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Period: Mid-20th Century
Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mystery, Adventure, Romance, the magazine of prophetic fiction. Wonder Stories Calendar 1930s Covers by Gernsback-Frank R Paul Collectible. The Tragedy Of Spi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Books

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The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming, First Edition, in Original DJ, 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, second state printing. Octavo printing. In the original publisher’s black cloth boards with gil...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Fishing Book, Golden Days by Romilly Fedden
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage fishing book, golden days by Romilly Fedden A good 1949 (2nd edition) angling book by Romilly Fedden entitled 'Golden Days' and printed in Grea...
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English Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling. Illustrated by Edward Shenton. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1938. First edition. 8to. Rebound in full green leather with gilt tooling, ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

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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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

1968 2001 A Space Odyssey
By Arthur C. Clarke
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after first edition of one of the most important sci-fi novels of all time, signed by Arthur C. Clarke to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing. Signed by...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Tubular Steel Furniture Book / Bauhaus Interior - Die Schöne Wohnung, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s - for the condition see the pictures - jr.
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Bauhaus Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Rare Collection of 27 Scientific Books with Enzo Mari Art Covers, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 27 books from the Universale Scentifica collection published from 1965 by Bollati Boringhieri. Jung, Freud, Einstein theories introduced by intriguing cover artworks designed ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Great Modern Architecture: the World s Most Spectacular Buildings Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great Modern Architecture: The World's Most Spectacar Buildings Hardcover – January 1, 2009 by Bill Price. From the Publisher "All architecture is shelter...
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North American Modern Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Dictionnaire Quillet de la Langue Francaise Hardcover by Raoul Mortier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dictionnaire Quillet de la Langue Francaise; Dictionnaire Methodique et Pratique Redige Sous la Direction de Raoul Mortier (2 Volumes) Hardcover by Raoul Mortier. Published by Paris ...
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French French Provincial Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine / Les Bibliophiles du Palais
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Les Bibliophiles du Palais, 1932 Illustrations: Jean Bruller (1902 – 1991). Limited Edition. 8vo, 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches 9260 x 180 mm); (10), 128, (18) pp., printed in black...
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French Mid-20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Dalí Max Gerard Hardcover 1st Edition 1968 France by Harry N Abrams
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dalí, Max Gerard, hardcover, dustjacket, published by Harry N Abrams, 1st edition 1968. DALI 1968 Large Deluxe Salvador Dali Art Book by Max Gerard printed in France. Surrealism vint...
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French Expressionist Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

1956 Britten s Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers
Located in Bradenton, FL
Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Seventh edition, published in 1956 by Bonanza Books of New York. Illustrated, 518 pages.
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

FORSTER, E. M.. Two Cheers For Democracy. 1951 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FORSTER, E. M.. TITLE: Two Cheers For Democracy. PUBLISHER: London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1951. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 5-3/4", signed by the Fo...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Fabric

World of Michelangelo 1475-1564 by Robert Coughlan Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The world of Michelangelo 1475-1564 by Robert Coughlan and The Editors of Time-Life Books Published by Time Incorporated, New York, NY, 1966. Title: The World of Michelangelo 1475-1564 Publisher: Time Incorporated, New York, NY Publication Date: 1968 Binding: Hardcover with slipcover Condition: good Edition: Time-Life Library of Art. Beautiful and Collectible Vintage 1968 Hardback Time Life Library of Art “The World of Michelangelo” Book...
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Classical Roman Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

First Lady My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover 1964
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage collectible book, First Lady: My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover – January 1, 1964. Title: First Lady : My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White house. by Mart...
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American Classical Mid-20th Century Books

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1939 Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology and sociology. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew L...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Collection of 6 Vintage Issues of Masters of World of Architecture, 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Great collection of 6 issues of Masters of World of Architecture. These issues date back to 1960 and each focuses on a particular architecture icon that is discussed and analyzed wit...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Llorens Artigas Ceramist Catalogue Raisonné Art Book
By Josep Llorens Artigas
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Catalogue raisonné about the artwork of Spanish ceramist Josep Llorens Artigas. Written by Francesc Miralles. Edited by Cercle d’Art / Fondation Llorens Artigas in 1993. 428 pages. H...
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European Beaux Arts Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Softbound Program, 1966 Man Ray Los Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice softbound program from Man Ray"s 1966 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ray was a key figure of Dada and Surrealism, one of the few Americans associated with either movement. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, the artist adopted his pseudonym in 1909 and—while he also worked across painting, sculpture, video, and printmaking—became renowned for his striking, sensual black-and-white photographs. A number of his portraits—such as Larmes (Tears) (ca. 1932), which features a woman “crying...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

New Guide to Better Photography - Berenice Abbott, 1st ed, 1953
Located in CA, CA
Published by Crown Publishers, revised edition, New York, 1953. Hardback, English text. This revised and expanded volume is an updated version of Berenice Abbott’s celebrated guide ...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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The Concerned Photograher, 1st edition, 1968
Located in CA, CA
Published by Grossman Publishers, 1st edition, 1968. Hardback, English text. This magnificent volume is based on the exhibition “The Concerned Photographer”, held at the Riverside M...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

RARE !!! Original german airship travel poster - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1920s, Germany - original, no reprint - shows travelling possibilities around the world - marked - includes paper airship - for the condition see the photos jr
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German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Softbound Program 1958 Film Francais by Bernard Buffet
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare "Film Francais" softbound program featuring original artwork from Bernard Buffet, circa 1958. The program is in good vintage condition with no rips or tears and has nine ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Twelve Girls in the Garden by Shane Martin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Twelve Girls in the Garden by Shane Martin. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by William Morrow & Company of New York. Printed in the United States, 216 pages.
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American Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Toulouse-Lautrec His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints by Jean Adhemar
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Toulouse-Lautrec His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints by Henry and Jean Adhemar First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 370 pages. A massive comprehensive monograph that inclu...
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French Expressionist Mid-20th Century Books

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English Furniture a.D. 43, 1950 by Edward T. Joy, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture A.D. 43 - 1950 by Edward T. Joy. Published by Arco Pub. Co. NY. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 84 pp with 200 monochrome illustrations and archive photographs t...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

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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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Chelsea Other English Porcelain Pottery Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Coll
Located in valatie, NY
Chelsea and Other English Porcelain Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch. Published in London for The Metropolitan Museum of History and Art by ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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The Notable Collection of Ira Haupt, New York by American Art Association, 1935
Located in valatie, NY
New York, NY: American Art Association Anderson Galleries Auction Catalog. 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "XVI-XVII Century Furniture and Paintings, ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

1968 Danish Language Bo Bedre Vintage Magazines Modern Home Design Style 12 pcs
Located in Miami, FL
Complete 1968 Year Bo Bedre (Live Better) Danish language vintage magazine of Scandinavian Home Style and Design. First published in March 1961. The magazines are in the Danish lan...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

This I Remember, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Brothers , 1949. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the first free endpaper, in black ink. In the origin...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Die Neue Graphik/The New Graphic Art/Le Nouvel Art Graphique (Association Copy)
By Karl Gerstner
Located in New York, NY
Foundational tome on modern graphic design, tracing the field from its origins in the 19th century through the late 1950’s. Published in 1959 by Arthur Niggli in Switzerland with tex...
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Swiss Minimalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Paul Strand: Photograph 1915-1945 - Nancy Newhall - 1st edition, 1945
Located in CA, CA
Published by the Museum of Modern Art, 1st edition, New York, 1945. Hardback, English text. This exhibition catalogue is the first critical monograph issued by MoMA on a photographer. It was published in conjunction with a planned series of one-man focal retrospectives to bring some of the prominent American and European photographers to the fore, and photography has since then entered the category of fine art as far as MoMA is concerned. A catalyst and legend among his peers and the photography world at large, Strand’s revelatory photography captures a subtle change of mood, a slipt-second thought; his ‘nature morta’ of a kitchen bowl...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Iron and Brass Implements of the English American House by J. Seymour Lindsay
Located in valatie, NY
Iron and Brass Implements of the English and American House by J. Seymour Lindsay. Published by London : Alec Tiranti, 1964. 1st Ed thus hardcover with dust jacket. The illustrated s...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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James Shore s Daughter by Stephen Vincent Benét, Signed Numbered #3/307 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
James Shore's Daughter by Stephen Vincent Benét. Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, Garden City, New York 1934. Stated 1st numbered Ed (#3/307) Signed by the author with sli...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Decorative Vintage Ironwork, a Pictorial History
Located in Bradenton, FL
Decorative Vintage Ironwork, A Pictorial History by Henry Rene D'Allemagne. Softcover book, 413 pages, published in 1968 by Dover Publications, Inc. o...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

La Jolla by James Britton and John Waggaman California Review No. 5
Located in CA, CA
La Jolla By James Britain Photographs by John Waggaman California Review No. 5, San Diego, 1965. Paperback First edition. Softcover with pictorial wrappers. Unpaginated. Capturi...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart. Boar's Head Books, New York, 1953. First edition hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. The book identifies the fault lines be...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Suppressed Books a History of the Conception of Literary Obscenity First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Suppressed books a history of the conception of literary obscenity by Alec Craig. The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1963. Stated first edition hardcover with dust...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Huntsman, What Quarry? by Edna St. Vincent Millay, a Play in Three Acts
Located in valatie, NY
The King's Henchman, a Play in Three Acts by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1927. (D-O date code for April 1939.) First Edition no dust jacket. She ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Mademoiselle 1 + 1: Marcel Veronese Jean-Claude Peretz First Edition 1968
Located in CA, CA
First edition, The Bodley Head, 1968. One of the seminal 1960s photo books. An illustrated narrative following a girl named Zoe who runs an inn frequented by mysterious 'horsemen', ...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly. Country Life Limited, 1965. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. The book covers: Josiah Wedgwood and the Taste of His Time, Ideas for Interior Decoration, Chimney-Piece Designs, Jasper Chimney-Pieces, Wyatt, Holland & Cameron (architects), Fonts, Furnishing Details, Tiles and Dairies, Furniture Inset with Wedgwood Ware, the Victorian Revival. A study of Wedgwood's decorative production as it relates to the taste of the times in the applied arts. The author describes the whole range of Wedgwood's output in the field of interior decoration, from the basalt figures and wall plaques to the more esoteric fonts and funeral urns...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Annuaire connaissance des arts 1968 des ventes publiques en France Hardcover
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Annuaire connaissance des arts 1968 des ventes publiques en France Hardcover – January 1, 1968 French Edition by Francis Spar (Author) Publisher ? : ? Hach...
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French Neoclassical Mid-20th Century Books

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Meubles et Ensembles Picards by Stany Gauthier, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Ensembles Picards by Stany Gauthier. Paris, Editions Charles Massin, 1960. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 12 pages of text in French, 36 pages with 90 b/w photos....
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects, United States Capitol, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Compilation of Works of Art and other Objects in the United States Capitol by Joint Committee on the Library. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1965. 1st Ed hardcover no d...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century 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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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
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American Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

1951-1973 The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
By David Ricardo
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this complete eleven volume set of the works of British political economist and politician David Ricardo, in the original dust wrappers. The first edition of th...
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British Mid-20th Century Books

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Victory Through Air Power By Major Alexander P. De Seversky, Signed, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Seversky, Alexander. Victory Through Air Power. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First Edition. Signed and inscribed. In the publisher’s original unclipped dust jacket and boards....
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Ronald Searle Painting for Modern Types Book Cover
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ronald Searle painting for 'Modern Types' book cover Medium: Watercolor and Ink Size Without Frame: 13" high x 10" wide With Frame: 28" high x 21" wide Ronald Se...
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English Mid-20th Century Books

Moss Harris Sons Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture in Three Volumes
Located in London, GB
A rare set in three volumes of Moss Harris and Sons Catalogue & Sons; Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Arts. From late 16th century-early...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

L art Brut de Jean Dubuffet 1st Edition 1953
By Georges Limbour, Jean Dubuffet
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Pierre Matisse, New York, 1953. One of 1000 numbered copies, this being n° The dustjacket is an original lithograph by Dubuffet. This catalogue, creat...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Danske Stole Danish Chairs, 1954
By Jørgen Ditzel, Nanna Ditzel
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Høst Søns Forlag København, 1954 An important document of Danish chair design during the early 1950s, showing many of the aesthetic and technolog...
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Danish Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Vogue s Book of Houses, Gardens, People - Horst, Vreeland, Lawford - 1st, 1968
By Valentine Lawford, Vogue, Horst P. Horst
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by the Viking Press, New York in 1968. A collection of interior photos and portraits featuring the opulent houses and affluent people of the 1960s, photogra...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Africa Aeterna the Pictorial Chronicle of a Continent Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Africa Aeterna The Pictorial Chronicle of a Continent New York: International Book Society Time Life Books, 1965. Henry, Paul Marc; Carmichael, Joel (translator) Published by Sed...
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African Tribal Mid-20th Century Books

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Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE** Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
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Nicaraguan Mid-20th Century Books

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Les Chateaux De La Loire Photography Book
Located in London, England
Chateau of the Loire photography book with images and descriptions in French. Circa 1950. H 46cm x W 36cm x D 3cm
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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1967 Andy Warhol s Index (Book)
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition, first impression of Andy Warhol's iconic pop-up book offering a glimpse into Warhol's world. The first edition, first impression. Bound in the publisher's origin...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

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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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

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