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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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1866 An Account of the Welsh Memorial Erected to The Prince ConsortTenby : 1866The first edition of this very scarce account of the Welsh memorial erected for Prince Albert.
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Signed1880 Architecture and How It Arose; With a Model for the GothicLondon: 1880A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce late nineteenth century discussion of the origins of Gothic architecture.
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1868-1875 Dictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier FrancaisParis: 1868-1875A beautiful set of this densely illustrated nineteenth century French work on furniture by the renowned French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
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1913 2 Vols An Introduction to English Church Architecture from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth CenturyLondon : 1913A complete two volume set of this monumental introduction to English Church Architecture, richly illustrated and in its first edition.
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1909 Our HomesLondon: 1909A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's guide to home design and architecture.
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1909 La Voie Publique et Son DécorParis: 1909A handsome copy of this book regarding the architecture of Paris, with the original paper wraps bound into a smart half morocco binding.
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1929 Johnstone and Russell on the Gezira Irrigation SchemeLondon: 1929Two very scarce papers discussing the construction of Sudan's Gezira Irrigation Scheme, illustrated with folding diagrams.
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1961 The 29th Honorary Fellowship The Weizmann Institute of ScienceStockholm: 1961A finely bound very scarce copy of the addresses delivered at the Weizmann Institute of Science on the 30th October 1960. An association copy, gifted by the wife of Axel L Wenner-Gren, a major contributor of this work.
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c1890 The Royal Album of London Views, with Map and IndexLondon: c1890A fantastic collection of engravings depicting London at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Signed1817 The Monumental Effigies of Great BritainLondon: 1817-1832An exceptional association copy of C A Stothard's important twelve part work on British effigies. From the library of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with an inscription from his supporter and admirer, John Ruskin.
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1570 I Quattro Libri Dell'ArchitetturaVenetia: 1570An exceptional copy of Andrea Palladio's seminal architectural work. A hugely important work, which outlines Palladio's teachings including the nine rules of identity. Beautifully illustrated after the author's own drawings.
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Signed1859 Specimens of Ancient Wood-WorkLondon: 1859The first edition of this collection of etchings regarding ancient woodwork, by William Twopeny. Signed by him with a dedication to the front endpaper.
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1851 Parallele des MAISONS de PARIS by Victor CALLIATLiege : 1851A handsomely bound edition of Victor Calliat's Parallele des Maisons de Paris.