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The Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of Taste

Kenneth Clark · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this illustrated study into the Gothic Revival from British art historian Kenneth Clark. First US edition. Very scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates. ...

The Sketcher&Apos;S Colour Manual ("Water Colour Technique")

Charles Wallis · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Winsor and Newton, Limited , c1900. Cloth. A scarce guide to watercolour painting, offering palette breakdowns and colour techniques. Eleventh thousand edition of this scarce artists' manual from Winsor & Newton. In the publisher's original yellow limp cloth ...

Opera: Composers, Works, Performers

Andras Batta; Sigrid Neef [editors] · 2000 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Cologne, Konemann, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first English edition of this intensive work on opera from experts Andras Batta and Sigrid Neef. First English edition. Illustrated throughout with over one thousand five hundred beautiful images, many of which are in colo...

An Historical & Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities

Geo. Ayliffe Poole; J. W. Hugall · 1850 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Stonegate, R. Sunter, 1850. First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated monograph on York Minster, written by Gothic Revival specialists George Ayliffe Poole and J. W. Hugall. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-five engraved plates, with one hand coloured and one du...

The History of Westminster Abbey

John Flete; J. Armitage Robinson [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fascinating history of London's iconic and important abbey church. First edition. Notes and Documents Relating to Westminster Abbey No. 2. With the compliments of the D...

Sir Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review

Malcolm Bell · 1899 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1899 . Leather. The fourth edition of this richly illustrated study of the works of Edward Burne-Jones, in a handsome full calf prize binding. The fourth edition of Malcolm Bell's biography of the life and work of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, ...

On the Theory of Painting, and, Synopsis of Practical Perspective

T. H. Fielding · 1835 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, W. H. Allen & Co; Smith, Elder & Co, 1835. Leather. A volume of two scarce second edition treatises on painting by T. H. Fielding, both signed by the author, complete with hand-coloured plates. Two volumes bound in one.Signed by the author to the recto of the front fre...

Home Journal Royal Embroidery Gift Book

None · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paisley , J. & P. Coats Ltd, 1937. Paperback. A very scarce and charming gift book of embroidery transfers relating to the coronation of King George VI. A vanishingly scarce gift memento of the coronation of King George VI, offering a series of embroidery patterns printed on t...

A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott&Apos;S

R. Caldecott; Edmund Evans · 1883 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of sketches from Caldecott, with many images printed in colour. First edition. With twenty-two full colour pages and many monochromatic images in-text. A collection of sketche...

The Studio: Modern Book-Plates & Their Designers

1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, The Studio, 1898-9 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated "Winter Number" from The Studio magazine, focusing on modern bookplates and designers, with the original wraps and ads bound in. A Limited Edition, with the text and supplements printed on fine paper,...

Les Maitres Du Paysage

Emile Michel · 1906 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1906. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive French volume on the masters of landscapes, complete with many plates and illustrations. The first edition.In the original French.A beautiful study of the masters of landscape paintings,...

Beautiful Britain: The Scenery and the Splendours of the United Kingdom Views of Our Stately Houses

1894 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Werner Company of Chicago , 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated work on some of Britain's most beautiful stately homes. The first edition of this work.Bound here in half morocco, with cloth boards. Showcasing the beautifu...

Velazquez Y Lo Velazqueno: Catalogo de la Exposicion Homenaje a Diego de Silva Velazquez 1660-1960

1961 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Madrid, Ministerio de Educacion Nacional, 1961. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this catalogue of the works of Velazquez, in the original Spanish. Spanish. Second edition. Illustrated with one hundred and forty plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of an exhibition...

Decorations Interieures: Directoire Et Premier Empire

Armand Guerinet · 1804 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Paris, GueÃOerinet, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of plates illustrating the interior design and external facades of France's imperial period under Napoleon Bonaparte. In the original French.A very scarce first edition.Co...

Katalog Einer Bedeutenden Sammlung Japanischer Und Chinesischer Kunstgegenstande Galerie Helbing

1907 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Munich, Galerie Helbing, 1907. Paperback. An uncommon copy of this catalogue of Japanese and Chinese art at the Galerie Helbing auction house in Munich, in the original German. German. Uncommon work. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of an important ...

Things New and Old

None · 1923 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A volume of illustrations from caricaturist and parodist, Max Beerbohm. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a coloured frontispiece and forty-nine monochrome plates. Collated, complete. D...

Observations

None · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A bright volume of Max Beerbohm's caricatures. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Containing humorous depictions of Duff Cooper, H. G. Wells, the Prince of Wales, and other e...

Hogarth Moralized: A Complete Edition of All the Most Capital and Admired Works of William Hogarth, Accompanied with Concise and Comprehensive Explanations of Their Moral Tendency

Rev. Dr. Trusler · 1831 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , The Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major , 1831. Leather. A delightfully illustrated study of English painter William Hogarth, being the first edition thus with new engraved plates. The first edition thus of this compelling study of English painter, engraver ...

James Pryde 1866-1941, with James Pryde: A Memorial Exhibition

Derek Hudson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Constable; The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Two illustrated works on the British artist James Pryde, including a scarce catalogue for an exhibition of his works. The first edition. A two volume set. Illustrated with four monochrome plates ...

Queen Mary&Apos;S Psalter: Miniatures and Drawings by an English Artist of the 14th Century Reproduced from Royal Ms. 2.B. VII in the British Museum.

Sir George Warner [intro.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, British Museum; Longmans & Co, 1912 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated recreation of Queen Mary's Psalter, produced for the trustees of the British Museum. A first edition.This impressive work reproduces the pictorial mater...