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International Exhibition, Glasgow 1888: Fine Arts Section, Official Catalogue

Anonymous · 1888 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€591.99 | $655.38 | ¥104,734)

Glasgow, T. & A. Constable, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this limited edition guide to the fine art exhibited at the 1888 International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in Glasgow. One of only 370 copies of this Large Paper Copy printed....

The Saturday Book: The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Annual Issues

Leonard Russell [ed.] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

London, Hutchinson, 1945-1947. First edition. Cloth. Bright first editions of the fifth, sixth and seventh annual issues of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of each of these volumes.The...

Charles Ricketts: Subtle and Fantastic Decorator

Stephen Calloway · 1979 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

London, Thames and Hudson , 1979. Paperback. An excellent first edition of this richly illustrated biography of showcasing the incredible art of Charles Ricketts. First edition. In the publisher's original laminated softcovers. Charles Ricketts was a British artist, ill...

Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects Session 1863-64

None stated · 1864 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

London, The Royal Institute of British Architects; J. H. & James Parker, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated volume featuring a collection of papers on Architecture, published by the 'Royal Architecture of British Architects&apos. The first edition. In ...

The Building News and Engineering Journal

Various · 1863 · Rooke Books

£365.00 (€436.52 | $483.26 | ¥77,228)

London, The Proprietor of the "Building News, 1863. Cloth. A smartly bound copy of the tenth volume of The Building News and Engineering Journal, with illustrations. Very scarce. Volume the tenth. Illustrated throughout with over ninety images, many of which are full-paged. A ...

A Biographical Notice of the Late Peter Ewart, Esq.

William Charles Henry · 1844 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.64 | $51.64 | ¥8,252)

Manchester, Joseph Gillett, 1844. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce biography of Peter Ewart, an influential engineer who helped to develop turbines and theories concerning thermodynamics. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original limp cloth...

The County of Oxford: A Catalogue of Medieval Stained Glass

Peter A. Newton; Jill Kerr · 1979 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.51 | $158.88 | ¥25,390)

London, Oxford University Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A bright catalogue of medieval stained glass found in the county of Oxford, illustrated with colour plates. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. A...

Catalogue of the Hiler Costume Library

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.51 | $158.88 | ¥25,390)

Paris , Rue Broca, c1929. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce bibliography of titles on costume, created in response to the lack of cohesive works at the time. A very scarce work.In the publisher's wraps.The Hiler Costume Library refers to Hilaire Hiler, who was an av...

Isfahan, Pearl of Persia

Wilfrid Blunt · 1966 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.66 | $45.02 | ¥7,194)

London, Elek Books, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Wilfrid Blunt's exploration of the sumptuous architecture of Isfahan; a first edition beautifully illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original uncli...

Faeries

Brian Froud; Alan Lee; David Larkin · 1995 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.23 | $251.56 | ¥40,201)

London, Pavilion, 1995. Cloth. A very smart reprint of this field guide to fairies, a beautiful and colourfully illustrated work exploring the history and culture of the mythical race. A reprint of this incredibly popular work, which was first published in 1978. As of 2003, th...

The Architecture of the Renaissance in France: A History of the Evolution of the Arts of Building, Decoration and Garden Design Under Classical Influence from 1495 to 1830

W. H. Ward · 1911 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.20 | $129.75 | ¥20,735)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1911. Cloth. A detailed work of art history, studying the architecture of the French Renaissance period. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated throughout. A detailed historical study of the architecture of the French Renaissance, with chapters on the...

London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings and Associations of the City

P. H. Ditchfield · 1914 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

London , Methuen & Co Ltd, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on London's historical architecture written by P. H. Ditchfield and illustrated throughout by E. L. Wratten. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated by E....

The Lakes of Scotland

John M. Leighton · 1834 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.43 | $185.36 | ¥29,622)

Glasgow, Joseph Swan, 1834 . First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of John Leighton's work on Scottish lakes, with a series of views from paintings by John Fleming. First edition, in a full calf binding with gilt tooling to the extremities and to the spine. Th...

Wallace Neff: Architect of California&Apos;S Golden Age

Wallace Neff; Alson Clark; David Gebhard · 1986 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.68 | $105.92 | ¥16,927)

Santa Barbara, Capra Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this account of the life and work of American architect, Wallace Neff. First edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs and sketches, many of which are in colour. The life and works of ...

The Works of William Hogarth

Charles Lamb · 1872 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1872 . Cloth. A scarce two volume study of the work of English artist William Hogarth, with an essay on Hogarth by Charles Lamb. A scarce two volume work.Volume I is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and fifty-four plates, with these fifty-four p...

Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House

Michael Hall; Lord Rothschild · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

London, Scala Publishers Ltd. 2009 . Cloth. A beautifully presented copy of this scarce work on Waddesdon Manor, with a foreword by Lord Rothschild. In the original, smart cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.The revised edition. First published in 2002. W...

The Bodleian Library, the Martyrs&Apos; Memorial and the Taylor Building

Rev. James Ingram; James Braidwood; George Gilbert Scott; et al. · 1837 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€298.98 | $331.00 | ¥52,896)

Oxford, John Henry Parker, 1837-1856. Leather. A sammelband of extracts from works and letters concerning the Bodleian Library, the Martyrs' Memorial and the Taylor Insitution. A sammelband in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers.Institutional library...

The Art of Photography 1839-1989

Mike Weaver · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.88 | $39.72 | ¥6,348)

New Haven and London , Yale University Press, 1989. First edition. Paperback. A stunning history of photography with many illustrations. A first edition. This volume was published on the occasion of the exhibition The Art of Photography 1839-1989 and provides an extensive his...

Raccolta de Piu Belle Ed Interessante Dipinti, Musacici Ed Altri Monumenti Rinver Nute Negli Scavi Reali Di Ercolano, Di Pompeie, E Di Stabia

Museo Reale Borbonico · 1854 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.43 | $185.36 | ¥29,622)

Napoli, Museo Reale Borbonico, 1854. Leather. An early edition of this uncommon volume which reproduces the art excavated at Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabia in line drawing. Published by the Museo Reale Borbonico, this work is comprised of line drawings that reproduce the mos...

The Art of Blazon, with an Introduction on the Rise, Origin, and Progress of British Heraldry

The Rev. William Sloane Evans · 1847 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.72 | $92.68 | ¥14,811)

London, Longman, Brown, & Longmans, 1847. Disbound. A very scarce study of the art of blazon and British heraldry, by the Rev. William Sloane Evans. A very scarce work, disbound but intact. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four plates to th...