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English Victorian Bamboo Bookcase with Book Binding Doors
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Victorian Bamboo Bookcase with Book Binding Doors. The double doors are framed in 19th
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Late 19th Century British Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Bamboo

Early 19th Century German Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
Handmade German silver book binding, circa 1804. Both covers pierced and chased with foliate
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Early 1800s German Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Silver

19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

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Iron

19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Black Painted and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The large Classic "Presse a
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

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Iron

19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

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Iron

English Victorian Bamboo Small Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bamboo and black lacquered small bookcase cabinet with leather book binding
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Bamboo

English Bamboo Cupboard
Located in Wilson, NC
English bamboo cupboard, the front decorated with real English leather book bindings. The top has
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1880s English Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Paint, Paper

Antique English Bamboo Cupboard
English Bamboo Cupboard
H 36 in W 23.25 in D 14 in
French Pair of Red Patinated Turned Wood Parisian Theater Candlesticks 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
similar to an 18th century book binding paper and each has a white paper label with a stamp representing a
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Wood

George II Carved Walnut & Feather Banded Bureau Bookcase
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
with a rectangular fall enclosing a fitted interior with false book bindings and four long drawers
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18th Century George II Antique Book Bindings

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Walnut

Napoleon III Cabinet in Walnut with Ormolu in Louis XVI Style, France, c. 1850
Located in Miami, FL
, bronze doré ormolu, antique 18th century French book bindings on the end doors and a brass wire on the
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Book Bindings

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Bronze, Ormolu

Lavar Kerman Carpet, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Classical Persian carpet design often followed the art of book binding and illuminated manuscript
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Early 1900s Persian Islamic Antique Book Bindings

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Wool

L'Argent qu'on Prete - Lithograph by Victor Prouvé - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
worked on book bindings with Camille Martin and the bookbinder René Wiener. In 1888, he discovered
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1910s Modern Antique Book Bindings

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Lithograph

Madonna Lactans , Gold Background , Quattrocento Attributed to Sano di Pietro
Located in PARIS, FR
and, in fact, he also produced frescoes, miniatures and book bindings. In 1481 and his death notice
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Wood

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding. In Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Binding In The Sienese Biccherna Aesthetic. Book Cover size 11 inches x 8.1 inches ( 28cm x 20.5cm
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding. In Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Binding In The Sienese Biccherna Aesthetic. Book Cover size 11 inches x 8.1 inches ( 28cm x 20.5cm
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Book Bindings

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Gesso, Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

19th Century Sri Lankan Rice Paper Prayer Book Tied with Wooden Binding
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century or earlier, Sri Lankan rice paper prayer book tied with wooden binding. Beautiful
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Book Bindings

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Wood, Paper

English Burl Walnut Brass Mounted Book Safe with 2 Tree Calf Leather Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual English burl walnut brass mounted book safe of unusually fine quality containing
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Book Bindings

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Brass

The Book of Common Prayer - 1871 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The
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1870s British Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Leather

The Book of Common Prayer - 1865 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments
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1860s British Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Leather

Angle and Nude - Lithograph by E. M. G. Van Offel - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
is also famous for the numerous and innovative projects of book binding made for different important
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Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Book Bindings

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Lithograph

Portrait of Young Man - Original Etching by E. Van Offel - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
innovative projects of book binding made for different important publishing houses in Belgium and the
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Etching

Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BURTON, Richard. TITLE: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night. PUBLISHER: London
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1890s British Antique Book Bindings

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Leather

Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
residual book binding along the left edge of the sheet. The print is otherwise in excellent condition
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

ANTIQUE CIR 1920 FAUX STACK OF BOOKS LEATHER CARRARA MARBLE SIDE TABLE DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
from top to bottom, there with be distressing to the leather book bindings and some marks on the marble
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Book Bindings

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Marble

Compilation of German Renaissance Artwork from Der Ornamentenschatz, 1887
Located in Langweer, NL
painting, book bindings, embroidery, and typographic embellishments. Each piece is meticulously rendered to
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1880s Antique Book Bindings

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Paper

The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald – FIRST EDITION, First printing
Located in Middletown, NY
list of other Fitzgerald titles at front of book; binding is square and solid; paper evenly toned; no
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Early 20th Century American Antique Book Bindings

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Gold Leaf

1920s American Art Deco Ronson Cherub & Butterfly Patinated Bronze Bookend Pair
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Forney, TX
book bindings with elegantly aged dull gilt finish, and green felt covered bases. Provenance
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Book Bindings

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Bronze

What a Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. “Ergo Sumo Ego” (which translates to “Therefore, I chose”) is written on the book binding at the base of
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1920s American Modern Antique Book Bindings

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Mixed Media

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
, of which 10 are colored, plus the minature on ivory of Lord Byron set in the binding. This book
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Great Britain English Red Leather Royal Presentation Box Victoria Regina
Located in Northampton, GB
. Some of the highest quality Morocco leather, usually goat skin, used in book binding was sourced from
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Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Brass

JOSEF HOFFMANN 1911-2011 Art Nouveau Bell Flowers Brooch In Sterling & Gemstones
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Miami, FL
and prolific designer of architecture, furniture, utensils, clothing, book bindings, posters, textiles
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Book Bindings

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Jade, Agate, Chrysophrase, Coral, Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver

Canada Goose: an Original 1st Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
the upper margin of the sheet and some wrinkling along the left edge related to the book binding. The
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Lithograph

Framed Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Meiji Period from a Rare Large Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
, a book-binding studio, a stone carving workshop, a basket-making studio and shop, a bottega that
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1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique Book Bindings

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Silk, Giltwood

Art Nouveau Female Nude William Shakespeare - "The Dryad Tree Forest of Arden"
Located in Miami, FL
-plates, book binding, illuminations, etchings, and pyrographic works of art. They were also interested in
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Book Bindings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
on the spine. Toning on first flyleaf otherwise book is bright and binding tight. Original silk
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Paper

Scènes Parlementaires - Rare Book Illustrated by Honoré Daumier - 1850
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
, Valmondois), realized in 1850. Published in Paris. Original Edition. Format: in Folio. The book includes
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1850s Modern Antique Book Bindings

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Lithograph, Paper

De re hortensi libellus, a 16th Century Children's Gardening Book
Located in Middletown, NY
inscribed on blank pages at end of book. Later brown calf binding with 5 raised bands and silver titles
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16th Century French Antique Book Bindings

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Gold Leaf

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Our Mutual Friend 1865 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
book and the binding will be professionally restored prior to shipping. We do have several Dickens 1st
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paper

Vintage Golf Book, F.g. Tait, a Record, by J.l. Low
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Book, F.G. Tait "A Record, Being His Life, Letters And Golfing Diary". A very well produced
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Early 1900s British Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Paper

Tout ce qu'on Voudra II - Rare Book Illustrated by Honoré Daumier - 1850
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Tout ce qu'on Voudra Album II is an original modern rare book engraved by Honoré Daumier (Marseille
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1850s Modern Antique Book Bindings

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Lithograph, Paper

Early 19th Century English Leather Bound Illustrated Family Holy Bible
Located in Dallas, TX
Childs circa 1814, the book showcases a sturdy leather binding with a prominent red title label marked
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Early 19th Century English Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paper

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
housed in a red custom buckram slipcase. The book contents and bindings are in excellent condition. There
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Bindings

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Paper, Leather

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
H 10 in W 8 in D 2 in
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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Late 19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

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Gold Leaf

Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Publication Date: 1791 Binding: Full-Leather Book condition: Very good Edition: Seventh Edition
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18th Century English Classical Greek Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paper

The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Limited Ed. Illustrated and Signed by A. Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
gilded, while the other edges are uncut. There is mild smudging of the bindings, but the book is in very
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paper

17th Century European Religious Book Binding Brass Mounts Vellum Monumental Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique animal skin or vellum book binding with brass or possibly bronze mounts (sometimes
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17th Century European Gothic Antique Book Bindings

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Brass, Bronze

Early 18th century leather book binding panels
Located in Toronto, ON
A pr. of panel doors covered with period 17th and 18th century leather book spines along with a pr
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Bindings

A Mysterious 18th Century Leather Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular wood structure covered with a pair of Latin leather book binding.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Book Bindings

'Encyclopedie Des Metiers D'art Decoration Moderne Tome II'
Located in New York, NY
'' high Includes posters, fabrics, bas-reliefs, book bindings, and interiors by leading designers of the
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Paper

Cast Iron Bindery Cart
Located in New York, NY
Originally used by a book binding company in the 1920s, this piece still has its original coat of
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Early 20th Century American Antique Book Bindings

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Iron

Cast Iron Bindery Cart
H 57.75 in W 28 in D 21 in
Louis XV Style Kingwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
of doors mounted with gilt embossed leather book bindings centering a rectangular mirror over a pair
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19th Century French Antique Book Bindings

Late 19th Century Panels of 18th Century French Bookbinds
Located in Hudson, NY
excellent condition and the upper half in three sections of 17th-19th century French book bindings
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Book Bindings

Book, A Fine Binding Boxiana, London, 1812
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine period illustrated book. The exterior of embossed leather boasts original gilt edges. Gilt
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Early 19th Century English Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Paper, Leather

Book, A Fine Binding Boxiana, London, 1812
Book, A Fine Binding Boxiana, London, 1812
H 8.75 in W 5.75 in D 1.15 in
English Four Panel Screen with Maps
By John Cary
Located in Kirkland, WA
finished with old gilt trim. The perimeter of each screen is finished with a "book-binding" and nail heads
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Other

English Four Panel Screen with Maps
English Four Panel Screen with Maps
H 67.5 in W 89 in D 1 in
Book, A Fine Binding, Road Scrapings, Coaches, and Coaching
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
London, 1882, illustrated. Fine tooled leather with exterior. The illustrations are colored.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Bindings

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Leather, Paper

Book, A Fine Binding The Life of John Mytton, Esq.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine 19th century London sporting book, 4th edition with colored prints of hunting, racing
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19th Century English Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Sèvres Nude Male and Female by Richard Guino in Terracotta 'Signed'
By Richard Guino
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
, bronze section. In 1929, exhibitions at the Galerie Hector Brame of drawings and small plates for book
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Stoneware, Terracotta

Mid-18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Italian silver book binding. An impressively designed, this book binding is formed
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Mid-18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Book Bindings

Materials

Silver

Early 18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
Hand-embossed Judaic book binding, Venice, Italy, circa 1700. Both covers bolding embossed with
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Book Bindings

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Silver

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Antique Book Bindings For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique book bindings available for sale. The range of distinct antique book bindings — often made from metal, iron and animal skin — can elevate any home. Antique book bindings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique book bindings bearing Georgian hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique book bindings over the years, but those made by Wiener Werkstätte are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Book Bindings?

Antique book bindings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,275, while the lowest priced sells for $180 and the highest can go for as much as $25,857.