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Set of 22 Antique Les Grands Écrivains Books
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of twenty-two volumes of the works of Moliére and Saint-Simon. This set of books are
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Antique 19th Century French Other Books

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Paper

Set of 22 Antique Les Grands Écrivains Books
Set of 22 Antique Les Grands Écrivains Books
H 6.13 in W 61.25 in D 5.75 in
Set of 31 Dutch Books by Poet J. Van Den Vondel
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of thirty-one antique books about the life and works of Joost Van Den Vondel, a Dutch
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Other Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of 16 French History Books by M. LeCount de Lacépede
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of sixteen French history volumes by M. LeCount de Lacépede. This set of books are
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Antique 19th Century French Other Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books
By Alfonso Maria De Liguori, Vivien, R.P. Michael
Located in valatie, NY
seem to be the parish priest's name hand written on the head, tail and fore edge which is Sandi
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Antique 18th Century Italian Books

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Paper, Animal Skin

Antique Book Set, 13 Vols Charles Dickens Novels, English, Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Chapman & Hall between 1866 and 1868 Personalised greetings to the inside page, hand-written in 1869 Each
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Books

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Paper

Antique Book, The Coaching Age, Stanley Harris, English, Hard Bound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
illustrations provide great detail Replete with hand-written addenda to last page This is a delightful antique
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books

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Paper

19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a library with this beautiful antique red book named "La Sainte Vierge
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

A LOS TOROS by Daniel Perea
Located in valatie, NY
active/lived in Spain. He was best known for his bull fighting paintings. With a hand written excerpt
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Antique Early 1900s Spanish Books

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Paper

A LOS TOROS by Daniel Perea
A LOS TOROS by Daniel Perea
H 10.5 in W 14.75 in D 0.5 in
Property from the Collection of Mrs Charles Wrightsman (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Palm Beach, Florida. Some lots have hand written prices on them.
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20th Century Books

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Paper

A House in the Country Book by Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder
Located in New York, NY
rendered plans, hand‑painted illustrations by Anton Glikin, and a gatefold pullout of the garden plan
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Blanco by OCTAVIO PAZ
Located in Middletown, NY
in black and red, Bodoni type on Antique RLCH paper, joined to create a continuous 'concertina' of 32
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Books

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Paper

Blanco by OCTAVIO PAZ
Blanco by OCTAVIO PAZ
H 8 in W 6.75 in D 0.25 in
Japanese Complete ‘Noh Play’ Production, Houshou School 22 Books and Box, 1853
Located in South Burlington, VT
of a kind Japanese Complete "Noh Play" Production as written in 22 Woodblock books from the Utai Bon
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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Wood, Paper

Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of opossums. Originates from Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch für Kinder'. In 1790
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
H 9.45 in W 7.6 in D 0.02 in
Unique Pair of Hand Embroidered Silk & Copper Thread Gothic Art Christograms IHS
Located in Lisse, NL
collector and restorer of religious artefacts and he had also written books about this subject matter. We
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Copper

Hand Colored Engraving of Phellinus Igniarius and Laricifomes Officinalis Fungi
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of Phellinus igniarius and Laricifomes officinalis. Phellinus igniarius (syn
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

William Gladstone Antique Signed Title Page, 19th Century
Located in Jersey, GB
. Along the left hand margin Gladstsone has written “Please send … lots as usual and c.o. 10 Downing St
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Antique 1890s English Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

William Gladstone Antique Signed Title Page, 19th Century
William Gladstone Antique Signed Title Page, 19th Century
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H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 0.01 in
Antique Architectural Press Cathedral Cityscape Etching After Frank Brangwyn
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique cityscape print “From an Etching by Frank Brangwyn, R.A. A.D. 1922 by The architectural
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Vintage 1920s Prints

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Paper

Rare Palestine Antique Hebrew Judaica Yahrzeit Synagogue Sign Memorial Plaque
Located in Surfside, FL
. It pictures vignettes of holy places. with a hand written memorial. It was for the Tzedakah charity
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Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement More Art

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Lithograph

Antique Engraving of Majorinus, Bishop of Carthage of the Donatist Sect, 1701
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Majorinus Numida' Majorinus was a bishop of Carthage in dispute with
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Antique Early 1700s Prints

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Paper

18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with a Chalcedony Rosette
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment with a chalcedony rosette. It has antique hand-written Italian
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

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Rock Crystal

Chamberlains Worcester Oval Dish, Harlequin Pattern in Style of Donegal, ca 1795
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
, and a beautiful centre decoration. The dish is marked with the hand written red Chamberlains
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Antique 1790s English George III Serving Bowls

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Porcelain

Chinese Old Bamboo Slips with Calligraphy Jiandu, 59 Piece Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
one-of-a-kind slips with painted and applied hand calligraphy appeals to book lovers and antiquity
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

18th Century Pair of Italian Still Life Trompe L'Oeil Vision Jokes after Munari
By Cristoforo Munari
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning pair of antique Italian trompe l’oeil still life paintings, a pair of 18th century oil
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Antique Early 18th Century European Baroque Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

Jill Garber Nineteenth Century Porcelain Portrait of Christ Bolo with Turquoise
By Jill Garber
Located in Saginaw, MI
books. The word 'miniature' comes from the Latin word 'miniare'. From the 1460s these hand-written books
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2010s American Baroque Rope Necklaces

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Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Skull with Sacred Writings and Tablets of the Law - Tempera on Cardboard
Located in Roma, IT
, there is an antique cardboard label comìng from the original assembly with the written in black ink that
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Black and white landscape print of The Isle of Harris in the Hebrides Scotland
By ALEX BOYD
Located in London, GB
Collodion, Artist Proof, Hand Signed by the Artist Image: 82 x 58 cm Frame: 116 x 91 cm Frame; Original
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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Glass, Wood, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Archival Paper, Giclée

19th Century Lepidoptera: An Illustrated Compendium of Moths and Butterflies
Located in Langweer, NL
An antique hand-colored engraving. This particular illustration focuses on various moth and
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Moses Bible Painting Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS (American-Israeli, b. 1931) Moses and the burning bush, 1982, gouache on paper, Hand
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Artist Circus Fire Eater, Tiger
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS ''Circus, Fire Eaters'', 1989, gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom center
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting King David Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS (American-Israeli, b. 1931), ''David and Saul'', 1982, Gouache on paper Hand signed
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Linocut

Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Linocut

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Linocut

Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Creole Dancer
Creole Dancer
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Antique Hand Written Hebrew Megillah Parchment Esther Scroll Purim Judaica Book
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand written Esther Megillah scroll on parchment with carved handle.   Provenance: The
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Hardwood, Parchment Paper

Set of 15 Books on the History of England
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fifteen volume collection of the Collection of British Authors. This set of books is bound in
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Antique 19th Century French Other Books

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Fabric, Paper

Set of 8 Leather-Bound Books by A. de Lamartine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, title, and respective volume. Written in 1847, Histoire des Girondins details historical and first hand
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Antique 19th Century French Other Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of 10 Books by the French Poet Alfred de Musset
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of ten volumes of works by Alfred de Musset. This set of books are bound in leather
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Antique 19th Century French Other Books

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Paper

Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
marbled paper boards and vellum spine, with hand written lists front and back of the art works within
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Books

Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
Grand Tour Intaglio Collection
H 10 in W 6.375 in D 1.625 in
Japanese Complete ‘Noh Play’ Production, Houshou School 22 Books and Box 1853
Located in South Burlington, VT
kind Japanese Complete "Noh Play" Production as written in 22 Woodblock books from the Utai Bon Houshou
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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Paper, Wood

Japanese Giant Antique Sumi Ink Calligraphy Book Cache, One of a kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
stack of old hand written paper leaves/compositions are quite appropriate for study and framing
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Paper

Amazing Antique Japanese Pottery Jar/Beautiful Natural Glaze Vase/9-11th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
shaped, here are some photos from art books, so please check them out. This pottery has a natural
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

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Pottery

Japanese Antique Pottery Edo Period 1600-1650 Old Vase of "Tamba"/Wabi-Sabi Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
(red circle). I think the previous owner fixed it in the past. -Also, there is a sticker (written as
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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

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Pottery

Antique Quaint Furniture Stickley Bros Quartersawn Oak Mission Sideboard Buffet
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Dayton, OH
may have also produced some of their hand-wrought hardware designs. James M. Seino headed Stickley
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Early 20th Century Mission Buffets

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Oak

1829 Declaration of Independence Draft by Thomas Jefferson, Antique Engraving
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
could add their thoughts and approve what Jefferson had written. Jefferson referred to this copy of the
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Antique 1820s American Prints

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Paper

19th Century English Leather Bound and Gilt Holy Family Bible, Three Volumes
Located in Dallas, TX
No library is complete without a classic, antique bible. This three-volume antique family
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Religious Items

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Leather, Paper

Pair of French Oil on Canvas Paris Paintings in Carved Frames Signed M. Abougit
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Dallas, TX
artworks are signed by the artist on the lower left corner, Marcel Abougit, with hand written information
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Oak

Chinese Framed Set Bamboo Slips With Calligraphy Jiandu
Located in South Burlington, VT
column of brush-written text each, with space for several tens of visually complex ancient Chinese
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Old Print of the Sestro River in Liberia Showing People and Animals, 1744
By Johannes Kip
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'A map of Sestro River (…).' - This plate shows Fish, birds, animals and
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

after Henri Matisse - Fern - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Antique Tennis Book, Lawn Tennis by Straw Hat
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Dean's champion hand books, lawn tennis By Straw Hat. A rare instructional pocket book on Lawn
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Antique 1880s British Sporting Art Books

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Paper

Antique Tennis Book, Lawn Tennis by Straw Hat
Antique Tennis Book, Lawn Tennis by Straw Hat
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H 7.09 in W 4.93 in D 0.28 in
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Antique Hand Written Books For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of antique hand written books for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect modern, abstract or Old Masters examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Antique hand written books available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, blue, purple, beige and more. (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse and ALEX BOYD took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, linocut and paint.

How Much are Antique Hand Written Books?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — antique hand written books in our inventory begin at $55 and can go as high as $23,720, while the average can fetch as much as $1,405.