Arkitektur

The Rudiments of Architecture; or, the Young Workman&Apos;S Instructor

1778 · Rooke Books

£2,350.00 (€2,810.45 | $3,111.38 | ¥497,224)

Edinburgh, James Dickson and Charles Elliot, 1778. Hardback. A very scarce illustrated treatise instructing the reader on the rudimental aspects of architecture. The second edition of this very scarce work, following the first edition of 1772.Anonymously written.All editions a...

The Life of William Blake

Alexander Gilchrist · 1880 · Rooke Books

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

London, Macmillan and Co, 1880 . Cloth. The preferred second edition of Alexander Gilchrist's richly illustrated biography of William Blake, in the publisher's wonderfully decorative original cloth. The two volume second edition of this work. First published in 1863,...

The Last Muster

Patrick R. Chalmers; Cecil Aldin · 1939 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.43 | $185.36 | ¥29,622)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumously published celebration of the canine illustrations of Cecil Aldin. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A ...

Garden Design and Architects&Apos; Gardens Two Reviews, Illustrated, to Show, by Actual Examples from British Gardens, That Clipping and Aligning Trees to Make Them &Apos;Harmonise&Apos; with Architecture Is Barbarous, Needless, and Inartistic.

W. Robinson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.19 | $197.27 | ¥31,526)

London, John Murray, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on garden design and the author's, W. Robinson's, dislike of forcing nature to conform with architecture, illustrated throughout and in the original cloth. The first edition. In the publ...

Angling in British Art Through Five Centuries: Prints, Pictures, Books

Walter Shaw Sparrow; H. T. Sheringham · 1923 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.62 | $58.26 | ¥9,310)

London, John Lane, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study of British art depicting angling through five centuries. First edition. Illustrated with two hundred images including thirty-nine colour plates, one hundred and thirty-three black-and-white plat...

The Masked Man; Atomic Overdrive 1957; the Hammer: Uncle Alex; the Hanged Man

B. C. Boyer; Dave Darrigo; Kelley Jones; Alan Grant · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.70 | $99.30 | ¥15,869)

Forestville; Plymouth; Milwaukie, Eclipse Comics; Caliber Comics; Dark Horse Comics, 1987-1998 . First edition. Paperback. Six vibrantly illustrated issues of late twentieth century science fiction and fantasy comic books. The earliest works here are the very scarce nos. 10 an...

The Church Restorers: A Tale, Treating of Ancient and Modern Architecture and Church Decorations

F. A. Paley · 1844 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.23 | $251.56 | ¥40,201)

London, John Van Voorst, 1844 . First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce first edition copy of this work on the restoration of church architecture and decorations. First edition in half calf binding with marbled boards. Extremely scarce copy of the work. Written by English...

Suffolk Churches and Their Treasures

H. Munro Cautley · 1954 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

Ipswich, Norman Adlard & Co. Ltd. 1954. Cloth. A signed third edition copy of this richly illustrated work on Suffolk churches, by the architect Henry Munro Cautley. The third edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust...

Cecil Aldin: The Story of a Sporting Artist

Roy Heron · 1981 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.45 | $50.31 | ¥8,040)

Exeter, Webb & Bower, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this work on the life and art of Cecil Aldin, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout, much of which is in colour. A detailed commentary into the life and ar...

Collection Cottreau: Catalogue Des Objets D&Apos;Art Et de Haute Curiosite de L&Apos;Antiquite, Du Moyen Age, de la Renaissance

None · 1910 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

Paris, Henri Baudoin, 1910. Cloth. A French auction catalogue for the sale at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris, which took place on 28th and 29th April 1910. French language. Scarce work. The auction catalogue for the sale at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris, which took place on 2...

St. Paul&Apos;S: The Cathedral Church of London 604-2004

Derek Keene; Arthur Burns; Andrew Saint [editors] · 2004 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.41 | $191.98 | ¥30,680)

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated history of St. Paul's Cathedral, from the library of one of the editors, Derek Keene. First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and eighty-nine photog...

The Witness of Art or the Legend of Beauty

Wyke Bayliss · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London, Hardwicke and Bogue , 1878 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of this collection of meditations on art by Wyke Bayliss. The second edition of this work, scarce in all editions. Concerned with the arts and the aesthetic, with essays on the antique, modern, landscape art...

Dictionnaire Des Peintre, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs de Tous le Temps Et de Tous Les Pays Par Un Groupe D&Apos;ãƒâ‰Crivains Spãƒâ©Cialistes Franãƒâ§Ais Et ãƒâ‰Trangers

E Bénézit [ed.] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.39 | $198.60 | ¥31,738)

France, Librairie Gründ , 1860. Cloth. A new edition of E Benezit's thorough dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers from all over the world in eight illustrated volumes. The third edition, revised and corrected by E. Bénézit. Numbered 7075 to vol I ...

English and Welsh Cathedrals

Thomas Dinham Atkinson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.82 | $59.58 | ¥9,521)

London , Methuen & Co , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work on Cathedrals, with colour plates. A first edition copy. English and Welsh Cathedrals details the histories of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales. Some of the churches discussed in ...

An Historical and Architectural Essay on Redcliffe Church, Bristol

J. Britton · 1843 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.74 | $86.06 | ¥13,753)

London , M. Taylor, 1843. Cloth. An illustrated guide to the history and architecture of Redcliffe Church in Bristol. An early copy with the first edition published in 1813. This volume is an interesting historical and architectural essay on Redcliffe Church in Bristol by J. ...

Follies & Grottoes

Barbara Jones · 1974 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.60 | $64.88 | ¥10,368)

London, Constable , 1974. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated book dedicated to eighteenth century craze for folly-building by Barbara Jones, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. A study of the rise and fall of folly fashions during the eighteenth century, and the eccentricities th...

Small Country Houses of to-Day

Sir Lawrence Weaver · 1922 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.35 | $211.84 | ¥33,854)

London, At the Offices of Country Life; George Newnes , 1922. Cloth. Third revised edition of Sir Lawrence Weaver's illustrated study of English country houses. The third, revised edition of this work. Vol. I of three only. Illustrated with two-hundred and sixty five phot...

William Wegman: Fashion Photographs

William Wegman; Ingrid Sischy · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.86 | $46.34 | ¥7,405)

New York, Harry Abrams, 1999 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful first edition work celebrating the dog photography of William Wegman, presenting images of Weimaraners in various costumes and poses. The first edition of this delightful work, illustrated throughout with col...

Mario Testino: Todo O Nada

Mario Testino · 2010 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€460.44 | $509.74 | ¥81,460)

Madrid, Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this wonderful study of the photography of Mario Testino, examining the juxtaposition of his clothed and nude images of women. A scarce first edition of this work, of ...

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Karel Veprek · 1934 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.17 | $595.80 | ¥95,213)

Praha, Architekt K. VeprÃÂOeÂÂOeek, 1934. First edition. Paperback. A scarce Czech volume of architectural designs. A first edition scarce copy. In the original Czech. This volume is a series of architectural designs of contemporary furniture by Karel Veprek. With t...