Arkitektur

On Making & Collecting Etchings a Handbook for Etchers, Students and Col-Lectors, Written by Members of the Print Society and Put Together and Edited by E. Hesketh Hubbard, A.R. W.A. (Founder of the Print Society)

Members of the Print Society inc. E. H. Hubbard, Percy Smith, Hugh Paton, and Leslie M. Ward ; Ed. by Eric Hesketh Hubbard · 1920 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

London, Ringwood, The Morland Press; The Print Society, 1920. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this detailed work on etching and its adjacent practices by members of The Print Society. The first edition of this work. Uncommon. With 10 monochrome plates incl...

Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts

Charles Lock Eastlake · 1848 · Rooke Books

£1,475.00 (€1,764.01 | $1,952.89 | ¥312,087)

London, John Murray, 1848 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of essays on the arts by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Inscribed to cultural figure Pauline, Lady Trevelyan, by her husband. The very scarce first edition of this workA colle...

Madman&Apos;S Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts

Lynd Ward · 1930 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.09 | $297.90 | ¥47,607)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Lynd Ward's wordless novel, in which a chilling tale is relayed through a series of woodcuts. The first UK edition, first impression of this work.A wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, tell...

Gods&Apos; Man: A Novel in Woodcuts

Lynd Ward · 1931 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€298.98 | $331.00 | ¥52,896)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1931 . Cloth. The third impression of the first UK edition of Lynd Ward's wordless graphic novel, a Faustian tale told entirely in woodcuts. The third impression of the first UK edition of this work, which was first published in 1929.A wordless nove...

Official Illustrated Catalogue: Fine Arts Exhibit, United States of America, Paris Exposition of 1900

United States Commission · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

Boston, Noyes, Platt & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A scarce catalogue detailing the works on display from the U.S at the fine arts exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. The first and only edition. Illustrated with forty-eight monochrome plates and two monochrome d...

English Books with Coloured Plates 1790 to 1860: A Bibliographical Account of the Most Important Books Illustrated by English Artists in Colour Aquatint and Colour Lithography

R. V. Tooley · 1954 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this comprehensive bibliography pertaining to English books with coloured plates. The first edition. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This reference offers an accurate...

Sisson and Parker&Apos;S Recreative Drawing Book for Home or School: Book 2

Sisson and Parker · 1854 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.80 | $66.20 | ¥10,579)

Nottingham , Sisson and Parker, Educational Publishers, c1898. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce children's drawing book from Nottingham educational publishers, Sisson and Parker. The second edition. In the publisher's wraps, bound within a set of library card covers....

Blast

Wyndham Lewis · 1914 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€657.77 | $728.19 | ¥116,372)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1914. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of the first issue of Wyndham Lewis' Vorticist literary magazine, an example of the modernist movement before World War One. The first installment of 'Blast Magazine', the first...

Aubrey Beardsley: The Man and His Work

Haldane Macfall · 1928 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.33 | $218.46 | ¥34,911)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this illustrated work on English artist Aubrey Beardsley. First edition. Limited to one hundred copies, of which this is number sixty-three. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece an...

Dogs of Character

Cecil Aldin · 1930 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.03 | $317.76 | ¥50,780)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1930. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated work on dogs from British artist Cecil Aldin, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Later edition. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with colour images throughout. A charming gui...

English Country Cottages: Their Condition, Cost, and Requirements

J. L. Green · 0 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

London, The Rural World Publishing Co. Ltd. c1890. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of English cottages. First edition. Illustrated with sixty-three plans. Collated complete. A report on the state of the cottages of the agricultural labouri...

An Artist&Apos;S Models

Cecil Aldin · 1930 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.45 | $178.74 | ¥28,564)

London, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cecil Aldin's delightfully illustrated work on the dog models used in his artwork, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's or...

The Architectural Review

Various · 1891 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

London, The Architectural Press, 1891-2. Leather. Eight volumes of 'The Architectural Review' with numerous plates, bound into one volume in a faux crushed morocco binding. Eight volumes of the 'Architectural Review' bound into one. Includes November 1891, ...

Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects of London

R. Willis et al. · 1842 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.72 | $92.68 | ¥14,811)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of articles on architecture, with details on the projects and transactions of 'The Royal Institute of British Architects of London&apos. The first edition. In the...

George J. Pinwell and His Works

George C. Williamson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1900. First edition. Cloth. The limited first edition of this lovely biography exploring notable 19th-century artist, George J. Pinwell, adorned with his works throughout. The limited first edition of this pleasant account of George J. Pinwell, a...

Index to First Series of the Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects Vols. I-XXXIV: 1835-94

Alexr. Beazeley · 1891 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

London, J. Davy and Sons , 1891. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce index referencing works issued in print by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce reference. In the publisher's original wraps. An index pres...

Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects Session 1859-1860 & Session 1861-1862

1860 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.72 | $92.68 | ¥14,811)

London, At the Room of the Institute, 1860-1862. Cloth. Two smart volumes of important papers read in session at the Royal Institute of British Architects, with illustrations. Two volumes. Very scarce. A collection of papers read in session at The Royal Institute of British Ar...

William Morris and W.B. Yeats

Peter Faulkner · 1962 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition treatise on William Morris and W. B. Yeats, looking into their political and social ideals. The limited first edition of this work, limited to one thousand and fifty copies.In the original unclipped glassi...

Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly Journal

Zerah Colburn; W. H. Maw; J. Dredge · 1866 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,690.86 | $2,978.98 | ¥476,066)

London, Office for Advertisments and Publications, 1866-1870 . First edition. Cloth. Twenty-five volumes of the periodical 'Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly Journal', richly illustrated throughout and highly informative. Present here are twenty-five volumes from th...

The Monuments of Ancient Egypt

Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch · 2001 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

London, The British Museum Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this fascinating work on the monuments of Ancient Egypt, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. A detailed study of the monuments...