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Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonne

Christopher Wright · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London , Jupiter Books, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this wonderful catalogue of paintings by Nicolas Poussin, many illustrations being in colour. A first edition copy. This volume is a catalogue of the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, a leading painter of ...

House Decoration: Comprising Whitewashing, Paperhanging, Painting

Paul N. Hasluck [ed.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this uncommon 19th century guide to interior decorating, illustrated with many diagrams. A first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Inscription to t...

Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

Roy C. Strong · 1963 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Roy Strong's work on the portraits of Queen Elizabeth I in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I by Roy C. Strong in the original publisher's cloth binding...

Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round of Etchings in Miniature

John Adam; George Hay · 1886 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Arbroath, T. Buncle, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of etchings by John Adam. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-four plated etchings. Collated complete. A collection of architectural sketches with historical and topogr...

London, the Works, and One Man Show

Beryl Cook · 1978 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, John Murray, 1978-1988 . First edition. Cloth. Three first edition works by Beryl Cook in the original dust wrappers. First edition of three works by Beryl Cook, a well renowned British artist best known for her original and unique paintings. Cook's work is often ...

American Still-Life Painting

William H. Gerts; Russell Burke · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York , Praeger Publishers, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this survey of American still-life painting. A first edition copy. This book is a comprehensive survey of an often neglected aspect of American art. This volume traces the history of Am...

The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Peter Beye · 1991 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Stuttgart, Hatje, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition copy of this history of the Staatsgalerie, Germany. A first edition copy of this work. In both English and German. The Staatsgalerie is an art museum in Stuttgart Germany and opened in 1843. With the openi...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive volume that expertly records the historical monuments of Oxford, with a large folding map of Oxford and illustrations. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original clot...

Etudes Relatives a L&Apos;Art Des Constructions Part IV Foires Et Marches

L. Bruyere · 1828 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Paris, Not Stated, 1828. Leather. A French edition copy of this work on the architecture of fairs and markets, with plates. This is a French copy of Etudes relatives A L'Art Des Constructions, being Part IV of XII exploring Foires et Marches or Fairs and Markets. In the o...

Retirement Gift Book

Upper Austrian Finance Administration · 1902 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.49 | ¥295,340)

Austria , Upper Austrian Finance Administration , 1902. Leather. A stunningly bound and very scarce retirement gift book. A stunning German retirement gift to a 'your excellency', the former President of the Upper Austrian Finance Administration, from the other offic...

Players of the Day a Series of Portraits in Colour of the Theatrical Celebrities of the Present Time

1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London , George Newnes, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Players of the Day A, with colour portraits. A first edition copy of Players of the Day A Series of Portraits in Colour of the Theatrical Celebrities of the Present Time. This work contains a theatrica...

Brittany a Series of Thirty-Five Sketches

Birket Forster · 1878 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Surrey, Birket Forster, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of sketches and illustrations by Victorian illustrator Birket Foster. First edition of Brittany A Series of Thirty-Five Sketches by Birket Foster in the original publisher's...

British Art and the Mediterranean

F. Saxl; R. Wittkower · 1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Oxford University Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Scarce edition of this large pictorial catalogue from the British Art and the Mediterranean photographic exhibition. Scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. Catalogue of the photographic exhibit...

An Artist in Italy

Walter Tyndale · 1913 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Edinburgh, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. Watercolourist Walter Tyndale describes his travels in Venice and Tuscany in this beautifully illustrated travelogue. With twenty six attractive colour plates painted by the author A lovely illustrated travelogue by British waterco...

An Outline History of Painting in Europe to the End of the XIX Century

S.C. Kaines- Smith · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London & Boston, The Medici Society, 1930. Fine Binding. Art historian Solomon Charles Kaines-Smith outlines the development of European painting in this heavily illustrated volume In this heavily illustrated volume, Solomon Charles Kaines-Smith details the development of Euro...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain

Edmund Lodge · 1835 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)

London, Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835 . Leather. A lovely set of illustrated portraits of illustrious people from the history of Great Britain. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge in half morocco bindings. Engraved from authentic picture...

A Pocket Sketch and Painting Book

None · 1893 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

None, None, 1893-1895. Cloth. A beautiful collection of an individual's paintings and sketches from 1893 to 1895. Scarce work. Dates on certain works. A pocket sketchbook with paintings and drawings by an unknown amateur artist. Contains eighteen pages of artwork, includi...

The History of Needlework Tools and Accessories

Sylvia Groves · 1966 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Country Life Limited, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of this history of needlework, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to title page, dated 1971. Illustrated throughout with 199 half-tone plates and 13 line drawings in the ...

Bell&Apos;S Miniature Series of Painters

Charles T. Bateman; Rowley Cleeve; Malcolm Bell · 1901 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London , George Bell and Sons , 1901. Leather. A wonderful leather bound volume of three works from Bell's Miniature Series of Painters, with illustrations. Three volumes of Bell's Miniature Series of Painters, including G. F. Watts by Charles T. Bateman, Sir Edward ...

Pottery and Porcelain a Guide to Collectors

Frederick Litchfield · 1900 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London and New York, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition guide for pottery and porcelain collectors, with colour plates. A first edition copy of this work. This work aims to give a practical guide to those interested in the collecting o...