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Peintures Decoratives Du Grand Foyer de L&Apos;Opera

Paul Baudry; E. About · 1876 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,046.45 | $1,158.49 | ¥185,137)

Paris, Goupil & Cie, 1876. Leather. A very scarce and beautiful look at the ceiling paintings at the Paris Opera, the Palais Garnier, written by the painter of the ceiling, Paul Baudry. Illustrated throughout. Last seen at auction in 1993. In the original French. A very scarce...

Blast War Issue Review of the Great English Vortex No 2 July 1915

Wyndham Lewis (Ed) · 1915 · Rooke Books

£3,850.00 (€4,604.36 | $5,097.36 | ¥814,601)

London, John Lane, 1915. Paperback. The second installment of Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound's very scarce, and pioneering literary magazine 'BLAST&apos. 'Blast' was the magazine for the Vorticist movement. The second and final installment of Blast Magazine. ...

An Architectural Pilgrimage in Old Mexico

Alfred C. Bossom · 1924 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.49 | $165.50 | ¥26,448)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alfred Bossom's look at architecture in Mexico, profusely illustrated throughout, an author's presentation copy. The first edition of this work. A signed presentation copy, with ...

The Dictionary of Victorian Painters

Christopher Wood · 1978 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Cloth. A profusly illustrated work on Victorian painters, complied by the leading Victorian authority, Christopher Wood. The second, enlarged edition of this work, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. This work is generally consi...

Models of Propriety Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen

W. Russell Flint · 1951 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.32 | $90.03 | ¥14,388)

London, Michael Joseph , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of Sir William Russell Flint's 'Models of Propriety' complete with coloured prints of sketches by the author. Containing supposedly fictional anecdotes of artists models, this tex...

The Seven Lamps of Architecture in One Volume and Modern Painters in Six Volumes Including Index

John Ruskin · 1886 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€950.77 | $1,052.57 | ¥168,210)

Kent , George Allen, 1886-1888. Cloth. Kent : George Allen, 1886-1888. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. xii, 222; lxiii, 425; xxvii, 264; xix, 351; xii, 420; xvi, 364; 316pp plus plates (108 including frontispieces, collate complete). None. A fantastic collection of two of Ruskin&apos...

The Architectural Works of Sir Banister Fletcher

W. Hanneford-Smith · 1934 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.59 | $132.40 | ¥21,158)

London, B. T Batsford Ltd, 1934. Cloth. A limited edition work on Sir Banister Fletcher. Sir Banister Fletcher was an English architect and architectural historian who co-authored the textbook A History of Architecture with his father. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart wit...

A Catalogue of Pictures and Sketches.

George Mason · 1895 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

Birmingham , Royal Society of Artists, 1895. Cloth. A scarce collection of works from the watercolour painter and landscape artist George Pinwell and George Mason. Illustrated with sixteen woodcut plates from original drawings by G. J. Pinwell. These works were exhibited at Th...

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth Century of Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Ireland

The Georgian Society · 1913 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€508.27 | $562.70 | ¥89,923)

Dublin, Dublin University Press, 1913. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on the architecture of Ireland. Volume five of a five volume series, often sold alone, containing a complete index to the series volumes I-V. With 129 plates, a frontispiece and illustrations in the tex...

Zoz: A Story of Glory

Norman Mommens · 1959 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.56 | $78.12 | ¥12,483)

London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1959. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition from the Lion and Unicorn Press, offering this quirky illustrated series from Belgian artist Norman Mommens. Limited edition of 200 copies, this copy being number 95. In the publisher's lami...

Industrial Art and Design

Henry Dreyfuss; John Gloag; Herbert Read · 1938 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

New York; London, Simon and Schuster; George Allen and Unwin Limited; Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938-1955. Cloth. A brilliant three volume set of illustrated works on industrial art and design. Three volumes on the intricacies of industrial art and design.Comprising of:(193...

Sir Alan Barlow: Address by Lady Sharp

Lady Sharp · 1968 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1968 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce limited first edition of the address given by Lady Sharp following the death of prominent civil servant and art collector, Sir Alan Barlow. First edition. Very scarce. Limited to 100 copies.In publish...

Paper Cutting; Paper Cutting for Young Children; Colour and Design in Paper Cutting; Cut Paper Work

Annye Allison; Margaret Grice; A. Turnbull; Christabel Russell Cox · 1924 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Leeds, Glasgow & Belfast; London; Leicester; Peoria, Illinois, The Bruce Publishing Company; E. J. Arnold & Son Limited; Winsor & Newton Ltd.; The Dryad Press; The Manual Arts Press, 1924 - [1939]. First edition. Cloth. Delightful collection of highly ill...

Annals of a Fortress

E. Violet-Le-Duc; Benjamin Bucknall [trans.] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.39 | $198.60 | ¥31,738)

London, Simpson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1875 . First edition. Cloth. A first English edition of this heavily illustrated work of military history by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. The first English edition of the work, originally published as Histoire d'une Fortr...

Ancient Wood and Iron Work in Cambridge

W. B. Redfarn · 1886 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.49 | $165.50 | ¥26,448)

Cambridge, W. P. Spalding , 1886. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this richly illustrated survey of Cambridge's historic wood and iron craftsmanship, illustrated with 28 plates. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding and paper covered boards.A very scarce cop...

An Artist at the Zoo

Bertha Bennet Burleigh · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, Collins, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated observation of early-20th-century zoo life, blending humorous sketches with lively natural-history observations, complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original beige c...

Memorials of the Lineage, Early Life, Education and Development of the Genius of James Watt

George Williamson · 1856 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.29 | $231.70 | ¥37,027)

London, For the Watt Club by Thomas Constable, 1856 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout with folding plates and maps, this is the first edition of George Williamson's impressively illustrated biography of the life of engineer James Watt. The first edition of ...

Georgian Arcadia: Architecture for the Park and Garden

Roger White · 2023 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 2023. First edition. Hardback. A very pleasing first edition of this exploration of Georgian architecture for the park and garden from British architectural historian Roger White. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with numerous in-t...

The House of Gold: Building a Palace in Medieval Venice

Richard J. Goy · 1992 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.36 | $76.79 | ¥12,272)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition, richly illustrated study of Venice"s Ca" d"Oro, exploring its design, construction, and significance within the art and society of 15th century Venice. In the publisher's original cloth b...

Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain

William and Mary Howitt · 1862 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.68 | $105.92 | ¥16,927)

London , A.W. Bennet, 1862. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this comprehensive collection of Britain's medieval architecture, with stunning photographs throughout. The scarce first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative cloth bindin...