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Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman
Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
By Alexander Calder
Located in Vienna, AT
with dust jacket.
The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Basquiat a Cuneo (rare 2001 Basquiat exhibition catalog)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat a Cuneo 2001 catalog:
Rare vintage 2001 Italian Basquiat exhibition catalog, published on the occasion of: “Basquiat a Cuneo”: Galeria d'Arte Il Prisma, 2001. B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
1951-1973 The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
By David Ricardo
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this complete eleven volume set of the works of British political economist and politician David Ricardo, in the original dust wrappers.
The first edition of th...
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Mid-20th Century British Books
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Paper
1853-88 The Sporting Novels of Robert Smith Surtees
By Robert Smith Surtees
Located in Bath, GB
A smart set of the sporting novels of Surtees, a set of eight volumes including three first edition, colourfully illustrated by hand throughout.
The collected sporting novels of Rob...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Books
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Paper
E. BENEZIT - Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteure
Located in valatie, NY
numbered. Very light shelf wear with original, worn glassine covers.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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Mid-20th Century French Books
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Paper
The California Wine Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
the casual drinker.In essence, it is two books in one. Part I describes the individual districts by
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Books
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Paper
Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.
Located in Middletown, NY
his books were adapted for the screen including "Before the Fact" adapted by Alfred Hitchcock as
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Mid-20th Century English Books
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Paper
The Sculptures of Picasso Photographs by Brassaï 1949 1st Edition
By Brassaï, Pablo Picasso
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Rodney Phillips
Co, 1949.
A very important book of Picasso's sculptures beautifully photographed by the renowned French photographer Brassaï, a clo...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Softbound Program 1958 Film Francais by Bernard Buffet
By Bernard Buffet
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare "Film Francais" softbound program featuring original artwork from Bernard Buffet, circa 1958. The program is in good vintage condition with no rips or tears and has nine ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$200 Sale Price
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"November 26, 1963" JFK Limited Edition Book Signed by Ben Shahn
W. Berry
By Ben Shahn
Located in San Diego, CA
"November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three / November 26, 1963" John F. Kennedy book with sleeve signed by artist, Ben Shahn and poet, Wendell Berry, circa 1964. This limited ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$240 Sale Price
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The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed by Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
1933 by George Harrap & Co. Ltd. It is one of the last books illustrated by Arthur Rackham before his
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Mid-20th Century English Books
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Paper
Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mystery, Adventure, Romance, the magazine of prophetic fiction.
Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible.
The Tragedy Of Spider Island on the cove...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table Vicky Lowry
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first and only monograph on the life and work of the iconic Danish-American mid-century
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$135 / item
Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat - FIRST EDITION - dust jacket
signed card
Located in Middletown, NY
jacket, the glazed paper cover, and no mention of the "Beginner Books" series on the rear panel. (Younger
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Mid-20th Century French Books
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Paper
Signed Araki
s Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher.
21 books complete collection limited edition
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$7,898 Sale Price / set
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Arts and Crafts Furniture, John Andrews
Located in Montelabbate, PU
illustrations show pieces of museum quality, many not seen before
Details:
• Publisher? : ? Acc Art Books; 2
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Mid-20th Century Books
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Paper
World of Michelangelo 1475-1564 by Robert Coughlan Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The world of Michelangelo 1475-1564
by Robert Coughlan and The Editors of Time-Life Books
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Mid-20th Century Classical Roman Books
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Paper
Softbound Program "The Art of Alexander Calder" Long Beach Museum of Art 1970
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice softbound program from Alexander Calder's 1970 exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, CA from January 11, 1970 to February 8, 1970.
The program is in go...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$160 Sale Price
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Lettres à une amie vénitienne, by Rainer Maria Rilke – OFFICINA BODONI
Located in Middletown, NY
printer and typographer who, as head of Officina Bodoni, created books exemplifying the highest standards
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Mid-20th Century Italian Books
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Gold Leaf
Live And Let Die First Edition by Ian Fleming 1954
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A first edition, second impression Ian Fleming 'Live and Let Die' as part of the James Bond series. Original dust jacket.
Origin: English
Date: 1954
Item Number: 1001255
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Mid-20th Century English Books
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Paper
James Bond First Edition
You Only Live Twice
by Ian Fleming
By Ian Fleming
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A first edition of 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming, with later dust jacket, as part of the James Bond series.
Origin: English
Date: 1964
Item Number: 1001254
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Mid-20th Century English Books
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Paper
Vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" Art Book by Jack Cowart St Louis Art Museum
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Diego, CA
earlier art, from the 18th century through modernism.
Lichtenstein began experimenting with different
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
The Adventures of Pinocchio, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, illustrated by A. Mussino
Located in Middletown, NY
character to a much wider audience.» (from The Grolier Club, One Hundred Books Famous in Children's
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Mid-20th Century American Books
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Paper
Bernard Buffet Coffee Table Art Collector Book, 1966
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bernard Buffet. Images Luc Fournol. Legendes Annabel Buffet Jean Widmer.
Buffet, Bernard - Druon, Maurice.
Bernard Buffet (French: 10 July 1928 – 4 October 1999) was a French painter...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Hot Wheels Classic Redline Era: Hot Wheels - Birth of the Redline Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hot Wheels Classic Redline Era: Hot Wheels - Birth of the Redline Hardcover Book.
Angelo Von Bogart
Penguin, Aug 31, 2009 - Antiques & Collectibles - 224 pages
Combining candy-colore...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Softbound Program, 1966 Man Ray Los Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition
By Man Ray
Located in San Diego, CA
” glass bead tears, and his pictures of Kiki de Montparnasse—are icons of 20th-century art. Man Ray also
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vineyards and vignerons Hardcover 1979
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Wines Vineyards and Vignerons of Australia by Andre SIMON.
First edition. Quarto, 194 pp.
Color and black & white illustrations.
Written by the prolific author, and founder of th...
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Mid-20th Century Australian Rustic Books
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Paper
First Lady My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover 1964
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
was one of the most best-selling books of the 20th century).
This fictional biography details the
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Books
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Paper
Dictionnaire Quillet de la Langue Francaise Hardcover by Raoul Mortier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dictionnaire Quillet de la Langue Francaise; Dictionnaire Methodique et Pratique Redige Sous la Direction de Raoul Mortier (2 Volumes) Hardcover by Raoul Mortier.
Published by Paris ...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Books
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Paper
The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin – First American Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
. Fen is loosely based on his Oxford tutor, a sometimes absent-minded, eccentric character. The books
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Mid-20th Century American Books
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Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth Century Book 1st Ed.1993
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth century 1993.
by Robin Langley Sommer.
1st
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
This I Remember, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Brothers , 1949. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the first free endpaper, in black ink. In the origin...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Victory Through Air Power By Major Alexander P. De Seversky, Signed, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Seversky, Alexander. Victory Through Air Power. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First Edition. Signed and inscribed. In the publisher’s original unclipped dust jacket and boards....
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Tenreiro (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A Monograph on this most important Brazilian furniture designer and maker from the mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century Books
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Paper
$1,750
Pop Art Exhibition Catalogue 1964 Stockholm Museum of Modern Art
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Unique catalogue of an exhibition in the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1964.
Amazing cover with the iconic artwork of Roy Lichtenstein.
106 works of: Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Ro...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Basquiat a Venezia, Exhibition Catalog 1999
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition catalog:
Venezia (Venice), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, 1999
Catalog produced for the occasion of the exhibition "Jean-Michel Basquiat a Ven...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Assouline: Oscar Niemeyer Architecture Coffee Table Book, First Edition
By Assouline Publishing, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer one of the fathers of modernist architecture, is remembered through Assouline's handmade limited-edition Ultimate Collection volume.
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Cocteau a Biography Hardcover by Francis Steegmuller 1970
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cocteau a Biography Hardcover by Francis Steegmuller 1970.
Title: Cocteau, A Biography
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover English 538 pages
Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
The Technique of Landscape Painting Hardcover by Frederic Taubes 1966
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
at many colleges and universities in the US and Canada and authored several other books on painting
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Books
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Paper
Wordsworth
s Grave and Other Poems by William Watson
Located in Middletown, NY
. Unwin's Cameo series of poetry was a distinctively packaged sequence of books that caught the attention of
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Books
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Gold Leaf
Fausto Melotti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
brought prestige to his hometown. Since the mid-1930s, in the Italy of the return to the figurative order
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Mid-20th Century Books
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Paper
$1,187
The French Revolution History by Thomas Carlyle Hardcover Book in Slipcase 1956
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The French Revolution: A History ,Heritage Press in Slipcase Hardcover – January 1, 1956.
by Thomas Carlyle (Author), Bernard LaMotte (Illustrator).
Special Contents Heritage Press E...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Books
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Paper
Life Century of Change America in Pictures 1900-2000 Hardcover 1st Edition Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Life: Century of Change : America in Pictures, 1900-2000.
Richard B. Stolley, Tony Chiu.
Publisher
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission, Signed by Buzz
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, in Reno, Nevada, and is hand-numbered 148 of only 500 books in the limited edition. Aldrin’s
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
Dalí Max Gerard Hardcover 1st Edition 1968 France by Harry N Abrams
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dalí, Max Gerard, hardcover, dustjacket, published by Harry N Abrams, 1st edition 1968.
DALI 1968 Large Deluxe Salvador Dali Art Book by Max Gerard printed in France.
Surrealism vint...
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Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Books
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Paper
Memoirs Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, Signed and Inscribed
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman. New York: Doubleday
Company, 1955-56. Both volumes signed and inscribed. Two-volume set. Octavos. Stated first editions. In later or ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
July 1951 Arts
Architecture Magazine John Entenza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine July 1951
John Entenza editor and publisher
9.75 W x 12.75 H
Preowned used vintage condition
Refer to all images
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Llorens Artigas Ceramist Catalogue Raisonné Art Book
By Josep Llorens Artigas
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Catalogue raisonné about the artwork of Spanish ceramist Josep Llorens Artigas. Written by Francesc Miralles.
Edited by Cercle d’Art / Fondation Llorens Artigas in 1993.
428 pages. H...
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Mid-20th Century European Beaux Arts Books
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Paper
HOW THE WEST WAS WON Loan Exhibition of Western Americana Paperback 1968
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
HOW THE WEST WAS WON - Loan Exhibition of Western Americana - Paintings, Watercolors, Bronzes Paperback – January 1, 1968.bronzes By Frederic Remington and Russell Charles.Frederic R...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Books
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Paper
Room Outside: A New Approach to Garden Design - John Brookes - 1st Ed, T&H, 1969
Located in CA, CA
that many interact with every day. Particularly brilliant as a resource for the mid-century gardens
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Christie
s Wine Companion Hardcover by Patrick Matthews 1967 1st Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Christie's Wine Companion by Matthews, Patrick. Published by Salem House. Topsfield 1967.
Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jack...
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Books
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Paper
Paper Zoo by Ernst Roch ... 1974 Origami Paper-Folding Kit, Near-Mint Condition
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
paper folding kit that is based on a 19th century paper folding system that was created by a man for his
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$212 Sale Price
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Pour Une Renaissance De La Peinture Française
Located in valatie, NY
painting from the 12th century to 1943. Each work of art is represented with a tipped in color plate
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Mid-20th Century French Books
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Paper
The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition.
Title: The Robert O. Anderson Building
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Publication Date: ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Marcel Duchamp
André Breton Le Surréalisme en 1947 Iconic First Edition
By André Breton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
philosophy. A must-have for collectors of 20th-century avant-garde art and literature.
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Three Hundred Years of American Painting 1957
Located in Bradenton, FL
Three Hundred Years of American Painting by Alexander Eliot, art editor of Time. Hardcover book with slipcase, published in 1957 by Time Incorporated. Printed and bound in the United...
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Mid-20th Century American Books
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Paper
Raphael Vatican Rooms – Le Pitture delle Stanze Vaticane
Located in Middletown, NY
Raphael / Raffaello Sanzio
Le Pitture delle Stanze Vaticane di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino; incise a contorno in 56 tavole
Rome: P.P. Montagnani, 1853.
Folio, 16 5/8 x 11 inches (42...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Books
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Leather, Paper
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Several factors make antique books highly desirable. Original jackets, ornate binding, illustrations and quality of the print all contribute to making a vintage book special. Rare books are of great interest to collectors in the know and can command high prices at auction. In 2021, an important early artist book by Andy Warhol sold at auction for more than $106,000. Somewhere between all the commercial work he did as an ambitious young graphic designer in the early 1950s and his first real debut as a Pop artist a decade later, Warhol produced a trove of incredibly charming drawings. His illustrated self-published artist books from the 1950s are very rare.
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