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Art & Architecture
We have a wide and varied collection of books on all forms of Art and Architecture, encompassing Engineering, Design, Furniture and Fashion. Many with fantastic plates and some real rarities included.
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2001 Hysteric GlamourTokyo: 2001A very scarce and subversive photobook collaboration with Hysteric Glamour, blending art, fashion, and erotic subculture through Dick Jewell’s sharp portraiture. -
1905 AbbotsfordLondon: 1905First edition of W. S. Crockett's insightful look into Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott. Beautifully illustrated with 20 colour plates. -
1878 Turner's Liber Studiorum, a Description and a CatalogueLondon: 1878A pleasing copy of the first edition of this catalogue raisonné of the engravings of English Romantic painter William Turner in a half morocco binding. -
1900 Modern British Water-Colour DrawingsLondon: 1900A charming Studio “Special Number,” richly illustrated with tipped-in colour plates, showcasing leading British watercolour artists and commentary by art critic Alfred Lys Baldry. -
1881 Rural England; Loiterings Along the Lanes, the Common Sides, and the Meadow-PathsLondon: 1881Beautifully illustrated throughout and in the publisher's vellum binding, this is a scarce limited edition study of rural England and the British countryside. -
1908 2vol London Churches Ancient & ModernLondon : [1908]An abundantly illustrated complete two volume set on the architecture of London churches across history. -
1880-1896 The Theatre. A Monthly Review of the Drama, Music, and the Fine ArtsLondon: 1880-1896An impressive and scarce twenty-nine volume set of Clement Scott's theatrical periodical, an illustrated work including striking Woodburytype photographic portraits. -
1896 Oxford CharactersLondon; New York: 1896A limited edition of two hundred copies, the volume produces twenty-four lithographic portraits by Will Rothenstein, depicting some of Oxford’s most distinguished poets, dons, and aesthetes. -
1900 Manchester Portraits: a series of lithographic drawingsManchester : 1900An uncommon collection of lithographic portraits drawn by William Rothenstein, being one of fifty-five proof copies issued. -
1910 Old English MezzotintsLondon; Paris; New York: 1910A finely produced Studio edition, a celebration of the artistry and elegance of 18th- and early 19th-century British mezzotint engraving, illustrated with 127 plates. -
1930 The AcropolisOxford: 1930The first translated edition of Rodenwalt's The Acropolis, an artistic analysis of the ancient monuments in Athens. -
1938 Houses and People of JapanLondon: 1938Bruno Taut's Houses and People of Japan, an insightful look into the Japanese architecture and culture of 1930's Japan. The scarce first impression from publisher's John Gifford. -
1977 The History of Japanese Printing and Book IllustrationTokyo, New York and San Francisco: 1977Informative and extensive exploration of the development of Japanese printing and book illustration over time, with illustrations from the British Museum archives. -
1908 In JapanLondon: 1908The first edition of Gaston Migeon's scholarly account of his travels to Japan, with a particular focus on culture and art. -
![[1936] Glimpses of Old Japan from Japanese Colour Prints: Birds & Flowers](https://rookebooksm2.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/8/984b1_7_.jpg)
[1936] Glimpses of Old Japan from Japanese Colour Prints: Birds & FlowersLondon & New York: [1936]Delightful installment in C. G. Holme's Glimpses of Old Japan series with beautiful colour plates of birds and flowers. -
1944-1950 2 Vols English Medieval Wall Painting: The Twelfth CenturyOxford: 1944-1950Two first edition volumes from E. W. Tristram’s monumental English Medieval Wall Painting series, richly illustrated studies of twelfth and thirteenth century church murals. -
1983 Walt Disney's FantasiaNew York: 1983A fine first edition of John Culhane's wonderful study of the creation of the 1940s classic animation 'Fantasia', featuring 130 colour illustrations. -
1948 Kamisuki Chohoki: A Handy Guide to PapermakingBerkeley : 1948A smart English translation of Kunisaki Jihei’s 1798 manual on traditional Japanese papermaking, illustrated throughout. -
1934-1959 76 Vols A Complete Set of King Penguin Reference BooksMiddlesex; London : 1934-1959A handsome and wide-ranging collection of seventy-five volumes from the King Penguin series (1934–1959), including fifty-two first editions. -
1900-1902 2vol Gothic ArchitectureLondon : 1900-1902A 2 volume set of definitions and the evolution of Gothic architecture, with numerous plates, and a folding frontispiece. -
1978 Washi: The World of Japanese PaperTokyo, New York and San Francisco: 1978A delightful and in-depth text on the process and history behind Japanese paper, washi. -
1847 The Mansions of England and WalesLondon: 1847Three beautifully and brightly illustrated first edition volumes of this very scarce study of the impressive homes of England and Wales, illustrated throughout and uniformly bound in half calf. -
1925 3Vols Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular HistoryLondon: [1925]A pleasing set of the new compact edition of this work in the original red cloth, complete in three volumes, with a total of thirty-two photographic plates. -
1923 Finishing School Exercise Books from Evendine CourtEvendine Court, Malvern: 1923A charming collection of four handwritten exercise books on cookery, bookkeeping, and dressmaking, from a young woman named Dorothy Horton who attended the Evendine Court finishing school in 1923. -
c1900-1910 25 Vols Mr. Punch's Library of HumourLondon: c1900-1910A very scarce complete twenty-five volume set of the Punch Library of Humour with hundreds of illustrations by celebrated artists including Leech, Keene, du Maurier, and Tenniel. -
1910 Turner's Golden VisionsLondon; Edinburgh: 1910A first edition of Turner’s Golden Visions by art critic C. Lewis Hind, an illustrated 1910 study celebrating J. M. W. Turner’s genius for light and colour. -
1814 A Description of a Series of Sixty Small Prints, Etched by William Green, of AmblesideLondon; Ambleside : 1814A scarce collection of prints of Ambleside, etched by English artist William Green. -
1839 The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the MetropolisLondon: 1839A richly illustrated two-volume history of London's churches, adorned with engraved plates. -
1930 The Old Bank of England, LondonLondon: 1930The first edition of this scarce work on the architectural history of the Old Bank of England, with seventy-five monochrome plates, a ground plan, and twenty further architectural elevations. -
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c1964 Typographica 10London: c1964A signed reprinted issue from the New Series of 'Typographica', containing only Charles Hasler's article on 18th and 19th-century stock blocks. -
1865 Lives of Boulton and WattLondon: 1865A handsomely bound first edition of Samuel Smiles's biography of two important steam-engine engineers from the 19th century. -
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1923 Things New and OldLondon: 1923A pleasing signed limited edition of Max Beerbohm's book of caricatures. -
1824 A Descriptive History of the Steam EngineLondon: 1824Illustrated throughout, this is the scarce first edition of Robert Stuart's fascinating history of the steam engine. -
1824 A Descriptive History of the Steam EngineLondon: 1824Illustrated throughout, this is the scarce first edition of Robert Stuart's history of the steam engine, with the bookplate of Thomas Byam Martin to the front pastedown. -
1822 An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam EngineLondon: 1822An exceptionally lovely example of the very scarce first edition of C. F. Partington's study of the history of the steam engine, and its role in modern life. -
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1987 On Modern GardeningHackney: 1987A beautiful limited edition of Horace Walpole's influential essay on gardening, signed by illustrator Alan Powers.