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The Bijou; or, Annual of Literature and the Arts

Various · 1829 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, William Pickering, 1829. Leather. An illustrated early nineteenth century annual for literature and the art, illustrated with detailed engravings. A charming early nineteenth century annual on literature and the arts. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title pag...

The Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton

Penelope Hughes-Stanton · 1991 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

Pinner, Private Libraries Association , 1991. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this biography of the influential wood-engraving Blair Hughes-Stanton. An association copy, with fascinating provenance. This is the first edition, of a print run of 1750 copies of w...

Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists

Malcolm C Salaman; Geoffrey Holme · 1919 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, The Studio, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive look at French and English woodcut artists at the start of the twentieth century. The first edition of this work. With half-title, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated, with twelve coloured ...

The New Book-Illustration in France

Leon Pichon; Herbert B Grimsditch · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Studio, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first English translation of this work, which looks at illustration in France at the start of the twentieth century. With many examples of the art. Written by Leon Pichon and translated into English by Herbert B Grimsditch. I...

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus

John Flaxman; Thomas Piroli · 1795 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

London, Not Identified, 1795. First edition. Leather. An excellent and scarce, first edition of these illustrations by leading figure in European Neoclassicism, John Flaxman. These illustrations were commissioned by Lady Spencer, as noted to the title page 'The original D...

I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere with Everyone One to One

None · 1997 · Rooke Books

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

London, Booth-Clibborn, 1997. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this beautiful art work about the work of Damien Hurst, illustrated throughout in colour, with fold out and pop out details. The first edition of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. A pos...

Penrose&Apos;S Pictorial Annual the Process Year Book

William Gamble · 1911 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Percy Lund Humphries & Co LTD, 1911. Cloth. A beautifully and colourfilly illustrated 1911 annual on the graphic arts, containing a wide selection of articles on a variety of artistic subjects, illustrated in colour and motorhome. A beautiful annual for the graphic art...

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) an Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London Volume II. West London. Excluding Westminster Abbey

Anonymous · 1925 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating exploration of the rich and diverse architecture found in the west of London; volume II of a set of five works surveying the art, buildings and monuments througho...

A Chronological History of the Old English Landscape Painters (in Oil) from the Xvith Century to the Xixth Century (Describing More Than 500 Painters)

Maurice Harold Grant · 1926 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Published by the Author, [1926]. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this fascinating history of English Landscape artists who worked in oil, describing more than five hundred artists with copious accompanying illustrations. This work was written by Colonel Maurice Harold Grant,...

Beyond Decoration the Illustrations of John Everett Millais

Paul Goldman · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The British Library, 2005. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Paul Goldman's look at the work and life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, illustrated throughout, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. He...

The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, from Drawings Made Expressly for This Undertaking by P.J. De Loutherbourg, Esq. R.A. With Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Several Places of Which Views Are Given. Engraved by William Pickett, and Coloured by John Clarke.

P. J. De. Loutherbourg · 1979 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Printed For Robert Bowyer , 1979. Leather. A excellent copy of this work depicting the beautiful scenery of both England and Wales in the nineteenth century. This facsimile reprint is in excellent condition, with bright and vibrant plates and pages throughout. An excel...

Autumn Songs with Music from "Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell (composer) · 1927 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming collection of twelve songs, written and beautifully illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker with accompanying musical scores by Olive Linnel. Complete with original unclipped dustwra...

Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity

1866 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)

London, Society of Antiquaries of London; Nichols and Sons, 1866-73. Cloth. Volumes forty to forty-four of the Society of Antiquaries of London's 'Archaeologia', profusely illustrated throughout with numerous folding plates and colour plates. In eleven volumes. ...

Norske Vinterbilleder Efter Fotografier Af A.B. Wilse

A. B. Wilse · 1907 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

Kristiania , John Fredriksons Eftf's Kunstforlag, 1907. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work depicting Norway with skiing and skating, by the noted A. B. Wilse. This volume features a collection of images of Norway in Winter. With numerous image of the Norwegian landscapes...

A Book of Facsimiles of Monumental Brasses on the Continent of Europe with Brief Descriptive Notes

W. F. Creeny · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, W. Griggs, 1884. Leather. An uncommon and illustrated work looking at European monumental brasses, written by William Creeny, an authority on monumental brasses. An uncommon work. This work contains illustrations, descriptions, and information on monumental brasses thr...

Maurice Prendergast

Nancy Mowll Mathews · 1990 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Munich, Prestel, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Nancy Mowll Mathews's study of the American Post-Impressionist artist Maurice Prendergast. This monograph provides a coherent and fascinating introduction to Prendergast's works, ideas, and a...

Francisco Goya a Study of the Work and Personality of the Eighteenth Century Spanish Painter and Satirist.

Hugh Stokes · 1914 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A signed and dedicated copy of this work on Francisco Goya, from the personal library of R. A. Walker. The first edition of the work. With forty eight full page monochrome plates. Signed and dedicated by author Hugh Stokes t...

(1950) Kalkar: Die St. Nikolaikirche Und Ihre Kunstschaetze; [1951] Steinfeld: Die Ehemalige Praemonstratenser Abtei

J. Heinrich Schmidt · 1950 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Ratingen, Verlag "Rheinische Buecherei"; Aloys Henn, 1950-[1951]. First edition. Cloth. Two uniformly bound first editions in this charmingly illustrated, German-language series exploring the art history of German towns along the Rhine. Collection comprised of: (1950) Kalkar: ...

The Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton

Penelope Hughes-Stanton · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Pinner, Private Libraries Association, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A lovely catalogue showcasing the work of Blair Hughes-Stanton, a major figure of the English Wood Engraving Revival of the twentieth century. The first edition of the Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton, a...

The History of Engraving: From Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick

Stanley Austin · 1908 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, T. Werner Laurie, 1908. Cloth. A study into how engraving has developed from Medieval origins through to the Renaissance, written and signed by journalistic figure and art critic Stanley Austin. The History of Engraving: From Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick,...