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Karl With · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

Basel, Benno Schwabe & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated study of art from East and South Asia by German art historian Karl With, who was known for his expertise in this subject. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindi...

The Painted Stream: A River Warden&Apos;S Life

Robin Armstrong · 1985 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of these compelling observations made by a river warden, together with his beautiful nature paintings. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Wit...

Garden Ornament

Gertrude Jekyll · 1986 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1986. Cloth. Gertrude Jekyll's profusely illustrated work on ornamental gardens, in the original dust wrapper. The fourth edition. First published in 1918 by Country Life, and first published by the 'Antique Collectors' Cl...

English Masters of Black and White: John Tenniel, John Leech and George Du Maurier

J. Rose; Derek Pepys Whiteley; Francis Sarzano · 1948 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.93 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Art and Technics, 1948-50. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition illustrated works on the noted artists: John Tenniel, George Du Maurier and John Leech. The first editions. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, title page vignette and fifty-seven pages of mo...

Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays on Art Dealing Chiefly with Literature, Painting and the Drama

Hamlin Garland · 1894 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.38 | $142.67 | ¥22,785)

Chicago and Cambridge, Stone and Kimball, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of this collection of twelve essays by American literary figure Hamlin Garland. The first edition.The twelve essays in this collection include 'The Influence of Isb...

London Recalled; Being a Topographical Description of the Collection of Water-Colour Drawings by W. Alister Macdonald in the Guildhall Art Gallery

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1937 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.93 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An exploration of London through the watercolour drawings of William Alister Macdonald, delightfully illustrated with plates throughout. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. I...

Nativity Pop-Up Advent Calendar

0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.80 | $125.50 | ¥20,043)

Printed in Sweden , E. O. & Co. c1950. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce advent calendar containing a lovely illustrated pop-up scene from the Nativity. A very scarce pop-up advent calendar containing charming illustrations of the barn and manger from the Nativity. With...

Old English Porcelain: The Lady Ludlow Collection

Arthur Hayden; W. Leslie Perkins [Intro.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Murray, 1932 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound and scarce limited edition work celebrating the Lady Ludow porcelain collection, signed by Alice Ludlow herself, and illustrated in colour. The first edition of this scarce work.A limited edition, number 1...

English Domestic Clocks

Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster · 1914 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1914 . Leather. The second edition of this richly illustrated study of the history and design of English clocks throughout the centuries. The second edition of Cescinsky and Webster's work.'Illustrated from Drawings and Photographs by...

The Cottage Homes of England

Stewart Dick · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

London, Edward Arnold , 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated book on English cottages, with colour illustrations by the noted Helen Allingham. The first trade edition. Also published as a limited edition in the same year.Illustrated by ...

Sportsmen in a Landscape

Aubrey Noakes · 1954 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)

London, Theodore Brun Limited, 1954. First edition. Leather. A very smart copy of this limited edition work on sports artists, with colour plates. First edition. Limited de Luxe edition of one hundred and fifty copies of which this is number forty-nine. Illustrated with a colo...

The Architecture of John Nash

Terence Davis · 1960 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

London, Studio, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this highly illustrated work on the architecture of John Nash. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, one hundred and ninety-four figures on plates, and fifteen plans. Collated complete. A comprehensiv...

First and Last Loves

John Betjeman · 1952 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.48 | $330.25 | ¥52,744)

London, John Murray, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of Betjeman's essays on architecture, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with the origina...

The Public Buildings of the City of London Described

1831 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London, John Harris, 1831. First edition. Leather. An uncommon pocket-sized guide to the history and architecture of notable public buildings in London, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste dow...

Photo Album Containing Plates Depicting Destouches Operas

- · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

- , - , [c1811]. Leather. This unique leather bound photo album contains plates depicting scenes from André Cardinal Destouches operas. A photo album with eleven plates by Louis Lafitte depicting scenes from André Cardinal Destouches's operas tipped in, along with a por...

L&Apos;Art Roman En Poitou

Rene Crozet · 1948 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

Paris, Henri Laurens, 1948. Leather. An illustrated study of Romanesque art in Poitou, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with forty-eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed study of Romanesque art in the old province of Poitou, with reference to elements ...

English Women&Apos;S Clothing in the Nineteenth Century

C. Willett Cunnington · 1937 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)

London, Faber and Faber LTD, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated study on women's fashion in the nineteenth century, complete with colour and collotype plate. First edition.A beautiful exploration of the history and trends of women's fashion in the ni...

The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture

Matthew Holbeche Bloxam · 1844 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.75 | $158.52 | ¥25,317)

London , David Bogue, 1844. Cloth. A sixth edition copy of this popular guide to Gothic Architecture with illustrations. A sixth edition copy. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture is written by Matthew Bloxam and is a popular guide to Gothic architecture. This...

Lectures on Church-Buildings: With Some Practical Remarks on Bells and Clocks

Edmund Beckett Denison · 1856 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.75 | $158.52 | ¥25,317)

London , Bell and Daldy, 1856. Cloth. A second edition copy of Lectures on Church-Buildings: With Some Practical Remarks on Bells and Clocks, with illustrations. A second edition copy. Lectures on Church-Buildings: With Some Practical Remarks on Bells and Clocks, includes lec...

Three Tales

Gustave Flaubert; Arthur McDowall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . Cloth. A lovely illustrated edition of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert with colour plates. Three Tales by Gustave Flaubert, translated by Arthur McDowall, in the original publisher's cloth binding. Includes 'A Simple Heart&apo...