Skip to main content

Books

to
244
4,366
1,266
3,932
1,014
762
5,141
2,091
5,708
5,678
5,698
Books For Sale
DODGSON - Carroll. Alice s Adventures in Wonderland. 1866 - FIRST LONDON EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll). TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1866. DESCRIPTION: FIRST LONDON EDITION. 1 vol., 7-11/16...
Category

1860s American Antique Books

Materials

Leather

A World of Flavor A Celebration of Food and Recipes from Around the Globe
Located in New York, NY
Inspire children to read, learn, and cook their way around the world with this vibrant collection of authentic recipes and fascinating food facts In this innovative cookbook, childr...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

French Decorative Art 1900-1942 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Société des artistes decorateurs, founded in 1901, was the first professional association of artists, artisans, designers and architects to emerge in France after the abolition o...
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

One Pot 100 Simple Recipes to Cook Together
Located in New York, NY
Celebrate the simplicity of cooking in a Dutch oven or casserole dish with 100 delicious, globally inspired recipes from Larousse The casserole dish or Dutch oven is an essential ki...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
Bible,, Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, Naar de laetste Roomsche Keure der gemeine Latijnsche Overzettinge, in nederduitsch Vertaeld, me...
Category

18th Century Dutch Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1931]. Photoplay edition. 8vo. In original red cloth boards, with black titles to front and spine...
Category

1930s American Gothic Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

2 Volumes. Lewis Carroll. Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Lewis Carroll. Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Early Edition. Bound in full red calf by Tout, all edges gilt, raised bands,...
Category

19th Century English Antique Books

Materials

Leather

Celtic Illuminative Art by Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, 1908
Located in Langweer, NL
'Celtic Illuminative Art in the gospel books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells' by the Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, M.A. Published 1908. 51 plates, eac...
Category

20th Century European Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gus...
Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Books

Materials

Paper

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Located in valatie, NY
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Julie Lane. Hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Equity Publishing 1979. Nicholas the orphan becomes Nicholas the woodcarver, whose job ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Buddhist Art of Myanmar by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald Martin Stadtner, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Buddhist Art of Myanmar by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald Martin Stadtner. Published by the New Haven Asia Society Museum, 2015 for an exhibition February 10...
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Important Mobilier et Objets d’Art, Christie s Catalogue Juin 2003
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Important Mobilier et Objets d’Art, Orfèvrerie, Ceramiques Européennes, Arts d’Asie, Juin 2003. Christie's Paris, 2003. 1st Ed softcover with results. This sale also inclu...
Category

Early 2000s French Books

Materials

Paper

Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats
Located in New York, NY
Author James Reginato, Photographs by Jonathan Becker, Foreword by Viscount Linley This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Books

Materials

Paper

Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the now very scarce set of two catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collec...
Category

18th Century Antique Books

Materials

Paper

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. IN A FINE EXTRA GILT BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Winnie The Pooh. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1967. DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 7-1/4" x 5", illustrated by E. H. Shephard. Bound in full polished ...
Category

1960s British Vintage Books

Materials

Leather

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 ...
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

20th Century American Collection of Twenty Five Edition Harvard Classics Books
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern American collection of twenty five volumes Deluxe Edition Harvard Classics books, covered in red, green leather in good c...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Stones Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley
Located in valatie, NY
Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley. Peacehaven: June & Tony Stone fine antique boxes, 2002. Softcover. 59 pp. Guide to tea caddies by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Diego Rivera, Murals for the Museum of Modern Art, by Leah Dickerman, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art by Leah Dickerman and Anna Indych-Lopez. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with no dust jacket as published. From the personal library of Herbert Kasper. Herbert Kasper was an American fashion designer known as "Kasper." He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at The Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After WW II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was an avid art collector with a famous art collection, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer. In 1931, Diego Rivera was the subject of The Museum of Modern Art's second monographic exhibition, which set new attendance records in its five-week run. The Museum brought Rivera to New York six weeks before the show's opening and gave him on-site studio space. There he produced five “portable murals” --large blocks of frescoed plaster...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

1 Volume. Charles H. Grosvenor. The Book Of The Presidents
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles H. Grosvenor. The Book Of The Presidents With biographical Sketches. Bound in full red morocco, silk and leather doublers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spi...
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

The Designers Great Automobiles and the Men who Made Them by L.J.K. Setright
Located in Stamford, CT
1976 The Designers Great Automobiles and the Men who Made Them by L.J.K. Setright. Hardcover 1st edition printed in Great Britain.
Category

1970s British Modern Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

More is More: Tony Duquette by Hutton Wilkinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
More Is More, the exquisite second volume about Tony Duquette, delves into the creative process and personal life of this great American designer renowned for his fantastical artwork...
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Birds Other Animals with Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo Picasso The masterful drawings of Pablo Picasso teach anim...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Blue Other Colors with Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse’s abstract cut-outs are used to teach colors in this innovative read-aloud board book Blue & Other Colors takes children through Henri Matisse’s color palette, one art...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
Located in valatie, NY
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...
Category

1980s American Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
The acclaimed survey of the life and works of the celebrated Italian modernist master, available again in a classic format The work of Carlo Scarpa challenged, and continues to chal...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Carlo Scarpa
Carlo Scarpa
$60 / item
Wonders of the Stereoscope, by John Jones, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Wonders of the Stereoscope, by John Jones. Afred A. Knopf, New York, 1976. 1st Edition hardcover with original slip-case containing two Volumes with Stereoscopic Viewer...
Category

1970s American Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

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...
Category

20th Century French Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

A Year in Bloom Flowering Bulbs for Every Season
Located in New York, NY
An illustrated insider’s guide to the best flowering bulbs for beautiful garden plantings throughout the year Bulbs are an essential part of any gardener’s planting palette – fr...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books

Materials

Paper

Sotheby s NY Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, Sale #5911
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, sale #5911. Sotheby's NY, 1989. First Edition softcover. 408 lots all photographed in color and fully described.   ...
Category

1980s American Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Inviting Interiors A Fresh Take on Beautiful Rooms
Located in New York, NY
Written by Melanie Turner The first book from Atlanta interior designer Melanie Turner, whose pretty work has a modern edge. Inspired by fashion and borrowing a palette from nature, Melanie Turner's interiors possess a timeless quality that celebrates architectural details and Classic design. In this fresh and serene first book, Turner shares her secrets for creating understated, sophisticated, and functional rooms. Balance, scale, light, and subtle coloration all factor into her designs, creating a timeless effect. The elegant spaces featured in the book maintain an emphasis on simplicity and understated glamour, featuring a blend of clean lines, found and Fine objects, and custom-designed, sculptural furniture. Divided by look, the book features multiple homes illustrating each style. "Calm" showcases cool, white interiors, accented by natural textures like wicker and bone. "Clarity" celebrates graphic, contrasting rooms filled with black and white. "Collected" revels in richer colors, accessorized with lush velvet, rich patterns, and metallic accents. "Color" celebrates the power of a palette-driven interior, from spring green, to pale pink, to midnight blue. "Cool" is driven by a funky 1970s vibe, with macramé chairs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

Modern Furnishings For The Home (1st edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of William J. Hennessey’s Modern Furnishings for the Home, published in 1952 by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Billed as “a comprehensive catalog with over 480 av...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Hannah Wilke Retrospective Book with Drawing and Signature
Located in New York, NY
Hard bound first edition monograph on pioneering feminist artist/performance artist Hannah Wilke. Titled "Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective," it was published in 1989 in conjunction with...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (1st edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of Robert Caro’s magisterial biography of Robert Moses, awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Biography and selected by Modern Library as one of the hundred greatest no...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Christie s London; The Badminton Cabinet, The Property of Mrs. Barbara Johnson
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London; The Badminton Cabinet, The Property of Mrs. Barbara Piasecka Johnson. London: Christie's, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket. 95 pp....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Love How You Live: Adventures in Interior Design
Located in New York, NY
The first book from the AD100 interior designer renowned for joyful, vibrant, intensely personal homes imbued with art, pattern, and craftsmanship A decidedly global outlook best de...
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Saved: My Picture World
Located in New York, NY
Diane Keaton’s cabinet of saved and found photographic curiosities is a visual autobiography of sorts and scrapbook of her fascinations and reflections. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Graphic Classics
Located in New York, NY
Discover 500 of the world’s greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume This deep dive into graphic design history presents the work of more than 400 designers across 33 countries and 5 continents, with work dating back to the 14th century. Reimagined from the Phaidon best-seller Graphic: 500 Designs that Matter, the book’s dizzying array of designs range from the Gutenberg Bible to Joy Division album art, with work by both anonymous creators and industry icons such as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Paul Rand, Paula Scher, Ahn Sang-soo, and Julia Born. The generous format and two-part design structure allows designs to be shown in detail, with large images up front and a 300+ word text for each entry in the back – making this equal parts picture and reading book. A design category key adds functionality while indicating the sheer variety of disciplines at work within one medium, from advertising and information design to posters, books, magazines, and logos. This book is the perfect reference guide for design and art lovers, enthusiasts, and professionals at any stage of their careers, as well as all those interested in and impacted by visual communication. Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, organized chronologically, and with the addition of 50 new examples that highlight designers reshaping the graphic culture of today, this collection is more comprehensive, compelling – and relevant – than ever before. Featured designers include: Reza Abedini, Otl Aicher, Herbert Bayer, Max Bill, Laurenz Brunner, A. M. Cassandre, Joseph Churchward, Alan Fletcher, Federica Fragapane, Graphic Thought Facility, Béla Horovitz, Eric Hu, Shira Inbar, Tibor Kalman, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Frith Kerr and Amelia Noble, Anita Klinz, El Lissitzky, George Lois, Karel Martens, Bruno Munari, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Hassan Rahim, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Stefan Sagmeister, Koichi Sato...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Signs and Symbols in Christian Art by George Ferguson
Located in valatie, NY
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art by George Ferguson. Published by Oxford University Press, USA, New York, 1955. 2nd Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This comprehensive book remains t...
Category

1990s Books

Materials

Paper

Mobili e Mobilieri Nella Sicilia del Settecento by Mario Giarrizzo, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mobili e Mobilieri Nella Sicilia del Settecento by Mario Giarrizzo. Flaccovio, Palermo, 1992. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. With numerous color and black and white photos. A gre...
Category

1990s Italian Books

Materials

Paper

Sotheby s The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert, 1st Ed Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert: Important French and English Furniture. Sotheby's NY 2007. First Edition softcover. The Hilbert Collection was rich in fine examples of French Furniture and decorations. Among the highlights was a splendid early Louis XVI Parquetry Commode...
Category

Early 2000s American Books

Materials

Paper

"Alice in Wonderland " Book Signed by Illustrator Maggie Taylor - First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous first edition "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" hardcover book by Lewis Carroll signed by illustrator, Maggie Taylor, circa 2008. A lavish, surreal, and distinctive interp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

Houses, Volume VI, by Thierry Despont, Large Architecture Book, 2008
Located in New York, NY
A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume VI of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and ear...
Category

Early 2000s American Books

Materials

Paper

Historic Homes of Charleston, South Carolina
Located in valatie, NY
Historical Homes of Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston: Terrel Publishing Company, 1993. Soft cover. 95 pp. A beautiful pictorial guidebook to the historic homes of Charleston. The book includes homes on South Battery, Murry Blvd., Church St., Legare St., Tradd St., Meeting St., Broad St., Charleston, Rutledge Ave., King St., East Battery and East Bay. Charleston was founded in 1670 and is the oldest city between Virginia and Florida. The ''Grand Modell'' was the design of the "New Charles Town'' which was named after King Charles I of England...
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

18th Century Set of 15 French Leather Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A rare set of 15 French decorative antique leather-bound library books. The books are wrapped in leather all around and are comprised of a selection of warm tones featuring gold leaf...
Category

18th Century French Baroque Antique Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

My Adventures as an Illustrator by Norman Rockwell
Located in Bradenton, FL
My Adventures as an Illustrator by Norman Rockwell. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1988 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 43...
Category

1980s Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

The Art Book for Children
Located in New York, NY
‘A perfect introduction to art for parents and children to enjoy together.’ – The Guardian A brand-new combined, revised, and expanded edition of the ground-breaking, iconic art boo...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Pierre Chareau: Un Inventeur, l architecte
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on celebrated modernist architect and designer Pierre Chareau, published by Editions du Salon des Arts Managers in Paris, 1954. With text by Rene Herbst, preface by Francis...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Midcentury Houses Today
Located in New York, NY
Traces the evolution of mid-century houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today This expanded and updated edition of the 2014 classic focuses on the concentr...
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz At Work
Located in New York, NY
Annie Leibovitz, our most celebrated living photographer, explains how her pictures are made, in this updated edition of her classic text In this newly revised edition of her semina...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal, First Edition
By Genevieve Souchal
Located in valatie, NY
French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. 128 pp.; 127 illustrations, including thirty...
Category

1960s American Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske. Published by Prentice Hall, NY, 1990. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Sumptuously illustrated with over 100 stunning full-page co...
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

Maximalism: Bold, Bedazzled, Gold, and Tasseled Interiors
Located in New York, NY
A decadent and extravagant celebration of interior style, featuring more than 220 maximalist residential interiors, from the 1600s to the present day This unique visual collection celebrates the very best contemporary Maximalist interior design and makes the connection to a much longer historical tradition of excess. Maximalism is a style that has been with us, in one guise or another – for example, in the castles, palazzi, chateaux, and historic homes of bygone ages – for more than 400 years. This richly illustrated volume, with metallic gold ink used throughout, features the most extraordinary Maximalist interiors from all over the globe, from centuries past and present, transcending both time and geography. An intense and thrilling journey through the magic and mayhem that is Maximalism – a book that is as much an experience as it is a book – its luxurious pages are layered, loud, and louche, chaotic, colorful, and controversial, but also romantic, joyous, and imbued with personality, history, and storytelling. Featured designers include Jonathan Adler, Alidad, Sig Bergamin, Thomas Britt, Denning and...
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Works (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Before starting his career as an architect, Scarpa worked for more that ten years as artistic director at the Venini glass works where he gained an exceptional knowledge of raw mater...
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Houses, Volume I, by Thierry Despont, Large Art Book, United States, 1990
Located in New York, NY
A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume I of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earn...
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

MARTIN GILBERT. The Life of Winston Churchill - 8 vols ALL 1st EDITIONS 1966-88
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Randolph S., continued by Martin Gilbert. TITLE: The Life of Winston Churchill. PUBLISHER: London: Heinemann, 1966-88. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 8 vols....
Category

1960s British Vintage Books

Materials

Leather

Complete Works Of Daniel Defoe - EDITION DE LUXE - 8 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DEFOE, Daniel. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Daniel Defoe. PUBLISHER: NY: National Library Company, 1903. DESCRIPTION: EDITION DE LUXE. 8 vols., 8-11/16" x 6", limited to ...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Books

Materials

Leather

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...
Category

1980s American Victorian Vintage Books

Materials

Paper

Jean Jullien
Located in New York, NY
The debut monograph on the globally-lauded artist, filled with his joyful, witty paintings, illustrations, collaborations, and more – includes never-before-seen artwork and personal ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Jean Jullien
Jean Jullien
$70 / item

Antique and Vintage Books

Antique and vintage books add a sense of culture and style to any room. Displaying these types of books in your living room or reading nook can warm a space with a distinguished feel.

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.

Read More

Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure

Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.

Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier

Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.

Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.

Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch

Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.

Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane

This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.

Step inside the Storied Mansions of Palm Beach’s Most Effervescent Architect

From Spanish-style courtyards to fanciful fountains, these acclaimed structures abound in surprising and elegant details.

A Heady Group of Industry Insiders Pick the World’s Top Interior Designers

With a vast range of styles and perspectives, this global roster of talents represents the best of design.

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed