Kunst

Fifteen Minutes

Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.72 | ¥97,046)

New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol, 1968. To coin...

Cathedrals of England and Wales Their History Architecture and Associations

Anonymous · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1906. Leather. A detailed and illustrated architectural work on English and Welsh cathedrals, bound in a Carter Bros straight grain half morocco. Two volume complete set. Bound by the Carter Bros in half straight grain morocco with their binde...

Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860: Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas Etc. From the Library of J.R. Abbey; a Bibliographical Guide

J. R. Abbey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Folkestone & London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography. A 1972 reprint of the 1953 edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher&Apos;S Stone 3-D Movie Book; Harry Potter Transfiguration Book; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pull-out Poster Book

Warner Bros. · 2001 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, BBC Worldwide Ltd. 2001-2002. First edition. Hardback. Three bright Harry Potter-themed books; one containing lovely pull-out posters, another with 3D movie scenes, and lastly, one with pull-tab activated changing scenes. The first editions of two works in the publishe...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

None stated · 1915 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's stories, beautifully illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The first edition. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated comple...

La Vie Et L&Apos;Art Romantiques Daumier Gavarni

Raymond Escholer; Paul-Andre Lemoisne · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, H. Floury, Editeur, 1923-1924. First edition. Paperback. Two profusely illustrated works from the 'Peintre et Lithographe' series, in the original French. In the original French.In the original paper wraps. Gavarni has retained original glassine wrap and is is...

Book of Plans of the London Theatres H.J. Adams

H. J. Adams · 0 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Albert Clarke & Co. Ltd, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce and fascinating work illustrating the plans of London theatres, by H. J. Adams. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Compiled by H. J. Adams....

Chinese Porcelain

W. G. Gulland · 1928 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.72 | ¥97,046)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1928-1929 . Cloth. A wonderful example of the fifth edition of William Giuseppe Gulland's study of Chinese Porcelain. The two volume fifth edition of this work, which was first published in 1898.Illustrated with four-hundred and eleven vignette ill...

A Few Sketches by the Late Randolph Caldecott

None · 1886 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1886. Leather. A very scarce volume of eight plates by Randolph Caldecott, published as a Christmas greetings not long after the eminent artist's death. A vanishingly scarce work.Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Original red wraps bound in. This volume was d...

Hirschfeld&Apos;S Harlem

Al Hirschfeld; William Saroyan; Gail Lumet Buckley · 2004 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

Not Stated, Glenn Young , 2004. First edition. Cloth. The first modern edition of this heavily illustrated work on Hirschfeld's Harlem. A first modern edition, first impression of the work with a complete numberline. First published in 1941 by Hyperion Press. In the orig...

The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone from Judy&Apos;S Point of View, As Shewn in Her Cartoons During the Last Ten Years

Judy · 1878 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Judy" Office, 1878. First edition. Leather. A scarce and entertaining collection of cartoons from the satirical magazine Judy, centred around William Gladstone, from 1867 to 1878. The first edition of this work in a full limp morocco binding.Ink inscription to the engr...

The Art of Illumination: An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century

P. D'Ancona; E. Aeschlimann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Phaidon, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this comprehensive study of artwork from the sixth to the sixteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-four tipped in colour plates, and one hundred and forty-five full-page an...

Sam Francis

2004 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Amsterdam, Museum Jan van der Togt, 2004. First edition. Cloth. One of 1000 copies of this striking work dedicated to the art of Sam Francis. Print run of one-thousand copies. Dedicated to the life and work of Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker. Featuring a series o...

Anglo-Saxon Art to A.D. 900

T. D. Kendrick · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Methuen & Co. LTD. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated study on Anglo-Saxon art by the eminent art historian Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick. The first edition.Sir Thomas Downing Kendrick's detailed exploration of Anglo-Saxon art...

Jeanne D&Apos;Arc Racontãƒâ©E Par L&Apos;Image D&Apos;Aprãƒâ¨S Les Sculpteurs, Les Graveurs Et Les Peintres

Albert Le Nordez · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Hachette & Cie, 1898. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this uncommon study of Joan of Arc, as represented by sculptors, engravers and painters. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 35 plates and num...

Geschichte Der Griechischen Plastik

J. Overbeck · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Leipzig, Unknown, c1890. Cloth. The first volume of this illustrated study of Greek sculpture, in the original German language. German language. Volume one of two only. Illustrated with fifty-three figures, two of which are plated, with one folding plate. Collated complete. A ...

Historic and Picturesque Inns of Old England

Charles G. Harper; Harold W. Eley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 1927. Cloth. An early edition of this charming history of picturesque English inns by travel writer Charles G. Harper. The first reprint of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An evocative historical guide to old, picturesque E...

Die Kunst Der Antike Hellas Und Rom

Gerhart Rodenwaldt · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Berlin, Im Propylaen-Verlag, 1927. Leather. A beautifully illustrated fourth edition of this study of antiquities, in the original German language. German language. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with over four hundred plates, many of which are in colour, and forty-fiv...

George Barnwell. A Tragedy. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, As Performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the Prompt-Books, by Permission of the Managers.

George Lillo · 1792 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Bell, British Library, 1792. Leather. A scarce copy of Lillo's tragic play George Barnwell, adapted for theatrical representation, as performed by London theatre troups. A scarce work in a quarter calf binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. George Lillo&...

British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring

Walter Shaw Sparrow · 1922 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head , 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring, with colour plates. A first edition copy. British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring is written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and wi...