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The Rock, by T. S. Eliot – FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
Eliot, T. S. The Rock; A Pageant Play Written for Performance on Behalf of the Forty-Five Churches Fund of the Diocese of London London: Faber and Faber, 1934. FIRST EDITION, Thir...
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Greene, Graham - a Sort of Life - First Edition - Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Greene, Graham. Title: A Sort of Life. Publisher: London: The Bodley Head, 1971. Description: first edition presentation copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf "For George Barker...
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1970s Vintage Books

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Masken Gesichter Der Menschheit Face Masks of Humanity , First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Masken Gesichter der Menschheit (Face Masks of Humanity) by Andreas Lommel. Zürich: Atlantis, 1970. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, protective glassine, German text. 229 pp...
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20th Century Swiss Books

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Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun, First Edition
By Robert Descharnes, Jean-François Chabrun
Located in valatie, NY
Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun. New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First Edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 277 pp. A well done art book with the history and...
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20th Century American Books

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Calchi di Intagli e Cammei della Collezione Paoletti First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Calchi di Intagli e Cammei della Collezione Paoletti. Polistampa, Firenze, 1998. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Collection of carvings and cameos from the Paoletti collect...
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1990s Italian Books

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PARKER, Joseph W.. Doctor Crosby s Strange Experience - 1935 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PARKER, Joseph W. TITLE: Doctor Crosby's Strange Experience. PUBLISHER: Kansas City, MO, The Peerage Press, 1935. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-11/16" x 5-1/4", 9...
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1930s American Vintage Books

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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. First Thus. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

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1966 Italian Cinema Today by Gian Luigi Rondi First Edition
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1966 Italian Cinema Today by Rondi Gian Luigi First Edition. Collectible rare 1st Edition large hardcover book. Printed in Italy, first edition of « Italian cinema today » written by Rondi, Gian Luigi, Text By Foreword By Bosley Crowther. A Fine, rare and out of print film books from the silents to the present, this book includes posters, stills and other film memorabilia. This book, printed in Italy in its english version, shows the classic pictorial on Italian movies arranged by 22 directors both famous and unknown. Italian Cinema Today is a book by Gian Luigi Rondi published in 1966. It is a study of the history of Italian cinema from 1952 to 1965, with biographies and analyses of the works of 22 directors, including Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Michelangelo Antonioni, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Roberto Rossellini...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Expressionist Books

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Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams (First edition)
Located in New York, NY
First American edition of Patrick Mauries’s comprehensive monograph celebrating the whimsical, surrealist-inspired oeuvre of prolific Italian designer Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). P...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Ernest Hemingway s Three Earliest Novels: First Editions Published by Scribner s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A grouping of three first editions of Hemingway's earliest novels: "The Sun Also Rises", published Scribner's 1927. This is an exploration of the lives of disillusioned American Brit...
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Early 20th Century American Books

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Frank BROOMHEAD. The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947). FIRST EDITION - LTD SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BROOMHEAD, Frank. TITLE: The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947). PUBLISHER: Ravelston: Private Libraries Association / Zaehnsdorf Limited, 1986 DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 1...
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1980s British Vintage Books

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George MEREDITH. Modern Love. FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY - 1862
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MEREDITH, George. TITLE: Modern Love and Poems of the English Roadside with Poems and Ballads. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1862. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENT...
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1860s English Antique Books

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365 Aiga Year In Design 22 by AIGA, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
365: Aiga Year In Design 22 by AIGA. New York, U.S.A.: American Institution of Graphic Arts, 2002. First edition, 1st printing softcover. Each year, AIGA celebrates the best design w...
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Early 2000s American Books

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Andy Warhol s Index First Edition 1967
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original 1967 first printing of Andy Warhol’s Index (Book) is a landmark of Pop Art publishing. Beneath its striking metallic softcover lies a playful world of pop-up brilliance...
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1960s Vintage Books

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CAPOTE, Truman. A Tree Of Night - 1949 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CAPOTE, Truman. TITLE: A Tree Of Night and Other Stories. PUBLISHER: NY: Random House, 1949. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 8-3/8" x 5-3/8", inscri...
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1940s American Vintage Books

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Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket. ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

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First Edition Jacques Adnet Book by Gaelle Millet Alain-Rene Hardy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
First Edition Jacques Adnet Book by Gaelle Millet & Alain-Rene Hardy. 260 Page book on the life and legacy of one of the most prolific French designers of the 20th century, Jacques...
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Early 2000s French Books

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First Edition a Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling
Located in New York, NY
First edition a song of The English by Rudyard Kipling. Original blue cloth with front cover pictorially stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. edition of illustrated work by Robi...
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: Lord Randolph Churchill. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 8-11/16" x 5-7/8", illustrated with ...
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Early 1900s British Antique Books

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Theatrum Machinarum Generale. by Jacob Leupold - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
The most complete compendium on the technical sciences of the era. Leupold, Jacob Theatrum Machinarum Generale. Schau-Platz des Grundes Mechanischer Wissenschaften, das ist: Deutlich...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Books

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Metal Crafts in Architecture by Gerald K. Geerlings, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Metal Crafts in Architecture by Gerald K. Geerlings. New York: Bonanza Books, 1958. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 201 pp. A great vintage book on metal embellishments in ...
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20th Century American Books

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Two First Edition Works by James Baldwin with Dust Jackets
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two first edition first printings by important award-winning African-American author James Baldwin with dust jackets: "If Beale Street Could Talk" published Dial Press 1974 This ...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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

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David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books
Located in New York, NY
A set of three first edition books by David Hicks, the legendary designer. This set of out-of-print books focuses on garden design and flower arranging. All in very good condition with dust jackets. Includes the following three titles. The David Hicks Book...
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1970s English Vintage Books

Cottage English Country Style, First Edition
By Elizabeth Hilliard
Located in valatie, NY
The Library of Interior Detail, Cottage, English Country Style by Elizabeth Hilliard. NY: Little Brown and Company Inc., 1994. Stated First North...
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1990s American Books

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The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare first edition hardback copy of The Life Record of H.W. Grabber, A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865 Sixty-Two Years in Texas. Copyright ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Books

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Garden Lover s Martha s Vineyard by C.L. Fornari, First Edition
By D.L. Fornari
Located in valatie, NY
A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard by C.L. Fornari. Beverly: Commonwealth Editions, 2008. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 132 pp. A beautiful guide to the challenges of gardening on Martha's Vineyard. With tours of the Vineyard's gardens large and small, from Edgartown to Oak Bluffs...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers Their Work, 1840-1880, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840-1880, by David B. Warren and Lonn Taylor. University of Texas Press 1975. Pre-publication first...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Jockey Club, First Edition in Spanish
By Aldo Sessa, Manuel Mujica Lainez
Located in valatie, NY
Jockey Club - Un Siglo (Spanish Edition) by Aldo Sessa and Manuel Mujica Lainez. Bueno Aires: Ediciones Cosmogonias, 1982. Limited edition hardcover with d...
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20th Century Argentine Books

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Theatri statici universalis by Jacob Leupold - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
THE MOST COMPLETE COMPENDIUM ON THE TECHNICAL SCIENCES OF THE ERA Leupold, Jacob Theatri statici universalis, sive Theatrum staticum, Das ist: Schau-Platz der Gewicht-Kunst und Waag...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Books

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Gold Leaf

Art of William Christenberry, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of William Christenberry. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1996. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 207 pp. A comprehensive surv...
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: Liberalism And The Social Problem. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in ...
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Early 1900s British Antique Books

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To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, To Have and Have Not. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1937. First edition, first printing. Beautifully rebound in 1/4 gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt tooling and titles to the spine. Housed in a matching cloth slipcase. This first edition, first printing of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not was published in New York by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1937. The original internal pages have been professionally rebound in quarter gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. The book is housed in a custom matching archival slipcase. Set during the Depression, Hemingway’s novel follows the dramatic story of fishing boat captain Henry Morgan who turns to a life of contraband running between Cuba and Florida to save himself and his family. To Have and Have Not began as a short story, published as "One Trip Across" in Cosmopolitan in 1934, introducing the character of Harry Morgan...
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1930s American Modern Vintage Books

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The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms by Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, and John Bridges. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcov...
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20th Century American Books

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Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, First Edition, c1785
Located in valatie, NY
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world, but chiefly into the country of the Caffres, from the year ...
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18th Century Irish Antique Books

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Michael TOROSIAN. Steichen. Eduard et Voulangis - LIMITED FIRST EDITION - 2011
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TOROSIAN, Michael. TITLE: Steichen. Eduard et Voulangis: The Early Modernist Period 1915-1923. PUBLISHER: Howard Greenberg Gallery; Lumiere Press, 2011. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 10-1/4" x 8-5/16", limited to 250 copies this being copy #61, with the additional limitation slip, Introduction by Howard Greenberg, includes an essay by the publisher, Michael Torosian, illustrated with 16 reproduced tipped in prints on Mohawk superfine pager. bound in Japanese silk on the spine and fore edges...
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2010s British Books

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Christie s Champalimaud Collection London, 6 7 July 2005, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: The Champalimaud Collection: London, 6 & 7 July 2005. First Edition softcovers with slip-case. Consists of 2 oversize catalogs from the auction. The 2 catalogs and their ...
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Early 2000s English Books

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Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840
Located in CA, CA
Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. First Edition, Harper & Brothers N.Y. 1840. A very important c...
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1840s American Early Victorian Antique Books

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F. W. KELLAWAY. Television For Everyman History Practice. 1944 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KELLAWAY, F. W.. TITLE: Television For Everyman History And Practice. Great PUBLISHER: Britain: A John Crowther Publication, n.d. (1944). DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol...
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1940s American Vintage Books

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Little America by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Byrd, Richard E., Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Octavo. Presented in quarter royal blue Moroccan leather and cloth binding, with gilt titles and stamps to the spine, and a new archival slipcase. Presented is the first edition printing of Richard E. Byrd's book, Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole. It was published in New York by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in 1930. The book has been handsomely rebound in quarter royal blue Moroccan leather and cloth binding, with gilt titles and stamps to the spine, and a new archival slipcase. Rear admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) was an American naval officer and recipient of the United States Medal of Honor. Byrd was also known as a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer...
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1930s American Vintage Books

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Gods Delight, the Human Figure in Classical Bronze, First Edition
By Arielle P. Kozloff, David Gordon Mitten
Located in valatie, NY
The Gods delight, the Human figure in Classical bronze. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art and Indiana University Press, 1988. First edition paper back. 373 pp. An extensive cata...
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20th Century American Books

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Lindbergh, Charles a., "We", 1927, First Edition, with the Dj Signed
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LINDBERGH, Charles A. TITLE: "WE". PUBLISHER: NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. DESCRIPTION: SIGNED FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., signed by Lindbergh on the title-page, illustr...
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1920s American Vintage Books

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

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"White Towers" Book by Paul Hirshorn and Steven Izenour, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
White Towers by Paul Hirshorn and Steven Izenour. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1979. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 189 pp. A photographic essay of the iconic designs for the White Tower Hamburger Restaurants. The chain was founded in 1926 by John E. Saxe and Thomas E. Saxe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It peaked in popularity during the 1950s when the company achieved 230 store locations...
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20th Century American Books

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KENDALL, Augustus. Burford Cottage Its Robin Red Breast. FIRST EDITION - 1835
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KENDALL, Edward Augustus. TITLE: Burford Cottage And Its Robin Red Breast. PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1835. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/8" x 4-7/8", frontis...
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1830s British Antique Books

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70s Picasso Coffee Table or Library Book First Edition Paris France
Located in New York, NY
A collectable, first edition (English), 'Picasso', an art coffee table or library book, 1974, New York, New York and Paris, France. A great piece to add to a collection or to start o...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Books

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"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, by Arnold Scaasi, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Scaasi, A CUT ABOVE, Arnold Scaasi, New York: Rizzoli, 1996. Signed First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 190 pp. A beautiful fashion retrospective of the highly successful career of designer Arnold Scaasi with a look at the private, social and theatrical worlds of New York, Palm Beach and Hollywood. It tells of his rise from an apprentice to the world's top couturier. Some of his clients Jacqueline Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Tyler Moore...
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20th Century American Books

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The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place by John M. Bryan. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition har...
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20th Century American Books

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American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
American Art Nouveau glass by Albert C Revi. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p hardcover with dust jacket. The closing years of the 19th century witnessed more radic...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Washington IRVING - A History of New York - 1809 - FIRST EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: IRVING, Washington [Diedrich Knickerbocker]. TITLE: A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, Containing Among many Surprising...
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Early 1800s American Antique Books

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Louis XVI Furniture by F.J.B.Watson, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XVI Furniture by F.J.B.Watson. London: Alec Tiraniti, 1960. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 404 pp. An invaluable resource book on Louis XVI furniture with 242 black ...
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20th Century Great Britain (UK) Books

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Modern Prints and Drawings by Paul J. Sachs, First Edition
By Paul J. Sachs
Located in valatie, NY
Modern Prints and Drawings, a guide to a better understanding of draughtsmanship, by Paul J. Sachs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 262 ...
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20th Century American Books

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Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen, First Edition, 1868
Located in valatie, NY
A Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen. Longmans, Green & Company, London, 1868. First edition hardcover with Moroccan leather and embossed paper with marbleized edges. ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Books

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Rudyard KIPLING. The Light That Failed. 1891 - FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: The Light That Failed. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1891. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed by Kipling on th...
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1890s British Antique Books

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Chinese Export Porcelain: An Historical Survey by Elinor Gordon First Edition
By Elinor Gordon
Located in valatie, NY
Chinese Export Porcelain: An Historical Survey by Elinor Gordon. Stated first edition hardcover. Main Street / Universe Books, New York, 1975. By the doyen of export porcelain. A col...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques Works of Art, Catalog First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques & Works of Art Established in 1928. First Edition catalog circa 2000 with black pictorial wraps; Unpaginated, profusely illustrated with color photos. Text is in English. The catalog contains fine furniture and decorative items, accompanied by extensive descriptions, including a beautiful harpsichord probably by the Couchet family of Antwerp, a pair of 17th century Neapolitan cabinets with painted glass panels, a pair of George II giltwood console...
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Early 2000s French Books

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KAWS Brian Donnelly Hand Signed First Edition Contemporary Art Book New Fiction
By KAWS
Located in Studio City, CA
A KAWS (Brian Donnelly) rare hand-signed first edition/ first printing hardcover fine art book "New Fiction" published by The Monacelli Press, 2023 and based on Kaws' blockbuster 202...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

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Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volume Set First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volumes by Giuseppe Morazzoni. Luigi Alfieri, Milano, nd, First Edition hardcovers. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Books

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Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, by Colette Lehmann. Paris, Éditions Charles Massin, 1963. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. How to decorate with L...
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1960s French Vintage Books

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Antique and Vintage Books

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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.

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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.