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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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1849 The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureLondon: 1849A first edition copy of John Ruskin's highly influential essay on the principles of architecture. Bound in handsome full morocco.
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1858 2 Vols The Baronial Halls and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of EnglandLondon : 1858A complete two volume set of works on the architecture of the baronial halls of England, with colour plates.
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1882 2 vols The Ruined Abbeys of BritainLondon : 1882A set of two volumes of images of ruined abbeys of Britain, with colour plates.
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1839 Le Vieux Paris reproduction de monumens qui n'existent plus dans la capitaleParis : 1839A French volume of illustrations of the buildings and monuments of Old Paris.
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1893 The Poetry of ArchitectureOrpington; London : 1893A limited large paper edition of this influential work on architecture by John Ruskin.
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c1820 Views in ParisParis : c1820A very scarce album of views in Paris, including forty one views.
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1824-1825 2 vols in 1 Views of the Most Interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great BritainLondon : 1824-1825A leather bound two volumes in one copy of Views of the Most Interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain, richly illustrated.
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1876 A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western SussexLondon : 1876A first edition copy of this extensive history of Western Sussex, with illustrations.
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1963 2 Vols Stirlingshire an Inventory of the Ancient MonumentsEdinburgh : 1963A complete two volume set of this inventory of the monuments of Stirlingshire, with folding maps and illustrations.
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1967 Peeblesshire: an Inventory of Ancient MonumentsNot Stated : 1967Bright first edition of this extensive illustrated study of the ancient and historical monuments of Peeblesshire.
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1851 The Power of Form Applied to Geometric TraceryLondon: 1851A very scarce first edition study on geometry and Gothic Architecture in geometrical form, complete with illustrations of one-hundred designs.
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1847 Practical Masonry, Bricklaying, and PlasteringLondon: 1847A very scarce work by Peter Nicholson on masonry, bricklaying and plastering.
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1979 The Victorian Country HouseNew Haven and London: 1979An excellent copy of this study of Victorian architecture by Mark Girouard, a revised edition complete with dust wrapper.
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1913 The Royal Palaces, Historic Castles and Stately Homes of Great BritainEdinburgh: 1913A scarce first edition work on the historic palaces, castles and stately homes of Great Britain, bound in half morocco by Otto Schulze.
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1931 Representative British Architects of the Present DayLondon: 1931A bright first edition of this study of prominent British architects of the twentieth century, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1903 Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh BorderThe Old Parsonage, Didsbury: 1903The first edition of this history of old homes in Britain with a signed letter by the author.
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1925 Italian Gardens of the RenaissanceLondon: 1925A very scarce volume illustrative of the beautiful Italian gardens of the Renaissance, the first trade edition.
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1953-55 The Pelican History of Art SeriesHarmondsworth: 1953-1955Three handsome volumes from the popular Pelican History of Art series, edited by Nikolaus Pevsner.
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1900 History of the Parish of East Lockinge, BerksLondon and Wantage: 1900The scarce first edition of this brief history of the East Lockinge.
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1930 The Cathedral of the Moors Being a Brief History of North Curry Church, SomersetTaunton: 1930The first edition of this very scarce brief history booklet about North Curry Church in Somerset with illustrations.
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1924 Regional Architecture of the West of EnglandLondon : 1924A smart first edition copy of this fascinating local architectural history of the West of England.
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1908 The Sculptured Bosses in the Roof of the Bauchun ChapelNorwich : 1908A very scarce volume concerned with the sculptured bosses in the roof of the Bauchun Chapel in Norwich Cathedral.
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1813 Some Account of the Abbey Church of St. AlbanLondon: 1813The very scarce first edition of this architectural study of the abbey church of St. Alban with striking engravings after drawings by John Carter.
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1982 Wells Cathedral A HistorySomerset: 1982The uncommon first edition of this history of Wells Cathedral with illustrations in the original dust wrapper.
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1851 Sketches of the Architectural Beauties of Wells & Glastonbury in Sixteen PlatesLondon : 1851A scarce volume of lovely drawings of the buildings on Wells and Glastonbury.
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1973 The Anti-RationalistsLondon : 1973A wonderful copy of this architectural work on the Anti-Rationalists, richly illustrated.
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1836 Examplars of Tudor Architecture, Adapted to Modern HabitationsLondon: 1836The scarce second edition of Thomas Frederick Hunt's beautifully illustrated analysis of the styles of Tudor architecture.
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1811-13 Treatise on Ecclesiastical Architecture of England; Two Letters to a Fellow of the Society of AntiquariesLondon; Cambridge: 1811-1813The first edition of Haggitt and Milner's beautifully illustrated studies of the history of Gothic architecture in England.
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1821-23 Specimens of Gothic ArchitectureLondon: 1821-23Augustus Pugin's classic work on Gothic Architecture, consisting of numerous engravings.
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1837 A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of ArchitectureLondon: 1837The scarce 1837 edition of Peter Nicholson's illustrated study of the 'Five Orders of Architecture'.
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1814-16 The History and Antiquities of Cathedral Church of Norwich and SalisburyLondon: 1814-1816Two first edition copies of John Britton's architectural and historical works on the Cathedral Churches of Norwich and Salisbury, bound into one volume.
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1926 Cottages: Their Planning, Design and MaterialsLondon: 1926An interesting architectural work regarding the floor plans and designs of cottages in the early twentieth century.
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1824-1825 2 vols in 1 Views of the most Interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain including Screens, Fronts, MonumentsLondon : 1924-1925Two volumes in one of views of collegiate and church architecture, richly illustrated.
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Signed1925 A Short History of Building CraftsOxford: 1925A smart first edition signed copy of this important work on building crafts, being architectural historian John Harvey's copy.
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1847 Instrumenta EcclesiasticaLondon: 1847A collection of church designs, floor plans and ecclesiastical accessories collated by the Ecclesiological late Cambridge Camden Society.
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1841 A Companion to the Third Edition of a Glossary of Terms Used in Gothic ArchitectureLondon: 1841A smart full-calf copy of this companion to the Glossary of Gothic Architecture, with numerous engravings.