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The Book of Love Poem (Thirst)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Robert Indiana
"The Book of Love Poem (Thirst)," 1996
Screenprint in color on A.N.W. Crestwood
Category
Early 1900s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Screen
Comic Poems - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1830
By George Cruikshank
Located in Roma, IT
Comic Poems ("Seven illustrated books in one volume") is an original modern rare book illustrated
Category
1830s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Etching, Woodcut
H 7.09 in W 2.37 in D 0.08 in
Les Poèmes - Original Rare Book Illustrated after Edouard Manet - 1889
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poèmes is an original modern rare book written by Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, 1809 - Baltimore
Category
1880s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 10.04 in W 6.5 in D 0.79 in
Book of Antique Poems by Robert Burns, Scottish Dialect English, Georgian, 1813
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns. A Scots English
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 7.68 in W 4.73 in D 0.79 in
Late 19th Century English Leather Faux “Book” Table with Classic Book Titles
Located in Middleburg, VA
Browning’s Poems. The top book opens to reveal a storage compartment. This is a book lover's dream piece of
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 19.5 in W 19.5 in D 14 in
The Golden Book of Swinburne's Lyrics
Located in Middletown, NY
poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles: The
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800
Located in Portland, OR
President George Washington, dated 1800.
A poem on the Death of President George Washington January 1
Category
1790s Federal Antique Poem Book
Materials
Silk
H 20.5 in W 13 in D 1 in
Milton, John, Paradise Lost, A Poem in Twelve-Books, 'Third Edition, 1678'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John.
TITLE: Paradise Lost. A Poem In Twelve-Books. The Third Edition. Revised
Category
1670s British Antique Poem Book
Materials
Leather
H 6.75 in W 4.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Croquet Rules Book, Croquet by Jacques
By John Jaques
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Croquet Rule book by John Jacques.
A rare early Croquet 'Laws and Regulations' book by
Category
1860s European Sporting Art Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
The Dance of Life a Poem; by Wm. Combe, Th. Rowlandson illustr. - FIRST ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
The Dance of Life, a Poem; by the author of "Doctor Syntax" William Combe & Thomas Rowlandson
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 9.25 in W 5.75 in D 1.25 in
Troyer - Rare Book Illustrated by Marc Chagall - 1922
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Troyer is an original Modern Rare book written by David Hofstein (Korostyshiv, 1889 – Mosca, 1952
Category
1920s Surrealist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Photogravure
H 13.63 in W 9.73 in D 0.2 in
Gargantua - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Dorè - 1854
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
Gargantua is an original modern rare book by François Rabelais illustrated for the first time by
Category
1850s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.03 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in
Tubutsch - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1911
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Tubutsch is an original modern rare book written by Albert Ehrenstein (Wien, 1886 – New York, 1950
Category
1910s Expressionist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 8.27 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
Max Weber Woodcut Print from "Primitives" Poetry Book Signed
By Max Weber
Located in Detroit, MI
ONE WEEK ONLY SALE
This woodcut print is an expressionist print on one of the poems from Max
Category
1920s Expressionist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Woodcut
Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Miami, FL
young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence of womanhood from
Category
1910s Academic Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Tubutsch - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1919
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Tubutsch is an original modern rare book illustrated by by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886
Category
1910s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 7.29 in W 4.73 in D 0.04 in
Roland Furieux - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Dorè - 1879
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
Roland Furieux is an original modern rare book written by Ludovico Ariosto and illustrated by
Category
1870s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Engraving
H 17.72 in W 13 in D 0.04 in
Night Thoughts - Rare Book Illustrated by Sir William Blake - 1797
By William Blake
Located in Roma, IT
Night Thoughts is an original Modern Rare book written by Edward Young (1683 – 1765) and engraved
Category
1790s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Etching
H 13 in W 8.47 in D 0.04 in
Beautifully Bound Book by Lord Alfred Tennyson: the Lover's Tale
Located in Middletown, NY
three parts then written were printed, when, feeling the imperfection of the poem, I withdrew it from
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Gold Leaf
Quiz. The Grand Master -Illustrated Book by Thomas Rowlandson - 1816
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
8°. The dimensions of the book are indicative. The book includes 3 volumes with 295 + 299 + 285
Category
1810s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 5.91 in W 11.03 in D 0.79 in
Der Gefesselte Columbus - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1921
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Der Gefesselte Columbus is an original modern rare book illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn
Category
1920s Expressionist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 11.23 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Antique Shahnameh Epic Persian Arabic Calligraphy Book Page Vellem Panel
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique framed prayer / poem / manuscript book page from the Shahnameh epic featuring Persian
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 20.25 in W 15.25 in D 0.75 in
Les Contes Drolatiques - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Doré - 1861
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
Les Contes Drolatiques is an original modern rare book written by Honoré de Balzac (1799 – 1850
Category
1860s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching, Paper
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 0.04 in
Les Malheurs des Immortels - Rare Book illustrated by Max Ernst - 1922
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Les Malheurs des Immortels révélés par Paul Eluard et Max Ernst. Collection of poems and prints
Category
1920s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 8.67 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
Antique Poetry Book, Pleasures of Memory, Samuel Rogers, English, Georgian, 1803
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
throughout add visual interest to the poetry
Includes the titular poems in part 1 & 2, The Two Sisters and To
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 0.6 in
Antique Book La Divina Commedia, Italian Language, Dante, Divine Comedy, 1855
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
14th century narrative poem, completed just before his death in September 1321. Written in vernacular
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 4.93 in W 3.55 in D 1.19 in
Antique Novel, A Legend of Montrose, Sir Walter Scott, English, Victorian Book
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel, A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott. An English, bound book of
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 10.63 in W 7.49 in D 1.38 in
Mörder Hoffnung der Frauen - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1916
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Mörder hoffnung der frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women) is an original modern rare book illustrated by
Category
1910s Expressionist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching, Paper
H 13.86 in W 10.16 in D 0.04 in
Fables de La Fontaine - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Doré - 1868
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
Fables is an original modern rare book Jean de La Fontaine (Château-Thierry, 1621 – Paris, 1695
Category
1860s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching, Paper
H 14.77 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
Ponti sull’Oceano-Versi Liberi e Parole... - Rare Book by Luciano Folgore - 1914
Located in Roma, IT
First edition of one of the most important volumes of the Futurist literature. Collection of poems
Category
1910s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 8.27 in W 5.71 in D 0.6 in
Les Aventures du Baron de Munchausen - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Dorè - 1862
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
Les Aventures du Baron de Munchausen is an original modern rare book written by Rudolf Erich Raspe
Category
1860s Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.62 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Poetry antique book by unknown author, with Odes and Sonnets illustrades, in a perfect beautiful
Category
Mid-19th Century English Other Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
"A Successful Man" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1919
By Charles Allen Winter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, from book Poems of Optimism (1919).
Category
1910s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
figure, portrait and cubist paintings.
He became famous for his exceptional illustrations of the poems
Category
1920s Constructivist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Verse 1 through Verse 60
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the first 60 verses of the epic Persian poem
“The masnavi of Leyli va Majnun (4,600 lines) is the
Category
Early 1600s Other Art Style Antique Poem Book
Materials
Pigment
Children Amongst Foxgloves - Pink Flowers, Female Illustrator of The Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
— to the Yellow Book. In the 1911 Census, she was living at a boarding house in Langhorne Gardens
Category
Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Poem Book
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Pencil
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
by inscription of a composed complimentary poem by Nukina Kaioku (1778-1863). The nanga style
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Poem Book
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Antique Persian Qajar Pottery Figure Statue Rostam Shahmaneh Ferdowsi Islamic
Located in Portland, OR
(Rustam) killing the white demon from the Persian 10th century poet Ferdowsi and his epic poem the
Category
Early 1800s Persian Islamic Antique Poem Book
Materials
Pottery
H 12.01 in W 11.82 in D 6.3 in
Colonial Elegance and Exotic Charm: A Visual & Poetic Journey through 1910 Burma
Located in Langweer, NL
(1863-1927), was a solicitor and librettist based in Mandalay.
Historical Context: The book captures
Category
1910s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
H 9.57 in W 12.45 in D 0.4 in
COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Cotton was one of the first landscape poems of a movement which only became significant under Queen Anne
Category
1680s British Antique Poem Book
Materials
Leather
Klänge
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Wilton, CT
Klänge (Sounds) is one of the first examples of an artist’s book and contains both poems and
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Poem Book
Materials
Lithograph
The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. by Thomas MOORE
Located in Middletown, NY
Abbey book plate in red morocco pasted inside front cover
Pencil notation on second f.f.l. reads "First
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Gold Leaf
BY SALT MARSHES
By Arthur Wesley Dow
Located in Portland, ME
(Dow, Arthur Wesley)illus. BY SALT MARSHES: PICTURES AND POEMS OF OLD IPSWICH by Everett Stanley
Category
Early 1900s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Woodcut
The Hunting of the Snark - Etching by Henry Holiday - 1876
By Henry Holiday
Located in Roma, IT
The hunting of the snark is an original modern rare book written by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, 1832
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching
No Reserve
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 0.79 in
A Harlem Landmark, 1910 Etching, New York City History, NYC
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
and graphite renderings. In the book, Willard M. Clute, a noted American botanist, surveyed the known
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching
Grand Central Terminal from Murray Hill Hotel, NYC History, New York City
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Cullen Bryant poem, Thanatopsis. In their prospectus announcing the release of this book, the
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching
The Pink Bonnet
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
published)
Illustration for the poem "Hats" in The Bed-Time Book by Helen Hay Whitney, published by
Category
Early 1900s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Hippodrome, 1910 Etching, New York City History, NYC
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
renderings. In the book, Willard M. Clute, a noted American botanist, surveyed the known species of ferns in
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching
St. John's Chapel, Varick Street, New York City, 1909 Etching, NYC History
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
renderings. In the book, Willard M. Clute, a noted American botanist, surveyed the known species of ferns in
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Poem Book
Materials
Etching
Lewis CARROLL: Sylvie and Bruno & Sylvie and Bruno Concluded; illustr. FIRST Ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
books. The poem The Mad Gardener's Song, widely reprinted elsewhere, is the best-known part of the book
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 7 in W 4.75 in D 3 in
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, First Issue, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
writing the book, Fitzgerald was in fact holding up a mirror to the society of which he was a part. In
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Poem Book
Materials
Leather, Paper
Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
), a contemporary French woman artist who printed her 'pochoir' stencil art-poems on the walls of Paris
Category
1880s Contemporary Antique Poem Book
Materials
Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Diana" by Pierre Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in London, GB
: Bronze
Book Ref Art Deco & Other Figures by Bryan Catley
SKU
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Poem Book
Materials
Bronze
Torquato TASSO, Gerusalemme Liberata
Located in Middletown, NY
within the architectural frame, as illustrated in our photo no. 5. Each book also features the subject of
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Poem Book
Materials
Leather, Paper
Through the Looking Glass Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel - 1872
Located in Roma, IT
Through the Looking Glass is an original rare book written by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, 1832
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Poem Book
Materials
Photogravure, Paper
H 7.88 in W 5.52 in D 0.79 in
Baby's First Christmas
By Rose Cecil O'Neill
Located in Fort Washington, PA
24.00" x 19.50", Framed 35.00" x 29.00"
Illustration for the poem "Baby's First Christmas" by Margaret
Category
1910s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Sailor’s Ball
By Margrete Levy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
children.
Her first child inspired her to the children's book Fregnes's Diary from his birth to his 2 Year
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Poem Book
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of Five Korean Wood Print Blocks Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
sides in Chinese (Hanja) for the book "Geumgye Collection". The collection consists of (as in front and
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Other Antique Poem Book
Materials
Wood
Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
. The reason why the work is in black and white
is because this was assignment art for a book or
Category
1890s Antique Poem Book
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
H 11.2 in W 7.85 in D 1 in
Now We Are Six, by A. A. Milne
Located in Middletown, NY
. Loosely inserted is the advertisement for exhibition of the original drawing for this book by E. H
Category
1920s English Antique Poem Book
Materials
Paper
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Find the exact antique poem book you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many modern, Expressionist and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect antique poem book may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add an antique poem book to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, brown, white and more. An antique poem book from Gustave Doré, Oskar Kokoschka, Wassily Kandinsky, Gerard Edelinck and Thomas Rowlandson — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paper, etching and engraving, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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An antique poem book can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,734, while the lowest priced sells for $280 and the highest can go for as much as $50,715.
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