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Vintage Penguin Book Covers

"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover
By Milton Glaser
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Glaser" Exhibited: Milton Glase...
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

"Objets d'Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
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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1980s Realist Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Board, Oil

Ronson 1930 Pik a Cig Magic Penguin Touch Tip Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. A beautiful, exceedingly rare
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Bronze, Steel

'Large American Action Abstract', Beat Generation, Diptych, Naked Lunch
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
this painting was used for the book cover.
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1990s Abstract Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Acrylic

The harbor
Located in San Francisco, CA
magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times
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Late 20th Century Realist Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Acrylic

Vintage The harbor
The harbor
H 31 in W 43 in D 1.75 in

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19th Century French Antique Scrubbed Pine Trompe L'oeil Decorated Doors
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH SCRUBBED AND WORN PINE TENON-MORTISED DOORS With decoupage & trompe l'oeil decoration throughout 19th century Item # 306UMJ21P These super fun and incredibly worn F...
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19th Century French French Provincial Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Pine, Paint

Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Travertine

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Silver Gelatin

Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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1830s French Louis XVI Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Paint

Ronson USA 1935 Art Deco Brown Lacquered Desk Box With Touch Tip Striker
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Desk double box with lighter designed by Ronson. A and very beautiful desk box, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Steel

Half Round Horse Shoe Shape Drop Leaf Ends Serving Writing Library Gallery Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Half Round Horse Shoe Shape Drop Leaf Ends Serving Writing Library Gallery Table. Hand Forged Iron Base.
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20th Century American Spanish Colonial Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Iron, Wrought Iron

'Sunlit Woodland Landscape', Large Hudson River Valley Oil, Luminism, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
19th century American school; unsigned and painted circa 1860. Displayed in a substantial and period, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame Frame dimensions: 30 x 34.5 x 2.25 inches. T...
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1860s Hudson River School Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Bronze, Steel, Enamel

Ronson 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Deluxe Classic Desk Touch Tip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Ronson
Located in Miami, FL
A Deluxe desk lighter designed by Ronson. This extremely rare Ronson Deluxe Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Je...
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Enamel, Steel, Chrome

Ronson 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Black Geometric Deluxe Classic Touch Tip Lighte
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A Deluxe desk lighter designed by Ronson. This extremely rare Ronson Deluxe Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jers...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Steel, Chrome

Large Antique French Trompe L'Oeil Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can be considered a trompe-l’œil. A trompe-l’oeil (literally “deceive the eye”) is a sty...
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1920s French Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Paint

Some Los Angeles Apartments - Artist Book published in a limited edition of 3000
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1970 Softback monograph with stiff wraps Second Edition Limited Edition of 3000 (the first edition in 1968 was 700) Not Signed 7 × 5 1/2 inches...
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Lithograph, Offset, Mixed Media, Paper

Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco pe...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Steel

'Market Scene', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Cucaro" for Pascal Cucaro (American, 1915-2003), additionally signed, verso, and dated 1959. An icon of the Beat years in San Francisco's North Beach, Pascal ...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Oil, Encaustic, Board

Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Opulent, large scale, Maitland Smith hand-painted room divider folding screen. The Greco-Roman themed folding screen features neoclassical architecture and sculpture as decadent as t...
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1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Hardwood

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Vintage Luxury Cushions "Penguin Classics" Bespoke Silk Pillow Made in London
Located in London, GB
featuring the glorious illustrated designs and titles of the popular British Penguin Classic book covers
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1990s English Other Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Metal

Icarus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
featured on the book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel
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1980s Surrealist Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Icarus
H 11 in W 15.5 in D 3 in
The Rise of David Bowie. 1972-1973. Art Edition B
By Mick Rock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fame. With a hologram cover of different head-shots, the book rejoices in Bowie’s experimentation and
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book Covers

The Rise of David Bowie. 1972-1973. Art Edition A
By Mick Rock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fame. With a hologram cover of different head-shots, the book rejoices in Bowie’s experimentation and
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book Covers

The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
By Mick Rock 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing.
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Late 20th Century Vintage Penguin Book Covers

The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
H 17.3 in W 12.4 in D 3 in
The Jazz Soloist
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasett, ME
his woodcuts and design skills for book illustrations and jacket covers as well as a few campaigns for
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1950s Cubist Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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Oil

Vintage Large Watercolor by John Berry of Rumpelstiltskin, Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and Readers Digest. At the same time, Berry
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1960s British Vintage Penguin Book Covers

Watercolour Edwardian Knife Grinder by John Berry Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
Like. He also illustrated many books and book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and
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1950s British Vintage Penguin Book Covers

"Roy Lichtenstein - John Coplans 1st edition 1973
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in London, GB
First UK edition, published by Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1973. An incredible cover for a
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1970s British Vintage Penguin Book Covers

"The Solo" 1950s Jazz Scene Painting by Morton Dimondstein
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasset, ME
book illustrations and jacket covers as well as a few campaigns for Hollywood films. He is also
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Penguin Book Covers

Vintage Seaside Watercolor by John Berry, Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and Readers Digest. At the same time, Berry
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1950s British Vintage Penguin Book Covers

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