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Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Volume 2, Italian School

Otto Pacht; J. J. G. Alexander · 1970 · Rooke Books

£119.99 (€143.50 | $158.87 | ¥25,388)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1970. Paperback. A useful illustrated research guide for illuminated manuscripts found in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Bound in paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dustwrapper. With eighty-eight plates. This fascinating ...

Society Pictures

George du Maurier · 1865 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

London, Bradbury, Agnew and Co. c1880. Cloth. A two volume set of the drawings of George du Maurier. Parts one and four of original four volume set. George du Maurier was a French-born British cartoonist and author known for his contributions to Punch. He became a member of th...

Thirty Bindings

G.D. Hobson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.43 | $185.36 | ¥29,622)

London , The First Edition Club, 1926. Cloth. A volume on bookbinding dating from 1926. Published by the First Edition Club, a collective of rare and antique book enthusiasts, the volumes deal with exceptional bindings from throughout the world and centuries, displayed in thir...

An Introduction to the Development of Private Building Estates and Town Planning

F. Howkins · 1926 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.81 | $59.57 | ¥9,519)

London , The Estates Gazette, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work on town planning from F. Howkins. Illustrated with two folding plans and illustrations in the text. Including chapters on Cost of Land and Roads, Sale by Public Auction, The Building Agreeme...

Westminster Abbey

W J Loftie · 1890 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1890. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on Westminster Abbey. With twelve full page plates chiefly illustrated by Herbert Railton, an English artist and leading illustrator of his time. Text and descriptions written by W J Loftie, a British ...

Biographical Catalogue of the Pictures at Woburn Abbey

Adeline Marie Tavistock and Ela M S Russell · 1890 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€466.42 | $516.36 | ¥82,518)

London , Elliot Stock, 1890-1892. Cloth. A two volume set of this catalogue of pictures at Woburn Abbey. Scarce with both volumes. Signed by Ela M Russel and given as a Christmas gift. With 50 plates. A comprehensive description of paintings held at Woburn abbey, arranged by r...

Dyeing and Cleaning: A Practical Handbook

Frank Farell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.80 | $66.20 | ¥10,579)

London, Charles Griffin, 1908. Cloth. An informative work on the process of dyeing and cleaning. Includes chapters on the technology of textile fibres, dry cleaning and finishing. Includes 78 illustrations. Written by the assistant Lecturer in Dyeing, Royal Technical Institute...

Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret&Apos;S Church in Two Volumes

Albert Edward Bullock · 1920 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.43 | $185.36 | ¥29,622)

London, J. Tiranti & Co, 1920. Cloth. This is a beautifully illustrated set of works on the architecture of Westminster Abbey. Two volumes bound as one. With over one hundred and fifty photographic illustrations of architectural details and features. Westminster Abbey is a lar...

Some Account of the Life and Works of Hans Holbein, Painter of Augsburg

Ralph Nicholson Wornum · 1867 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.83 | $52.95 | ¥8,461)

London , Chapman and Hall, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this nineteenth-century work on Holbein by the famous art historian Wornum. First Edition. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contains numerous illustrated plates. With a bookseller's labe...

Practical Specifcations of Works Executed in Architecture, CIVIL and Mechanical Engineering, and in Roadmaking and Sewering to Which Are Added a Series of Practically Useful Agreements and Reports.

John Blenkarn · 1865 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.25 | $244.94 | ¥39,143)

London, E. & F. N. Spon, 1865. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this work by English engineer and architect John Blenkarn. Complete with 15 folding plates and a publisher's catalogue to the rear. A comprehensive work of civil engineering. In a green cloth b...

La Chronique Des Arts Et de la Curiosite: Supplement a la Gazette Des Beaux-Arts and Guide Special Des Artistes Et Des Amateurs

Various · 1868 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€478.38 | $529.60 | ¥84,634)

Not Stated , La Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1868. Cloth. An interesting collection of the supplement to La Chronique des Arts et de la Curiosite of 1868, and of Guide Special des Artistes et des Amateurs. An interesting collection of La Chronique des Arts et de la Curiosité in ...

Histoire de la Peinture

Joan Sandeman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.17 | $595.80 | ¥95,213)

Not stated, Not stated, 1930. Leather. A large handwritten history of paintings in three volumes. A large handwritten history of paintings in three volumes. Penned by one Joan Sandeman, whose name is stamped in gilt to the base of each spine. Each volume is filled with tipped ...

Capolavori Nei Secoli, Volumes I-VII

Dino Fabbri et al · 1961 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.66 | $105.91 | ¥16,925)

Milan, Fratelli Fabbri Editori, 1961-1963. Hardback. Seven volumes of this lavishly illustrated encyclopaedia of art throughout the centuries. Volumes I to VII of a ten part set. In Italian. With beautiful full-colour illustrations to almost every page. Fratelli Fabbri Editori...

Collection de Madame de Polãƒâ¨S

Anon · 1927 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.46 | $172.11 | ¥27,504)

Paris, Georges Petit, 1927 . Paperback. A scarce auction catalogue for the collection of Madame de Poles A nice clean copy. Madame de Polès was a French collector. Bound in paper covered boards. The front hinge is starting. There is some mild wear to the extremities, includin...

Parallele Des Maisons de Paris Construites Depuis 1830 Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Victor Calliat · 1851 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€448.48 | $496.50 | ¥79,344)

Liege , E. Noblet, 1851. Leather. A handsomely bound edition of Victor Calliat's Parallele des Maisons de Paris. The text in this work is French. Several Plates and Pages have been laid down. The work concerns Parisian architecture from 1830 through to the 1850s, with des...

The Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical

Philip Gilbert Hamerton [ed.] · 1883 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€896.95 | $992.99 | ¥158,689)

London, Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday , 1883-1885. Leather. A superb collection of annuals issued by 'The Portfolio', a richly illustrated Victorian periodical known for its etchings, presented here in full tree calf. The 1883, 1884 and 1885 annual publications for &ap...

A Select Bibliography of Indian Textiles

John Irwin [ed.] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

Ahmedabad, Calico Museum of Textiles , 1975 . Paperback. A very scarce selection of three bibliographies of Indian Textiles from publications of the Calico Museum of Textiles. A very scarce work.In the original paper wrap binding. Reprinted by the Calico Museum of Textiles. ...

An Essay on Prints

William Gilpin · 1792 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

London, R. Blamire, 1792 . Leather. A bright example of the fourth edition of William Gilpin's essay on the merits of printed etchings and engravings, and how they should be evaluated. The fourth edition of this work.William Gilpin offers an influential work in the aesthe...

Roofs of Beauty and Distinction by George Legge & Son

1780 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

Madeley, Shropshire, George Legge & Son, c1920 . Paperback. Very scarce roofing catalogue from George Legge & Son, beautifully illustrated in colour. Very scarce.In publisher's original soft covers.Beautifully illustrated throughout with numerous colour examples.Advertisi...

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Prehistoric Art; or the Origin of Art As Manifested in the Works of Prehistoric Man

Thomas Wilson · 1898 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

Washington, Government Printing Office , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A thoroughly illustrated study of prehistoric art by U.S. museum curator Thomas Wilson. First edition. Uncommon. Bound in pebbled cloth, with paper title labels to the front board and spine.Illustrated with ...