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Searching for Robert Johnson

Peter Guralnick · 1990 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1990. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first U.K. edition of this illustrated biography on Robert Johnson, in a unique binding. The scarce first U.K. edition.Rebound in a unique binding in a custom chemise, by Jeff Colombe of Peaslake, Surrey. A m...

The Outline of Literature; the Outline of Art

John Drinkwater; William Orpen · 1923 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, George Newnes Ltd, 1923-1924 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of three volumes celebrating the history of art and literature, illustrated throughout with colour plates. A charming set of first edition volumes, in half morocco bindings.Present her...

Margarethe (Faust) Oper in Funf Akten

Jules Barbier; Michel Carre; Ch. Gounod · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Berlin, Ed. Bote & G. Bock , c1870. Cloth. The musical and vocal score of this grand opera in five acts from French composer Charles-Francois Gounod, in German. German. New revised edition, with Italian text. A grand opera in five acts to a French libretto from the play Faust ...

The Ancient Sculptures in the Roof of Norwich Cathedral

Edward Meyrick Goulburn; Henry Symonds; Edward Hailstone · 1876 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, The Autotype Fine Art Company, 1876 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work examining the impressive Middle Aged roof sculptures of Norwich Cathedral. A fascinating look at the impressive sculptures in the roof of Norwich Cathed...

Schoeller and Hoesch Gernsbach (50th Anniversary Portfolio of Etchings)

A. Kusche · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Gernsbach , Schoeller and Hoesch, 1930. Unbound. A vanishingly scarce portfolio of etching prints by Hermann Kupferschmid, commissioned for the 50th anniversary of German paper manufacturer, Schoeller & Hoesch. This very scarce collection of prints was commissioned by Schoelle...

Madman&Apos;S Drum, and, Gods&Apos; Man

Lynd Ward · 1930 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1930-31. First edition. Cloth. Two wordless novels told through woodcuts by Lynd Ward, precursors to the graphic novel. Two of Lynd Ward's novels told through woodcuts. These two wordless novels are considered to be precursors of the graphic novel.&...

The World of Edward Gorey

Clifford Ross; Karen Wilkin · 1996 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

New York, Harry N. Abrams , 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this brilliant guide through the works of American writer and artist, Edward Gorey. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Th...

Hans Memling

K. B. McFarlane; Edgar Wind; G. L. Harris · 1971 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study on the life and works of Flemish painter Hans Memling. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty-three figures. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive stud...

Bildwerke Ost- Und Sãƒâ¼Dasiens Aus Der Sammlung Yi Yuan

Karl With · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Basel, Benno Schwabe & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated study of art from East and South Asia by German art historian Karl With, who was known for his expertise in this subject. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindi...

The Painted Stream: A River Warden&Apos;S Life

Robin Armstrong · 1985 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of these compelling observations made by a river warden, together with his beautiful nature paintings. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Wit...

Italian Gothic Sculpture & Italian Renaissance Sculpture

John Pope-Hennessy · 1955 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1955-1958. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes on Italian sculpture, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. First edition. Two detailed studies into Italian sculpture, dealing with sculpture in different periods from Pisano...

A Band of Angels

Quentin Blake · 1969 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Gordon Fraser Gallery Limited, 1969. First edition. Paperback. This uncommon first edition, first impression of Quentin Blake's richly illustrated festive work, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The first and only edition, first impression of the work. In t...

Barbirolis: A Musical Marraige

Harold Atkins; Peter Cotes · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Robson Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography on Barbirollis, signed by Evelyn Rothwell, one half of the musical duo this biography discusses. The first edition, first impression. Inscribed by Evelyn Rothwell, whom this biography is abo...

The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes, the Time Covered by the Action Being About Ten Years

Thomas Hardy · 1918 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1918. Cloth. A very smart single-volume edition of Thomas Hardy's epic drama of the Napoleonic wars. The third impression of the complete edition (first published in 1910). In the publisher's original green cloth binding. 'Th...

Garden Ornament

Gertrude Jekyll · 1986 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1986. Cloth. Gertrude Jekyll's profusely illustrated work on ornamental gardens, in the original dust wrapper. The fourth edition. First published in 1918 by Country Life, and first published by the 'Antique Collectors' Cl...

English Masters of Black and White: John Tenniel, John Leech and George Du Maurier

J. Rose; Derek Pepys Whiteley; Francis Sarzano · 1948 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Art and Technics, 1948-50. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition illustrated works on the noted artists: John Tenniel, George Du Maurier and John Leech. The first editions. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, title page vignette and fifty-seven pages of mo...

A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros; Charles Ricketts; Campbell Dodgson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Grosvenor Galleries, 1922. First edition. Leather. A smart copy of this very scarce catalogue of the works of Alphonse Legros, from the collection of Frank E. Bliss. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seventy-one plates. Collated compl...

Essential Pre-Raphaelites; Essential William Morris; Essential Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Lucinda Hawksley; Iain Zaczek; Fanny Blake · 1999 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Parragon, 1999-2001. First edition. Cloth. Three richly illustrated monographs, on the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, with the original dust wrappers. The first editions of these works in the publisher's original laminated pictorial...

Etchings by the Late William Makepeace Thackeray While at Cambridge Illustrative of University Life Etc Etc

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1878 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, H. Sotheran & Co, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A volume of etchings drawn by Thackeray whilst he was at school in Cambridge, the first edition. The first edition, this copy being the state with uncoloured plates.A collection of etchings drawn by William Makepeace Thacke...

The Robinson Brothers Poster W. Heath Robinson "the Fair Day

W. Heath Robinson; Thomas Heath Robinson; Charles Robinson · 1992 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Chris Beetles, 1992. Paperback. A very scarce poster for The Robinson Brothers exhibition in London from 17th February to 20th March 1992. Very scarce. The original poster for The Robinson Brothers exhibition at the Chris Beetles Gallery, London, specialising in tradit...