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Standard Practice in Sheet Metal Work

National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors of the U.S. · 1929 · Rooke Books

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

Pittsburg, National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this impressive publication from the National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors, offering instructions for the use of sheet metal. A very scarc...

Home Decoration (Hall&Apos;S Distemper Catalogue)

0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

Hull, Sissons Brothers & Co. Ltd, c1910. Brochure/Pamphlet. A brightly illustrated and very scarce catalogue promoting Hall's Distemper paint, offering examples of various colour schemes for the home. A very scarce home decoration catalogue. Bound in the publisher's ...

Encyclopedia of Needlework

Therese de Dillmont · 0 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.53 | $152.26 | ¥24,332)

Mulhouse, Th. De Dillmont, c1900. Cloth. A new edition of this popular twentieth century encyclopaedia of needlework by Therese de Dillmont, with coloured plates. New, revised and enlarged edition. The D.M.C. Library series, this edition published in English, French, Italian, ...

Plates for a Sentimental Journey

Laurence Sterne · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€418.58 | $463.40 | ¥74,055)

None, None, c1945. Leather. A very scarce series of plates by Richard Dreyer, simple pen and ink drawings depicting scenes from Sterne's famous novel. A very scarce and unique volume of plates, depicting Laurence Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey Through France an...

Old Cottages, Farm Houses, and Other Half-Timber Buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Cheshire

E. A. Ould · 1904 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.12 | $156.23 | ¥24,967)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on picturesque buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Cheshire. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with numerous in-text sketches and one hundred plate...

The Ornamentation of the Transitional Period of British Architecture. A.D. 1145 - A.D. 1190

Edmund Sharpe · 1871 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€352.80 | $390.58 | ¥62,417)

London, E. & F. N. Spon , 1871. First edition. Leather. The first edition Part I of this very scarce and richly illustrated study of twelfth century British ecclesiastical architecture, written and illustrated by architectural historian Edmund Sharpe. The first edition of this...

The Magazine of Art

Various · 1895 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€334.86 | $370.72 | ¥59,244)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited , 1895-1898. Leather. A lavishly illustrated set of four volumes from 'The Magazine of Art', a monthly British journal devoted to the visual arts. Four smart volumes from The Magazine of Art, comprising the years 1895-1898. This ...

Our English Cathedrals Their Architectural Beauties and Characteristics and Their Historical Associations Properly Described

Rev. James Sibree · 1911 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.45 | $50.31 | ¥8,040)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this detailed architectural study of English cathedrals, in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. First US edition. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous full-...

The Architecture of Ancient Greece

William J. Anderson; R. Phene Spiers; William Bell Dinsmoor · 1927 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1927. Cloth. A smart new edition of this illustrated account of the important architecture of the Ancient Greek world. New edition. Being the first part of 'The Architecture of Greece and Rome&apos. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-three ...

Mural Painting and the Decorations of Churches & Restoration of the Church of St. Sepulchre

Arthur Billing · 1884 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.21 | $258.18 | ¥41,259)

London, Bank Chambers, 1884. Cloth. A smart copy of these two illustrated volumes from British architect Arthur Billing, bound into one, the author's presentation copy. Author's presentation copy with an ink inscription to the title page. Illustrated with ten plates....

Ancient Cotswold Churches

Ulric Daubeny · 1921 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

London, Ed. J. Burrow and Co. Ltd , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charmingly illustrated survey of Cotswold Churches. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A delightful illustrated exploration of the ancient churches of th...

Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time

Thomas Archer · 1883 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€896.95 | $992.99 | ¥158,689)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1883. Leather. A smartly bound set of this detailed historical study of royal pictures and portraits. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and thirty-four plates. Volume two is illustrated with a...

The Franco-British Exhibition Official Souvenir

None · 1908 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.86 | $46.34 | ¥7,405)

London, Hudson and Kearns, Ltd , 1908. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of this uncommon souvenir booklet issued for the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition. An official souvenir pamphlet for the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition, a large public fair held in London which attrac...

The Glasgow Boys: The Glasgow School of Painting 1875-1895

Roger Billcliffe · 1985 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.78 | $72.82 | ¥11,637)

London, John Murray , 1985. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this lovely biographical and artistic study of the 'Glasgow Boys&apos. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The Glasgow Boys consist...

Catalogue of William Blake&Apos;S Drawings and Paintings in the Huntington Library

C. H. Collins Baker · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.84 | $52.96 | ¥8,463)

California , San Marino , 1938. First edition. Hardback. A very smart reference of William Blake's works held in the Huntington Library, from the library of American diplomat and art collector, Robert Woods Bliss. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's o...

To John Piper on His Eightieth Birthday: Essays Presented by His Friends

Geoffrey Elborn [ed.] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

London, The Stourton Press, 1983 . First edition. Hardback. An association copy of this charming volume celebrating the artist John Piper, inscribed and with annotations from an unnamed friend of Piper. An association copy of this limited edition work, of which only 900 copies...

English Homes

H. Avray Tipping · 1920 · Rooke Books

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

London, The Offices of Country Life , 1920-1929. First edition. Cloth. A bright collection of five volumes from this illustrated series on English homes through history. A set of five volumes from the nine-volume series 'English Homes', exploring the architectural de...

Landscape Into Art

Kenneth Clark · 1949 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€586.01 | $648.76 | ¥103,677)

London, John Murray, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Kenneth Clark's celebrated work of art history, charting the development of the landscape in art. Inscribed to Ava Anderson, Viscountess Waverley. The first edition, first impression, in the p...

Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular History

John Timbs; Alexander Gunn · 1901 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.61 | $125.78 | ¥20,101)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd , c1925 . Cloth. A fascinating study of England and Wales' history in connection with their architecture, illustrated with plates. A new compact edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in the original red cloth...

A History of the English House from Primitive Times to the Victorian Period

Nathaniel Lloyd · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London, The Architectural Press, 1951. Cloth. A third impression copy of this work on the history of the English House, with illustrations. Third impression. Illustrated with over eight hundred images. This book explores the development of the English House and is divided into...