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Creator: Unknown
Set of Sixteen Leather Bound Book by Charles Reade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of sixteen leather bound books by Charles Reade. Charles Reade was known for his novels that often combined elements of romance, social injustice, and moral earnestness. His wo...
Category
19th Century American Other Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$1,600 Sale Price / set
44% Off
HIP Hotels, Hardbound Architecture Design Book – 2011
Located in Philadelphia, PA
HIP Hotels, published by ifengspace Culture & Media Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, 2011
HIP stands for Highly Individual Places. This book is a gateway into the wonderful world of exclusive ho...
Category
2010s Hong Kong International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures 1810-1835 – by Myrna Schkolne.
First Edition 2006, limited to a run of 1000.
The first comprehensive collectors’ r...
Category
Early 2000s American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of Signed limited Edition Photography Books by Mel Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of signed Mel Roberts first edition photography books. From 2000 and 2001.
Both books are hand signed.
In great condition.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
English Furniture With Furniture of Other Countries in the Untermeyer Collection
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture With Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by John Gloat. London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. 358+...
Category
20th Century English Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
English Furniture from Charles II to George II, Ltd First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture from Charles II to George II: A full account of the design, material and quality of workmanship of walnut and mahogany furniture of this period; and of how spurious...
Category
20th Century English Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
House
Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition.
First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
The Architectural Forum July 1941 Magazine Time Inc
Located in Chula Vista, CA
The Architectural Forum July 1941
spiral bound magazine of building and architecture
Time Inc publisher
9 .19 W x 11.88 H x .25
Original preowned vintage cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
July 1951 Arts
Architecture Magazine John Entenza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine July 1951
John Entenza editor and publisher
9.75 W x 12.75 H
Preowned used vintage condition
Refer to all images
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Rolland Books in French Language
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 9 books - owner Rolland - various titles and authors : Les maitres d'autrefois (Eugène Fromentin) - Petit Bob (GyP) - Voyage autour de mon jardin (Alphonse Karr) - Sans famille (...
Category
Late 19th Century French Other Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
$537 / set
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...
Category
Early 2000s Belgian International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
The International Book of Lofts, Slesin
Cliff, Hardcover 1986
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The International Book of Lofts Hardcover – 1st Edition, 1986 – by Suzanne Slesin, Stafford Cliff, and Daniel Rozensztroch
A visual feast of some of the most spectacular and inge...
Category
1980s American International Style Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Leather Spined French Book Set of 6, 1953
Located in Ross, CA
Set of five French language books with brown leather spines, the names are the following:
La Nature Humane
La Comedie
Les Philosophes
Crateurs Sacres
Preludes & Grand Siecle
Memoire...
Category
1950s French Provincial Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Leather
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
re. O/5567 - This is a collectible book.!
By Peter Mark Roget, M.A., revised and enlarged by Samuel Romilly Roget, M.A. -
London - Great Britain -
Category
Early 20th Century English Other Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century. This large format manuscript written on paper wa...
Category
17th Century European Renaissance Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
September 1952 Arts
Architecture Magazine John Entenza Mid Century Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine September 1952
John Entenza editor and publisher
Volume 69 No. 9
9.75 W x 12.75 H
Preowned used vintage condition
Refer to all images
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg, Ltd 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg by H. T. Lindeberg. NY: Wm Helburn, 1940. Limited (1/1000) first edition hardcover, 1/4 maroon morocco over red cloth, no dust jacket as issued. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, plans, and elevations, including six plates in color; with a list of clients. The introduction by Royal Cortissoz. He designed for the rich and famous of the first half of the 20th century, Astor, DuPont, Morgan, Vanderbilt. Having worked at McKim, Meade & White, and as an assistant to Stanford White he learned the art of the selling his plans. A remarkable architectural monograph. Old owner's stamp (Franklin Adams...
Category
20th Century American Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Buckaroo - Kurt Markus - 1st Edition, Little, Brown
Company, 1987
Located in CA, CA
First Edition, published by Little, Brown
Company, Boston, 1987
The photographs collected in 'Buckaroo: Images From the Sagebrush Basin' show why Kurt Markus's photographs of cowboys...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century French Leather Books, Set of 6
Located in Ross, CA
Set of six French language leather bound books, gold foil stamped and embossed. Titled Oeuvres de Crebillion by Sterne, printed in Paris in 1802 and 1818.
Category
Early 1800s French French Provincial Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Leather
Hidcote the Garden and Lawrence Johnston, National Trust Book
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: HIDCOTE THE GARDEN AND LAWRENCE JOHNSTON. Published by The National Trust, 2007.
Hardcover with jacket.
Often described as “the most beautiful garden in England,” Hidcote is...
Category
Early 2000s English International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, Book by Karmason
Stacke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, by Marilyn Karmason & Joan Stacke – Updated and Expanded edition, 2002.
Out of Print.
The first major work on the field, a com...
Category
Early 2000s American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
The Architectural Forum November 1940 Magazine Time Inc
Located in Chula Vista, CA
The Architectural Forum November 1940
building for defense
spiral bound magazine of building and architecture
9.25 W x 11.88 H x .63 thick
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
The Private Letters of Madame the Marquise de Sévigné, France, 1818-Set of 8
Located in Ross, CA
Set of eight French language book series titled "Letters of Madame de Sévigné", was printed in Paris in 1818. The spines are dark blue almost black sheepskin leather bindings with gi...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Leather
$628 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Antique Investigator Book, Judith Miller 2007 First American Edition with Jacket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antiques investigator, tips and tricks to help you find the real deal for antiques and collectibles, written by the UK antiques expert Judith Miller.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
White Ironstone Ceramics Reference Book by Dawn Stoltzfus 1st Edition Paperback
Located in Philadelphia, PA
White ironstone, a survey of its many forms: Undecorated, flow blue, mulberry, copper lustre by Dawn Stoltzfus and Jeffrey Snyder
1st Edition Paperback 1997,
A collectors' re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Price Guide Book, Judith Miller 2008 First American Edition with Jacket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hard bound price guide for antiques and collectibles, written by the UK antiques expert Judith Miller.
The Antiques Price Guide 2008 highlights ov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Antique 1798 James Colnett A Voyage to the South Atlantic
Round Cape Hope Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique book titled "A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean", and authored by W. Bennett, on the work of James Colnet...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Hermès Scarf: Mystery
Mystique - Nadine Coleno - 1st UK Edition, T&H, 2009
Located in CA, CA
First UK Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 2009. Text in English.
Since the first scarf made its debut in 1937, the House of Hermès has produced more than two thousan...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Art Nouveau German Leather Bound Encyclopedia of Scientific Inquiry Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This five volume set of leather bound 1st Edition encyclopedias were done by Weltall and Menschheit of Germany in 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style. This set is completely in Germ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Unknown Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Spacemaker Press Landmarks Series, Public Architecture
Sculpture, Volumes 1-6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Spacemaker Press Landmarks Series, Paperback, volumes 1-6
Public Architectural Landscapes and Sculpture Gardens
• 01 Barnsdall Park: A New Master Plan for Frank Lloyd Wright’s C...
Category
1990s American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Collection of 10 Decorative Hardback Books – Marcel Aymé
Pierre Mac Orlan
Located in London, GB
A handsome set of ten vintage early 1970s French literary works, attractively bound in uniform decorative hardback editions with gilt-stamped spines and geometric covers. The collect...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Bonhams
Butterfield Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction Catalogue, 2004
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An auction catalogue from the Bonhams & Butterfield New York sale of 20th century furniture and decorative arts.
The sale featured a wonderful collection of Art Deco furniture and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Margaret Atwood Autographed
The Handmaid
s Tale
1986 O.W. Toad Ltd. U.S.A.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage book was written by the well known Canadian author; Margaret Atwood and entitled "The Handmaid's Tale". This copy was published by O.W. To...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Mexican Historical Book Juan A. Mateos Priest and Leader Sacerdote y Caudillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Mexican Novel Historical Book Juan A. Mateos Priest and Leader Sacerdote y Caudillo
8.25 h x 5.75 w x 1.75 thick
Original vintage condition fading present
See all i...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
C. 1966 Three Books by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Gordon Bunshaft of SOM
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are three books signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and inscribed to Gordon Bunshaft. Bunshaft and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Architects (SOM) designed the Lyndon B. Johns...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Historical book "Die Frau als Hausärztin" from 1918 - a unique collector
s item
Located in Praha, CZ
I am offering for sale a rare copy of the book "Die Frau als Hausärztin" by Dr. med. Anna Fischer-Dückelmann, published in 1918. This historical medical handbook for women provides v...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Unknown Books
Materials
Paper
Materials Matter Set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials matter set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique set
Materials: Granite
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 18 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
The...
Category
2010s English Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Granite, Marble
Constantin Bookends, C by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Constantin Bookends by Colé Italia, C with Agustina Bottoni
Dimensions: H.20 D.7 W.7 cm
Materials: The body is a cube in Marquina black marble with white veins. The top is in solid...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Unknown Books
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$597 / item
Unknown books for sale on 1stDibs.
Unknown books are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown books, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 30 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original books by Unknown were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown books can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $40 and can go as high as $8,550, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $250.
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