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Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman
Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
By Alexander Calder
Located in Vienna, AT
A great art book about sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder by Gene Lipman, a long-time friend of Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981.
7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket.
The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes illustrations of a variety of his works and a guide to his sculptures in museums and public spaces. It focuses on his representative mobile works and also features early wire works, commercial sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Dupré-Lafon Decorateur Des Millionaires by Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, text is in French, 206 pages full of photographs, illustrations and drawings which showcase much of his amazing talent both as an interior designer an...
Category
20th Century Books
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Paper
Oscar Wilde, the Sphinx, First Edition, 1894, Illustrated by Charles Rickets
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WILDE, Oscar.
TITLE: The Sphinx.
PUBLISHER: London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head, 1894.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 7",...
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Intaglios by Pietro Paoletti
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour faux book of plaster intaglios by Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847).
This intriguing book encloses thirty-eight classically themed Italian medallions...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Books
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Plaster
The Adventures of Oliver Twist, 1st Ed Thus
Located in valatie, NY
The Adventures of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. 1st Ed Thus hardcover with slip case. Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boy's Progress, Charles Dickens' 2nd...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
The American Revolution by John Fiske, Later Printing, Two Volumes, 1901
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fiske, John. The American Revolution. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1901. In two volumes. Reprint ("Twenty seventh thousand"). 8vo. Three-quarter tan calf, blin...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Paper
$1,950 Sale Price
29% Off
Sixty Years A Queen The Story Of Her Majesty
s Reign, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sixty Years A Queen: The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign by Sir Herbert Maxwell. Published in London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. 1st Ed hardcover, wit...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Christopher Dresser "Studies in Design"
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Sharon, CT
This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.
Category
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Books
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Paper
Industrial Design 3: June 1954 (Alvin Lustig, Art Consultant)
By Alvin Lustig
Located in New York, NY
Volume 1, number 3 (June 1954) issue of Industrial Design, edited by Jane Fisk Mitarachi and published by Whitney Publications, Inc, known contemporaneously for Interiors and for Geo...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
1 Vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision: or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
Located in New York, NY
1 Vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision: or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise (with a Life of Dante). The Albion Edition. Translated by Henry Francis Cary. Vellum bound, Vellucent Binding. Co...
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Antique 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
The Collection of M. Hubert Givenchy - 1993 Christie
s Monaco Auction Catalog
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Collection of M. Hubert Givenchy - 1993 Christie's Monaco Auction Catalog. Two hardcover books with dustjackets are presented in a green fabric covered slipcase. One book contain...
Category
1990s French Books
Materials
Paper
Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 11 vols. LARGE PAPER EDITION 1886
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.
TITLE: The Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1886.
DESCRIPTION: LARGE PAPER EDITION. 1...
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather
Paris Berlin Art Deco 1900-1933 Coffee Table Book
Located in New York, NY
The 'Paris Berlin 1900-1933 ' is a soft-cover book covering an exhibition from July 12-November 6, 1978, at The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. Book cover...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
$206 Sale Price
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Dune by Frank Herbert, Book Club Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Herbert, Frank. Dune. Philadelphia, New York, London: Chilton Company, 1965. Book Club Edition. In the original illustrated dust jacket and red cloth boards, with silver embossed tit...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Some old French and English Ballads – ERAGNY PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
Edited by R. Steele
Hammersmith: Eragny Press, 1905.
Limited Edition.
8vo; 8 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches 208 x 133 mm) 60, (2) pp., printed on Arches hand-made paper in red and black; front...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
John Ruskin, OF KING
S TREASURIES
Located in Middletown, NY
Of Kings' Treasuries
London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902. 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 99, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Theodore, The Rough Riders. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Octavo. First Edition. Illustrated with plates throughout. Presented in original olive green cloth boa...
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Op to Pop: Furniture of the 1960s by Cara Greenberg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Whether it's a lipstick-red love seat shaped like Marilyn Monroe's lips, an anthropomorphic "man" chaise, a bean bag chair, or a "domestic capsule unit," 1960s furniture still has the power to startle and delight.
In Op to Pop, Cara Greenberg...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
John William Polidori-the Vampyre-1819-1st Ed-Michael Sadleir
s Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POLIDORI, John William.
Title: The Vampyre; A Tale.
Publisher: London: for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819.
Description: First edition third issue and Michael Sadleir's copy. pp.[25]-84, with the half title, complete, 8vo., this issue with the preface set in 23 lines and misprint "lmost" for "almost," on last line of page 36, still in the original stitching, all edges uncut as issued, with the original brown/gray paper wrappers, housed in a green cloth chemise in an open ended slipcase, gilt lettered spine. Paper book label...
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Antique 1810s British Books
Materials
Paper
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum 1992 (Rare Kusama exhibition catalogue)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum Tokyo / Committee of the Exhibition of Yayoi Kusama, 1992:
A rare early 1990s Kusama exhibition catalog marking the turning point of Kusama’s interna...
Category
1990s Japanese Bohemian Books
Materials
Paper
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Le Corbusier: Furniture and Interiors 1905-1965 by Arthur Ruegg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Le Corbusier, one of the world's most important and influential architects and accomplished visual artist, also created a vast oeuvre of interior and furniture designs. The chaise-lo...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Muses of Gwinn Art
Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Muses of Gwinn: Art and Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, Charles A. Platt and Ellen Shipman, by Robin S. Karson. Sagapress, Incorporated, 1995. 1st Ed hardcover ...
Category
1990s American Books
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Paper
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...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Sotheby
s, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Softcover, New in Wrapper
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. New York: Sotheby's, 1996. First edition softcover, new in wrapper. 584 pages. A catalogue of the Sotheby's auction for the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pieces include Jack Kennedy's oak rocking chair, a study for the White House portrait of Jackie, a collection of Lettuce Ware...
Category
Late 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century (Inscribed to artist Hans Richter)
By Peggy Guggenheim, Hans Richter
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Carroll, Rackham, Alice
s Adventures in Wonderland, Limited Edition, 1907
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1907.
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDIT...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
Ahrend Furniture Catalog, 1961 (Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld)
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in New York, NY
Handsomely produced catalog for the mid-century furniture lines offered by the Dutch company Ahrend, showcasing the industrially-oriented modernist designs of Friso Kramer and Wim Ri...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Set of Old Bound Books 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice library. Sizes may v...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$152 Sale Price
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Svenska Stolar Och Deras Formgivare 1899-2001 by Dan Gordan (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
(Swedish Chairs and their Designers 1899-2001)
The Modern overview of 20th century Swedish chairs, described by dan gordan, all presented ...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Brazilian Furniture Design editor Otavio Nazareth (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The First in a series of Brazilian furniture design, this book abstains from discourse. The pieces have been chosen for the consistency of the work done by their creators and because...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Paul Klee: The Thinking Eye (The Notebooks of Paul Klee)
By Paul Klee
Located in New York, NY
First American edition, first printing, of “the first full collection of Paul Klee’s ideas on form and artistic creation.” Published in 1961 by George Wittenborn as the fifteenth ins...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, by Caroline Seebohm. Published by The Viking Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Em...
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Vintage 1980s American Books
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Paper
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...
Category
20th Century Books
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Paper
John Ruskin, OF QUEENS
GARDENS
Located in Middletown, NY
London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902
8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 68, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower and vine border on eac...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Andy Warhol by David Bourdon Collectible Poster Art Book Vintage, 1989
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Andy Warhol by David BourdonVintage 1989,
Abrams Book, Harry Schunk 1965 Photo Collector's Pop Art poster.
This Andy Warhol rare vintage 1989 iconic David Bourdon Abrams book harry ...
Category
20th Century American Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition
By Wagner
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous first edition book, namely, The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition.
The Rhinegol...
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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Books
Materials
Paper
Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Stated First Edition
By Barbara Milo Ohrbach
Located in valatie, NY
Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Publishers, 1989. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 246 pp. Guid...
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20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Neo-Romantic and Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby
s
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, London: Neo-Romantic & Surrealistic Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan. October 25, 1995. 210 lots, Including artwork by: Beaton, Ber...
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1990s English Books
Materials
Paper
Silva: or a Discourse of Forest-Trees by John Evelyn
Located in Middletown, NY
Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's Dominions; As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon Occa...
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Antique Early 18th Century English Books
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Gold Leaf
HERBERT - Life And Reign Of King Henry The Eighth - 1683 - FOURTH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HERBERT, Edward Lord, Of Cherbury.
TITLE: The Life And Reign Of King Henry The Eighth.
PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1683.
DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDITION. 1 vol., folio, 11-1...
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Antique 1680s British Books
Materials
Leather
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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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books
Materials
Textile, Paper
Poems by T. S. Eliot - First American Edition, 1920
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920
First American Edition, 1st Printing.
8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 inches (190 x 127 mm); 63 pp. Ribbed tan paper boards stamped in brown on front cover. Top edges...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes
Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings
Each volume...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
High Styles Twentieth-Century American Design, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
High Styles : Twentieth-Century American Design, Introduction by Lisa Phillips with Essays by David A. Hanks. New York : Whitney Museum Of American Art In Association With Summit Boo...
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Vintage 1980s American Books
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Paper
Jean Prouve: Objects and Furniture Design by Patricia De Muga (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
As a young man, Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) longed to become an engineer, but as his family could not afford the requisite training, at 15 he was apprenticed to a master blacksmith in Pa...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates
By Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 double-page and folding plates, including 6 maps, all engravings beautifully coloured by a contemporary hand
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygh...
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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books
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Paper
$268,932 Sale Price
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Christopher Wool the Paris Review, 1989
By Christopher Wool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Wool The Paris Review:
1989 The Paris Review book, with original cover design by Christopher Wool.
Offset lithograph on double sided art periodical. The full book.
...
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Vintage 1980s American Classical Books
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Paper
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art– Collecting Oriental Antiques by Moorhouse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art – Collecting Oriental Antiques – Moorhouse
Collecting Oriental Antiques
Moorhouse & Blitz, Dries, Judith
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20th Century Books
A. A. MILNE. Now We Are Six. FIRST EDITION - SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: Now We Are Six.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPHARD. 1 vol, 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", signed by th...
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Vintage 1920s British Books
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Fabric
Darkness and Daylight, or Lights and Shadows of New York Life by Helen Campbell
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST EDITION of Darkness and Daylight, or Lights and Shadows of New York Life; A pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis
Hartford: Hartfor...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Books
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Paper
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964.
This is a stunning photographic document of its time: A portrait of New York. Color and black and white photo-reproductions by ...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books
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Paper
Uncensored Anthology Gathered from Many Questionable Sources, Leather, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
An Uncensored anthology gathered from many questionable sources.
Illustrated by Joseph Wynn. Published by The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, 1939. The only copy in leat...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
How to Create Your Own Painted Lady
Located in Bradenton, FL
How to Create Your Own Painted Lady, a comprehensive guide to beautifying your Victorian home, by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larson. Stated first editio...
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Vintage 1980s Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
Set of 39 18th Century Italian Vellum Books
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful 39 volumes set of 18th century Italian Vellum Books. A wonderful addition to any bookcase.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Books
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Paper
$8,500 / set
Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bo...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright - A Visual Encyclopedia by Iain Thomson
Located in Bradenton, FL
Frank Lloyd Wright - A Visual Encyclopedia by Iain Thomson. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999 by PRC Publishing Ltd of London. Printed in Hong Kong. Illustrated, 416 ...
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1990s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called « Life of Jean Wesley ». These...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Books
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Leather, Paper
$86 Sale Price
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A Rare Folio of Swiss Civil
Military Costumes after Hans Holbein the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
Holbein, Hans the Younger (after) Chrétien de Méchel
Recueil de XII costumes suisses civils et militaires, hommes et femmes, du seizième siècle. Gravés d'après les dessins originaux ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Swiss Books
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Gold Leaf
1 Volume. Charles H. Grosvenor. The Book Of The Presidents
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles H. Grosvenor. The Book Of The Presidents With biographical Sketches. Bound in full red morocco, silk and leather doublers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spi...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin
Co.
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
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Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.
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A Heady Group of Industry Insiders Pick the World’s Top Interior Designers
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