Arkitektur

A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture

[John Henry Parker] · 1836 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London , Charles Tilt , 1836. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, illustrated copy of this glossary of architectural terms. A first edition. This volume is a chronological glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture. With thirty- four plates ...

English Country Houses Sixty One Views and Plans of Recently Erected Mansions, Private Residences, Parsonage-Houses, Farm-Houses, Lodges, and Cottages; with Sketches of Furniture and Fittings: And a Practical Treatise on House-Building

William Wilkinson · 1875 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.53 | $297.23 | ¥47,470)

London, James Parker and Co , 1875. Cloth. The second edition of William Wilkinson's sought-after architectural study of English country-houses. The second edition of this work. A charming treatise on house-building followed by sixty-one views of English mansions, private...

Furor Hortensis: Essays on the History of the English Landscape Garden in Memory of Hf Clark

Peter Willis [ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.89 | $72.66 | ¥11,604)

Edinburgh, Elysium Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A bright first limited edition of this collection of essays dedicated to the English landscape garden in memory of HF Clark. The first edition of this work, limited to one thousand unnumbered copies printed. H F Clark was ...

The Park and the Town: Public Landscape in the 19th and 20th Century

George F Chadwick · 1966 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.86 | $92.47 | ¥14,768)

New York, Frederick A Praeger , 1966. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of George F Chadwick's study of 19th and 20th century park planning and design. The first edition of this work. A scarce volume, rarely seen in commerce. Concerned with the contribution of...

The Wind in the Oak

Martin Muncaster · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

London, Robin Garton, 1978 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography of the marine and landscape painter Claude Muncaster. First edition of The Wind in the Oak by Martin Muncaster in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. The...

Gemma Bovery

Posy Simmonds · 1999 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.71 | $58.12 | ¥9,283)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds. A first edition copy.This graphic novel by Posy Simmonds is the tragicomic story of the life and death of an English expatriate in Normandy, drawing parallels from...

Willie Rushton&Apos;S Great Moments of History

William Rushton · 1985 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.33 | $42.27 | ¥6,751)

London, Charles Herridge , 1985. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first trade edition of William Rushton's scarce collection of colourful drawings illustrative of important historical moments. The first trade edition of this work, first published in 1984 in a limited edition ...

British Artists 1880-1940 (Dictionary of British Art Volume V)

J. Johnson; A. Greutzner · 1994 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Not Stated , Antique Collectors' Club, 1994 . Cloth. A large complete dictionary dedicated to the British artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Sixth printing of this work. Volume V of the 'Dictionary of British Art, complete in itself and conce...

The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright

Mrs Frank Lloyd Wright; Various · 1965 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

Not Stated , Bramhall House, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A new edition of this study of the life-work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, an excellent copy. A new edition of this work, printed on both verso and recto and with smaller margin compared to the previous facsi...

The Dictionary of Architecture Issued by the Architectural Publication Society

Architectural Publication Society · 1892 · Rooke Books

£2,700.00 (€3,234.41 | $3,566.72 | ¥569,637)

London, Thomas Richards, c1875-1892. Leather. Four volumes of the Dictionary of Architecture, comprising of volumes one to eight, with illustrations. Four volumes containing volumes one to eight of the dictionary. A comprehensive dictionary of architecture from Aachen, the Ger...

Nineteenth Century Art

D. S. MacColl · 1902 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Glasgow , James MacLehose & Sons, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first limited edition in large paper of this illustrated study of nineteenth century art by D. S. MacColl. The first edition of this work. Scarce limited edition printed on large paper, this number one hu...

I.C. S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of the International Correspondence Schools and Containing in Permanent Form the Instruction Papers, Examination Questions, and Keys Used in Their Various Courses

I.C.S Reference Library · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

London, International; Correspondence Schools, Ltd. 1914. Leather. A textbook on construction and architecture by the I.C.S. Reference Library. The second impression of the first edition. In the publisher's original half morocco binding with gilt lettering. With numerous ...

The Baronial Halls and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England

S. C. Hall · 1858 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.45 | $990.75 | ¥158,232)

London , Willis and Sotheran, 1858. Leather. A complete two volume set of works on the architecture of the baronial halls of England, with colour plates. A complete two volume set of The Baronial Halls and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England by C. S. Hall.These volumes bea...

Pictures of Life & Character

John Leech · 1860 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.52 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1860-1861 . Leather. Two volumes from this collection of illustrations from Punch by John Leech. Early editions of Pictures of Life & Character by John Leech in half calf bindings. This collection includes early editions of the first and second ser...

The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti

John Addington Symonds · 1893 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this two volume densely illustrated biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti. First edition of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds in the original publisher's quarter cloth bind...

Fashion in Paris, the Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetics from the Revolution to the End of the Nineteenth Century

Octave Uzanne; Lady Mary Loyd (trans.) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.86 | $92.47 | ¥14,768)

London, William Heinemann, 1901 . Cloth. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated work on Parisian Fashion in the nineteenth century. Early edition of Fashion in Paris, The Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetics from the Revolution to the end of the Nineteenth Ce...

The Church and Fortress of Dover Castle

John Puckle · 1864 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.52 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, John Henry and James Parker, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this study of the church and fortress of Dover Castle, with fold-out plates. First edition. Illustrated throughout with coloured frontispiece, eight plates and two fold-...

A Treatise on the Ecclesiastical Architecture of England, During the Middle Ages; Two Letters to a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on the Subject of Gothic Architecture

Rev. John Milner; Rev. John Haggitt · 1811 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,437.52 | $1,585.21 | ¥253,172)

London; Cambridge, J. Taylor; Cadell and Davies, 1811-1813. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Haggitt and Milner's beautifully illustrated studies of the history of Gothic architecture in England. Two fascinating and beautifully illustrated early nineteenth cen...

Observations on English Architecture, Military, Ecclesiastical and CIVIL

James Dallaway · 1806 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.28 | $462.35 | ¥73,842)

London, J. Taylor, 1806. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of James Dallaway's study of the history of architecture in England. Written by James Dallaway, an English antiquary, writer, and topographer.This work offers and informative overview of the developme...

Poster for Auction of an Old-Fashioned Detached & Thatched Cottage Known As Maggotts

A. Derby & Co · 1930 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.66 | $217.97 | ¥34,811)

Chelmsford, Meggy, Thompson and Creasey, 1930 . Paperback. A delightful 1930 poster for the auction of a charming thatched cottage located in the Chelmsford district of Essex. A 1930 poster advertising the Friday, August 15th, 1930 auction of a small country property known as ...