Kunst

Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President

Joshua Reynolds · 1778 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)

London, T. Cadell, 1778. First edition. Leather. Seven brilliant artistic lectures given by Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy, the first edition. The first edition.Half-title is present.Eighteen pages of adverts to the rear.ESTC citation number T47974.Collated, complete.A s...

Junge Kunst Band 4 Eine Autobiographische Plauderei

Ludwig Meidner · 1923 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Leipzig, Verlag Von Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1923 . Cloth. The uncommon second edition of this small German art book featuring work from Lugwig Meidner. Second edition of Junge Kunst Band 4 Eine Autobiographische Plauderei by Ludwig Meidner in the original publisher's quart...

Portrait Miniatures from the Time of Holbein 1531 to That of Sir William Ross 1860. A Handbook for Collectors.

George C. Williamson · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. First edition guide to collecting portrait miniatures, Illustrated with 111 plates First edition, illustrated with 111 leaves of plates, collated and complete. In this guide for amateur collectors of portrait miniature...

Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists Albrecht Dãƒâ¼Rer Von Nãƒâ¼Rnberg Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists Ghiberti and Donatello with Other Early Italian Sculptors

Richard Ford Heath; Leader Scott · 1881 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York; London, Scribner & Welford; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881-1890. First edition. Cloth. Two very scarce volumes on renowned artists, one on Albrecht Durer and the other on early Italian sculptors. Two volumes in the publisher's original pictorial...

Report on Excavations Made on the Site of the Roman Castrum at Lymne, in Kent, in 1850

Charles Roach Smith; James Elliott · 1852 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Printed for the Subscribers to the Excavations, 1852 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Charles Roach Smith's account of the excavations he made in Lymne, Kent, in 1850. Illustrated with a folding frontispiece, a small number of vignette illustrat...

A Practical Treatise on Painting in Three Parts

John Burnet · 1827 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, James Carpenter and Son, 1827. First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of John Burnet's popular treatises on painting, looking in particular at composition, light and shade, and colour. Illustrated with plates, including colour plates. The first collecte...

Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen Their Work and Their Methods a Study of the Art to-Day with Technical Suggestions

Joseph Pennell · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Macmillan and Company Limited, 1897. Cloth. Joseph Pennell's brilliant study of the history of pen drawing, a lavishly illustrated volume. The third edition.A detailed artistic work exploring the art of those who work with pen as their medium. This volume explores...

Randolph Caldecott&Apos;S "Graphic" Pictures Complete Edition

Randolph Caldecott · 1898 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1898. Cloth. A wonderful complete collection of illustrations and cartoons by Randolph Caldecott. The complete edition, which was limited to 1050 copies. Lacking the limitations page. In the publisher's original full cloth binding...

Oceania and Australia the Art of the South Seas

Alfred Buhler; Terry Barrow; Charles P. Mountford · 1965 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London , Methuen, 1965. Cloth. A wonderful volume on the art of the South Seas, with colour illustrations throughout. This is a reprint edition, published in 1965. Oceania and Australia The Art of the South Seas is part of the Art of the World series, which is a collection of ...

A Book of Homage to Shakespeare, to Commemorate the Three Hundredth Anniversary of Shakespeare&Apos;S Death

Israel Gollancz · 1916 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Oxford , Humphrey Milford , 1916. Cloth. An illustrated, limited edition collection of essays in homage to William Shakespeare. A limited edition of 1250 copies, of which 1000 are for sale. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding with gilt detail. With 9 full...

A Picture Postcard Album... A Mirror of the Times

C. Lauterbach; A. Jakovsky · 1961 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition scarce photo album portfolio of postcards from the 1960s. First edition, in felt covered cloth boards, of this collection of postcards from 1961. As the title suggests, the portfolio is intended to be a &a...

The Toothache

Horace Mayhew · 1999 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Arts Council; Lund Humphries, 1999. Brochure/Pamphlet. A charming facsimile of The Toothache imagined by Horace Mayhew and realised by George Cuikshank. This is an accordion cartoon detailing a Victorian Gentleman's toothache with his torment described in forty-f...

Bruges & West Flanders

G. W. T. Ormond · 1906 · Rooke Books

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,612)

London , A & C Black , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition guide to Bruges and West Flanders richly and beautifully illustrated by Amedee Forestier. This is a lovely first edition of this richly illustrated guide to Bruges and West Flanders. As the preface state...

Eton College

Christopher Hussey · 1926 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Country Life, 1926 . Leather. A lovely edition of Christopher Hussey's richly illustrated study of the history and design of Eton College. First published in 1922, this is a bright edition of Christopher Hussey's study of Eton College. In a smart half calf bi...

Fedora

Victorien Sardou; Henry Llewellyn Williams · 1882 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, John and Robert Maxwell, c1883. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of this dramatic novel, which was based upon Sardou's successful French play, with a sensational illustration on the front board. First UK Edition, very scarce. This is the wonderful ...

Comme Elles Sont Toutes, Comedie En Un Acte, En Prose

Charles Narrey · 1876 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1876. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of this very scarce work of nineteenth-century French theatre by Irish-French writer, Charles Narrey. Presenting this comedic piece of French theatre, one act long in prose.Originally published in 1868, this is a new ...

Societãƒâ© Artistique Des Amateurs Annuaire 1912

1912 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Paris , G. Lesueur , 1912. Leather. An uncommon copy of the annual directory for 1912 of the Societé Artistique des Amateurs, in a beautiful quarter calf binding. An uncommon copy. The annual directory of the Societé Artistique des Amateurs, society of self-proclaimed amateu...

The Life and Art of W. Heath Robinson

Langston Day · 1947 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Herbert Joseph Limited, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this biography of cartoonist W. Heath Robinson, illustrated throughout with plates of his own works. The first edition, first impression of Langston Day's biographical stud...

The History of Westminster Abbey

John Flete; J. Armitage Robinson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1909. Cloth. A fascinating history of London's iconic and important abbey church, founded over a millennia ago. Written by John Flete, an English monk and historian best known for his histories of Westminister Abbey active during the...

Au Treizieme Coup de Minuit: Anthologie Du Surrealisme En Angleterre

Michel Remy · 2008 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Paris, Editions Dilecta, 2008. Paperback. An uncommon French anthology of English surrealism; a limited edition, complete with a signed engraving by Desmond Morris. Containing works by Edith Rimmington, Humphrey Jennings, Roland Penrose, Desmond Morris, Emmy Bridgewater and Da...