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Books For Sale
Reference Book - Soame Jenyns Japanese Porcelain, Arita Imari Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Standard work about Japanese Pottery. Great starter book to build knowledge about Japanese Pottery
Publisher: Faber & Faber; First Edition (January 1, 1971)
Language: English
Hardcover: 380 pages
Roger Soame Jenyns (24 April 1904 - 14 October 1976),[1][2][3] who usually wrote his name simply as Soame Jenyns was a British art historian, known as an expert on East Asian ceramics...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
$33 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Leather Spine 6 Volumes National Geographic Magazine 1924 1925 and 1926
Located in Miami, FL
Set of antique 1924/1925 and 1926 National Geographic Magazines. 6 Well bound leather-spine & corners and dark cloth books, 2 volumes per year, January-June and July-December. A ti...
Category
1920s American International Style Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Koichi Takada: Architecture, Nature, and Design
Located in New York, NY
Author Koichi Takada, Text by Philip Jodidio
The first monograph on the Japanese-born, Sydney-based architect, celebrated for his innovative holistic approach to design, nature, and urbanism.
Koichi Takada is part of a new generation of architects striving to bring nature back into the urban environment—an approach he developed after living in Tokyo, New York, and London. His architecture reconnects people to the natural environment, drawing inspiration from organic forms and local contexts.
This elegant volume showcases a series of Takada’s recent projects, illustrating the unique way his talent connects the natural and the designed, and how it has evolved over the last ten years. Beautiful photographs of buildings and interiors juxtapose against sketches and images of nature—illustrating the aesthetic inspirations behind the designs and the way they embody light, air, and even sound. Philip Jodidio’s texts guide readers through the range of spaces that span from the interiors of the award-winning National Museum of Qatar in Doha and Urban Forest in Brisbane, the “greenest residential building in Australia,” to striking buildings in Sydney, Melbourne, Los Angeles, China, and the construction of a new space in Tokyo. This unique architectural journey will inspire readers to see architecture with a new mindset.
About The Author
Koichi Takada graduated from AA School of Architecture, London, and established his own practice, Koichi Takada Architects, in 2008. Philip Jodidio is a specialist in contemporary architecture. As well as having been the editor in chief of the French art magazine Connaissance des Arts for more than twenty years, he is the author of over 100 books...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
The Life and Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Twelve Volumes, Limited Ed., 1898
Located in valatie, NY
The Life and Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson in Twelve Volumes, Limited Edition. London: MacMillian and Co., Limited, 1898. Moroccan leather and paper boun...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Art and the Machine Book by Sheldon and Martha Cheney
Located in New York, NY
Seminal early consideration of Machine Age design and architecture in America, tracking the rise of the industrial design profession, written by Sheldon and Martha Cheney and publish...
Category
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Books
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Paper
The Book of Household Management
1909 Edition
by Beeton
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique book titled 'The Book of Household Management' by Mrs Isabella Beeton. The book best known as Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, also published as Mrs Beeton's Cooker...
Category
Early 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
$571 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Since 1945 Book, By Marcel Brion, New York, Abrams, 1958
By Abrams Publishers
Located in New York, NY
Art Since 1945 book. Printed in New York by Abrams, 1958. Hardcover, text in English. No dust jacket. Including 60 color plates and 120 gravure pla...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
20th Century French Pair of Wooden Bookstands in Clogs Shape
Located in Sofia, BG
Very stabile pair of wooden handmade book stands with nice decoration.
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Wood
Interior Decor Design
Source Books, Windows, Curtains, Furnishings, Paint, S/4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A group of four Interior Design source books, all hardcover with jackets.
77 Habits of Highly Creative Interior Designers – Sarah Lynch, 2003 Rockport Publishing
159 pages. In this unique approach to home decorating, more than a dozen top interior designers share their professional secrets on every aspect of style, decor, and furnishings. Size: 8 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
The Complete Book of Paint – David Carter, Text Charles Hemming. Clarkson Potter, 1st American Edition
208 pages. The first book to cover virtually every paint technique and every surface: walls, floors, wood furniture, upholstered fabrics and metalwork. The book outlines 35 projects. Size: 8.8 x 1 x 11.25 inches
Window Style – Mary Fox Linton...
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Late 20th Century American International Style Books
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Paper
Hilfiger Homes
Located in New York, NY
In this stunning new book, style visionaries Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger invite readers inside their seven uniquely designed homes – each a bold expression of their iconi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
The Poetry of Light Venetian Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Exhibition Cat
Located in valatie, NY
The Poetry of Light: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art of Washington: Tiepolo, Canaletto, Sargent, Whistler, by Andrew Robison. Publ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
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Paper
Taschens Alex Steinweiss From the Estate of Christian Audigier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
From the estate of Christian Audigier
21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015
He was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Chris...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
$300 Sale Price
75% Off
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a rare first edition hardback copy of The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue, Complete Edition IN ONE VOLUME with Illustrations by GAVARNI and GIRARDET, published by George Routl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Books
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Paper
Antique Treasure Island Book, Robert Louis Stevenson, English, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. An English, professionally bound literary classic, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1895 and later.
Origin...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Books
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Paper
Rare Omega Watch Company 88 Page Catalog 1960
By Omega
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Omega Watch Co catalog, from 1960. Approx. 88 pages, black/white with red logo inset. Showing the current Omega production from 1960 for both men and women's models. Great refer...
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1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
The Art of Modern Design: The Interiors of James Magni
Jason Kalman
Located in New York, NY
The renowned interior designers share residential projects and designs for furniture that embody their sleek and refined contemporary aesthetic
Los Angeles-based Magni Kalman Design...
Category
2010s American Books
Materials
Paper
Large Set of Old Dutch Books about the Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Vaderlandsche historie, vervattende de geschiedenissen der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden, inzonderheid die van Holland, van de vroegste tyden af [...].
21 vol., 8vo (1 sm. tear in map in vol. II; normal minor browning or spotting). - Reissue of the 2nd Tirion ed. (1770, 1st 1749-1759) of the account of the rise of the Dutch Republic with historical notes and references by the Dutch historian J. Wagenaar (1709-1773), until the year 1751. Engr. ill. by J. Folkema, P. Tanjé, J.C. Philips, J. Houbraken, S. Fokke, etc.: front. by J. Punt, 5 large folding maps (e.g. "Naaukeurige kaart van het Oude Nederland en eenige aangrenzende gewesten", "Oude kaart der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden", "Nieuwe kaart van het oostelijkste deel der weereld diendende tot aanwijzing van de scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindië"), 1 city-plan of Leiden, 105 full-page portraits (e.g. of Erasmus, Philips of Marnix of St Aldegonde, Prince Maurice, Albert & Isabella, Kenau, Hugo De Groot, Piet Hein, Michiel de Ruyter...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Books
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Paper
$1,382 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration
Located in New York, NY
Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively
Art history is traditionally presented as the individual's struggle for self-expression, yet over the past fifty years, the number of artists working collaboratively has grown exponentially. Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration explores this phenomenon through conversations with twenty-five leading art-world pairs and groups, who offer insight that is relevant beyond the art world, making this book vital for all who seek to work creatively and effectively with others.
Artists featured: Allora & Calzadilla, Assemble, Auguste Orts, ayr, Biggs & Collings, Broomberg & Chanarin, ChimPom, Claire Fontaine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Set of 5 Art Books
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of five art books about the artists Brueghel, Cezanne, Gauguin, Giotto and Manet. Hardcover books published by Crown Publishers, Inc. of New York in the late 1960's. Printed in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Books
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Paper
$175 / set
Avedon/Baldwin: Nothing Personal (Signed by Richard Avedon)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Richard Avedon’s provocative second book, a collaboration with the writer James Baldwin (a friend and former classmate) who provided the text accompanying Avedon’s i...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Finden
s Illustrations for the Life and Works of Lord Byron
Located in Middletown, NY
Brockedon, William, William Finden, and George Gordon, Lord Byron
Finden's Illustrations for the Life and Works of Lord Byron; With Original and Selected Information on the Subjects ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
New Shipment of over 200 Leather Bound Books in English, Photo
s Are of Sets
Located in Buchanan, MI
New shipment of over 200 leather bound books in English, photo's are of sets. Preconditioned as we fully condition all of our books before they go out. Also have an extensive collect...
Category
19th Century American George III Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Baron de Rothschild
Baron de Rede: Meubles
Objets D
Art (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are two sales catalogues, the first dating from 1975 and being from Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco relating to "Meubles et Objet D'Art" provenant de L'Hotel Lambert et du Chateau de Ferrieres, with 309 lots, many of which are illustrated in black & white with descriptions in French and English. The second is a Sotheby's Monaco catalogue from 1994 relating solely to Ferrieres and Baron Guy de Rothschild with 152 lots - many of which are illustrated in colour.
Both Baron Guy de Rothschild and Baron Alexis de Rede...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Alvar Aalto Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Alvar Aalto was a Finnish Architect and Furniture designer whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, this book shows the progress of his designs from the 1920s Classic designs with modern twists through to what was to be referred to as "Scandinavian Modern" in the latter years of his career. He was best know for his use of moulded plywood and tubular metal in his designs and for creating stackable seating...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Art in Flower: Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
In Art in Flower, Lindsey Taylor introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew
Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flower School, on its surface this book demonstrates how Taylor creates stunning but achievable floral arrangements inspired by works of art. Riffing on works by a diversity of artists across mediums, periods, and styles, including Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu, Sheila Hicks, Willem de Kooning, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Stella, Salman Toor...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
The Book of Wisdom and Lies; A book of Traditional Stories From Georgia in Asia
Located in Middletown, NY
KELMSCOTT PRESS
Orbeliani, Sulkhan-Saba. Translated by Oliver Wardrop.
The Book of Wisdom and Lies; A book of Traditional Stories From Georgia in Asia
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
Georgian Oak Book Press
Located in Savannah, GA
An 18th century George III oak book press with two drawers.
32 ½ inches wide by 20 inches deep by 36 inches tall
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Books
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Wood
$1,400
1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De Quincey
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound full calf fifteen volume set of the works of English writer, essayist, and literary critic Thomas De Quincey.
Uniformly bound in full calf signed bindings by M. ...
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19th Century British Antique Books
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Paper
Lucy
Stephen Hawking. George
s Secret Key to the Universe, 1st Ed, Signed
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: HAWKING, Lucy & Stephen.
Title: George's Secret Key To The Universe.
Publisher: London: Doubleday, 2007.
Description: first London edition...
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Early 2000s British Books
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Fabric
Christie
s New York, Important American Furniture Catalog 1999
Located in Bradenton, FL
Christie's New York Catalog - Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, from the auction on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th of January 1999.
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Jacques Doucet-Yves Saint Laurent: Vivre Pour L
Art (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Both couturiers by trade, Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) and Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) were also genius collectors. In search of a certain absolute, they both created "collection-sp...
Category
20th Century Books
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Paper
Art of the 20th Century Vol. I Hardcover Taschen 2012
By TASCHEN
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art of the 20th Century. Published by TASCHEN, 2012.Art of the 20th Century, Vol. I, is a comprehensive guide to art of the 20th century.Hardback with dust cover. Beautiful hardcover...
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Late 20th Century German Expressionist Books
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Paper
The New Glamour Interiors with Star Quality
Located in New York, NY
Interior designer Jeff Andrews reveals his decorating secrets in a refreshing, youthful, and livable take on what glamour today can be.
Kourtney Kardashian. Kris Jenner. Kaley Cuo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
The Painter
s Mind (Co-authored by Romare Bearden)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of an exposition on structure and space in painting co-authored by American artists Romare Bearden and Carl Holty. Published in 1969 by Crown Publishers. 8vo (6.5” x 9....
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1960s American Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
c1895-9 La Comédie Humaine
Located in Bath, GB
The complete magnum opus of French novelist Honoré de Balzac 'La Comedie Humaine' in beautiful uniform Riverside Press half crushed morocco bindings.
Undated Paris edition published...
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1890s French Antique Books
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Paper
BARCLAY. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity - 1678 - 1ST ED IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BARCLAY, Robert.
TITLE: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same Is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers.
PUBLISHER: [Aberdeen(...
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1670s British Antique Books
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Leather
Wonderful Time, an Intimate Portrait of the Good Life by Slim Aarons, 1st Ed
By Slim Aarons
Located in valatie, NY
"Wonderful Time, An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life by Slim Aarons." New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket, 1974. A photo essay do...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Our Way Home: Reimagining an American Farmhouse
Located in New York, NY
This title publishes September 5th, 2023 and will ship on or after for early orders.
Author Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill, with Laura Chávez Silverman, Foreword by Asad Syrkett, Photographs by Chris Motallini
The glorious Connecticut property of Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill (of the architecture and interior design firm Hendricks Churchill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House
Located in New York, NY
Author Gil Schafer III, Photographs by Eric Piasecki
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
HOUSE OF LORDS. Remembrances for Order. 1712 - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF QUEEN ANNE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOUSE OF LORDS.
TITLE: Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament by the Lords, when His Majesty is not there.
PUBLISHER: London, May 7...
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1710s English Antique Books
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Leather
12 Volumes, Sir Walter Scott, The Waverly novels
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Complete 12 volume set of the Waverley Novels illustrated in the Abbotsford Edition. Leather over marbled paper boards. Raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled edges. With illus...
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1840s Antique Books
Materials
Leather
$1,787 / set
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas
Located in valatie, NY
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas. Academy Editions, London, 1980. Second Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 256pp 104 color plates and 212 b&w. The most important and c...
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1980s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Calder The Complete Bronzes Book
Located in New York, NY
Calder: The Complete Bronzes book. Published on the occasion of the exhibition; October 25 - December 8, 2012, New York, New York. This exhibition book is ...
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2010s American Modern Books
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Paper
Living in The Desert
Located in New York, NY
A carefully curated and beautifully photographed selection of 50 architect-designed houses that reflects contemporary concerns about the unique challenges presented by life in the de...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books
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Paper
$50 / item
3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli. Curiosities Of Literature
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Isaac Disraeli. Curiosities Of Literature. Bound in full polished calf, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled endpapers and edges, frontispiece. Published: London; ...
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19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather
Reference Book Balinese Art - Bali Atlas Kebudajaan Cults and Customs, 1953
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title: Bali. Atlas Kebudajaan. Cults and Customs.
Publisher: Jakarta Government of the Republic of Indonesia
Publication Date: 1953
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20th Century Books
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Paper
$42 Sale Price
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The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press
Located in Middletown, NY
The Poems of William Shakespeare according to the text of the original copies, including the lyrics, songs, and snatches found in his dramas; according to the text of the original co...
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Late 19th Century English Antique 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 Books
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Sterling Silver
Christie
s Important 20th C Design Including Arts
Crafts
Cowboy High Style
Located in valatie, NY
‘Christie's Important 20th Century Design Including Arts and Crafts and Western Cowboy High Style’ 6/96. Christie's NY, 1996. First Edition softcover with dust jacket. This auction c...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars, 1st Ed
By Merlin Waterson
Located in valatie, NY
The Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars by Merlin Waterson. London: Rutledge & Kegan Paul. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1985. 256 pp. The bo...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
Christie
s Paris Mobilier et Objets d
Art 8 Novembre 2005
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Mobilier et Objets d'Art, tableaux Anciens et du xixeme Siecle, Ceramiques Europeans et Verre. 8 Novembre 2005. First Edition softcover.
Christie's catalog contains 230 p...
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Early 2000s French Books
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Paper
Nature, Form
Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Mira Nakashima’s tribute to her father, George, whose standing as one of America’s foremost designer/craftsmen is reflected in his blue-chip status in the vintage de...
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Early 2000s American American Craftsman Books
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Paper
Nature
s Tiny Champions The Big Book of Little Creatures Doing Mighty Things
Located in New York, NY
A fact-filled, vividly illustrated exploration of the big impact made by some of Earth’s smallest species
We hear a lot about the importance of the amazing, large animals of our wor...
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2010s Chinese Books
Materials
Paper
Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with original dust jacket. Chinoiserie is one of the strongest, mostt consistent strains in western taste. It has affected every area of decor and design from Chippen...
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Early 18th Century Antique Books
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Paper
The Antique Hunter
s Guide - Set of 3
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture (tables, chairs, sofas & Beds), American Furniture (chests, cupboards, desks & other pieces), and American Silver & Pewter. Published...
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Early 2000s Hong Kong Books
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Paper
$355 / set
Jansen: Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very scarce book printed in 1971, now long out of print, but still held to be one of the Classic books on interior decoration and design. The book covers a period of approximately one hundred years from 1880 to the year of printing. During this time Jansen expanded...
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20th Century Books
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Other
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 Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Beatrice Wood Signed Book Exhibition Catalog Intimate Appeal The Figurative Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare signed softcover book/exhibition catalog by Beatrice Wood. The book is titled "Intimate Appeal: The Figurative Art of Beatrice Wood" and was released to coincid...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Outliers
American Vanguard Art With Letter From Director of National Gallery
Located in valatie, NY
Outliers and American Vanguard Art by Lynne Cooke. Published by National Gallery of Art, University of Chicago Press, Washington, Chicago, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. With a personal letter from the Director of the National Gallery of Art, Earl A. Powell III, to Herbert Kasper the famous clothing designer and art collector. In 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer. Some 250 works explore three distinct periods in American history when mainstream and outlier artists intersected, ushering in new paradigms based on inclusion, integration, and assimilation. The exhibition aligns work by such diverse artists as Charles Sheeler, Christina Ramberg, and Matt Mullican with both historic folk art and works by self-taught artists ranging from Horace Pippin to Janet Sobel...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Creative Interior Solutions
Located in New York, NY
Creative Interior Solutions
Author Vicente Wolf and Margaret Russell, Foreword by Marianne Williamson
Design luminary Vicente Wolf, master of a restrained, elegant, and global aesth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
$60 / item
Antique and Vintage Books
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Several factors make antique books highly desirable. Original jackets, ornate binding, illustrations and quality of the print all contribute to making a vintage book special. Rare books are of great interest to collectors in the know and can command high prices at auction. In 2021, an important early artist book by Andy Warhol sold at auction for more than $106,000. Somewhere between all the commercial work he did as an ambitious young graphic designer in the early 1950s and his first real debut as a Pop artist a decade later, Warhol produced a trove of incredibly charming drawings. His illustrated self-published artist books from the 1950s are very rare.
Many collectors seek the first edition of certain books. Fewer copies of a book and higher demand make it a rare find. A book that contains the author’s signature also makes it much more prized than other examples of the same title.
Collectors and designers decorate rooms with vintage books for a cozy feeling in a home. Coffee-table books, such as those featuring photography and design, serve as conversation pieces or offer a relaxing moment when leafed through.
Interior designers look for vintage books when they want to add color or detail. For instance, leather-bound books can create a scholarly air while mid-century titles offer a modern edge. Vintage international books or first editions can provide a sense of history.
No matter the genre, there is a book for you. You can find rare, one-of-a-kind antique books on 1stDibs. Browse by authors, like celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as by period, including mid-century modern, Art Deco and Victorian.
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