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Books For Sale
AI NO HANA (Signed Edition of 350), Nobuyoshi Araki 2007
Located in Los Angeles, CA
AI NO HANA is a captivating photography book by renowned Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Published in 2007 to coincide with an exhibition at the RAT HOLE Gallery, this collect...
Category
Early 2000s Books
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Paper
VISIONAIRE 37: Vreeland Memos (0813/4000)
By Visionaire
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
37 VREELAND MEMOS synthesizes an archive of Diana Vreeland's memos contributed by Richard Avedon. Dating from 1966 to 1972, the memos, which were dictat...
Category
Early 2000s American Books
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Metal
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Garzon Florez
Celso Roman TRUCAR Book (Prints
Poetry)
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Garzon Florez, illustrator (Colombian, 20th Century), Celso Roman, author (b. 1947)
Marking(s); notes: signed; ...
Marking(s); notes: signed; ...
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Late 20th Century Books
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Paper
Rattan: A World of Elegance and Charm
Located in New York, NY
Rattan furnishings evoke the glamour and laid back elegance of exotic beach houses as well as the informal beauty of plant filled garden rooms and sun dappled verandas.
Long fascinated with rattan's versatility, designer Lulu Lytle examines the enduring appeal of this sustainable tropical palm in RATTAN: A WORLD OF ELEGANCE AND CHARM. The first book in decades to examine the history and craftsmanship of rattan furniture, this insightful tome showcases rattan's appeal through archival images of beautiful interiors including Madeleine Castaing's winter garden in Paris, Michael Taylor's own Californian beach house, the Titanic's Café Parisian and the Billy Baldwin designed Mr. Kennedy's beauty salon in New York City. Rattan's many personalities are explored through its inclusion in settings as diverse as Impressionist paintings, flamboyant nightclubs and pared down contemporary drawing rooms.
A reflection of its inherent beauty and longevity, antique rattan furniture from the nineteenth century is highly collectible, as are rattan pieces created by giants of modern design such as Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Jean-Michel Frank for Ecart, Renzo Mongiardino for Bonacina, Arne Jacobsen for Sika, Paul Frankl and Donald Deskey. Rattan pieces have become iconic and highly prized, including Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap Sofa, Franca Helg's Primavera Chair, and the many iterations of the beloved Peacock Chair. RATTAN also highlights some of the many tastemakers who have embraced rattan--from Marella Agnelli, Babe Paley, and Cecil Beaton to leading interior designers including Jeffrey Bilhuber, Veere Grenney, Axel Vervoordt, and Jacques Grange.
About The Author
Lulu Lytle, long smitten with the romance and versatility of rattan, rescued the last remaining workshop in Britain in 2010 in order to establish Soane Britain...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
$65 / item
Why Draw? 500 Years of Drawings and Watercolors from Bowdoin College, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Why Draw? 500 Years of Drawings and Watercolors from Bowdoin College, by Joachim Homann. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick ME 2017. 1st Ed hardc...
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2010s American Books
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Paper
The Fendi Set: From Bloomsbury to Borghese
Located in New York, NY
An enchanting exploration of the creative inspiration of the Bloomsbury Set on Kim Jones’s artistic direction of the fashion house Fendi.
In September 2020, Kim Jones was named head of Fendi’s couture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
$135 / item
20 Vol. Leatherbound Set- Bell
s Edition, Dramatik Writings Of Will. Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Published London, 1788, John Bell. Nicely leather bound in brown with fine tan, brown and gilt spines. Watery green inside the boards.
5 3/4" H x 3 7/8" W x 1" D
Condition: the spi...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Greta Garbo Collection, Sotheby
s Sale Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's New York, catalogue from November 1990. Profusely illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. In a very good dust jacket with a glossy orange slipcase. Hardback catalogue for...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Masterpieces of English Furniture, The Gerstenfeld Collection, 1st Edition
By Edward Lennox-Boyd
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of English Furniture: The Gerstenfeld Collection by Edward Lennox-Boyd. Christies books, 1998 1st Edition thus hardcover with dust jacket. A unique collection of 18th ce...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Underwood-Olivetti Classic Studio 44 Typewriter
By Olivetti
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a classic typewriter. It was made in Spain by Underwood-Olivetti.
This is the Studio 44 model.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Metal
Thierry Despont, Houses (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Privately published in 1990 by the office of Thierry Despont to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Thierry W Despont Ltd, . One of a limited edition o...
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Late 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. Du Bois 50th Anniversary Edition, Signed
By W.E.B. Du Bois
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. Signed 50th anniversary limited edition of this landmark book with publisher's label affixed to inside front cover. Published by The Blue H...
Category
1950s American Vintage Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Handbook of the Collections, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art/ Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 2018. First edition softcover. This handbook consists of a...
Category
2010s American Books
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Paper
The Complete Work of Raphael
1483-1520
, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Work of Raphael, (1483-1520). Published in New York, Reynal & Company in association with William Morrow and Company, 1969. Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first na...
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1960s Vintage Books
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Paper
1996 Christie
s London Catalog - Works of Art from the Bute Collection
Located in Bradenton, FL
Works of Art from the Bute Collection. Volumes one and two from the sales in London on July 3rd and July 8th 1996. Two softcover catalogs are presented in a green fabric covered slip...
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1990s English Books
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Fabric, Paper
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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Gold Leaf
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of NY
New England by William Morgan
Located in valatie, NY
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of New York & New England by William Morgan and Photos by Trevor Tondro. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by North Country Books, 2013. Colonial farmhouses were built not by architects, but by stonemasons, carpenters, and other craftsmen—sometimes by the farmers themselves. These vernacular structures utilize such richly textured materials as wideboard planks, hand-hewn beams, and brick and fieldstone hearths. Current owners have filled their dream houses with authentic decor: hooked rugs, vintage crockery...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Paper
At Home in Rio, First Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
At Home in Rio by Paulo Thiago De Mello, photographs by Reto Guntli and Agi Simoes. Published by The Vendome Press of New york in 2006. Printed in Spain....
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Early 2000s Spanish Books
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Paper
Christie
s, Property from the Collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra, October 2003
Located in valatie, NY
Property from the collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra Sale # 1399, 22 October 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalogue. Two French masterpieces by the leading French cabinetmakers o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Treasures of Catherine the Great, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of Catherine the Great. Published by Hermitage Development Trust and Christie's, 2000. 1st Ed softcover. Catherine the Great, famed 18th-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Books
Materials
Paper
P Buckley Moss, Painting the Joy of the Soul
Located in Bradenton, FL
P Buckley Moss, Painting the Joy of the Soul by Peter Rippe. First edition, published in 1997 by Landauer Books. Hardcover book with dustjacket, illustrat...
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1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Belgian magazine “Meubles et décors” n°670-671. Belgium, 1954.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Mid-Century Belgian magazine “MEUBLES ET DÉCORS”, n°670-671, published in French in June and July, 1954. Dimensions: 27x38’6cm, 34 pages, unnumbered, color and b/w illustrations...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Ryan McGinley Book (Signed)
By Larry Clark
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated), first printing of Ryan McGinley’s first published collection of photographs, drawn from his series “The Kids are Alright” and published by Index Books in 2002...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books
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Paper
Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers
Located in New York, NY
Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers. Love and Joy About Letters is a testament to Ben Shahn’s love affair with letters: the beauty of the let...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Georgia O
Keeffe Studio Book
Located in valatie, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe. New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Unpaginated softcover. Folio size book of work by Georgia O'Keeffe with reproductions and text that cover...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
The Georgian House by Steven Parissien
By Steven Parissien
Located in valatie, NY
The Georgian House by Steven Parissien. London: Aurum Press Limited, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket. 240 pp. A book on the architecture of the English Georgian house that claims th...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
The Power Look at Home Decorating for Men by Egon Von Furstenberg 1st ed. 1980
Located in CA, CA
Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1st edition 1980 Furstenberg, Egon von, Prince and Karen Fisher
A unique and of its time but a great and highly collectable source boo...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Paper
SEVEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF SYLVESTER THE CAT
JR. - Signed By Virgil Ross
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ARTIST: Virgil Ross.
TITLE: Sylvester The Cat & Little Sylvester (Eight Original drawings).
PUBLISHER: Warner Brothers Studios, (c.1990's)
DESCRIPTION: SEVEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Gouthire
s Candelabras by Charlotte Vignon and Edmund De Waal, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Gouthire's Candelabras by Charlotte Vignon and Edmund De Waal. 1st Ed hardcover, no dust jacket as published. Published by D Giles Ltd, London, 2019. Pi...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
Rose Tarlow Three Houses Book by Rose Tarlow
By Rose Tarlow
Located in New York, NY
Rose Tarlow
Three Houses
By: Rose Tarlow
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna, François Halard and Fernando Montiel Klint
An intimate visual archive of design inspiration from celebr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Some Poems by Robert Browning - ERAGNY PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
Hammersmith: Eragny Press, 1903.
First, Limited Edition.
Octavo, 8 x 5.25 in (203 x 133 mm), pp.64 [2] + contents + colophon + blank + press-mark, Limited Edition. One of 215 copie...
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Early 20th Century English Books
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Paper
Christies Brian Juhos Collection, from a Domaine in Southern France
By Christie
s
Located in valatie, NY
Christies Brian Juhos Collection. 1st Ed auction catalog with 500 lots in color and fully described. The private collection of the celebrated international decorator and interior des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
Pair of Sotheby
s Catalogues The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collections, 1992
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Sotheby's Catalogues: The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collection: 17th Century English Chinoiserie Silver and 18th Century French and English Silver, May 21, 1992. Sotheby's New York,...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Tarzan
s Adventures: Vintage Edgar Rice Burroughs Classics from USSR, 1J159
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a thrilling journey to the heart of the jungle with the vintage book "Tarzan's Adventures: Jungle Tales and Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by the renowned author Edgar Rice...
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1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Robert de Balkany
Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These two separate sales were for the sales of Robert de Balkany which was in the hands of Sothebys in 2016 and The Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, who was the daughter of the last King of Italy...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Property of the Robert Young Foundation, Estate of Anita O
Keeffe Young
Located in valatie, NY
The property of the Robert R. Young Foundation from the Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young, NY October 1985. Softcover auction catalog with 733 lots of fine French furniture, porcelain, ...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Pair of Sotheby
s Catalogues on Antiquities and Islamic Art
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's New York: Antiquities and Islamic Art, 1990. Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Western Asiatic Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art. 230 l...
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Late 20th Century Books
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Paper
Meißen, Meissner Porzellan Des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts, 1710-1750, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Meißen. Meissner Porzellan des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. 1710 - 1750. Published by Verlag der Kunst., Dresden., 1956. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Large format book on 18th c Meissen Porcelain. With 120 B&W full page illustrations...
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1950s German Vintage Books
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Paper
Robert Frank - Flower Is
By Robert Frank
Located in New York, NY
Flower Is… “is one of Frank’s great books (which means it is one of the greatest of photobooks), demonstrating magisterially, as he himself says in the boo...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Books
$7,700
Sotheby
s, Highly Important French Furniture from a Private Collection, 1993
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, highly important French furniture from a Private collection, NY November 19, 1993, sale #6498. Sotheby's New York, 1993. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 lots ...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
VISIONAIRE 30: Game Louis Vuitton Australia (1863/6000) (shrink wrapped)
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
30 GAME is not only a collection of art but also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Plastic, Paper
$420 Sale Price
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Pair of Catalogs of Highly Important English Silver, Property of Fay Plohn, NY
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of catalogs of highly important English Silver, the Property of Mrs. Fay Plohn. Parts One and Two, by Sotheby's & Co. Includes two separate catalogs, parts 1 and 2. 1st Ed hardc...
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1970s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Michelangelo. The Drawings of a Genius, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Michelangelo. The Drawings of a Genius. By Achim Gnann. Preface by Klaus Albrecht Schröder. Published by the Albertina, Vienna. This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition "Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius", Albertina, Vienna; October 8, 2010 - January 9, 2011. 478th. Published by Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, 2010. 1st Ed softcover exhibition catalog. Michelangelo's drawings endowed human physique with an expressive musculature that remains to be rivaled in its feeling for corporeal articulation. His drawings of male nudes in particular, fraught as they are with tempestuous longing, project both tension and pliancy, and a compelling sense of health in the exertions and torque of bodies. He was also readily able to bring contrary qualities of grace and swiftness to depictions of women and cherubim. With over 300 color plates and extensive contextualizing scholarship, Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius is the most complete treatment of his work ever published, and thus constitutes a publication of great importance. Masterpieces from the world's finest museums are gathered, from the early studies for the "Battle of Cascina" and the studies for the Sistine Chapel frescoes, to the drawings for the tomb of Julius II, the Medici tombs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Books
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Paper
Ephemeral Decorations in Paris French Book by André Granet Original 1948 Edition
By General Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Décors éphémères: Les Expositions Jeux d'Eau et de Lumière (Ephemeral decorations: water and light games exhibitions), French book by André Granet, original edition 1948, Preface by ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Books
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Paper
The United States 1898 to 1933, French Book by Y.H. Nouailhat, 1973
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Etats-Unis 1898 - 1933 L'Avenement d'une Puissance Mondiale (The United States 1898 - 1933 - The Advent of a World Power), by Y. H. Nouailhat, 1973.
The United States, which had ...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Duke
Duchess of Windsor Sotheby
s, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Sotheby's in 1999 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ranges from large scale pieces of furniture from their homes in France to many personal items...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
The New Cottage Home by Jim Tolpin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The New Cottage Home by Jim Tolpin. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1998 by The Taunton Press, Inc. of Newtown, Connecticut. Printed in the United States o...
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1990s American Rustic Books
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Paper
Sotheby
s Great Sales 1987-1988, with Duchess of Windsor Jewels, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's great sales 1987-1988 by Sotheby's Institute of Art. Barrie & Jenkins 1988, London. 1st Ed with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the year's develo...
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1980s English Vintage Books
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Paper
VISIONAIRE 28: The Bible (2936/6000)
By Visionaire
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
28 BIBLE, our millennium issue: “the greatest story ever told" retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
$320 Sale Price
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A New System of Modern Geography by William Guthrie - 1782
Located in Middletown, NY
A New System of Modern Geography; or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Kingdoms of the World. Maps engraved by Mr. Kitchin, C. Dilly and G...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
Vintage USSR Book:
Driving Without Accidents
- A Guide to Safe Driving, 1J104
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a journey into the world of safe driving with this captivating vintage book, 'Driving Without Accidents,' from the USSR. Circa 1977, this book serves as a treasured piece o...
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1970s Vintage Books
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Paper
Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen, Important Early American Miniatures
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York , “An Important Collection of Early American Miniatures and Silver. Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen Removed from Her Home in Wayland, Mass...
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1940s American Vintage Books
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Paper
The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon - Two Volumes
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful two volume set entitled "Original Water-Color Paintings For the Birds of America" by John James Audubon, circa 1966. The set is in good vintage condition with no missing...
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Mid-20th Century American Books
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Paper
19th Century America - Furniture and Other Decorative Arts
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century America - Furniture and Other Decorative Arts. An exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7 ...
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1970s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Finding Home: The Houses of Pursley Dixon, by Ken Pursley
Located in valatie, NY
Finding Home: The Houses of Pursley Dixon, by Ken Pursley. Published by Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2021. Hardcover with dust jacket. Founded on the simple principle “Build beautiful things,” the architectural team of Pursley Dixon, like populist architects Bobby McAlpine and Jeff Dungan, is known for blending elements of tradition with a modern lifestyle. In Finding Home, they share 15 stunning houses in three distinct styles: rustic mountain escapes, dreamy retreats by the water, and elegant houses in town. Each house has its own thoughtful visual narrative, but all are connected on an innate and authentic level by their sense of proportion, attention to detail, and a marvelous affinity with nature, displayed in their soothing neutral palettes, oversize windows that bring the outdoors in, and natural materials such as rough-hewn stone and unfinished wood. Little touches of humanity await discovery, such as a sleeping nook perched right out into the highest branches of a tree. These eccentricities and secrets add to the distinctly Southern sense of warmth and refuge these homes provide, homes whose open interiors and majestic porches easily accommodate family and gatherings.
Featuring their own interior design work as well as that of acclaimed decorators such as Suzanne Kasler, Phoebe Howard, and Circa Interiors...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand by Kerry-Nicholls (1884)
Located in Langweer, NL
'The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand' by J.H. Kerry-Nicholls. Ibid., Sampson Low etc., 1884, XX,379,(1),36p., fold. col. lithogr. map, woodengr. plates, ills., modern c...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books
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Paper
$191 Sale Price
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The Life of Sir John Falstaff; A biography of the knight from authentic source
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST EDITION
Cruikshank, George & Robert B. Brough
The Life of Sir John Falstaff; A biography of the knight from authentic sources
A humorous pictorial recollection of the prominent events in the imaginary career of Shakespeare's most amusing character, seen through his genealogy and various episodes of his life, such as "How Mr. John Falstaff was Knighted by King Richard the Second...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Wang Yan Cheng by Wang Yan Cheng, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Wang Yan Cheng by Wang Yan Cheng. Published by Acquavella Contemporary Art, Inc., New York, 2019. 1st Ed Hardcover Exhibition Catalog with dust jacket. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
50 Great Masterpieces by Frederic Remington
Located in Bradenton, FL
50 Great Masterpieces by Frederic Remington, by Louis Chapin. Softcover book, large poster size, suitable for framing. An Artabras book, published by Crown Publishers, Inc. of New Yo...
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1970s Vintage Books
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Paper
HAWLES Englishman
s Right A Dialogue between a Barrister at Law
a Juryman 1844
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HAWLES, John.
TITLE: The Englishman's Right; A Dialogue between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman.
PUBLISHER: London: Gower's Walk, Whitechapel, 1844.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol.,...
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1840s British Antique Books
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Leather
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