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William Morris in Private Press and Limited Editions: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books by and About William Morris

John Walsdorf · 1983 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comprehensive work of bibliography concerning works associated with the artist William Morris. The first edition of this work, with the publisher's original slipcase.John Walsdorf's extensive ...

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain

Laurence Turner; Arthur T. Bolton · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Country Life Limited, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Laurence Turner's detailed study into beautiful decorative plasterwork used in British architecture, a highly illustrated work. The first edition of this work.This work is an interesting look a...

The Story of Mr Korah

Christabel Aberconway · 1954 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Michael Joseph, 1954. Cloth. A first edition copy of this tale inspired by the Bible, illustrated by Rex Whistler and complete with a clipped dust wrapper. Inspired by the story of Korah as it appears in the Bible.Written by Christabel Aberconway.Illustrated with tippe...

The Cabinet Album Views of Southampton and Neighbourhood

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1898. Cloth. A very scarce, Concertina-style book showcasing photo impressions of Southampton and surrounding areas. A charming concertina style set of photo impressions of Southampton and neighbourhood at the start of the Twentieth Century. A very sca...

&Apos;Shall We Join the Ladies?&Apos; Wood Engravings by Women Artists of the Twentieth Century

Betty Clark [ed.] · 1979 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Oxford, Studio One Gallery, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated first edition collection of wood engravings from twentieth century female artists, signed by the editor. The first edition of this work, number 80 of 500 limited edition copies. This edition is sig...

My Sketch Book in the Shiny

Snaffles [Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Gale and Polden, 1930. Cloth. A charming and very smart collection of sketches of the sporting habits of the British in India during the first part of the twentieth century. A wonderfully preserved second edition of this work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.A w...

Twenty-Four Portraits

William Rothenstein · 1920 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1920. First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of the first edition of William Rothenstein's portraits of various prominent figures. Containing twenty-four portraits of figures including Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells, Edward Elgar, Max Beerbohm ...

The Select Melodies of Scotland

George Thomson · 1825 · Rooke Books

£1,270.00 (€1,522.30 | $1,677.85 | ¥267,931)

London, Preston, 1825. Leather. A scarce six volume in one collection of Scottish verses and music, compiled and signed by George Thomson. Compiled by George Thomson (1757-1851), a collector of Scottish music. He was a friend of Robert Burns, best known for his 'Select Co...

George Cruikshank a Catalogue Raisonne of the Work Executed During the Years 1806-1877

Albert M. Cohn · 1924 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, The Bookman's Journal, 1924. Cloth. A lovely limited edition catalogue showing the works of George Cruikshank, a fascinating work on the important caricaturist. A limited edition work, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered four-hundred and five...

Madame Est Service Mes 28 Jours

Grosclaude; Edouard Detaille · 1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, H. Simonis Empis, 1898. Cloth. Two colourfully illustrated art albums of Albert Guillaume's satirical works, a beautiful volume with Guillaume's original colour caricatures. Two volumes bound in one.In the original French.A volume of two albums of the satirica...

Toneel En Dans in de Japanse Kunst

Various · 1950 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

's-Gravenhage , Gemeentemuseum, 1950. First edition. Paperback. A fantastic Dutch exhibition catalogue issued in a portfolio exploring theatre and dance in Japanese art, complete with twenty Japanese prints. The first edition, a very scarce pamphlet. A very charming pamph...

A Wanderer in London

E. V. Lucas · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Methuen and Co, 1925. Leather. A tour of London during the interwar period. With colour plates and in a full calf binding. Illustrated throughout, and featuring a map of London. With 16 colour plates by English artist Nelson Dawson. Collated, complete.E. V. Lewis, an E...

Mr. Pickwick, Pages from the Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens · 1910 · Rooke Books

£147.00 (€176.20 | $194.21 | ¥31,012)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Cloth. Selections from Dickens' first novel, beautifully illustrated with colour plates. With 25 full colour plates and lettered tissue guards. Collated, complete.A beautifully illustrated first edition thus of Charles Dickens' fir...

Nollekens and His Times; Comprehending a Life of That Celebrated Sculptor

John Thomas Smith · 1828 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Henry Colburn, 1828. First edition. Leather. A candid biography of this British scultor, complete in two volumes bound in contemporary leather. This biography has been described as being 'perhaps the most candid biography ever published in the English language&apo...

Mr Pewter

A P Herbert · 1934 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London, Methuen and Co. 1934. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this brilliant fictional work by A P Herbert reporting the text of a broadcast series of talks. The first edition of this work by A P Herbert, being the text of the Broadcast series of talks titl...

Moving Into Aquarius

Michael Tippett · 1959 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1959. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this fascinating and unconventional autobiographical work by English composer Michael Tippett. The first edition of this work. A scarce autobiographical work in excellent condition by Mic...

Das Theater Untersuchungen Uber Das Theater-Bauwerk Bei Den Klassischenn Und Modernen Volkern

A. Streit · 1903 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

Wien, Lehmann & Wentzel, 1903. Paperback. A scarce first edition architectural work on the theatres of Germany, scarce to find with all twenty-six plates present. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original German.A lovely work on the structure and architecture of va...

The Dictionary of English Furniture

Percy Macquoid; Ralph Edwards · 1924 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London; New York, Country Life; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924-7. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated dictionary of the designs of furniture throughout English history, illustrated in colour. The first edition of this work.Complete in th...

Six Cartoons by Alfred Lowe

Liam O'Flaherty; Gilbert Fabes · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, W and G Foyle, 1930. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, of this volume comprising six beautiful cartoons by Alfred Lowe; in the original and unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, limited to s...

Sketches from Nature in Water Colours

Aaron Penley · 1880 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Cassell and Company, [1880] . Cloth. A charming volume comprising various watercolour paintings reproducing natural sceneries. Undated. Dated from other copies on Jisc [1880]A charming volume containing fifteen plates reproducing natural landscapes and sceneries. All t...