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Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples
William N. Copley, 1968
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Roy Lichtenstein, Yoko Ono 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples 'William N. Copley, 1968'
S.M.S. is an art collection in a box that was available by subscription in 1968. Through February and Decemb...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
$3,552 Sale Price / set
58% Off
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book by Ken Burns
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover.
First edition of this companion volume to the doc...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Man and Chair
Furniture Book, Catalogue
, 1970 / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970, Grafia, Brno
- czech language
- original condition, see the photos
- 47 pages
- many pictures of seating furniture by Czech designers
- jr.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Design and Plastics / Plastické Hmoty by Milena Lamarová, 1972
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1972
- UPM Prahg ( The museum of decorative arts)
- English and Czech language.
- Original condition, see the photos.
- 207 pages.
- Many beautiful pictures of furniture and i...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Bohemian Glass, Tradition and Present
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1991
- english language
- Publisher: Crystalex and Novy Bor
- printed by Graphia tisk
- original condition, see the photos
- 192 pages
- 301 ilustrations ( Šuhájek, Metelák, ...
Category
Early 2000s Czech Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Brussels Dream, Le Rêve Bruxellois, Der Brusseler Traum, Expo 1958
Located in Praha, CZ
- EXPO 1958 Exhibition
- Publisher: Arbor Vitae, 2008
- Three languages
- Original condition, see the photos
- 165 pages
- Many beautiful pictures of architecture and interior d...
Category
Early 2000s Czech Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Chair in the 20th Century
Furniture Book, Catalogue
, 1982 / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1982
- The museum of decorative arts in Prague
- Czech language
- Original condition, see the photos
- 1427 pages
- Many pictures of seating furniture by Bruno Mathsson, Verne...
Category
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
1964 Israel Katzman Book Architecture La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
By Javier Senosianin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Book
Limited Availability Book by Israel Katzman titled La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
Hard Cover. Published 1964. Original Dust Jacket.
Modern masters of contemporary Archit...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition
National Geographic
This is a beautiful large library or hardcover coffee table book.
Title: National Geographic Atlas of th...
Category
Early 2000s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni, Treccani Edition of 1973
By Ernesto Treccani
Located in Puglia, Puglia
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni - Treccani edition of 1973.
Superb two-volume edition bound in leather, embossed copper cover, work by the sculptor Bronislav Lucovic. The pri...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Copper
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE**
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius
From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Books
Materials
Paper
Chrome Tubular Steel Catalogue, Thonet, 1980s
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s
- maker: Thonet
- reprint
- perfect original condition.
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Martin Chuzzlewit 1844 Chapman
Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Martin Chuzzlewit was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Chapman and Hall of England in 1844 in the period Victorian style with 40 full...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Charles Dickens First Edition Dombey
Son Bradbury
Evans Whitefriars Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Dombey & Son was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars of England in 1848 in the period Victorian style with...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Little Dorrit 1857 Chapman
Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st edition book titled Little Dorrit was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Chapman and Hall of England in 1857 in the period Victorian style with etchings by...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
By John Steinbeck
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Octavo. First trade edition, first printing. In original lime green cloth boards with green titles to the spine and o...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ, 1961
By Joseph Heller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library and one of the 100 greatest novels of all time by The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Alain Ramié, Picasso Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971,
English Edition,
published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound.
Good interior condition, some tears on th...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, French edition, published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound.
Measures: Height 32 cm, width 25.5 cm, dep...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in CA, CA
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni
Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
House
Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition.
First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
1st Edition of ‘Rural
Domestic Life of Germany’ by W Howitt -1842
By William Howitt
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION hardback copy of ‘The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany with Characteristic Sketches of its Cities and Scenery, Collected in a General To...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Country Books
Materials
Paper
Signed 1st Edition of
Minding the Store
by Stanley Marcus
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A SIGNED FIRST EDITION of ‘Minding the Store’ A Memoir by Stanley Marcus.
Published by Little, Brown (1974).
First Edition Second Printing. Pages 383.
Dust Cover in fai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Treasury of American Design Volume 1
2 Ed. Clarence P. Hornung
Located in CA, CA
early Colonial times to the close of the nineteenth century, was executed during the 1930s by hundreds
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude, First Edition Book
Located in CA, CA
Patrick Hamilton -The Slaves of Solitude
Published by Constable, London 1947. First edition.
Hamilton, cult author of Hangover Square and denizen of seedy pre-war literary Lond...
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Christian Art in Africa and Asia - Arno Lehmann - 1st Edition, Concordia, 1969
Located in CA, CA
First Edition, published by Concordia Publishing House, St Louis & London 1969.
An important and appreciative visual study of Christian artists across Africa, Asia and with several ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings.
Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bound in half leather with mar...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Bibliomania or Book Madness
by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1842
By Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE EDITION hardback copy of ‘Bibliomania or Book Madness; A Bibliographical Romance. Illustrated with Cuts’, by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, D.D. New and Improve...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
Signed "Rattan Furniture" First Edition Coffee Table Book by Harvey Schwartz
By Harvey Schwartz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
stalks have been bent into furniture forms in the tropics for nearly a century. Design changes have
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap.
Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
$2,850 Sale Price
25% Off
1930s Deluxe Leather Suitcase or Business Case with Realistic Alligator Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and fine looking briefcase for the urban professionals.
This wonderful and slim design vintage briefcase is in very good condition. All hinges, clasps and also the lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Books
Materials
Metal
Alexander Calder 1975 Lithographs "Derriere Le Miroir" Maeght Editeur
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sharon, CT
Containing five original lithographs by Alexander Calder. This is edition no. 212 Janvier 1975 of the Derriere le Miroir. Published in Paris by Galerie Maeght. Without staples. Very ...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of Hand Tooled Leather Book Ends with Laced Edges
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of leather bookendss with hand tooled flower design. Trimmed with intricate leather lacing around edges.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Books
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Pair of Library Bookends with Books and Candle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming set of bookends featuring books and a candle, circa 1960's. We see these sturdy
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Space Age Italian Modern Red Plastic Books Holder by Corus Associati
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare book or CD stand was designed by Corus Associati Ancona and produced by the Italian manufacturer MGL Plast Fabriano during the 1980s. The original paper box with graphics c...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Plastic
$802 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Polychrome Plaster Stacked Books Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
stack of colorful books. This playful piece adds a pop of character and eclectic charm to any room
Category
Mid-20th Century American Side Tables
Materials
Plaster
Pair Of French Louis XV Style Night Stand With Faux Books
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of French Louis XV style nightstands with quartered veneer and trailing vines marquetry inlay. The night stands having a scalloped gallery, single drawer with conforming inlay, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Trompe L
oeil Embossed Leather Faux Books Round Side Table
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous trompe l'oeil faux books embossed leather side table with storage
circa 1980s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Sofa Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Polychrome Carved Wood "Stacked Books" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of polychromed carved wood "stacked books" bookends, circa 1970s. The set are in good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Signed Still-Life Oil on Canvas Painting Books Rose, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming European 20th Century still-life oil painting features antique books, a glass bottle
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Maitland Smith Signature Tromp l
oeil - Faux Library Books - Drawers
By Maitland Smith
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Mid Century Modern Center Table Signed by Maitland Smith. Tromp l'oeil style with faux library
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,380 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Blue-Green Abstract Books, French Painting by Daniel Clesse
By Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French blue, green abstract portrait of books, oil on wood in canvas by Daniel Clesse, painted in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
LOVELY VINTAGE DWARF OPEN LIBRARY BOOKCASE FOR STORING TRINKETS
BOOKs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
well made and decorative piece, ideally suited for books of course and small trinkets
Condition wise
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
King Charles Cavalier porcelain box, sitting on the books, England 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular box in painted porcelain, in the shape of stacked books. The base and lid are supported
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Carved Wooden Figurative Sculpture of a Professor with Books
Located in Barntrup, DE
A masterfully carved wooden sculpture of a professor with books sitting on a chair. Beautifully
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
A Shagreen Veneered "Stack of Books" Side Table, Maitland Smith, 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This rare shagreen "Stack of Books" by Maitland Smith functions as wonderful decorative side table
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Shagreen, Oak
Maintland Smith Stack of Scholars Library Books Coffee Table with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Maitland-Smith stack of Scholars books coffee table
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Blue-White French Abstract Oil Painting of Books by Daniel Clesse
By Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-white, vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting of books, painted by
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Brass Swan Magazine Stand, Italy, Polished Brass, For Books
Magazines, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative brass magazine stand, from Italy, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
7.25" Eugene Savage "Island Feast" Red Salad Plate By Lynn Krantz Dish Books
Located in Van Nuys, CA
quantities.
Signed "Hawaiiana Ware, Krantz Dish Books, Artwork by Eugene Savage"
Measurements: 2" Tall X
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
7.25" Eugene Savage "Island Feast" Blue Salad Plate By Lynn Krantz Dish Books
Located in Van Nuys, CA
quantities.
Signed "Hawaiiana Ware, Krantz Dish Books, Artwork by Eugene Savage"
Measurements: 2" Tall X
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
16" Eugene Savage "Festival of the Sea" Serving Platter, Lynn Krantz Dish Books
Located in Van Nuys, CA
limited quantities.
Signed "Hawaiiana Ware, Krantz Dish Books, Artwork by Eugene Savage"
Measurements: 2
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
DECORATIVE FAUX STACK OF BOOKS SiDE TABLE WHICH HAS BEEN HAND PAINTED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
faux stack of books side table
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
SUPER DECORATIVE MOZART STACKED BOOKS
VIOLIN COFFEE TABLE WiTH GLASS OVAL TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
hand painted stack of books coffee table with a Violin depicting Mozart's study or music room and
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Resin
Plaster miniatures of the Parthenon frieze in a box resembling books, Grand Tour
Located in Madrid, España
reproductions, which the British Museum sold in boxed sets resembling books during the 19th century.
Miniature
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Plaster, Wood
Vintage still life oil painting of tulip flowers in a classy vase and books
Located in Ebberup, DK
in a classy vase. Two (note)books are arranged next to the vase and placed on a table in a corner
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the books midcentury you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A books midcentury — often made from paper, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a books midcentury, we have 538 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a books midcentury — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A books midcentury, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made books midcentury over the years, but those crafted by Pablo Picasso, Daniel Clesse and David Hicks are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Finding the Right Books for You
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.
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.
Many collectors seek the first edition of certain books. Fewer copies of a book and higher demand make it a rare find. A book that contains the author’s signature also makes it much more prized than other examples of the same title.
Collectors and designers decorate rooms with vintage books for a cozy feeling in a home. Coffee-table books, such as those featuring photography and design, serve as conversation pieces or offer a relaxing moment when leafed through.
Interior designers look for vintage books when they want to add color or detail. For instance, leather-bound books can create a scholarly air while mid-century titles offer a modern edge. Vintage international books or first editions can provide a sense of history.
No matter the genre, there is a book for you. You can find rare, one-of-a-kind antique books on 1stDibs. Browse by authors, like celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as by period, including mid-century modern, Art Deco and Victorian.
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