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Happy England

Marcus B. Huish · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1909 . Cloth. A delicate colour illustrated collection of Helen Alligham's beautiful impressions of the British countryside. A beautiful presentation of Helen Allingham's paintings of the quintessential British countryside, including p...

The Arts of Ancient Georgia

David M. Lang; Alisa Jaffa; Rusudan Mepisashvili; Vakhtang Tsintsadze · 1979 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , Thames and Hudsom, 1979. First edition. Cloth. An excellent and insightful, like new, edition of The Arts of Ancient Georgia, filled with colour and black and white illustrations and photographs. This like-new edition of The Arts of Ancient Georgia includes 584 illust...

Mr. Pickwick

Charles Dickens · 1910 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Vellum. A beautifully illustrated, limited edition of selected pages from 'The Pickwick Papers,' signed by the artist. Selected papers from the first Charles Dickens' novel, with colourful and beautiful illustra...

The Art of Botanical Illustration

Wilfrid Blunt; William T. Stearn · 1994 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Not Stated , Antique Collectors' Club, the Royal Botanic Gardens , 1994. Cloth. An excellent large paper, illustrated survey of botanical art, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A complete, detailed, and beautifully illustrated study of the portrayal of plant throu...

Albert Moore: His Life and Works

Alfred Lys Baldry · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893. Cloth. A detailed collection of the works of nineteenth-century English artist Albert Joseph Moore, replete with many illustrated plates and photogravures. A detailed and comprehensive study of the works of nineteenth-century British artist,...

J. -B. Greuze Peintre de la Femme Et de la Jeune Fille Du Xviiie Siecle

Edmond Pilon · 1912 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

Paris, H. Piazza, 1912. First edition. Leather. In a striking Hatchards binding, this Limited Edition celebration of the portraits of Jean-Baptiste Greuze is illustrated throughout with full plate reproductions of his work. In the original French.A Limited Edition, first editi...

Engraved Wooden Binding

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

None, None, c1850. Leather. An extremely unusual wooden binding depicting an intricate East Asian scene, with a leather spine. With a leather spine, initials H.H. in gilt.Wooden boards depict an inset engraving of four people with merchant wears, such as fruits. Scene appears ...

Hop-Frog: Extrait de Nouvelles Histoires

Edgar Allan Poe; Charles Baudelaire [trans.] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)

Bruxelles, Le Creuset, 1986. First edition. Leather. A very scarce Limited Edition of this revenge tale from Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated and signed by the artist Anne Velghe, and housed in a beautiful half calf box. Translated into French by Charles Baudelaire. The first edit...

Une Semaine de Bontãƒâ©: Roman

Max Ernst · 1934 · Rooke Books

£4,900.00 (€5,873.43 | $6,473.58 | ¥1,033,748)

Paris, Aux Editions Jeanne Bucher , 1934. First edition. Paperback. The first limited edition of this important work of surrealism by Max Ernst, complete in five volumes housed in the original slipcase. An excellent set. The first edition of this surrealist work by Max Ernst, ...

John Constantine, Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand

Denise Mina · 2007 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

New York, Vertigo, 2007. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition collection of issues from this long running comic about a streetwise detective magician. Signed by the author, Denise Mina. The first collected edition of these issues from the DC Comics series 'Joh...

An Introduction to the Study of Costume, from Nudity to Raiment

Hilaire Hiler · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, W. & G. Foyle, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition study of costume around the globe, beautifully illustrated in colour, and with numerous photographic examples. The first edition of this history of fashion, clothing and costume around the world fr...

The Ancient Architecture of England, Part I and Part II

John Carter · 1845 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, W. Bulmer and Co. 1845. Leather. A scarce copy of this work on the ancient architecture of England, including all engraved plates and bound in the gutta percha style. A fascinating and comprehensive work on the ancient architecture of England. A scarce work.Comprising ...

Manet and the French Impressionists

Theodore Duret; J.E. Crawford Flitch (transl.) · 1910 · Rooke Books

£2,350.00 (€2,816.85 | $3,104.68 | ¥495,777)

London, Grant Richards, 1910. Cloth. A smart copy of this work on French impressionists, in the original blue cloth binding. Illustrated with etchings from the artist's original plates, wood engravings and half-tone engravings. A seminal work on the history of French impr...

Landscape and Figure Painters of America and American Painters of Yesterday and Today

Frederic Fairchild Sherman · 1917 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Privately Printed, 1917-19. Cloth. A two volume set of these limited edition works on American art and paintings, by Frederic Fairchild Sherman. This set includes:'Landscape & Figure Painters of America' published privately in 1917. This is one of only 500 ...

Zeppelin-Denkmal Fur Das Deustsch Volk

Hans Hildebrandt [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Stuttgart, Germania-Verlag, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition celebration of the zeppelin, published in German and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this German Language work.A celebration of the Zeppelin, published 'for the German people' on the...

American Scenery; or, Land, Lake and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.

Nathaniel Parker Willis · 1840 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.05 | $1,915.65 | ¥305,905)

London, George Virtue, 1840. First edition. Leather. A two volume first edition collection of delightfully engraved plates from noteworthy artist William Henry Bartlett, accompanied by text. The first edition of this work, with engraved title page to each volume. With 67 plate...

The Drawings of Antonio Canal Called Caneletto

Detlev Baron von Hadeln; Campbell Dodgson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Duckworth, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this study on the Venetian art of Canaletto, a beautiful work complete with seventy-two plates. The first English edition of this work.A beautiful study on the Venetian art of Canaletto, one of the mos...

Decouvertes

Eugene Ionesco · 1969 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Geneve, Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A delightful collection of the artwork of Eugene Ionesco in rich colour alongside his musings. A personal exploration on art and life by an important Romanian-French playwright.Eugene Ionesco (1909-1994)...

English Metal Work

William Twopeny · 1904 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work detailing English metal work, bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written by William Twopeny (1797-1873), an antiquary and printmaker who specialised in archit...

Pictures Exhibited in the Royal Reception Rooms of the Art Galleries of the Glasgow International Exhibition 1901

Anonymous · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Glasgow, Printed for Private Circulation by James Maclehouse and Sons, 1902. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition with 28 leaves of plates depicting paintings of the Old Masters. A scarce first edition printed for private circulation, with 28 leaves of plates. Colla...