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Book Slide Extending Bookend Rack Inlaid Maple
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Inlaid book slide extending bookend rack. A late 19 century continental marquetry book slide
Category

19th Century French Antique Book Slide

Materials

Maple, Sycamore

Antique Book Slide Extending Bookend Rack Inlaid Maple
Book Slide Extending Bookend Rack Inlaid Maple
1 bid
No Reserve
H 8.67 in W 16.54 in D 4.73 in
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Self Closing Coromandel Book Slide
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a high quality antique Victorian Coromandel self closing adjustable book slide, circa 1860
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Bronze

Antique Extending Book Slide, French Burr Walnut, Brass, Library Rack, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique extending book slide. A French, burr walnut and brass book rack, dating to the
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Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

British Tiger Oak Renaissance Revival Book Slide or Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely Early 20C British Tiger Oak Renaissance Revival Book Slide. Made in England
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Late 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Book Slide

Materials

Oak

c. 1900 Brass Book Slide by Judd Mfg. Co., CT.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Expanding, folding brass book slide with cast iron camels by Judd Mfg. Co., CT., c.1900. The camels
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Teak, Decorative Novel Stand, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. An Anglo-Indian, teak decorative novel stand, dating to the
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Book Slide

Materials

Teak

Antique Book Slide, English, Walnut, Extending, Novel Stand, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book slide. An English, walnut extending novel stand, dating to the early
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Book Slide

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Betjemann's Porcelain Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality antique Victorian coromandel porcelain inset adjustable book slide, by
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Hand Painted Book Slide / Bookends Dog, After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
By Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous pristine Victorian papier mache book slide / expanding bookends with most exquisite hand
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Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Book Slide

19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
Jasperware Medallions Book Slide. Probably made in England circa 1870-80, from glorious imported Coromandel
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Antique Keystone View Stereoscope Library Book Slides Images World War
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Keystone View Co Sterographic Library index photo cards / slides and Stereoscope. Features
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Book Slide

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Large Napoleon III Ebonized Partners’ Desk, circa 1860
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
stringing and a matching book slide at either end, each side with one long and two short drawers above two
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Ebony

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
pigeon holes Pair letter slots each side on top, concave shaped book slides with locks & keys, under
Category

1880s English Sheraton Antique Book Slide

Materials

Satinwood

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
drawers, all above two pedestals, each enclosing further drawers, both sides with a book slide, the
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Amboyna

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
H 34 in W 61 in D 25.75 in
Antique Librarian's Book Tray, English, Tool Slide, Storage, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique librarian's book tray. An English, mahogany tool slide, dating to the Georgian
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Late 18th Century British Antique Book Slide

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Black Forest Owl Sculpture Book Rack with Sliding Owl Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
All hand-carved and adjustable Black Forest books rack. This rare and magnificently carved bookstand dates from circa 1880 and it is in truly excellent condition. The details in the...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Book Slide

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Glass, Oak

A Large Three Drawer Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Chest and Work Box, c1925
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
earlier book slide, which was likely made by Henry Hollamby and thus dating to the latter part of the 19th
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Paper

Antique 19th Century Black Forest Bear Adjustable Book Shelf / Book Rack Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & rare! This 19th century black forest books rack/ book shelf with ''Bears holding baby
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Book Slide

Materials

Fruitwood

Quality Antique Victorian Walnut & Brass Mounted Sliding Bookends
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian walnut & brass mounted sliding bookends, having quality sliding walnut
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Antique English Coromandel & Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th C
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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1860s English Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
Located in Hudson, NY
slide for the raising of the table's top. Metamorphic tables are especially interesting as they served
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19th Century English Regency Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
H 27.75 in W 26.5 in D 17.75 in
English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
drawer fronts are enlivened with crotch mahogany veneers that are match booked across the front. This
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19th Century English Regency Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
H 55.5 in W 46.5 in D 13.25 in
Mother Goose Gems Book - Three Dutch Children
Located in Miami, FL
inscription reading: “Full Page / 6 Buff / Three children sliding on the ice / upon a summer’s day” above
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1910s Art Nouveau Antique Book Slide

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

18th Early 19th Century Georgian China or Book Press
Located in Charleston, SC
18th- early 19th century Georgian mahogany china or book press on original French feet. Two part
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Biedermeier Commode / Drawer Cabinet with Book Matching Oak Drawers
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful Scandinavian craftsman commode / drawer cabinet with book matching front in oak veneer
Category

Early 18th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Book Slide

Materials

Oak, Pine

Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
extends to over 50" through a system of seven graduating slide out brass telescoping extenders; each
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Nouveau Cast Iron and Brass Adjustable Book Stand by Judd Company
By Judd Co.
Located in Doylestown, PA
Art Nouveau bronzed cast iron and brass book stand attributed to the Judd Foundry, c. 1920s. The
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Biedermeier Antique Writing Cylinder Bureau/Desk with Drawers c1880
Located in Oak Park, MI
Biedermeier style. The cylinder top slides up to reveal a plethora of drawers, hidden drawers, nooks and
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Mid-19th Century British Biedermeier Antique Book Slide

Materials

Wood

Late 18th Century English Satinwood Commode Of Bombe Form
Located in Dublin, IE
front corners cross-banded in kingwood. The kingwood moulded border frame around central panels of book
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Satinwood

Victorian Mahogany Carters adjustable Reading table
By John Carter
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Mahogany CARTERS adjustable bed Reading Table. Mahogany top with two hinged book rests
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19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Regency Mahogany Collectors / Folio Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
A finely crafted piece with a rectangular top with leather inset and ratcheting book stand over a
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1810s English Regency Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century Louis Philippe chest is stunning. The French do such an amazing job of book
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1880s French Antique Book Slide

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Louis Philippe Chest
19th Century Louis Philippe Chest
H 41 in W 54 in D 24 in
George III Satinwood And Tulipwood Work Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular adjustable top with removable book holder. Adjustable fire screen and drawer and slide
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1790s English George III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

George III Satinwood And Tulipwood Work Table
George III Satinwood And Tulipwood Work Table
H 28.5 in W 23.75 in D 16.75 in
Rare George III Walnut and Mahogany Caddy-Top Bachelor’s Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
, ca 1760. This is a superb quality bachelor chest with slide, in a rare combination of well-figured
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1760s George III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Victorian Sterling Silver 'Amity Eternity Infinity' Locket
Located in Brisbane, QLD
allows either a large chain or bolt ring clasp to slide through with ease. To the front of the piece is
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
The double top drawer slides out on hidden rollers and the baize section then slides back. Original
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18th Century English Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

George II Walnut Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
mirrored doors on bracket feet. Upper cabinet with candle slides conceals book shelves while slant front
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18th Century British George II Antique Book Slide

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Pair of 19th Century 3 Panel Natural Walnut French Wardrobe Doors
Located in Mckinney, TX
from solid walnut, each panel is book-matched, giving them a sophisticated look. The doors are fairly
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19th Century French Antique Book Slide

Materials

Walnut

Antique Ladies Vanity Box, Italian, Olive Wood, Keepsake, Jewellery, Sorrento
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, hand-painted birds adorn the lid Distinctive book motif with numbered spines to the fascia Sliding
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Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Olive

Continental Mahogany One Drawer Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
Continental mahogany one drawer cabinet, the top with book match flame mahogany veneer and cross
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1860s German Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

Continental Mahogany One Drawer Cabinet
Continental Mahogany One Drawer Cabinet
H 33.5 in W 39.75 in D 21.38 in
Architect's Table circa 1760 in Mahogany with Mechanism Chippendale Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Chippendale style and period in mahogany. the hinged, easel top with an articulated sprung book ledge
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18th Century British Chippendale Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
writing surface, two lower book matched mahogany cabinet doors revealing interior sliding shelf, and
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1810s American Federal Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

A mahogany three-drawer serpentine chest of drawers, attributed to Henry Hill
By Henry Hill of Marlborough
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
drawers, originally with a fitted top drawer, now retaining the slide, decorated with flame book matched
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1770s English Georgian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany

A Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
superstructure above a desk base with central pullout frieze drawer fitted with a writing slide. The precious
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Book Slide

Materials

Ormolu

George II Walnut Caddy Top Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
Georgian walnut chest, or commode. The original fitted brushing slide to the top drawer is an unusual
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Book Slide

Materials

Walnut

George II Walnut Caddy Top Chest
George II Walnut Caddy Top Chest
H 31.54 in W 31.01 in D 17.51 in
Rene Lalique Blue Glass Serpents Pendant
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
has sliding knot adjustable size. Engraved makers mark, 'Lalique' to the reverse. Book reference
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1920s Antique Book Slide

Materials

Glass

Rene Lalique Blue Glass Serpents Pendant
Rene Lalique Blue Glass Serpents Pendant
H 1.82 in W 1.5 in D 0.21 in
English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Brass Finial Gallery Sideboard, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
scrolled acanthus floral candelabra, flanking oval book matched cabinet doors with fitted interior drawers
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1780s English Regency Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

William and Mary Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase or Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
are typical of this period, and are repeated in the side returns. The book-matched, hand-cut veneers
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Book Slide

Materials

Walnut

George III Chippendale-Period Serpentine Commode
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
graduated, lockable drawers with keyholes resting upon bracket feet. The top drawer slides to reveal a green
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

George III Chippendale-Period Serpentine Commode
George III Chippendale-Period Serpentine Commode
H 32.75 in W 42.75 in D 24.25 in
Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Writing Slide with fold up Book Stand. The Metamorphic Chest of Drawers has a One Board Fiddleback
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Book Slide

Materials

Mahogany

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
with floral and arabesque designs as well as inlaid diapered cartouches. The three sides have book
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1890s French Antique Book Slide

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Ladies Desk
French Inlaid Ladies Desk
H 41 in W 30 in D 19.75 in
French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
seamless symmetry. The top drawer is a perfectly book-matched selection that billows like flames from the
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19th Century English Empire Antique Book Slide

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

St.peter Oil on table Gold 15th Century Old master Germany Gothic Religious Art
By Stephan Lochner (Meersburg, around 1400 - Cologne 1451)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
golden keys of Heaven (alluding to power in the kingdom of heaven) and the book of scripture. An
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Book Slide

Materials

Oil

Large Cast and Chiseled Bronze Plaque - Saint Sebastian, Rome 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
of the arms and torso as well as the ribs. The perizonium seems to slide along the hips, ready to
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Book Slide

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gothic Revival Oak Breakfront Wardrobe Thomas King 19th Century
Located in London, GB
reveal five linen slides above six short raised geometric panelled drawers, flanked by projecting blind
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1840s Gothic Revival Antique Book Slide

Materials

Oak

Bauhaus Desk by Erich Diekmann, Rosewood Veneer, Restored, Germany, 1920s
By Bauhaus
Located in Regensburg, DE
there are two book compartments with original sliding glass doors.
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1920s German Bauhaus Antique Book Slide

Materials

Stainless Steel, Nickel

West Indian Satinwood Gentleman’s Compactum/Press Attributed to Holland & Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
form with central cupboard doors opening to reveal four slides, flanked on both sides with five banks
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1840s English Antique Book Slide

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Italian Sorrento Ware Olive Wood Casket, 1920s
Located in London, GB
reveal a red felt interior. The lower book spine slides back to allow acess to a secret compartment
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1920s Italian Antique Book Slide

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Mixed Wood Marquetry Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
marble tops. The wood grain veneer on top, sides and drawer fronts is applied in a "four-way book-matched
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Book Slide

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
drawers. Fine craftsmanship with book-matched flame mahogany veneer and retaining a nice finish. Oak as a
Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Book Slide

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Antique Book Slide For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique book slide available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique book slide was constructed with great care. An antique book slide is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique book slide has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Betjemanns & Sons are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Book Slide?

The average selling price for an antique book slide at 1stDibs is $1,004, while they’re typically $317 on the low end and $2,349 for the highest priced.