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Just Among Friends, Pages from My Sketch Book

Cecil Aldin · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥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 (€137.76 | $151.92 | ¥24,262)

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 (€115.00 | $126.82 | ¥20,254)

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 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)

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 (€57.50 | $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 (€299.48 | $330.25 | ¥52,744)

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 (€47.92 | $52.84 | ¥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...

Modern Interiors in Colour Assorted Volume

1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

Germany, Julius Hoffmann Publisher, 1929. Cloth. A stunning collection of colour plates of modern interiors. Modern Interiors in Colour Assorted Volume with eighty coloured designs by Modern artists selected from Volumes I-IV of 'Modern Interiors in Colour.' This vol...

Modern Small Country Houses

Roger Smithells · 1936 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London , Country Life Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A charming volume of Modern Small Country Houses which is richly illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. This book is a simple survey of contemporary country houses in the 1930s, detailing with a diffe...

Hogarth Illustrated

John Ireland · 1806 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,317.72 | $1,453.11 | ¥232,074)

London, J. N. Boydell and Co. 1806-12. Leather. A beautiful group complete in three uniform volumes of John Ireland's illustrated study of William Hogarth's work. A sweeping study of the work of William Hogarth, English painter in the eighteenth century best known fo...

The Stones of Venice

John Ruskin · 1858 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€832.56 | $918.10 | ¥146,629)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1858-67. Cloth. A very well preserved second edition of John Ruskin's important architectural and historical work, 'The Stones of Venice', beautifully illustrated throughout. Ruskin's important, hugely influential and detailed ar...

Hogarth Moralized; a Complete Edition of the All the Most Capital and Admired Works of William Hogarth

Rev. Dr. John Trusler · 1831 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.50 | $317.04 | ¥50,634)

London, Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major, 1831 . Leather. A smart copy of Rev. Dr. Trusler's critical examination of the work of William Hogarth. First published shortly after Hogarth's death, this volume is illustrated throughout wi...

Building Towers, Forming Gardens: Landscaping by Hamilton, Hoare and Beckford

Christopher Thacker · 2002 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

London, St Barnabas Press , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition of this study of landscape gardening by Christopher John Charles Thacker. A charming study of landscape gardening, focussing on the influence of garden enthusiast Charles Hamilton and garden...

Memorials of St James&Apos;S Palace

Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.83 | $105.68 | ¥16,878)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set regarding St James's Palace, in the original decorative cloth and illustrated throughout, including a folding plate. The first edition of the work. With eight copper plates, and thirty thre...

Pictorial Comedy: The Humorous Phases of Life Depicted by Eminent Artists

0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

London , James Henderson , c1900. Leather. An interesting volume of sixteen issues of the magazine Pictorial Comedy. This is a collection of sixteen issues of Pictorial Comedy A magazine which specialised in the depiction of Humorous Phases of Life by Eminent Artists. The draw...

A Catalogue of the Nimrud Ivories

R. D. Barnett · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)

London, The Trustees of the British Museum, 1957. First edition. Cloth. An informative first edition copy containing the British Museum's catalogue of the Nimrud ivories, written by R. D. Barnett and illustrated with various full-page illustrations. Scarce First Edition.Â...

The Falls Tracer: Six Pieces and Five Drawings

Glen Baxter · 1970 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.18 | $521.80 | ¥83,336)

London, Tetrad Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition proof copy of artist Glen Baxter's collection of absurdist drawings, with literary descriptions, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce, Limited Edition, Proof Copy, being one of two-hun...

A First Book of Architecture: A Brief Survey; a Second Book of Architecture: Military and Domestic; a Third Book of Architecture: The Parish Church

G. H. Reed · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, A. & C. Black , 1936-8. First edition. Cloth. Group of three complete series of books on architecture by G. H. Reed, first book later printing, second and third first editions. A complete collection of G. H. Reed's books on architecture, a later printing of the fi...

The Life and Work of B.W. Leader R. A by Lewis Lusk with Numerous Illustrations

Lewis Lusk · 1901 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.29 | $68.69 | ¥10,971)

London, Virtue and Company, Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of the biography of English landscape painter Benjamin Williams Leader A first edition of the beautifully illustrated biography of English landscape painter Benjamin Willia...

L&Apos;Ancienne France: Le Livre Et Les Arts

M. P. Louisy · 1887 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et cie, 1887. Leather. A leather bound copy containing a history of the book within Old France, written in French by Paul Louisy with numerous illustrated plates. Bound in full-crushed morocco. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, as well a...