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Descriptive and Historical Catalogie of the Pictures in the National Gallery, with Biographical Noticed of the Deceased Painters

Ralph Nicholson Wornum · 1877 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1877. Leather. A handsomely bound and scarce referential guide to the National Gallery's catalogue, published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Written by Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1812-1877), a British artist and former ...

Nuremberg and Its Art to the End of the 18th Century

P. J. Rée · 1905 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.88 | $39.72 | ¥6,348)

London, H. Grevel & Co. 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first English edition of this volume exploring the early art in the city of Nuremberg. A charming account of the art in the city of Nuremberg by P. J. Rée, looking at its early architecture, sculpture, painti...

John Sell Cotman, 1782-1842

Victor Rienaecker · 1953 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

Leigh-on-Sea, F Lewis, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition biographical study of this English painter, etcher and illustrator. Illustrated throughout, and with four tipped in colour plates. The first edition of this limited edition work, no. 225 of 500 copies printed....

The National Costumes of Holland

Alma Oakes · 1932 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.31 | $225.08 | ¥35,969)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. An extensive volume exploring the costumes of Holland, with some beautiful coloured plates reproduced by lithography. A limited edition. An extensive volume illustrating the national costumes Holland, the first limited...

Ricerche Storico-Architettoniche Sopra IL Singolarissimo Tempio Di San Giovanni Annesso Alla Metropolitana Di Firenze

Giuseppe del Rosso · 1820 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

Firenze , Giuseppe Molini, 1820. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this historical-architectural study of the Baptistery of St. John in Florence by Giuseppe del Rosso. A very scarce first edition of this study of the Baptistery of St. John in Florence by...

Speeding North with the &Apos;Royal Scot&Apos;: A Day in the Life of a Locomotive Man

L. A. Earl · 1939 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.76 | $79.44 | ¥12,695)

London, Oxford University Press, 1939. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this railway classic, following Earl's account as a driver of the LMS 'Royal Scot' class locomotive. A railway classic, this volume describes the 'Royal Scot' loc...

An Introduction to the Study of Gothic Architecture

John Henry Parker · 1893 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, James Parker and Co. 1893. Cloth. A lovely tenth edition of this handy guide to Gothic architecture by John Henry Parker, with vignette illustrations throughout. Gothic architecture was popular in Europe between the late twelfth century and the sixteenth century, and i...

The Assay Office and the Silver Plate Trade. A Statement of Facts, with Accompanying Observations, in Reference to the Libellous Attacks of the &Apos;Birmingham Journal&Apos;

George Richmond Collis · 1847 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

Birmingham, Thomas Ragg, 1847. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce essay by George Richmond Collis defending the Birmingham Assay Office. The fifth edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In a signed binding by R. H. Porter.An interesting essay regarding the libe...

National Regeneration: Manufacturing Affairs of the Country Letter from Mr Fitton to Mr Fielden Letter from Mr Fielden to Mr Fitton Letter from Mr Holt to Mr Fielden

John Fielden; William Fitton; David Holt · 1834 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.49 | $165.50 | ¥26,448)

London, Anon, 1834. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce selection of letters published regarding the National Regeneration Society and factory reform. A very scarce work, which contains 3 letters.  The first is from Mr William Fitton to Mr John Fielden, the second is from ...

The Book of Lovat Claud Fraser

Haldane MacFall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.80 | $66.20 | ¥10,579)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1923. Cloth. An excellent biographical account of the life and work of artist Claud Lovat Fraser, illustrated in colour. Claud Lovat Fraser (1890-1921) was an English artist and author, known for his designs after the first world war, which incl...

Illuminated Ornaments Selected from Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries

Frederic Madden · 1833 · Rooke Books

£825.00 (€986.65 | $1,092.29 | ¥174,557)

London, William Pickering, 1833. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Henry Shaw's look into the illuminated ornaments of medieval books, illustrated with beautiful colour plates throughout. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour title page, o...

The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks

F. Morley Fletcher; W. H. St. John Hope · 1913 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.68 | $105.92 | ¥16,927)

London, John Hogg, 1913-16. Cloth. Two volumes from the Artistic Crafts series of technical books, one on heraldic design and one on woodblock printing, each richly illustrated. 'Heraldry for Craftsmen and Designers' was published in 1913 and written by British antiq...

Worcesteriana: Affording Historical, Biographical, and Other Notices Relating to Edward Somerset, Sixth Earl and Second Marquis of Worcester, Inventor of the Steam Engine; and His Immediate Family Connections.

Henry Dircks · 1866 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.23 | $251.56 | ¥40,201)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A scarce biography of the seventeenth century nobleman and inventor, Edward Somerset. A scarce work, here in its first edition, this is number 47 of only one hundred copies printed.A biographical work on Edward Somerset, th...

George J. Pinwell and His Works

George C. Williamson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The limited first edition copy of this charming look at the life and works of George Pinwell, illustrated with his paintings throughout. The limited first edition of this work, limited to three-hundred and fifty copies, n...

A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club

C. K. Adams · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.51 | $158.88 | ¥25,390)

London, Garrick Club, 1936. First edition. Vellum. A vellum bound catalogue of the many paintings held by the Garrick Club, illustrated with plates throughout, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work.A comprehensive catalogue detailing the many paintings...

Angelica Kauffmann

Victoria Manners; G C Williamson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€406.62 | $450.16 | ¥71,939)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition of Victoria Manners and G C Williamson's biography of Swiss painter Angelica Kauffmann. The first, limited edition of 1924 of this extensive biography of Angelica Kauffmann by Victoria ...

The Art of Making Devises

Henri Estienne; Thomas Blount · 1650 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,793.91 | $1,985.99 | ¥317,377)

London, John Holden, 1650. Leather. A very scarce early edition of Henri Estienne's important early work on the art of devises illustrated with beautiful and detailed engravings. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten plates, and a couple of in-text engra...

The Works of Jonathan Richardson

Jonathan Richardson · 1792 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.35 | $211.84 | ¥33,854)

London, T. and J. Egerton, 1792. Cloth. An illustrated collection of the works of Jonathan Richardson, containing his best known and most influential works, such as 'An Essay on the Theory of Painting&apos. A collection of the influential works of Jonathan Richardson, inc...

A Potter&Apos;S Diary in Japan

Bernard Leach · 1959 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,166.04 | $1,290.89 | ¥206,295)

London, Faber and Faber , 1959. First edition. Paperback. The first, very scarce edition of Bernard Leach's popular book of pottery, defining his craft philosophy and techniques. A very scarce, true first edition of Bernard Leach's fascinating diary of pottery in Jap...

Kendal in the Nineteenth Century

Alfred Wainwright; James Marsh [ed.] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.20 | $129.75 | ¥20,735)

Kendal, Westmorland Gazette, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of illustrations based on early photographs. A first edition, in the original imitation morocco cloth binding, with price unclipped dustwrapper.A celebration of Kendal, the small Lake District market...