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The Complete Little Nemo by Winsor Mccay

Winsor McCay; Alexander Braun · 2014 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

Not Stated, TASCHEN, 2014. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of TASCHEN's publication of all five-hundred and forty-nine issues of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo' comic strip. The scarce first edition of this publication, housed in the publisher&a...

The English Mediaeval House

Margaret Wood · 1983 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Bracken Books, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this extensive work on mediaeval architecture, with illustrations. A detailed exploration into mediaeval architecture, focusing on houses and domestic architecture of the period. An extensive work...

Paul Housley: Music from the Studio

2013 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Belmacz & the Artist, 2013. First edition. Cloth. Mint first edition of this scarce publication dedicated to the work of Paul Housley. The first edition of this work. A scarce copy. Featuring an essay by Martin Herbert 'The River' and a series of thirty-eight...

Essai Sur L&Apos;Origine de la Gravure En Bois Et En Taille-Douce, Et Sur la Connaissance Des Estampes Des Xve Et Xvie Siã¨Cles

Hendrik Jansen · 1808 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

Paris, F. Schoell, 1808. First edition. Leather. The first and only edition of this two-volume work on engravings, intaglio, prints, calligraphy and typography. The first and only edition of this two-volume work in quarter calf bindings. Illustrated with 19 plates to Volume I....

Yousuf Karsh: Helden Aus Licht Und Schatten

Yousuf Karsh; Dieter Vorsteher [ed.]; Janet Yates [ed.] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Berlin, Deutschen Historischen Museums, G-und-H-Verlag, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this beautiful celebration of the photography of Yousuf Karsh, illustrated throughout with wonderful examples of his portrait photography. In the original German.Publi...

Die Sammlung Dr. Leopold Seligmann

Paul Clemen, Otto von Falke and Georg Swarzenski · 1930 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Berlin, Herman Ball/ Paul Graupe, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this catalogue of the collection of Dr Leopold Seligmann, with illustrations. A first edition copy. In the original German.This volume contains the collection of Dr Leopold Seligmann which wa...

Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays Par Une Groupe D&Apos;Ecrivains Specialistes Francais Et Etrangers

E Benezit · 1948 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Not Stated , Librairie Grund , 1948-55. Cloth. The new limited edition of E. Bénézit's extensive French dictionary of artists in eight bright volumes. A new edition, revised and edited by E Benezit. Limited to three thousand sets printed to vol. I, the present number 1275...

Alte Leipziger Goldschmiede-Arbeiten Und Solche Anderen Ursprunges Aus Leipziger Besitz

Richard Graul · 1910 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Leipzig, Karl W. Hiersemann, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed volume looking at the striking examples of goldsmith works held at the Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts, complete with seventy plates. The first edition.In the original German.A beautiful...

Les Chefs-D&Apos;Oeuvre Des Grands Maitres: Nouvelle Serie XV-XVIII Siecle

M Ch Moreau-Vathier · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1904. Cloth. Large paper French book celebrative of the masterpieces of the great masters, with numerous plates of illustrations. Ode to the arts and the masterpieces of the masters from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. In the original French. A...

Les Peintres Espagnols

Paul Guinard · 1967 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

France, Le Livre de Poche, 1967. Leather. A leather bound edition of this study of Spanish artists, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with many in-text photographs. A study of Spanish painters and paintings, with reference to Gothic style, the Renaissance, T...

An Irish Portrait: The Autobiography of Paul Henry, R.H. A

Paul Henry; Sean O'Faolain [foreword] · 1988 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1988. Cloth. A smart autobiography of Irish artist Paul Henry, known for painting the West of Ireland in a Post-Impressionist style. A new edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust...

The Signatures of Four British Artists: Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells

Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts; Henry Tanworth Wells · 1896 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, None, 1896-1934 . Loose Pages, Articles. The signatures of four prominent British painters: Alfred Parsons, Harrington Mann, Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells. The first two signatures, flat signed to a sheet of folded paper, are of the miniaturist and portrait p...

Expositions of Great Pictures

Richard Henry Smith · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, James Nisbet and Co, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Richard Henry Smith's study of eight old masters, illustrated with eight mounted albumen prints. In this charming and scarce work, the author discusses seven works of art by the Old Mast...

The Apostle a Drama

George Moore · 1923 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , William Heinemann , 1923 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition copy of The Apostle, a play by George Moore. A limited edition copy, limited to one thousand copies with this being number ten. Signed by the author to the limitation page. The Apostle is a ...

Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonne

Christopher Wright · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Jupiter Books, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this wonderful catalogue of paintings by Nicolas Poussin, many illustrations being in colour. A first edition copy. This volume is a catalogue of the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, a leading painter of ...

House Decoration: Comprising Whitewashing, Paperhanging, Painting

Paul N. Hasluck [ed.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this uncommon 19th century guide to interior decorating, illustrated with many diagrams. A first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Inscription to t...

Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

Roy C. Strong · 1963 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Roy Strong's work on the portraits of Queen Elizabeth I in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I by Roy C. Strong in the original publisher's cloth binding...

Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round of Etchings in Miniature

John Adam; George Hay · 1886 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Arbroath, T. Buncle, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of etchings by John Adam. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-four plated etchings. Collated complete. A collection of architectural sketches with historical and topogr...

London, the Works, and One Man Show

Beryl Cook · 1978 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Murray, 1978-1988 . First edition. Cloth. Three first edition works by Beryl Cook in the original dust wrappers. First edition of three works by Beryl Cook, a well renowned British artist best known for her original and unique paintings. Cook's work is often ...

American Still-Life Painting

William H. Gerts; Russell Burke · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York , Praeger Publishers, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first edition copy of this survey of American still-life painting. A first edition copy. This book is a comprehensive survey of an often neglected aspect of American art. This volume traces the history of Am...