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How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
How to Buy Rare Books, A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market by William Rees-Mogg
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20th Century English Books
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How To Collect Art
Located in New York City, NY
You must read this book before buying any artwork – written by the world’s leading art-market economist
Navigating the world of collecting can be a tricky process, especially for on...
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2010s Chinese Books
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How To Become A Successful Artist
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
The must-have business guide for all artists, written by the leading specialist in the global art market
Written for artists of all levels, ages and mediums the latest book from b...
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2010s Chinese Books
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How to Construct Rietveld Furniture Book
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rietveld Meubels om zelf te maken - How to construct Rietveld Furniture, 1986.
First Edition. Published by Academia Bruylant.
Book with facsimile reproductions of work-drawings...
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Books
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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 edition published in 1989 by E.P. ...
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Vintage 1980s Victorian Books
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How to Detect Damaged, Altered & Repaired Stamps 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
altered stamps.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of
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Vintage 1970s American Books
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Window Gardens, How to Create Beautiful Windows Indoors and Out
By Lizzie Boyd
Located in valatie, NY
plant hanging baskets, fertilizers, watering, and planting tools.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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20th Century American Books
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Anatomy for Interior Designers and How to Talk to a Client by Francis Schroeder
Located in valatie, NY
. Signed by the interior designer and artist "Elsie Orfus."
NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques
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Vintage 1950s North American Books
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McLeod, Edyth Thornton, How to Sell Cosmetics, First Edition, Inscribed, 1937
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: McLEOD, Edyth Thornton.
TIitle: How to Sell Cosmetics.
Publisher: NY: The Drug and Cosmetic Industry, 1937.
Description: First edition inscribed. 1 vol., frontis po...
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Vintage 1930s American Books
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Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs by Charles W. Jacobsen
By Charles W. Jacobsen
Located in valatie, NY
illustrated with 27 black and white photos and 24 in full color.
NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques
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20th Century American Books
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How Old Am I? Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A first-ever children's visual reference book on age — and a unique celebration of the diversity of humankind around the globe
For young children, the concept of age is abstract whe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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1946 Come, Tell Me How You Live
By Agatha Christie
Located in Bath, GB
A vanishingly scarce signed first edition of this evocative travel memoir by Agatha Christie. Signed and dedicated to her secretary and friend, Carlo Fisher.
The first edition, firs...
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Vintage 1940s British Books
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Rapper's Deluxe How Hip Hop Made The World
Located in New York City, NY
‘This incredible time capsule is full of insightful history, along with great imagery. A must-have for Hip Hop enthusiasts.’ – Jamel Shabazz, documentary photographer
A visual and c...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Pair of Golf Books, How to Drive, How to Approach
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
photographs.
The Wilson Athletic Library comprises books of instruction by coaches and authorities of
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Vintage 1920s American Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
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1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Books
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From Classic to Contemporary
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
Interior design firm Cullman & Kravis infuses traditional interiors with a modern perspective, embracing historicism and referencing a wide range of cultures and contemporary design ...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Born to Party, Forced to Work, 21st Century Hospitality by Bronson van Wyck
Located in New York City, NY
The internationally acclaimed event producer shows his ideas and inspiration for ultimate and intimate celebrations
What defines a truly great party? Most of all: generosity of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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Rockwell's Complete Guide to Successful Gardening
By Frederick F. Rockwell, Esther C. Grayson
Located in valatie, NY
hundred line drawings to supplement the text.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large
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20th Century American Books
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Frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art
Located in New York City, NY
The ultimate guide to 25 years of contemporary art, as seen through the filter of the world's leading contemporary art magazine
frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art charts th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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According to The Rolling Stones Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Rolling Stones, ACCORDING TO THE ROLLING STONES.
California: Chronicle Books, 2003. First
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Paper
Laura Ashley Guide to Country Decorating Hardcover Book
By Laura Ashley
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Laura Ashley guide to country decorating. Hardcover book.
The timeless appeal of rustic living, with its emphasis on comfort, function, and simplicity, gets a crisp, contemporary in...
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Late 20th Century English Country Books
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The Interior Dimension A Theoretical Approach to Enclosed Space
Located in valatie, NY
The Interior Dimension: A Theoretical Approach to Enclosed Space by Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. This comprehensive ...
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1990s American Books
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The New Clay Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making, book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
working diagrams show how easy it is to make the most complex looking designs.
One of the first books in
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20th Century American American Classical Books
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New Guide to Better Photography - Berenice Abbott, 1st ed, 1953
Located in London, GB
Published by Crown Publishers, revised edition, New York, 1953. Hardback, English text.
This revised and expanded volume is an updated version of Berenice Abbott’s celebrated guide ...
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Vintage 1950s Books
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House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition.
First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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H 1.25 in W 9.5 in D 13 in
Lighting in the Domestic Interior: Renaissance to Art Nouveau (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett
Art and literature portray the very different way of life before the introduction of electric light. The daily schedule of previous generations w...
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20th Century Books
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Charm School: the Schumacher Guide to Traditional Decorating for Today
Located in New York City, NY
More than 250 rooms by iconic designers – the definitive illustrated handbook on the timeless style of grand millennial-chic
Chintz, ruffles, wicker, and skirts: old-school decoratin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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English Furniture from Charles II to George II, Ltd First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Griffiths. With a detailed section on the "faker's art," a must read for any collector.
NPT Books, a
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20th Century English Books
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The Garden Chef, Recipes and Stories from Plant to Plate
Located in New York City, NY
An exclusive glimpse into the gardens of the world's leading restaurants - and access to innovative recipes inspired by them for many chefs, their gardens are a direct extension of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books
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Brunschwig & Fils Up Close, from Grand Rooms to Your Rooms, First Edition
By Murry Douglas, Chippy Irvine
Located in valatie, NY
“Historical Inspiration”, “How We Live Today” and “Design Challenges”.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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20th Century American Books
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Made to Measure Architecture & Interiors Book by Will Meyer and Gray Davis
Located in New York, NY
Intelligence and has cowritten several books on design, including In the Pink: Dorothy Draper—America’s Most
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Art Over 2500 Works from Cave to Contemporary by Nigel Ritchie Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art: Over 2500 Works from Cave to Contemporary by Nigel Ritchie Hardback Book. 2008.The definitive visual guide to over 2,500 paintings and sculptures from around the world, from pre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Books
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Is it Genuine? A Guide to the Identification of 18th Century English Furniture
Located in London, GB
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket, published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1971. Text in English.
“There is probably not enough genuine eighteenth-century furniture for sale t...
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Vintage 1970s Books
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'Antiques for the Table', A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accessories, Signed
Located in valatie, NY
‘Antiques for the Table’, A Complete Guide to dining room accessories for Collecting and Entertaining by Sheila Chefetz. Penguin Publishing Group 1993. Signed and inscribed first edi...
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1990s American Books
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The Well-Lived Life by Dominique Browning, Signed & Dedicated to Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
The Well-Lived Life: One Hundred Years Of House & Garden by Dominique Browning. Published by Assouline Publishing, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket signed and inscribed by the...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Keating, William. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
Located in Middletown, NY
languages. – Thomas W Field. An Essay Toward an Indian Bibliography being a catalogue of books of the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books
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The Artist and the Camera: Degas to Picasso by Dorothy Kosinski Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Over-sized hardback coffee table book with dust jacket titled THE ARTIST AND THE CAMERA: Degas to Picasso by Dorothy Kosinski.
Published in 1999 by Dallas Museum of Art.
Beautifully ...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs
Located in New York City, NY
A leading figure in the world of networked culture explores the artists and events that defined the mass medium of our time
Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web was born, the a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
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Angelika Buettner - "I AM" - A Quest To Empower Women And Portray Ageless Beauty
By Angelika Buettner
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Angelika Buettner - "I AM" celebrating the perfect imperfect.
A photographer's quest to empower women and portray ageless beauty.
121 Nude portraits and testimonials.
Hardcover, 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Books
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Hopper Drawing by and inscribed by Carter E Foster to Herbert Kasper, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
poetic images with universal appeal.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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H 12.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.13 in
From Marseille to New York 1940-1945, French/English Book, by Bernard Noel, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, une liaison surrealiste (Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, a surrealistic link), French/English book by Bernard Noel, 1985.
Through archival photograp...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Books
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Room Outside: A New Approach to Garden Design - John Brookes - 1st Ed, T&H, 1969
Located in London, GB
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1969. Text in English.
Extensively illustrated and explained with black and white photographs, diagrams ...
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Books
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"China and Glass in America, 1880-1980, " from Table Top to TV Tray First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
color.
NPT Books, a division of N. P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print
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Early 2000s American Books
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Stalingrad to Berlin The German Defeat in the East by Earl Ziemke, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
completed of 3 projected books covering military operations on the Eastern Front of World War II in Europe
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Vintage 1960s American Books
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What a Rock Can Reveal
Located in New York City, NY
geology.
The second in a series of visually stunning, scientifically engaging books that explore the
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book.Demonstrates how to restore or redecorate a home to particular period specifications, including advice on how to recrea...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Books
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1778-84 Present State of Husbandry in Scotland
Located in Bath, GB
for the spring.
Four volumes across six books, published between 1778 and 1784.
Bound smartly in
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Antique Late 18th Century European Books
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Paper
Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House
Located in New York, NY
Author Gil Schafer III, Photographs by Eric Piasecki
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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A Family of Trees
Located in New York City, NY
A read-aloud, poetic introduction to forests for children aged 2-4 that, when unfolded, creates a forest-scape that is as long as a king-size bed!
In this first book of forests for ...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Executive Style by Judith Price
Located in valatie, NY
. 224 PP.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print
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Vintage 1980s American Books
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Atlas of Never Built Architecture
Located in New York City, NY
A comprehensive global survey of more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects from the 20th century to the present day
The Atlas of Never Built Architecture features hu...
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2010s Chinese Books
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1861 The Book of Household Management
By Isabella Beeton
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete here with the original colour plates.
The first ...
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Antique 1860s Books
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Exhibit A Exhibitions That Transformed Architecture, 1948-2000
Located in New York City, NY
, history, and theory. Her award-winning books include Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity and Geopolitics
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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My Favorite Things by Dorothy Rodgers, First Edition
By Dorothy Rodgers
Located in valatie, NY
has 25 full-page color photographs.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection
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20th Century American Books
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John Hedgecoe's Nude Photography, First Edition
By John Hedgecoe
Located in valatie, NY
fantasy. It is illustrated with 200 color and black-and-white examples of his work.
NPT Books, a division
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20th Century American Books
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Color and Light Luminous Atmospheres for Painted Rooms, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
home.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books
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1990s American Books
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Making a House a Home: Designing Your Interiors from the Floor Up
Located in New York, NY
and design author Susanna Salk has written many books, including the successful At Home with Designers
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Sean Scherer’s Vignettes Book by Sean Scherer
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scherer’s Vignettes
By: Sean Scherer
Designer, collector, and proprietor of the contemporary curiosity shop Kabinett & Kammer, Sean Scherer shares his secrets for composing vig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Exteriors by Inger McCabe Elliott, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
homeowners.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books
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1990s American Books
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The Drawing Room English Country House Decoration by J Musson Hardcover Book
By Jeremy Musson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the author of many books, including English Country House Interiors, The English Manor House, How to
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21st Century and Contemporary British Victorian Books
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