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Antique Royal Book, Sixty Years a Queen, History Reference, Hardcover, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Sixty Years a Queen by Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart, published in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. This richly detailed royal record chron...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique England Books

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Exposition Marc du Plantier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Gallerie Willy Huybrechts. Exhibition dated 15th November to 15 December 2005. Fifteen years after his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Madrid, devoted mainly to ...
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20th Century England Books

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GWR Castles Book, Charles Oman, Historic Illustrated Reference, Vintage, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage copy of 'Castles' by Charles Oman. An illustrated reference book published by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1929, presented in intact, original order with char...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage England Books

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Bill Willis (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautifully photographed book which features some of the few remaining examples of Bill Willis's work in his adopted homeland of Morocco. There was probably not another arc...
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21st Century and Contemporary England Books

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Francois Linke 1855-1946, the Belle Epoque of French Furniture by C Payne (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful hardback book which is in very good condition, with its dust jacket. Linke is considered by many to have been the greatest Parisian cabinet maker of his day when the worl...
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Early 20th Century England Books

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Paolo Buffa Designer 30 opere dal 1939 al 1968 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A Master of Design For almost half a century, the architect Paolo Buffa has occupied the furniture design scene with a well-recognizable style: a limpid art, skilful and exquisite in...
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20th Century England Books

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French Decorative Art 1900-1942 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Société des artistes decorateurs, founded in 1901, was the first professional association of artists, artisans, designers and architects to emerge in France after the abolition o...
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20th Century England Books

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Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique England Books

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Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gus...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique England Books

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Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Works (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Before starting his career as an architect, Scarpa worked for more that ten years as artistic director at the Venini glass works where he gained an exceptional knowledge of raw mater...
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20th Century England Books

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Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the now very scarce set of two catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collec...
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18th Century Antique England Books

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Signe Sornay by Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Beras Sornay Olivier Lassalle (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Published in 2010, this is the much anticipated book on the life and career of Signe Sornay, with text in English and French. The book was published by Galerie Alain Marcelpoil who a...
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20th Century England Books

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14 Rue du Centre: Neuilly Sur Seine (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This rare book was privately published in 1961 by the then owner of the property Arturo Lopez-Willshaw, only 300 were published to be given to friends. This copy which is number 36, which was a gift to Salvador Dali and his wife.. The Lopez-Willshaw's were member of the cafe society centred around Paris, they were fabulously wealthy and furnished the house with museum quality pieces of furniture and art. He was a particular friend of one of the other members of the cafe society - Baron Alexis de Rede...
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20th Century England Books

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Erte by Roland Barthes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautifully produced book by Franco Maria Ricci, published in 1972 in a limited edition of only 2,000 copies. Hardback binding in the publishers beautiful black silk covers...
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20th Century England Books

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Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Sandra Dachs, Patricia De Muga & Laura Garcia Hintzo Focuses on Eileen Gray, a breakaway designer in a world dominated by male-centric style schools Besides an introductory essay, each title in the By Architects series is compiled by key modern architects through sketches, drawings, photos of the original productions, and ambient shootings A design-orientated book for a design-orientated series, Eileen Gray boasts an innovative layout and a special binding Neglected for most of her career, Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early twentieth century and the most influential woman in those fields. Her work inspired both modernism and Art Deco. Eileen Gray was to stand alone throughout her career, first as a lacquer artist, then a furniture designer, and finally as an architect. At a time when other leading designers were almost all male and mostly members of one movement or another - whether a loose grouping like De Stijl in the Netherlands, or a formal one such as the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne - Gray remained staunchly independent. Her design style was as distinctive as her way of working. Gray developed an opulent, luxuriant take on the geometric forms and industrially produced materials used by the International Style designers, such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Mies van der Rohe, who shared much of her ideology. Her voluptuous leather and tubular steel Bibendum Chair and clinically chic E-1027 glass and tubular steel table...
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20th Century England Books

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

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1933-38 Marlborough His Life and Times
By Winston Churchill
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after first impression set in unclipped dust wrappers of Winston Churchill's monumental biography on his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, complete with all plates and fold...
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1930s British Vintage England Books

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Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 4 Sotheby's catalogues. Vol. I Masterworks New York 10th November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. II Jewels Objects of Vertu 20th -21st November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. III Interior...
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20th Century England Books

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Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st Century (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Judith Gura. Today, a new generation of designers continues that tradition, creating pieces that are functional, comfortable, and visually appealing. This book, the first Americ...
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21st Century and Contemporary England Books

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Origin of Species 1859, first edition, first issue, SIGNED
Located in London, GB
The most important book ever printed, and the closest you will ever come to owning a signed copy. In On the Origin of Species, published in 1859, Darwin first set out the theory of ...
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1850s Antique England Books

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CHAGALL: Vitraux pour Jérusalem - Paris, 1st Edition, 1961
Located in CA, CA
Published by Musées des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1st edition, 1961. Softcover with French text. A scarce catalogue published for the 1961 exhibition at the Musées des Arts Décoratifs. This volume documents Chagall’s stained glass...
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1960s Vintage England Books

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Makers of Contemporary Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
5 Volume set Philip Johnson by John M. Jacobus. JR. Hardback. 128 pages. Kenzo Tange by Robin Boyd. Hardback. 125 pages. R. Buckminster Fuller by John McHale. Hardback 128 pages. Lou...
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20th Century England Books

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Osvaldo Borsani (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce book. Hardback with cloth covers in dust jacket in very good condition. 377 pages with 200 color and 350 black and white illustrations. After leaving university he joined th...
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Late 20th Century England Books

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Paco Rabanne – 1st Edition 1996
Located in CA, CA
First edition hard cover, published by Éditions Michel Lafon, 1996. Paco Rabanne, a feeling for research. An impressive monograph covering the daring and experimental work of desi...
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1990s England Books

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Billy Baldwin Remembers by Billy Baldwin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A resplendent memoir by the dean of decorators of his more than forty years of creating beautiful things for fascinating people. Billy Baldwin writes intimately of Greta Garbo, Cole Porter, Mary Wells...
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20th Century England Books

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History of Modern Furniture by Karl Mang (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A prominent European architect traces the development of furniture from the early nineteenth century to the present, reappraising the milestones of modern design. Unsurpassed as an overview of 150 years of furniture design, 'The History of Modern Furniture...
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20th Century England Books

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Antique Art Book, The Pageant of Venice, Hutton Brangwyn, Illustrated, C.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Pageant of Venice, a superb early 20th century art and history book written by Edward Hutton with illustrations by the renowned artist Frank Brangwyn. ...
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1920s British Edwardian Vintage England Books

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Swedish Design by Denise Hagstromer
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
An introduction to Swedish design for those in other countries interested in the subject at any level, from simply curious to the professional or academic. Contemporary Sweden has a ...
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20th Century England Books

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Collection Karl Lagerfeld: Arts Decoratifs Du XXe Siecle Sotheby s (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's sale catalogue of the sale of 20th century objets and furniture from the collection of Karl Largerfeld dated 15th May 2003. The catalogue will prove to be of great value as...
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20th Century England Books

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Ingrid Donat by Anne Bony (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Preface by Peter Marino The first comprehensive monograph on Ingrid Donat, one of the most sought after designers of the end of the 20th century, creating...
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20th Century England Books

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Antique The Fables Book, Historic Literature, English, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique edition of 'The Fables' by Jean de La Fontaine, translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury and illustrated throughout by Gustave Doré. A fine, intact ...
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1870s British Victorian Antique England Books

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Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was Edited by Martin Eidelberg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book offers a unique perspective on the decorative arts of the mid-twentieth century. The first serious book on a period just beginning to be researched by scholars and little k...
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20th Century England Books

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1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
A striking set of the complete deluxe editions of the 'Harry Potter' series, beautiful editions published from 1999-2007. 'Goblet of Fire' signed by J. K. Rowling. The first deluxe ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British England Books

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2001-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptional and scarce complete first edition set of the large print edition of J. K. Rowling's complete Harry Potter series. A terrific set offering all seven books from the mag...
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Early 2000s British England Books

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1855-92 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
By Alfred Tennyson
Located in Bath, GB
A strikingly bound first edition set of the poetical works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, a lovely set of the popular Victorian's works. A striking uniformly bound set of the poetical works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Bound by Wood of London. Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate for most of Queen Victoria's reign, securing great success during his lifetime. His poems still live on, with him becoming one of the most popular British poets ever. His poems include 'Ulysses', 'The Lady of Shalott', and 'Lady Clara Vere de Vere...
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Late 19th Century British Antique England Books

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Buildings Plans and Designs by Frank LLoyd Wright (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Forward by William Wesley Peters A monumental folio of 100 large drawings and plans of Buildings designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it comes with a booklet which gives a brief description of each and features works from the early years of his career (1893-1910). This is the American edition printed in a limited number of 2,600, it is a monograph that was originally published as the Wasmuth Portfolio...
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20th Century England Books

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New Furniture 4 1956/1958 Edited by Gerd Hatje Text by Wolfgang Clasen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the Fourth Volume of New Furniture, the International Annual devoted to the field of furniture design. Like its predecessors, this selection should be considered a report, ra...
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20th Century England Books

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Billy Baldwin: The Great American Decorator by Adam Lewis (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The definitive book on the legendary decorator Billy Baldwin, known as the "Dean of American Decorating," famous for his classical taste, streamlined modernism, and brilliant use of colour. In the tradition of Rizzoli’s Albert Hadley and David Hicks, this is the first fully illustrated account of the career of Billy Baldwin (1903–1983), one of the most important decorators of the twentieth century, whose work has influenced contemporary designers from Bunny Williams to Jeffrey Bilhuber. A native of Baltimore, Baldwin’s work caught the eye of eminent New York decorator Ruby Ross Wood. She invited him to join her firm, saying his work stood out "like a beacon of light in the boredom of the houses around it." Baldwin’s style was a revelation—simultaneously classical and modernist, tailored and clean, yet dramatically coloured, and above all American. An enemy of clutter and conspicuous wealth, he favoured natural materials and comfortable furniture. The drama in his rooms often came from colour, as seen in the dark brown lacquered walls of Cole Porter’s library or the scarlet cotton print that covered Diana Vreeland’s apartment. Immensely charming, Baldwin was a popular addition to the high society of New York. His clients included Bill and Deeda Blair, Babe and Bill Paley...
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20th Century England Books

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At Auction Charles Ray Eames (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The catalogue was produced to market Wright's Eames design auction on April 8, 2010. The catalogue captures the spirit of playfulness for which the Eames are renowned. Integrating Ho...
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20th Century England Books

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

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Jean Royere Exhibition May-July 1999 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce hard backed catalogue with dust jacket which was produced by the Galerie Jacques Lacoste for an exhibition held in May, June and July ...
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20th Century England Books

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Philippe Starck: Minimum Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hard back book with no dust jacket as published. Being one of a series of monographs about designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. 120 pages, illustrated throughout with beautifu...
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Late 20th Century England Books

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The Country Houses of David Adle by Stephen M. Salny (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, in good condition, 220 pages profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Considered to be one of America's premier "great house" architects, ...
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20th Century England Books

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1847 The Plays of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound complete eight volume edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. A charming eight volume edition of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, ...
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1840s British Antique England Books

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Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000 by Guiliana Gramigna (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A 2 volume set of hardback books in a slip case which covers Italian domestic furniture design in the second half of the 20th century. Volume 1 covers 1950-1979, with 269 pages and hundreds of black and white photographs of tables, chairs, other furniture and lighting. Volume 2 covers 1980-2000. 345 pages again having hundreds of black and white photographs of Italian...
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20th Century International Style England Books

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Antique Military Reference Book, Deeds That Won the Empire, History, Illustrated
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Deeds That Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett - an engaging bound and illustrated military history book presented in its intact, original order with only lig...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique England Books

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The Sculptures of Picasso Photographs by Brassaï 1949 1st Edition
By Brassaï, Pablo Picasso
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Rodney Phillips Co, 1949. A very important book of Picasso's sculptures beautifully photographed by the renowned French photographer Brassaï, a clo...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern England Books

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Asprey and Company Limited (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the luxury edition of Asprey and Company Limited Mail Order Catalogue from around 1930, with an imitation crocodile skin cover and velum spi...
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Mid-20th Century England Books

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American Modern: Hopper to O Keeffe by Kathy Curry Esther Adler (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
American Modern presents a fresh look at The Museum of Modern Art’s holdings of American art made between 1915 and 1950, and considers the cultural preoccupations of a rapidly changing American society in the first half of the twentieth century. Organized thematically and featuring paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture, the publication brings together some of the Museum’s most celebrated masterworks, contextualizing them across mediums and amidst lesser-seen but revelatory works. The selection of works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Charles Burchfield and Stuart Davis includes urban and rural landscapes, scenes of industry, still-life compositions and portraiture. Although varying in style and specifics, they share certain underlying visual and emotional tendencies. Cityscapes and factories are shown eerily emptied of the crush of residents that flocked to them, becoming both a celebration of clean modern forms and technological advances, as in Sheeler’s paintings and photographs, and a reflection of anxiety about increasingly urban lifestyles and their consequences for the American individual, as in Hopper’s iconic “Night Windows.” Equally silent rural scenes are no less haunting, but perhaps reflect a nostalgia for seemingly simpler times, and a celebration of early American traditions and values. Featured still lifes are as diverse: Stuart Davis’ bright, angular compositions marry fractured form with logos and patterns taken from modern advertising...
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20th Century England Books

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2 Large Vols Antique Reference Book, Egypt - Historical and Picturesque, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 large volumes of the antique reference book 'Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque by G. Ebers. An English translation by Clara Bell, wi...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique England Books

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Sept Calligrammes d’Apollinaire 1967 Ossip Zadkine
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) Guillaume Apollinaire, Sept Calligrammes, Christophe Czwiklitzer, Paris 1967 the complete portfolio comprising ten etchings and an additional suite, with t...
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20th Century French Modern England Books

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Il Design Italiano Degli Anni 50 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Edited by Andrea Branzi & Michele De Lucchi This book is a photographic record of an exhibition which was organised in 1977 to showcase "Italian Design in the Fifties", all manner o...
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20th Century England Books

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Living the Modern Way: Form and Colour in Interior Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Edited by Giulio Peluzzi & Rivista Dell'Arredamento With today's many new designs in furniture, the development of new fabrics and the imaginative use of construction materials, ther...
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20th Century England Books

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1961-1962 The Lord of the Rings
By J. R. R. Tolkien 1
Located in Bath, GB
A superb set of the monumental 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated with a folding map to the rear of each volume. Complete in three volumes. Each volume is...
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1960s British Vintage England Books

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Antique Book, Adventures of Mr Ledbury, Albert Smith, Novel, Literature, C.1886
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Adventures of Mr Ledbury by Albert Smith, a humorous novel exploring themes of culture and travel. Presented in intact order with light markings, the book ...
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique England Books

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1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. ...
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1890s British Antique England Books

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Leonard: Art and Fashion by Daniel Tribouillard (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The success of Leonard is the result of a unique vision. Daniel Tribouillard creates for a woman in perpetual evolution. She is read for weekday elegance and weekend nonchalance. Sh...
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20th Century England Books

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

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Antique Needlework Encyclopaedia, English, Embroidery, Pattern Guide, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique needlework encyclopaedia. An English language, embroidery technique and pattern guide, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Beginning in the Als...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique England Books

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Gio Ponti, Una Collezione Sotheby s (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's auction catalogue of a sale of works by the influential and one of the most important Italian designers of the 20th century. There are pieces of furniture, ceramics and arc...
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