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1960s Large Faux Stacked Shakespeare Book Kids Table John Dickinson for Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
series. Three large stacked Shakespeare books make up the tabletop, with the middle book having a pull
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Shakespeare. The London Prodigal - FOURTH FOLIO - 1685 - page 217-218
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
INFORMATION: The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume
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Antique 1680s British Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305
By Derby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Depicting a Shakespeare that leans onto a book-covered plinth with his hand supporting his chin. His other
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Ltd Edition Stewart Linford William Shakespeare Metamorphic Library Steps Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
/150 Steward Linford William Shakespeare Metamorphic library steps armchair made from Historic Oak and
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20th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Oak

"Double Bill" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Shakespeare, Theater
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book
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1990s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew - FOURTH FOLIO - 1685 - page 189/186
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
INFORMATION: The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume
Category

Antique 1680s British Books

Materials

Paper

William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, a Tragedy, 1695 Sixth Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve" AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: Othello, The
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Antique 1690s British Books

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Leather

Set of 40 Leather Bound Mini Books of William Shakespeare's Plays with Bookcase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of forty leather bound William Shakespeare plays were presumably done in England in
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique art book 'Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale's Golden Book of Famous Women.' An English
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Shakespeare / The Cambridge text. Each book is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each
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20th Century Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
characters like Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rosen's close-up portraits of historical and literary figures
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Pre-Raphaelites by Sandra Forty Hardcover Book 1st Ed. 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Pre-Raphaelites by Sandra Forty Hardcover Book. Title: The Pre-Raphaelites Publisher: Barnes
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Books

Materials

Paper

Al Pacino: 35th Afi Life Achievement Award Paperback Book 2007
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Al Pacino: 35th AFI Life Achievement Award paperback book catalogue including the menu. "About Al
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21st Century and Contemporary American Expressionist Books

Materials

Paper

"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
their first job, illustrating The Fireside Book of Folk Songs.[5] They illustrated several Little Golden
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

Works of Shakespere Imperial Edition by Charles Knight Vol i with Golden Edges
Located in Doha, QA
, approximately 1870-1875. This is one of two volumes of Complete Works of W. Shakespeare. This Book is Volume I
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Books

Materials

Gold

2009-20 Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, Mirror and the Light
By Hilary Mantel
Located in Bath, GB
Cromwell trilogy, as well as the programme of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2013-14 production of Wolf
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Paper

Handsome Mixed-Media Collage with Leather Books on Vintage Game Board
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Richly layered collage on a vintage tin game board having a masculine combination of leather book
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Male Nude Desert Landscape Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
England through his teenage and young adult years, including an acting stint with the Shakespeare Company
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Male Nude Beach Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
England through his teenage and young adult years, including an acting stint with the Shakespeare Company
Category

1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

English 1840s Mahogany Cabinet with Leather Faux Books and Foliage Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
names such as Alexandre Dumas, Shakespeare or Molière. On the book spines, one will discover Le Comte de
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Pair of Rare John Dickinson Stacked Books End Tables
By Drexel, John Dickinson
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel's Et Cetera collection. Three large Shakespeare books make up the tabletop, with the middle book
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Ulysses by James Joyce, First Authorized American Edition, 1934
By James Joyce
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
her publishing house Shakespeare and Company. Ulysses was first published in book form by Shakespeare
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Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Paper

The Little Mermaid - Fairy Tales - English Female Illustrator Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Nouveau Helen Isobel Mansfield Ramsey Stratton (5 April 1867 – 4 June 1961) was a British artist and book
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Much Ado About Nothing, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
from “Much Ado About Nothing,” this illustration is from Pogany’s “Beauties of Shakespeare” cover
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20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

The Winter's Tale, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
from “The Winter's Tale,” this illustration is from Pogany’s “Beauties of Shakespeare” cover series for
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1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in New Orleans, LA
large book of designs was created for him to select a dessert service. He could not decide on one
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Harvest Landscape - British 19th century art Victorian landscape oil painting
By Keeley Halswelle
Located in London, GB
News and took up book illustration. Work for the Illustrated Shakespeare of Robert Chambers took him to
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1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Beauties of Shakespeare” cover series for the magazine, this illustration depicts a scene from The Merry
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Board, Mixed Media

Cymbeline, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
from “Cymbeline,” this illustration is from Pogany’s “Beauties of Shakespeare” cover series for the
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20th Century Other Art Style Mixed Media

Materials

Board, Mixed Media

Richard Westall Neoclassical Mythology Drawing 1800s pencil on paper
By Richard Westall
Located in Florence, IT
John Boydel’s Shakespeare Gallery and was a collaborator of Johann Heinrich Füssli at the Milton
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Early 1800s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Gold, An Illustrated History, First Edition
By Vincent Buranelli
Located in valatie, NY
edition hardcover with dust jacket. 221 pp. A book on the history and the love of gold. Illustrated are
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 4 (Winter)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 1 (Spring)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 3 (Autumn)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA New York
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Signed Edwin Austin Abbey oil painting of the Virgin and Child with saints
By Edwin Austin Abbey
Located in Larchmont, NY
Shakespeare (the first two were also published in book form with Abbey's illustrations). While in Europe, he
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 2 (Summer)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Pair of Early 19th Century Triton Candlesticks Storm Lanterns by Wood & Caldwell
By Wood & Caldwell
Located in London, GB
, among others. According to the description of the firm in the above mentioned book: Enoch Wood was
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

A Load of Fuss...10 year Commemorative Box Set by The Connor Brothers
By The Connor Brothers
Located in Battle, East Sussex
, Choose from 6 editions (16 x 12 inches) 1 x 10 Year celebratory book We currently have in stock for
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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Pigment

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery
Located in Middletown, NY
Bibliographical Note in the 1926 Shakespeare Head Press edition, which we are offering, inventory #416) This
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Nude Study Ink Wash Drawing Painting by Robert Cami
Located in Atlanta, GA
-president of the "Trait" and the committee of the French Illustrated Book, and chevalier of the Legion of
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Audrey Hepburn Supine Reading on Couch, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
by Shakespeare and Shaw. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Supine Reading on Couch, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
by Shakespeare and Shaw. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Supine Reading on Couch, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
by Shakespeare and Shaw. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

'Descente de Croix' (Descent from the Cross) — 1920s French Cubism
By Albert Gleizes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Shakespeare play, ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream.’ Discharged from the military in the fall of 1915
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1920s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Stencil

Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
, slipcase with leather edges and red marbled paper to match book color: BINDING by CHARLES MEUNIER (stamp
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Long Road to War (27/35)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Runner (Mom, Death and the Devil)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA New York Public
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, Smiling, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image size is 22" x 22
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Running on Empty, by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA New York
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2010s Baroque Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Safe, Clean, Cheap
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St
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2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image size is 16" x 16
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image size is 10" x 10
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
) was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. She received
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, Smiling, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Striped Sweater Lounges, Arms Back, Smiling, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
alone on the floor while reading classical drama "with heavy helpings of Shaw and Shakespeare." Image
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Untitled - Screen Print by Bengt Lindström - 1970s
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Roma, IT
prepare the scenography for Shakespeare's "King Lear". On this theme he exhibited in Barcelona at the Sala
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

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