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The Spires and Towers of the Medieval Churches of England

Charles Wickes · 1859 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€406.62 | $450.16 | ¥71,939)

London, Thompson and Co, 1859. Leather. An illustrated edition of this history of Medieval Churches of England. Collated: Complete. Three volumes in one. With 72 plates of featured church towers and spires. Architecture played a very important role for the church in medieval E...

Building News

Unknown · 1882 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.09 | $297.90 | ¥47,607)

Boston, Unknown, 1882-1901. Leather. A scarce early collection of impressive architectural plans for the notable structures of Great Britain and Europe. Prime examples of Edwardian Baroque architecture. Containing floorplans and illustrations of monuments, furniture and art. I...

Cambridge University an Episodical History

Arthur Gray · 1926 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, W Heffer and Sons, 1926. Leather. An historical work on Cambridge University. Illustrated, with numerous plates both colour and monochrome of university buildings and features. Written by Arthur Gray. This work is a slightly edited reprint of the title which was origin...

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Malcolm Bell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.51 | $158.88 | ¥25,390)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1907. Vellum. An illustrated description of the life and works of Rembrandt by Malcolm Bell, with a photogravure to frontispiece and further black and white reproductions of his works throughout. Part of the 'Great Masters in Painting and Scu...

Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects Volume XXVI

Various · 1919 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

London, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1919. Paperback. A very scarce copy of volume XXVI of the 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects&apos. The 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects' was founded in 1834 and runs to this d...

Architectural and Ornament Drawings

Unamed · 1965 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€430.54 | $476.64 | ¥76,170)

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this book architectural and ornament drawings. Bound in the publisher's original binding, this work is in excellent condition. First edition. Very scarce. With an introdu...

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection: Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objets de Vertu

Anna Somers Cocks, Charles Truman · 1984 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.70 | $92.67 | ¥14,809)

London, Sotheby Publications, 1984. Cloth. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection: Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objets de Vertu by Anna Somers Cocks and Charles Truman. In unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. A profusely illustrated catalogue by Sothebys of the jewellery and...

Venice Art and Architecture

Giandomenico Romanelli · 1997 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.41 | $191.98 | ¥30,680)

Germany , Konemann, 1997. Cloth. Venice Art and Architecture edited by Giandomenico Romanelli and illustrated with colour photographs by Piero Codato and Massimo Venchierutti. In two volumes complete, in unclipped dustwrappers and with slipcase. Translated from the original It...

The Anti-Rationalists

J.M. Richards and Nikolaus Pevsner · 1973 · Rooke Books

£62.00 (€74.15 | $82.09 | ¥13,118)

England, Architectural Press Ltd, 1973. Cloth. This is a lovely well illustrated text on the anti-rationalist movement of architecture. Edited by two distinguished architectural historians, this book illustrates the changing architectural styles of the 20th century, inspired b...

The Architectural Works of Sir Banister Fletcher

W. Hanneford-Smith · 1964 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.27 | $238.32 | ¥38,085)

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1964. Cloth. A limited edition of this architectural history of Sir Banister Fletcher. Limited to 500 copies of which only 400 were for sale, this work is profusely illustrated with photographic plates and works selected from Fletcher's own sket...

Old Sporting Prints

Ralph Nevill · 1908 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.91 | $26.47 | ¥4,230)

London, The Connoisseur Magazine, 1908. Cloth. A charming collection of sporting illustrations, depicting numerous sporting events by various artists. This work was published by 'The Connoisseur', a renowned twentieth century British magazine published from 1901 to 1...

Musee de L&Apos;Ermitage, Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture

Germain Bazin · 1958 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.74 | $79.43 | ¥12,693)

Paris, Editions Cercle d'Art, 1958. Cloth. Musee De l'Ermitage, Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture with text by Germain Bazin, chief conservator for paintings and drawings at the Muse du Louvre. Muse De l'Ermitage. Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture with text by G...

Boletim Da Direcao Geral Dos Edificios E Monumentos Nacionais

Ministerio das Obras Publicas e Communicaoes · 1940 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

Republica Portuguesa, Ministerio das Obras Publicas e Communicaoes, 1940-1943. Leather. A collection of a periodical of in the field of Portuguese architectural history and archaeology 'Bulletin of the general direction of the buildings and national monuments&apos. Highly...

Histoire de la Dentelle Traduit Par la Comtesse Gedeon de Clermont-Tonnerre

Mme Bury Palliser · 1892 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.62 | $119.15 | ¥19,041)

Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1892. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated look at the history of lace making, written in the original French. A history of the tradition of lace making from Mrs Bury Palliser. In French. Illustrated throughout with vignettes and sixteen coloured plates...

A New and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

John Barrow · 1751 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,070.36 | $1,184.97 | ¥189,368)

London, Printed for the Proprietors and Sold by John Hinton, 1751. First edition. Leather. A lovely, very scarce first edition of this monumental reference work by John Barrow, complete with 62 copper plates. First edition. Very scarce.Bound in full panelled calf, with decorat...

Fabricant de Cadres, Passe-Partout, Chassis, Encadrements, Etc. Suivi de la Restauration Des Tableaux Et Du Nettoyage Des Gravures, Estamps, Etc.

J. Saulo; De Saint-Victor · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.20 | $129.75 | ¥20,735)

Paris, Encyclopedie-Roret L. Mulo, 1921 . Paperback. A very scarce twentieth century French frame manufacturing volume. A very scarce work.In the original paper wrap binding.A volume on frame manufacturing.With sections on picture frames, chemical gilding strips, mats and fram...

The General Catalogue of Jacobson & Co. : Vol. 2

1929 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.65 | $112.54 | ¥17,985)

New York, Jacobson & Co. 1929 . Cloth. Profusely illustrated catalogue of architectural and decorative ornaments from Jacobson & Co. In publisher's original green cloth binding.Bookplate of C. L. Roberson to front paste down.Profusely illustrated throughout with 250 pages...

The Furnishing Trades&Apos; Organiser the Magazine for House Furnishers

1937 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.39 | $198.60 | ¥31,738)

Halifax, Crossley's, 1937. Cloth. An incredibly scarce furnishings magazine, with frequent vignette illustrations and colour adverts. An incredibly scarce publication, featuring issues of The Furnishing Trades' Organiser from January, to June of 1937, bound together....

The Bombed Buildings of Britain; a Record of Architectural Casualties: 1940-41

J.M. Richards [ed.]; John Summerson · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.63 | $119.16 | ¥19,043)

Aberdeen, The Architectural Press, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this account of the destruction of the war to British architecture, in the scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In the original blue cloth binding. In the original scarce dust...

A History of British Wood Engravings

Albert Garrett · 1978 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.86 | $46.34 | ¥7,405)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Midas Books, 1978 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this impressively illustrated historical account of British wood engraving. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original grey cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wr...