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Vintage Book Press
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage working book press with metal plaque that reads: William Mitchell
Birmingham
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Metal
$1,300
Industrial Book Press
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Original industrial book press of solid iron with great patina
Wonderful object for a book
Category
1920s American Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
$1,200
Antique English Book Press
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Very heavy 19th century iron and bronze English book press.
Category
19th Century British Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Complete Wooden Book Press
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Complete Wooden Book Press
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Book Press
Materials
Wood
Elegant Antique Mahogany Book Press
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tall and narrow lovely mahogany book press.
Category
19th Century English Antique Book Press
19th Century Mahogany Book Press
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century mahogany chest of drawers with book press.
Category
19th Century Antique Book Press
19th Century Oak Book Press
Located in New York, NY
19th century oak book press:
Measures: 22.75" x 15.75" x 48" H
Weighs: 45 lbs
Category
19th Century Antique Book Press
Materials
Wood
Antique Cast Iron Book Press
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique cast-iron book press. Measures 18 3/4" x 12" x 12 3/4" - 15 1/2" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Steel, Iron
18th Century Mahogany Book Press
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany book press, having a spiral thread mechanism, lovely quality moulded press
Category
1790s British Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Mahogany
Cast Iron Antique Book Press
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare antique cast iron book press used for bookbinding, flower pressing, scrap booking and various
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Book Press
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French book press, the heavy steel screw / press mechanism suspended within a stout
Category
1880s French Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Oak Book Press Cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th Century oak book press cupboard circa 1800.
One piece Georgian book press made from
Category
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century oak book press cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century oak book press cupboard circa 1800.
One piece georgian book press made from
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Oak
Early 19th century oak book press cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century oak book press cupboard circa 1800.
One piece Georgian book press made from
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Oak
1893 Cast Iron Book Press "Columbian Exposition"
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique 1893 cast iron book press, reads "Columbian Exposition the Highest Award 1893". Measures 11
Category
1890s American Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Early 18th Century Dutch Oak Book Press
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine Quality Petit Dutch Book Press Circa 1700.
Beautiful Colour On This Typical Flemish Piece
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Book Press
English Mahogany and Oak Book Press. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany and oak one drawer book press with urn finial, swivel handle, and terminating on
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Book Press
18th century pine book press chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality 18th century English pine book press circa 1780.
Original turned and working book
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Pine
Oversized nineteenth century Antique Book Press, Mahogany and Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An impressive 19th century continental large book press in mahogany and oak with a large iron and
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Book Press
Materials
Wood
18th Early 19th Century Georgian China or Book Press
Located in Richmond, VA
18th- early 19th century Georgian mahogany china or book press on original French feet. Two part
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Book Press
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Workshop Book Press Wrought Iron, France, circa 1850
Located in Labrit, Landes
This wrought iron book press was made in the late 19th century in France for a workshop
Patina and
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Oversized Maple Book Press
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An oversized book press, 19th century, of maple. Probably American, possibly European. Good overall
Category
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Book Press
Materials
Maple
Antique Workshop Book Press Wrought Iron, France, circa 1850
Located in Labrit, Landes
This wrought iron book press was made in the late 19th century in France for a workshop
Many parts
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique American Book Press
By Standard Co.
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique industrial weight book binding press made by Standard Company for book binders M. P. Exline
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
English Regency Cast Iron and Gilt Dolphin Book Press, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency cast iron and gilt flanking dolphin book press with adjustable bulbous turned
Category
1850s English Regency Antique Book Press
19th Century Italian Antique Large Museum Iron Book Press
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
book press made entirely of iron. The iron is forged with decorative elements these characteristics
Category
1870s Italian Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Painted Cast Iron Book Press from Germany, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
This wonderful book press dates to the end of the 19th century and has been painted black with gold
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Heavy Antique Book Press, English, Cast Iron, Binding, Flower Pressing, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy antique book press. An English, cast iron binding or flower pressing device, dating
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Antique Cast Iron Book Press
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique book-binding press made of cast iron and brass. Measures: 2 1/2" daylight. 18 1/2" in
Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Hand-Painted Cast Iron Letter Copying Machine Book Press by Bailey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Late 19th century, large, cast iron, letter copying machine or book press manufactured by Bailey
Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHI
Located in York County, PA
CAST IRON EAGLE, A BOOK PRESS COUNTERWEIGHT, MADE IN PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1813:
The
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Italian Book Press in Iron
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Bookpress adorned with pair of dolphins.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Late 19th C. Victorian Cast Iron Wheel Book Press, c.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an antique cast iron wheel book binding press. The handle works properly and moves
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century Cast Iron Flower or Book Press on Original Mahogany Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A 19th century, cast iron flower or book press, on original mahogany table
This is an attractive
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Book Press
Large Chromed Antique Bank or Library Book Press from France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Weight = 105 lbs
This stunning antique chromed book press is much larger than most antique
Category
19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Iron
19th c. Cast Iron Sea Serpents Book Press c.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original cast Iron book binding press with bronze plated mythical serpents flanking the
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
American Mahogany Book Matched Graduated Linen Press. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany linen press with booked matched upper case doors, lower case graduated drawers
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Book Press
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Mahogany Inlaid Book Matched Linen Press, Circa 1785
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale mahogany linen press with upper case book matched flanking doors over four
Category
1780s American Chippendale Antique Book Press
Materials
Brass
Important Sheraton George III 18th Century Mahogany and Satinwood Linen Press
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Benington, Herts
Fastnedge on page 195 plate 67. In the same book a very similar clothes press is illustrated on page 213
Category
18th Century English Sheraton Antique Book Press
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Letter Book Nipping Press Original Mahogany Stand Victorian London
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Cast iron book press on stand, English Victorian, circa 1850
A most pleasing original nipping
Category
1850s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Book Press
Materials
Mahogany
Industrial Bookpress
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A patinated cast iron book press which could also be used as a nutcracker.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Rare East Anglian Vernacular Tall Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
erroneously called a book press.
Category
1760s English George II Antique Book Press
Period Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This charming old oak Georgian chest of drawers started life as a book press sadly the press which
Category
Late 18th Century George I Antique Book Press
Materials
Oak
Swedish Biedermeier Glass Front Linen Press Book Case Cabinet Marquetry Black
Located in Lewes, England
Beautiful Swedish antique Biedermeier linen press bookcase cabinet in fabulous black patina finish
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Book Press
Materials
Birch
Period Oak Chest of Drawers This Charming Old Oak Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Book Press sadly the press which would have been on the top of the chest has long gone
The Chest has
Category
Early 1800s Antique Book Press
Materials
Oak
Antique Tabletop Flower Press, English, Cast Iron, Rotary, Book, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tabletop flower press. An English, cast iron rotary book pressing machine
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "presse a relier
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Patinated Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
library! In the old days, this kind of "Presse a Papier" was used to press the book's sheets together
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
of device was used to press together the book's sheets together before receiving a bookbinding. Book
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Silver and Gilt Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press from Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
wonderful device accessory! In the old days, this kind of "Presses a Papier" were used to press the book
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Rust Silver and Gilt Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
accessory in a study or library! In the old days, this kind of device was used to press together the book
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Wrought Iron Book Binding Press on Oak Stand from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
was used to press together the book's sheets together before receiving a bookbinding. Bronze plaque on
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
Chinese Book Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
: Cabinet, bookcase, book shelf, linen press
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Book Press
$19,800
French 19th Century Iron Bookbinding Press
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This antique paper binding press was forged in 19th century France. The classic "Presse a Relier
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Wrought Iron and Bronze Paper Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
study or library! In the old days, this kind of device was used to press together the book's sheets
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Heavy 19th Century French Black Wrought Iron Binding Press with Gilt Accents
Located in Dallas, TX
device was used to press together the book's sheets together before receiving a bookbinding. Square in
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Press
Materials
Iron
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique book press you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and wood, every antique book press was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique book press, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique book press, designed in the Industrial, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Hooper
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How Much is a Antique Book Press?
Prices for an antique book press start at $285 and top out at $28,422 with the average selling for $1,348.
Questions About Antique Book Press
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The weight of a cast iron book press will depend on the make and model. Cast iron is a sturdy material and can be heavy. To prevent damage, display cast iron book presses on a strong surface. Find a variety of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.
- How were book presses used?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.
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