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John Galliano Brown Small Agenda
By John Galliano
Located in Montreal, Quebec
COLOR: Brown MATERIAL: Canva with leather trim MEASURES: L 4” x W 6” COMES WITH: Tags CONDITION: Excellent - light marks or indentation from metal ring to interior leather. Like new....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bare

Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997
By Louis Vuitton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
producing ready to wear clothing. These Le Catalogue (Maroquinerie) books represent a complete collection of
Category

Late 20th Century French Fashion Books

Nice Collection of 18th Century Weathered Spanish Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain 18th century. Weathered and small
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Books

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Parchment Paper

Set of 7 European Leather Bound Books Oeuvre de Oulange
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century leather bound books Set includes: 1,2,3,5,6,7,9 Measures: 1" W x 3.5" D x
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Antique 19th Century European Books

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Leather, Paper

Nice Collection of 18th/ 19th Century Weathered Spanish/ Italian Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of four extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/ Italy 18th / 19th century
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Books

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Parchment Paper

Selection of Coffee Table Books - Furniture Design Interior Design Fashion Art
By Jean Dunand, (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Coffee Table Books, priced at $150 each. If one of the books is sold, it will have
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

3 Volumes of the Robert Aloi, Esempi Furniture Series (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Eames, Knoll and Jean Royère. One covers dining tables, coffee tables and smaller trolleys, with 254
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Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Of Gardens; Four Books by Rene Rapin & John Evelyn the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
(1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator Of Gardens; Four Books, First Written
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Antique 17th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Line Vautrin Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician Book 1992
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
to the paper dust jacket including a small torn section on one edge as shown in photograph 12
Category

1990s American Design

Small Houses Contemporary Residential Architecture, by Nicolas Pople
Located in valatie, NY
of the best examples of small houses built worldwide and within the past decade. NPT Books, a
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Early 2000s American Books

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Paper

Small Endearments, 19th Century Quilts for Children, Signed
By Sandi Fox
Located in valatie, NY
Small Endearments, 19th century quilts for children by Sandi Fox. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

New American Cottage Innovations in Small-Scale Residential Architecture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The new American cottage: Innovations in small-scale Residential Architecture (New American
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20th Century American American Craftsman Books

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Paper

Williams, Tennessee. Small Craft Warnings, 'First Edition - Signed - 1972'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: WILLIAMS, Tennessee. Title: Small Craft Warnings. Publisher: New York: New
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Vintage 1970s American Books

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Fabric

Live Small/Live Modern The Best of Beams at Home
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
how to tackle small spaces while achieving an effortless, Japanese-cool aesthetic. Live Small/Live
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

The Very Small Home Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space Azby Brown and Kengo Kuma
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Early 2000s Japanese Books

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Paper

Small Book with 26 Views of the Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon
Located in Langweer, NL
Small antique book titled 'Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon'. English edition
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Antique Late 19th Century Books

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Paper

Angels of Anarchy Rare Women Artist & Surrealism Hard Cover Book c 2009
Located in University City, MO
full color plates. Plus 50 smaller illustrations Features works by Frida Kahlo & Leonora Carrington
Category

Early 2000s Slovak Avant Garde Books

Postmodern Soundwave Rack Multipurpose Small Rack by Thomas Stender for Modulus
By Thomas Stender
Located in San Diego, CA
This very cool and unique small multipurpose sound wave CD rack, circa 1980's is molded cherry wood
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20th Century Malaysian Post-Modern Bookcases

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Cherry

Blue Swirl Paper Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
could be a paperweight for smaller books.
Category

20th Century Paperweights

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Blown Glass

Blue Swirl Paper Weight
Blue Swirl Paper Weight
H 4.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
Two Private Presses, Four Wind Press & Stone House Press on Long Island LTD Ed
Located in valatie, NY
, Limited 1st Ed 1/200. Published by The Four Winds Press, New York, 1988. The story of two small publishing
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Paper

Pair of 19th C. French Book Velum Containers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two containers made from antique velum books. They are triangular in shape, each adorned with a
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Books

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Parchment Paper

Yves Saint Laurent Accessories
Located in New York City, NY
handbags to complement and enhance each of his couture creations. Beautifully designed, in a small format
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

Yves Saint Laurent Accessories
Yves Saint Laurent Accessories
H 9.34 in W 7.5 in D 2.79 in
1898-1899 The Works of Henry Fielding
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
Jones', first published in 1749 and hailed as being one of the first English books to be described as a
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Paper

Ghidini 1961 Incrocio Shelves in Stainless Steel and Plexiglass by Andrea Branzi
By Andrea Branzi, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Shelves in stainless steel and plexiglass. Hanging frame on to support photos, small pots, small
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves

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Stainless Steel

Signals of the Twenties, 1988
By Assouline Publishing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Signals of the Twenties. Modena, Happy Books, 1988 Measures: 12" x 8"5. Small book hard cover
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Late 20th Century American Anglo-Indian Books

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Paper

Signals of the Twenties, 1988
Signals of the Twenties, 1988
H 12 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
O. Henry 'William Sydney Porter' Complete Works in 13 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
, small octavo, blue three-quarter morocco and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt tooled spines, marbled
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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Leather, Paper

The French Country House Book by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery & Bernard Touillon
By Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
Located in New York, NY
manor houses, small chateaus, stud farms, even a former convent—that, because of their great age and
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Assignments, Lord Snowdon, 1st Edition 1972, Signed
By Lord Snowdon
Located in London, GB
books which has been signed by Snowdon charts two decades of his photography assignments capturing
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
books that the small, literate class valued as works of art. Intricately bound books fell out of style
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Antique 1880s American Late Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Vintage Reference Book, Wild Flowers of the Wayside, English, Botanical Guide
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage reference book 'Wild Flowers of the Wayside and Woodland' by Scott and
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

1927 The Sun Also Rises
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Bath, GB
smart. Label to the front board is very lightly rubbed with one very small chip. A couple of small marks
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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Paper

1927 The Sun Also Rises
1927 The Sun Also Rises
H 8 in W 2 in D 5.5 in
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
sailing yachts and rugged schooners as well as smaller wooden craft. Each is accompanied by an in-depth
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

The Song of Bilitis by Pierre Louÿs, Willy Pogany Illustrator
Located in Middletown, NY
children's and other books, mostly in the Art Nouveau style. He lived in London for 10 years and them
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Early 20th Century American Books

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Paper, Fabric

Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris
Located in Middletown, NY
One of the most desirable of all nineteenth century color plate books. RARE. Morris, Richard
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris
Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris
H 9.13 in W 5.63 in D 0.75 in
X Years Of COLL & CORTÉS
Located in valatie, NY
small office staffed by Nicolas, myself, and his six dogs, became prominent premises in the heart of
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Books

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Paper

X Years Of COLL & CORTÉS
X Years Of COLL & CORTÉS
H 11.5 in W 9.25 in D 0.5 in
1882 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
. Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I, and thirty-nine further plates by W. Small. Collated, complete
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Antique 1880s British Books

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Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art. Intricately
Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

1861 The Book of Household Management
By Isabella Beeton
Located in Bath, GB
, generally smart. Crack to the head of the front joint, smaller crack to the tail of the front joint. Spine
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Antique 1860s Books

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Paper

Baedeker's Germany Travel Guides 1897 & 1914 - a Pair
Located in Seguin, TX
, small spine tear.
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Antique Late 19th Century German Grand Tour Books

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Paper

Proof: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet, Collection of Mark Schwartz
Located in valatie, NY
. Photographers using roll film first saw positive images in the small-scale grid of the contact, which was marked
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

1937 The Years
By Virginia Woolf
Located in Bath, GB
, and without the spotting typically found on this dust wrapper. Back strip lightly age toned. One small
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

1937 The Years
1937 The Years
H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5.5 in
1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
By Alexander Pope, Homer
Located in Bath, GB
were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial
Category

Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 2 in
Vintage "Calder's Universe" Art Book by Jean Lipman
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Diego, CA
vintage condition (several small tears to the dust jacket) and measures 10.25"W x 11"H. #3526 "The
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
By Gaston Leroux
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
a new partnership with the goal to shift the focus of the publishing industry from expensive books
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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
repaired corners, with resulting small loss of text; occasional marginalia; paper supple and evenly toned
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Antique Early 17th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

1910-11 The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
By Wagner
Located in Bath, GB
few light marks to the wraps, a small tide mark to the spine of 'Rhinegold', and a small tide mark to
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Vintage 1910s British Books

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Paper

Antique Novel, The Snow Ship, Percy St John, English, Fiction, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
good, intact order - small repair to title page Bound in Dublin, Ireland with marble paper over board
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books

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Paper

The Compleat Angler + The Lives of Donne.... by Izaak WALTON, illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
unusual among private presses as it used a small hand press to design books, but had them printed by
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Early 20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
solander box. Externally, smart. Only a few small marks to the boards and spine. Very light rubbing to the
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Books

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Paper

1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
H 14.5 in W 3 in D 11 in
1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
, otherwise externally excellent. Fading to a small area of cloth to the head of volume IV front and rear
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Antique Early 1900s European Books

Materials

Paper

1929-1933 The Works of Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

1929-1933 The Works of Shakespeare
1929-1933 The Works of Shakespeare
H 9.5 in W 11 in D 6.5 in
Ron Church California and Hawaii 60 to 65 1st ed. 2006
Located in London, GB
Co-published by T. Adler Books and the wave-rider's Bible, The Surfer's Journal, 1st edition
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Early 2000s Books

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Paper

1976 Watership Down
By Richard Adams (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
, complete. Richard Adams' classic tale of survival follows a small group of rabbits as they escape the
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Vintage 1970s British Books

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Paper

1976 Watership Down
1976 Watership Down
H 10 in W 2 in D 7 in
MONTHERLANT, Henry de.. La Reine Morte. 1944 - BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
picturesque as was the taste in the 1940s and ‘50s. He wrote a small book titled Essaie sur la Reliure et les
Category

Vintage 1940s French Books

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Leather

Masterpieces of English Furniture, The Gerstenfeld Collection, 1st Edition
By Edward Lennox-Boyd
Located in valatie, NY
books, 1998 1st Edition thus hardcover with dust jacket. A unique collection of 18th century Furniture
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1990s American Books

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Paper

CESCINSKY & Webster. English Domestic Clocks. SECOND EDITION. 1914
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", small folio, color frontis portrait plate, numerous B&W illustrations throughout, bound in fine full
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Vintage 1910s American Books

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Leather

CESCINSKY. English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century. 3 vols. FIRST EDITION.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
-7/8", small folio, with over 1,100 illustrations from drawings by the author and from photographs
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

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Leather

Deliverance by James Dickey, First Edition
By James Dickey
Located in valatie, NY
film of the same title starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds, in which Dickey had a small part as the
Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

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Paper

c1936 One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms
Located in Bath, GB
strip head. Envelopes in very good condition indeed, with small closed tears only to 'Potsdam 1936
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova. 12 vols. - 1922 - LTD EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. PUBLISHER: London: Privately Printed for The Casanova Society, 1922. DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., small 4to., 10
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Vintage 1920s British Books

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Leather

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There is a range of small books for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct small books — often made from paper, wood and animal skin — can elevate any home. Small books have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Small books made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many small books are appealing in their simplicity, but Jerome Zerbe, John Brookes and Leigh French produced popular small books that are worth a look.

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Prices for small books can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, small books begin at $45 and can go as high as $4,700, while the average can fetch as much as $159.