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Tom Stoppard · 1975 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Tom Stoppard's play set during the First World War, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Bound in full cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This play was writ...

The True Enjoyment of Angling

Henry Phillips · 1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Pickering, 1843 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming mid nineteenth century collection of poems about angling. The first edition of this work, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.A charming collection of songs and poems about angling,...

Die Raumkunst IM Kupferstich Des 17. Und 18. Jahrhunderts Wohnungskultur Und Mobel Der Italienischen Renaissance

Frida Schottmuller; Wilhelm Kurth · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Stuttgart, Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1921-23 . First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of illustrated work on art, design and furniture in the home by Frida Schottmuller and Wilhelm Kurth. Two volumes. The first editions. Bound in the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated with v...

Finden&Apos;S Landscape and Portrait Illustrations to the Life and Works of Lord Byron

William Brockedon · 1833 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, John Murray , 1833-34. First edition. Leather. Three first edition volumes of work showcasing engravings made by William Finden of subjects relating to the life and works of Lord Byron, bound in full crushed morocco. Three volume complete set. The first edition of this...

Catalogue of the Third and Concluding Exhibition of National Portraits Commencing with the Fortieth Year of the Reign of George the Third and Ending with the Year Mdccclxvii. On Loan to the South Kensington Museum, April 13, 1868.

R. H. Soden Smith; F. Althaus; Samuel Redgrave · 1868 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Strangeways and Walden, 1868. First edition. Leather. An uncommon large paper copy of this catalogue to the third exhibition of National Portraits in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1868. An uncommon work in a half calf binding, rebacked with contemporary morocco to ...

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England an Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford

None states · 1949 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on historical monuments in the city of Oxford. A reprint of the original printed in 1939. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustrat...

Masterpieces in Colour; Romney Leighton Greuze Turner Bernardino Luini Raphael Carlo Dolci Titian Rembrandt Hunt Holeman

Lewis Hind; Alice Eyre Macklin; James Mason; Paul Konody; George Hay; S. L. Bensusan; Josef Israels; Mary E. Coleridge; A. Lys Baldry · 0 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.83 | ¥20,253)

New York, T. C. & E. C. Jack , c1910. Leather. Ten volumes of work from the 'Masterpieces in Colour' series bound in full morocco over 2 volumes with vibrant full colour plates. Ten volumes from the 'Masterpieces in Colour' series over two volumes.In full m...

Life of Thomas Stothard

Mrs Bray · 1851 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, John Murray, 1851 . First edition. Leather. A decorative first edition presenting the life and work of British painter, Thomas Stothard, compiled by his daughter-in-law. A first edition of the work, in an attractive red, full calf binding, with gilt tooling to the boar...

Pictorial Records of Remarkable Events in the History of the World

Francis Watt [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, James Sangster and Co, 1887 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated study of world history aimed at young readers, in the publisher's pictorial cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece and title page, and six further vibrant ...

The British Home of to-Day: A Book of Modern Domestic Architecture & the Applied Arts

W Shar Sparrow [ed] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Hodder & Stoughton , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this architectural study of British homes. The first edition of this work, an uncommon copy. Dedicated to domestic architecture and the applied arts of the twentieth century. Edited by W Sha...

Mostra Storica Della Legatura Artistica in Palazzo Pitti

1922 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Florence, Not Stated, 1922. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this very scarce catalogue for an exhibition of artistic bookbinding held at the Palazzo Pitti. The first edition of this very scarce work, rebound in a full calf binding with the original paper wraps ...

De L&Apos;Organisation Des Bibliotheques Dans Paris

Le Comte de Laborde · 1845 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, A. Franck, 1845. Leather. Three volumes bound into one, showing the plans of various libraries in Paris, in the original French language. French language. Scarce works. Contains volumes one, two, and eight only of twelve. Illustrated with fifteen plates. Collated comple...

Dictionnaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs

E. Bénézit · 1924 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, Ernest Grund, 1924. Leather. A complete set of the dictionary of artists from Benezit, in the original French language. French language. Three volumes. A dictionary of artists, painters, sculptors, draftsmen, and engravers, with extensive bibliographical information on ...

Moderne Malerei Vom Impressionismus Bis Zue Gegenwart

- · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Altona-Bahrenfeld, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, 1933. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this heavily illustrated survey of modern painting. Published in German. A first edition of this survey of modern painting from the early nineteenth century to the 1930s. Published i...

Letter from Walter William Ouless

Walter William Ouless · 1876 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

-, -, 1876. Loose Pages, Articles. A letter written a signed by British portrait painter Walter William Ouless. In this letter, British portrait painter Walter William Ouless informs his friend Aquer of his plans to leave London, and requests to see the addressee if they can. ...

Le Nouveau Entretien Des Bonnes Compagnies Ou le Recuueil Des Plus Belle Chansons a Danser Et a Boire, Tire Des Cabinets Des Plus Braves Autheurs Du Temps

Jean Guignard [ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Jacques Villery et Jean Guignard, 1867. Leather. A very scarce limited edition reprint of a 17th century collection of songs for dancing and drinking. No. 26 of 108 numbered limited edition copies, reprinted from the 1635 work, in a half calf binding and on Holland pape...

A Summary View of Heraldry in Reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the General Economy of the Feudal System with an Appendix Respecting Such Distinctions of Rank As Have Place in the British Constitution

Thomas Brydson · 1795 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Mundell & Son, 1795. Leather. A detailed study of the uses of heraldry in Great Britain. A detailed study of heraldry in the United Kingdom. With reference to the structure of the feudal system, orders of chivalry, personal decorations, crusades, romance, the modes in ...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex

1937 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, extensively illustrated copy of this rich inventory of monuments in Middlesex. A first edition copy.An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex is part of the Royal Commission...

The Life of James Mcneill Whistler

E. R. and J. Pennell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London , William Heinemann , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition two volume set of The Life of James McNeill Whistler, with illustrations. A complete two volume set. First edition copies. The Life of James McNeill Whistler is written by E. R. and J. Pennell. J...

Designs for Cottage and Villa Architecture

S. H. Brooks · 1839 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition of S. H. Brooks' popular illustrated early Victorian era work of architecture design. Collated; illustrated with one-hundred and nine plates. Lacking plates XX and CXI.The first edition of architect Sam...