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Old English Colour-Prints

Malcolm C. Salaman · 1909 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London , Offices of 'The Studio', 1909. Cloth. A study of colour prints from English artists by Malcolm C. Salaman. Illustrated throughout with forty tipped-in coloured plates. Including works from Angelica Kauffman, George Romney, George Morland and Joshua Reynolds....

Silhouette Notes and Dictionary

Mrs E. Nevill Jackson · 1938 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London , Methuen and Co. Limited, 1938. Cloth. A beautiful collection of silhouettes, along with a history of the form, from Mrs E. Nevill Jackson With many tipped-in colour plates, and more illustrations in monochrome. Including chapters on china, glass, jewellery, fakes and ...

Style-O!-Graphic Pens and Funny Pencillings in Europe

J. S. McClay · 1881 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Homer Lee Banknote Co. 1881. Cloth. A scarce edition of Style-O!-Graphic Pens and Funny Pencillings in Europe by James McCay. With black and white illustrations throughout. With an appendix to the rear of the volume. In a decorative cloth binding with gilt lettering t...

Giovanni Bellini

Giles Robertson · 1968 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

Oxford , Clarendon Press , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this biographical work on the life and works from artist Giovanni Bellini. First edition. Featuring original dustwrapper, and numerous plates depicting Bellini's work to the rear. In original cloth bin...

J.M. W. Turner&Apos;S Vignette Drawings Second Series

J. M. W. Turner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, George Rowney and Co. 1885. Cloth. A scarce collection of J. M. W. Turner's illustrations, featuring eleven colour plates. Containing eleven coloured plates mounted and framed in card (collated, missing five). Including illustrations of cathedrals, coastal scenes,...

Illustrated Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Water Colour Drawings

C. Bernard Stevenson · 1939 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, 1939. Cloth. An exhibition catalogue of the water-colour drawings held at the Laing Art Gallery and Museum. Illustrated throughout with many plates. In an orange cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some bumping and slight rubbi...

The Brushwork of Rembrandt and His School

A. P. Laurie, M.A., D.Sc., LL.D. · 1932 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Oxford , University Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The Brushwork of Rembrandt and his School by A. P. Laurie. Illustrated with photomicrographs with one hundred and twenty-seven plates to rear. In original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Dedicated to the Duke of West...

Engravings and Their Value a Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of All Classes of Prints

J. Herbert Slater · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Kudos Publications, 1978. Cloth. Slater's comprehensive guide to the value of engravings Featuring many monochrome plates depicting various artworks. With a series of adverts for art sales by major British auction houses to the rear. Sixth edition. In a full clot...

Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain with Historical Notices of Each Manufactory

William Chaffers · 1891 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London , Reeves and Turner, 1891. Cloth. A late Victorian illustrated guide to pottery, by the famous potter William Chaffers. Second Edition. 'With upwards of 3000 potters' marks and illustrations&apos. 'Preceded by an introductory essay on the vasa fictilia of...

The Netherlandish Painters of the Seventeenth Century

Walther Bernt · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Phaidon, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on Dutch painters. Volume I of III. Volume I covers Achtschellinck to Heda. With additional reproductions of works by Arent Arentzs van der Cabel loosely inserted. Produced by Marlborough fine arts and d...

A Dictionary of Dutch & Flemish Flower & Still-Life Painters, 15th to 19th Century - Volume I a Dictionary of British Flower, Fruit & Still-Life Painters, 1850 - 1950 - Volume II

Frank Lewis; R. Brinsley Burbidge · 1973 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

England, F. Lewis, Publishers, Ltd, 1973 - 1974. Cloth. A two volume set of Lewis' self-published 'A Dictionary of Flower, Fruit & Still-Life Painters - British & Dutch & Flemish&apos. Volume I written by Frank Lewis and Volume II written by R. Brinsley Burbidge. Col...

Couleurs

Remy de Gourmont · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Brussels, Editions de la Chimere, 1923. Leather. An illustrated edition of short works on colours by Remy de Gourmont. One of 1000 limited copies. This copy numbered 487. Remy de Gourmont was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was widely read in his era and an important in...

Felicien Rops Und Sein Werk

Ottokar Mascha · 1910 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Munich, Albert Langen, 1910. Cloth. A study of the works of Belgian printmaker, Felicien Rops. A study of the works of Belgian printmaker, Felicien Rops. Illustrated throughout with many reproductions of Felicien Rop's works, including one coloured plates. Like the works ...

L&Apos;Aretin D&Apos;Augustin Carrache Ou Recueil de Postures Erotiques

Augustin Carrache · 1798 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

Paris, A La Nouvelle Cythere, 1798. Leather. A French description of the series of erotic engraved plates. Containing the descriptions only, and bound in full calf. A French description of the series of erotic engraved plates, depicting pairs of lovers in different positions o...

A Collection of German Art Auction Catalogues

Hermann Ball, Paul Graupe · 1931 · Rooke Books

£479.99 (€575.34 | $634.13 | ¥101,263)

Berlin , Hermann Ball, Paul Graupe, 1931-1933. Hardback. Seven volumes of German art catalogues. Includes the sale of the collection of Prince Freidrich Leopold of Prussia (1865 - 1931). Profusely illustrated with over two hundred plates. Volumes are: Eine Wiener Sammlung Nacl...

La Revue de L&Apos;Art

Jules Comte · 1904 · Rooke Books

£92.99 (€111.46 | $122.85 | ¥19,618)

Paris, Not Stated, 1904. Leather. A smartly bound illustrated copy of this French art periodical. In the original French, French art periodical which is illustrated with numerous plates and in text illustrations including some mounted plates with titled tissue guards. Illustra...

Superworld Comics No I. April

Various · 1940 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.45 | $2,510.17 | ¥400,841)

New York, Komos Publications, Gernsback, 1940. First edition. Paperback. The first issue of Superworld Comics. Published in April 1940. With the first appearance of Buzz Allen the Invisible Avenger. Other characters featured include Little Nemo (in Dreamland), Mitey Powers, Hi...

Day Is Done

Mike Kelley, John Welchman · 2007 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 2007. First edition. Hardback. A highly original work on a performative exhibition from award-winning conceptual artist Mike Kelley, delving into performance types within Modern American society. A soundtrack CD is included. The s...

The Triumph of Painting

Alison M. Gingeras; Barry Schwabsky · 2005 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape in Association with the Saatchi Gallery, 2005 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of this copiously illustrated volume by the Saatchi Gallery. The first edition, first impression of the work.In the original decorative hardback b...

The Dying Swan

Vladimir Tretchikoff · 1952 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Cape Town, Timmins, 1952. Unbound. Signed by the artist Vladimir Tretchikoff, this is a beautiful signed print of his portrait of ballerina Alicia Markova, 'The Dying Swan&apos. A beautiful colour print by self-taught Russian artist Vladimir Tretchikoff, signed by Tretchi...