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Early 19th Century Italian Cupboard with False Book Spines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th-century Italian wooden cupboard with the unique feature of trompe l'oeil carved book
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Antique 1810s Italian Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Billy Baldwin Remembers by Billy Baldwin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
never seen...ideally one that has never ever been made" or the playwright who orders him to buy false
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Inlaid 19c. False-front Book Cabinet/End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
top over false drawer and row of old book spines, raised on fine cabriole legs.
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Antique 19th Century French Night Stands
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Leather, Wood
Berto Lardera Book
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of sculptor, Berto Lardera. Introduction by
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Vintage 1960s Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Golf Book, Golf and Golfers, Past and Present.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
book, Golf And Golfers, Past And Present. Published in 1891 by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and
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Antique 1890s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt embossed border, some
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
H 30.75 in W 47.5 in D 34.5 in
New York, I Love, French Book by Robert F. Wagner and Joyce Peterson, 1964
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Que J'aime (New York I love), a French book by Robert F. Wagner (New York Mayor). Text by
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books
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Paper
H 10.63 in W 9.44 in D 1 in
Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
the top as writing surfaces or be used as book supports for reading. Underneath the top there are
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Rare Regency Mahogany Collectors / Folio Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
A finely crafted piece with a rectangular top with leather inset and ratcheting book stand over a
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Antique 1810s English Regency Cabinets
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Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
the cylinder has book matched walnut veneer and retains a nice shine. When the desktop is pulled
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Native US Flora - Two Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
as an ornamental one, as they would have been quite decorative when framed or displayed in a book
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Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
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H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 0 in
Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
moulded book-rest, opening to reveal a stepped interior with a well concealed below a false drawer-front
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Antique Oak Drum Top Library Table by William Freeman of Norwich
By William Freeman
Located in London, GB
, and false drawers, dressed with line inlay: the top having a gilt tooled leather inset writing surface
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Center Tables
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Bronze
Scenic Cape Town By Mark Skinner, Sean Fraser · 1999
Located in North Hollywood, CA
by Sean Fraser, the book pays tribute to the different kinds of beauty Cape Town has on offer - its
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. In two parts, the top
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes
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Brass
Engraving of the Palace of Henry VIII and Hunting Scene with Greyhounds, 1626
Located in Langweer, NL
was commissioned by Henry VIII. This engraving is part of the 8th and last book from 1626.
Nonsuch
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Antique 1620s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 5.91 in W 7.01 in D 0 in
19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Cabinet with Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
walnut and pine as a secondary wood. Beautifully patterned book-matched veneers of walnut and burled
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Vitrines
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Bronze
1845 Handcolored Bat Engraving: A Study of Chiroptera Diversity
Located in Langweer, NL
family.
2. "Mégaderme Trèfle" – This bat species, also known as the false vampire bat, is characterized
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Antique 1840s Prints
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Paper
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An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard SHAW
Located in Middletown, NY
Bush (the address she has written in this book). In 1914 Mary Crane was found dead on a railway track
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Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
to hold a book. When open it reveals a writing surface with numerous pigeon holes for papers and four
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Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks
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Brass
The Root of Kings Evil, 1835
Located in London, GB
reference to a passage in the Book of Matthew; ‘And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every
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Antique 19th Century European Early Victorian Drawings
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Paper
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19th Century Wooden Bible Box "Forget Me Not" with Secret Concealed Compartment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Maitland Smith Painted Leather False Book Box the Planet Earth and Universe Set
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith painted leather false book box the planet earth and universe set
Hand painted
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19th Century French Kingwood Bookcase or Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
false book spines on the door fronts, standing on curved swept feet. The bookcase is signed at the back
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Located in Debenham, Suffolk
false book spines on the door fronts, standing on curved swept feet. The bookcase is signed at the back
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Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Triple Faux False Keepsake Book Box Short Stories
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Large tooled leather triple book box by Maitland Smith, late 20th century. Features volumes I, II
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Collection of Three Leather Bound False Books
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Set of three French Notaires leather bound false books or book safes. Open from the rear. Dated
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French 40's Serving Cabinet, Faux Books
Located in Doylestown, PA
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1940s French Cerused Bar Cabinet in the Manner of J.M. Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Doylestown, PA
false drawer falls forward and the top lifts for a serving surface, with the lower cabinet doors faced
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English Regency Rosewood Reading Table, 19th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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English Regency Rosewood Reading Table, 19th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
front and false drawer to reverse raised on
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Located in London, GB
shoulder, wearing striated tripartite wig and false beard, nine horizontal lines of inscription from
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac, First Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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Cat's Cradle, Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Easton Press Limited Edition, 2013
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, Later Edition, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Located in Benington, Herts
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Small 18th Century George I Period Table Clock by Gamaliel Voyce, c.1725
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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American Chippendale Walnut Antique Tall Case Clock, John Davis, Pennsylvania
By John Davis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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Vintage Leather Faux False Book Keepsake Cigarette Box Marbled Edges
Located in Dayton, OH
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Early 20th Century Leather Book Picture Frame from England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
over its life, furthering the effect of the false book.
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Huntley and Palmers Tin Bounded Book Box , Dickens Serie, England , Early 20th C
Located in Antwerp, BE
librabry Books bounded with a leather strap.
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H 6.3 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
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Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Antique Map of the Cape of Good Hope 'Cape Town, Africa' by J. Nieuhof, 1703
By Johannes Nieuhof
Located in Langweer, NL
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H 12.41 in W 15.56 in D 0.02 in
Saul Steinberg: The Passport by Saul Steinberg
Located in valatie, NY
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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On The Road by Jack Kerouac, First Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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Sculpture Bust of French Cult Idol Serge Gainsbourg, Massif Wood, France
Located in Paris, FR
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H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 7.88 in
Early 1900s Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Summerland, CA
compartment behind false book bindings. In excellent condition.
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Kirkland, WA
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Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire
Located in Kirkland, WA
Original Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire Abbatant
The top of this piece is a false
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Exotica: Exotic Influences on European Decorative Arts 1875-1925
Located in New York, NY
Gallery, New
York, in the autumn of 2010. Show and book bring
together an exciting selection
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Exotica Collector's Edition with Jeweled Repoussé Cover- Octopus
By Jim Brewster
Located in New York, NY
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Exotica Collector's Edition with Jeweled Repoussé Cover - Bats
By Jim Brewster
Located in New York, NY
defeated the forces of false refinement and shoddy manufacture. This book includes stunning color
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George III Chippendale period mahogany breakfront bookcase
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Knutsford, GB
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the false book you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every false book was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the false book you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each false book bearing Georgian, Regency or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. A well-made false book has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by William Freeman are consistently popular.
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The average selling price for a false book at 1stDibs is $6,000, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $34,519 for the highest priced.
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