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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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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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Death by Chocolate: The Last Word on a Consuming Passion, Signed, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
no prior culinary knowledge. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of
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1990s American Used Books

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Paper

ALISON. Essays Political, Historical, Miscellaneous. 3 vols. IN FINE TREE CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ALISON, Archibald. TITLE: Essays Political, Historical, And Miscellaneous. PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1850. DESCRIPTION: 3 vols., 8-11/16" x 5-3/4", ...
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1850s British Used Books

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Leather

Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, by Arnold Scaasi, Signed First Edition
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in valatie, NY
colors, draping and superb shapes. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of
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20th Century American Used Books

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Paper

Art of Coppersmithing A Practical Treatise by John Fuller, 1894, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
best practical books for the tinsmith. Includes a historical sketch on copper and chapters on repairing
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Late 19th Century American Used Books

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Paper

Islamic Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection January 1, 1973 Paperback Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Islamic Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection January 1, 1973 Paperback Book Gift of Joan Palevsky/ Pal, Pratapaditya (Edited by) Title: Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck . Pu...
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Late 20th Century American Islamic Used Books

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Paper

Jean Dubuffet Painted sculptures catalog 1968
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean Dubuffet Painted sculptures catalog 1968: Published on the occasion of a 1968 Dubuffet exhibition at Pace Gallery New York. Softcover; 50 pages. Color & Black & White illustra...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Paper

Anouska Hemple, Kay Saatchi, Ivor Braka Three Tastemakers (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's softcover auction catalogue for 17th January 2012. Featuring over 350 lots, the sale promises to provide bidding opportunities for collectors at every level, with estimate...
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20th Century Used Books

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Paper

SYMONDS. Wine, Women, and Song. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington. TITLE: Wine, Women, and Song: Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs. PUBLISHER: London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A...
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1880s British Used Books

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Leather

The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks by Carolyn J. Weekley, and Laura Pass Barry
Located in valatie, NY
include various versions of the "Peaceable Kingdom" paintings. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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1990s American Used Books

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A White House of Stone: Building America s First Ideal in Architecture, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
House. They remember great moments and the full succession of presidents." NPT Books a division of N.P
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Paper

Villas 50 en France by Raphaelle Saint-Pierre, 1st Ed, Rare Hard to Find
Located in valatie, NY
Villas 50 en France by Raphaelle Saint-Pierre, 1st Ed Rare Hard to Find Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Publisher, Norma, Paris, France, 2005. In French. "While the design of the 50s is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Used Books

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Paper

Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi large coffee table book. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Hardcover with jacket. Title: Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi Publisher: Metropolitan Mus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Used Books

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Paper

Complete Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. AUTOCRAT EDITION - 13 volumes
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. TITLE: The Complete Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1892. DESCRIPTION: THE AUTOCRAT EDITION. 13 vols.,...
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1890s British Used Books

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Leather

MONTALTI. Theologicam Academico. EMBROIDERED BINDING BOUND FOR BENEDETTO LATILLA
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MONTALTI, Augustinus. TITLE: Reverendissimo Patri D. D. Benedicto (Benedetto) Latilla Neapolitano Congregationis Canonicorum Regularium Lateranebsium Abbati Generali Suam b...
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1750s British Used Books

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Fabric

FISCHEL. Modes and Manners of the Nineteenth Century. IN COSWAY BINDINGS !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FISCHEL, Oskar & Max Von Boehn, (M. Edwardes - translator). TITLE: Modes and Manners of the Nineteenth Century as Represented in the Pictures and Engravings of the Time. P...
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Early 1900s British Used Books

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Leather

R M Schindler: The Gingold Commissions (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Auction Sunday 3rd December 2008. This sophisticated, full-colour exhibition catalogue documents, for the first time, a treasure-trove of 30 pieces of furniture designed by seminal S...
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20th Century Used Books

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Paper

Heroes of the Plains by J. W. Buel, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
author and journalist. He wrote over 40 books, many of them travelogues, biographies, or history books
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1880s American Late Victorian Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

William Williams: Novelist Painter of Colonial America, 1727-1791, Signed 1st
Located in valatie, NY
. Williams is an important painter/writer who helped shape early American culture. NPT Books a division of
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1970s English Used Books

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Antique Poetry Book, The Lady Of The Lake, Walter Scott, Early Edition, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
appeal to collectors of early 19th-century literature and illustrated antique books alike. Delivered
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1810s British Georgian Used Books

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Paper

Mobilia Magazine Big Rare Collection
By Mobilia Collection
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
From 1954 until 1985, Mobilia served as an influential Danish publication dedicated to modern design. Its pages showcased the innovations of Scandinavian furniture makers, architects...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Paper

The Neighborhoods of Queens by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Paper

Eclectic Rhythms: Artists of Huntington, West Virginia, 1871-Present, Stated 1st
Located in valatie, NY
city’s artistic past." NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books

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Paper

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Rebound in full leather boards, with blind embossing to fr...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Goodbye Picasso Book, First Edition, New York, 1974
Located in New York, NY
A First Edition 'Goodbye Picasso' coffee table or library book, by author David Douglas Duncan, 1974, New York. An amazing book covering an intimate look at the relationship between ...
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20th Century Swiss Modern Used Books

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Linen, Paper

Impressionism, Reflections and Perceptions by Meyer Shapiro
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressionism, Reflections and Perceptions by Meyer Shapiro. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first edition published in 1997 by George Braziller. Printed and bound by G. Canal...
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1990s Italian Used Books

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Paper

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Illustrated by M.V. Wheelhouse, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Illustrated by M. V. Wheelhouse. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1925. In original orange pictorial boards, stamped in gilt on front and spine. New archiv...
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1920s English Victorian Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Theodore, The Rough Riders. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Octavo. First Edition. Illustrated with plates throughout. Presented in original olive green cloth boa...
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1890s American Victorian Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

The Case of the Negligent Nymph A Perry Mason Story Erle Stanley Gardner 1950
Located in Stamford, CT
The Case of the Negligent Nymph A Perry Mason Story Erle Stanley Gardner 1950. Hard cover with original dust jacket.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Paper

In Search of Norman Rockwell s America
Located in Bradenton, FL
Books.
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books

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Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius, 1st Ed 1928
Located in valatie, NY
and Benches”, “Sofas”, “Tables”, “Miscellaneous Pieces”, and a Conclusion. NPT Books a division of
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1920s American Used Books

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Great American Art American Art Deco, Impressionists, Watercolors
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Case. 3 Books with dust jackets in good condition. No markings or writing. tight spines and bindings
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Used Books

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"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with Stand Helmut Newton Taschen New Dust Jacket
By Helmut Newton, TASCHEN
Located in Atlanta, GA
Helmut Newton's Sumo book. The first Sumo and also the most exciting and collectible one ever published by Taschen. The book comes with two dust jackets. The outer one has some heavy...
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1990s German Modern Used Books

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Chrome

The Fashion Makers, A Photographic Record by Walter Vecchio, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
" Norman Norell and Galanos. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used
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1960s American Used Books

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"Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis, First Edition, Published Harcourt Brace Co. 1922
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, Published: New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, Inc. 1922 First edition 2nd issue, retaining its scarce dust jacket, all in very good condition. An attra...
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Early 20th Century American Used Books

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Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis First English Edition Published 1929 Jonathan Cape
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dodsworth" by Sinclair Lewis, Published: Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London, 1929. Retains its original dust jacket now covered in mylar. This is the first U.K. edition (...
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1920s American Used Books

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"Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis, Published New York, 1927. First Edition, d.j.
By Sinclair Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis. Published New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, Inc. 1927. First Edition (Second State Binding)This is the story of a con man who gets together with...
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1920s American Used Books

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Leather, Paper

Woman as Design: Before, Behind, Between, Above, Below by Stephen Bayley, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
industrialization of the breast, and from pin-ups to the future of sex. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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21st Century and Contemporary English Used Books

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The Republican Court of American Society in the Day of Washington Rufus Griswold
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely embossed red leather 4to size copy of Rufus Wilmot Griswold's account of the American Republican court during the presidency of George Washington. The exquisite embossed re...
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Used Books

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Leather, Paper

John Morier, The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in 3 Volumes London: 1824
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan", 12mo., complete in 3 purple full polished calf bound volumes, with gilt page ends and blue marbled endpapers, 1st edition. Written by James...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Used Books

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Leather, Paper

SMITH, Albert. The Wassail-Bowl. FIRST EDITION - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SMITH, Albert. TITLE: The Wassail-Bowl. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 7-11/16" x 4-15/16", illustrated by John Leech, bou...
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1840s British Used Books

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Leather

Lewis Carroll Centenary Exhibition. Speech By J. C. Squire - 1932
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SQUIRE, J. C.. TITLE: Lewis Carroll Centenary Exhibition. Speech By J. C. Squire At The Opening Ceremony 28th June, 1932. PUBLISHER: London: John & Edward Bumpus Ltd., 193...
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1930s British Used Books

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TROLLOPE. The Barsetshire Novels. WITH A MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT - 14 VOLUMES - 1929
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TROLLOPE, Anthony. TITLE: The Barsetshire Novels. The Shakespeare Head Edition. PUBLISHER: Stratford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1929. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION WITH A MA...
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1920s British Used Books

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Leather

Pierre de RONSARD. Livret de Folastries a Ianot Parisien. LIMITED EDITION - 1924
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RONSARD, Pierre de. TITLE: Livret de Folastries a Ianot Parisien. Plus, quelques Epigrames grecs: & des Dithyrambes chantes au Bouc de E. Iodelle Poete Tragiq. PUBLISHER: P...
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1920s British Used Books

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A Victorian Housebuilder s Guide
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide by George E. Woodward and Edward G. Thompson. Softcover book published in 1988 by Dover Publications Inc., of New York. Manufactured in the USA, Illu...
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1980s American Victorian Used Books

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Leonardo Da Vinci by Carlo Pedretti
Located in Bradenton, FL
Leonardo Da Vinci by Carlo Pedretti. Softcover book published in 2006. Illustrated, 232 pages.
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Books

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Paper

Vintage Tiffany Co. Sterling Silver Male or Mars Symbol Bookmark
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mars bookmark. By Tiffany & Co. In sterling silver. In the form of the Mars symbol, used in modern day as the representation of the Male and Masculinity. Simply wonderful ...
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20th Century Modern Used Books

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Sterling Silver

The Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas McKenney and James Hall, 3 Vols.
By McKenney Hall
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
McKenney, Thomas L. and James Hall. The Indian Tribes of North America. With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of The Principal Chiefs. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1933-4. A New Edition...
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1930s Scottish Used Books

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Fabric, Paper

Original Walt Disney "Winnie the Pooh" Comic Strip Art 1981
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in San Diego, CA
the larger Winnie the Pooh franchise, which began with A. A. Milne's books and was later adapted into
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Books

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Paper

Vintage Soviet Book: Human Birth by M. Gorky, circa 1982, 1J51
Located in Bordeaux, FR
literature, a collector of vintage books, or simply seeking a profound literary experience, "Human Birth
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1980s Used Books

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Vintage Soviet Book: Steppe by a.P. Chekhov, circa 1989, 1J49
Located in Bordeaux, FR
timeless themes. Whether you are a lover of Russian literature, a collector of vintage books, or simply
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1980s Used Books

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Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth Century Paris by Thomas F. Crow
Located in Bradenton, FL
Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth Century Paris by Thomas F. Crow. Softcover book, published by Yale University Press in 1991. Printed in Great Britain, illustrated, 290 pages.
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1990s British Used Books

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The Romantic Rebellion by Kenneth Clark
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Romantic Rebellion, romantic versus classic art by Kenneth Clark. Softcover book, published by Harper & Row Publishers of New York in 1986. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & T...
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1980s British Romantic Used Books

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The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
of its builder. It retains a rich variety of objects from furniture and books to silver and paintings
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Books

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Paper

Thomas BLOUNT. Boscobel - 1725 - FOURTH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BLOUNT, Thomas. TITLE: Boscobel: or the Compleat History Of the Most Miraculous Preservation of King Charles II. After the Battle of Worcester, 3 Sept. 1651. To which is ad...
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1720s British Used Books

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Leather

HERBERT - Life And Reign Of King Henry The Eighth - 1683 - FOURTH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HERBERT, Edward Lord, Of Cherbury. TITLE: The Life And Reign Of King Henry The Eighth. PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1683. DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDITION. 1 vol., folio, 11-1...
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1680s British Used Books

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Find a variety of used books available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used books was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, animal skin and leather. Used books have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Used books are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made used books over the years, but those made by Pablo Picasso, TASCHEN and David Hicks are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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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.