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Bookcases For Sale
Pair Baker Far East Collection Michael Taylor Natural Elmwood Colonnade Cabinets
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Asian Style chinoiserie Baker Furniture Far East Collection by Michael Taylor pair of cabinets. Comprised of natural ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
With keys and working locks
(2 parts)
W126 x D42 x H215
Base: W120 x D42 x H...
Category
1870s English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Rustic Country Walnut Low Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rustic country walnut low bookcase. Step into the charming and cozy English Rustic Country house style with our exquisite walnut four-door low bookcase. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
$5,704 / item
Bookcase Go by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Bibliothèque modulable par Pierre Chapo de la serie système go.
Nous avons plus d’étagère d’angles et droites.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Elm
$18,987
Large 19thC English Pine Glazed Dresser/Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large 19thC English Pine Glazed Dresser/Bookcase
sku 2158
Together W158 x D43 x H215.5 cm
Base W148.5 x D43 x H81.5 cm
Base internal shelf depth 34.5 cm
Top W158 x D38 x H...
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Pair of Mahogany Open Bookcases
Located in Cheshire, GB
This elegant pair of mahogany open bookcases showcases timeless craftsmanship and classic design. Each bookcase features four fixed shelves, providing ample space for displaying book...
Category
20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$2,526 / set
Wall Unit "Montaigne" by F. Robichez for Dritsh, Paris 1989.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Wall Unit Model "Montaigne" Modular box bookcase in metal patined and red.
Designed by F. Robichez produced Dritsh, Paris 1989s.
Designer - F. Robichez.
Producer - Dritsh.
P...
Category
1980s Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Barrister Style Wooden Glass Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
A tall wooden cabinet fitted with glass-fronted doors arranged in a vertical series. The structure is composed of straight, clean lines, with each compartment framed by angled suppor...
Category
20th Century Indian Rustic Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century George III mahogany open bookcase.
The base with two cupboards, painted internally and containing one shelf each, enclosed by a panelled door each.
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental Georgian Style Breakfront
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and beautifully crafted Breakfront with striking inset Burl doors and a particularly strong presentation featuring carved Columns. Pair of mahogany Burl doors have fine wood ...
Category
20th Century Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Cabinet, Bookcase, Entertainment Unit, Breakfront
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency style ebony, mirrored cabinet, bookcase, Entertainment Unit, Breakfront, Bunny Williams
Ebonized and mirrored selected to be included in a Bunny Williams designed interior this stunning unit is not only large and impressive looking the quality of the bronze and etched aged mirrored glass is of the finest quality. Having a five door sideboard base...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Mies Van Der Rohe Cabinet from The Promatory Apartments Chicago 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Mies van der Rohe Cabinet from The Promontory Apartments, Chicago, 1950
Provenance: 5530 South Shore Drive, Hyde Park, Chicago
Rare cabinet designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for T...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Emerald Green Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This absolute show-stopper modular bookcase refinished in gorgeous emerald green cerused oak is by Lou Hodges, designed and produced in California in the 1970s and 1980s. You can con...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antiqued White Rustic Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued white bookcase crafted with pine. This beautiful piece has a glass-paned upper cabinet with a painted grey interior and one lower ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$4,230 / item
Booking Library by Christian Friedl
Located in Geneve, CH
Booking Library by Christian Friedl
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 55 x W 320 x H 164 cm.
Materials: Walnut, brass.
„A tree trunk – a unique piece of furniture“..., that is the idea of...
Category
2010s Austrian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$90,072 / item
Original Poul Cadovius Midcentury Bücherregal Wandregal Cado Teak
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes kleines Wandregal vom dänischen Traditionshersteller Cado aus den 1960er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Das Regalsystem wurde von Poul Cadovius entworfen und erl...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Sculptural Bookcase in the manner of Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the manner of Ivo Parisi small angular bookshelf, Italy. High quality construction and materials, nicely finished fruitwood in very good condition. Elega...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Fruitwood
Babel Bookshelf by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
The Babel Bookshelf makes a striking statement with its hollow core shelves in a brushed gloss finish and a brass structure with burnished brass finish. Offering ample space for your...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Other
$17,470 / item
Mahogany Tall Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
A highly functional and decorative two part Mahogany Tall Bookcase cabinet resting on shaped bracket feet. Large doors without lattice work allow for fu...
Category
2010s Federal Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$3,575 / item
Modern Lage Bookcases Set/2, Brass Oak Root, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 2 Lage Bookcases, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Lage bookcase was designed to be the focal point o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel, Metal, Brass
Italian 1850s Louis Philippe armoire or bookcase, blond walnut
veneered walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exceptional all original Italy Mid-19th century elegant Louis Philippe armoire or bookcase cabinet, Bassano's Ebanistery attributed , in blond walnut and veneered walnut , polished ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Art Small Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Art is the last born in the Ptolomeo family and the extra large version of the famous bookcase, indeed thanks to its generous size can contain magazines, large format books,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
19th Century French Large Empire Period Bookcase or Church Cupboard
Located in Miami, FL
Great quality late 19th century French Empire period bookcase. Having a moulded cornice above a pair of shaped glazed doors with original old glass and flanked by pilasters terminati...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts golden oak bookcase flat packed
Located in London, GB
A Liberty and Co Arts and Crafts golden oak bookcase with unusual shelves that slide in from the back giving three different heights, with stylised floral cut-outs to the top and bot...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Italian Art Deco Parchment and Black Lacquer Bookcase
Located in Meda, MB
This beautiful Art Deco style bookcase was produced in Italy in the 1980s.
The structure is completely black lacquered, while the frontal profiles are in parchment.
It has been c...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Lacquer, Parchment Paper
Ellen Bookcase with TV lift - by KLN Studio
By KLN Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This eye catching bookcase is made to order, and can be painted in any color under the sun! Hand built to last, the Ellen bookcase is sure to take center stage in any space. This ver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$6,500 / item
Finn Juhl Bookcase Produced by Bovirke in Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare wall-mounted bookcase designed by Finn Juhl. Produced by Bovirke in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Handsome Vintage Oak Glass
Brass Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome oak 3 compartment/shelf bookcase having glass fronts that open and slide into top of shelf. The brass straps on the sides are a nice detail.
5 individual pieces
Top
3 shel...
Category
1940s American Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Blind Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century English Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Blind Doors
Category
18th Century English Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
English Breakfront Library Bookcase
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good English painted breakfront library bookcase. All adjustable shelving. 1840.
Dimensions
122 inches (310 cms) Wide
18.5 inches (47 ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century English Four Door Breakfront Bookcase By Maple
Co., London
By Maple
Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine late 19th century four door breakfront bookcase by Maple & Co, the upper section with the swan neck break front cornice cresting above four geometric glazed doors, with shelve...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Neoclassical Open Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Neoclassical Open Bookcase is a magnificent work of the cabinetmaker's art, separated into an upper and lower tier that together create both display and storage in style! The crown features an intriguing design accented with pyramidal blocks, appearing over two corner pilasters carved with stylized quatrefoil overlay that embrace the upper open-shelved section. The upper tier sets upon a lower cabinet that is in effect a small buffet, with a pair of fluted drawers fitted with cast brass pulls presiding over two beautifully carved cabinet door...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Blue Painted Pine Bookcase Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in Round Top, TX
Blue painted pine bookcase with two glass panel doors flanked by turned columns over single lower drawer.
Restored and ready for use. Later painted in a matte blue finish and lightl...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Globe Wernicke Arts
Crafts Oak 4-Stack Barrister Bookcase c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Oak 4 Stack Barrister Bookcase Signed C1920
Measures - 58" x 34" x 12 3/4"
1 - 8"
2 - 7 3/4"
3 - 9 1/2"
4 Bottom - 11 1/2"
This is a Globe W...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Bookcase in Teak by Lawrence Peabody
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Lawrence Peabody
Manufacturer: Craft Associates Furniture
Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern
Specs: Teak
This Lawrence Peabody modern bookcase cabinet for Craft Associates Furniture is expertly hand crafted. The Peabody collection pieces are licensed reintroductions for Craft Associates. This bookcase cabinet is solid black walnut and Claro walnut veneer. It is available in multiple variations (all walnut / black or normal sliding door / brass or black pulls).
Craft Associates Furniture is proud each modern piece is made in the US. We strive to craft a product that will stand the test of time. We use the best materials and have the best craftsman and upholstery in the business. We stand 100% behind our product.
Dimensions:
H 49" (124.46cm)
L 58.875" (149.54cm)
D 14.5" (36.83cm)
Drawer interiors 8" width (20.32cm) x 12" depth (30.48cm)
History
Lawrence “Larry” Peabody (1924-2002) was an architect, interior designer, and furniture designer. As an American born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, his distinctive design were often influenced by his Scandinavian roots. Lawrence studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark and at the Rhode Island School of Design. His early career with Selig Mfg. Co. was prolific and helped put both himself and Selig on the map for modern furniture. He then started Lawrence Peabody & Associates in 1955, a design firm in Boston which included a vast client list (Sears, Roebuck & Co., Kohler, Regal Rugs, Boyd Lighting, Chapman Lamps, and Richardson Brothers).
In 1961, Mr. Peabody won a Citation for Merit for his Peabody Collection for Richardson/ Nemschoff. Winner of the 1962 International A.I.D. design award for his wood frame rattan cradle...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
$15,000 / item
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase Bibliotheque
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XVI style mahogany bookcase (or bibliotheque) with brass trim. The door panels are inset with contrasting "plum pudding" mahogany. The doors have indented corners with b...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$11,500 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique Arts
Crafts Carved Oak Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique American Empire or Arts & Crafts double bookcase cabinet
USA, circa 1900s
Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with mullioned glass front doors, and original brass har...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Boho Chic Arched Rattan Etagere/Wall Unit
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Boho Chic Arched Rattan Étagère boasts sculptural arches, open shelving, and woven cabinet storage—a timeless accent for refined, bohemian spaces.
We sell items as acquired, with...
Category
1990s Philippine Bookcases
Materials
Rattan
Asian Style Carved and Hand Painted Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Toledo, OH
Asian style locking bookcase / cabinet with low relief carved landscape and houses. Made of walnut and burlwood, heavily carved apron of swagged frui...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Rexite Venezia – Free-Standing Bookcase design Enzo Mari - White - 5 Shelves
Located in Alcamo, IT
Model: Venezia – Free-Standing Bookcase
Design: Enzo Mari
Free-Standing Bookcase
Venezia is a column-style shelving system with softened lines, featuring rounded and shaped edges t...
Category
2010s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Antique Globe Wernicke bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Small antique walnut Globe Wernicke bookcase. Consisting of 3 different depths. The lower part can hold books of folder size. Special about the cabinet is that it is provided with in...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$2,492 / set
Danish Modern bookcase in teak with adjustable shelves
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish Modern 3 shelf bookcase in teak with adjustable shelves. Nice teak wood grain. Ready for use. Made In Denmark Located in Brooklyn nyc.
Dimensions: H 44" x W 36" x D 12"
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Freestanding Bookcase Room Divider in Olive Wood
Located in London, GB
Solid olive wood free unit is very versatile. It can be free standing as a room divider as well as a open cabinet against the wall for books and decorative objects. It is a very stab...
Category
Late 20th Century European Bookcases
Materials
Olive, Wood
Art Deco Walnut Upright Glazed Bookcase Bureau, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Outstanding Art Deco Walnut bureau bookcase having glazed doors opening to reveal two adjustable shelves above a fantastic bureau with a Walnut fall boasting pretty book paged walnut...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Boho Knotty Pine Carved Hutch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your home with unparalleled rustic charm and artisanal beauty with this magnificent vintage knotty pine carved hutch. Its substantial presence and the warm, inviting glow of n...
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookcases
Materials
Pine
1960s Open Bookcase with Chest of Drawers by Vittorio Dassi for G. Cecchini
C.
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s Open Bookcase with Chest of Drawers by Vittorio Dassi for G. Cecchini and C in Massive and Veneered Teak. Polished brass accessories and lacquered metal legs
Vittorio Dassi
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Antique Macey Arts
Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Macey Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Macey Arts & Crafts Mahogany Barrister Lawyers 3 Stack Secretary Desk Bookcase. Very rare model with fall front secretary/fitted writing desk interior, 2 dovetailed lower dra...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Vittorio Dassi Monumental Desk Wall Unit for Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Monumental and very rare desk wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù – Italy, circa 1950.
Italian walnut, birch and brass details.
Corner assembly between two walls at a 90-deg...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Swing Bookcase by Libero Rutilo
By Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary game of lines and perspectives, this bookcase designed by Libero Rutilo merges timeless architectural value with contemporary design. It...
Category
2010s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$19,710 / item
Blash Medium Amber Shelf by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Blash medium amber shelf by Pulpo
Dimensions: D50 x W20 x H11 cm
Materials: casted glass.
Also available in different colours.
Like a hit of colour and transparency across your wall, the blash set of cast glass wall shelves...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass
$272 / item
Provincial Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French provincial-style pine painted display cabinet. The white display case has remarkably subtle details such as slightly splayed legs that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$8,161 / item
Industrial Style Polished Steel Library Etagere Bookcase with Step
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic industrial double library bookcase or open shelf etagere hand-crafted from thick gauge steel. The case features a painstakingly labor intensive highly polished nickel finis...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Henkel Harris Georgian Carved Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet
By Henkel Harris
USA, 1978
Mahogany, with satinwood banding, mullioned glass front doo...
Category
1970s American Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Open Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Superb Quality 19th-century William IV Period Mahogany Open Library Bookcase
An early 19th?century William IV solid mahogany tall open library bookcase, with fully adjustable shelves to both the upper and lower sections and carved roundel decoration, and of particularly good depth. England, circa 1830.
The bookcase is constructed in separate elements – including the moulded cornice, top, lower section, and plinth – allowing it to be taken apart for easier access through properties where space or access may be restricted.
The solid mahogany has developed a rich, warm patina, further enhancing its visual appeal and attesting to its superb original condition and careful stewardship over the years. William IV pedestal...
Category
Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
A Charming Mid 19th Century French Cherrywood Glazed Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A charming Mid-19th Century French cherry wood cupboard. Displaying a simplistic moulded cornice above a pair of inset glass doors with a further pair of panelled doors below featuri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Vintage Danish Teak Bookcase by Domino Møbler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern Danish stackable bookcase crafted in warm, beautifully grained teak by Domino Møbler of Denmark. Modular in design, it offers versatile configuration for...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookshelf in Metallic Silver Steel by Philippe Starck
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mac Gee is the essence of a bookshelf. Philippe Starck cleaned and cleaned the structure to only keep the square root, the skeleton of a bookshelf. Therefore avoiding styles, the timeless Mac Gee has lived for decades, as if simply leaned against the wall, almost as an object trouvé that matches every interiors and transcends trends.
Modular bookshelves in steel sheet with epoxy finish in semi-glossy metallic silver. A central upright structure supports five shelves of decreasing depths.
Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible. By employing his prolific work across all domains, from everyday products (furniture, a citrus-squeezer, electric bikes, an individual wind turbine), to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial
engineering (mega yachts, space habitation module), he continually pushes the boundaries and requirements of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene. In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri to create five pieces of furniture: Café Chair, Francesca Spanish, Richard III, Président M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Antique Style Corner Bookcase, Fixed Shelves
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique style corner bookcase. Fixed shelves.
Dimensions. 18 W ; 13 D ; 50 1/2 H
Top Shelf 10 1/2; Middle Shelf 11 1/2; Bottom Shelf 13.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Drexel Georgian Mahogany Bombe Form Bureau With Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By Drexel
USA, 1968
Gorgeous carved mahogany, with original brass hardwa...
Category
1960s American Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Vintage Qing Dynasty Spotted Bamboo Fretwork Etagere Bookcase
Located in Bensalem, PA
Very unique solid bamboo etagere I believe to be mid to late 1800s please look at pictures for overall condition and detail feel free to message me with any details
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage and Antique Bookcases for Sale: Shop Art Deco Bookcases, Globe Wernicke Bookcases and Barrister Bookcases on 1stDibs
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured decorative objects or collectibles, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase.
Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and bookcases of the era — rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs — were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.
Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères.
Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.
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