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Art and the Beauty of the Earth. A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881

William Morris · 1898 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this notable art lecture delivered by the famous British designer and artist, William Morris. The first edition. Bound in the original paper boards with cloth spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press with...

Roman Sculptures from Eastern England

Janet Huskinson · 1994 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this catalogue of sculpture from Eastern England, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. This is a fascinating catalogue of Roman Britain sculpture, specifically from E...

Thyme and Bergamot

Christopher Sandeman · 1947 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Dropmore Press, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this beautifully described book inspired by nature with wood engravings throughout. First edition of Thyme and Bergamot by Christopher Sandeman in the original publisher's cloth binding....

Quest for Sita of Ravana the Dark Angel and His Paradise at Lanka

Maurice Collis · 1946 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana&apos. A beautifully illustrated retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'...

Proof Impressions of Engravings Originally Published in the English Illustrated Magazine

1884 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1884. Disbound. A vanishingly scarce collection of proof impressions of engravings originally published in 'The English Illustrated Magazine', in the original cloth portfolio. A beautifully illustrated collection of proof impressions of engr...

Life and Labours of Hablot Knight Browne, "Phiz

David Croal Thomson · 1884 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition biography of the life and work of famed Victorian era illustrator Hablot Knight Brown, better known as Phiz. Number eleven of two hundred limited edition copies produced, initialled by the author -...

The Decorative Art of Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Aymer Vallance · 1900 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J. S. Virtue, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce Easter 1900 special number of The Art Journal, an issue celebrating the work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. The very scarce first edition of this wonderfully illustrated biography of pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artis...

A Descriptive Catalogue of Antiquities, Chiefly British, at Alnwick Castle

J. Collingwood Bruce · 1880 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Andrew Reid, 1880. Leather. A scarce privately printed volume of a catalogue of antiquities from the museum at Alnwick Castle, with colour plates. A scarce volume of a catalogue of British antiquities from Alnwick Castle. This volume was printed for privat...

Illustrations of Alnwick, Prudhoe and Warkworth

Charles Henry Hartshorne · 1857 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Not Stated , For Private Distribution, 1857. Leather. A scarce, signed and privately printed copy of this wonderful work of illustrations of castles in Northumberland. A scarce privately published copy of this book of illustrations of Alnwick, Prudhoe and Warkworth Castles in ...

Eighty-Two Illustrations on Steel, Stone, and Wood. By George Cruikshank with Letter-Press Description.

George Cruikshank · 1870 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, William Tegg, [1870]. Cloth. A smart collection of illustrations by the popular illustrator and satirist George Cruikshank. In the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. Bookplate to the front paste down. 70 illustrations and 12 plates. Collated compl...

Botticelli

Richard Davey · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, George Newnes Limited, c1903. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated book about the Renaissance painter, Sandro Botticelli. The first edition. Dated from the British Library. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. With a frontis...

The Gallery of British Artists Consisting of a Series of Engravings of Their Most Admired Works, with Illustrative Descriptions

Anonymous · 1836 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1836. Cloth. A delightful collection of engravings by British artists from the early nineteenth century. A very scarce early edition. Dated from the Harvard Library. Two volumes bound in one. In full decorative cloth binding with gilt detail. Bo...

Old English Plate Ecclesiastical, Decorative and Domestic Its Makers and Marks

Wilfred Joseph Cripps · 1894 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , John Murray , 1894. Leather. A lovely leather bound copy of Old English Plate, richly illustrated throughout. Beautifully rebound in half morocco by Hatchards. A copy of the fifth edition, revised and enlarged Old English Plate. The volume explores the decorative, do...

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece Volumes I, II and III Renaissance in Italy Italian Literature Parts I and II Renaissance in Italy the Catholic Reaction Parts I and II Renaissance in Italy Revival of Learning Renaissance in Italy the Age of the Despots Renaissance in Italy the Fine Arts

John Addington Symonds · 1898 · Rooke Books

£960.00 (€1,150.71 | $1,268.29 | ¥202,530)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1898-1905. Leather. Symonds' seven-volume Renaissance in Italy and three-volume Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, in a handsome half calf binding. In half calf bindings. Bookplate to the front paste down of each volume, showing that th...

The Beggar&Apos;S Opera

John Gay · 1921 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, William Heinemann, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with eight tipped in costume plates, this is a bright copy of Claud Lovat Fraser's illustrated edition of Gay's 'Beggar's Opera&apos. A Limited Edition work, this is number two-hundred and ...

Der Original-Holzschnitt Eie Einfuhrung in Sein Wesen Und Seine Technik

Max Bucherer; Fritz Ehlotzky · 1922 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Munchen , Ernst Reinhardt, 1922. Cloth. A wonderful volume detailing the history and technique of the woodcut, with illustrations throughout. In the original German this book explore the original woodcut, giving an introduction to the nature and techniques of woodcutting. The ...

The Moscow Kremlin in Watercolour, Watercolours and Lithographs of the Xixth Century

Irina Alexandrovna Rodimtseva; Irina Andreievna Bogatskaia; Emmanuel Ducamp (ed) · 1994 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Paris, Alain de Gourcuff Editeur, 1994 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this lovely art book bringing together watercolours and lithographs from the State Museum of the Kremlin in Moscow. First edition, first printing of The Moscow Kremlin in Watercolour, Waterc...

The Ideals of the East

Okakura-Kakuzo; Hiroshi Muraoka · 1942 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Tokyo, Kenkyusha, 1942 . Cloth. An early very scarce edition of this art and art history book of Asia in the original dust wrapper. Early edition of The Ideals of the East by Okakura-Kakuzo in the original publisher's binding and clipped dust wrapper.A very scarce edition...

Studio D&Apos;Arts Decoratifs 4e Serie Motifs Inedits Pour Toutes Industries D&Apos;Art

Hennequin-Reveur · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

Paris, Armand Guerinet, 1928. Cloth. A scarce French volume of fabric patterns by Hennequin-Reveur, a colourful portfolio showing many striking designs. A scarce work.In the original French.Illustrated with twelve plates, ten of which are in colour.Collated, complete.A beautif...

Lob Eines Tugensamen Weibes. Sprãƒâ¼Che Salomonis XXXI, 1. 10 - 31.

Sophie Linder · 1877 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Gotha, Friedrich Andreas Perthes , 1877. Cloth. A beautiful collection of engravings by Sophie Linder, illustrating the biblical poem 'In Praise of a Virtuous Woman&apos. The fourth edition. In a full cloth decorative binding with gilt detail, by W. Schäffel. Twenty beau...