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John Pettie

Martin Hardie · 1908 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating biography of the renowned Scottish painter John Pettie; copiously illustrated throughout. Renowned for his heroic and historical scenes of Scottish History with their rich colo...

Memorials of St James&Apos;S Palace

Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of Edgar Sheppard's fascinating historical account of St James's Palace; copiously illustrated throughout and complete in two volumes. Examining the notable births and marriage...

Eden Versus Whistler the Baronet and the Butterfly

James Abbott McNeill Whistler · 1899 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

Paris, Louis-Henry May, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James Whistler's account of the Eden versus Whistler French legal case surrounding a painting. The first edition of this work. This work is James Whistler's account of the French legal case Eden...

The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period

Percy Macquoid; Ralph Edwards · 1983 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.53 | $297.23 | ¥47,470)

Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. Cloth. An uncommon and pleasing limited edition reprint copy of Ralph Edwards and Percy Macquoid's monumental and prolific dictionary of English furniture. Originally published from 1924 to 1927, this work was the first maj...

The Smaller English House of the Latter Renaissance 1660-1830 an Account of Its Design, Plan and Details

A. E. Richardson; H. Donaldson Eberlein · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1933. Cloth. A work of British architectural history from the early twentieth century written by A. E. Richardson and H. Donaldson Eberlein. Scarce. A work of British architectural history, charting the smaller English house from the late 17th to th...

The Windows of Merchant Taylors&Apos; Hall

Frederick Morris Fry; Walter Lloyd Thomas · 1934 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Burrup, Mathieson and Company, Limited, 1934. Cloth. An illustrated work on the beautiful stained glass windows within the Merchant Taylors' Hall, written by Frederick Morris Fry and Walter Lloyd Thomas. 'The Windows of Merchant Taylors' Hall' looks...

Cassier&Apos;S Magazine Engineering Illustrated Volume X May, 1896- October, 1896 Vol X. September, 1896. No. 5. Vol X. October, 1896. No. 6.

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, The Cassier Magazine Company, 1896. Cloth. A rebound copy of two issue of the 'Cassier's Magazine', copiously illustrated throughout. 'Cassier's Magazine' was an engineering magazine, published by Cassier Magazine Company, that ran from 18...

My Wood Fires and Their Story Showing the Beauty and Use of the Wood Fire: Of the Way to Secure Good Draught and Combustion: Of the Native Woods Best for Fuel: Of the Abolition of the Fender: And of the Economy and Value of Wood As Fuel.

W. Robinson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.83 | $105.68 | ¥16,878)

London, Country Life, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating and unusual work detailing the uses and beauty of wood fires. Profusely illustrated with fifteen full page illustrations, including photographs of notable wood fires and demonstrative diagr...

The Walpole Society Annual

Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€586.99 | $647.29 | ¥103,378)

Oxford, Leeds, Printed for the Walpole Society, 1911-1984. First edition. Cloth. Twenty volumes of the celebrated, subscription-only, art-history publication from the Walpole Society. Comprising of volumes I (1911-1912), III (1913-1914), V (1915-1917), IX (1920-1921), XIV (192...

The Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791, the Free Society of Artists, 1761-1783 a Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from the Foundation of the Societies to 1791

Algernon Graves · 1969 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Bath, Kingsmead Reprints, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A dictionary of contributors to the Society of Artists of Great Britain and the Free Society of Artists. First thus, the first edition of this facsimile reprint. The true first edition was issued in 1907. With an account of...

Edinburgh

Rosaline Masson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.93 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a lovely guide to the enchanting Scottish capital, filled with both stunning colour plates and entertaining anecdotes. The first edition of Edinburgh, a lovely guide to the historic Scottish capit...

2 Vols la Suisse: Etudes Et Voyages a Travers Les 22 Cantons Jules Gourdault

Jules Gourdault · 1879 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.02 | $627.48 | ¥100,214)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1879-1880. First edition. Leather. A superb survey of Switzerland, complete in two volumes, illustrated with 750 wood engravings capturing its Alpine scenery, towns, customs, and cantonal history. In a contemporary quarter green morocco bindin...

Old English Houses the Record of a Random Itinerary

Allan Fea · 1910 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.50 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Martin Secker, 1910. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition ode to the history of British architecture, illustrated. An uncommon first edition. Featuring a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-nine double-sided monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In original ...

Quantities: A Text-Book in Tabulated Form for the Use of Architects, Surveyors, & Builders, in Which Is Set Forth the Methods of Measuring Building Work

Banister Fletcher · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London, B.T. Batsford, 1903. Leather. A pleasing calf-bound copy of Banister Fletcher's educative textbook on measurements in surveying and architecture. The seventh edition of Quantities: A Text-book in Tabulated Form for the Use of Architects, Surveyors, & Builders, in ...

Masterpieces of Western Sculpture: From Medieval to Modern

Howard Hibbard · 1979 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.93 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York, Chartwell Books, Inc. 1979 . Cloth. A fine second edition copy of this illustrated guide to the greatest sculptures of the Western world by Howard Hibbard. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.The second edition.An illustrat...

Becket&Apos;S Crown Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170-1300

Paul Binski · 2004 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.48 | $76.62 | ¥12,237)

New Haven; London, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2004. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, richly colour illustrated first edition, in original unclipped dust wrapper. An uncommon first edition on the art and architecture of medieva...

Les Elements de L&Apos;Art Arabe: Le Trait Des Entrelacs

Jules Bourgoin · 1879 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.35 | $1,050.20 | ¥167,726)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this monumental visual study of Islamic ornament by Jules Bourgoin, illustrated with 200 plates, one of the most influential references on Islamic decorative art. In a quarter cloth loose...

ãƒâ„Gypten Und Levante IV; Haus Und Palast IM Alten ãƒâ„Gypten

Manfred Bietak · 1994 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.39 | $389.70 | ¥62,238)

Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 1994-1996. Paperback. Two fascinating volumes by the prominent Austrian Egyptologist Manfred Bietak, including his signed fourth volume on his leading journal Ägypten Und Levante. Two scarce and fascinating journals on ancient Egypt...

Italian Gardens

George S. Elgood, R.I. · 1907 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Elgood"s illustrated study of Italian gardens, with fifty-two charming colour plate drawings accompanied by descriptive text by the artist. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fi...

The New Acropolis Museum: International Architectural Competition

Ersi Philippopoulou-Michailidou [ed.] · 1991 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

Athens, Minister of Culture; Directorate of Museum Studies, 1991 . Paperback. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated collection of studies submitted of designs for a new Acropolis museum. The first edition.In the publisher's original card wraps. A work edited...