Kunst

Garden-Craft Old and New

John D Sedding · 1895 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1895. Cloth. A bright new edition of John D Sedding's study of garden design. A new edition of this work. Illustrated with nine full page plates. Collated, complete. A history of garden design with chapters on garden theory and ar...

British Art and Building Series

Various · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, BT Batsford LTD, 1945-50. First edition. Cloth. A scarce set of eight first edition volumes from Batsford's series dedicated to the art and architecture of Great Britain. The first edition, first impression of this work. A series from Batsford LTD celebrating the ...

Rex Whistler: Hist Life and His Drawings

Laurence Whistler · 1948 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Art and Technics, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this biographical sketch of Rex Whistler, by his brother. With inscription and drawing from Christopher Fry. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and forty-eight plates, with...

Seven Volumes of Kunftler Monographien

H. Knackfuss; Various · 1895 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Bielefeld und Leipzig, Delbagen & Klafing, 1895-1898. Cloth. Seven early and first editions of this series on monographs and art with many illustrations. A lovely set of seven works from the Kunftler Monographien in derbindung mit undern heransgegeben, in the original publishe...

A Tabular Display of British Architecture

Archibald Barrington · 1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Bell, 1843 . Cloth. A beautiful and unusual folding table of architectural designs from Britain. A Tabular Display of British Architecture, being a large and unusual folding plate, depicting architectural designs of British architecture. By Archibald Barrington....

Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French

Herbert Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this moving volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations by the author tipped in. A first edition of this moving and beautifully illustrated volume by British a...

In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture, & Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England

Charles Latham · 1908 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Country Life, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful copy of this richly illustrated volume exploring the interior design of stately English homes. A beautiful copy of this volume on the interior design of English Homes, published by Country Life magazine. This is the...

A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces

Mrs Inchbald · 1809 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809. First edition. Leather. A seven volume set of this humorous collection of farces and afterpieces. A complete seven volume set of A Collection of Farces and other Afterpieces, which are acted at Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent-Ga...

War Impressions Being a Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes

Dorothy Menpes · 1901 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1901. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of War Impressions, with colour plates. A first edition copy. War Impressions is a record of the art of Mortimer Menpes from the sketches he had made during South Africa, described by his daughter...

Heredities Pamphlets

Heredities · 1968 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , Heredities , c1970. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of seven scarce pamphlets that accompany collections of bronze sculptures. Seven volumes of pamphlets that accompany bronze sculptures created by Heredities, a studio established in 1968. The pamphlets are for The Na...

The Bookman Illustrated History of English Literature

Thomas Seccombe; W. Robertson Nicoll · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. An interesting historical of survey of English literature, from the invention of the printing press to the early twentieth century. With fifty one plates across two volumes Across two volumes, Thomas Seccombe offers a historical of su...

Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks

R. W. Symonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , B. T. Batsford, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, with colour illustrations. A first limited edition copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies for sale in the UK. This volume is a study in walnut ...

The Great CIVIL War of the Times of Charles I. And Cromwell

Richard Cattermole · 1846 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Fisher, Son, & Co; The Caxton Press, 1846. Cloth. An association copy of George and Richard Cattermole's interesting study on the English Civil War, inscribed by Charles Cattermole, the son of the author and nephew of the illustrator. An interesting association co...

Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration

A. E. (Jimmy) Jones; Sir Leslie Joseph · 1988 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, D. Brown and Sons, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first and limited edition of A. E. (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph's illustrated scarce study of Swansea porcelain. A study of the decorative techniques and patterns deployed by the Swansea porcelain f...

Art in Needlework: A Book About Embroidery

Lewis F. Day; Mary Buckle · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, B.T. Batsford, c1926. Cloth. Bright copy of this book on embroidery by Lewis F Day and Mary Buckle. The fifth edition of this work, with additional chapters by Mary Hogarth. Dated via Jisc from a copy of the fifth edition at the University of the Arts, London. With cha...

How to Knit Spun Silk Socks and Stockings

Miss E. Ryder · 1877 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Richmond, York, Henry Hurworth, [1877]. Unbound. Very scarce work containing simple instructions for knitting spun silk socks and stockings by Miss E. Ryder. With simple directions to teach oneself. A very scarce copy found in three institutional libraries only, including the ...

From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for Young Householders

Mrs J. E. Panton · 1890 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Ward & Downey, 1890. Cloth. The seventh edition of this insightful 19th century guide to furnishing a new home, and domestic management, for young householders. The seventh edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription t...

Die Kunst Und Die Schonheit Der Erde

William Morris; M. Schwabe [trans] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Leipzig , Hermann Seemann Nachfolger , 1901. First edition. Magazine. First German translation of this essay by William Morris discussing the art and beauty of the Earth. An ode to the beauty of the earth by influential artist and author of the nineteenth century William Morri...

Glove Making at a Glance

Isabel M. Edwards · 1926 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

Hitchin, G. W. Russell & Son, Ltd, 1926. Paperback. A charmingly illustrated scarce edition of this guide to glove making. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout. Instructions applicable to all glove patters with special explanations of the Russell-Streatley Patterns. Written ...

Eleven Cloth Samples

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Cairo, None, c1950. Paperback. A scarce beautifully bright sample pamphlet of eleven different cloths. Cloth sample pamphlet. Scarce pack. Eleven cloths of different colours including: pink, blue, yellow, orange, and white. Collated complete. These crimped fabric samples are p...