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Banned Books V
Banned Books V

Banned Books V

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Banned Books Bookscape

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

BANNED Books (framed)
BANNED Books (framed)

Karyn MannixBANNED Books (framed), 2022

$2,400

H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 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
BANNED Books

Karyn MannixBANNED Books, 2023

$4,400

H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in

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
Banned Books

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.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Box of Banned (Books) 2/3
Box of Banned (Books) 2/3

Karyn MannixBox of Banned (Books) 2/3, 2024

$1,000

H 10.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in

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

Category

2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

BANNED limited edition print
BANNED limited edition print

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, signed by HH The Dalai Lama with Shigeru Ban bookstand
Murals of Tibet. Limited, signed by HH The Dalai Lama with Shigeru Ban bookstand

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

Murals of Tibet. Limited ed book, signed by HH The Dalai Lama. Shigeru Ban stand
Murals of Tibet. Limited ed book, signed by HH The Dalai Lama. Shigeru Ban stand

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

Ulysses by James Joyce, First Authorized American Edition, 1934
Ulysses by James Joyce, First Authorized American Edition, 1934

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

Category

Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Paper

Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand
Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand

Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand

By Thomas Laird, TASCHEN, Shigeru Ban

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

Antique Fingerprint Mirror (Stand not included)

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: 'The Prophet" by Kahll Gibran
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'The Prophet" by Kahll Gibran

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

Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Body Steampunk Fritz Kahn
Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Body Steampunk Fritz Kahn

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

Recent Sales

"Der Mensch als Industriepalast" Poster by Fritz Kahn, 1926
"Der Mensch als Industriepalast" Poster by Fritz Kahn, 1926

"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

Category

Vintage 1920s German Posters

Materials

Paper

Life with an Idiot
Life with an Idiot

Life with an Idiot, 1992

Unavailable

H 36.25 in W 32.5 in

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
Shigeru Ban Complete Works 1985-2010, Art Edition

Shigeru Ban Complete Works 1985-2010, Art Edition

Sold

H 15.4 in W 12.1 in L 15.4 in

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

Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'Letter's to a Young Poet"
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'Letter's to a Young Poet"

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
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: '1984" by Geroge Orwell

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 Graphic Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Ft Industrial Man
Original Vintage Graphic Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Ft Industrial Man

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

Original Vintage Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Man As Industrial Palace
Original Vintage Poster Der Mensch Als Industriepalast Man As Industrial Palace

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

Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Industriepalast Steampunk Kahn
Original Vintage Poster Man As Industrial Palace Industriepalast Steampunk Kahn

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

Sir Thomas More Large British Historical Portrait Painting
Sir Thomas More Large British Historical Portrait Painting

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

BANNED Books (framed)
BANNED Books (framed)

Karyn MannixBANNED Books (framed), 2022

Sold

H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 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)
BANNED Books (framed)

Karyn MannixBANNED Books (framed), 2022

Sold

H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 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)
BANNED Books (framed)

Karyn MannixBANNED Books (framed), 2022

Sold

H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 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 l (framed)
BANNED l (framed)

Karyn MannixBANNED l (framed), 2021

Sold

H 26 in W 20 in D 1 in

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
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque First Edition

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

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Rock B&W I
Rock B&W I

Rock B&W I

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Printed large enough to pass as an actual library, these images point to the gradual loss of paper books, specially those that inhabited homes and fostered learning, dreaming, escap...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Rock 80s WHT
Rock 80s WHT

Rock 80s WHT

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

After graduating with an engineering degree, Grossman soon discovered his passion for photography. In 2000, he graduated from NYU and the International Center of Photography with an...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, C Print

Rock BND
Rock BND

Max Steven GrossmanRock BND, 2022

$11,500

H 37 in W 75 in D 2 in

Rock BND

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Rock Music books bookscape

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Rock 80 Z
Rock 80 Z

Max Steven GrossmanRock 80 Z, 2024

$15,000

H 48 in W 100 in

Rock 80 Z

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Digitally manipulated library / bookshelf of music books from bands of the 1980s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Graffiti
Graffiti

Max Steven GrossmanGraffiti, 2022

$15,000

H 48 in W 100 in

Graffiti

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Photographic bookscape depicting books about graffiti

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Fashion FR
Fashion FR

Fashion FR

By Max Steven Grossman

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Fashion books

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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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.