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"John Heartfield", First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
“John Heartfield”. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1992. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 342 pp. Exhibition catalogue published ...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Piedmontese Furniture, First Edition
By Elio Quaglino
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile Piemontese (Piedmontese Furniture.) Milan: Görlich Editore, 1997. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 204 pp. Italian text. A beautiful book on the history of carved Piedmont furniture...
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20th Century Italian Books
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Paper
Steps
Stairways, First Edition
By Cleo Baldon, Ib Melchior
Located in valatie, NY
Steps and Stairways. New York: Rizzoli, 1989. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 264 pp. A beautifully photographed book on the history of steps ...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
English Style, First Edition
By Suzanne Sleisin, Stafford Cliff
Located in valatie, NY
English Style by Suzanne Slesin and Stafford Cliff. NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1984. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pp. An intimate l...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
"Visual Culture, " First Edition Book
Located in valatie, NY
Visual Culture edited by Chris Jenks. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. First edition softcover. 269 pp. An exploration of the 'visual' character of contemporary culture in a ser...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Adrian Alan Catalog, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Adrian Alan Catalog. First edition hardcover. Adrian Alan was established in 1964, Adrian Alan is an international family run business and one of the world...
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1990s English Books
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Paper
Miniature Antique Furniture, First Edition
By Peter B. Schiffer, Herbert F. Schiffer
Located in valatie, NY
Miniature Antique Furniture by Herbert F. and Peter B. Schiffer. Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing Company, 1972. First edition hardcover wi...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
George Krause-1 First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
George Krause-1. Haverford: Toll & Armstron, Publishers, 1972. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 60 pp. A handsome book on art American phot...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
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Gisele Freund, Photographer First Edition
By Gisele Freund
Located in valatie, NY
Gisele Freund, photographer by Gisele Freund, New York: Abrams, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. For 50 years Freund documented some of the most influential artists and intellectuals and in this book she presents over 200 of her most compelling images of the 20th century's most significant artist and writers including: Jean-Paul Sartre, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Colette, Pierre Bonnard, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw...
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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
Pre-Columbian Art, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pre-Columbian Art, New York: Phaidon Publishers, Inc., 1957. First edition hardcover with skip case. 285 pp. A vintage book cataloguing Robert Woods Blis...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Karim Rashid: Evolution, First Edition
By Karim Rashid
Located in valatie, NY
Karim Rashid: Evolution by Karim Rashid. Universe, 2004. First edition hardcover no dust jacket issued. Karim Rashid is redesigning the world we live in one design at a time, or in K...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Paper
Dunlaps
Their Furniture, First Edition
By The Currier Art Gallery
Located in valatie, NY
“The Dunlaps and Their Furniture”. Manchester: The Currior Gallery of Art, 1970. First edition softcover. 310 pp. An exhibition catalogue of Dunlap furniture...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
7 Houses, John Hejduk, First Edition, 1980
Located in Philadelphia, PA
7 Houses - John Hejduk - first edition - 1980.
"a must for any design library".
Book in generally good condition - cover is soiled.
"New York: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 22 through February 16, 1980. Introduction by Peter Eisenman...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Memphis, Barbara Radice 1984 First Edition
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984
‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’
Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
1 Volume. Bob MacDonald. Golf. First Edition
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Bob MacDonald. Golf. Illustrated, rebound in full green morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, marbled endpapers. Published: Chicago; The Wallace Press; 1927
F...
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20th Century American Books
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Leather
Deliverance by James Dickey, First Edition
By James Dickey
Located in valatie, NY
Deliverance by James Dickey. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. Deliverance is widely considered as Dickey's best novel and was ...
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1970s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Voltaire
s Candide True First Edition
First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759.
299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31...
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1750s Swiss Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Folk Artists Biographical Index, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Folk Artists Biographical Index. Detroit: Book Tower, 1987. First edition hardcover. 496 pp. Guide to over 200 published sources of information on approxima...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Mr. Punch
s Motor Book, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Punch's Motor Book, London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1931. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. 99 pp. A humorous book of comics taken from Punch; or The London Ch...
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20th Century European Books
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Paper
Heritage of England Silver, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Heritage of England: Silver Through Ten Reigns by James Charles. London: Asprey and Co., 1983. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Exhibit...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
George Bullock, Cabinet-Maker, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
George Bullock: Cabinet-Maker. London: John Murray Ltd., 1988. First edition soft cover. 160 pp. Exhibition catalogue held in London and Liverpool from February 24th to March 26th, 1...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
The Return of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
First edition. Il...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Books
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Paper
The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling from 1897.
This rare book is in fair to good condition for ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Books
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Paper
Gold, An Illustrated History, First Edition
By Vincent Buranelli
Located in valatie, NY
Gold, An Illustrated History by Vincent Buranelli. Maplewood: Hammond Incorporated, 1979. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 221 pp. A book on the history and the love of gold. Illustrated are the masterworks of the Egyptians, Thracians, and Roman and Greek treasures along with masterpieces from the Renaissance. Described are the smugglers, grave robbers, sunken treasures...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Hallyways, Corridors and Staircases, First Edition
By Leslie Geddes-Brown
Located in valatie, NY
Hallyways, Corridors and Staircases, developing the decorative and practical potential of every corner of your home by Leslie Geddes-Brown. New York: Ryland Peters and Small, 2002. F...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Seven Men by Max Beerbohm – FIRST EDITiON
Located in Middletown, NY
London: William Heinemann, 1919.
First Edition.
8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (190 x 140 mm); 219. [4 publisher ads]. Publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt title on cover and spine in ...
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Early 20th Century English Books
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Gold Leaf
John Hedgecoe
s Nude Photography, First Edition
By John Hedgecoe
Located in valatie, NY
John Hedgecoe's Nude Photography, A Complete and Practical Guide to Taking Superb Photographs. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1984. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 224...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
The Son of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition.
Very good +, squa...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Books
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Paper
Mobilier Normand by Lucile Olivier, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Normand by Lucile Olivier. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin. French text. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables, case pie...
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Late 20th Century Books
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Paper
Matthew Boulton Master Silversmith, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Matthew Boulton Master silversmith 1760-1790 by Eric Delieb and Michael Roberts. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1971. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 144 pp. A study o...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Van Dongen and Fauvisme, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Van Dongen et le Fauvisme (Van Dongen and Fauvisme.) Paris: La Bibliothèque des Arts Lausanne, 1971. First edition hardcover with dust jacket and slip case. A beautiful book on Kees ...
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20th Century French Books
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Paper
One. The Mind Aware, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
One. The Mind Aware. Western Springs: New Momentum for Human Unity, 2010. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Unpaginated. A beautifully designed book that pairs written reflec...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
"American Painted Furniture, " First Edition Book
By Susan Klein, Cynthia V.A. Schaffner
Located in valatie, NY
American Painted Furniture by Cynthia V.A. Schaffner and Susan Klein. New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 1997. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. An examination of A...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
American Porcelain, 1770-1920, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American porcelain, 1770-1920. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 320 pp. A large catalogue from The Metropolitan Museum of Art...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
David Hicks First Edition Book - Living with Design
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks titled "Living with Design."
Printed in 1979.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
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1970s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Winston CHURCHILL. Great Contemporaries - FIRST EDITION - 1937
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: Great Contemporaries.
PUBLISHER: London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1937.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 5-3/4", illustrated, bo...
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1930s British Vintage Books
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Leather
DAVID HICKS Style
Design First Edition Book 1987
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Category
Late 20th Century English Books
Joseph Marioni Blue Paintings, Painting Color First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Joseph Marioni : Blue Paintings, Painting Color, by Howard Yezerski, Joseph Marioni, and Carl Belz. Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA, 2002. First Edi...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Paper
Learning From Las Vegas (First Edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this revolutionary/reactionary study of the Las Vegas strip co-authored by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour. Published in 1972 by the MIT Press,...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
American Notes
First Edition Books by Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'American Notes for General Circulation' by Charles Dickens. First Edition.
Vol 1 and 2
London: Chapman and Hall
1842
Bradbury and Evans, Printers,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Books
Goodbye Picasso Book, First Edition, New York, 1974
Located in New York, NY
A First Edition 'Goodbye Picasso' coffee table or library book, by author David Douglas Duncan, 1974, New York. An amazing book covering an intimate look at the relationship between ...
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20th Century Swiss Modern Books
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Linen, Paper
The Collins Big Book of Art, First Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Collins Big Book of Art, from Cave Art to Pop Art, General Editor David G. Wilkins. Stated first edition, published in 2005 by Collins Design. Hardcover w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
The Plutocrat by Booth Tarkington, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Plutocrat by Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Page and Co. Garden City, New York 1927. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. The adventurous roman...
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1920s American Vintage Books
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Paper
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck, First Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. Hardcover book, first edition, published in February 1947 by The Viking Press of New York. Printed in the United States of America by Kingsport Pre...
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1940s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire by Yvonne Brunhammer. Paris: Editions Charles Massin, 1965. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket, 76 pages. Great photos of Empire furniture, a lot in period room...
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1960s French Vintage Books
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Paper
Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Early Connecticut silver, 1700-1840 by Peter Bohan and Philip Hammerslough. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1970. Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 288 pp. A...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Regency Furniture by Clifford Musgrave, First Edition
By Clifford Musgrave
Located in valatie, NY
Regency furniture, 1800-1830 by Clifford Musgrave. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Musgrave was curator of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the ep...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
7 Vol. Winston Churchill, War Speeches. First Edition
Located in New York, NY
7 Vol. Winston Churchill, War Speeches. First Edition. Photograph frontispiece facsimile. All edges gilt. Raised bands on spine. Bound in full navy blue Morocco leather. Gilt borders...
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20th Century English Books
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Leather
MILLER, Arthur. Everybody Wins. 1990 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILLER, Arthur.
TITLE: Everybody Wins.
PUBLISHER: NY: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-3/16" x 5-3/8", 109pp., signed by Miller on the...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Die Möbel Der Residenz München, First Edition
By Alexander Herzog von Württemberg
Located in valatie, NY
Die deutschen Möbel des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts. Die MöBel der Residenz München by Brigitte Langer and Alexander Herzog von Württemberg. Prestel Verlag, Munich, 1997. First edition ...
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1990s German Books
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Paper
Autobiography of Surrealism First Edition Review Copy
By Marcel Jean
Located in valatie, NY
The Autobiography of Surrealism, Marcel Jean, editor. The Viking Press, 1980. First edition pre-publication review copy hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with 90 black and whit...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Two Books on Trade Tokens, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Two books on trade tokens. 1.) U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845-1860 by Russell Rulau. Iola: Krause Publications, Inc., 1985. Softcover. 192 pp. A catalogue of the unofficial coinage of Ame...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Jamie Drake
s New American Glamour, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Jamie Drake's New American glamour. New York: Bulfinch Press, 2005. Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. 175 pp. A colorful book b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
MILLER, Arthur. Danger: Memory. 1987 - FIRST - EDITION SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILLER, Arthur.
TITLE: Danger: Memory.
PUBLISHER: NY: Grove Press, 1987.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED. 1 vol., 8-1/4" x 5-1/2", inscribed by Miller on the title-p...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Fabric
The American Speaker (1811), First Edition
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This is a rare and historically significant American schoolbook, highly desirable to collectors of early American imprints and educational history.
A rare and important piece of earl...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
English Pottery by Griselda Lewis, First Edition
By Griselda Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
A picture history of English pottery by Griselda Lewis. London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. A history of pottery in England with 418 illustrated examples. It includes pieces with a simple crudity and rustic simplicity to pieces of extreme sophistication. The book covers periods from the first Bronze Age to post WWII with an emphasis on the humorous quality of many. There are medieval jugs...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
Reginald Marsh, Etchings, Engravings, Lithographs, First Edition
By Norman Sasowsky
Located in valatie, NY
Reginald Marsh, etchings, engravings, lithographs by Norman Sasowsky. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1956. First edition hardcover no dust jacket. 62 pp. An exhibition catalogue fro...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops. Winter Park: Asiantiques, Inc. 1997. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 79 pp. An exhibition catalogue of C...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Antique Furniture of Emilia Romagna, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Antique Furniture of Emilia Romagna (Antique Furniture of Emilia Romagna.) Modena: Poligrafico Artioli, 1994. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. ...
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20th Century Italian Books
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Paper
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.
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