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French Gilt Brass Mounted Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
large bevelled glass doors enclosing four adjustable shelves with two short draws below. All raised up
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$6,376 Sale Price
40% Off
English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
middle desk over three short drawers and two long drawers, (fitted with brass rollers) and flanked by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George II Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Bureau Bookcase Mahogany Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Short and 3 Long Drawers.
Each Drawer having front to back Oak Linings and Original Brassware.
The
Category
Vintage 1980s Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Modern Lage Bookcases Set/2, Brass Oak Root, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
experience, offering short production lead times, worldwide delivery within 7 to 10 days, and white-glove
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel, Metal, Brass
Antique George III Period Mahogany Display Bookcase
Located in London, GB
cupboard doors below, supported on short turned feet.
For further information, this bokcase was owned by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Rococo Burl Walnut Bookcase Cabinet w glass doors Approx. 1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
cornice molding above two glazed doors, the lower section with two short drawers above two long drawers of
Category
Antique 1770s Dutch Rococo Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Glass
$11,565 Sale Price
40% Off
Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
astragal glazed doors containing adjustable shelves with fitted secretaire drawer flanked by two short
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Painted Italian Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
section has a slant front over three graduated drawers and a shaped apron, all raised on short cabriole
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
George II Mahogany Bookcase
Located in London, GB
glazing bars. The base with a baize-lined brushing slide above three short and three long drawers on
Category
Antique 18th Century Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$32,984
Willy Guhl Fatboy Hourglass Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Willy Guhl concrete diabolo planter. Short and fat. Rarer model. Great condition and coloring. Only
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Bookcases
Materials
Cement
Very Rare and Fine Early 19th Century Georgian Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
locking door flanked with four cubby holes, two long drawers and six short drawers. Supported on base with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
a fitted interior and a leather writing surface above 2 short and 3 long oak lined drawers with
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Bookcases
Materials
Other
Large Czechoslovakian Modernist Oak and Walnut Freestanding Wall Unit by Jitona
Located in Brooklyn, NY
(including one that is half drawers/half open storage), three long glass fronted cabinets, two shorter
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Outstanding Quality Antique Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
the bureau full opening to reveal a serpentine shaped fitting interior above 2 short and 3 long oak
Category
Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elmwood Bookcase with Three Shelves and Pierced Cartouches
Located in Yonkers, NY
structure made of three shelves adorned with pierced cartouches on the upper level. Raised on four short
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases
Materials
Elm
MDF Italia Set of Two Melody Bookcases by Neuland Industriedesign
By MDF Italia
Located in New York, NY
modified in time and space, for unique environments.
MELODY IN SHORT
- Horizontal modularity
- Unique
Category
2010s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Wood by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$59,375 / item
Outstanding Quality Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
opening to reveal secrets drawers and a leather writing surface above 2 short and 3 long cockbeeded oak
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Other
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. Two figured wood graduated long drawers are below center, flanked by short drawers. With fine brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Federal Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Black Stained Wood by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Wood by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$59,375 / item
Franco Albini Veliero Bookcase for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
beyond what we normally understand by the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$47,476 / item
A Rare and Fine Early 19th Century William IV Irish Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
drawer and two short drawers all with decorative brass ring pulls. The centred long drawer folds
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Chinese Early 20th Century Bookcase with Open Shelves, Drawer and Carved Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
storage interior. Raised on four short feet with apron in the front, this early 20th century Chinese
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Regency Estate Cabinet
Located in Dublin 8, IE
three fitted drawers supported on two short cock beaded drawers above three long cockbeaded graduated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
decorated with blind tooling, the front of the bureau having two short over two long oak lined drawers with
Category
Antique 1740s British George II Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Black Stained Wood by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
another shorter conforming pair, the base with a pair of panelled doors flanked by a narrower pair, plinth
Category
Antique 1760s British George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Walnut Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
with pieced foliage and shellwork; raised on short cabriole legs and scroll-form feet.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Industrial Room Divider by Wim Rietveld for De Bijenkorf, 1960s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
furniture, including the industrial room divider. Despite his relatively short career, Wim Rietveld's impact
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century regency period rosewood bookcases
Located in London, GB
frieze drawers and silk pleated brass grille doors, supported on short sabre legs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bookcases
Materials
Boxwood, Rosewood
$52,225 / set
Anglo-Chinese Camphor and Ebony Campaign Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
small drawers, with an unfolding extension to the fall, all above tow short and two long drawers, raised
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases
Materials
Ebony
Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
to adjustable shelves over pigeonholes and three short drawers; the lower part with fall front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Irish Georgian Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
diagonally veneered drawers, over two short and three long drawers and standing on bracket base, the whole
Category
Antique 1750s Irish Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
$7,800
Franco Albini Bookcase; a Masterpiece of Italian Craftsmanship and Design
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
An 18th Century George I Walnut
Feather Banded Fall Front Bureau Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
hidden drawers. The base housing four short and two long graduated feather banded, oak-lined drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Georgian III Mahogany Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
by two short drawers and single cupboard doors on either side.
Category
Antique 1790s Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Georgian Sheraton Neo-Classical Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, 1795
Located in Portland, OR
Wales' fleur des lys finials, the doors enclosing three shelves and three short inlaid drawers. The base
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$7,797 Sale Price
34% Off
Wonderful 3 Bay Freestanding Walnut Wall Unit Stanley Mid-Century Modern
By Stanley
Located in Pemberton, NJ
66.25" T x 106" W x 18" D as shown. Each bay is 36"w and the shorter bays measure 30" T.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
$4,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Indonesian Lamari Palembang Display Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
with undulating shaped scalloped molding, rising on very short acanthus leaf carved knee cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Transition Period Cube Marquetry Vitrine or Library
Located in Berlin, DE
small 18th century Louis XV/Transitional period vitrine or library standing on four short cabriole legs
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Cassina Veliero Bookcase in Ash by Franco Albini
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Vancouver, BC
the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina's design and
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
flanked with candle slides supported on two short and two long graduated drawers with brass pulls
Category
Antique Early 1800s Irish George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Restored Metamorphic Antique Regency Armchair to Library Steps Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century Satinwood Cylinder Bookcase by "Edwards
Roberts"
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Martlesham, GB
surface decorated with gold tooling, with one long over two short mahogany lined drawers below with
Category
Antique 1880s English Bookcases
Materials
Satinwood
Queen Anne Bureau Bookcase in Inlaid Walnut, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
same.
The lower section comprising a frieze and four sliding drawers, arranged in a two short-over
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Brass
"Shredded" Short Bookcase by Jens Praet, 2011
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This short bookcase by Belgian-born, Florence-based designer Jens Praet is comprised of shredded
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
English Low Short Open Bookcase Bookshelf with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique style yew wood bookcase was crafted in England, circa 1960. Today, the bookcase remains very sturdy and quite beautiful. The drawer fronts are adorned with brass swan ne...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Yew
19th Century Freestanding Four Tier Bookcase
Located in Newark, GB
balcony.
- Three lower tiers each with decorative X frame end supports.
- Raised on short legs with brass
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
French Napoleon III Glazed Ormolu Bookcase
Located in Newark, GB
bottom, two short and lockable over one longer. The ormolu decoration includes egg and dart borders
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass, Wood
Poul Cadovius
Abstracta
Free-Standing Shelf in Steel and Glass
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Glendale, AZ
modular. Can be taken apart and made shorter or taller. Use them individually to display your treasures
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Amorph Luxor Bookcase with Solid Walnut and Gold Finish
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design.
Amir Habibabadi is nothing short of a visionary. He developed his perspective and unique
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Paint
$10,400 / item
Waring and Gillows breakfront bookcase
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Salisbury, GB
base section with the finely carved edge stands on short claw and ball cabriole legs. It has 4 panel
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Amorph Ziggurat Bookshelf solid wood, walnut and natural stained
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design.
Amir Habibabadi is nothing short of a visionary. He developed his perspective and unique
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Modern Palisander and Marble Bookcase, Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Hollywood, FL
amounts and two doors with inlaid motif with stars, om short cabriole legs, mounted with bronze and a
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Marble
Amorph Flux modern wall mounted shelf red color lacquer
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
selecting colors, finishes, and modifying the furniture’s design.
Amir Habibabadi is nothing short of a
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Steel
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There is a range of short bookcases for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, all short bookcases available were constructed with great care. There are 210 antique and vintage short bookcases for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Short bookcases have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of short bookcases to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern short bookcases are of considerable interest. Large short bookcases can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller short bookcases available at 1stDibs — each spanning 10 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Cappellini, Nendo and Jan Van Der Togt each produced beautiful short bookcases that are worth considering.
How Much are Short Bookcases?
Prices for short bookcases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, short bookcases begin at $385 and can go as high as $969,714, while the average can fetch as much as $5,119.
Finding the Right Bookcases for You
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured decorative objects or collectibles, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase.
Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and bookcases of the era — rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs — were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.
Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères.
Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.
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