Kunst

Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations by John Leech

John Leech · 1870 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1870. Cloth. A collection of four hundred illustrations by the renowned caricaturist John Leech, who illustrated Punch magazine. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with 400...

Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House

Michael Hall; Lord Rothschild · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Scala Publishers Ltd. 2009 . Cloth. A beautifully presented copy of this scarce work on Waddesdon Manor, with a foreword by Lord Rothschild. In the original, smart cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.The revised edition. First published in 2002. W...

The Art of the Plasterer

George P. Bankart · 1908 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition work looking at the development through history of the art of plastering, complete with many illustrations throughout. The first edition of this scarce work.An important work which was often studied and...

A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott

Randolph Caldecott; Edmund Evans · 1883 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, George Routledge and Sons, [1883]. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition copy of this reproduction of a sketchbook of Randolph Caldecott's, colourfully illustrated. The first edition.Smartly bound by Zaehnsdorf.Edmund Evans' reproduction of...

The Bodleian Library, the Martyrs&Apos; Memorial and the Taylor Building

Rev. James Ingram; James Braidwood; George Gilbert Scott; et al. · 1837 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Oxford, John Henry Parker, 1837-1856. Leather. A sammelband of extracts from works and letters concerning the Bodleian Library, the Martyrs' Memorial and the Taylor Insitution. A sammelband in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers.Institutional library...

Vienne 1880-1938 L&Apos;Apocalypse Joyeuse

Jean Clair [editor] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Editions du Centre Pompidou, 1986. Cloth. A very smart copy of this detailed and illustrated account of the National Museum of Modern Art's exhibition on Vienna, in the original French language. French language. Illustrated throughout, much of which is in colour. A...

Xxth Century Drawings and Watercolours

Raymond Cogniat; Anne Ross [translator] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, Crown Publishers Inc. 1966. Cloth. A very smart copy of this collection of artwork from the twentieth century, translated from the original French. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and fourteen plates in colour an...

Portrait Miniatures

Dr. George C. Williamson; Charles Holme [editor] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Studio Ltd, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this study of miniature portraits. First edition. Illustrated with fifty-six plates, forty of which are in colour. collated complete. A comprehensive study into the artform of portra...

Toying with a Fancy

Helen Kapp; James Laver · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Robert Hale Limited , [1948]. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this collection of caricatures by Helen Kapp, in its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. A collection of fifty-seven humorous illustrations by Helen Kapp, influential British artist. Collat...

The Pelican History of Art

Nikolaus Pevsner [editor] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Penguin Books, 1953-1964. Cloth. Ten very smart volumes on art, sculpture, and architecture from Pelican at Penguin Books. Ten volumes. Edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, a German-British art historian and architectural historian remembered for his monumental forty-six volume...

The Art of Photography 1839-1989

Mike Weaver · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New Haven and London , Yale University Press, 1989. First edition. Paperback. A stunning history of photography with many illustrations. A first edition. This volume was published on the occasion of the exhibition The Art of Photography 1839-1989 and provides an extensive his...

Histoire Des Arts Du Dessin

M. Rigollot · 1863 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Dumoulin, 1863-1864. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Marcel-Jérôme Rigollot's historical study of European art. Published in French. A leather bound, first edition copy of Marcel-Jérôme Rigollot's historical study of European art. Published...

Chefs-C&Apos;Oeuvre de Peinture Au Musee Du Louvre Ecole Italienne

Louis Bernard · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1879. Leather. An illustrated celebration of the Italian masterpieces from the Louvre collection. In the original French. This volume celebrates the masterpieces from the Louvre within the Italian school of painting including Leonardo Da Vinci, Sand...

Collections Camillo Castiglioni de Vienne. I. Catalogue Des Tableaux - Sculptures - Meubles - Orfevreries - Bijoux - Tapisseries - Tapis - Etoffies - Porcelaines de la Chine, Etc

1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Cie, 1925. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated catalogue of the sale of the art collection of wealthy financier Camillo Castiglioni. The catalogue for a 1925 auction sale of the art collected by Camillo Castiglioni, which took placed under the direction ...

Raccolta de Piu Belle Ed Interessante Dipinti, Musacici Ed Altri Monumenti Rinver Nute Negli Scavi Reali Di Ercolano, Di Pompeie, E Di Stabia

Museo Reale Borbonico · 1854 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Napoli, Museo Reale Borbonico, 1854. Leather. An early edition of this uncommon volume which reproduces the art excavated at Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabia in line drawing. Published by the Museo Reale Borbonico, this work is comprised of line drawings that reproduce the mos...

Histoire de la Gravure En Italie, En Espagne, En Allemagne, Dans Les Pays-Bas, En Angleterre Et En France

Georges Duplessis · 1880 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880. Leather. A smart first edition copy of this volume on the history of engraving, with 73 detailed reproductions of engravings. The first edition of this work in a half morocco binding. Illustrated with 73 reproductions of engravings. Coll...

Vie Des Peintres Flamands Et Hollandais

Descamps and D'Argenville · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Marseille, Jules Barile, 1842. Leather. Three volumes of the French work Vie des Peintres Flamands et Hollandais, with illustrations. The first three of five volumes of Vie des Peintres Flamands et Hollandais. In the original French. These volumes explore the life of Flemish...

The Art of Blazon, with an Introduction on the Rise, Origin, and Progress of British Heraldry

The Rev. William Sloane Evans · 1847 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Longman, Brown, & Longmans, 1847. Disbound. A very scarce study of the art of blazon and British heraldry, by the Rev. William Sloane Evans. A very scarce work, disbound but intact. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page, and four plates to th...

Gemalde-Sammlung Des Verewigten Herrn Dr. Martin Schubart Auktion Am 23 Oktober 1899 Zu Munchen

Dr. H. Pallmann; Hugo Helbing · 1899 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Munich, Hugo Helbing, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce auction catalogue for the sales of the painting collection of Dr. Martin Schubart, in Munich 1899. In the original German language. German language. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece ...

A Signed Letter from the Engraver George Thomas Doo

George Thomas Doo · 1825 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Not Stated, None, c1850 . Loose Pages, Articles. The final leaf of a signed and handwritten letter from the prominent nineteenth century British engraver George Thomas Doo. The final leaf only of a correspondence from the English engraver, with no indication as to who he is ad...