Kunst

Catalogue of the Retrospective Loan Exhibition of European Tapestries Held in the San Francisco Museum of Art

Phyllis Ackerman; J Nilsen Laurvik · 1922 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

San Francisco , The Museum, 1922. Paperback. A limited edition of this interesting work on this early twentieth century art exhibition. Limited edition, one of two thousand copies printed. With a preface by the director of the museum, J Nilsen Laurvik. Illustrated throughout w...

Origins of Chintz

John Irwin; Katharine B. Brett · 1970 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this work on the development of Chintz design. In the 18th and 18th centuries, the Indian cotton-paintings, or "chintzes", shipped in vast quantities to Europe by the Dutch, English...

Mural Painting of the Mexican Revolution 1921-1960

Carlos Pellicer, Fondo Editorial De La Plastica · 1960 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

Mexico, Fondo Editorial De la Plastica , 1960. Cloth. A fascinating work of political art history regarding the mural paintings of the Mexican Revolution. Commissioned by the Editorial Fund for Mexican Plastic Arts. With hundreds of colour and black and white illustrations thr...

Die Deutsche Plastik Des Elften Bis Dreizehnten Jahrhunderts

Erwin Panofsky · 1924 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Muenchen , Kurt Wolff, 1924. Cloth. An in-depth illustrative work on German Sculpture from the 11th to 13th centuries by influential iconography art historian Erwin Panofsky. With twelve plates, including their original tissue guards. Collated, complete. Included are two pamph...

Catalogue Des Tableaux Anciens Ecole Hollandaise Du Xviie Siecle Ecole Flamande Du Xviie Siecle

Anon · 1913 · Rooke Books

£355.00 (€425.52 | $469.00 | ¥74,894)

Paris , Georges Petit, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A catalogue for an auction of old master painters of the Holland and Flemish schools of the seventeenth century, held at the Galerie Georges Petit in 1913. First edition. Tome I. In French. With 73 plates, collated complete. G...

Monet Et Venise

Philippe Piguet · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Herscher, 1986. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on Monet and Venice. Philippe Piguet is a professor of art history and art critic who specialises in the Impressionist p...

Oeuvres de le Sage

Alain-Ren Lesage · 1821 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Paris, Antoine Augustin Renouard, 1821. Leather. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. A scarce collection of work from French novelist and playwright, Alain-Ren Lesage. In French. Volume one contains "Le Diable Boiteux, volume two ...

Watercolours and Drawings (Akvaryel I Risunok)

M.A. Nemirovskaya · 1928 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

Moscow, N/A, 1928. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on Watercolour and Drawings. With 95 colour plates. Text in Russian. In a cloth binding with paper covered boards in original card slipcase. Externally, in lovely condition. Slipcase smart iwth some lifting to card and s...

Zeichnungen Des Giacomo Tintoretto

Detlev Freiherr von Hadeln · 1922 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A first and limited edition of this German work on Tintoretto's drawings, illustrated with plates. First Edition. In German. Featuring 72 tissue-guarded plates to the rear. No. 1051 of a limited edition of 1200 copies. Ja...

Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; in Search of the Absolute

Various [ed. by Joachim Pissarro] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Gagosian Gallery, 2016. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of two charming volumes on an original exhibition celebrating the work of the Swiss sculptor and French artist for the first time together. The first edition of Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein; In Search...

Laid Behind the Frame

Michael Nungesser; Karin Hawkes Pregley; Gisela Eichner-Battle [Ed.] · 2018 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Berlin, Karin Hawkes Pregley , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this substantial, vibrantly illustrated catalogue of Karin Hawkes Pregley"s striking abstract paintings and mixed media works. In the publisher's original white cloth bindi...

Bram Bogart

Marcel Paquet · 1998 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, Editions de la Difference , 1998 . Hardback. A scarce second edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume on the Belgian expressionist painter Bram Bogart. The second edition of the work.In the publisher's original hardback binding.A work by Marcel Paquet on t...

Culturefield

Ryan Gander; John Morgan · 2014 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Koenig Books, 2014 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume of artwork by Ryan Gander. A very scarce work.The first edition.In the publisher's original card wrappers.A work consisting of an abundance of full...

Painted Tapestry and Its Application to Interior Decoration

Julien Godon · 1879 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Lechertier, Barbe, and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated informative guide to the interior application of painted tapestry. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With notes on the history, appl...

Bead Work

T. Vernette Morse · 1903 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Chicago, Art Craft Supply Co. 1903. Paperback. The third edition of a very scarce guide introducing beginners to bead work, including numerous patterns and designs to inspire readers. The third edition of Bead Work, a very scarce book in the How To Do It series, written by T. ...

Art and the Machine: An Account of Industrial Design in 20th-Century America

Sheldon Cheney; Martha Candler Cheney · 1936 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Whittlesey House, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart second printing of this copiously illustrated account of industrial art. The second printing of the work.In publisher's original half cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and an abundance of in te...

Armstrong&Apos;S Linoleum

1936 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Armstrong Cork Products Company, 1936 . Cloth. Scarce edition of Armstrong's profusely illustrated catalogue of linoleum designs. Scarce edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring a colour frontispiece and around 300 pages...

Societãƒâ  Anonima G. Vianini & CI.

1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Roma and Napoli, G. Vianini & Ci. c1923 . Cloth. Very scarce Italian flooring catalogue, lavishly illustrated with ninety-one pages of colour plates. Very scarce.In the original Italian.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.Illustrated with ninety-one pages o...

Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure

John Read · 1931 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition prize copy from Wilts County Textile School of this instructive and engaging guide to weaving and fabric design. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards.Pri...

Art Deco French Furniture Catalogue: Md Catalogue No. 6

M.D. · 0 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Paris, Not Stated , c1930 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout with monochrome depictions of decorative furniture, this is a wonderful and very scarce Art Deco French furniture catalogue. A vanishingly scarce early 20th century catalogue of furniture from an Paris based furniture m...