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Muhammad Ali: Skill, Brains and Guts Original US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1975
Located in Devon, GB
Originally released in 1970 as 'A.k.a. Cassius Clay', this boxing documentary film followed the life and career of legendary former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Directed by Jim...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Letter From Birmingham City Jail by Martin Luther King Jr., Printed Pamphlet
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is one of the most important texts of the American Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham City Jail.” Printed as a stapled pamphlet, ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Red Architecture in Monochrome Book
Located in New York, NY
A visual exploration of red's vivid role in global architecture over the centuries. From the earliest structures to today's contemporary creations, red has been one of the most tradi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Concorde Air France Oversized Envelope
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Concorde Air France oversized cardboard envelope used as a promotional packaging item to send travel posters to travel agencies. Shown with life size hand model for scale. ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Remembering Jackie: a Life in Pictures Hardcover, January 1, 1994
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Remembering Jackie: A Life in Pictures Hardcover – January 1, 1994 by Life Magazine. Uses photographs to trace the life of the former first lady, including her childhood, marriage, ...
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20th Century American American Classical Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid Century/Modern Auction Catalogs, 12 Various
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mixed collection of Vintage Auction Catalogs from Sotheby's ,Butterfields ,Christies and others . Mostly for Art Deco Sales . See detailed photos . From a private collection of 10...
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1990s American Art Deco Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Golf is My Game, Signed by Bobby Jones, Second Edition, 1960
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Jones, Robert (Bobby) Tyre, Jr., Golf Is My Game. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. Second edition, inscribed and signed by Bobby Jones on first free endpaper. Presented in ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

BiBi The Cookbook Stories from my Bibi
Located in New York, NY
‘In every dish, there is a story waiting to be tasted, a past that refuses to be forgotten, and a love that continues to nourish long after the last bite is gone.’ – Trevor Noah The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather...
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1940s American Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Works of Shakespere Imperial Edition by Charles Knight Vol i with Golden Edges
Located in Doha, QA
This unique book is very rare and terrific edition which goes back to late 19th century, approximately 1870-1875. This is one of two volumes of Complete Works of W. Shakespeare. This...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Original Ladislav Sutnar Catalog Design Progress
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Oblong Quarto. Unpaginated. Original spiral-bound cream boards with modern design in color on cover reverse white lettering on red label of spiral, in original tan dustjacket with cu...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Maritime Chart of East Coast Virginia to Nova Scotia
Located in Norwell, MA
1920 nautical chart of the East Coast of the United States from Virginia to Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The chart shows Cape Cod, Long Island, the Connecticut coast, Jersey Shore, Maine, New Hampshire, etc. Very detailed, showing ports, lighthouses, shoals, depths, etc. The chart is by famous cartographer George W. Eldridge, compiled from surveys of the United States government, British Admiralty, George Eldridge, and others. First authorized by George Eldridge, published in 1916 by Wilfred O. White with a merchant's stamp of Charles Hutchinson...
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1920s North American Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Beau Hunks
Located in London, GB
Original US studio photograph for the 1931 short comedy Beau Hunks starring Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy. This film was directed by James W. Horne. This ...
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1930s American Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron s Illustrated Works
By William Anderson, Lord Byron
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1850 two volume set of Byron's Works, printed by A. Fullerton, Edinburgh. Scarlet Morocco leather & gilt bound set filled with superb steel engravings of Italy, etc. Lord Byron's hom...
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1850s Scottish Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering Catalogue Reference, 1986 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher wallcovering books catalogue reference 1986-1999 - ‘Prints inspired by nature’ Anyone with an ounce of interest i...
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Late 20th Century American Mission Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1663 Blaeu s Engraved Map of Frankfurt with Decorative Coats of Arms
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "Novam Hanc Territorii Francofurtensis Tabulam," is an exquisite hand-colored engraved map from around 1663, created by the renowned cartographers J. and C. Blaeu of...
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1660s Dutch Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rolling Stones the Photographs 1989 Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rolling Stones the Photographs 1989 Hardcover.1st edition, 1st printing.Taken between 1967 and the present, these 150 pictures by 35 photographers are reprinted from Rolling Stone.Ti...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Gentleman s Magazine, with 1777 Flag Resolution, June 1783
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 1783 issue of London's "The Gentleman's Magazine," containing significant historical content relating to the end of the Revolutionary War, the 1777 Flag Resoluti...
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1780s English American Colonial Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

It’s Christmas Everywhere, Celebrations from Around the World
Located in New York, NY
A global celebration of Christmas, this unique tree-shaped carousel-format novelty board book can be opened and folded back to create a free-standing Christmas tree using its integrated magnetic closure. A sturdy and gorgeous gift featuring frame-worthy art. Ten days until Christmas. How I wish I could be, Not just a plain pine, But a real Christmas tree. A pine tree's Christmas wish comes true when a parade of children visit to decorate its branches with unique festive ornaments from around the world - from German nutcrackers...
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2010s Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Reference Book Chinese Japanese Porcelain of All Countries - Hobson, R.L.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British (Porcelain of All Countries) Hobson, R.L. Title: Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British … Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd,...
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20th Century Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Our Galaxy A First Adventure in Space
Located in New York, NY
A poetic read-aloud introduction to space for readers aged 2-5 years that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding galactic globe, fastened by a magnetic closure Childre...
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2010s Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1847 Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and California by Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is the second edition of Samuel Augustus Mitchell's Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, an important map showing the progress of the Mexican-American War. ...
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1840s American Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Dirty Harry
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Clint Eastwood's 1971 classic thriller. This film was produced and directed by Don Siegel, and was the first in the Dirty Harry...
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1970s Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1839-63 The Railway Times
Located in Bath, GB
An impressive run of early issues of the 'Railway Times' periodical, an important railway periodical which documented developments and current news in the railway industry during the...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses
Located in New York, NY
A deluxe new monograph that presents a selection of elegantly sumptuous houses by renowned architect Thomas Kligerman. Over the past forty years, Thomas Kligerman has been immersed in the history of residential architecture, weaving together sources from English and European traditions with the American vernacular, particularly the Puebloan style of the Southwest and the shingle style...
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2010s Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
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1880s American Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Room for One More / C e Posto per Tutti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Room for One More 1952. This comedy was directed by Norman Taurog and starred Cary Grant, Betsy Drake. The poster is in excellent condition, with...
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1950s Italian Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Heroes of the Plains by J. W. Buel, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Buel, James W. Heroes of the Plains, or Lives and Wonderful Adventures of Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Capt. Payne, “White Beaver,” Capt. Jack, Texas Jack, California Joe, an...
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric, Paper

Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs
Located in New York, NY
A leading figure in the world of networked culture explores the artists and events that defined the mass medium of our time Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web was born, the art world has grappled with the rise of networked culture. This unprecedented survey of the artists and innovators in this area from 1989 to today is interwoven with the personal narrative of one of the leading voices on the digital world. In this book, Omar Kholeif, whose prolific career parallels the growth of the internet, tells the story of this mass medium and how it has fostered new possibilities for artists, both analog and digital. The book showcases work spanning a range of media from legendary artists including Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Nam June Paik, Heather Phillipson, and Wu Tsang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House 1986 1st Ed. Large Hardcover B
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fallingwater - a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House. Vintage 1986 1st Edition Modernism Architecture Large Hardcover Book. DIMENSIONS: 9.75"W × 13.25"D × 1.25"H Fallingwater - A Fra...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Steven Art Antiques Auction Catalog Dec. 2015
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Steven Art & Antiques Auction Catalog Dec. 2015. Pasadena California. Featuring a large collection of Chinese Art , collectible snuff bottles, jade wine cups, Tibetan art, porcelain ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Qing Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Reference Book Chinese Cloisonne - Chinese Celadon Wares - Gompertz
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese Celadon Wares Hardcover - January 1, 1980 by Godfrey St. George Montague. Gompertz (Author) Publisher:‎ Faber & Faber; 2nd edition (January 1, 1980) Language:‎ English Hard...
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20th Century Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1870 "Johnson s Kentucky and Tennessee" Published by A. J. Johnson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1870 "Johnson's Kentucky and Tennessee" map. First published in 1865, this map was issued as pages 60 and 61 in the 1870 edition of “Johnson's New Illustrate...
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1870s American Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Scrap Book and Photograph pertaining to Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT Original Scrap Book and Photograph of Major WA Obenchain, pertaining to Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY. The photograph is ‘new’ to the market and has never left family ownership until NOW! It is a previously, unseen image, of a significant historical figure, Major William Alexander Obenchain, who served on General Robert E. Lee’s Staff during the Civil War and was President of Ogden College in Bowling Green, Kentucky between 1883 – 1906. We are of the opinion that the photo was taken, whilst, Major Obenchain was President of Ogden College, and circa 1890-1900. It bears the stamp on the bottom right for “McClure of Lexington, KY”. Framed and under glass. The Scrap Book is his personal Collection of numerous and various newspaper article cuttings, letters, speeches and other historical items of memorabilia, MAINLY, relating to Ogden College (now part of Western Kentucky University), from the 1870’s up to 1918. Signed in ink, by the Major, on the inside of the front cover and hand-written annotations by him, throughout. It also includes newspaper article cuttings and other historical items of memorabilia personally relating to Major Obenchain and his family, including: Articles relating to the ‘Stone’ Criminal Trial in Dallas, TX in 1876 for the almost fatal shooting of his brother, James T Obenchain , Merit Certificate for distinguished academic achievement by Major Obenchain, from the Buchanan Collegiate Institute dated July 6th 1849, et al. Over 53 Pages of content! An EXCEPTIONAL and UNIQUE Collection that is ‘new’ to the market, has never been seen by the public before and has never left family ownership until NOW! A UNIQUE HISTORICAL RECORD OF OGDEN COLLEGE/WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY and BOWLING GREEN! William Alexander Obenchain. Born April 27, 1841 at Buchanan, Botetourt Co., Virginia. Parents: Thomas Jefferson Obenchain and Elizabeth Ann Sweetland. Entered VMI on July 18, 1859 as a member of the VMI (Virginia Military Institute...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1876 "Gettysburg, The Repulse of Longstreet s Assault." Engraving
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented here is an 1876 engraving of John B. Bachelder and James Walker’s Gettysburg. The Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault. The engraved scene depicts the decisive battle on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Researched by the photographer and topographer John B. Bachelder and painted by James Walker, the original painting was created in 1870. This detailed engraving was done by H. B. Hall Jr. and published by James Drummond Ball. Otherwise called Pickett’s Charge, the battle occurred on July 3, 1863. Pickett’s corp commander, Lieutenant General James Longstreet was placed in charge of the attack despite his hesitations. Longstreet’s central role led to the title of the work, Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault. In an attempt to gain control of an important supply route, nine Confederate brigades charged across three-quarters of a mile of open ground against cannon fire to take Cemetery Ridge from the defending Union Army. Despite their overwhelming numbers, the Confederate forces were repelled with considerable casualties marking not only a decisive victory for the Union, but also the beginning of the slow defeat of Lee’s Army. The furthest the charging forces advanced before being repulsed would forever be known as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy.” The Confederate army never recovered from the losses at Gettysburg and it effectively ended Lee’s campaign into Pennsylvania. The engraving gives the perspective from the Union rear, one that encompasses most of the battlefield, from Big Round Top on the left to the northern reaches of Cemetery Ridge on the right. The Confederate lines at Seminary Ridge are in the far distance, partially obscured by bursting shells. The image centers on the main Confederate assault, in the vicinity of what today are known as "The Copse" and "The Bloody Angle." The composition has elemen...
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1870s American Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Alexander Calder Bronze Sculpture Book for Perl s Galleries, circa 1969
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bronze sculpture book by Alexander Calder for Perl's Galleries. Manufactured in New York, circa 1950. In good original condition, with cons...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

High Jewelry by Cartier Contemporary Creations Hardcover Large Book 1st Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
High Jewelry by Cartier Contemporary Creations Hardcover Large Book. 1st edition. A sumptuous tribute to Cartier’s creations with spectacular new photographs of unique pieces, many o...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

100 Interiors Around the World Hardcover, Tashen 2012 Series
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
100 Interiors Around the World, large format by Tashen 2 large heavy books, 100 Interiors Around the World Hardcover – 2012 Multilingual Edition by TASCHEN (Editor) The special edition is part of Taschen's 25th Anniversary Series M To Z. The special edition is part of Taschen's 25th Anniversary Series A To M. The ultimate coffee table book for design aficionados! Filled with photos of the most inspiring interiors from 6 continents, the selection of 100 homes represents a global spectrum of contemporary styles, from rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism. What unites these dwellings is authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion. Making stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, this edition rounds up some of today’s most exceptional and inspiring interiors across six continents. From rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism, the selection celebrates a global spectrum of styles, united by authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion. 100 Interiors Around the World takes the reader inside and outside of the most beautiful properties in the world. The book spans across six continents and includes a vast range of styles. This book is great for the architecture and home-styling lover, inspiration for the renovation starter, or as a lovely coffee table book for any home. Taschen, the publisher of Brobdingnagian art and design books, has collected 100 interiors in two hefty volumes, like an Oxford English Dictionary of global interiors. A is for an apartment in Amsterdam, overlooking the North Sea Canal. It is also for a concrete spaceship of a house (plus moat) in Acapulco. B is for Beijing and Beverly Hills and Berlin, and not one but two cold war-era apartments — one in former Soviet housing, its pocked cement walls now patina for a young artist’s vintage and Ikea furniture. C is for Cape Town, and the home of an artist who works in mosaics and plumbing pipes painted in rainbow colors. In Chiang Mai, a house on stilts is tiled in concrete imprinted with bamboo. In New York City, a computer consultant lives in a former garage outfitted with twin sleeping pods made from an oil truck tank. This collection represents the greatest hits from Taschen’s archive Includes interiors in Argentina, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and many more countries. With pictures by leading interior photographers including Xavier Béjot, Pieter Estersohn, Marina Faust, Reto Guntli, François Halard...
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20th Century German Expressionist Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By Thomas Went Wentworth Higginson "Collector's Library ...
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1980s Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper, Leather

Two Private Presses, Four Wind Press Stone House Press on Long Island LTD Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Two Private Presses The Four Wind Press and the Stone House Press on Long Island by Joan Digby, Limited 1st Ed 1/200. Published by The Four Winds Press, New York, 1988. The story of ...
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Late 20th Century American Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Terminator Original Vintage Movie Poster by Milan Pecák, Czech, 1990
Located in Devon, GB
Along with Jakub Erol's stylized design for the Polish release, celebrated Czech artist Milan Pecák's imposing illustration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as 'The Terminator' is one of the...
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1990s Czech Post-Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Miro Book by Albert Skira Full Color Plates 1972
Located in New York, NY
Miro contains a collection of artworks by Joan Miro, planned and directed by by Albert Skira. The book has multiple full-color plates of Miro art, a complete account of his life and ...
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20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 Hardcover Book
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eight Ball by Keith Haring: Superbly rendered 1989 Keith Haring monograph featuring standout collage-based imagery by the legendary New York artist. Beautiful bright colors throughou...
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1980s Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Charles A. Lindbergh Signature
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a handsome display featuring the signature of celebrated American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974). Lindbergh signed the page, now cut, in black ink as "Charles A. Li...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Charles A. Lindbergh Signature
Charles A. Lindbergh Signature
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Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth Century Book 1st Ed.1993
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth century 1993. by Robin Langley Sommer. 1st Edition, hardcover book. Frank Lloyd Wright: American Architect for the Twentieth Century Hardcover book. Frank Lloyd Wright is recognized as a dominant figure in the history of modern architecture. His life and revolutionary work is described in this volume filled with more than 180 photographs illustrating 60 of his most-beloved buildings. An impressive, beautifully illustrated volume examines the creations of America's beloved architect, including interior furnishings, stunning private homes, and unique public buildings, with an introduction providing insight into his private life as well as his enduring work. Publisher ? : ? Smithmark Pub Language ? : ? English Item Weight ? : ? 3.6 pounds Dimensions ? : ? 11 x 0.75 x 14.75 inches. Recognized as a dominant figure in the history of modern architecture and the greatest design influenced in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, Frank Lloyd Wright created, during his long and prolific career, a unique body of work that endures to this day. Beginning in 1889 with the design for his own house in Oak Park, Illinois, and continuing with hundreds of designs for residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, educational and civic structures, Wright's varied architecture is unified only by the underlying organized principles of change and innovation. Revolutionizing residential architecture with the disparate expressions of his simple creed, "out of the ground and into the light! Wright's houses feature a sense of unity and privacy, an a free flow of interior space. Wright sought synthesis in his projects by designing whenever possible, everything from furniture, art glass and lighting fixtures to table lines, carpets and carports. In his Prairies Houses, textile-block structures and Usonian houses, culminating in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, Wright experimented with forms, materials and technology in ever-evolving designs. Wright designed such ambitious commercial masterworks as the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, the S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building and Research Tower, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum-the alter for which he is perhaps best known. This volume pays tribute to the life and works of frank Lloyd Wright with more than 180 photographs illustrating 60 selected buildings, complemented by a descriptive and incisive text. Front cover: Fallinger, the Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. House (1935) in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. Photographer for The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Back Cover: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1943-1956) in New York City Photo by Ezra Stroller...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Art Edition "Me and My Shadow"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiber-based gelatin silver print, 21.8 x 28.8 cm on 22.9 x 33 cm paper (8.6 x 11.8 in. on 9 x 13 in. paper); hardcover volume in a slipcase, letterpress-printed text, two different paper stocks, and tip-ins, 24 x 34 cm (9.4 x 13.4 in.), 356 pages. In 1964, famed writer Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters set off across America on a “Transcontinental Bus Tour,” headed for the New York World’s Fair. Kesey’s journey, in the company of his Merry Pranksters, lies at the heart of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, an as-if-first-hand account of the group’s antics and ethos by Tom Wolfe, wunderkind of the New Journalism movement. This Art Edition presents Wolfe’s era-defining text in letterpress, along with facsimile reproductions of his manuscript pages, ephemera of the period, and photographs of the acid scene by Lawrence Schiller and Ted Streshinsky. The accompanying print, Me and My Shadow, by Lawrence Schiller, was photographed at the Hollywood Acid Test on February 25, 1966. As the first photojournalist to capture the acid scene from the inside, Schiller began with a single contact in Berkeley, California, and built a large network of young, receptive subjects who allowed him to document their experiences with LSD starting in late 1965. At first, he was a fly on the wall as groups of friends tripped in the privacy of their homes. By early 1966 he had met the Merry Pranksters and was invited to the Acid Test in Hollywood. During the Test, Kool-Aid laced with a heavy dose of LSD was served up from an industrial-sized pot. Participants turned on the Grateful Dead’s music and tuned in to the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Schiller’s image of a tripster “freaking freely” with his own shadow—long believed to be Neal Cassady—appeared in Life magazine in March 1966 in a photo essay which served to introduce the nation to the sweeping new LSD epidemic. For Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Soul of Design
Located in New York, NY
For what is a home really, but our soul’s residence in the outer world? Using design to bring out the innermost parts of ourselves, Lisa Staprans creates layered spaces that envelope...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Basquiat a Cuneo (rare 2001 Basquiat exhibition catalog)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat a Cuneo 2001 catalog: Rare vintage 2001 Italian Basquiat exhibition catalog, published on the occasion of: “Basquiat a Cuneo”: Galeria d'Arte Il Prisma, 2001. B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Trush Sparrow Italia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Turdus pilaris) Trush Sparrow, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Jess by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. First Edition. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 336. Handsomely bound in polished red calf by Bayntun (stamp on first endpaper), gilt fill...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

John Stobart (English, B. 1929), Independence, Ltd. Ed. Signed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"John Stobart (British b. 1929) paintings and limited edition prints are collected around the world and seen by visitors of the Peabody Museum in Massachusetts and the Portland Museum in Maine. He is well known maritime artist known for images of ports and vessels as they were in the great era of sail and stream". INDEPENDENCE, Wayne City Landing, Start of the Santa Fe Trail...
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20th Century American Classical Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, First UK Edition, Original Boards, 1883
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. With over 300 illustrations. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First UK Edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth boards, embossed in black and le...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric, Paper

"Sirocco / Damasco 25" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1951 film Sirocco. This poster was designed by the great Italian poster artist Anselmo Ballester (1897-1974) The film was released in Italy one ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Frederic de Wit Map of Palestine – Terra Sancta, Amsterdam c.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Terra Sancta sive Promissionis, olim Palestina – hand-coloured copper-engraved map of the Holy Land by Frederic de Wit, Amsterdam, circa 1670 This impressive folio sheet, bearing th...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Copacabana Palace Where Rio Starts Book by Francisca Mattéoli
Located in New York, NY
Copacabana Palace Where Rio Starts By: Francisca Mattéoli Photography by Tuca Reinés Celebrate 100 years and explore the stories behind the iconic Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro— its cinematic views, star–studded guests, legendary parties, and carnival chic. This sumptuous book tells the legendary story of Copacabana Palace Hotel, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, from its extraordinary beginnings to the contemporary and stylish destination that it is today. Themed chapters and exquisite photography explore how the hotel has been a part of Rio de Janeiro life for 100 years—from its opening in 1923, when there were few other buildings in the area, to the golden age of Hollywood glamour, the extraordinary free concert on Copacabana Beach given by the Rolling Stones in 2006 (with more than 1.5 million people attending), and beyond. Affectionately dubbed “the Copa” by cariocas (locals) and guests alike, the hotel is famous for events such as the Carnival balls...
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The Spiral Staircase / La Scala Al Chiocciola
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1946 mystery, horror film The Spiral Staircase. This film was directed by Robert Siodmak and stared Dorothy McGuire...
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1940s Italian Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Basquiat Man Made Sotheby s exhibition catalog 2013 (Basquiat Sotheby s S/2)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat Man Made exhibition catalog 2013: Rare 2013 exhibition catalog to Sotheby's S/2 Basquiat "Man Made" exhibition sale featuring over 30 works by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The cata...
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21st Century and Contemporary Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gaetano Pesce, the Complete Incoherence
Located in New York, NY
In a category, all his own, Gaetano Pesce is widely considered one of the most important and elusive creative figures of the last half-century. Bridging numerous key art and desig...
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2010s Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Christie s 2000 "The China Trade Sale", 1st Ed, With Results
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's 2000 The China Trade Sale. 1st Ed softcover. Chinese Export Porcelain and works of art, 164 lots, on 111 pages. Fully Illustrated in color. With results. NPT Books a divi...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley
Located in New York, NY
Celebrate the Du Pont family heritage of land stewardship and horticultural creativity. Renowned as the first family of American horticulture, the du Ponts created magnificent landscapes and gardens that complement the Brandywine Valley...
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2010s Chinese Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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