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Dublin Decorative Plasterwork of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

C. P. Curran · 1967 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Alec Tiranti, 1967. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition exploration of Dublin stucco art from an authoritative figure on the subject, adorned with four tipped in colour plates. The first edition of this work.In the original clipped dust wrapper. C. P Cur...

Form and Decoration: Innovation in the Decorative Arts 1470-1870

Peter Thornton · 1998 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this profusely illustrated text exploring the history of decorative styles, from the High Renaissance to the pioneers of the modern movement. The first edition. With the original unclip...

The Art-Journal. New Series. Volume I.

Samuel Carter Hall [ed.] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London; New York, James S. Virtue; John Street, 1862. First edition. Leather. A leather-bound first edition of Volume I of the new series of The Art Journal, recording the 1862 International Exhibition. The first edition of this work in a full calf binding, with gilt detailing...

Dictionnaire Pratique de Cãƒâ©Ramique Ancienne

Lacour-Bréval; Gaston Édinger · 1925 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Albin Michel, Editeur, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collector's guide to antique ceramics by the journal editor Lacour-Bréval and the art critic Gaston Édinger. The first edition of this work in a cloth binding. A comprehensive d...

Painting in the Far East: An Introduction to the History of Pictorial Art in Asia, Especially China and Japan

Laurence Binyon · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Edward Arnold & Co , 1923. Cloth. A smart third edition of this charming historical study of art across Asia, adorned with plates throughout. The third edition of this work, revised throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour...

Gallery to Shakspeare&Apos;S Dramatic Works

Shakspeare; William Shakespeare · 1847 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Leipsig; London, Ernest Fleischer; Dulau & Co, 1847. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this series of plates by Moritz Retzsch, showcasing eight of Shakespeare's plates. The first edition.An uncommon work.In German and English.A series of plates, depicting pivo...

Eton College Portraits

Lionel Cust · 1910 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Spottiswoode and Co. Ltd. 1910. First edition. Leather. An impressive limited edition work comprising of portraits of past Eton College students from the institution's gallery, bound in full crushed morocco. The first edition and a limited copy of one of the five ...

Modern Decorative Art in England: Its Development & Characteristics

W. G. Paulson Townsend · 1922 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work surrounding modern decorative art in England, from English artist and designer, William George Paulson Townsend. The first edition of this work. In the original clipped dust wrap...

Illuminated Manuscripts

J. A. Herbert · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1912. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated history of the illumination of manuscripts. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifty plates. Collated complete. A history of the illumination of vellum manuscripts from c...

Vandyck, and, John Hoppner

M. G. Smallwood; H. P. K. Skipton; Cyril Davenport · 1904 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Methuen & Co, 1904-05. First edition. Leather. A smart Bickers bound set of these two biographies on eminent artists Van Dyck and Hoppner, both volumes are illustrated throughout. The first edition of this two concise biographies on Anthony van Dyck and John Hoppner, p...

Joan Hassall: Engravings & Drawings

David Chambers; George Mackley · 1985 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Pinner, Private Libraries Association, 1985 . First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition celebration of the wood engravings of renowned artist Joan Hassall. Number 80 of 110 numbered limited edition copies, signed by Hassall to the limitation leaf, and with an additional...

From an Old House

Joseph Hergesheimer · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of Joseph Hergesheimer's record of the history of a Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work, which was published in a limit...

Hanley Castle: An Episode of the CIVIL Wars and the Battle of Worcester

W. S. Symonds · 1795 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

Tewkesbury & London, William North & Simpkin, Marshall, c1883. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated historical commentary from Hanley Castle of Worcestershire, England. Second edition. Illustrated with a folding frontispiece. Collated complete. A detailed history ...

Pilgrimages to Old Homes

Fletcher Moss · 1906 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

Didsbury, Published by the Author from his Home The Old Parsonage, 1906-1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of volumes III and IV only of Fletcher Moss's richly illustrated guide to the old homes of England. The first editions of volumes III and IV only of Flet...

Pilgrimages to Old Homes

Fletcher Moss · 1903 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Didsbury, Published by the Author from his Home The Old Parsonage, 1903-1910 . First edition. Cloth. Four smart volumes of the first edition of Fletcher Moss's illustrated study of the old homes of England. The first editions of four volumes only of Moss's work, whic...

Arthur Boyd Houghton: A Selection from His Work in Black and White, Printed for the Most Part from the Original Wood-Blocks

Laurence Housman · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated work by Laurence Housman on the artwork of Arthur Boyd Houghton. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eighty-eight monochrom...

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Comedian

Colley Cibber · 1740 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, John Watts, 1740 . Leather. The second edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. The second edition of this work, published in th...

E.M. Lilien: Sein Werk

Stefan Zweig · 1903 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

Berlin, Schuster & Loeffler, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated first edition copy of this celebration of the work of Ephraim Moses Lilien, in the original German. One of 1000 Limited Edition copies printed of first edition of this work in the publisher&apos...

Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation

Charles Solomon · 1989 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Hardback. A brilliant copy of this work, exploring the history of animation through the years, with a plethora of coloured illustrations and important context around the industry. The first edition of this work.In the publisher&...

Fifteen Minutes

Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. A limited initial edition of 1,964 copies. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous f...