Kunst

Fiat Mod. 519

1922 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1925. Paperback. A rare, charming French celebratory folio on the Fiat 519, with tipped-in plates. Published a quarter of a century following the first Fiat automobile, this work explores the history, design and production of the Fiat 519, a model pr...

Kate Greenaway Pictures from Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends (Hitherto Unpublished)

H. M. Cundall · 1921 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. 1921. First edition. Cloth. A lovely series of previously unpublished illustrations by Kate Greenaway, complete in the form of twenty mounted colour plates. First edition.In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a monochrome frontis...

Great Houses of England & Wales

Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd; Christopher Simon Sykes · 1994 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Laurence King , 1994. Cloth. A smart two volume set of first edition illustrated architectural accounts of the houses of Britain. A two volume set.In publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers.A set of beautifully illustrated work...

Matisse: With 930 Illustrations, 230 in Colour

Pierre Schneider · 1984 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Thames & Hudson, 1984. Cloth. The authoritative study on the bold post-impressionist known for his use of colour, a copy owned by West Country artist Robert Lenkiewicz. Matisse: With 930 Illustrations, 230 in Colour, a comprehensive and charming visual study of the pos...

The Pictorial Arts of Japan with a Brief Historical Sketch of the Associated Arts and Some Remarks Upon the Pictorial Art of the Chinese and Koreans

William Anderson · 1886 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Boston; New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1886. Cloth. A scarce four volume work on Japanese art, by William Anderson, fully illustrated throughout. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates and vignettes demonstrating examples of the art. 39 of forty plates to volume III. Part IV...

Great Men and Famous Women: A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History

Charles F Horne (Ed) · 1894 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

New York, Selmar Hess Publisher, 1894. Leather. An beautifully illustrated set of these sketches of notable figures. Collated: Complete in 8 Volumes. With 204 photogravure, wood-engraving and typogravure full page plates including a frontispiece to each volume. A set of short ...

Catalogue of Highly Important Japanese Illustrated Books and Drawings from the Henri Vever Collection: Part I, Part III and Final Part

Anon · 1974 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Sotheby and Co, 1974-1997. Cloth. A three volume catalogue of the Sotheby's auction of Henri Vever's noted Japanese art collection. One of the most renowned jewellers of the early 20th Century, Vever was similarly known for his profound interest in Japanese a...

Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits [Complete 6 Volume Set] and Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists

Freeman O'Donoghue and Laruence Binyon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London , Printed by Order of the Trustees, Sold at the British Museum, 1907-1908. Cloth. An extensive catalogue of British art, the painters and engravers who created them and the subject matter. Includes mention of Cruikshank, Sir William Gell and Frederick Augustus. Engraved...

Bryan&Apos;S Dictionary of Painters and Engravers in Five Volumes

George C. Williamson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London , George Bell and Sons, 1909-1910. Cloth. A set of Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. Complete in five volumes. New edition revised and enlarged under the supervision of George C. Williamson. With numerous illustrations. Each volume contains an engraved ...

The Old Water-Colour Society&Apos;S Club First Annual Volume (X3) 1923-1924 Second Annual Volume 1924-1925 Third Annual Volume 1925-1926 Fourth Annual Volume (X2) 1926-1927 Fifth Annual Volume 1927-1928 Sixth Annual Volume 1928-1929 Seventh Annual Volume 1929-1930 Ninth Annual Volume 1931-1932 Fifteenth Annual Volume 1937 Sixteenth Annual Volume 1938 Issued Only to Members

A. J. Finberg (ed.) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£359.99 (€431.51 | $475.60 | ¥75,947)

London, Chiswick Press, 1924. Cloth. A thirteen volume set of the 'The Old Water-Colour Society's Club' annuals from 1924 to 1938, issued only to members. Thirteen volumes in quarter cloth binding with marble paper covered boards. Profusely illustrated with colo...

A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems; Most of Them in the Possession of the Nobility and Gentry of This Kingdom

T. Worlidge · 1768 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Dryden Leach, 1768. Leather. A scarce edition of Worlidge's collection of drawings, etched after the manner of Rembrandt. Bound in full morocco leather with gilt lettering and decorative borders. Volume 2 only of 2 with 92 of the 180 plates contained in the comple...

The Literary Souvenir and Cabinet of Modern Art

Alaric A Watts · 1835 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,821)

London, Whittaker and Co. 1835. Leather. A collection of essays on art and literature. Illustrated throughout with numerous engraved plates. In a half-calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally sound, though with some fading and loss to the cloth on the rear board. One...

Glass

Alexander Nesbitt · 1878 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1878. Leather. A history of the use of glass in decorative ornaments throughout the world. Illustrated with nine lithographed plates. Including chapters on The Composition of Glass, Glass in the Roman Empire, and Glass in Italy. Large paper copy, limi...

The National Portrait Gallery

Lionel Cust (ed) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.05 | ¥45,358)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1901. Leather. A smartly-bound limited edition record of the portraits collected in the National Portrait Gallery, edited by Lionel Cust. Illustrated throughout with many black-and-white portraits. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number...

The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands from the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century; to Which Is Added, That of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic the Ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons

Samuel Rush Meryick; Charles Hamilton Smith · 1815 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Bulmer and Co. 1815. Leather. A collection of stunning hand-coloured plates depicting British historical fashion. Including illustrations of ancient Britons, druids, fisherman, and more. Complete with all 25 plates, including the frontispiece. Lieutenant-Colone...

Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts

Charles Lock Eastlake · 1870 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, John Murray, 1870. Leather. A varied exploration into the different forms, theories, iconic artists, and philosophy of the fine arts. "The reprint of this volume has been thought desirable. It is presented to the Public with very few alterations, and those chiefly take...

Cambridge University an Episodical History

Arthur Gray · 1926 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, W Heffer and Sons, 1926. Leather. An historical work on Cambridge University. Illustrated, with numerous plates both colour and monochrome of university buildings and features. Written by Arthur Gray. This work is a slightly edited reprint of the title which was origin...

The National Portrait Gallery

Lionel Cust · 1901 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Cassell and Company, 1901. Leather. A beautifully bound record of the portraits collected in the National Portrait Gallery, in very attractive leather. Illustrated throughout with many black-and-white portraits. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number 105. Sir L...

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Malcolm Bell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1907. Vellum. An illustrated description of the life and works of Rembrandt by Malcolm Bell, with a photogravure to frontispiece and further black and white reproductions of his works throughout. Part of the 'Great Masters in Painting and Scu...

Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects Volume XXVI

Various · 1919 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1919. Paperback. A very scarce copy of volume XXVI of the 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects&apos. The 'Journal of The Royal Institute of British Architects' was founded in 1834 and runs to this d...