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Long Antique Burr Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in London, GB
walnut veneers throughout, all on solid walnut construction. This has space to house a library of
Category

Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bibliothèque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
perfect for displaying your library of books and/or decorative objects. The upper interior is outfitted
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

sweetness, abstract, books, modern, oil on canvas, series of libraries
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Pink abstract painting of a library with pastel books on a large grain linen canvas which gives it
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

books, abstract, library, french artist, minimalism, textured, expressionism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract library with books The affinities of literature and the plastic arts are manifested here
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Art of Books, Abstract Library, Oil on canvas, Geometric, Modern, Minimalism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
The Art of Books" is a contemporary piece by Sophie Dumont, capturing the essence of literature
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Art et lecture, Abstract Library, Books, French, Expressionism, Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
continues her exploration of libraries and books, but this time with a subtle palette of beige and white
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

pocket books, blue abstract, minimalism, library series, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
theme of books and libraries since 2016, bringing a different spirit to each new canvas. The work is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

colorful books, abstract geometric still life, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
. picture of a library with colorful books. Close to geometric abstraction, books remain very present. As
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

reading, abstract geometric still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
. picture of a library with colorful books. Close to geometric abstraction, books remain very present. As
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Solid Hand-Carved Wood Scholars Library Stack of Books Side End Lamp Wind Table
By Regency
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
of Scholars books This table is part of a large suite of six lots of Scholars books side or coffee
Category

20th Century British Regency End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

New tales, abstract geometric still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
painting on linen presents a stylized and simplified representation of a library, with vibrant books
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boy Holding Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
of his career, he would also paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Wise Men
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
, illustrations for a library of books, and transform advertising for such companies as B. Kuppenheimer & Co. and
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Double Bay Mid Century Oak Freestanding Wall Unit Shelving/Bookcase by Lou Hodge
By Lou Hodges
Located in Chino Hills, CA
to display cherished collectibles, house a library of books, or organize everyday items, this Lou
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

Academie, white abstract, monochrome, collage, minimalism, textured, books
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
to form a unique composition. The painting portrays a library composed of entirely white books, each
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books and transform advertising for such
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful literature, Library, Multicolor Abstract, Expressionism, Geometric
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
been exploring the theme of books and libraries, bringing a unique perspective to each new creation
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tiffany Co Rare Unusual Antique Gold Brooch Designed by Edward C Moore Ca.1870
By Tiffany Co.
Located in London, GB
these was an extensive library of books and all were available to the Tiffany & Co. staff and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Livres blancs monochrome japandi, oil, library serie, abstract, texture
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
of a culture than as an everyday object. Table of a library with white books worked in oil and knife
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

les livres, abstract, expressionism, colored, textured, oil on canvas, library
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract painting of a library with colorful books on a linen canvas From the Renaissance to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

les livres, colorful abstract, oil on canvas, libraries series, expressionism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract painting of a library with colorful books on a linen canvas From the Renaissance to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Adorable Round Maitland Smith Book Motife End Table Cabinet
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulously fun round tromp l'oeil end table that looks like a collection of leather library books
Category

Vintage 1980s American End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Book Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Found in France this wood book sculpture will be a great addition to your library. The "stack
Category

20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century French Leather Book Stack Cave À Liqueur
Located in Dallas, TX
office, den, or library. The spines of the books indicate they are based off historical books, two of
Category

Antique 19th Century French Barware

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood, Paper

Art Deco Style Walnut and Maple Wood Italian Bookcase
Located in Roma, Lazio
four-glass shelves, allow the placement of books. The library can be disassembled into two-pieces, also
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Maple, Rosewood

Le penseur
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
worlds often appears in Lachapelle’s work – for example when the model of a library filled with books
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Unique, Prototype, British Modernist Table Light by David Pye, England, 1941
By David Pye
Located in London, GB
piece. What is held at the British Library are all of the acclaimed books written by Pye such as the
Category

Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

"Flower Market in St Petersburg" by Valdimir Nasonov
By Vladimir Nasonov
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Nasonov. Since that time, Nasonov has amassed an impressive library of art books primarily through his
Category

Late 20th Century Russian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Observatory, Edinburgh
By Gillie Cawthorne
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
ROE Library includes the Crawford Collection of books and manuscripts gifted in 1888 by James Ludovic
Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"OLD FARM PLACE" FRAMED 15.5 X 19.5
By Frank Klepper
Located in San Antonio, TX
married, he gave the McKinney Memorial Public Library a valuable collection of books, sculpture, Oriental
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rare Antique Gold Spanish Nun s Ring Rose Cut Table Cut Diamonds Museum
Located in London, GB
. Some religious orders, like the Conceptionists, had large libraries full of rare books, as well as a
Category

Antique Early 1700s Spanish Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold

Hardwood Neil Busby Dragon 12 Person Dining Table Ruby Eyes 22-Carat Gold
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
with a library full of reference books but he had also designed dragons for three dimensional modeling
Category

20th Century English Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Gold

Set of 25 Swedish Leather-Bound Library Books, 1948
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 25 Swedish leather-bound library books, 1948. Total length 28.7 inches Thichness of books is
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Books

Materials

Leather

Set of 18 Swedish Leather-Bound Library Books from 1928
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 18 Swedish leather-bound library books, 20 inches length from 1928 Victor Hugo amongst
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Books

Materials

Leather

James Bond by Ian Fleming, Complete Set of 14 First Edition Library Books
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
We are offering a complete set of all 14 of Ian Fleming's James Bond Books which were published by
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Library of 11 English and American Vintage Books on Fishing with First Editions
Located in San Francisco, CA
A library of eleven antique and vintage books on fly fishing and fishing in general as follows
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Collection of Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 55 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 48 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 48 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books. This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 34 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 34 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Chesterfield Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 43 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 43 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection Of 38 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 38 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 45 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 45 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 48 Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 48 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books This lot of books on
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Badminton Library
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A set of four Badminton Library books. Shooting, Field and Covert. Shooting, Moor and Marsh
Category

Antique 1880s European Books

Materials

Paper

At Home with Books, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
At Home with Books, How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries. New York: Carol Southern
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

Collection of 8 Large Antique Leather Bounds Books, Sweden 1868-1903
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 8 Swedish decorative antique leather bound library books. This lot of unusually
Category

Antique 1890s Swedish British Colonial Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Illustrated Library of Travel Exploration, and Adventure, Japan, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
'Illustrated Library of Travel Exploration, and Adventure, Japan, in our Day'. New York, Scribner
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Books

Materials

Paper

The Most Beautiful Libraries of the World by Jacques Bosser
Located in CA, CA
The Most Beautiful Libraries of the World by Jacques Bosser Photographs by Guillaume De Laubier
Category

Early 2000s British Modern Books

Materials

Paper

So80s, Photography of a Decade, Coffee Table or Library Book
Located in New York, NY
so80s, A Photographic Diary of a Decade, by Patrick McMullan. Book includes iconic people such as Andy Warhol, JFK Jr., Grace Jones, and Bruce Springsteen, from iconic NYC places s...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities Coffee Table or Library Book by Albertus Seba
By Albertus Seba 1, TASCHEN
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 'Cabinet of Natural Curiosities' coffee table or library book by Albertus Seba. Published
Category

Early 2000s German Books

Materials

Paper

The Works of John Ruskin; The Library Edition in 3 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of John Ruskin; The Library Edition in 3 volumes published by George Allen, 156 Charing
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Van Cleef Arpels, The Poetry of Time, Coffee Table or Library Book
By Van Cleef Arpels
Located in New York, NY
Van Cleef & Arpels, The Poetry of Time, coffee table or library book, France. This a beautiful
Category

Early 2000s French Books

Materials

Paper

The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian and American Frontier
By Sotheby s
Located in valatie, NY
The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian and American Frontier by Sotheby's, New
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

So80s, Photography of a New York Decade, Coffee Table or Library Book
Located in New York, NY
So80s, a photographic diary of a decade, by Patrick McMullan. Book includes iconic people such as Andy Warhol, JFK Jr., Grace Jones, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Bruce Springsteen to na...
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Books

Materials

Paper

James Bond by Ian Fleming, Complete Set of 14 First Edition Library (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
We are offering a complete set of all 14 of Ian Fleming's James Bond Books which were published by
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Picasso, The Artist of the Century, Library or Coffee Table Book, circa 1970s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
'Picasso', 'The Artist of the Century', library or coffee table book, 1972. A stunning book about
Category

20th Century Swiss Books

Materials

Paper

Shells Treasures of the Sea Sea Shell Library or Coffee Table Book, ca. 1990s
Located in New York, NY
: 'Treasures of the Sea' is an incredible book, beautifully done, and informative. This coffee table or library
Category

1990s Organic Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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