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Rare 1766 Bavarian Schreib-Kalender – Annotated with Contemporary Notes
Located in Langweer, NL
books.
This copy is enriched with a number of contemporary handwritten notes in German cursive (Kurrent
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Mid-18th Century German Used Books
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Paper
Line Vautrin: Miroirs by Patrick Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a limited edition hard backed book with the original dust jacket, in very good condition. Line Vautrin was one of the most brilliant and innovative figures if Parisian and Fr...
Category
20th Century Used Books
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Paper
Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting - Robert Storr - 1st Edition, 2002
Located in CA, CA
Published by MoMA, 1st edition, New York, 2002. Hardback with English text.
Nearly 300 coloured and black and white colour plates.
From the austere photo-based figurative realism o...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Picasso à L
oeuvre – Photographs by Edward Quinn 1965 Book
By Roland Penrose, Edward Quinn 1
Located in CA, CA
Picasso à L'oeuvre – Photographs by Edward Quinn 1965
Published by Manesse-Verlag, 1965.
An intimate photographic biography by Edward Quinn with text written by Roland Penrose.
Wond...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Used Books
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Paper
America
s Painted Ladies
Located in Bradenton, FL
Michael Larsen, photographs by Douglas Keister. Softcover book, published in 1994 by Penguin Books
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1990s Victorian Used Books
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Paper
Vintage Underwood-Olivetti Classic Studio 44 Typewriter
By Olivetti
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a classic typewriter. It was made in Spain by Underwood-Olivetti.
This is the Studio 44 model.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Books
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Metal
SONIA DELAUNAY: Fashion and Fabrics - Jacques Damase - 1st edition, 1991
Located in CA, CA
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 1st edition, New York, 1991. Hardback with English text.
Penned by the legendary author and art historian Jacques Damas, who published wi...
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1990s Used Books
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Paper
Chagall at the Met - Emily Genauer - 1st Edition, New York, 1971
Located in CA, CA
Published by the Tudor Publishing Company, 1st edition, New York, 1971. Hardback with English text.
Illustrated with fifty-two full-page colour reproductions, this volume showcases...
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1970s Used Books
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Paper
Timescapes - Taishi Hirokawa -2002 Signed Limited Edition 320 of 500
Located in CA, CA
Signed by the photographer, numbered 320 in an edition of 500. Published by the photographer in 2002.
25 postcards in total, photographic postcards loose as issued in the original...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Irving Penn: Centennial - Maria Morris Hambourg
Jeff L. Rosenheim - 2017
Located in CA, CA
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st edition, New York, 2017. Hardback, English text.
Nearly 300 black and white photographs, one of the largest volumes of works by Irvi...
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2010s Used Books
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Paper
Gerhard Richter: October 18, 1977 - Robert Storr - 1st Edition, New York, 2000
Located in CA, CA
Published by MoMA
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1st edition, New York, 2000. Hardback with English text.
“I don’t mistrust reality, of which I know next to nothing. I mistrust the pi...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Gerhard Richter: Panorama - Mark Godfrey
Nicholas Serota - 1st Ed., 2011
Located in CA, CA
Published by Tate Modern, 1st edition, London, 2011. Softcover, English text.
“Art is the highest form of hope.” - Gerhard Richter.
More than 300 colour and black and white plates....
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2010s Used Books
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Paper
Italian Empire Furniture, Furnishings and Interior Design 1800 -1843 - 1998
Located in CA, CA
Italian Empire Furniture, Furnishings and Interior Design 1800 -1843
Published by Rizzoli, New York / Philadelphia, 1998. Hard Cover in Slipcase. First Printing.
Napoleon's arriva...
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1990s Used Books
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Paper
Cecily Brown: Paintings 2003 - 2006 - Johanna Drucker - 1st Ed., 2006
Located in CA, CA
Published by Gagosian Gallery, 1st edition, New York
London, 2006. Hardback with English text.
“In a punning reference to a Pollock masterwork, the image makes its point with ...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Lot of 18 Antique French Methodical Encyclopedias
Located in Mckinney, TX
A wonderful collection of antique tattered French books discovered in France, representing The
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Late 18th Century French Used Books
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Paper
Norman Rockwell Illustrator by Arthur L. Guptill
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Softcover book, published by Ballantine Books of New York. 208 pages.
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1970s American Used Books
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Paper
Antique "Done in the Open" Drawings by Frederic Remington Book - 1902
By Frederic Remington
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare antique "Done in the Open" Drawings by Frederic Remington book, circa 1902. The book is in fair vintage condition with a split binding and some foxing throughout. Hard to fin...
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Early 20th Century American Used Books
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Paper
1982 Basquiat Gallery Advertisements (Basquiat 1982)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1980's Jean-Michel Basquiat gallery advertisements (set of 2):
A set of two historic, 1982 Basquiat gallery advertisements published on the occasion(s) of:
Jean-Michel Basquiat Fun...
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1980s Art Nouveau Used Books
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Paper
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Chanel High Jewelry Thames
Hudson Sealed Hardcover Coffee Table Book
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hardcover volume Chanel High Jewelry, English-language edition, published by Thames & Hudson. The book documents CHANEL Fine Jewellery from the inaugural “Bijoux de Diamants” collect...
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2010s British Modern Used Books
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Paper
American Fashion: The Life
Lines of Many Designers 1st Ed Signed 2x by Trigere
Located in valatie, NY
her famous Mainbocher wedding dress), and many others.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques
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1970s American Used Books
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Paper
Christie
s 1987 Kitley House Devon, 1st Ed
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
. Illustrated in color and black & white.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of
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1980s English Used Books
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Paper
New Architectural Pleasures, French Book by George Pompidou Art Center, 1985
By Centre Georges Pompidou
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nouveaux Plaisirs d'Architectures (New Architectural Pleasures), French book published by The National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, 1985.
Les pluralismes de l...
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1980s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
1925 The Memory Years, French Book by Editions Larousse, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
1925, Les Années-Mémoire (1925, The Memory Years), French book by Editions Larousse, 1988.
Relive the year 1925 as if you were there. This volume will make you relive, with emotion, ...
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1980s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
Great America, French Book by PML Editions, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geniale Amerique (Great America), French book by Editions PML, 1988.
America is a rich and immense land of incredible beauty, sometimes still primitive; a complex continent in comple...
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1980s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
Louis Icart The Complete Etchings, English Book by William Holland, 1990
By Louis Icart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Icart, The Complete Etchings. English book, by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen, 1990.
1988 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's bir...
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1990s American Modern Used Books
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Paper
The American Speaker (1811), First Edition
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This is a rare and historically significant American schoolbook, highly desirable to collectors of early American imprints and educational history.
A rare and important piece of earl...
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Early 19th Century American Used Books
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Leather, Paper
New York Vertical, Photographs Book by Horst Hamann, 2000
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Vertical, English Book by Horst Hamann, 2000.
This book offers a new perspective on New York, the American metropolis. This award-winning pictorial tribute to the world's mo...
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Early 2000s American Modern Used Books
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Paper
Normandie, The Epic of the Giant of the Seas, French Book by Bruno Foucart, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Normandie, L'Epopé du Géant des Mers, (The Normandie, the Epic of the Giant of Seas). A French book by Bruno Foucart, 1985.
The Normandie, that French quality liner, also named Float...
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1980s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
1895 The Works of George Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
A finely bound set of the collected works of George Eliot, a wonderful presentation of her important novels.
Complete in twenty-one volumes.
The Standard Edition by William Blackwo...
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1890s British Used Books
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Paper
1887 Boswell
s Life of Johnson
By James Boswell
Located in Bath, GB
James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Bir...
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1880s British Used Books
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Paper
c1880 Waverley Novels
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart complete twenty-five volume set of the Waverley Novels from Sir Walter Scott.
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
Complete in ...
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1880s Used Books
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Paper
$1,919
1961-1962 The Lord of the Rings
By J. R. R. Tolkien 1
Located in Bath, GB
A superb set of the monumental 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated with a folding map to the rear of each volume.
Complete in three volumes.
Each volume is...
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1960s British Used Books
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Paper
1926-1927 The Complete Writings of Robert Burns
By Robert Burns
Located in Bath, GB
A very scarce limited edition large paper set of the works of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, illustrated throughout in colour and in a half crushed morocco signed binding.
...
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1920s American Used Books
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Paper
The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon - Two Volumes
By John James Audubon
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful two volume set entitled "Original Water-Color Paintings For the Birds of America" by John James Audubon, circa 1966. The set is in good vintage condition with no missing...
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Mid-20th Century American Used Books
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Paper
The Travels of Cosmo the Third, Translated in English 1821
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Travels of Cosmo the Third, Translated in English from the Italian Manuscript in the Laurentian Library at Florence. 1821. Printed for J. Mawman, Ludgate Street, England.
We kn...
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19th Century English Used Books
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Leather, Paper
The Wandering Horn Player And Rabbit Bookends Pair 1923
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique 1923 pair hand cast "The Wanderer" sculptural book ends, circa 1920s
Musician plays his horn and enthralls a perked ear rabbit.
Designer: CoPr 1923 with logo on reverse.
...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Books
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Iron
The Ellerslie House Collection. 24 May, 2001 Christie
s with Results
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
catalog. 230 lots on 162 pages. Illustrated in color. With results.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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21st Century and Contemporary English Used Books
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Paper
Lord St. Helens
Sir William Fitzherbert. January 22, 2009. Christie
s
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
auction catalog. 682 lots in color and fully described and with results.
NPT Books a division of N.P
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Early 2000s English Used Books
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Paper
Christies 2003 Library at Gaiter
s Green, Fine English Furniture, 1st Ed
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
353 lots on 290 pages illustrated in color and fully described.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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Early 2000s English Used Books
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Paper
Antique Extremely Rare Large 13th Century Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding
Located in Doha, QA
Monumental Medieval Antiphonal Book Binding with Illuminated Leaves
Austria, 13th Century
Materials: Oak wood, hand-tooled cowhide or pig-hide leather, wrought iron fittings, sheepsk...
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15th Century and Earlier Austrian Gothic Used Books
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Iron
The Dublin Review, Early Victorian Leather-Bound Periodical Set, 8 Volumes
By Thomas Richardson
Located in Morristown, NJ
The Dublin Review, Early Victorian Leather-Bound Periodical Set, 8 Volumes (1843–1849)
London: C. Dolman and Thomas Richardson & Son, 1843–1849
A partial set of The Dublin Review, ...
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1940s English Early Victorian Used Books
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Leather, Paper
The Collection of Alice and Murray Braunfield : January 17, 2004 at Sotheby
s
By Sotheby
s
Located in valatie, NY
.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books
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Paper
Christie
s The Sir Ralph and Lady Halpern Collection London 2/24/05
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
pages with 200 lots illustrated in color and all described in detail.
NPT Books a division of N.P
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21st Century and Contemporary English Used Books
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Paper
Joe
s – FIRST ISSUE – The iconic fashion
photography magazine by Joe McKenna
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Joe McKenna, 1992.
First Edition.
Unbound folio magazine, 16 x 11 1/4 inches (405 x 286 mm); 128 pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white except cover and centerfold...
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20th Century American Used Books
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Paper
William BLAKE : The Book of Thel. Songs of Innocence. And Songs of Experience
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Vale Press, 1897.
Charles Ricketts, illustrations. LIMITED EDITION
Crown 8vo, 8 x 5 inches (197 x 130 mm), lxxxi pp., printed in Vale type on thick hand-made paper with yapp...
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Late 19th Century English Used Books
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Paper
American Ornithology; Or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Located in Middletown, NY
Wilson, Alexander
Charles Lucian Bonaparte
American Ornithology; Or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson; with a continuation by Charles L...
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Early 19th Century English Used Books
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Gold Leaf
The Americana Collection of the Late Mrs. J. Amory Haskell. Part 6, Parks-Bernet
By Sotheby Parke Bernet
Located in valatie, NY
significant bibliographic, historiographical, and decorative arts reference work.
NPT Books a division of N.P
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1940s American Used Books
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Paper
Jazz Mania and Collection, French Book by Frédéric Marchand, 1997
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
theme of jazz: books, magazines, programs, record covers, posters, toys, gadgets, glasses, and ceramics
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1990s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
AI NO HANA (Signed Edition of 350), Nobuyoshi Araki 2007
Located in Los Angeles, CA
AI NO HANA is a captivating photography book by renowned Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Published in 2007 to coincide with an exhibition at the RAT HOLE Gallery, this collect...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ian Fleming. For Your Eyes Only. London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. Presented in original boards with white eye design and gilt stamped spine, origin...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Used Books
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Paper
Armenia A Historical Atlas by Robert H. Hewsen, 2001
Located in New Windsor, NY
Armenia, A Historical Atlas by Robert H. hews. Published 2001. 341 pages. A comprehensive history historical atlas tracing Armenia's journey from ancient times through Christianity, ...
Category
Early 2000s American Used Books
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Paper
Ed Ruscha: Reading Ed Ruscha Book 2013 First Edition Hardcover SIGNED
By Ed Ruscha
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ed Ruscha's (born 1937) interests in books, writing and the act of reading--and his particular
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Used Books
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Paper
Andy Warhol
s Index First Edition 1967
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original 1967 first printing of Andy Warhol’s Index (Book) is a landmark of Pop Art publishing. Beneath its striking metallic softcover lies a playful world of pop-up brilliance...
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1960s Used Books
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Paper
1970 A Maze of Death
By Philip K Dick
Located in Bath, GB
A striking first edition of Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel about humanity's capacity for murder, in the vibrant original dust wrapper.
The first edition, first printing, in ...
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1970s American Used Books
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Paper
$1,711
1897-1906 The Works of George Meredith
By George Meredith
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome selection of George Meredith's works, uniformly presented here in half morocco by Sotheran & Co.
Revised editions.
A fifteen-volume set comprising the works of George Me...
Category
Late 19th Century British Used Books
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Paper
1915 The Thirty-Nine Steps
By John Buchan
Located in Bath, GB
A bright example of the first edition, first impression of John Buchan's celebrated espionage thriller.
Originally serialised in Blackwood's Magazine, 'The Thirty Nine Steps' is the...
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1910s British Used Books
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Paper
1838 A Bibliographical, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Tour in the Northern
By Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Located in Bath, GB
The very scarce three volume extra-illustrated large paper edition of Dibdin's final work, illustrated throughout with engraved plates, and in sumptuous Riviere morocco bindings.
Th...
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1830s British Used Books
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Paper
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