Banned Books
Banned Books V
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Banned Books Bookscape
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image
BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
BANNED Books
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
BANNED
Finished Dimensions: 43.5''x33.5''x1.5"
Grease Pencil on 40"x30" Photograph mounted on acid
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Banned Books
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
of paper books, especially those that inhabited homes and fostered learning, dreaming, and escapes.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Box of Banned (Books) 2/3
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
As Seen at Art on Paper Art Fair 2024 at The Mannix Project East Hampton NY
Box of BANNED (Books
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
BANNED limited edition print
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
40-50 $550
Other themes:
All Creatures Big & Small
BANNED (Books)
BANNED Too
BANNED: Teach Your
Category
2010s New Media More Prints
Materials
Archival Paper
Murals of Tibet. Limited ed book, signed by HH The Dalai Lama. Shigeru Ban stand
By Thomas Laird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shigeru Ban.
Hidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
$18,014 / item
H 27.6 in W 19.7 in D 6 in
Murals of Tibet. Limited, signed by HH The Dalai Lama with Shigeru Ban bookstand
By Thomas Laird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shigeru Ban.
Hidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
$15,000 / item
H 27.6 in W 19.7 in D 6 in
Ulysses by James Joyce, First Authorized American Edition, 1934
By James Joyce
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
result of the whole book… a decision that admitted the novel into the United States” (100 Banned Books, p
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Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand
By Thomas Laird, Shigeru Ban, TASCHEN
Located in Vancouver, BC
, and comes with a modular bookstand designed by Shigeru Ban, plus an illustrated 528-page scholarly
Category
2010s German Tibetan Books
Materials
Paper
$13,322
H 48 in W 33 in D 11 in
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: "The Scarlett Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
stories or images of Black BIPOC Americans or women. I wanted to create an exhibit centering banned books
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,300
H 8.25 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Antique Fingerprint Mirror (Stand not included)
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
protests on its campus, Rutgers University had banned Susan Abulhawa’s novel, Against a Loveless World. I
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'Between the World and Me" by Ta-Neshisi Coates
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned that, in 2023, most of the challenges to
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,200
H 10.25 in W 7.5 in D 2 in
Fingerprint book Sculpture: "Against the Loveless World" by Susan Abulhawa
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
Material: Ink, acetate, resin, rubber, repurposed banned book
I read this novel as soon as I heard
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$2,000
H 13.25 in W 9.25 in D 5 in
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'The Prophet" by Kahll Gibran
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
banned. And it was a growing trend throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,100
H 10.25 in W 8 in D 2 in
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chödrön
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
banned. And it was a growing trend throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,200
H 11.25 in W 8 in D 2 in
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned that, in 2023, most of the challenges to
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,400
H 10.25 in W 7.5 in D 2 in
Fingerprint-pinned sneakers: "Fingerprint-pinned Racing Spikes"
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
.
I started researching banned books and learned that, in 2023, most of the challenges to books in
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
$3,750
H 5.25 in W 4.25 in D 15 in
Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Body Steampunk Fritz Kahn
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
$6,196
H 39.38 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in
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"Der Mensch als Industriepalast" Poster by Fritz Kahn, 1926
By Fritz Kahn
Located in New York, NY
of Man). In the 1930s his books were banned and burned by the Nazis. With help from Albert Einstein
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Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
Life with an Idiot
Located in New York, NY
had access early on to books banned in the Soviet Union. In his writing career he was profoundly
Category
1990s Suprematist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Shigeru Ban Complete Works 1985-2010, Art Edition
By Philip Jodidio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
each signed by the architect, this Art Edition features a special cover custom-made by Shigeru Ban
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Books
"Lovely Mary Jane" Post-Modern painting inspired by The Bluest Eye, Toni Morison
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
statement about commercialism or recycling. This painting was inspired by one of the top 10 banned books
Category
2010s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'Letter's to a Young Poet"
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
growing trend throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned that, in 2023, most of
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: '1984" by Geroge Orwell
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
throughout the U.S.
I started researching banned books and learned that, in 2023, most of the challenges to
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Industriepalast Steampunk Kahn
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Man As Industrial Palace
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Graphic Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Ft Industrial Man
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
Vintage 1920s German Posters
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Sir Thomas More Large British Historical Portrait Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
orthodoxy - writing pamphlets against heresy, banning unorthodox books, and even taking responsibility when
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 36.5 in W 30.5 in D 1 in
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image
BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image
BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image
BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
BANNED l (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
BANNED Books
*Very hard to photograph due to paper shine & grease pencil shine.
Black Grease
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque First Edition
By Erich Maria Remarque
Located in valatie, NY
front. It was among the books banned and burned in Nazi Germany. All quiet on the Western front sold 2.5
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Industriepalast Steampunk Kahn
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
1920s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Graphic Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Ft Industrial Man
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
1920s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Man As Industrial Palace
By Fritz Kahn
Located in London, GB
-graphic works and regarded the human body as "the most competent machine in the world" but his books were
Category
1920s More Prints
Materials
Paper
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By Christian Stoll
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
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$4,800
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Large Pair of Artisan Blown Pale Green Swirl Lamps, Contemporary
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Lovely pair of larger Murano blown lamps composed of swirl blown glass spheres joined by gold glass disks
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Materials
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By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
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This unique and exquisite decorative Medusa™ bowl handcast in pure bronze.
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Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
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$681 / item
H 5.71 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
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Materials
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$74 / item
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By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
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By Thomas W. Benton
Located in Denver, CO
This striking vintage original serigraph by celebrated Aspen artist Thomas Whelan Benton showcases a bold, graphic composition featuring a bright white snowflake set against a deep b...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
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$2,450
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s.
By Vald Mortensen
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s.
High-end freestanding executive teak writing table by Danish master carpenter Valdemar Mortensen from Odense, Denmar...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$2,942
H 28.55 in W 58.27 in D 30.12 in
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By Arvo Ray, Seth Premo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
$1,550 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
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By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost is made of transpa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$913 / set
H 35.88 in W 15.5 in D 19.5 in
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Materials
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
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H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Takeout Florals
By Natasha Martin
Located in New York, NY
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Category
2010s Color Photography
Materials
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De Sede DS-11 Modular Sofa in Original Brown Leather, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in amstelveen, NL
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Banned Books For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of banned books available for sale. Finding the ideal contemporary or Pop Art examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the banned books on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, black, beige and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Valerie Huhn, Karyn Mannix and Max Steven Grossman produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in mixed media, paper and photographic paper.
How Much are Banned Books?
Prices for pieces in our collection of banned books start at $25 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $2,500.