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1868 The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort
By Charles Grey
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptional signed presentation copy from Queen Victoria herself of this touching biography of the early life of her late and much loved husband, Prince Albert.
Inscribed by Quee...
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1860s British Used Books
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Paper
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. ...
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1840s British Used Books
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Fabric
1997-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
four first impressions.
A terrific set offering all seven books from the magical 'Harry Potter' series
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1990s British Used Books
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Paper
Lost In Translation Photo Book (Based on Sofia Coppola
s film) 2003
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lost in Translation by ArtistHouse is a beautifully produced art book exploring the nuances of language, culture, and visual interpretation through a contemporary design lens. Presen...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Mid-Century Modern Two Master Metal Workers, 1985 France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Two Master Metal Workers: Jean Prouvé & Serge Mouille." 170 page catalog of the seminal 1985 exhibition held at the DeLorenzo Gallery in New York City and the Counard Gallery in Par...
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1980s French Used Books
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Paper
Furniture (Edition of 8), Rick Owens 2009
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Furniture by Rick Owens is a striking art and design monograph that documents the visionary fashion designer’s parallel practice in furniture and interior architecture. Showcasing Ow...
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Early 2000s Used Books
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Paper
Ed Templeton Teenage Smokers, 1999
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Teenage Smokers by Ed Templeton is an iconic photographic artist’s book first published in 1999, capturing raw, intimate portraits of youth culture through Templeton’s distinctive le...
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1990s Used Books
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Paper
Mantis by Daido Moriyama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Daido Moriyama: Mantis is a rare and evocative photobook showcasing the legendary Japanese photographer’s signature gritty, high-contrast style. Capturing fragments of urban life wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books
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Paper
Looking Forward: An Autobiography, Signed by George Bush, First Edition, 1987
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bush, George, Gold, Victor. Looking Forward: An Autobiography. New York: Doubleday, 1987. First edition, first printing. Octavo. In original red cloth boards with gilt titles to spin...
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1980s American Used Books
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Fabric, Paper
Mario Sorrenti Fotografie Stern No. 72.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mario Sorrenti: Stern Fotografie № 72 is a striking hardcover monograph documenting the acclaimed photographer’s signature fashion and celebrity imagery. Published in German/English ...
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1990s Used Books
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Paper
1890 Her Majesty
s Navy
By Charles Rathbone Low
Located in Bath, GB
A handsomely bound three volume first edition of Charles Rathbone Low's brilliant history of the Royal Navy, complete with striking chromolithographs.
The first edition.
Complete i...
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1890s British Used Books
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Paper
$1,608
1904 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful six volume collection of the poetry of the extraordinary Victorian era writer Algernon Charles Swinburne, uniformly bound in half calf.
Complete in six volumes, handsome...
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Early 1900s British Used Books
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Paper
1846 The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakspere
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound full calf example of Charles Knight's scarce illustrated edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare.
A scarce set, complete in seven volumes.
Illustra...
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1840s British Used Books
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Paper
1833-1842 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution
By Archibald Alison
Located in Bath, GB
Handsomely bound in full calf, this is the scarce complete ten volume first edition of Sir Archibald Alison's impressive study of European history.
The scarce first edition of this ...
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Mid-19th Century British Used Books
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Paper
[1870]-1883 The History of England, The English in Ireland, Short Studies
By James Anthony Froude
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound collection of works by James Anthony Froude, including his extensive history of England, bound in a uniform half calf signed binding by Mudie.
A beautifully boun...
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Late 19th Century British Used Books
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Paper
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1890 The Nursery "Alice"
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Bath, GB
A signed presentation copy of the first edition, second issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. Inscr...
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1890s British Used Books
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Paper
$12,269
The Industrial Heritage of The United States, French Book by Louis Bergeron 2000
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Le Patrimoine Industriel des Etats-Unis (The Industrial Heritage of the United States), French book by Louis Bergeron and Maria Teresa Maiullari-Pontois, 2000.
Since the creation of ...
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Early 2000s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER, Foundation Cartier Actor Paul Freemans Personal Signed Copy
Located in valatie, NY
of the Lost Ark in 1981, and many other rolls.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a
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1990s French Used Books
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Paper
Salvador Dalí Art Book by Robert Descharnes and Gilles Néret, Taschen Press
By Robert Descharnes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 by Robert Descharnes and Gilles Néret
With dust cover.
Publisher: Taschen; First English-language Edition (November 1, 1998)
Language: English
Hardcov...
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21st Century and Contemporary German International Style Used Books
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Paper
Basquiat Sotheby’s 2017 promotional
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat “Untitled” 2017:
Scarce Sotherby's large format promotional newspaper published in conjunction with the sale of the 1982 Basquiat skull which achieved the highest ever price...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books
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Paper
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
American Arts
Crafts Virtue in Design Book by Leslie Greene Bowman
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design. soft cover.
by Leslie Greene Bowman, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990 - Design - 255 pages
Influenced...
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Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Used Books
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Paper
PAUL KLEE Great Art of the Ages by Will Grohmann, 1969 Abrams Hardcover
By (after) Paul Klee
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
PAUL KLEE Great Art of the Ages by Will Grohmann, 1969 Abrams Hardcover.
Beautifully illustrated hardcover featuring numerous tipped-in color plates—a premium printing method in whic...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Books
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Paper
Lumieres, je pense a vous. Catalogue de l
exposition au Centre Pompidon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Jean Francois Grunfeld, Marie-Laure Jousset
A set of original texts, written by writers, historians, and philosophers, casts new lights on these objects full of charm and mystery:...
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20th Century Used Books
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Paper
Regency Furniture by Francis Collard (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Regency furniture is popularly defined as the furniture produced in the period 1790-1840 and this definition is followed here. These fifty years produced some of the most inventive a...
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20th Century Used Books
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Paper
Cesar, The Bronze Work, French Book by Frederic Ballester 2002 Cannes Exhibition
By Cesar
Located in Atlanta, GA
César, L'Oeuvre de Bronze, du Silence à l'Eternité (Cesar, The Bronze Work - from the Silence to Eternity) is a French book by Frederic Ballester, published in 2002.
This book is the...
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Early 2000s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
A Passion for Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Passion des Tissus, Art Tribal d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amerique (A Passion for Textiles, Tribal Art from Africa, Asia, and America), French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989.
Chinese ...
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1980s French Arts and Crafts Used Books
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Paper
The Canes, French Book by Sergio Coradeschi, Alberto Lamberti
s Collection, 1992
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Cannes (The Canes or Walking Sticks) is a French book by Sergio Coradeschi, published in 1992, from Alfredo Lamberti's Collection.
The king's scepter, the pastor's pedum, the bis...
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1990s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot, French Book by David Lachterman, 1966
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York, L'Humanite au Metre Cube (New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot), French book by David Lachterman, 1966.
About this book, the author said: "Anything that can be written about Ne...
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1960s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
Sevres Boulogne-Billancourt, Independent Ceramic, French Book by F. Slitine 2007
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres - Boulogne-Billancourt, La Ceramique Independante (Sevres - Boulogne-Billancourt, The Independent Ceramic), French Book by Florence Slitine, 2007.
Preface by Emmanuel Bréon an...
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Used Books
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Paper
Eadweard Muybridge and the San Francisco Photo Panorama 1850-1880, French Book
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eadweard Muybridge et le Panorama Photographique de San Francisco, 1850-1880 (Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco), Limited Edition, French book by Cent...
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1990s Canadian Modern Used Books
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Paper
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964.
This is a stunning photographic document of its time: A portrait of New York. Color and black and white photo-reproductions by ...
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1960s American Modern Used Books
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Paper
Telephone from Yesterday and Today, French Book by Claude Perardel, 1992
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Telephone d'hier et d'aujourd'hui (Telephone from Yesterday and Today), French book by Christian Altier et Claude Perardel, 1992.
An illustrated retrospective of telephones in France...
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1990s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
Yves Thomas, Waves and Storms, French Artist-Painter Book, by Yves Thomas, 2011
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yves Thomas, Vagues et Tempetes (Waves and Storms), French-English book by Yves Thomas, 2011.
Yves Thomas is a recognized French artist born in Normandy, France, in 1937.
The most b...
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2010s French Modern Used Books
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Paper
Christopher Dresser "Studies in Design"
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Sharon, CT
This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Used Books
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Paper
Numismatic and Glyptic Treasure by Paul Delaroche, Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont
Located in Madrid, ES
Authors: Paul Delaroche, Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont, and Charles Lenormant
Book Condition: Bound in half red calf with marbled edges, gilt borders, spine with six raised bands and...
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1850s Used Books
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Paper
DODGSON - Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - 1969 - Illustrated by Dali
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Salvador Dali - illustrator).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: NY: Maecenas Press - Random House, 1969.
DESCRIPTIO...
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1960s British Used Books
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Fabric, Leather
The Book of Common Prayer - 1852 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER.
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments, and Other Rites & Ceremonies of The Church,...
PUBLISHER: Oxford: The University Pre...
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1850s British Used Books
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Leather
Musee d
Orsay - Impressionist and Post Impressionist Masterpieces
Located in Bradenton, FL
Musee d'Orsay - Impressionist and Post Impressionist Masterpieces. Softcover book, published in 1992 by Thames and Hudson of London. Printed in the Netherlands. Illustrated, 200 pages.
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1990s Used Books
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Paper
The English Country House by Olive Cook
Located in Bradenton, FL
The English Country House, an art and a way of life, by Olive Cook, with photographs by A.F. Kersting. Softcover book, published by Thames and Hudson of London in 1984. Printed in Ja...
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1980s Japanese Used Books
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Paper
Master Paintings from the Hermitage and the State Russian Museum
Located in Bradenton, FL
Master Paintings from the Hermitage and the State Russian Museum. Hardcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition in 1975-1976. Illustrated, 132 pages.
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1970s American Used Books
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Paper
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin
Co.
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Books
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Paper
William BLACKSTONE. Commentaries on the Laws of England. 1770 - FOURTH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BLACKSTONE, William.
TITLE: Commentaries on the Laws of England. In Four Books
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1770s British Used Books
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Leather
Icons of Fashion Design (7 Vols)., Some Signed and Inscribed to Iris Apfel
By Phaidon
Located in Morristown, NJ
Icons of Fashion Design, Seven Volumes (Some Signed and Inscribed)
Various Publishers, 2009–2020
A curated group of seven volumes celebrating leading figures in contemporary fashio...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Books
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Paper
CARLE, Eric. A House For Hermit Crab. 1987 - SIGNED BY ERIC CARLE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CARLE, Eric.
TITLE: A House For Hermit Crab.
PUBLISHER: NY: Simon & Shuster, 1987.
DESCRIPTION: SIGNED BY ERIC CARLE. 1 vol., seventh printing, signed by Carle opposite t...
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1980s British Used Books
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Fabric
SINGER - Eric Carle (SIGNED). Why Noah Chose The Dove. FIRST EDITION - 1974
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SINGER, Isaac Bashevis (Eric Carle).
TITLE: Why Noah Chose The Dove.
PUBLISHER: Doubleday, 1974.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY ERIC CARLE. 1 vol., illustrated and ...
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1970s British Used Books
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Fabric
Carl Faberge, Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia
Located in Bradenton, FL
Carl Faberge, Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia by A. Kenneth Snowman. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1983 by Greenwich House of New York. Manufactured in Hong ...
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1980s Hong Kong Used Books
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Paper
Bronzes by Jennifer Montagu
Located in Bradenton, FL
Bronzes by Jennifer Montagu. Hardcover book, published in 1970 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson of London. Printed in Germany. Illustrated, 128 pages.
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1970s German Used Books
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Paper
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance. Boxed, cloth-covered hardcover book. Published by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., of New York in 1961. Printed in the United States of Am...
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1960s American Renaissance Used Books
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Paper
The Art of Richard Diebenkorn at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of Richard Diebenkorn at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Softcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, October 9, 19...
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1990s American Modern Used Books
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Paper
Renoir - His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Ehrlich White
Located in Bradenton, FL
Renoir - His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Ehrlich White. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1988 by Harry N Abrams, Inc. of New York. 391 illustrations, 125 in full co...
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1980s American French Provincial Used Books
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Paper
David Hockney Illustrated - Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm - 1970 Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
Six Fairy Tales by David Hockney
David Hockney
This exquisite, highly collectable volume was printed in 1970 by Petersburg Press.
Inscribed "Xmas to you from the Grouse" perhaps b...
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Mid-20th Century Used Books
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Paper
Paris by John Russell
Located in Bradenton, FL
Paris by John Russell. Softcover book. First edition, published in 1983 by Harry N. Abrams. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 348 pages.
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1980s Japanese French Provincial Used Books
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Paper
The Art of Bev Doolittle
Located in Bradenton, FL
in 1990 by Bantum Books. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 160 pages.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Used Books
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Paper
David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth, 1930
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
created over 3,000 paintings over his lifetime. He also illustrated many books, primarily for publisher
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1930s American Used Books
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Paper
Pablo Neruda 20 poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Pablo Neruda’s “20 love poems and a desperate song” Santiago, Chile: Editorial Lord Cochrane, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited numbered edition. number 2218 from a total edition ...
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20th Century Chilean Modern Used Books
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Paper
Wegner: En Dansk Mobelkunstner by Johan Moller Nielsen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hans Jørgensen Wegner (2 April 1914 – 26 January 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the ...
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20th Century Used Books
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Paper
Lofts of Amsterdam by Rudy Baeck, 1st Edition Hardbound Book
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lofts of Amsterdam by Rudy Stevens and Philippe de Baeck, hardbound with jacket, First Edition, 2000
“Lofts of Amsterdam” is a book about residential and commercial lofts in Amste...
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Early 2000s Belgian International Style Used Books
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