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Le Soir Illustre, Mai 1949 to Sept 1949 French Magazines Paris France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
26 issues casebound in buckram. Nos. 883 - 899, mai 1949 to sept 1949. Title: Le Soir Illustre
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Books

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1894-1949 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly
By Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Bath, GB
of text. This collection also includes one additional volume from 1949, containing selections from
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Paper

The Sculptures of Picasso Photographs by Brassaï 1949 1st Edition
By Brassaï, Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rodney Phillips & Co, 1949. A very important book of Picasso's
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

1940s Classics Club Books, Set of 10
Located in Bradenton, FL
A collection of ten Classics Club books from the 1940s. Published between 1942-1948, printed in the
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Vintage 1940s Books

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Paper

1940s Classics Club Books, Set of 10
1940s Classics Club Books, Set of 10
H 7.5 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
- Zurich, 29 January 1968) Texts Bernard Dorival Oeuvres 1949-1968 Èdition Nichido.
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Vintage 1970s French Japonisme Books

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Paper

Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
H 15.75 in W 12.6 in D 2.37 in
Two Volume Set on European Ceramic Art, Pair of 1st Ed's Books
By W.B. Honey
Located in valatie, NY
, 1949. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color and black and white
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20th Century English Books

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Paper

The Art of Cartier 1988 Geneva Auction Hardcover Book
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Simpson in 1949; the now-infamous Ruby Suite presented to Elizabeth Taylor by her third husband, Mike Todd
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20th Century Swiss Couture

Fishing Book, Golden Days by Romilly Fedden
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage fishing book, golden days by Romilly Fedden A good 1949 (2nd edition) angling book by
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Vintage 1940s English Sporting Art Books

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Gramar of Chinese Lattice by Daniel Sheets Dye, Harvard-Yenching Institute
By Michael Dye
Located in San Francisco, CA
books, formerly owned by the famous Architect Robert Stanton, who inherited many books from the sister
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Albert Engstrom Leather & Gilt Swedish Book Set, C. 1945
By Bonniers
Located in Ross, CA
Stockholm in 1945. The Swedish language books are books are filled with the authors illustrations, the
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Vintage 1940s Swedish British Colonial Books

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Leather

Catalogue of the Vernay Collection A Special Sale Prior to Retirement, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
. Vernay, Incorporated, New York. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paper

MONTHERLANT, Henry de.. La Reine Morte. 1944 - BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MONTHERLANT, Henry de. TITLE: La Reine Morte. PUBLISHER: Paris: Aux depens d'un groupe de bibliophiles, 1944. DESCRIPTION: BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET. 1 vol., 12-3/4" x 9-...
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Vintage 1940s French Books

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Leather

Ida, A Novel by Gertrude Stein, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
identity, as well as a fascinating reflection on her own career as a famous personality. NPT Books, a
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Vintage 1940s Books

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Giovanni Bellini by Philip Hendy and Ludwig Goldscheider, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
effect on the Venetian painting school, especially on his pupils Giorgione and Titian. NPT Books a
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Vintage 1940s English Books

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Paper

Important Collection of the Late Emil Winter, Parke-Bernet, 1st Ed, 1/15, 1942
Located in valatie, NY
& Trust. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Notable Paintings by Old Masters: from the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann
Located in valatie, NY
. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paintings by 19th C & Contemporary American Artists, the Collection Samuel Shaw
Located in valatie, NY
whom he knew in person. An important catalog of American artists. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein
Located in valatie, NY
. Published by Bonanza Books 1942, New York, NY. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Original poster Loterie Nationale 9E Tranche 1940 by Artist Derouet Lesacq
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1940, France - framed - original, no reprint - Artist:Derouet Lesacq - Lithograph printed in colour jr
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Books

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Paper, Glass

Early American Bottles & Flasks & Other Rare American Glass Collected, Maclay
Located in valatie, NY
books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paper

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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The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Van Der Elst, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Flemish Style. NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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White Pillars Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
. NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen, Important Early American Miniatures
Located in valatie, NY
division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paper

Lonsdale Library Boxing Book
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Seeley Service & Co. Ltd., printed by Strangeways Press Limited. Volume XI. Books in the Lonsdale
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Vintage 1940s English Sporting Art Books

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Lonsdale Library Boxing Book
Lonsdale Library Boxing Book
H 8 in W 6 in D 1 in
Lonsdale Library Book, Hounds and Dogs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Press Limited. Volume XIII. Books in the Lonsdale Library consist of Flat Racing, Wild Fowling
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Vintage 1940s English Sporting Art Books

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Liquidation of The Entire Stock of The NY Store of Yamanaka & Co., 1944, Cat. #1
Located in valatie, NY
reflecting the political atmosphere of post Pearl Harbor bombing. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Lonsdale Library, Fishing Book
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Britain by R. & R. Clark Limited. Volume IV. Books in the Lonsdale Library consist of Flat Racing, Wild
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Vintage 1940s English Sporting Art Books

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Paper

Lonsdale Library, Fishing Book
Lonsdale Library, Fishing Book
H 8 in W 6 in D 1 in
Oeuvres Completes De Colette. Complete Works of Colette - FIRST COLLECTED EDITON
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COLETTE, Sidonie-Gabrielle. TITLE: Oeuvres Completes De Colette. (The Complete Works of Colette). PUBLISHER: Paris: Flammarion, Le Fleuron, 1948-1950, DESCRIPTION: THE FI...
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Vintage 1940s French Books

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Leather

Picasso by Gertrude Stein
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso by Gertrude Stein. B.T. Batsford, LTD, London, 1948. 3rd Ed hardcover no dust jacket. With 64 illustrations in color and B&W. The famous writer and expatriate Gertrude Stein ...
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Vintage 1940s Books

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Picasso by Gertrude Stein
Picasso by Gertrude Stein
H 8.75 in W 5.75 in D 0.5 in
1940s Our Big Red Story Book First Edition Children's Book
Located in New York, NY
"Our Big Red Story Book" 1940s binder children's book with a red vinyl cover. Published by Ginn and Company. Copyright 1948. It helps to teach students "My Little Red Story Book," wh...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paris Ephemeral Decorations, French Book by André Granet, Original 1948 Edition
By General Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Décors éphémères: Les Expositions Jeux d'Eau et de Lumière, (Ephemeral decorations: water and light games exhibitions,) French book by André Granet, Original edition 1948, Preface by...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Books

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Vintage 1948 the Haunting of Toby Jugg Early Sci Fi Horror Book
Located in Seguin, TX
The Haunting of Toby Jugg by Dennis Wheatley. Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London., 1948. Black cloth hardcover binding, illustrated dust jacket, edge wear, tea...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Vintage Hardcover Book: a Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan 1941
Located in San Diego, CA
cover. See photos Hardcover book is in very good condition. Beautiful antique book. Antique Books
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Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Books

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Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, Grosset & Dunlap Edition, Circa 1940
By Zane Grey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Grey, Zane. Riders of the Purple Sage. A Novel. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 (1940s). Illustrated by Douglas Duer. Presented in full gray Moroccan leather with gilt tooling to fr...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Authentic Reproductions Sales Cat. of the H.C. Valentine & Co. with 10-Booklets
Located in valatie, NY
division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Mahogany, Paper

Bauhaus Book Holders in Grey Lacquered Metal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bauhaus metal book holders, manufactured in Germany, circa 1940. In great original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
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Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Books

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Metal

Bauhaus Book Holders in Grey Lacquered Metal
Bauhaus Book Holders in Grey Lacquered Metal
No Reserve
H 7.09 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Lee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Three Vols., First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
throughout. New custom archival slipcase. Slipcase is fitted with a ribbon for easy access to books without
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Christmas: A Story, Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
on the front free page in ink. Starting in 1932, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote many books for children
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Book "Logos Volume 1, Arduino Panaro Method" and Wooden Rappelling, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare book Arduino Panaro Bari "logos" method, volume 1, 1930s / 40s, over 400 illustrated pages, signed by the author, equipped with a wooden rappelling team Spignese il...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Books

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Tennessee Williams, Five Young American Poets, Signed First Edition, 1944
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Williams, Tennessee. TITLE: Five Young American Poets. Third Series 1944. PUBLISHER: Norfolk: New Directions, 1944. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., hardc...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Fabric

Charles DICKENS, A Christmas Carol, 1940, IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: Chicago: the Monastery Hill Press, 1940. DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 6-1...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Leather

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
By Jane Peterson
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated volume XXXVII, number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
H 11.25 in W 8.25 in D 0.25 in
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
By Jane Peterson
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated Volume XXXVII, Number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
H 11.25 in W 8.25 in D 0.25 in
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with gilt titles, gi...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by William Henry Hudson. New York: Knopf, 1943. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John Galsworthy. Illustrated with pa...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second edition hardcover with paper label on spine and cover. 32 pages. The autographed editi...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Carl Sandburg, 'Henry Flannery', Bronze Wood, Limited Signed Edition, 1941
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Sandburg, Carl ( Henry Flannery ). Title: Bronze Wood. Publisher: San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1941. Description: limited signed edition. 1 vol., 8-3/4" x 11-...
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Leather, Fabric

1940s Jeweled Enameled Brass Daybook Phonebook Note Pad with Stone Buddah
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Purse note pad book, cinches paper in binding, works well with index cards, as shown. Carved Green Stone possibly Jade of a Confucius Asian Man with Long Beard.
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Art Deco Books

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Brass

'With Fly, Plug & Bait' Signed Presentation Copy to Publisher, Leather Bound
By Ray Bergman
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
With Fly, Plug & Bait Signed Presentation Copy To Publisher Leather Bound Only One Copy Done for Publisher, Printed Presentation inside and pen signed from Author, includes envel...
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Vintage 1940s American Country Books

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Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
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Vintage 1940s American Other Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in London, GB
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
H 13.59 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude, First Edition Book
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hamilton -The Slaves of Solitude Published by Constable, London 1947. First edition. Hamilton, cult author of Hangover Square and denizen of seedy pre-war literary Lond...
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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Books

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Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
: I. The Gathering Storm (1948). II. Their Finest Hour (1949). III. The Grand Alliance (1950). IV
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Books

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Wegner Just One Good Chair by Christian Holmsted Olesen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
even John F. Kennedy sat on his Round Chair, which is now simply called The Chair (1949). Trained as a
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20th Century Books

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"The Second World War, " Chartwell Edition by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
(1949). III. The Grand Alliance (1950). IV. The Hinge Of Fate (1950). V. Closing The Ring (1951). VI
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20th Century American Books

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Northwest Passage 1st Limited 2 Vol Ed by Kenneth Roberts, Signed & Numbered
Located in valatie, NY
publisher retained number 2. Nelson Doubleday (1889 – 1949) was a U.S. book publisher and president of
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Vintage 1930s American Books

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The Book Of Common Prayer - 1960 - IN A SCARCE EARLY BINDING BY PHILIP SMITH !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
in 1949, graduating from the Royal College of Art in London with First Class Honours in 1954. He was
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Vintage 1960s British Books

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Leather

Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Located in valatie, NY
bookplate inside the front cover. Nelson Doubleday (June 16, 1889 – January 11, 1949) was a U.S. book
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Vintage 1920s American Books

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There is a range of 1949 books for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct 1949 books — often made from paper, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of 1949 books available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of 1949 books to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco 1949 books are of considerable interest. Pablo Picasso, Winston Churchill and Brassaï each produced beautiful 1949 books that are worth considering.

How Much are 1949 Books?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $850, while they’re typically $45 on the low end and $17,500 highest priced.