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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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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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Set of 14 Volumes of Selected Tales of Beatrix Potter
Located in valatie, NY
. Hardcovers with dust jackets. Original Peter Rabbit Books including: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books

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Paper

3 Vol Set Catalog Of The Byzantine Early Mediaeval Antiquities Dumbarton Oaks
Located in valatie, NY
. With B&W and color illustrations. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of
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Mid-20th Century Used Books

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The 1917, 1918 and 1921 Editions of the Newspaper L Illustration.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
3 bound volumes containing the 1917, 1918 and 1921 editions of the newspaper L'Illustration. Set of 3 volumes of the newspaper L'Illustration, covering the years 1917, 1918 and 1921...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Used Books

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Paper

Children s Encyclopedia: History of Human Society -Vintage Book from USSR, 1J153
Located in Bordeaux, FR
craftsmanship that characterized books of its era. The hardcover's imposing presence mirrors the grandeur of the
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1970s Used Books

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Swedish Design by Denise Hagstromer
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
An introduction to Swedish design for those in other countries interested in the subject at any level, from simply curious to the professional or academic. Contemporary Sweden has a ...
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20th Century Used Books

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Italian Light 1960-1980 by Paolo Palma Carlo Vannicola (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One hundred lamps from the Cortopassi collection A collection of lamps designed by various designers such as Gino Sarfatti, E Sottsass Jr, Tobia Scarpa, Sergio Asti, Giorgio Reggior...
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20th Century Used Books

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Sotheby s: Property from the Collection of Josephine Walter Buhl Ford II, 1st
By Sotheby s
Located in valatie, NY
were huge collectors of Americana. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Vintage Bible Illustrated by Endre Balint 1966
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Vintage (circa 1966) La Sainte Bible illustrated by Hungarian artist, Endre Balint with text in French. This special collaboration combined the research and translation from École Bi...
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20th Century French Modern Used Books

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Leather, Paper

DIGGES, Sir Dudly. The Compleat Ambassador. 1655 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DIGGES, Sir Dudly. TITLE: The Compleat Ambassador or Two Treaties of the Intended Marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory; Comprised in Letters of Negotiation of Sir F...
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1650s British Used Books

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Leather

Limited Edition Manus x Machina Signed by Anna Wintour - Iris Apfel Collection
By Yale University Press
Located in Morristown, NJ
Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, limited-edition boxed set (No. 490/600), signed by Anna Wintour. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016 for the acclaim...
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2010s Modern Used Books

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"The Second World War, " Chartwell Edition by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin Co.
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War (Chartwell Edition-United States) by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston. A deluxe edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Sec...
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20th Century American Used Books

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La Poterie Marocaine by André Boukobza The Moroccan Pottery French Ed Hardcover
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Moroccan Pottery, french edition. Hardcover large book 1st edition 1974. La Poterie Marocaine André Boukobza. 1974, 160 pages André Boukobza Photos with Artifacts. The work of An...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Used Books

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Some old French and English Ballads – ERAGNY PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
Edited by R. Steele Hammersmith: Eragny Press, 1905. Limited Edition. 8vo; 8 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches 208 x 133 mm) 60, (2) pp., printed on Arches hand-made paper in red and black; front...
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Early 20th Century English Used Books

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Great Architecture of the World Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
currently out of print. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bonanza Books * Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1975 * Edition
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Used Books

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Frank Lloyd Wright - A Visual Encyclopedia by Iain Thomson
Located in Bradenton, FL
Frank Lloyd Wright - A Visual Encyclopedia by Iain Thomson. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999 by PRC Publishing Ltd of London. Printed in Hong Kong. Illustrated, 416 ...
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1990s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Contemporary Glass by Susanne K. Franz
Located in Bradenton, FL
Contemporary Glass by Susanne K. Franz. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1989 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 400 plates in full color, ...
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1980s Japanese Used Books

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Premises, Architecture Exhibition Book 1958-1998, Guggenheim Museum
By Guggenheim Museum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Premises: Invested Spaces in Visual Arts, Architecture, & Design from France : 1958-1998, Guggenheim Museum Publications, Softbound- 1998 by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; Denis Hollier; An...
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1990s American International Style Used Books

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Eugène Mouton (mérinos) – History Of The Invalid At The Wooden Head
Located in Bilzen, BE
Eugène Mouton (Mérinos) – History of the Invalid with the Wooden Head. Illustrations by Georges Clairin. Paris, Ludovic Baschet, [circa 1887]. Large quarto (22.5 × 31.5 cm), half mor...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Used Books

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Herman MELVILLE. Moby Dick. 1892 - SECOND EDITION - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MELVILLE, Herman. TITLE: Moby-Dick. PUBLISHER: New York: United States Book Company, 1892. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/2" x 5-3/8", 545pp., complete with the...
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1890s British Used Books

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Leather

MARKHAM, Gervase. Markhams Farewell to Husbandry. 1656 - SIXTH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MARKHAM, Gervase. TITLE: Markhams Farewell to Husbandry: or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of gra...
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1650s British Used Books

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Fabric

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus. 1839 3RD ED 4TH PRINTING.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft - Frederick Schiller. TITLE: Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - bound with - The Ghost-Seer. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1839. ...
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1830s British Used Books

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Fabric

KIPLING. Jungle Book. Second Jungle Book. JUNGLE BOOK SIGNED WITH A 4 LINE QUOTE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: The Jungle Book - The Second Jungle Book. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1896 / 1895. DESCRIPTION: THE JUNGLE BOOK SIGNED WITH A 4 LINE...
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1890s British Used Books

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Fabric

Vintage Collectible Book “World of Wildlife Paintings”— Limited Edition, 1986
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Reflections of Three Continents by renowned artist Gary R. Swanson (1941–2010). Published in 1986, this edition is No. 514, beautifully leather-bound with gold-gilded pages and a bro...
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1980s Unknown Other Used Books

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Leather, Wood

The Desert Southwest
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Hardcover with dustjacket, published in 1987 by Bantum Books of New York. Printed in Italy, more than 250
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1980s Italian Used Books

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Grimm s Complete Fairy Tales
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book with all gilt edge, published in 2008 by Barnes & Noble, 721 pages.
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books

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Leather, Paper

The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Ballantine Books edition, published in 1976. Includes 48 colorplates. Printed in the United States of America.
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1970s American Art Nouveau Used Books

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Dune by Frank Herbert, Book Club Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Herbert, Frank. Dune. Philadelphia, New York, London: Chilton Company, 1965. Book Club Edition. In the original illustrated dust jacket and red cloth boards, with silver embossed tit...
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1960s American Modern Used Books

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The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis, Signed and Illustrated by Pauline Baynes, 1956
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lewis, C. S. The Last Battle, A Story for Children. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1956. First U.S. edition, first printing. Octavo. In the original ...
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1950s American Modern Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts Nina Fletch
Located in valatie, NY
collecting with grace, humor, and great knowledge. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large
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1990s American Used Books

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A Building History of Northern New England by James Garvin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
England architecture and the building trades. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Paper

Latin Manuscript “Tractatus moralis de actibus humanis” – Theology Circa 1700
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important Latin manuscript in quarto format on moral theology, titled “Tractatus moralis de actibus humanis” – A Moral Treatise on Human Acts. Written in brown ink on laid paper, pro...
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18th Century French Louis XIV Used Books

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Paper, Parchment Paper

Vanishing Ice by Barbara C. Matilsky Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
January 27 – May 13, 2018 NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Vintage Russian-German Dictionary from USSR: Timeless Language Companion, 1J100
Located in Bordeaux, FR
add to its vintage allure and nostalgic appeal. Perfect for collectors of vintage books, language
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1970s Used Books

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All The Best, Signed by George Bush, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1999
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bush, George. All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings. New York: A Lisa Drew Book/Scribner, 1999. First edition. Signed by George H. W. Bush on free endpage....
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1990s American Post-Modern Used Books

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, 1914
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Theodore. Through the Brazilian Wilderness. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1914. First Edition. Quarto. In original brown hardcover boards with gilt embossed titles, t...
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1910s American Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, First UK Edition, 1939
By John Steinbeck
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. London and Toronto: William Heineman LTD, 1939. First UK Edition. In magenta and tan dust jacket and original blue cloth boards with gilt titles...
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1930s English Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

Discovering the Mystery: Vintage Children s Book from USSR, circa 1990, 1J148
Located in Bordeaux, FR
your child or a collector of vintage books, this colorful volume offers a glimpse into the imagination
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1990s Used Books

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Vintage USSR Book: Heart of Bonivur by Dmitry Nagishkin, 1J121
Located in Bordeaux, FR
"Heart of Bonivur." Celebrate the allure of authentic vintage books, preserving the legacy of Dmitry
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1970s Used Books

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Large Set of Faux Book Props
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs
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Late 20th Century English Georgian Used Books

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Resin, Wood

1901 A Midsummer Night s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
the Books Issued By Hacon & Ricketts', by Ricketts, published in 1904. Illustrated with border
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Early 1900s British Used Books

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Paper

Works Of Henry Fielding. With The Life Of The Author. NEW EDITION - 10 VOLUMES
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FIELDING, Henry. TITLE: The Works Of Henry Fielding. With The Life Of The Author. PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1784. DESCRIPTION: NEW EDITION. 10 vols., 8-3/8" x 5-3/4", ...
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1780s British Used Books

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Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !
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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Leather

RUSKIN. Modern Painters The Seven Lamps Of Architecture. IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RUSKIN, John. TITLE: Modern Painters & The Seven Lamps Of Architecture. PUBLISHER: London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1855 - 1857. DESCRIPTION: SIXTH AND SECOND EDITIONS. 6 vol...
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1850s British Used Books

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Leather

The World of Comets; by Amedee Guillemin, Edited by James Glaisher, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Comet of 1861. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of
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1870s Used Books

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James Bond Movie Posters by Tony Nourmand
Located in Bradenton, FL
. No to Die Another Day. Softcover book published in 2003 by Chronicle Books of San Francisco
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21st Century and Contemporary British Used Books

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Le Morte D Arthur By Thomas Mallory Illustrated By Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Petworth, GB
Le Morte D’Arthur Second Edition Hard Cover bound in green cloth with gilt stylised decoration to front and spine Limited Second Edition Number 873 of 1000 copies This edition con...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Used Books

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Cotton, Paper

European Works of Art, the Private Collection Gallery of the Blumka Estate
By Sotheby s
Located in valatie, NY
enamels, bronzes, and stone and wood sculpture. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large
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1990s American Used Books

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VOC Atlas of Africa and East Indies by J.W. Heydt, Homann Heirs, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
VOC Atlas of Africa and East Indies by J.W. Heydt, Homann Heirs, 1744 An important and richly illustrated 18th-century work documenting the Dutch East India Company’s global reach, ...
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Mid-18th Century German Used Books

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1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
bindings. Books 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 are unopened in the original plastic, in an as new condition. Cloth to
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21st Century and Contemporary British Used Books

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Sotheby s Important Americana - Collection of Adolph Henry Meyer, 1st Ed
By Sotheby s
Located in valatie, NY
furniture as well as folk and decorative art furniture. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a
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1990s American Used Books

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Les Ébénistes du XVIII Siècle Français
Located in valatie, NY
stamps of the Parisian masters. Includes both color and black and white photography. NPT Books a
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20th Century French Used Books

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KAWS Cover Art 2000-2012 (set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of three rare vintage art/lifestyle publications featuring KAWS cover art (2000-2012): Made magazine 2003 featuring a KAWS illustrated cover band and ten or more interior photo...
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Early 2000s Used Books

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Christies Brian Juhos Collection, from a Domaine in Southern France
By Christie s
Located in valatie, NY
, which were almost certainly commissioned for Napoleon I. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques
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21st Century and Contemporary English Used Books

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Paper

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    A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.