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Period: 20th Century
The Great British by Arnold Newman 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Great British by Arnold Newman. New York Graphic Society, Boston, 1979. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The celebrated portrait photographer offers a selection of notable Brit...
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Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer by J.M.Nash, First Edition
By J.M. Nash
Located in valatie, NY
The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 271 pp. An overview of Dutch painting in the 17th century. The...
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American 20th Century Books

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Les Styles Français de Louis XII a Napoléon III, 1st Ed
By Claude Frégnac
Located in valatie, NY
Les Styles Français, de Louis XII a Napoléon III. Paris: Hachette Réalités. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1975. 223 pp. A French coffee table book...
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French 20th Century Books

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Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey a. Godden
By Geoffrey A. Godden
Located in valatie, NY
Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey A. Godden. Magna Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. 375 pages with 433 black and white illustrations and 25 in full color...
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British 20th Century Books

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Das Polstermobel by Von Adolf Schneck (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
An original first edition from 1933, a soft cover book which is in good condition, with the original dust jacket (though this is not in good condition). 89 pages with a total of 267 ...
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Historic Deerfield, A Portrait of Early America, First Edition
By Elizabeth Stillinger
Located in valatie, NY
Historic Deerfield, A Portrait of Early America. New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1992. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 206 pp. A book on historic Deerfield Massachusetts. The town was founded in 1669 by prosperous farmers who lined the mile long main street with architecturally significant houses. A lot of these house are now museums filled with American paintings, furniture, silver, and ceramics. The describes the rescue and restoration of Deerfield village building by building. Buildings include: The Allen House...
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Christie's Since The War, by Denys Sutton First Edition
By Denys Sutton
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Since the War, 1945-1958: An Essay on Taste, Patronage and Collecting, by Denys Sutton. London: Christie, Manson and Woods, Inc., 1959. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 168 pp. An essay accompanied by many beautiful illustrations describing the activities, collecting taste, and patronage for the years since World War II through 1958 written by the great British auction house, Christie's. Illustrations include: a Louis XIV silver gilt toilet service...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books

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Luca, Andrea, Giovanni Della Robbia, An Art Guide by F. Gaeta Bertela
By G. Gaeta Bertela
Located in valatie, NY
Luca, Andrea, Giovanni Della Robbia, An Art Guide by F. Gaeta Bertela. Florence: Becocci Editore, no date. A soft covered book on the work of the Della Robbia family and their signif...
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Italian 20th Century Books

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DAVID HICKS Style & Design First Edition Book 1987
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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English 20th Century Books

American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
American Art Nouveau glass by Albert C Revi. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p hardcover with dust jacket. The closing years of the 19th century witnessed more radic...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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Ronald Searle Painting for 'Modern Types' Book Cover
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ronald Searle painting for 'Modern Types' book cover Medium: Watercolor and Ink Size Without Frame: 13" high x 10" wide With Frame: 28" high x 21" wide Ronald Se...
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English 20th Century Books

Masterpieces of Glass by Robert J. Charleston, First Edition
By Robert J. Charleston
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of Glass by Robert J. Charleston. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1980. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 239 pp. A book on the history of glass wit...
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American 20th Century Books

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Departures Photography, 1923-1990
By Edmund Yankov
Located in valatie, NY
Departures Photography 1923-1990. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. First edition soft cover. 72 pp. A catalogue produced for the traveling exhibition, by the same name, that toured Worchester, Denver, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Savannah starting in September 1991 through February, 1993. The exhibit's subject was modernist and experimental photography. Photographers included are Bill Barrette, John Baldessari, Theodore Roszak...
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American 20th Century Books

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Reginald Marsh, Etchings, Engravings, Lithographs, First Edition
By Norman Sasowsky
Located in valatie, NY
Reginald Marsh, etchings, engravings, lithographs by Norman Sasowsky. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1956. First edition hardcover no dust jacket. 62 pp. An exhibition catalogue fro...
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American 20th Century Books

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Cottage English Country Style, First Edition
By Elizabeth Hilliard
Located in valatie, NY
The Library of Interior Detail, Cottage, English Country Style by Elizabeth Hilliard. NY: Little Brown and Company Inc., 1994. Stated First North...
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American 20th Century Books

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Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition
By David Green 1
Located in valatie, NY
Grinling Gibbons, his work as carver and statuary by David Green. London: Country Life Ltd., 1964. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 207 pp. Illustrated throughout with black...
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English 20th Century Books

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Keiko Nomura, Deep South Book, 1999
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Little More, 1999. Keiko Nomura's photo book 'Deep South' reflect the artists roots in Okinawa and has attracted critical acc...
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Japanese 20th Century Books

Great Houses of the Western World by Nigel Nicolson
By Nigel Nicolson
Located in valatie, NY
Great Houses of the Western World by Nigel Nicolson. London: George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1972. A reprinted edition hardcover with dust jacket. 320 pp. A wonderful book on the...
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British 20th Century Books

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American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American paintings from the Manoogian Collection by the National Gallery of Art. Washington: Natl. Gallery of Art, 1989. First edition. 203 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Publish...
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American 20th Century Books

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Pictures That Mark Can Do - David Bailey - Signed 1st Edition, Steidl, 2007
Located in London, GB
Signed First Edition, published by Steidl, Germany, 2007. Signed at title page by David Bailey. Despite being a master in his medium, British photographer David Bailey, acknowledges...
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German 20th Century Books

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Dunlaps & Their Furniture, First Edition
By The Currier Art Gallery
Located in valatie, NY
“The Dunlaps and Their Furniture”. Manchester: The Currior Gallery of Art, 1970. First edition softcover. 310 pp. An exhibition catalogue of Dunlap furniture...
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American 20th Century Books

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Gisele Freund, Photographer First Edition
By Gisele Freund
Located in valatie, NY
Gisele Freund, photographer by Gisele Freund, New York: Abrams, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. For 50 years Freund documented some of the most influential artists and intellectuals and in this book she presents over 200 of her most compelling images of the 20th century's most significant artist and writers including: Jean-Paul Sartre, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Colette, Pierre Bonnard, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw...
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Domestic Architecture by H.T. Lindeberg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very good copy of the first edition which was published in 1940 in a limited number of only 1,000 copies. Hardback folio, quarter red leather and cloth with embossed gilt titles, 3...
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Heritage of England Silver, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Heritage of England: Silver Through Ten Reigns by James Charles. London: Asprey and Co., 1983. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Exhibit...
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English 20th Century Books

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Ruth & Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, Signed First Edition
By Ruth and Skitch Henderson
Located in valatie, NY
Ruth and Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, good food for family and friends. New York: Penguin Books USA, 1990. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. Skit...
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American 20th Century Books

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Monuments and Masterpieces Histories and Views of Public Sculpture in NYC 1st Ed
By Donald Martin Reynolds
Located in valatie, NY
Monuments and Masterpieces Histories and Views of Public Sculpture in New York City by Donald Martin Reynolds. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,...
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18th Century English Porcelain Figures by William King, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
English porcelain figures of the 18th century by William King. London: Medici society, 1925. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. The pieces were selected and described and with ...
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English 20th Century Books

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Gods Delight, the Human Figure in Classical Bronze, First Edition
By David Gordon Mitten, Arielle P. Kozloff
Located in valatie, NY
The Gods delight, the Human figure in Classical bronze. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art and Indiana University Press, 1988. First edition paper back. 373 pp. An extensive cata...
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Peggy Moffitt and William Claxton, The Rudi Gernreich 'Book'
By Peggy Moffitt, William Claxton
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rizzoli, New York , 1991 Discover the true extent to Rudi Gernbreich deep-rooted influence upon the fashion world. A master of form and shape, comfort ...
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American 20th Century Books

Studio Yearbook: Decorative Art, 1943-1948
By The Studio Publications, London 1
Located in London, GB
Published by The Studio, London. By Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost. A selection of leading architectural projects, interior designs, furniture and household items present...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

Town and Country by Mark Girouard, First Edition
By Mark Girouard
Located in valatie, NY
Town and country by Mark Girouard. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 274 pp. A fascinating collection of essays and articles on places visited by the architectural historian Mark Girouard with insights into both the buildings and its inhabitants. He tells of the houses he visited as a boy and how he became interested in architecture and he provides his interpretation of the origins of English Rococo art, analyses the formation of an English seaside...
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Regency Furniture by Clifford Musgrave, First Edition
By Clifford Musgrave
Located in valatie, NY
Regency furniture, 1800-1830 by Clifford Musgrave. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Musgrave was curator of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the ep...
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Chinese Trade Porcelain, First Edition by Michel Beurdeley
Located in valatie, NY
Chinese Trade Porcelain, 1st Ed by Michel Beurdeley. Charles E. Turtle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1962. Tipped-in color frontispiece and 24 tipped-in color plates, 100 monochrome text figures, 244 monochrome figures in the appendix. A through explanation of Chinese export porcelain and its debt to the west; historical surveys of the Far Eastern connections to al of the countries named...
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Andy Warhol (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Rare Swedish Exhibition Catalogue This book was published on the occasion of the Andy Warhol exhibition at Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1968, it was edited by Andy Warhol, Kasper K...
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English Furniture from Charles II to George II, Ltd First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture from Charles II to George II: A full account of the design, material and quality of workmanship of walnut and mahogany furniture of this period; and of how spurious...
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English 20th Century Books

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Stately Mansions, 18th Century Paris Architecture, First Edition
By Michel Gallet
Located in valatie, NY
Stately Mansions, 18th century Paris Architecture by Michel Gallet. NY: Praeger Publishers,1972. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 196 pp. A...
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"This Was the Photo League - Compassion and the Camera"
By The Photo League
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, 2001. 'Compassion and the Camera from the Depression to the Cold War', a powerful compilation of the photographers inv...
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American 20th Century Books

English Furniture With Furniture of Other Countries in the Untermeyer Collection
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture With Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by John Gloat. London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. 358+...
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English 20th Century Books

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Pay Dirt - Kenward Elmslie, Joe Brainard - 1st Edition, Bamberger Books, 1992
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Bamberger Books, Michigan, 1992. A very scarce retrospective collection of poetic comics produced by Kenward Elmslie and Joe Brained who worked collabora...
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American Modern 20th Century Books

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Mark Kostabi, Kostabi New Paintings 'Signed', 1991
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Galleria In Arco, 1991 This catalogue was published on the occasion of an exhibition of new paintings by Mark Kostabi,; a controversial figure in the a...
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Italian 20th Century Books

New England Past, First Edition by Norman Kotker
By Norman Kotker
Located in valatie, NY
New England Past by Norman Kotker and Jane Sugden. Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1981. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 258 pp., with over 200 gravure reproductions. This collection ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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Hans Richter,  Hans Richter
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Thames and Hudson, 1971. Pioneer of Dada and the Experimental Film. This book is both an autobiography of Hans Richter’s life, and an artist monogra...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal, First Edition
By Genevieve Souchal
Located in valatie, NY
French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. 128 pp.; 127 illustrations, including thirty...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter, 1st Ed
By John Pultz
Located in valatie, NY
A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter by John Pultz. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 136 pp. with 19 refere...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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British Art Pottery by A.W. Coysh, First Edition
By A.W. Coysh
Located in valatie, NY
British Art Pottery. by A.W. Coysh. London: David and Charles Limited, 1976. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. A reference book of B...
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English 20th Century Books

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Rut Blees Luxemburg – Commonsensual, The Works of Rut Blees Luxembourg Book
By Rut Blees Luxemburg
Located in London, GB
First edition, hard cover, published by Black Dog Publishing, London, 2009 The works of German photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg are undeniably beautiful, elevating the over-looked or the obscured in the cityscape with streetlights creating rich cinematic textures across cracked paving and empty courtyards. Many of these scenes return to their environment, whether in the street or displayed in a tube station. This monograph presents several photo series in full-page color reproductions. Her work has been featured on the album artwork...
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British 20th Century Books

Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884 by Jean Lipman. Clarkson N. Potter, 1980. First edition paperback. For an exhibition organized by The Hudson River Mu...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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English Pottery by Griselda Lewis, First Edition
By Griselda Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
A picture history of English pottery by Griselda Lewis. London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. A history of pottery in England with 418 illustrated examples. It includes pieces with a simple crudity and rustic simplicity to pieces of extreme sophistication. The book covers periods from the first Bronze Age to post WWII with an emphasis on the humorous quality of many. There are medieval jugs...
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English 20th Century Books

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Intimate Visions the Photography of Dorothy Norman, by Miles Barth First Edition
By Miles Barth Norman
Located in valatie, NY
Intimate Visions: The Photography of Dorothy Norman by Miles Barth. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1993. She was best known for her long association wi...
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The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Rex Whistler had an amazing career which was cut short when at the age of just 39, he was killed in action during the second world war. During his short twenty year career he encompassed all areas of art and design - from sets for theatre and ballet, book illustrations his most famous being Gulliver's Travels, mural painting in large country houses and portrait painting. He designed the Cafe for the Tate Gallery, did posters for Shell Petroleum, he created designs for Wedgwood china and the wall murals he did for Lady Edwina Mountbatten...
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The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place by John M. Bryan. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition har...
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Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Miller, Francis Trevelyan (Charles A Lindbergh). Lindbergh: His Story in Pictures. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons (Knickerbocker Press), 1929. Collector's Edition. Octavo, o...
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L'art Du Meuble En Belgique Au XXeme Siecle De Horta a Nos Jours (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Frans Defour The Art of furniture in Belgium in the 20th century, this is a scarce hardback book in a presentation slipcase, 213 pages with colour and...
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Martha' Vineyard Houses and Gardens, First Edition
By Polly Burroughs
Located in valatie, NY
Martha's Vineyard Houses and Gardens. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1992. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 223 pp. A look into the private homes and gardens of Martha's Vineyard from an Edgartown mansion to a Gay Head beach cottage and every kind of garden from a perennial border to a wildflower meadow. Illustrated is the diversity of the island from a formal Edgartown whaling captain's house with English formal gardens, an Oak Bluffs gingerbread house...
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Architecture of Yorke Rosenberg Mardall 1944-1972
By Eugene Rosenberg, F. R. S. Yorke, Cyril Mardall
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Lund Humphries/Crane Russak, 1972 with signed letter YSM were the architects of modern Britain and the English associate architects for Eero Saarinen's b...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

Modern Prints and Drawings by Paul J. Sachs, First Edition
By Paul J. Sachs
Located in valatie, NY
Modern Prints and Drawings, a guide to a better understanding of draughtsmanship, by Paul J. Sachs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 262 ...
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Correct Woodwork for the Colonial Home (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very useful and interesting pamphlet dating from 1930 which was produced by the Morgan Woodwork Organization to show the designs for Colonial style of Woodwork and how it should be...
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Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina Alla Città Di Padova, First Edition
By Clauco B. Tiozzo
Located in valatie, NY
Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina alla città di Padova (The Brenta Villas from Lizza Fusina to the city of Padova) by Clauco B. Tiozzo. Venice: Cavallino, 1977. First edition hardc...
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