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Old Garden Roses (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A 2 volume set of books published in a limited edition of 2160 in 1955. By Sacheverell Sitwell
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20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

18th Century Large French Antique Books with Marbleized Covers
Located in London, GB
Fabulous old books - this set of Encyclopia were printed in 1773 on handmade paper and hand printed
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Books

Beautiful Old Leather Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
. There are 10 feet of books. Larger leather books also available.
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Antique 19th Century French Books

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Leather

Set of 25 French Leather Bound Volumes Containing "L illustration", 1910-1922
Located in Petaluma, CA
them for over 100 years. There is no mold or foxing, just the nice smell of old books. (The width
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Vintage 1910s French Books

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Paper

Old English Clocks. F H Green. No.145.
Located in Kent, GB
why he limited the edition to 300. Most of the books were hand numbered in ink of which this 145. The
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Mid-20th Century British Books

That Lucky Old Sun, Fine Art Boxed Set by Brian Wilson and Sir Peter Blake
By Brian Wilson and Peter Blake
Located in Guildford, Surrey
That Lucky Old Sun is a limited edition boxed set which consists; a handmade book, CD, facsimile
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Leather

An English Painted Book Form Box Titles including Milton and Poetry
Located in New York, NY
Delightful, clever tromp l'oeil box created to resemble a stack of old books. Illustrated
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Moooi Editions, Transformed Remnants, Bookshelf, Limited Unique, Edition #1/10
By Willem Zwiers, Moooi
Located in BREDA, NL
and creativity. Each of the ten bookshelves in the edition is crafted from repurposed old books
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2010s Dutch Bookcases

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Paper

Moooi Editions, Transformed Remnants, Side Table, Limited Unique, Edition #2/10
By Willem Zwiers, Moooi
Located in BREDA, NL
and creativity. Each of the ten tables in the edition is crafted from repurposed old books
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2010s Dutch Side Tables

Materials

Paper

c 1930 French Table Lamp Made With Old Leather Books, Manner of Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Book lamp, in the manner of Jansen. The base is fabricated from two old leather books, "Goldsmith
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Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Leather

Nick Ervinck No. 34 "EDHOLP" in SLS 3D Print, 2013
By Nick Ervinck, Materialise 1
Located in Blauvelt, NY
studied old anatomy books and bone consistency, designing “EDHOLP,” in the same way that Henry Moore
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2010s Belgian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Nylon

Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
richest variety of covers of old books from around the Meiji period is used and pasted together randomly
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

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Paper, Cedar, Wood

Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【A】
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an original wall decoration that we created by combining old Japanese items. I used the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Antique Old Books Art / Wall Decoration Japanese Paper /Wabi-sabi【B】
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an original wall decoration that we created by combining old Japanese items. I used the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Cedar

Old Leather Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Novels, Stories and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith, 22 Volumes. Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1904. Red leather bindings, marbleized boards and gilt top end pages.
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Early 20th Century Books

Set of Old Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books, holy bible with fold out cards dating from the 19th century. From an
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Antique Early 19th Century French Books

Materials

Paper

Set of Old Bound Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le
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Antique 19th Century French Books

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Leather, Paper

Old Spanish Vellum Book
Located in Atlanta, GA
Old Spanish vellum book, which translates to "Universal Atlas of the Hemisphere" by Joan Blaeu
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Books

Old Garden Roses (2 Volume Set).
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A 2 volume set of books published in a limited edition of 2160 in 1955. By Sacheverell Sitwell
Category

20th Century Books

"Old London Churches" by Canon Benham, circa 1908
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a first edition printing of Old London Churches written by Canon Benham and illustrated by
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Early 20th Century British Books

Materials

Paper

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1952
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, The Old Man and the Sea. 1952, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Irwin, Will, Genthe, Arnold, Old Chinatown, Second Edition Enlarged - 1913
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: IRWIN, Will; GENTHE, Arnold. Title: Old Chinatown. A Book of Pictures by Arnold Genthe
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Vintage 1910s American Books

Materials

Fabric

Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 22 Volumes., Old Manse Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1900. Description: The Old Manse Edition. 22 vols., 7-3/4" x 5-1/4
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Leather

First Edition Hemingway s Book "The Old Man and the Sea"
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hemingway Ernest. 1899-1961. The old man and the sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Mark Twain s Sketches, New and Old, First Edition, circa 1875
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, Connecticut and Chicago, Illinois by The American Publishing Company, in 1875. "Sketches, New and Old," is
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Antique 1870s American Books

"Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1952
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, The Old Man and the Sea. 1952, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition
Category

Vintage 1950s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of The Original Tongues, with
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Antique 1880s Canadian Books

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Leather, Paper

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, First Edition, 2005
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. Octavo
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Paper

Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway First Edition, circa 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
close to tragedy as fishing may be” (New York Times). “The Old Man and the Sea”, a Classic short
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Vintage 1950s Books

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, [1952]. First
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Clara REEVE. The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. 1778 - 2ND ED (1ST ED THUS)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: REEVE, Clara. TITLE: The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. PUBLISHER: London: For
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Antique 1770s British Books

Materials

Leather

Clara REEVE. The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. 1778 - 2ND ED (1ST ED THUS)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: REEVE, Clara. TITLE: The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. PUBLISHER: London: For
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Antique 1770s British Books

Materials

Leather

Set of Painted Tole Faux Books or Ledgers as a Lift Top Side Table
Located in Nashville, TN
old books .The table is in good antique condition and has typical minor signs of wear and use. Some
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Side Tables

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Tôle

French Book-Form Concealed Decanter Set, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Concealed decanter set constructed of old books and opening to reveal a fitted well for decanters
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Antique Late 19th Century French Barware

Fornasetti Umbrella Stand
By Fornasetti
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Fornasetti umbrella stand depicting a cat sitting on a pile of old books with a mouse to the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

19th Century Victorian Early Scrap Book From East Coast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS UNBELIEVABLE 19THC SCRA BOOK FROM BAC EAST.THIS BOOKS OLD ADVERTIMENTS ,VALENTINES,PATRIOTIC
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Antique 19th Century American Books

Pressed Botanicals from a French Monastery School
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
normally I would count each one individually for you, but since they are over 100 years old, I thought the
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Antique 1890s Gibraltarian Country Books

Midcentury Walnut Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful midcentury wall unit is perfect for storing all those old books, records, or
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Unusual Antique French Desktop Bookcase with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
, while the other five were published in 1849. The older books are tomes II, III, and VI of Oeuvres de
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Antique Late 19th Century French Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Exquisite Antique Italian Gilt Brass Floral 5 Arm Candelabra
Located in Portsmouth, VA
it’s lived a life before this one. Style it on a mantel with old books and silhouettes, or let it shine
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20th Century Italian Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Cecil Touchon, Post Dogmatist Acrylic Painting on Board
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
from all kinds of sources including street posters, old books, emails, fabricated papers, etc. He cuts
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2010s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique Black Transferware Charger
Located in Dallas, TX
fine lines similar to the engraved prints in old books. Before transfer printing ceramics were hand
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Antique 19th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

1910 Faux Books Biscuit Tin by Huntley Palmers
By Huntley Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
generic books old red & black paint with gilt work and tan strap. Overall wear commensurate with age & use
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Vintage 1910s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

An Authentic British-Colonial Bookcase Made From Teakwood
Located in Chicago, IL
exceptionally well-proportioned and blends easily with modern decor. Just add old books, rare artifacts and
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Antique Early 1900s Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Italian Hand Painted Pottery Vase with Flowers and Birds Circa 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
deep and alive with character. A compliment to many settings and especially in that old-world
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Antique 19th Century Vases

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Tintin and Snowy Figures Made in Decoupage Style Fragments
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
color coordinated decoupage style fragments from old Tintin comic books. A must-have for the genuine
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Late 20th Century European Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Parchment Paper

Herakles and the Lion, Sketch for a Children s Book Illustration by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
of many award winning books for older children. Acrylic on stretched canvas. The edges are stapled
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1990s American Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Golden Fleece" Sketch for a Children s Book Illustration by LY
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
illustrator of award winning books for older children. This is acrylic on stretched canvas, with stapled
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1990s American Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dietrich with Cigarette Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
award winning books for older children.  
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Early 2000s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

English Early 20th C Oversized Huge Ex Museum Leather Bound Book Folios Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 6 huge museum storage folios in the fashion of old English leather-bound books
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Low Table / Coffee Table / 1912s-1926s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
"huzukue, and it's a desk where you studied and read books in old Japan. The left drawer bottom plate has
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Chestnut, Cedar

Japanese Antique Paper Pasted Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
old Japanese books that are over 100 years old. The paper shows signs of aging in places, but we
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Mahogany and Nutwood Filing Cabinet Great Condition and Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and practical filing cabinet. If you have a lot of paperwork or a collection of old
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Nutwood

Antique Library
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
depth of the shelves is greater than that which usually have pharmacies old. The books of all measures
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Antique 1710s Bookcases

Gorgeous Timothy Oulton Viscount Vagabond Brown Leather Two Seater Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
inspired by century old leather bound books in British libraries & painstakingly hand treated by artisans
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20th Century British Sofas

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern CADO Wall Unit in Brazilian Rosewood
By Cado
Located in San Diego, CA
very sound and can carry the weight of many objects or books. It is old-growth rosewood, highly
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Antique 1660s North American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Rosewood

Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in
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Antique 19th Century French Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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