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Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton
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19th Century English Antique School Books

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Paper

Hand-coloured set of Buffon’s Histoire naturelle in its most luxurious form
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Place / Date: Dordrecht, Abraham Blussé, 1766-1799 Size: 38 parts in 21 volumes. Large 4to. With more than 1100 hand-coloured engraved ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique School Books

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Paint, Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken
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1920s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph Rodents 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph Water Predators 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
, Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of a Cockroach 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard
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1920s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph Monkeys and Insectivores 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
, Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Worm Organs 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
, Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888
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1920s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Coelenterates 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

"Beagles" Early 19th C. Country People & Dogs. Rockefeller Provenance
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in San Francisco, CA
his school books before age 10. As an adult, he indulged in some of the peccadillos of his subjects
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Early 19th Century English School Antique School Books

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Watercolor, Paper

Untitled (also known as "1811 THE BACKWOODSMAN'S CHRISTMAS")
Located in Fairlawn, OH
printed in 1903 by McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., a commercial printer specializing in school books. They
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1870s Outsider Art Antique School Books

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Oil

The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist
Located in Miami, FL
The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in
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Early 1900s American Modern Antique School Books

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Paper, Watercolor

"Toluca, Mexico" by Robert Onderdonk (1852-1917)
By Robert Jenkins Onderdonk
Located in San Antonio, TX
, classmates and landscapes on the back of his school books. This sketching ethic was a process he subscribed
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1910s Impressionist Antique School Books

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Oil

Le Pont
By Jean-Emile Laboureur
Located in Middletown, NY
Dunoyer de Segonzac. Laboureur enjoyed a prosperous career illustrating books (sixty-six titles in all
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Early 20th Century French School Antique School Books

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Drypoint, Etching, Engraving

Le Pont
$275
H 4.97 in W 8.75 in
The Shambles, York, with Yorkminster in the background
Located in Middletown, NY
became chief examiner for the Royal Drawing Society and published a number of books on etching and
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Late 19th Century English School Antique School Books

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Crayon, Handmade Paper

The Pavilion de Mademoiselle and Part of the Louvre
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
dealers in Paris. He formed a rich collection of books, drawings of architecture, and ornaments, some of
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Mid-19th Century French School Antique School Books

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Union - Whom --- Has Join'd, Let No Man put Asunder!
Located in Middletown, NY
.) Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed
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Late 18th Century English School Antique School Books

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Tiger, Lion, Panther, Wolf, Bear, Cat Predator Silhouette Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
4397 North Grove Street in East Orange, NJ. She studied at the Chase School of Art and the Art Students
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1920s American Modern Antique School Books

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Ink, Pen, Paper

Bay of Naples Italy - British 19th century art oil painting Italian marinescape
By Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham
Located in Hagley, England
Royal Naval School and produced books on painting and drawing. Rowbotham contributed 258 watercolours of
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19th Century Realist Antique School Books

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Watercolor

The Kite, Bird of Prey, Antique Wood Engraving, circa 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Promoting Christian Knowledge pioneered evangelical philanthropy, constructing schools, establishing
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1860s Antique School Books

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Paper

The Kite, Bird of Prey, Antique Wood Engraving, circa 1860
The Kite, Bird of Prey, Antique Wood Engraving, circa 1860
$172 Sale Price
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H 12.6 in W 9.65 in D 0 in
Two Little Girls, Good Housekeeping Cover
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
25.00" Two Little Girls. It looks as though they are walking to school with their books in one hand and
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1920s Other Art Style Antique School Books

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Board, Oil

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Set of 2 All Leather Books with Rugby School Crest
Located in Nashville, TN
Set of two volumes of Johnson's Lives of the Poets with school crest of Rugby School. The spines
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Mid-19th Century English Antique School Books

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Leather, Paper

Norwich School
Located in Leeds, GB
The Norwich School: John 'Old' Crome,John Sell Cotman,George Vincent,James Stark,J Berney Crome
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Early 20th Century English Antique School Books

Antique Norwich School
Norwich School
H 11.34 in W 12.45 in D 0.95 in
Atlas Minor Du Monde World Geography 1695 17th Century in Hand Colored
By Pierre Mortier
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
World Atlas Minor world107 detailed maps and overviews Hand colored 17th century, dated 1695 Complete with minor and old original paper restoration.
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17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique School Books

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Paper

Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by Charles Goodrich 1829
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
30 years after his death. The New York Times called it “one of our best standard school books
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1820s American Antique School Books

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Paper

Pressed Botanicals from a French Monastery School
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
less they are handled the better. We purchased two huge bookcases from a French Monastery school formed
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1890s Gibraltarian Country Antique School Books

Collection of High School and College Yearbooks, circa 1922-1956
Located in San Francisco, CA
About A collection of 15 antique high school and college yearbooks with embossed covers. Each
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique School Books

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Paper

Antique SetFrankart School Pompéian Polychrome Cast Bronze Pirate Bookends c1920
By Frankart
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Pompeian figural bookends in the manner of Frankart offer polychromed cast bronze pirates with swords protecting their treasure chests, c1920 Measure - 9.25"h x 4...
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Early 20th Century Antique School Books

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Bronze

The Clarance H. Mackay Collection, Italian Schools, by William R. Valentiner
Located in Tarrytown, NY
56 Photogravure plates. Privately printed in 1926 by Witherspoon & Co. Cover bound in Moroccan crimson leather with gilt flower motifs. Privately printed catalogue limited to 100 nu...
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1920s Antique School Books

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Paper

Magnificent Tooled Red Leather Binding by Kelliegram of Tom Brown's School Days
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificently bound edition of Tom Brown's School Days published in London in 1896 by Macmillan
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Late 19th Century English Antique School Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique 1886 Rob Roy on the Jordan Macgregor De Aston School Leather Book
Located in Dayton, OH
UK’s De Aston School of Market Rasen.  
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1880s Victorian Antique School Books

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Leather, Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
bibles, hymn books, catechisms, commentaries, biographies, and Sunday school books. They printed
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1880s Canadian Antique School Books

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Leather, Paper

The famous Elzevier Dutch States Bible, finely coloured and highlighted
By Theodorus Danckerts
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
The famous Elzevier Dutch States Bible with 12 double page illustrations, finely coloured and highlighted Publisher: Wed. en erfgenamen van Johannes Elzevier Place / Date: Leiden, 1...
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1660s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique School Books

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Gold

Antique School Chair, English, Victorian, Beech, Educational, Seat, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
school books in period Turned stretchers add stability to each leg A pair of tapered, turned legs at
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique School Books

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Beech

Zoological Lithograph Teeth of some Animals 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
, Hieronymus and Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

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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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique School Books

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Wood, Paper

Victorian School Book Cupboard, Kitchen Store Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
piece cupboard, originally the cupboard would have been used for keeping books and other school class
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Late 19th Century Country Antique School Books

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Wood

"Horse and Rider at Dusk, " an Original Lithograph by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Milwaukee, WI
drawing and printmaking at the School of Decorative Arts and the Beaux Arts school. Jouve illustrated many
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Early 20th Century Antique School Books

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Etching

1920's Dancing Nude Couple - Huge German Symbolist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
study advice as well as head of the department for flat pressure at the urban one School for books and
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique School Books

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Canvas, Oil

“The Toy Seller” (1874) Antique Oil Painting by Fritz Beinke (German, 1842-1907
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the gates as children walk the dirt path, perhaps returning from their day in school as several grasp
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19th Century German Antique School Books

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Pair of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Hardwood Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Great Amsterdamse school bookends with matching hardwood picture frame. These stunning and angular
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique School Books

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Hardwood

2 Antique Miniature Leather Methodist Hymnal & American School Hymn Book
Located in Dayton, OH
, impressed with the name Mrs. Rachel daugherty, and one blue cloth bound American school Hymn book published
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19th Century Victorian Antique School Books

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Double Set of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Mahogany & Macassar Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
One pair sold! One pair available Four matching Amsterdamse School bookends. These stunning
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique School Books

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Wood

Vintage Culinary Charm: Recipes Published in 1888 by Glasgow School of Cookery
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: **Superior Cookery Recipes** Issued by: Glasgow School of Cookery Printer: N. Adshead
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1880s Antique School Books

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Paper

Europe in the 16th Century 1494-1598 by A.H. Johnson, M.A.
Located in valatie, NY
by the head master at King Edward VI School, Norwich. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has
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Early 20th Century English Antique School Books

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Paper, Leather

Zoological Lithograph Made in 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Halvard Aschehoug. From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company
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1910s Norwegian Antique School Books

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Paper

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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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique School Books

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Wood, Paper

The Hague School Art Deco Books & Coffee Table with Original Cut-Glass Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Hague School' furniture from the 1920s and 1930s. Mind you, the Hague School furniture was not only made
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique School Books

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Glass, Oak

1 Volume, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days
Located in New York, NY
1 volume. Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days. Bound in full dark green morocco. With decorative
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19th Century English Antique School Books

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Leather

The Old Oaken Bucket
By Gene Pressler
Located in Minneapolis, MN
girl stopping at a well to quench her thirst from a bucket of water. Her bound school books rest on the
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1920s Other Art Style Antique School Books

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Pastel

English Biscuit Sculpture by Édouard Lantéri
By Édouard Lantéri
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
sculptor Jules Dalou and an instructor at the South Kensington Art Schools. Lantéri published several books
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19th Century English Antique School Books

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Porcelain

17th Century Engravings of French Kings Framed, Circa 1680
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th Century Engravings of French Kings Framed, Circa 1680 Originally found in books for school
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique School Books

Portrait of Beethoven Charcoal On Paper Signed Alméry Lobel Riche
Located in Paris, FR
sixteen. Thanks to the illustrations of the medical school's anatomy books, he acquires a great knowledge
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1920s Modern Antique School Books

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Charcoal

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Antique Cast Stone Pedestal and Shell Form Bird Bath
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique cast stone and shell form birdbath. Great antique condition, nice wear and aged patina will add interest to any outdoor space.
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Late 19th Century American Antique School Books

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Cast Stone

Antique Cast Stone Pedestal and Shell Form Bird Bath
Antique Cast Stone Pedestal and Shell Form Bird Bath
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1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base – Realistic & Decorative Description: This charming and original French ceramic soup tureen, crafted in the 1...
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1970s French French Provincial Antique School Books

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Ceramic

12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly painted flowers. There are various combi...
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1920s English Antique School Books

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Porcelain

Pair of Large English Ceramic Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Staffordshire Style
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A large pair of English Staffordshire style ceramic figures of orange and white seated spaniel dogs with gold chain leashes. Their two front legs are separated, a more delicate, ther...
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20th Century British Victorian Antique School Books

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Ceramic

14-Karat Gold Pen Holder and Tray with Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Magnificent 14-karat gold pen holder and tray with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. Pen holder Handmade tubular pen holder in fourteen karat yellow gold with a tripod design. It is ...
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Early 20th Century Antique School Books

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Gold

14-Karat Gold Pen Holder and Tray with Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires
14-Karat Gold Pen Holder and Tray with Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires
$9,500 Sale Price / set
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Set of 12 Val St. Lambert Handblown Crystal Cameo Goblets with Gold Roman Motifs
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a magnificent set of 12 water or wine goblets made by Val St. Lambert. Each one is handblown, panel cut bowl with cameo cut frieze of Roman figures embellished with gold leaf...
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1920s Belgian Antique School Books

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Crystal

Pair of Louis XVI Style Boulle Side Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French boulle pier cabinets in the style of Louis XVI. Each having marble tops, red boulle inlaid decoration, gilded ormolu mounts. Glazed doors, ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique School Books

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Boulle Side Cabinets
Pair of Louis XVI Style Boulle Side Cabinets
$11,713 / set
H 41.34 in W 25.2 in D 13.39 in
A French 19th-20th Century Ebonized Wood & Plated Surtout de Table Centerpiece
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style ebonized wood and figural silver plated mounted plateau Surtout de Table centerpiece in the manner of Buccellati. The ...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique School Books

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Wood

30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers. This up-t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Antique School Books

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Paper

30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
$75 / item
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 2 in
English Cast Bronze Acanthus Decorative Gallery Fire Place Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast bronze fire place fender with decorative scrolled acanthus motif, upper flanking griffons with lower centered wind god flanked by finial urns, pierced bulbous floral gal...
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1820s English George III Antique School Books

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Bronze

Witco Hacienda Bar and Three Stools
By William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Hanover, MA
25% Discount Sale Price - includes bar and three stools Original Witco Hacienda bar (model X265) and THREE stools (model K-55B) by William Westenhaver. Hand and chainsaw carved. No ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique School Books

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Wood

Witco Hacienda Bar and Three Stools
Witco Hacienda Bar and Three Stools
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H 42.5 in W 68 in D 19 in
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tea caddy made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This excep...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique School Books

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture. A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands. Late 1800s, blue crossed swords marks ...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique School Books

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Porcelain

Antique The Fables Book, Historic Literature, English, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique edition of 'The Fables' by Jean de La Fontaine, translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury and illustrated throughout by Gustave Doré. A fine, intact ...
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1870s British Victorian Antique School Books

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Paper

French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century. Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground with a raised cameo...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique School Books

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Blown Glass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood floral marquetry single-drawer center table, desk or writing table. The orna...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique School Books

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Bronze

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Antique School Books For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique school books available for sale. Each of these unique antique school books was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and animal skin. Antique school books have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Deco, Industrial and Victorian antique school books are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Antique School Books?

Prices for antique school books start at $120 and top out at $1,250 with the average selling for $682.