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Adventures with Old Houses by Richard Jenrette, First Edition
By Richard Jenrette
Located in valatie, NY
books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Furniture by Alastair Duncan, Stated First Edition
By Alastair Duncan
Located in valatie, NY
print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal, First Edition
By Genevieve Souchal
Located in valatie, NY
art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
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Paper
Paintings in the Hermitage by Colin Eisler (First Edition)
Located in Bradenton, FL
first edition published in 1990 by Stewart, Tabori
Chang of New York. Printed in Italy
Category
1990s Italian Books
Materials
Paper
James M. CAIN. Serenade. FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY - 1937
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf “To Dora Einzig with love
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
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Fabric
Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, by Arnold Scaasi, Signed First Edition
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in valatie, NY
Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, Arnold Scaasi, New York: Rizzoli, 1996. Signed First edition hardcover with
Category
20th Century American Books
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Paper
Williams, Tennessee. Small Craft Warnings,
First Edition - Signed - 1972
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Directions, 1972.
Description: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., hardcover, with the DJ, not price clipped
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Fabric
Tiffany
s 150 Years by John Loring, First Edition, 1987
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany's 150 years by John Loring. First edition, published in 1987 by Doubleday & Company Inc. of
Category
Vintage 1980s Books
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Paper
Christie
s 2005-Collection D
un Grand Amateur Européen, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: 22 Juin 2005-Collection d'un Grand Amateur Européen. First Edition softcover 175 pp
Category
Early 2000s French Books
Materials
Paper
Assouline: Oscar Niemeyer Architecture Coffee Table Book, First Edition
By Oscar Niemeyer, Assouline Publishing
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.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Ian Fleming, Thrilling Cities, First Edition, Uncorrected Proof, 1963
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Jonathan Cape, 1963.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, UNCORRECTED PROOF. 1 vol., only 175
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Paper
The English Glass Chandelier
by Martin Mortimer, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on first editions, signed and
Category
Early 2000s English Books
Materials
Paper
Christie
s Magnificent Jewels Geneva May 27, 1993 First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Magnificent Jewels Geneva May 27, 1993. First edition softcover. The 491 lot catalog on
Category
1990s Swiss Books
Materials
Paper
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Scribner’s Sons, 1938. First edition. 8to. Rebound in full green leather with gilt tooling, titles, and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Van Dyke, John Henry, Blended Worlds, First Edition, 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Arizona Publishing Co., 1927.
Description: First edition. 1 vol., (i)243pp., first two and last three
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Books
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Fabric
Cars Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Cars: Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985. First Edition softcover. Contains
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth, First Edition, 1905
Located in CA, CA
, with some very faint marking to cloth with no adverts (as per the first edition) and some uncut pages
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Four Quartets
First Edition Book by T.S. Eliot
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'Four Quartets' first edition book by T.S. Eliot
New York Harcourt, brace and company, 1943.
Category
20th Century American Books
Three Lives by Gertrude Stein, First Edition, First Printing
Located in Middletown, NY
This is the FIRST edition, FIRST printing of Gertrude Stein's (1874-1946) FIRST published book and
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Jaws by Peter Benchley, First Edition with Dust Jacket, 1974
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Benchley, Peter. Jaws. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. Stated First Edition. Octavo
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Mobilier Savoyard et Dauphinois by Lucile Olivier, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables, case
Category
Late 20th Century French Books
Materials
Paper
Mobilier Savoyard et Dauphinois by Lucile Olivier, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables, case
Category
Late 20th Century French Books
Materials
Paper
Albany Silver 1652-1825 by Norman Rice, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. First Edition softcover. Limited to 1000 copies. The catalog of an exhibition at the Albany Institute of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Paper
Sotheby
s Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby, October 1988, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby October 1988. First edition softcover. Extremely well
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
Masken Gesichter Der Menschheit
Face Masks of Humanity
, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, protective glassine, German text. 229 pp. Art book of human
Category
20th Century Swiss Books
Materials
Paper
365 Aiga Year In Design 22 by AIGA, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. First edition, 1st printing softcover. Each year, AIGA celebrates the best design work of the previous
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Doll Kitchens, 1800-1980 by Eva Stille, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Doll Kitchens, 1800-1980 by Eva Stille. Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997. First edition paperback. Doll
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
Massachusetts Beautiful by Wallace Nutting, Signed First Edition Thus
By Wallace Nutting
Located in valatie, NY
. First Edition Thus Signed hardcover no dust jacket. Part of His "States Beautiful" series. With many
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
Apter-Fredericks Important English Furniture 2012 Catalog First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
and antiques with a focus on first editions, signed and limited editions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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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
Category
Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Calchi di Intagli e Cammei della Collezione Paoletti First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Calchi di Intagli e Cammei della Collezione Paoletti. Polistampa, Firenze, 1998. First edition
Category
1990s Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Little America by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Octavo. Presented in quarter royal blue Moroccan
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1878.
First Edition.
8vo, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (220 x 146 mm
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, First Edition First Issue, 1911
Located in CA, CA
Edith Wharton. Ethan Frome. Published by Charles Scribner & Sons, New York 1911. First edition
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Paper
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, 1913
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Macmillan Company, 1913. First Edition. Octavo. In the publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles and a
Category
Vintage 1910s American American Empire Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Jamie Drake
s New American Glamour, First Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Press, 2005.
Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. 175 pp.
A colorful book by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Books
Materials
Paper
Metal Crafts in Architecture by Gerald K. Geerlings, First Edition
By Gerald Geerlings
Located in valatie, NY
Metal Crafts in Architecture by Gerald K. Geerlings. New York: Bonanza Books, 1958. First Edition
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Garden Lover
s Martha
s Vineyard by C.L. Fornari, First Edition
By D.L. Fornari
Located in valatie, NY
books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, 1914
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. First Edition. Quarto. In original brown hardcover boards with gilt embossed titles, top edge gilt
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Floors, a Design Source Book by Elizabeth Wilhide, First Edition
By Elizabeth Wilhide
Located in valatie, NY
antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
We offer free shipping to any domestic
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. An illustrated book of interiors with
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, First Edition, c1785
Located in valatie, NY
, Cash and Byrne, 1785, first edition leather bound hardcover. Complete with ten plates and large fold
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
GREENE, Graham. A Burnt-Out Case. 1961 - SIGNED - FIRST EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.
DESCRIPTION: SIGNED FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5-1/2", signed by Graham Greene on the title-page, publisher's
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Fabric
Ernest Hemingway
s Three Earliest Novels: First Editions Published by Scribner
s
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in San Francisco, CA
A grouping of three first editions of Hemingway's earliest novels:
"The Sun Also Rises", published
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Gods Delight, the Human Figure in Classical Bronze, First Edition
By Arielle P. Kozloff, David Gordon Mitten
Located in valatie, NY
Indiana University Press, 1988. First edition paper back. 373 pp. An extensive catalogue of classical
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
American Art Nouveau glass by Albert C Revi. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Paper
The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 157 pp. A book on the
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Washington IRVING - A History of New York - 1809 - FIRST EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
,....
PUBLSHER: NY: Inskeep & Bradford, 1809.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 6-5/8" X 4-3/8", includes the
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Books
Materials
Leather
Louis XVI Furniture by F.J.B.Watson, First Edition
By F.J.B. Watson
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XVI Furniture by F.J.B.Watson. London: Alec Tiraniti, 1960. First edition hardcover with dust
Category
20th Century Great Britain (UK) Books
Materials
Paper
Modern Prints and Drawings by Paul J. Sachs, First Edition
By Paul J. Sachs
Located in valatie, NY
. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 262 pp. A great
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
William Henry Pyne and His Microcosm, Pre-Publication, First Edition
By Harris Myers
Located in valatie, NY
-Publication review copy, 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket and publisher's letter. 302 pp. A book on the
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
Il Mobile Impero in Italia
Italian Empire Furniture
, First Edition
By Enrico Colle
Located in valatie, NY
Furniture and Interior Decoration from 1800 to 1843.) Milan: Electa, 1998. First edition hardcover with slip
Category
20th Century Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Two First Edition Works by James Baldwin with Dust Jackets
By James Baldwin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two first edition first printings by important award-winning African-American author James Baldwin
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Paper
Work of William Lawrence Bottomley in Richmond, Signed First Edition
By Christopher Weeks, William B. O
Neal
Located in valatie, NY
, 1985. Signed by the author, first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 261 pp. An important book on
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Ruth
Skitch Henderson
s Seasons in the Country, Signed First Edition
By Ruth and Skitch Henderson
Located in valatie, NY
: Penguin Books USA, 1990. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. Skitch Henderson was a
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
SHEPARD, Ernest H.. Drawn from Life. 1961 . FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 6-3/8", signed by Shepard on the title-page, bound in the
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
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Fabric
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