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Russell Drysdale

Geoffrey Dutton · 1964 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this art book on Russel Drysdale densely illustrated with both colour and monochrome plates. First edition of Russell Drysdale by Geoffrey Dutton in the original publisher's cloth binding and cli...

British Preserve with Etchings from Drawings

S. Howitt · 0 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, c1825. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this book of etchings by Samuel Howitt. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with thirty-six plates. Collated complete. A book of illustrations including: the fox, otter, hare, rabbit,...

John Sell Cotman 1782-1842

Victor Rienaecker · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Leigh-on-Sea, F. Lewis , 1953. First edition. Cloth. First limited edition of this study of the life and work of John Sell Cotman. First edition of this work, limited to five hundred copies of which this is number one-hundred-and-fifty-one. A biographical study of English mari...

Arts of the South Seas

Ralph Linton; Paul S. Wingert; Rene D'Hardnoncourt · 1946 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art , 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of the first studies of the arts of the South Pacific islands in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Arts of the South Seas in the original publisher's cloth binding and cli...

Plates from the Builder Magazine

Henry Heathcote Stratham (ed.); Various · 1887 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Not stated , Not stated, 1887-1892 . Leather. A scarce collection of plates from The Builder Magazine with various architectural designs and illustrations. Various plates from The Builder Magazine, bound in half leather and cloth boards. Bound in non-chronological order, this ...

The Loves of Krishna, in Indian Painting and Poetry

W. G. Archer · 1957 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition work regarding the story of Krishna in Indian art and poetry, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the original ...

A Handbook of Pictorial Art

R. St. John Tyrwhitt; A. Macdonald · 1875 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1875. Leather. The illustrated second edition of Tyrwitt's charming guide to the 'pictorial arts', in a tree calf binding. Divided into two sections: the 'theory' of art, and the 'practice' of art, covering free hand ...

Der Holzschneider Hap Grieshaber

Margot Fuerst · 1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Stuttgart, Hatje, 1971. Hardback. A stunning German volume of woodcuts by HAP Grieshaber, with colour folding plates and a slipcase. In the original German. A new extended edition. This volume explores the woodcuts of HAP Grieshaber. HAP Grieshaber was a German artist best kno...

The National Portrait Gallery

Lionel Cust (ed) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London , Cassell and Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful limited edition two volume set of an illustrated catalogue of The National Portrait Gallery. A complete two volume set of this work. Limited edition copies, limited to 750 copies of which these are numbered ...

George Engleheart 1750-1829 Miniature Painter to George III

George C. Williamson; Henry L. D. Engleheart · 1902 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London , George Bell and Sons , 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first limited edition work on the miniatures of George Engleheart, richly illustrated. A limited edition copy of this work, with only three hundred and fifty copies printed for sale. George Engleheart was one of the...

Egyptian Art

Werner and Bedrich Forman; Milada Vilimkova; Till Gottheiner [trans] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Peter Nevill, [1962]. First edition. Cloth. First English edition of this large paper book dedicated to the beauty of Egyptian art, captured with numerous striking plates both in colour and in black and white. The first and only English edition of this work, dated from...

Gemma Bovery

Posy Simmonds · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this beautiful graphic novel signed by the author. First edition, first impression of Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrap...

The History of American Painting

Samuel Isham · 1905 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New York, The Macmillan Company , 1905. First edition. Cloth. An extensive history of American painting by Samuel Isham, a bright copy of this scarce first edition. Scarce first edition of this work. A comprehensive history of American painting, opening with a study of primiti...

United States Picture Drawn with Pen and Pencil

Richard Lovett · 1891 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , The Religious Tract Society , 1891. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful collection of illustrations of the United States, with a colour folding map. This volume is part of the Pen and Pencil series published by The Religious Tract Society and celebrates the wild and won...

Manet and the French Impressionists

Theodore Duret; J. E. Crawford Flitch · 1912 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London; Philadelphia, Grant Richards LTD; J. B. Lippincott Company, 1912. Cloth. The second edition of Theodore Duret's striking academic and artistic study on the Impressionists. The second edition of this work in English.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one wood engravi...

Town & Country, a Collection of Designs and Decorations

Cecil W. Beaumont [intro] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.14 | ¥20,463)

London, C.W. Beaumont, 1926. First edition. Cloth. Wyndham Payne's hand-coloured collection of charming illustrations about English towns and countryside, part of a limited edition publication. A delightfully illustrated collection of charming plates depicting English lif...

London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings and Associations of the City

P. H. Ditchfield · 1914 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1914. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this descriptive work regarding the historical architecture of London. The uncommon first edition. In the original cloth binding with gilt detail. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, t...

Feu Pierrot

A. Willette · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, H. Floury, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, first edition, autobiography by the renowned French artist, Adolphe Willette. The first edition. In full red cloth binding with gilt lettering. With an illustrated title page, colour portrait frontispiece...

Practical Essays on Art

John Burnet · 1893 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Percy Lund & Co, 1893. Cloth. An interesting collection of art essays by John Burnet, with explanatory illustrations throughout. A new edition. In the original red cloth binding with gilt lettering, by Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. With explanatory vignette illustrations...

Paul Hogarth&Apos;S American Album Drawings 1962-65 with Notes from a Journal

Paul Hogarth · 1973 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A fine, limited edition, collection of journal entries and illustrations by the popular artist, Paul Hogarth. The uncommon first edition. A limited edition, this copy being numbered at 212. In the original pictorial c...