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Period: 20th Century
Le Luminaire
By Charles Moreau, Guillaume Janneau
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Le Luminaire Art Deco Lamps 1925–1937 Lighting Design 1925–1937 Hardcover, Editions Charles Moreau, 1992 A high-quality illustrated book about lighting design and lamps from the Ar...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Books

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Paper, Linen

The Writings Of Benjamin Franklin. 10 VOLUMES - IN A FULL LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FRANKLIN, Benjamin (Albert Henry Smyth - editor). TITLE: The Writings Of Benjamin Franklin. Collected And Edited With A Life & Introduction. PUBLISHER: New York: The Macmi...
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American Antique 20th Century Books

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Leather

Influential Interiors Shaping 20th-Century Style Through Key Interior Designers
Located in valatie, NY
Influential Interiors: Shaping 20th-century style through key interior designers by Suzanne Trocomé. Published by Clarkson Potter, U.S.A., 1999. Stat...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Ahrend Furniture Catalog, 1961 (Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld)
Located in New York, NY
Handsomely produced catalog for the mid-century furniture lines offered by the Dutch company Ahrend, showcasing the industrially-oriented modernist designs of Friso Kramer and Wim Ri...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

1986 Sotheby s New York Contemporary Art Auction Catalog
Located in Bradenton, FL
Sotheby's New York Contemporary Art Auction Catalog from May 5th and 6th, 1986. Paperback, 237 lots. Includes sales results stapled to front page.
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Treasures of Tutankhamun and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Treasures of Tutankhamun and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo HardcoverIllustrated, January 1, 2005 by Alessia Amenta (Author), Araldo De Luca...
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Egyptian Egyptian 20th Century Books

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Paper

Property from the Collection of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Countess of Snowden. (continued from title) This is the two volume set of sales catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of Princess Margaret's collection of personal effects. ...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

"Austrian Applied Arts" Book
Located in New York, NY
One-volume survey of "Austrian Applied Arts", primarily Secession, with an introduction by Josef Hoffmann. Published in 1930 by Heinz & Co. Organized by t...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Dupré-Lafon Decorateur Des Millionaires by Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, text is in French, 206 pages full of photographs, illustrations and drawings which showcase much of his amazing talent both as an interior designer an...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Reference Book European Porcelain and Antique - Altes Porzellan, 1988
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Altes Porzellan (German Edition) Turtleback - January 1, 1988 German Edition by Renate Müller-Krumbach (Author).
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick. New York: Random House, 1930. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First trade edition (thus). Octavo. Original publisher’s pictorial black front cloth board, s...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Paul Klee: The Thinking Eye (The Notebooks of Paul Klee)
Located in New York, NY
First American edition, first printing, of “the first full collection of Paul Klee’s ideas on form and artistic creation.” Published in 1961 by George Wittenborn as the fifteenth ins...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Norman Rockwell, a Sixty Year Retrospective
Located in Bradenton, FL
Norman Rockwell, a Sixty Year Retrospective. Hardcover book published in 1972 by Harry N Abrams. Printed and bound in Japan, 157 pages.
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Japanese Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Catalogue of the Charles of London Collection of Notable Examples c1922
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue of the Charles of London Collection of Notable Examples of Early English and Other Furniture, Choice Needlework and Textiles and Exceptional Sets of Rare Renaissance Tapest...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art– Collecting Oriental Antiques by Moorhouse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art – Collecting Oriental Antiques – Moorhouse Collecting Oriental Antiques Moorhouse & Blitz, Dries, Judith
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20th Century Books

Pablo Picasso Collectible Art Book First Edition, 1955
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage, 1955, first edition, Picasso, S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris, Boeck and Sabartes, Vintage, Pablo Picasso, First Edition, 1955. Pablo Picasso, Library or Coffee Table Book,. Description:...
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Spanish Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Geoffrey Beene, Exhibition Book, First 25 Years, New York, 1988
Located in New York, NY
A rare, beautiful, collectable, large scale, soft-cover exhibition catalog book in honor of avant-garde American fashion designer, Geoffrey Beene (b. 1924 - d. 2004), New York, NY, 1...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Military Reference Book, Deeds That Won the Empire, History, Illustrated
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Deeds That Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett - an engaging bound and illustrated military history book presented in its intact, original order with only lig...
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British Edwardian Antique 20th Century Books

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Paper

Wegner: En Dansk Mobelkunstner by Johan Moller Nielsen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hans Jørgensen Wegner (2 April 1914 – 26 January 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the ...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Georgia O Keeffe Art and Letters Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1989. Softcover. 1st edition. Published in conjunction with ...
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Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Italian Light 1960-1980 by Paolo Palma Carlo Vannicola (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One hundred lamps from the Cortopassi collection A collection of lamps designed by various designers such as Gino Sarfatti, E Sottsass Jr, Tobia Scarpa, Sergio Asti, Giorgio Reggior...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Denkmäler der Krippenkunst, by Rudolf Berliner, Monuments of Nativity Art
Located in valatie, NY
Denkmäler der Krippenkunst. Das erste umfassende Werk über Krippenkunst, by Rudolf Berliner. 1st Ed hardcover c1926. Monuments of nativity art. The first comprehensive work on nativi...
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German 20th Century Books

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Paper

Sotheby s Art At Auction 1998-1999 Edited by Emma Lawson, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art At Auction 1998-1999 Edited by Emma Lawson. Sotheby's Publications London, 1998. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the ye...
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English 20th Century Books

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Paper

Reference Book Chinese and other Art - Ethnic Jewelry - Meilach, 1988
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pictures necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings, combs, and other jewelry made by various cultures around the world Thank you Binding: Hardcover Original Release DateDecember 12, ...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Maxfield PARRISH Edith WHARTON - Italian Villas and Their Gardens
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST EDITION of Italian Villas and Their Gardens; Illustrated with Pictures by Maxfield Parrish and by Photographs New York: The Century Co., 1904. 8vo.; 10 1/2 x 7 1/8267 x 180 m...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Flos Lighting Catalog, 1968
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1968 manufacturer’s catalog for the Italian lighting company Flos, showcasing the innovative and influential designs by Tobia Scarpa and by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglion...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Vintage Soviet Book: Erotic of the East and Soviet Erotic Horoscope, 1J53
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into the fascinating world of human sexuality with this vintage book from the Soviet era. Titled "Erotic of the East," written by Nick Douglas and Renni Slinger, this book offe...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

The Case of the Negligent Nymph A Perry Mason Story Erle Stanley Gardner 1950
Located in Stamford, CT
The Case of the Negligent Nymph A Perry Mason Story Erle Stanley Gardner 1950. Hard cover with original dust jacket.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

An American Life, Signed by Ronald Reagan, First Trade Edition in DJ, 1990
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Reagan, Ronald. An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, [1990]. First trade edition. Octavo. In the publisher's original blue cloth backstrip over red boards and unclipped du...
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American Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
Located in Vienna, AT
A great art book about sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder by Gene Lipman, a long-time friend of Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981. 7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes illustrations of a variety of his works and a guide to his sculptures in museums and public spaces. It focuses on his representative mobile works and also features early wire works, commercial sculptures...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

The Great Lady Decorators by Adam Lewis (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
:The Women Who Defined Interior Design. 1870-1955 Mixing gorgeous interiors with sparkling social history, this is the first book on the visionary women whose work gave us the timel...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

John Ruskin, OF KING S TREASURIES
Located in Middletown, NY
Of Kings' Treasuries London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902. 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 99, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower...
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English 20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

The Paris Review No. 114 Spring 1990
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paris Review No. 114 Spring 1990 Publication features Robie Macauley "Silence, Exile, and Cunning" Artwork reproduction after Jean Michel Basquiat (Cover) and Meyer Vaisman Stori...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

The Works of Charles Dickens, National Edition, 1907, 30 Vols., Edition of 750
Located in Morristown, NJ
Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, Limited Edition of 750 A substantial collection of The Works of Charles Dickens in the scarce National Edition, published in London by Chapman and Hal...
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English Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Books

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Fabric, Paper

Novels Works Letters of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 Volumes
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: AUSTEN, Jane. Title: The Novels (Works and Letters) of Jane Austen. Publisher: Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12. Description: The Winchester...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather

Vintage Tiffany Co. Sterling Silver Male or Mars Symbol Bookmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mars bookmark. By Tiffany & Co. In sterling silver. In the form of the Mars symbol, used in modern day as the representation of the Male and Masculinity. Simply wonderful ...
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Modern 20th Century Books

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Sterling Silver

Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition. An attractive first edition/first printing, gray decorated cloth with black letterin...
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American Art Deco 20th Century Books

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Paper

Daughters of Painted Ladies, America s Resplendent Victorians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Daughters of Painted Ladies: America's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen. Photographs by Douglas Keister. A tour of the asto...
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Victorian Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Franco Albini by Marco Albini (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to the creations (armchairs, desks, shelves, lighting, etc.) of Franco Albini, Italian architect and designer (1905-1977). Galerie du Passage (P...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Michelangelo Books - Set of 4
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of four softcover books on Michelangelo. Published between 1962-2010. Three books printed in Italy, one in West Germany.
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Italian 20th Century Books

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Paper

T. Y. Chao Private Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust...
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Hong Kong Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

1924 A Passage to India
By E.M. Forster 1
Located in Bath, GB
A finely bound second impression copy of one of the most important and popular novels of the twentieth century by E. M. Forster. The first edition, second impression. Finely bound...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

50th Anniversary NASCAR The Thunder of America 1988
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
NASCAR: The Thunder of America.Thunder Of America: 50th Anniversary of NASCAR hardcover 1988.Published by Harper, 1988.200 pages of NASCAR history, info, stats and photos.Hardcover w...
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French Expressionist 20th Century Books

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Paper

Set of Four Sotheby s Catalogs of Mr. Mrs. John Hay Whitney, 1999 and 2004
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Four Sotheby's Catalogs of Mr. & Mrs. John Hay Whitney, 1999 and 2004. John Hay Whitney (August 17, 1904 – February 8, 1982) was a U.S. Ambassador to t...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Paul Laszlo Catalog from 1947
Located in New York, NY
Scarce, self-published, 102-page catalog with laminated boards showcasing Paul Laszlo's work in and around Beverly Hills between 1937-1947. The Hungarian born and Vienna-educated Las...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Wire

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Auction Sothebys Books Catalogs in Slipcase Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Sotheby's "The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Auction" Book Catalogs. This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Soth...
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American Victorian 20th Century Books

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Paper

PIRELLI calendar 1998 "Women that men live for" by Bruce Weber.
Located in Linkebeek, BE
PIRELLI calendar 1998 "Women that men live for" by Bruce Weber. Limited numbered edition, this one numbered 34470 - Published by Pirelli Ltd, Royaume-Uni, 1998 With original box 2 a...
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Italian 20th Century Books

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Paper

Vogue Paris magazine april 1994
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Vintage vogue Paris magazine, april 1994 - no 745. 166 pages. Front page: Nina Brosh photographed by Dominique Issermann. In good vintage condition. Spine with some wear according to...
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French 20th Century Books

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Paper

"Mark Rothko 1903 - 1970" Book 1987
By Mark Rothko
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare copy of "Mark Rothko 1903 - 1970" book, circa 1996. The book is in very good vintage condition with no torn or missing pages and contains 94 full color plates and 15 black-and-w...
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English Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Antique, 2 Vols, HG Wells, The Outline Of History, Reference Book, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of two antique volumes of The Outline of History by H.G. Wells, an iconic early 20th century reference work chronicling the development of life and civilisation. Dating...
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British Art Deco 20th Century Books

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Paper

Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
This elegantly decorated Florentine album belonged to the young Dorothy Colles, who received it as a present in 1931 when she was 14 years of age. On the cover Colles notes "This boo...
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European Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

National Gallery of Art, Washington by John Walker
Located in valatie, NY
National Gallery of Art, Washington by John Walker. Published by Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, New York, NY, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket. Director Eme...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

SPARROW. British Sporting Artists From Barlow To Herring - IN AN ONLAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SPARROW, Walter Shaw. TITLE: British Sporting Artists From Barlow To Herring. PUBLISHER: London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1922. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol.,...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather

All_vellum Copy of R. L. Stevenson s Virginibus Puerisque
Located in Middletown, NY
Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. London: Chatto & Windus for the FLORENCE PRESS, 1910. Limited Edition. 4to, 10 x 7 1/2 in. (253 x 189 mm); [6] leaves, including 1 blank + 120 pp + [2] leaves, including 1 blank. 12 chromolithographed plates by Norman Wilkinson, printed on plate paper and not included in the pagination, legends on tissue guards printed in red. This is COPY no. 4 OF 12 COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM, as noted on the limitation page, on verso of second leaf: «Of this edition of Virginibus Puerisque / have been printed on Aldwych hand- / made paper 250 copies, of which 235 are / for sale; on vellum 12 copies, of which 10 / are for sale. / Vellum Copy No. 4». Limp vellum binding with four green ties; gilt lettering on spine and upper cover, t.e.g. Very faint spotting to front free endpaper, slight offsetting of ties. Otherwise a pristine copy. Provenance: William Russell Flint (from the family, by descent). [Beinecke, Stevenson 79; Ransom 278:6; Tomkinson 85:6; Prideaux 13] Fine. A splendid edition of Stevenson's first collection of essays which promote a spirit of playfulness in defiance of both the hardships of human life and the restrictions imposed by bourgeois callowness. The volume brought together essays that had been previously published in the Cornhill Magazine and Macmillan’s: “Virginibus Puerisque i” (1876); “ ii” (1881); “iii: On Falling in Love” (1877); “iv: The Truth of Intercourse” (1879); “Crabbed Age and Youth” (1878); “An Apology for Idlers” (1877); “Ordered South” (1874); “Aes Triplex” (1878); “El Dorado” (1878); “The English Admirals” (1878); “Some Portraits by Raeburn” (previously unpublished); “Child’s Play” (1878); “Walking Tours” (1876); “Pan’s Pipes” (1878); “A Plea for Gas Lamps” (1878) The essays inspired Norman WILKINSON (1878 – 1971) to create the 12 striking and lyrical images that accompany the texts. Wilkinson was a British artist, renowned for his poster work and honored by the British Admiralty for coming up with the idea and design for “dazzle camouflage...
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English 20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Verner Panton: The Collected Works by H Horsfeld M Remmele (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This hard back book is an important monograph on Verner Panton who was considered to have been one of Denmark's most influential furniture and interior designers of the second half o...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Vogue Paris magazine oktober 1994
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Vintage vogue Paris magazine, october 1994 - no 750. 228 pages. Front page: Chystèle photographed by Craig MC Dean. In good vintage condition. Spine with some wear according to age. ...
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French 20th Century Books

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Paper

Original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" Comic Strip Art 1967
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" comic strip art (King Features Syndicate), circa 1967. The piece is presented in a black wood frame with black mat. Created by com...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Neo-Romantic and Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby s
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, London: Neo-Romantic & Surrealistic Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan. October 25, 1995. 210 lots, Including artwork by: Beaton, Ber...
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English 20th Century Books

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Paper

Johann GOETHE - Faust - LIMITED EDITION - SIGNED BY WILLY POGANY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von - Willy Pogany. TITLE: Faust. PUBLISHER: London: Hutchinson & Co., 1908. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY POGANY. 1 vol., 10-15/16" x 9"...
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English Antique 20th Century Books

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Leather

Ladislav Sutnar Catalog Design Progress (first edition)
Located in New York, NY
First edition of art director Ladislav Sutnar and research director Knud Lonberg-Holm’s landmark exposition on information design and visual communication, published in 1950 by Sweet...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

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