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IL Castello Sforzesco Di Milano

Gian Guido Belloni · 1966 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

Milano, Bramante Editrice, 1966. Cloth. A detailed illustrated guide to the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, written in the original Italian language. Italian language. Illustrated with two hundred and thirty-five images, many of which are in colour. A detailed guide to the Castel...

Die Kamme Aller Zeiten Von Der Steinzeit Bis Zur Gegenwart; the Combs of All Times, from the Stone Age to the Present Day; le Peigne a Travers Les Ages

Frederick Winter · 1906 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

Leipzig, H. A. Ludwig Degener, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of Frederick Winter's richly illustrated study of the design of hair combs from the stone age to the modern day. With parallel text in English, German, and French.An uncommon first edit...

La Tour Der Pastellmaler Ludwigs XV

Maurice Quentin de la Tour; Hermann Erhard [ed] · 1918 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

Munich Bapaume, Korpsverlagbuchh, 1918. Hardback. Exploring the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de La Tour through descriptive texts and reproductions of his works of art. The second edition of this work. In the original German. From the 'Franzosische Kunst' series. W...

Porta Argentariorum

D. E. L. Haynes; P. E. D. Hirst · 1939 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this heavily illustrated work about the Porta Argentariorum, an ancient Roman arch commissioned by money-changers. A first edition of this illustrated work on the Arcus Argentariorum, an ancient Roman arch ...

L&Apos;Architecture En Italie Vith Au Xith Siecle

Raphael Cattaneo · 1890 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.31 | $225.08 | ¥35,969)

Venice, Not Stated , 1890. First edition. Cloth. A French edition of this work on Italian architecture, with illustrations. First Edition in French. This volume explores architecture in Italy from the 6th to the 11th century, with historical and critical research. Originally ...

A Letter from George Dunlop Leslie

George Dunlop Leslie · 1894 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.20 | $129.75 | ¥20,735)

Riverside, Wallingford, None, 1894 . Loose Pages, Articles. A signed letter from the British painter, illustrator and author George Dunlop Leslie, discussing alterations to a paragraph apparently published in the Times. Addressed to the "men and women of the Times", the letter...

George Baxter the Picture Printer

C. T. Courtney Lewis · 1925 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.72 | $92.68 | ¥14,811)

London , Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1925 . Cloth. A smart copy of George Baxter The Picture Printer, with illustrations. George Baxter was an English artist and printer who is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. This volume explores his li...

The Picture Printer of the Nineteenth Century George Baxter 1804-1867

C. T. Courtney Lewis · 1911 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

London , Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the history of George Baxter, the colour picture printer, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This volume details the history of George Baxter, the picture printer of the Ninet...

George Cruikshank&Apos;S Table-Book

Gilbert Abbott A Beckett [ed.] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, Bell and Daldy , 1869. Leather. A new edition of this work celebrative of caricaturist and illustrator George Cruikshank's career. Showcasing the extremely successful career of George Cruikshank, famous British illustrator of the nineteenth century. He is known pa...

Six Essays

John T. Emmett · 1891 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.86 | $46.34 | ¥7,405)

London , Unwin Brothers, 1891. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of Six Essays by John T. Emmett. An uncommon first edition copy.A collection of six essays on architecture. The essays include The State of English Architecture, The Hope of English Architectur...

Seals

Walter De Gray Birch · 1907 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

London, Methuen & Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work on the history of seals, by Walter de Gray Birch. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and fifty-two plates. Collated complete. A guide to the history of seals, with referen...

The Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction

G. Lister Sutcliffe [Ed.] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.17 | $595.80 | ¥95,213)

London, Blackie & Son, 1899. Cloth. An early edition of this set detailing the principles underlying the construction of houses in the nineteenth century. Under the editorship of architect George Lister Sutcliffe, this set contains the guidance of several authors on the constr...

The Letters of Paul Gaugin to Georges Daniel de Monfreid

Paul Gaugin; Ruth Pielkovo [Translator]; Frederick O'Brien · 1922 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922. Cloth. A very scarce work containing the letters exchanged between Paul Gaugin and George-Daniel de Monfreid between 1891 and 1903. A very scarce volume containing the epistolary exchanges between Paul Gaugin and George-Daniel de Monfrei...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain

Edmund Lodge · 1823 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,614.52 | $1,787.39 | ¥285,639)

London, Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823-1834. First edition. Leather. A complete twelve volume first edition of Edmund Lodge's impressive collection of portraits of famous individuals, uniformly bound in half morocco. The first edition of this work, bound from the origina...

Studies from Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate &C.

C. J. Richardson [Charles James Richardson] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.17 | $595.80 | ¥95,213)

London, Tho. McLean, 1841-1848 . First edition. Leather. The complete four volume set of C. J. Richardson's beautifully illustrated study of Old English houses, and their contents. Illustrated with four tinted lithographed title-pages, and with twenty-four lithographs to ...

The Principles of Gothic Architecture Elucidated by Question and Answer

Matthew Bloxam · 1829 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.19 | $197.27 | ¥31,526)

London , Whittaker, Treacher, and Co, 1829. First edition. Cloth. A rarely seen copy of this unusual work by Matthew Bloxam. Illustrated throughout. A first edition copy of this work. The Principles of Gothic Architecture Elucidated by Question and Answer is written by Matthe...

The Poetry of Architecture: Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character

John Ruskin · 1893 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.39 | $198.60 | ¥31,738)

London, George Allen, 1893. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. First authorised edition of this large paper study of architecture and natural scenery by renowned art critic John Ruskin. Collection of essays by John Ruskin concerned with European architecture, with focus on cott...

The Open Timber Roofs of the Middle Ages. Illustrated by Perspective and Working Drawings of Some of the Best Varieties of Church Roofs; with Descriptive Letter-Press

Raphael and J Arthur Brandon · 1849 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.39 | $198.60 | ¥31,738)

London, David Bogue , 1849. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this large paper study of medieval architecture, lavishly illustrated. The first edition of this work. With forty-three full page plates, three in colour, and further vignette illustrations in text. Collate...

Rational Building: Being a Translation of the Article "Construction" in the Dictionnaire Raisonne de L&Apos;Architecture Francaise

M Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc; George Martin Huss [trans] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

New York, Macmillan and Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first English translation of Eugene Viollet-le-Duc's architectural survey. The first English translation by George Martin Huss. No half title. Lavishly illustrated in text. Four leaves of advertisements to...

The Wind in the Oak

Martin Muncaster · 1978 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, Robin Garton, 1978 . Hardback. The scarce leather bound signed limited edition of this biography of the marine and landscape painter Claude Muncaster. Limited edition of The Wind in the Oak by Martin Muncaster in quarter morocco binding and cloth boards. The life, wor...