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London County Council: The Housing Question in London

C.J. Stewart · 1900 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

London, Printed for the London County Council by Jas, Truscott and Son, [1900]. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this highly illustrated account of the housing question in London. A very scarce work.In full blue cloth binding. A work created prepared under the direction of C.J. S...

Thomas Chippendale: A Review of His Life and Origin

Edwin J. Layton; J. Penderel-Brodhurst · 1928 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.80 | $125.50 | ¥20,043)

London, John Murray, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition author's copy of this insightful biography on renowned furniture designer Thomas Chippendale. First edition.In publisher's original maroon cloth binding.Author's copy. Inscription to the front free ...

4 Vols le Costume Historique

Auguste Racinet · 1888 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€658.86 | $726.55 | ¥116,037)

Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1888 . Leather. A partial set of Racinet"s monumental Le Costume Historique, richly illustrated chromolithographic plates offering an unrivalled visual survey of historical dress and material culture, bound in half-morocco by H. Wood. In a handsome ...

A Treatise on Waterworks for the Supply of Cities and Towns

Samuel Hughes · 1882 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.77 | $145.31 | ¥23,207)

London, Crosby Lockwood and Co. 1882 . Cloth. An uncommon copy of this comprehensive treatise on waterworks. The new edition, revised and considerably enlarged.In a green softcover cloth binding.A work by civil engineer Samuel Hughes.Divided into seven parts, with an appendix....

Manufacture de Passementeries Et Broderies Pour Ameublements

A. B. Jne J. D Succr · 1900 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€586.99 | $647.29 | ¥103,378)

Not Stated, A. B. Jne J. D Succr, c1910 . Cloth. An exceptionally vibrant and very scarce early 20th century trade catalogue of elaborate decorative textile trimmings, used to decorate the most fashionable of homes. In the original French.A wonderful and vanishingly scarce tra...

Umrisse Zu Goethe&Apos;S Faust

Moritz Retzsch · 1837 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

Stuttgart und TuÃÂOeˆbingen, J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1837 . Cloth. An early edition of Moritz Retzsch's collection of forty plates illustrating Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's tragic play, 'Faust&apos. In the original German.An early edition of thi...

Catalogue of Specimens in the Museum of Practical Geology

Trenham Reeks; F. W. Rudler · 1871 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1871 . Cloth. Descriptive llustrated catalogue of the Museum of Practical Geology's vast collection of Roman-era British pottery and porcelain. Second edition.In brown cloth binding.With a frontispiece and numerous in-text ill...

Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray

Thomas Wright; R. H. Evans · 1851 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.54 | $290.62 | ¥46,415)

London, Henry G. Bohn , 1851 . First edition. Leather. A first edition catalogue of James Gillray"s major political caricatures, issued to accompany Bohn"s engravings with historical commentary, bound in half morocco. In a smart red half morocco binding with marbled paper boar...

Details of Elizabethan Architecture

Henry Shaw · 1834 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.32 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Willm. Pickering, 1834 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful collection of twenty engraved plates celebrating Elizabethan architecture, taken from the first edition of Henry Shaw's work. The first edition of this study of Elizabethan architecture from antiquarian ...

Art by Eric Gill Art and a Changing Civilisation by Eric Gill the Necessity of Belief by Eric Gill in a Strange Land by Eric Gill Last Essays by Eric Gill Art Nonsense and Other Essays by Eric Gill Eric Gill: Workman by Donald Attwater Twenty-Five Nudes Engraved by Eric Gill First Nudes by Eric Gill

Eric Gill; Donald Attwater · 1934 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.40 | $383.09 | ¥61,183)

London, The Bodley Head; Faber and Faber; Jonathon Cape; Cassell & Company, Ltd.; James Clarke; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd; Neville Spearman, 1934; 1935; 1936; [1941]; 1942. Hardback. London: The Bodley Head; Faber and Faber; Jonathon Cape; Cassell & Company, Ltd.; James Clarke; J....

Royal Homes Near London

Major Benton Fletcher · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.80 | $125.50 | ¥20,043)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing copy of the first edition of this illustrated architectural work, with forty-three illustrations by the author himself.  First edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original uncli...

St. Peter in Rome and His Tomb on the Vatican Hill

Arthur Stapylton Barnes · 1900 · Rooke Books

£1,255.00 (€1,503.40 | $1,657.86 | ¥264,776)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Ltd, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition archaeological study of St Peter"s presence and supposed tomb in Rome, supported by extensive illustrations and an authorial inscription. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First ...

Everyman&Apos;S Dictionary of Pictorial Art in Two Volumes

William Gaunt · 1962 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.32 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London , J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1962. First edition. Cloth. A complete 2 volume set of dictionaries of pictorial art, highly illustrated in colour and black and white. A complete 2 volume set of dictionaries of pictorial art.The first editions of the works. In publisher's...

Architectural Water-Colours & Etchings of W. Walcot.

W. Walcot; Malcolm C. Salaman; Sir Reginald Blomfield [ed.] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

London, H. C. Dickins & Technical Journals Ltd, 1919. Cloth. A smart limited edition of the architectural etcher William Walcot"s work, one of only 205 numbered copies, illustrated with sixty-five reproductions. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A limited editio...

Abbotsford

W. S. Crockett · 1905 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First edition. Cloth. First edition of W. S. Crockett's insightful look into Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott. Beautifully illustrated with 20 colour plates. First edition.Featuring 20 colour plates by William Smith Jr. Collat...

The Gardens of Italy: With Historical Notes and Descriptive Notes

E. March Phillipps [ed. by Arthur T. Bolton] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.65 | $224.57 | ¥35,866)

London, Country Life; George Newnes, 1919. Cloth. An updated edition of The Gardens of Italy, including new historical and descriptive notes by Evelynn March Phillips, as well as additional architectural notes by Arthur T. Bolton. A beautiful water colour frontispiece by Charl...

A Collection of Twenty-Two Issues from &Apos;L&Apos;Assiette Au Beurre&Apos; Bound Together

Various · 1903 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.69 | $198.15 | ¥31,646)

Paris , L'Assiette au Beurre, 1903-1904. First edition. Hardback. A remarkable collection of issues from 1903-04 of illustrated French satirical, 'L'Assiette au Beurre' , bound here together. First edition. Comprising issues No. 93 - No. 95, No. 110 - 117,...

The Edwardian Garden

David Ottewill · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New Haven; London, Yale University Press, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, exploring its design, social context, and key figures, including the celebrated Blomfield–Robinson feud. In the publisher's origi...

Sir William Chambers: Architect to George II

John Harris [Ed.]; Michael Snodin [Ed.] · 1997 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.93 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New Haven; London, Yale University Press, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this detailed study of Sir William Chambers, architect to George III, examining his lasting influence on eighteenth-century British architecture. In the publisher"s original cloth binding...

The Manor Houses of England

P.H. Ditchfield MA.F.S.A · 1910 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.89 | $72.66 | ¥11,604)

London , B.T. Batsford, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The charming first edition of this comprehensive account of the old country architecture of English manor houses, highly illustrated by Sydney R. Jones. The first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative b...