Arkitektur

In Sundry Places

C W R Winter · 1999 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.05 | $47.66 | ¥7,617)

[Whitewell], Forget Me Not Books, [1999]. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this scarce first edition study of Tregeare and Tregeare House by C. W. R. Winter. First edition of this work. A study of Tregeare in North Cornwall, consisting of a small village green and a farm h...

Three Men on a Raft, the Noble Art of Murder, and the Gunpowder Plot

1950 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

London, C. Arthur Pearson, c1958. Paperback. Three very scarce 1950s comic strips based on the television shows 'The New Adventures of Charlie Chan' and 'The Buccaneers&apos. Three 1950s comic strip picture stories based on hit television programmes, The New Adv...

The Touchstone of Architecture

Sir Reginald Blomfield · 1925 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of The Touchstone of Architecture by a prolific architect of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. A series of essays by Sir Reginald Blomfield covering issues of architecture from The Artist and Th...

Cambridge Stone

Donovan Purcell · 1967 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

London , Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A charming history of the stone that built the beautiful buildings of Cambridge University with plates to the rear of the volume. A book that excavates the history of the stone that built the wonderful buildings of Cambridg...

Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex

Sir William H. St. John Hope · 1919 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.23 | $251.56 | ¥40,201)

London, Country Life , 1919. First edition. Vellum. A large paper, limited edition illustrated monograph concerning the Tudor mansion of Cowdray House. Largely uncut volume dedicated to Cowdray House, ruins of England's great Tudor houses in the Parish of Easebourne east ...

Gothic Architecture in England

Francis Bond · 1906 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1906. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated study on the Gothic architecture of England, a wonderful academic work by Francis Bond. An extensive and thorough analysis on the origin and development of Gothic architecture in England, particularly within churches,...

Gio Ponti: IL Disegno Industriale

1958 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,272.28 | $2,515.58 | ¥402,011)

Milano , La Rinascente , 1958. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition study of Gio Ponti's work with industrial design, text both in Italian and English. The first edition of this work. A very scarce study of the career and work of Gio Ponti, Italian archite...

Victorian Novelists and Their Illustrations

J.R. Harvey · 1970 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1970. Paperback. A proof copy of this influential analysis of Victorian novelists and their illustrators, including many in-text examples of these artists' works. A fascinating and compelling analysis of Victorian novelists and their illustrato...

Towers and Spires: Their Design and Arrangement

E. Tyrrell Green · 1908 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. LTD, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated architectural guide to a range of towers and spires throughout different historical periods, with illustrated plates and folding maps by the author. Second Edition. Illustrated with...

The Fowler Architectural Collection of the John Hopkins University Catalogue

Laurence Hall Fowler (ed); Elizabeth Baer (ed) · 1991 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.68 | $105.92 | ¥16,927)

Baltimore, The Evergreen House Foundation, 1991. Cloth. A unique proof copy of the 1991 facsimile for the Fowler Architectural Collection at John Hopkins University, with 30 plates and folding tables to rear. A unique proof copy of the 1991 facsimile for The Fowler Architectur...

John Constantine Hellblazer: Empathy Is the Enemy

Denise Mina · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

New York, Vertigo, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition collection of issues from this long running comic about a streetwise detective magician. Signed by the author, Denise Mina. The first collected edition of these issues from the DC Comics series 'Joh...

Irish Houses & Castles

Desmond Guinness; William Ryan · 1980 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1980 . Cloth. A wonderful exploration into the remarkable architecture of houses and castles across Ireland, illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Covering such splendid spots as Bunratty Castle, Glenveagh Castle, Dublin Castle, Howth...

The Queen&Apos;S Gallery Buckingham Palace and Other Works

John Simpson; Richard John; David Watkin · 2002 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.80 | $66.20 | ¥10,579)

London, Andreas Papadakis, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition work by John Simpson looking into the beautiful architecture of the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, illustrated in colour throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed...

Bauhaus 1919-1933

Magdalena Droste · 2012 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.33 | $218.46 | ¥34,911)

Koln, Taschen, 2012. Hardback. Taschen's twenty-fifth anniversary special edition of this volume concerning German art school Bauhaus, in the unclipped dust wrapper. A special edition in celebration of Taschen's twenty-fifth anniversary, a 2012 copy of this work orig...

A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts

Robert M. Bancroft; Francis J. Bancroft · 1885 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.41 | $191.98 | ¥30,680)

Lewes and Manchester, John Calvert; Farncombe and Co. 1885. Cloth. An uncommon example of this fascinating examination of chimney construction, illustrated with ten plates. Detailing over eighty examples of chimneys across Britain, America and Europe, constructed in brick, sto...

The Portfolio, an Artistic Periodical Volume XX

Philip Gilbert Hamerton (ed) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€352.80 | $390.58 | ¥62,417)

London, Seely and Co. Limited, 1889. Cloth. A scarce copy of 'The Portfolio', compiled and edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, who wrote extensively on the subject of printmaking throughout the nineteenth century. A fascinating nineteenth century monthly periodical fe...

The Country Home

Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.41 | $191.98 | ¥30,680)

London, Sphere & Tatler , 1911-13. First edition. Cloth. A collection of three consecutive uniformly bound volumes of this magazine dedicated to the country life. A scarce collection. Three volumes of The Country Home magazine, some consecutive numbers from October 1911 to Ma...

The Building News and Engineering Journal. Volume the Ninety-Second. January to June, 1907.

Various · 1907 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€334.86 | $370.72 | ¥59,244)

London, Strand Newspaper Co. Limited By E. J. Kibblewhite, 1907. Cloth. Volume XCII of the popular 'Building News' periodical, an important architectural periodical illustrated lavishly throughout. The ninety-second volume of 'The Building News and Engineering J...

The Builder: An Illustrated Weekly Magazine, for the Architect, Engineer, Archaeologist, Constructor, and Artist

George Godwin · 1853 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.03 | $317.76 | ¥50,780)

London, The Builder Publishing Office, 1853. Cloth. The 1853 edition of 'The Builder', a volume from an interesting year which saw to Exhibitions, in New York and Dublin. Replete with detailed engravings throughout. The 1853 volume for the uncommon 'The Builder&...

La Plume, 172 Numero Special Consacre a Felicien Rops

Karl Boes [ed.] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

Paris, La Plume, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating tribute to Belgian symbolist movement artist Felicien Rops from Paris's 'La Plume' magazine. In the original French.A special edition of French bi-monthly literary, artistic and social magazine, 'La...