Arkitektur

The Art of Illumination: An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century

P. D'Ancona; E. Aeschlimann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Phaidon, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this comprehensive study of artwork from the sixth to the sixteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-four tipped in colour plates, and one hundred and forty-five full-page an...

Sam Francis

2004 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Amsterdam, Museum Jan van der Togt, 2004. First edition. Cloth. One of 1000 copies of this striking work dedicated to the art of Sam Francis. Print run of one-thousand copies. Dedicated to the life and work of Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker. Featuring a series o...

Anglo-Saxon Art to A.D. 900

T. D. Kendrick · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Methuen & Co. LTD. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated study on Anglo-Saxon art by the eminent art historian Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick. The first edition.Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick's detailed exploration of Anglo-Saxon art...

Jeanne D&Apos;Arc Racontãƒâ©E Par L&Apos;Image D&Apos;Aprãƒâ¨S Les Sculpteurs, Les Graveurs Et Les Peintres

Albert Le Nordez · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Hachette & Cie, 1898. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this uncommon study of Joan of Arc, as represented by sculptors, engravers and painters. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 35 plates and num...

Historic and Picturesque Inns of Old England

Charles G. Harper; Harold W. Eley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1927. Cloth. An early edition of this charming history of picturesque English inns by travel writer Charles G. Harper. The first reprint of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An evocative historical guide to old, picturesque E...

Die Kunst Der Antike Hellas Und Rom

Gerhart Rodenwaldt · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Berlin, Im Propylaen-Verlag, 1927. Leather. A beautifully illustrated fourth edition of this study of antiquities, in the original German language. German language. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with over four hundred plates, many of which are in colour, and forty-fiv...

The Benson Murder Case

S. S. Van Dine · 1939 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London , Daily Express Fiction Library, 1939. Cloth. A copy of S. S. Van Dine's mystery novel The Benson Murder Case. A reprint copy. S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym used by American critic Willard Huntington Wright for his detective novels. Under this pseudonym he crea...

Ny Svensk Arkitektur: New Swedish Architecture

Svenska Arkitekters Riksforbund · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Stockholm , Svenska Arkitekters Riksforbund, 1939 . First edition. Paperback. A bright first edition copy of this work on new Swedish architecture. A first edition copy.This volume is a guide to Swedish architecture by the Association of Swedish Architects. The volume contains...

Architecture and How It Arose; with a Model for the Gothic

Charlotte A. Pound · 1880 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, E. Marlborough & Co, 1880 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce late nineteenth century discussion of the origins of Gothic architecture. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, by Charlotte A. Pound.Insc...

The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century

A. J. B. Beresford Hope · 1861 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London , John Murray , 1861. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, with illustrations. An uncommon volume.A first edition copy. The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century is by A. J. B. Beresford Hope who...

Lectures on Architecture Delivered at the Royal Academy

Edward M Barry; Alfred Barry [ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, John Murray , 1881. First edition. Cloth. Collection of lectures on architecture delivered by Edward M Barry, the scarce first edition. The first edition of this work, a very scarce volume rarely seen in commerce. Edited with an introductory memoir by Alfred Barry. Pub...

Winged Idyll

John Stone · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Birmingham, City of Birmingham School of Printing, Central School of Arts & Crafts, 1936. Paperback. A scarce booklet containing a charming tale by John Stone adorned with beautiful wood engravings by Ivy Anne Ellis. A charming tale by John Stone, reprinted from 'The Manc...

Moderne Architectuur in Noorwegen, Zweden, Finland, Denemarken, Duitschland, Tsjechoslowakije, Oostenrijk, Zwitserland, Frankrijk, Belgie, Engeland En Ver. Staten V. Amerika

Professor J. G. Wattjes · 1927 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Amsterdam, Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Kosmos, 1927. Cloth. A highly illustrated study of modern architecture. In the Dutch language. Dutch language. Highly illustrated with over three-hundred photographs and plans. A study of modern architecture through Europe and the United Stat...

Pictures of Life and Character. Fourth Series

John Leech · 1841 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. c1864. Cloth. A collection of over two hundred illustrations published in the popular nineteenth century satiric magazine, Punch. The fourth series of Pictures of Life and Character, containing a over two hundred illustrations and cartoons from P...

Lace Making and Collecting: An Elementary Handbook

A. Penderel Moody · 1909 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1909. First edition. Paperback. A scarce illustrated work on lace making and collections of lace, first edition. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-six plates. Collated complete. A guide to collecting and making lace, with illu...

Master Drawings from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts

Robert Flynn Johnson; Joseph R. Goldyne · 1985 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Geneva , The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco Richard Burton, S. A. [1985]. First edition. Cloth. An impressive illustrated catalogue of the master drawings from the Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts, limited edition enclosed in its original slipcase. No. 855 of an unspeci...

Conversations of James Northcote, Esq. , R.A.

William Hazlitt · 1830 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hazlitt's popular work describing his conversations with the British painter, James Northcote. The first edition. In a full cloth binding. With a portrait frontispiece, eng...

Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains

Geoffrey A. Godden · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Cirencester, The Collectors' Book Club , 1973. Cloth. A smart work on Coalport and Coalbrookdale porcelain, by the notable collector Geoffrey Godden. A scarce early edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding, with the original clipped dust wrapper. With...

A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture; Containing the Most Plain and Simple Rules for Drawing and Executing Them in the Purest Style

Peter Nicholson · 1837 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1837 . Cloth. The scarce 1837 edition of Peter Nicholson's illustrated study of the 'Five Orders of Architecture&apos. Collated, illustrated with ninety-eight plates, including four folding. Lacking two plates.The scarce 1837 edition of Nicholso...

Sketches of the Architectural Beauties of Wells & Glastonbury in Sixteen Plates

Edward S. Cole · 1851 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London , J. Masters, 1851. Cloth. A scarce volume of lovely drawings of the buildings on Wells and Glastonbury. A scarce volume of Sketches of the Architectural Beauties of Wells & Glastonbury in Sixteen Plates by Edward S. Cole. The buildings of the cities of Wells and Glast...