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Book Binder's Press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh
Located in London, GB
A 19th century nipping or copying press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh. Marked: PATENT ROBERT RITCHIE EDINBURGH.
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Book Binders

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Iron

Antique Book Binder's Press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh
Book Binder's Press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh

Book Binder's Press by Robert Ritchie of Edinburgh

$1,092
H 50 in W 14 in D 8.75 in
Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910
Located in valatie, NY
floor plan maps in color. The binding is labeled and by Jas. Truscott & Sons, Book Binders to Her
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Binders

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Paper

Antique Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910
Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910

Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910

$225
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 0.75 in
Jonathan Dickenson, God's Protecting Providence, Cannibals of Florida, 1790
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
blank endleaf of "D Hicks & Co. Book Binders San Francisco". CONDITION: Internally clean and bright
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1790s British Antique Book Binders

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Leather

Antique Jonathan Dickenson, God's Protecting Providence, Cannibals of Florida, 1790
Jonathan Dickenson, God's Protecting Providence, Cannibals of Florida, 1790

Jonathan Dickenson, God's Protecting Providence, Cannibals of Florida, 1790

$2,000
H 6.38 in W 4.19 in D 0.25 in
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
enrolled at Académie Julian. Caught up in the activities of wartime Paris, he was an apprentice for a book
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1920s American Realist Antique Book Binders

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Canvas, Oil

Antique "Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker

Otis Oldfield
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker, 1924

$18,500
H 20 in W 18 in
Emma, Lady Hamilton’s ‘Orange Blossom’ Box for Her Wedding Flowers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
was preserved by a servant called Sarah Troy, (1791-1859) who married Thomas Woodrow, a book Binder
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1790s English Antique Book Binders

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Paper

Antique Emma, Lady Hamilton’s ‘Orange Blossom’ Box for Her Wedding Flowers
Emma, Lady Hamilton’s ‘Orange Blossom’ Box for Her Wedding Flowers

Emma, Lady Hamilton’s ‘Orange Blossom’ Box for Her Wedding Flowers

$13,314
H 2.5 in W 7.25 in D 5.75 in
Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST
Located in Middletown, NY
the book's binder, J.G. Ganon, to produce the black binding with gold tooling that is reminiscent of
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Binders

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Gold Leaf

Antique Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST
Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST

Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST

$12,500
H 7.01 in W 4.45 in D 0.6 in
Austrian Empire Neoclassical Sterling Silver and Steel Cutlery Set 1830s
Located in Melbourne, AU
. Therefore we are selling the box with the cutlery, as is. You may want to consult a book binder or other
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1830s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Book Binders

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Steel, Sterling Silver

Antique Austrian Empire Neoclassical Sterling Silver and Steel Cutlery Set 1830s
Austrian Empire Neoclassical Sterling Silver and Steel Cutlery Set 1830s

Austrian Empire Neoclassical Sterling Silver and Steel Cutlery Set 1830s

$1,600 / item
H 1.58 in W 10.83 in D 13.78 in

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18th Century Book Binders Tool from the Print Shop of Isaac Collins
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved book binder's tool from the print shop of Isaac Collins in Trenton, New Jersey, circa 18th
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Early 18th Century American Colonial Antique Book Binders

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Wood

Antique 18th Century Book Binders Tool from the Print Shop of Isaac Collins
18th Century Book Binders Tool from the Print Shop of Isaac Collins

18th Century Book Binders Tool from the Print Shop of Isaac Collins

H 0.25 in W 3.75 in D 0.4 in
Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Brushfield Street has been home in the past to diamond-cutters, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Book Binders

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Sheet Metal

Antique Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London
Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London

Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London

H 9.75 in W 14 in D 16.5 in
Antique American Book Press
By Standard Co.
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique industrial weight book binding press made by Standard Company for book binders M. P. Exline
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Book Binders

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Iron

Antique American Book Press
Antique American Book Press

Antique American Book Press

H 14 in W 18 in L 14 in
The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, New Jersey. Kamph has continued to work as a book conservator and designer binder while pursuing a
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1890s British Antique Book Binders

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Leather

The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH

The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH

H 8.5 in W 5.88 in D 2 in
Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Chaise Longue Attributed to E W Godwin
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
from an original chair in the V&A and then had a wood block carved and my book binder has then stamped
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Book Binders

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Walnut

Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Chaise Longue Attributed to E W Godwin
Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Chaise Longue Attributed to E W Godwin

Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Chaise Longue Attributed to E W Godwin

H 27 in W 67 in D 25 in
1832-4 The Works of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals, and his Life by Th
By Lord Byron
Located in Bath, GB
morocco binding signed Sotheran, esteemed antiquarian bookshop and book binders from London. Byron was
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1830s British Antique Book Binders

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Paper

1832-4 The Works of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals, and his Life by Th
1832-4 The Works of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals, and his Life by Th

1832-4 The Works of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals, and his Life by Th

H 6.5 in W 15 in D 4 in
Industrial Rolling Book Binder Cart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal frame with wood shelves on wheels.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Book Binders

Industrial Rolling Book Binder Cart
Industrial Rolling Book Binder Cart

Industrial Rolling Book Binder Cart

H 56.5 in W 28 in D 24 in
Late 1920's Polished Steel File Cabinet/ Bookcase
Located in Oakland, CA
. Mounted on wheels for easy mobility. Top is finished with book-binder's leather.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Book Binders

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Brass

Late 1920's Polished Steel File Cabinet/ Bookcase
Late 1920's Polished Steel File Cabinet/ Bookcase

Late 1920's Polished Steel File Cabinet/ Bookcase

H 48 in W 67 in D 15 in
Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903
By Peter Behrens, Villeroy & Boch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
painter and book Binder in Munich. In 1899, Behrens joined the utopian artist colony Darnstadt. There, he
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Early 1900s German Antique Book Binders

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903
Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903

Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903

H 0.6 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders and Amelia Gold, an Hungarian Jew who ran a French millinery
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1920s English Antique Book Binders

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Mirror, Oak

Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner

H 11.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Brushfield Street has been home in the past to diamond-cutters, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Binders

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Brass

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

H 43 in W 24 in L 43 in

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By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
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1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Book Binders

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Paper

1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
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H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 9 in
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
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1930s American Modern Antique Book Binders

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'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA, c. 1938

$2,600
H 11.25 in W 13.25 in
19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier" made of solid iron is almost square in shape; the base is connected to the manual scr...
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19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
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$1,100
H 14 in W 14 in D 12 in
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
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1940s American Realist Antique Book Binders

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Oil, Board

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan

Marion Gilmore
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan, 1940s

$3,900
H 25 in W 29 in
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Don Freeman
Located in New York, NY
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Don Freeman (1908-1978) Pay Day 20 x 30 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower right BIO Illustr...
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1940s American Realist Antique Book Binders

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Oil, Board

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

Don Freeman
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1940s

$3,900
H 23 in W 33 in
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker. Sight size: 18 x 23 1/4 inches. Estate stamped verso. This drawing is the study for a large oil we ...
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Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker

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Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker, c. 1930s

$3,500
H 22 in W 27 in
Georgian Oak Book Press
Located in Savannah, GA
An 18th century George III oak book press with two drawers. 32 ½ inches wide by 20 inches deep by 36 inches tall
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Book Binders

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Wood

Georgian Oak Book Press
Georgian Oak Book Press

Georgian Oak Book Press

$1,400
H 36 in W 32.5 in D 20 in
The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Antique Book Binders

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The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting
The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting

Julita Malinowska
The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting, 2011

$15,929
H 78.75 in W 100.4 in D 1.19 in
In The Studio - November 1977, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Winslow
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large (48 x 48 inch) painting of a scene in the art studio by American artist John Winslow (1938 - ).
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1970s American Realist Antique Book Binders

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Canvas, Oil

In The Studio - November 1977, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Winslow
In The Studio - November 1977, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Winslow

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In The Studio - November 1977, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Winslow, 1977

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H 49.5 in W 49.5 in
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the...
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Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

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Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism, 1946

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H 29 in W 35 in D 3 in
The People
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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1930s American Realist Antique Book Binders

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The People

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The People, 1938

$16,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32 Harry Gottlieb" lower right. Sight: 13 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W. Harry Gottlieb, painter...
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1930s American Modern Antique Book Binders

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Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932

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Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932, 1932

$4,400
H 21 in W 26 in D 2 in
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By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
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"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

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H 26 in W 21 in D 1 in
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
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Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century, 1940

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H 25 in W 28 in
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
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