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"Cathedrals of Central Italy" by Francis Bumpus, First Edition, circa 1911
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a first edition printing of Cathedrals of Central Italy by Thomas Francis Bumpus. This
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Early 20th Century Antique Italian Books

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Paper

The Works of Machiavelli (in Italian) 10 Leather Volumes Published: 1804, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Machiavelli in Italian, 10 volumes, published in Milan, 1804. 3/4 leather boards with
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Early 1800s Antique Italian Books

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Leather, Paper

Trollope, A Decade of Italian Women, First Edition, 2 Vols. 1859 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: TROLLOPE, T. Adolphus. Title: A Decade of Italian Women. Publisher: London: Chapman
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1850s British Antique Italian Books

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Leather

Italy s Great Horror of Earthquake and Tidal Wave, Jay Mowbray circa 1909 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Italy's Great Horror of Earthquake And Tidal Wave by Jay Henry Mowbray. G. W. Bertron, New York
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Early 1900s American Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Grand Tour Intaglios Collection
Located in Madrid, ES
Collection of forty-eight intaglios "Grand Tour", in two books, represent "
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Italian Books

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Plaster

Praelectiones Theologicae Joannes Perrone, 1847
Located in valatie, NY
dogmatic theology at the Roman College in 1823. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Pompei, Past and Present by P. Beccarini, First Edition
By Luigi Fischetti, P. Beccarini
Located in valatie, NY
antique book in remarkable condition. Most available copies are re-prints. NPT Books, a division of N.P
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Wilhelm Von Gloeden: L arte Di Gloeden - Erotic Photographs Book
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
(September 16, 1856–February 16, 1931) was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. He is mostly
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Pompei Past and Present Illustrated By Luigi Fischetti, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Naples, Italy, 1906, English text. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as issued. 110 pp. Green oil cloth
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Mid-17th c. Pig Vellum Book c.1667
Located in San Francisco, CA
dated 1903. CREATOR Unknown. Possibly Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE Pub.1667. MATERIALS AND
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17th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

P. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Casti Pub by Ioannem Heruagium Basileae, 1537
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare edition hardback copy of P. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Casti, gata ad fidem ueterum exemplariorum a Ioanne Sichardo, Accesserunt Omniumaeditionibus, qux in bu...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Books

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Leather, Paper

c1890 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
Adventures of Oliver Twist’, two to ‘American Notes’, two to ‘Pictures From Italy’, sixty-four to ‘Christmas
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1890s British Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Assunta Giovanno Murano Glass And Resin Charm Bracelet Italian Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
resin with gold plated applied swirls. Her work are in Italian jewelry books. There is a tag with her
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1880s Italian Modern Antique Italian Books

Impressive 19th Century Grand Tour Collection of Italian Intaglios
Located in Hopewell, NJ
are mounted, arranged and identified in 2 original books covered in Italian paper and labeled Paoletti
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Early 19th Century Antique Italian Books

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Plaster

Toward Bridge - Original China Ink and Watercolor - Early 20th Century
By Marguerite Callet-Carcano
Located in Roma, IT
: 35x 28 cm Marguerite Callet-Carcano (Milan, 1878) Marguerite Callet-Carcano was an Italian-Belgian
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Early 20th Century Antique Italian Books

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Ink

AYX Map of Aix en Provence, France by J. Blaeu 17th c.
By Joan (Johannes) Blaeu
Located in Paonia, CO
seventeenth century. Blaeu the younger published during his life three town-books of Italy: Citta del Vaticano
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Late 17th Century Other Art Style Antique Italian Books

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Engraving

19th Century historical genre oil of a lady gentleman
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Signorelli, published in 1899. From then until 1932, she wrote and published further books on Italian
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19th Century Victorian Antique Italian Books

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Literature
Located in New York, NY
The Literature of Italy from 1265 - 1907 consists of sixteen volumes bound full brown
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19th Century Antique Italian Books

3 Volumes. John Addington Symonds, Sketches Studies in Italy.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Addington Symonds, Sketches & Studies in Italy. Bound in 3/4 white calf with linen
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Late 19th Century British Antique Italian Books

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Leather

2 Volumes, Museo Borbonico, Raccolta De Monumenti Più Interessanti
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Museo Borbonico, Raccolta de Monumenti più Interessanti. Bound in full green morocco with very ornate gilt-tooled border details. Raised bands gilt with panels displaying ...
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1820s Italian Antique Italian Books

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Leather

6 Volumes. John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy.
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy. Bound in 3/4 white calf with linen boards
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Late 19th Century British Antique Italian Books

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Leather

1 Volume. W.W. Collins, Cathedral Cities of Italy.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. W.W. Collins, Cathedral Cities of Italy. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards
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Early 20th Century American Antique Italian Books

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Leather

2 Volumes. J.A. Crowe and G.B Cavalvaselle, A History of Painting in North Italy
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. J.A. Crowe and G.B. Cavalvaselle, A History of Painting in North Italy. Bound in 3/4
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Late 19th Century British Antique Italian Books

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Leather

PSALTERIUM BOOKS I II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional pair of Psalm books - Bronze and Leather mounted - Printed in Italy for a
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

Set of Six Vellum Papal Books
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of six vellum books in Latin.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Books

19 Folio sized Vellum Bound Books - Annales Minorum 1731
Located in London, GB
19 Folio sized Vellum Bound Books - Annales Minorum 1731 by Father Luke Wadding of Waterford
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

18th c. Italian book stand
Located in Summerland, CA
A water-gilded neoclassical wood book stand with ratcheting support
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Books

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Giltwood

A stack of Italian Vellum book circa 1808
Located in Hudson, NY
A stack of Vellum Books, from Italy dated 1808
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

19th Century Intaglio Impressions In Book Form
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Grand tour Neoclassic intablio impressions in book form
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

Caesar s Gallic Wars Provenance Chatsworth House Attic Sale
Located in Leeds, GB
This rare copy of Caesar's Gallic Wars as translated by F P Long was in the possession of the archivist at Chatsworth House. Resume of contents: 1.Book I 58BC The Helvetii,the ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

1484 Gospel of John, Latin Bible Fragment Incunabula Medieval
By Johannes Horbort
Located in Albany, OR
1484 Gospel of John (only). Complete. "In the beginning was the Word" (1:1). Biblia Latina, fragment. Printed in Venice by Johann Horbort, de Seligenstadt, April 30, 1484. Reference:...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Antique Italian Books

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Paper

TOLE METAL BOOKS AS A TABLE
Located in Hudson, NY
A TOLE ITALIAN TABLE AS A STACK OF BOOKS. THE TOP OPENS UP FOR LOTS OF STORAGE, OR A HIDING PLACE
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Metal

Set of Three Books by Jean Nicolas Durand 1760-1834
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great set of three large books with hundreds of architectual engravings and design details
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

Pair of Marble Top Tables
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Marble Top tables Cic and Convenient for drinks or coffee, or a stack of books, Made in
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Marble

Pair of Regency Lacquered Brass Argand Lamps
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
Southern Italy. Piranesi published two books that were particularly influential: Diverse maniere
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1830s English George IV Antique Italian Books

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Brass

Two William IV Bronze Argand Lamps in the Form of Ancient Rhytons, circa 1835
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
Southern Italy. Piranesi published two books that were particularly influential: Diverse maniere
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1830s English Neoclassical Antique Italian Books

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Brass

Italian Vellum Books
Located in Fairhope, AL
I have a large collection of Italian vellum books I purchased in Italy. They range in price from
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Books

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Goatskin

19th Century Italian Faux Books
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice set of four Italian faux books. The books are priced individually. The binder
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

17th-18th Century Collection of Vellum Books Ten Books
Located in Nashville, TN
A collection of ten vellum (Latin word meaning "made from calf") books ranging in size
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

Collection of 17th and 18th Century Vellum Books, 15 Total
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderful collection of Vellum books, 15 books. The smallest being 5 1/4 H x 3 1/4 W x 1 D and the
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Animal Skin

Collection of 17th and 18th Century Vellum Books - 19 Total
Located in Nashville, TN
A wonderful collection of smaller in size Vellum Books. Total of 19 books. the Smallest being 2.5 x
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

17th and 18th Century Five Book Collection of White Vellum Books
Located in Nashville, TN
A nice collection of 17th and 18th Century all Vellum Books in a set of five. Please take a look at
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Books

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Animal Skin

Literature of Italy 20 Volumes
Located in Stamford, CT
The literature of Italy 20 volumes by Francesco Flamini published 1907.  
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Early 20th Century Antique Italian Books

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Paper

New York Trends and Traditions Book
Located in Oakland Park, FL
The magnificent apartments and houses of New York's most interesting and exciting residents have never appeared more beautiful than in this exquisite volume. Bill Blass, Fred Hughes,...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Books

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Paper

1517 the Underworld, Folio Gruninger Woodcut Leaf, Virgil’s Aeneid, Hand Colour
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Norwich, GB
; Baudrier XII, 344; Brun 322; Mambelli 136; Mortimer, Italian Books II, 537; Renouard, Badius Ascensius III
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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Italian Books

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Paper

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Antique Italian Books For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique Italian books for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique Italian books — often made from paper, wood and metal — can elevate any home. Find 116 antique and vintage antique Italian books at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Antique Italian books have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of antique Italian books to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, neoclassical and modern antique Italian books are of considerable interest. Many antique Italian books are appealing in their simplicity, but Maxfield Parrish, Venini and Luis Pons produced popular antique Italian books that are worth a look.

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Antique and vintage books add a sense of culture and style to any room. Displaying these types of books in your living room or reading nook can warm a space with a distinguished feel.

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Questions About Antique Italian Books
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    To tell an antique Italian pottery apart from other pieces, do some research using trusted online resources. First, identify the maker by looking for marks on the bottom or interior. Once you know who produced your pottery, you can then explore the styles and types of pieces they produced over the years and use this information to estimate your piece's age. For pottery to be antique, it must be at least 100 years old. If you'd like assistance with the dating process, talk to a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of antique Italian pottery on 1stDibs.

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