Arkitektur

French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century

Mary L. Myers · 1991 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1991. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition copy of this collection of French architectural and ornament drawings, with colour plates. A first edition copy of this work that was published in conjunction with the exhibition F...

The Birth of Jesus

1952 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Folding Books LTD, 1952. Cloth. A beautiful folding peepshow book of the Birth of Jesus, with six double page scenes. A lovely accordion folding book that tells the story of the Birth of Jesus. With six double page scenes. Once completely folded out the pages can be t...

Charming Late Victorian Scrapbook of Colourful Illustrations

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

None, None, c1890. Disbound. An exciting and colourful scrapbook illustrated with many beautiful, enchanting and entertaining pieces. Cloth leaves. 48 pages of scrapbooked adhesive chromolithographic images. Most in colour. A late Victorian Scrapbook containing enchanting illu...

Compendious Description of the Museums of Ancient Sculpture Greek and Roman in the Vatican Palace

H. J. Massi · 1893 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Rome, Not stated , 1893 . Paperback. A scarce early edition of this study and catalogue of museums of Ancient Sculpture from the late nineteenth century. The fourth edition of Compendious Description of the Museums of Ancient Sculpture Greek and Roman in the Vatican Palace by ...

La Voie Publique Et Son Dãƒâ©Cor, Colonnes, Tours, Portes, Obelisque, Fontaines, Statues, Etc.

Fernand Bournon · 1909 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie Renouard, H. Laurens, Editeur, 1909. Leather. A handsome copy of this book regarding the architecture of Paris, with the original paper wraps bound into a smart half morocco binding. An uncommon edition. Part of the 'Les Richesses d'Art de la Ville d...

English Barometers 1680-1860

Nicholas Goodison · 1977 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1977. Cloth. A new and revised edition of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A new and revised edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A ch...

Birket Foster His Life and Work

Marcus B. Huish · 1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Art Journal Office, 1890. Cloth. A highly illustrated look at the life and work of Myles Birket Foster, published only one year after his death. A study on the life and work of Birket Foster, published as part of a series of artistic biographies by the 'Art Annual...

Swedish Architecture of the Twentieth Century

Hakon Ahlberg; F. R. Yerbury [Preface] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Ernest Benn, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Hakon Ahlberg's study of modern Swedish architecture, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this fascinating early twentieth-century study of Swedish arch...

The Poetry of Architecture or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character

John Ruskin · 1893 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London, George Allen, 1893. Leather. The uncommon limited large paper edition of this work on architecture by the hugely influential John Ruskin. The first edition limited large paper edition in a half paper vellum binding. Colour frontispiece. 22 plates, 14 of which are photo...

General Statement Explaining the Nature and Purposes of St George&Apos;S Guild

John Ruskin · 1882 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, George Allen, 1882. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition pamphlet concerning John Ruskin's Education Trust of St. George's Guild. A very scarce first edition pamphlet by English writer John Ruskin, concerning his charitable Education Trust of...

Country Sketches for City Dwellers

Mrs. Wellingham Rawnsley · 1908 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of sketches of the English countryside with descriptions and studies with colour plates. First edition of Country Sketches for City Dwellers by Mrs. Willingham Rawnsley in the ori...

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

John Henry Parker · 1850 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

Oxford, David & Charles , 1850. Leather. A complete stunning three volume set of this glossary of architectural terms. A complete three volume set of A Glossary of Terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture. The first volume contains the glossary and the sec...

The Parish Church, St. Mary&Apos;S, Banbury

Eleanor Draper; William Potts · 1907 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Banbury, The Banbury Guardian Office, 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce little book dedicated to the parish church of St. Mary's in Banbury by Eleanor Draper and William Potts, author's presentation copy. A descriptive account of the parish church of St. Mary&a...

Just Among Friends, Pages from My Sketch Book

Cecil Aldin · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1935. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this collection of beautiful sketches of dogs by Cecil Aldin. The second edition of Just Among Friends, Pages From My Sketch Book by Cecil Aldin in cloth binding. Includes an introduction by the author a...

The Virginia Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1795-1798

Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Edward C. Carter II [ed.] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth. Signed by the editor, present here are the illustrated first edition of the journals of prominent late eighteenth century American architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The first edition, first impression of the first t...

All Souls an Oxford College and Its Buildings

Howard Colvin; J. S. G. Simmons · 1989 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.83 | ¥20,253)

Oxford, Oxford University Press , 1989. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition volume of a series of lectures given on the history of the Oxford College All Souls, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this volume on the history of All Souls An Oxford College an...

The White Puppy Book

Cecil Aldin · 1909 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Humphrey Milford, [1909]. First edition. Hardback. Bright first edition of this delightful puppy tale with charming illustrations by Cecil Aldin, a scarce copy. The first edition of this work, dated from Jisc first and only edition. A scarce copy.Charming personal diar...

Literary Life

Posy Simmonds · 2003 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Jonathan Cape , 2003. First edition. Hardback. Graphic novel by Posy Simmonds relating to the pretensions of the literary world, the first edition, first impression. Cartoons diving into the pretensions of literary world by Posy Simmonds, who addresses feminist issues,...

Magyar Parasztviselet

Kresz Maria; Janos Manga · 1956 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Budapest, Akademiai Kiado, 1956. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, scarce work on the history of Hungarian peasant dress by Kresz Maria, in the original Hungarian. A fascinating work on the history of Hungarian peasant clothing, in the original Hungarian. Complete in two volu...

Robert Adam and His Circle

John Fleming · 1962 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Cambridge Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition, first printing of this illustrated historical study of Robert Adam in the original publisher's dust wrapper. First US edition, first printing of Robert Adam and His Circl...