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19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890. Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Book Box

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Olive

Italian Book Form Document Boxes circa 1920 -sold separately
Located in Charleston, SC
A Document Boxes in book form in colorful marbled paper on board with tie ribbons, used in an
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Paper, Fabric, Cardboard

Antique Book Safe, Continental, Cedar, Disguise Volume Storage Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book safe. A Continental, cedar disguise volume storage box, dating to the
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Book Box

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Cedar

19th Century French Mahogany Marquetry Book-Form Decorative Bible Box
Located in Dallas, TX
France circa 1880 and built of mahogany wood, the Bible book storage box, now fashioned as a table box is
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Late 19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Brass

Chinese Porcelain Faux-Bois Decorated Book Form Box, Republic Period
Located in Austin, TX
An early 20th century Chinese LeShan Tang Zhi faux-bois decorated porcelain box in the shape of a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box

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Porcelain

19th Century German Embossed Leather Bound Book-Form Decorative Table Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Germany circa 1880, the embossed leather book binding, now fashioned as a table box is fitted with gilt
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Late 19th Century German Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

Antique Book Safe, English, Bound Keepsafe Box, Home Library, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book safe. An English, bound keep-safe box for the home library, dating to the
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Book Box

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Velvet, Paper

1900s French Leather Book Stack Tantalum Liquor / Drinks Box, neo empire style
Located in Paris, FR
Superb rare Neo-Empire style piece: a stack of tantalus-designed leather books with hidden shot glasses and decanters. Made in France. This magnificent tantalus dates from the early...
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1920s French Empire Revival Antique Book Box

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Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century French Hand-Painted Porcelain "Book" Jewelry Box.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century French Hand-Painted Porcelain "Book" Jewelry Box.
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19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Porcelain

English Early 20th C Oversized Huge Ex Museum Leather Bound Book Folios Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 6 huge museum storage folios in the fashion of old English leather-bound books. Wooden caucus, with gilt tooled leather spines and canvas coverings. All extremely we...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

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Brass

Bronze Box in the Shape of a Book with Ship, Signed Max Le Verrier, circa 1925
Located in Fayetteville, AR
city of Paris, a sailing ship on the high seas. A beautiful bronze box in the shape of a book signed by
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1920s French Antique Book Box

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Bronze

A Small Faux Book Stack
Located in Dallas, TX
A small faux book stack with lifting lid. Inside lined with moire fabric. All sets on turned legs
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19th Century English Antique Book Box

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Wood, Leather

Rare Wedgwood Mounted Book Slide
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Coromander Book Slide Made By Charles Asprey #166 Bond Street LONDON Hand Engrave
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19th Century English Antique Book Box

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Brass

19th-century Small Book-Hide
Located in Farsta, SE
19th-century Small Book-hide With beautiful intricate carvings. Was originally painted in black
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box

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Pine

Early 19th Century French Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box Shaped as a Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This unique antique decorative porcelain box was sculpted in Paris, circa 1840. The ceramic book is
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Early 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Book Box

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Bronze

Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare Anglo-Indian bookrack made of hardwood and porcupine quills with a tight architectural form. You can flatter your books by putting them in it, or just display it as is. This h...
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Book Box

Sterling Silver ‘Book’ Vinaigrette - Antique Victorian
By Edward Smith
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
ribbed design to replicate the book’s spine binding. The remaining three sides of the box feature
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1850s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century The craftsmanship is truly amazing, made by a master
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Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box

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Pine

Outstanding William IV Book Vinaigrette by Rawlings Summers
Located in London, GB
Rawlings & Summers are universally recognized as the makers of the finest of the book vinaigrettes
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1830s English Antique Book Box

Huntley Palmers Biscuit Tins In Book Form, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique Huntley & Palmers book-form biscuit tins, ca. 1901, two (2) each in the form of a stack of
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Book Box

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Tin

19th Century Oversized Grand Livre Book Folio Maison de Papeterie
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Here we have a huge oversized folio in the form on a half bound leather book. The book is hinged to
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Book Box

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Softwood, Paper

Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comprised of eight gilt and red lacquered scripted panels including seven pages with cover; all mounted in a custom shadowbox frame. Very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Indian Tibetan Antique Book Box

Antique Keystone View Stereoscope Library Book Slides Images World War
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Keystone View Co Sterographic Library index photo cards / slides and Stereoscope. Features the stereoscope and images from Tour of the World Volume 1, World War Volume 1, pl...
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Book Box

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Leather, Plastic

Fine "Book" Vinaigrette" Made in Birmingham in 1838 by Taylor Perry
Located in London, GB
The vinaigrette is of narrow rectangular form and is modelled to simulate a book. This example has
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Book Box

Early 20th Century Child s Book Carrier Form Biscuit Tin by Hutley Palmers
By Huntley Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Child's books & carrier form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English
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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Box

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Tin

Brass Box in the Shape of a Book, Netherlands, Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming brass box in the shape of a book. From Netherlands and probably from the early 18th
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Book Box

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Brass

Set of Five Late 19th Century French Multicolor Decorative Faux Book Stacks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of five faux book stacks from the late 19th century with brown, red, green and black tones
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Late 19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

An exceptionally rare George III Filigree Needle Case, modelled as a Book.
Located in London, GB
This extremely rare and outstanding Needle Case is modelled as a book. The front and reverse are
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1780s English Antique Book Box

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Located in Paris, FR
Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small
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1820s French Charles X Antique Book Box

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Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1840
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightened Biedermeier box. Beautiful book-matched walnut veneer. Restored and hand polished with
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1840s German Biedermeier Antique Book Box

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Maple, Walnut

Swedish Love letter pocket in the shape of a book from the Empire period 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Love letter pocket in the shape of a book from the Empire period 1820s. Made by bookbinder
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1820s Swedish Empire Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box
Located in Paris, FR
Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Book Box

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Crystal, Bronze

A Handsome Set of 3 English Victorian Leather Bound Game Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and large-scaled set of 3 English Victorian leather bound hand-tooled book-form game
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19th Century English Antique Book Box

Antique Cubic Tea Box, Birch Veneer, North Germany circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful cubic tea box. Birch book-matched veneered on softwood. Restored and hand polished with
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1860s German Neoclassical Antique Book Box

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Birch, Softwood

Early 20th Century Edwardian Collection of Herbarium Grass Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
discolouration as one would expect, each pine book box has knocks and abrasions consistence with age. English in
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Book Box

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Natural Fiber, Pine

Early 19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War Box
Located in London, GB
book box was made carved and inlaid dating the late war from the beef bones of their food. Left as a
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1850s Unknown Folk Art Antique Book Box

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Wood

Jerome Park Steeple Chase Game
Located in York County, PA
JEROME PARK STEEPLE CHASE GAME IN A BOOK BOXED CASE, WITH AN UNUSUAL, THREE-DIMENTIONAL SPINNER
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19th Century American Antique Book Box

Handsome Book Vitrine or Jewel Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exquisitely made vitrine made from a19th century leather bound book. Pages are compressed and
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19th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Book Box

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Silver, Brass

Italian Book Form Box of Plaster Intaglios
Located in Essex, MA
Book form opening front and back to plaster reliefs.
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper, Plaster

Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic and practical vintage box that resembles faux leather bound books made out of wood
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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Antique Book Box

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Wood

19th Century Box with Applied Carved Book in Original Paint
Located in Milford, NH
A fine wooden box with applied carved book on its top, all in original paint, with period wallpaper
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Book Box

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Wood

Sterling Silver Victorian Book Chain Collar Enamel Locket Necklace original Box
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Book Chain Necklace Sterling Silver Circa 1880 The most fabulous example of Victorian
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Victorian Novelty Photo Album or Postcard Book with Music Box, 1892
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian novelty piece features leather bound postcard book with interior music box, dated
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19th Century Victorian Antique Book Box

Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin
By Huntley Palmers
Located in Shreveport, LA
Two Antique Huntley & Palmers Advertising tin biscuit box book & Buhl Tin. Direct from the antique
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Early 20th Century British British Colonial Antique Book Box

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Metal

Mid-19th Century English Folk art Dominos Game
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century Folk Art Dominos Game We are proud to offer a mid-19th century book box with a
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1850s British Folk Art Antique Book Box

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Mahogany

Green Morocco Leather Elephant Folio Book Cover Now A Marbleized Paper Lined Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A green morocco elephant folio leather book cover with a gilt-tooled embossed English coat of arms
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

Superb Aged 19th Century Italian Paper Wrapped Trompe l oeil Book Side Table Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare character rich 19th century jewel of a side table and decorative box in the shape of stacked
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19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Victorian Ormolu Book Slide Asprey
Located in London, GB
, for the specialist maker of book slides and vanity boxes, Betjemann Sons. It is a delightful
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Ormolu

Antique Betjemann s Coromandel Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Porcelain, Wood

Antique Victorian Betjemann s Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
Pentonville Road, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making
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1860s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Brass

Antique Victorian Betjemann s Porcelain Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Personal Book Holder, 19th C
Located in London, GB
, and the International Exposition of 1867 in Paris. They took the art of cabinet, box and book slide
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Wood

Antique Victorian Betjemann s Pietra Dura Coromandel Book Slide 19th C
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Brass

Folding Draughts and Backgammon Board
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A small, folding, backgammon and draughts games box in blind-book form; constructed from yew wood
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

Antique Lady s Vanity Case Howell James Co 1878
Located in London, GB
, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Box

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted Malachite Casket 1925s
Located in London, GB
cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for operating the way that
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1920s Antique Book Box

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Silver

Antique English Victorian Betjemans Oak Brass Tantalus Humidor 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
Pentonville Road, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making
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1890s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Crystal, Brass

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Antique Book Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique book box for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every antique book box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique book box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique book box, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Otto Czeschka, Christian Petschler and Christoph Reisser’s Sons each produced at least one beautiful antique book box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Book Box?

Prices for an antique book box start at $191 and top out at $41,880 with the average selling for $1,310.
Questions About Antique Book Box
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