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Architecture
We have a particular fondness here at Rooke Books for Architecture. As a result we often have a goodly number of special works on the subject. Of course classicism is well represented but we are also very keen on the Gothic. So here you will find Pugin as well as Palladio.
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1880 The Carpenter and Joiner's AssistantLondon: 1880A fascinating and illustrated guide to carpentry and joinery, with a glossary of architecture terms, by the engineer James Newlands. -
1926 Crittall Standard Metal WindowsLondon: 1926A very scarce illustrated catalogue for the products of Crittall Windows, an important English manufacturer. -
1858 Reliques of Ancient English ArchitectureLondon: 1858The first edition of this scarce volume of eighty-one striking plates of examples of ancient English architecture. -
1929 Standard Practice in Sheet Metal WorkPittsburg: 1929The vanishingly scarce first edition of this impressive publication from the National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors, offering instructions for the use of sheet metal. -
1847 Monumental Brasses and SlabsLondon: 1847The first edition of Charles Boutell's illustrated study on monumental brasses and slabs of the Middle Ages. -
1857 A Practical Treatise on Cast and Wrought Iron Bridges and Girders, As Applied to Railway StructuresLondon: 1857The First edition of William Humber's fantastic heavily illustrated study on iron bridges and girders, a celebration of engineering bound in half calf. -
1929 The Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of TasteNew York: 1929A smart first US edition of this illustrated study into the Gothic Revival from British art historian Kenneth Clark. -
1912 English and Welsh CathedralsLondon: 1912A smart first edition of this study of English and Welsh Cathedrals, with colour plates. -
1868-1869 The Church Builder: A Quarterly Journal of Church Extension in England and Wales No. XXV to XXXIILondon: 1868-1869A smart volume of The Church Builder with eight issues from two volumes bound into one, illustrated throughout. -
1850-1852 3vol A Collection from the Architectural LibraryLondon: 1850-1852Three uniformly bound treatises from the Architectural Library. -
1884 Metropolitan Board of Works: Description of Putney Bridge on Laying the Stone in the Southern AbutmentLondon: 1884A very scarce original programme for the laying of the stone in the southern abutment of the Putney Bridge, on 12th July 1884. -
1868 The Viaduct Works' Handbook; Being a Collection of Examples from Actual PracticeLondon: 1868A first edition of this detailed handbook for the building and maintenance of viaducts. -
1877 A Manual of Gothic MoldingsLondon: 1877An illustrated guide to Gothic architecture by Frederick Apthorp Paley, the fourth edition of this popular work. -
1833 The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeLondon: 1833The first collected edition of all 1833 issues of The Penny Magazine, illustrated with many wood engravings. -
1833 The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeLondon: 1833A terrific run of all 1833 issues of The Penny Magazine, illustrated thoroughly with wood engravings throughout. -
1847-50 Literary and Historical Memorials of London, and London and its CelebritiesLondon: 1847-50The first edition of the first and second series of J. Heneage Jess's historical study of London, relating to its literary and historical memorials and noted figures, bound in full calf. A very rare to see heavily extra illustrated edition. -
1884 Old Halls in Lancashire and CheshireManchester: 1884A first edition of this illustrated study of the old halls of Lancashire and Cheshire. -
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1923 Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, WestminsterLondon: 1923A very scarce limited edition of Herbert Francis Westlake's illustrated historical study on Westminster Abbey and its architecture, signed by the author. -
1850 An Historical & Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its AntiquitiesStonegate: 1850A wonderfully illustrated monograph on York Minster, written by Gothic Revival specialists George Ayliffe Poole and J. W. Hugall. -
1871 The Ornamentation of the Transitional Period of British Architecture. A.D. 1145 - A. D. 1190London: 1871The first edition Part I of this very scarce and richly illustrated study of twelfth century British ecclesiastical architecture, written and illustrated by architectural historian Edmund Sharpe. -
1830 The History and Antiquities of the Tower of LondonLondon: 1830A lovely example of the second edition of this illustrated history of the events and antiquities of the Tower of London. -
1936 The Charm of Yorkshire ChurchesLeeds: 1936A charmingly illustrated uncommon survey of Yorkshire's churches by Ella Pontefract. -
1908 History of Wardley Hall Lancashire and Its Owners in Bygone DaysManchester and London: 1908The first edition of this very scarce historical account of the medieval Wardley Hall in Lancashire, bound in full crushed morocco, being a very scarce extra illustrated edition. -
1904 A Short History of The Township of Rivington In the County of LancasterEdinburgh: 1904The first edition of William Fergusson Irvine's scarce historical account of the township of Rivington, presented by W. H. Lever upon the opening of Lever Park, with photographic plates throughout. -
1849 Architectural Notices of The Churches of the Archdeaconry of NorthamptonLonon: 1849The first edition of this beautifully illustrated architectural study of the churches of Northampton, bound in full morocco. -
1920 The English Interior A Review of the Decoration of English Homes from Tudor Times to the XIXth CenturyLondon: 1920A lavishly illustrated study of English interior design from the Tudor period to the 19th century. -
1925 East Christian Art: A Survey of the MonumentsOxford : 1925A scarce first edition of this illustrated survey of early East Christian art. -
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1914 St. Margaret's Westminster: The Church of The House of CommonsLondon: 1914A smart first edition of this detailed study of St. Margaret's, Westminster, the author's presentation copy. -
1899 A Manual of Church Decoration and SymbolismOxford : 1899A smart first edition copy of this turn-of-the-century guide to Church decoration, wonderfully illustrated throughout. -
1872 Essays on CathedralsLondon: 1872An uncommon first edition of this essay collection on cathedrals, edited by British divine and school master John Howson. -
1851 3vol Winkle's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and WalesLondon: 1851A rebacked collection of three volumes on the cathedral churches of England and Wales, illustrated throughout . -
1908 The Greater Abbeys of EnglandLondon: 1908A delightful volume on the greater Abbeys of England, adorned with colour plates. -
1904 Old Cottages, Farm Houses, and Other Half-Timber Buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire, and CheshireLondon: 1904A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on picturesque buildings in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Cheshire. -
1912 Gothic Architecture in EnglandLondon: 1912A smart reimpression of this detailed and illustrated study on Gothic architecture in England, with corrections. -
1848 Parish Churches; Being Perspective Views of English Ecclesiastical StructuresLondon: 1848An impressive study on ecclesiastical architecture by the Brandon brothers, a lavishly illustrated volume. -
1844 Illustrations of Baptismal FontsLondon: 1844An illustrated study on ecclesiastical architecture, focusing on fonts across Britain, the first edition.