Cerca libri

De Reis Der Pandora Naar de Noordpoolgewesten in Den Zomer Van 1875

L R Koolemans Beynen · 1876 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Amsterdam, C F Stemler, 1876. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this account of Arctic Exploration. A scarce first edition of this account of Arctic Exploration. In the original Dutch. With a full colour folding map to the rear. Laurens Reinhart Koolemans Beynen was a Dutch n…

Monet Et Venise

Philippe Piguet · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Herscher, 1986. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. Philippe Piguet is a professor of art history and art critic who specialises in the Impressionist per…

Les Lettres de Cachet

Frantz Funck-Brentano · 1926 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

Paris, Hachette, 1926. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Frantz Funck-Brentano's historical work containing a selection of letters by the Kings of France. The first edition of this work.In the original French.An interesting volume containing a variety of letters …

Oeuvres de le Sage

Alain-Ren Lesage · 1821 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris, Antoine Augustin Renouard, 1821. Leather. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. In French. Volume one contains "Le Diable Boiteux, volume two co…

Saint Francois D&Apos;Assise

Leopold De Cherance; Henri De Grezes; Ubald De Chanday · 1885 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

Paris, E. Plon & Nourrit, 1885. Leather. An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi. In the original French.An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi in excellent condition, attractively bound in half morocco. Francis is one of the most famous Roman Catholic saints. He li…

Amor Und Komus

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.48 | $588.01 | ¥93,908)

Berlin , Padua, with Pietro Tarone, c1790. First edition. Hardback. A scarce and sought after first edition of this German language collection of erotic stories. The title page bears the inscription in Greek "We are all servants of Satan, he holds us in his claws", and the stori…

Magnifique Ensemble de Meubles Et Objets D&Apos;Art Francais Collection Monsieur Akram Ojjeh

Anon · 1979 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Monaco , Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. 1979. First edition. Cloth. An extensively illustrated First Edition auction catalogue from Sotheby's Monaco, with unclipped dustwrapper. Numerous photographic illustrations, many in colour. French language with Some Personal Recoll…

Zeichnungen Des Giacomo Tintoretto

Detlev Freiherr von Hadeln · 1922 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A first and limited edition of this German work on Tintoretto's drawings, illustrated with plates. First Edition. In German. Featuring 72 tissue-guarded plates to the rear. No. 1051 of a limited edition of 1200 copies. Jaco…

Histoire D&Apos;Angleterre

Mr. de Rapin Thoyras · 1727 · Rooke Books

£1,375.00 (€1,648.39 | $1,816.87 | ¥290,166)

La Haye, Chez Alexandre De Rogissart, 1727. Leather. A very scarce early complete set of Histoire d'Angleterre by Mr. de Rapin Thoyras. Illustrated with decorative and illustrated head and tail pieces, plates of portraits, tables and maps, some of which foldout Appears comp…

Five Books

Richard Field · 1606 · Rooke Books

£1,999.99 (€2,397.65 | $2,642.71 | ¥422,057)

London, Humfrey Lownes, 1606. First edition. Vellum. A very scarce first edition of Richard Field's Of the Church. First edition. Very scarce. Richard Field (1561-1616) was an English ecclesiological theologian associated with the work of Richard Hooker. Field was a close f…

Raccolta Di Costumi Antichi

Disegnati da Bartolomeo Pinelli · 1830 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

Bologna, Giovanni Zecchi, 1830. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of Pinelli's engravings of ancient costumes, with notes on each plate by Nicolo de Scarani. First edition. With a beautifully engraved frontispiece. Containing one hundred plates by Bartolomeo P…

De L&Apos;Homme Considere Moralement; de Ses Moeurs, Et de Celles Des Animaux

J. C. Delametherie · 1802 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris , Chez Maradan, 1802. First edition. Leather. The first and only edition of this very scarce French philosophical study from Jean-Claude Delametherie. The first and only edition of this work. In the original French text.Complete in two volumes. Very scarce, with only one …

Sybil; or, the Two Nations

B. Disraeli · 1845 · Rooke Books

£880.00 (€1,054.97 | $1,162.80 | ¥185,706)

London, Henry Colburn, Publisher , 1845. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of Benjamin Disraeli's working-class novel, handsomely bound in quarter calf. The first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes.Uniformly bound in quarter calf, with cloth bo…

Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; in Search of the Absolute

Various [ed. by Joachim Pissarro] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Gagosian Gallery, 2016. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of two charming volumes on an original exhibition celebrating the work of the Swiss sculptor and French artist for the first time together. The first edition of Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; In Search o…

Aunt Effie&Apos;S Rhymes; Afternoon Tea; Stiggles

Jane Euphemia Saxby; J. G. Sowerby; K. K. De Karroff · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, George Routledge & Sons; Frederick Warne and Co.; Faber and Faber Limited, 1878-1943. First edition. Hardback. Three charming illustrated children's books containing both nursery rhymes and wholesome stories that are bound to put a smile on the reader's face. T…

Laid Behind the Frame

Michael Nungesser; Karin Hawkes Pregley; Gisela Eichner-Battle [Ed.] · 2018 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Berlin, Karin Hawkes Pregley , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this substantial, vibrantly illustrated catalogue of Karin Hawkes Pregley"s striking abstract paintings and mixed media works. In the publisher's original white cloth binding…

Portfolio Containing Twenty-Four Plates to Accompany Volume on Building Construction

Prof. [Henry] Adams · 1913 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. [1913] . First edition. Cloth. A complete portfolio of twenty-four loose instructional colour plates illustrating building construction methods, issued for architectural and technical education. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding wi…

The Letters of T.E. Lawrence

David Garnett [ed.]; T.E. Lawrence · 1938 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this important collection of the letters of Thomas Edward Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia. The first edition.Illustrated with fifteen plates and four maps, two of which are folding. Collated compl…

Culturefield

Ryan Gander; John Morgan · 2014 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Koenig Books, 2014 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume of artwork by Ryan Gander. A very scarce work.The first edition.In the publisher's original card wrappers.A work consisting of an abundance of full p…

Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith · 1822 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, J. Richardson and Co. Thomas Tegg, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An attractive and very scarce 'New Edition' of Scottish Enlightenment figure and economist Adam Smith's posthumously published collection of essays on diverse subjects. First published in 17…