Kunst

Dylan Thomas Reading Fern Hill and Other Poems

Dylan Thomas · 1957 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Caedmon Records, 1957. Paperback. A smart copy of this uncommon vinyl record of Dylan Thomas reading a selection of his poetry. Scarce work. From Caedmon Literary Series. A recording of Dylan Marlais Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his life...

Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen

Joseph Pennell · 1889 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London & New York, Macmillan and Co. 1889 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Joseph Pennell's popular illustrated volume on the art of pen drawing, with the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper and housed in the original box. The first edition. With the vanishing...

French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII Century

H. W. Lawrence; B. L. Dighton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, Lawrence and Jellicoe LTD, 1910. Leather. A Bayntun-Riviere limited edition volume on line engravings produced in France during the eighteenth century, complete with plates. A limited edition of 151 copies, of which this is numbered 106.Bound by Bayntun-Riviere.An impr...

Les ãƒâ‰Bãƒâ©Nistes Du Xviiie Siãƒâ¨Cle

Comte Francois de Salverte · 1927 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Paris, Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 1927. Leather. An illustrated French study on cabinet makers of the eighteenth century, by Francois de Salverte. A revised and expanded edition.'Les Ébénistes du XVIIIe Siècle' is the first work ever published on Fre...

Projektor

Olaf Nicolai; Carsten Nicolai · 1996 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Reutlingen, Stadtisches Kunstmuseum Spendhaus, 1996/7. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this artistic exploration from conceptual artists Olaf Nicolai and Carsten Nicolai, limited to one thousand copies. In the original German. German. First edition. Limited t...

Die Schastrommel: 12

Gunter Brus [Ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Stuttgart; London; Reykjavik, Hansjoerg Mayer, 1974 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally bright copy of Volume 12 of 'Die Schastrommel', the art journal founded by Viennese activist Gunter Brus, known for championing expressive and body-centric artforms. Firs...

Cathedrals, Abbeys and Famous Churches

Gordon Home [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1925. First edition. Paperback. A charming monographic series exploring the religious architecture of England. The first editions of these works. Scarce to find as a set. In the publisher's illustrated card covers.Comprising six volumes ...

Playtime Series of Transfers Book No. 89: Toy Animals

J. & P. Coats Ltd · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. & P. Coats Ltd, c1950. Paperback. A very scarce book of embroidery transfers from the J. P. Coats haberdashery company, featuring children's toy animals. Illustrated with five pages of illustrated colour transfers. In the original paper covers. Book no.89 of ...

A Bibliography of William Blake

Geoffrey Keynes · 1969 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

New York, Kraus Reprint Co. 1969. Cloth. A smart facsimile edition of this bibliography of the works of William Blake, with illustrations. Facsimile edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-three monochrome plates, and twelve reproductions in the text. Collated complete...

French Drama; a Discussion on the Following Question

A. Delpla · 1818 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1818. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet discussing possible improvements and innovations that could be made by the theatres of France. An informative and detailed essay from A. Delpla discussing the moral, ethical, and religious aspects of the theatre of...

French Drama; a Discussion on the Following Question

A. Delpla · 1818 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1818 . First edition. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet discussing possible improvements and innovations that could be made by the theatres of France. An informative and detailed essay from A. Delpla discussing the moral, ethical, and religious aspects o...

C.B. C. &Apos;S Review of Revues and Other Matters

Charles B. Cochran [editor] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated collection discussions on theatre, edited by the influential Charles B. Cochran, with a diary to the rear. First edition. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece, one monochrome t...

Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical

Michael Bryan; Robert Edmund Graves; Walter Armstrong · 1893 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1893-1895. Leather. An attractive two volume set of this comprehensive art reference work from English art historian Michael Bryan. Complete in two volumes. The first reprint of the new edition, revised and enlarged. Volume one covers artists from...

Three Fine Art Catalogues: Fruits and Flowers, Tropical Birds & Roses 2

Eva Mannering · 1955 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, The Ariel Press, 1955-1956. Paperback. Three large folios of coloured prints, showcasing the works of John Gould's tropical birds and Pierre-Joseph Redoute's flowers. The first editions of these collections. This set comprises three catalogues, each complete...

Mise En Page: The Theory and Practice of Lay-out

Alfred Tolmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, The Studio, 1931 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Alfred Tolmer's 'Mise en Page', a masterpiece of Art Deco design, and an impressive guide to the art of graphic design and page composition. The first edition of this sought after work, ret...

George Morland: His Life and Works

Sir Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition biography of English painter, George Morland, decorated with colour plates of his works throughout. The first trade edition of this work. In the publisher's original decorative cloth bin...

La Ville

Frans Masereel · 1928 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Pierre Vorms; Galerie Billiet, 1928. Paperback. A limited edition copy of this beautiful wordless novel by Frans Masereel, complete with one hundred woodcuts. A limited edition of this scarce work, limited to six hundred copies on Alfa paper, of which this is numbered o...

Exposition Henri-Matisse

Bernheim-Jeune · 1924 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, 1924. Paperback. A very scarce catalogue for a 1924 exhibition of the works of Matisse, by Bernheim-Jeune. A very scarce catalogue for a 1924 exhibition of the works of Henri Matisse, held at Bernheim-Jeune from the 6th to the 20th May.Illustrated with s...

Oeuvres Rãƒâ©Centes de Henri Matisse

Paul Rosenberg · 1937 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, Paul Rosenberg, 1937. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce catalogue for Paul Rosenberg's 1937 exhibition of the works of Matisse. The first edition of this very scarce catalogue.In the original French. A catalogue of a 1937 exhibition of Matisse's work, a...

Stanley Morison: His Typographic Achievement

James Moran · 1971 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Lund Humphries , 1971. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition exploring the works of major British typographer, Stanley Morison. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Stanley Morison was an influential ty...