogs, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout with many colour images. A cha...

The Antiquities of Winchester: With an Historical Account of the City, Including the Cathedral, the College, Hospital of St. Cross, Wolvesey Castle, the City Cross, the Westgate, the County Hall, Hyde Abbey, Etc.

Nathaniel Warren · 1836 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Winchester, N. Warren, 1836. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon guide to the antiquities and history of Winchester. The first edition of this work in the original boards, with a label to the front board. Library stamps to the front paste down and end papers. A pocket-sized g...

Biographical Catalogue of the Principal Italian Painters, with a Table of the Contemporary Schools of Italy, Designed As a Hand-Book to the Picture Gallery

A Lady" [Maria Farquhar]; Ralph N. Wornum [ed.] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

London, John Murray, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this uncommon biographical catalogue of Italian painters, with a folding table to the rear. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the binder's l...

The Complete Little Nemo by Winsor Mccay

Winsor McCay; Alexander Braun · 2014 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)

Not Stated, TASCHEN, 2014. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of TASCHEN's publication of all five-hundred and forty-nine issues of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo' comic strip. The scarce first edition of this publication, housed in the publisher&a...

The English Mediaeval House

Margaret Wood · 1983 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)

London, Bracken Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this extensive work on mediaeval architecture, with illustrations. A detailed exploration into mediaeval architecture, focusing on houses and domestic architecture of the period. An extensive work...

Paul Housley: Music from the Studio

2013 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Belmacz & the Artist, 2013. First edition. Cloth. Mint first edition of this scarce publication dedicated to the work of Paul Housley. The first edition of this work. A scarce copy. Featuring an essay by Martin Herbert 'The River' and a series of thirty-eight...

Essai Sur L&Apos;Origine de la Gravure En Bois Et En Taille-Douce, Et Sur la Connaissance Des Estampes Des Xve Et Xvie Siã¨Cles

Hendrik Jansen · 1808 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.48 | ¥54,849)

Paris, F. Schoell, 1808. First edition. Leather. The first and only edition of this two-volume work on engravings, intaglio, prints, calligraphy and typography. The first and only edition of this two-volume work in quarter calf bindings. Illustrated with 19 plates to Volume I....

Yousuf Karsh: Helden Aus Licht Und Schatten

Yousuf Karsh; Dieter Vorsteher [ed.]; Janet Yates [ed.] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Berlin, Deutschen Historischen Museums, G-und-H-Verlag, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this beautiful celebration of the photography of Yousuf Karsh, illustrated throughout with wonderful examples of his portrait photography. In the original German.Publi...

Die Sammlung Dr. Leopold Seligmann

Paul Clemen, Otto von Falke and Georg Swarzenski · 1930 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Berlin, Herman Ball/ Paul Graupe, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this catalogue of the collection of Dr Leopold Seligmann, with illustrations. A first edition copy. In the original German.This volume contains the collection of Dr Leopold Seligmann which wa...

Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays Par Une Groupe D&Apos;Ecrivains Specialistes Francais Et Etrangers

E Benezit · 1948 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

Not Stated , Librairie Grund , 1948-55. Cloth. The new limited edition of E. Bénézit's extensive French dictionary of artists in eight bright volumes. A new edition, revised and edited by E Benezit. Limited to three thousand sets printed to vol. I, the present number 1275...

Alte Leipziger Goldschmiede-Arbeiten Und Solche Anderen Ursprunges Aus Leipziger Besitz

Richard Graul · 1910 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Leipzig, Karl W. Hiersemann, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed volume looking at the striking examples of goldsmith works held at the Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts, complete with seventy plates. The first edition.In the original German.A beautiful...

Les Chefs-D&Apos;Oeuvre Des Grands Maitres: Nouvelle Serie XV-XVIII Siecle

M Ch Moreau-Vathier · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1904. Cloth. Large paper French book celebrative of the masterpieces of the great masters, with numerous plates of illustrations. Ode to the arts and the masterpieces of the masters from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. In the original French. A...

Les Peintres Espagnols

Paul Guinard · 1967 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

France, Le Livre de Poche, 1967. Leather. A leather bound edition of this study of Spanish artists, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with many in-text photographs. A study of Spanish painters and paintings, with reference to Gothic style, the Renaissance, T...

An Irish Portrait: The Autobiography of Paul Henry, R.H. A

Paul Henry; Sean O'Faolain [foreword] · 1988 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1988. Cloth. A smart autobiography of Irish artist Paul Henry, known for painting the West of Ireland in a Post-Impressionist style. A new edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust...

The Signatures of Four British Artists: Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells

Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts; Henry Tanworth Wells · 1896 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

London, None, 1896-1934 . Loose Pages, Articles. The signatures of four prominent British painters: Alfred Parsons, Harrington Mann, Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells. The first two signatures, flat signed to a sheet of folded paper, are of the miniaturist and portrait p...

Expositions of Great Pictures

Richard Henry Smith · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, James Nisbet and Co, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Richard Henry Smith's study of eight old masters, illustrated with eight mounted albumen prints. In this charming and scarce work, the author discusses seven works of art by the Old Mast...

The Apostle a Drama

George Moore · 1923 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London , William Heinemann , 1923 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition copy of The Apostle, a play by George Moore. A limited edition copy, limited to one thousand copies with this being number ten. Signed by the author to the limitation page. The Apostle is a ...