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Antique English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Plated Biscuit Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Plated Biscuit Box Circa 1885-90
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Book shaped card case with notebook
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The front of this book shaped card case features an engraved, thin silver mount on green watered
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Book shaped card case with notebook
Book shaped card case with notebook
H 4 in W 2.75 in D 0.38 in
Book Shaped Box, Horn or Antler, Metal, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Book shaped box, Asta, metal, 19th century. Small antler box worked in book form and decorated
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Vintage Wooden Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
Whimsical and unique, this wooden box shaped like a leather-bound book is sure to delight any
Category

20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Vintage Wooden Book-Shaped Box
Vintage Wooden Book-Shaped Box
H 4.9 in W 40.4 in D 24.2 in
Original Vintage Aldo Tura Goatskin Book Shaped Dry Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
A glamorous 1950s Italian goatskin book shaped dry bar cabinet designed by Aldo Tura. The bar is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Italian Goatskin Book Shaped Dry Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous 1950s Italian goatskin book shaped dry bar cabinet designed by Aldo Tura. The bar is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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Brass

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
shaped like a leather-bound book, painted with a faux-wood trompe-l'œil finish that meticulously imitates
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
H 5.1 in W 29.1 in D 23.6 in
Book-Shaped Jewellery Box, England, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Decorative, English jewelry box made of lemon wood in the shape of a book with suggested book ribs
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Mid-Century Made Heavy Bronze Classic Novel Book Shaped Bookends Treasure Island
Located in Lisse, NL
books. The smaller one is the 1882 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and the taller book
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Box Book Shape
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Book-shaped sterling silver solid box. The box has been completely handmade, faithfully reproducing
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1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Nicholas Nickleby" 1st Edition Charles Dickens Serialized 19 Volumes Great!
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
19 Issues (Last Volume includes 2 volumes, 19 and 20). Includes All Issues and Book-Shaped Holding
Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Desk Accessories

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
with the initials "E.L" for its original owner, the book-shaped vinaigrette almost certainly belonged
Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
H 0.5 in W 1.38 in D 0.88 in
Books Table Lamp with Custom Shade from Early 20th Century England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turn-of-the-century English table lamp with unique, leather-bound book shaped base and support. A
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Antique Early 1900s English Table Lamps

Materials

Leather

Antique French liquer cellar, cabinet “Cave a liqueur”
Located in Delft, NL
Antique French liquer cellar, cabinet “Cave a liqueur” An antique French book-shaped lidded liquer
Category

Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Circle-shaped book shelf/room divider in tropical wood
Located in Oostende, BE
Circle-shaped book shelf in tropical wood. Can be used as room divider or simply to display books
Category

Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1840-1870
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870 Made of solid carved Swedish
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Limestone

English Lyre-Shaped Book Lectern or Music Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
, featuring a pierced lyre-shaped reading top or back with attached book ledge. The collapsible back attached
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Religious Items

Materials

Metal, Brass

1970s Pair of Spanish Methacrylate Plexiglass Obelisk Shaped Book Shelves
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of Spanish methacrylate plexiglass obelisk shaped book shelves. Square bases in smoked
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Mid-20th Century French Shelves

Materials

Acrylic

"BOOK" Contemporary Dining Table 200 Double Silvered Glass, diamond shaped legs
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BOOK This table is a piece of contemporary art, entirely made by hand in Tuscany, Italy, 100% of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Brass

"Book" Contemporary Console, art Silvered Glass, solid brass legs diamond shaped
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
origin. The table, reminiscent of pages of an open book raised by a pouff of wind; with its free
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Cast Metal Figural Lyre Shaped Sheet Music or Book Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique book stand is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Music Stands

Materials

Metal

Cookbook Book
Located in New York City, NY
Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Cookbook Book
Cookbook Book
H 11.38 in W 8.38 in D 2 in
Walnut Book Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut book table, the round top with moulded edge above a shaped under tier with a spindle gallery
Category

Early 20th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Book Table
Walnut Book Table
H 28.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
fine German vintage card case has a rectangular book shaped form. The anterior surface of this vintage
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Vintage 1940s German Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

English Pine Book Shelf
Located in Wilson, NC
This pine book shelf has a heavy shaped molding supporting the top and has reeded front shaped
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Antique 1870s English Shelves

Materials

Brass

English Pine Book Shelf
English Pine Book Shelf
H 51 in W 28 in D 11.5 in
Set of 2 Hand Sculpted "Book Bombs" Book Ends, Nicholas Hamilton Holmes
By Hamilton Holmes Woodworking & Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand-sculpted "Book Bombs" book ends, Nicholas Hamilton Holmes. Dimensions: 8” diameter Materials
Category

2010s Canadian Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Oak, Pine

Walnut Brass Inlaid Book Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century book table, the circular top with marquetry and brass inlay, above two shaped tiers
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Antique 19th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Brass Inlaid Book Table
Walnut Brass Inlaid Book Table
H 30 in W 21 in D 21 in
Midcentury Hand Carved Alabaster Bookends w. Science like Geometrical Element
Located in Lisse, NL
geometrical design 'element' on top of these book shaped, alabaster bookends has something to do with some
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Reliquary Book Pendant Locket
Located in Chicago, IL
holds a daisy. Trefoil-shaped pendant loop on top and bottom, and book clasp. As in the scenario
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Antique Reliquary Book Pendant Locket
Antique Reliquary Book Pendant Locket
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W 0.99 in D 0.48 in L 1.66 in
Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
By Hamilton Holmes Woodworking & Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Book bombs by Hamilton Holmes. Oxalino Collection 2020 Dimensions: 25.4 diameter cm Materials
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2010s Canadian Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
H 10.01 in W 10.01 in D 10.01 in
A William IV mahogany book carrier
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV mahogany book carrier the shaped ends with openwork handles, the frieze with a single
Category

Antique 1830s English Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Mahogany

A William IV mahogany book carrier
A William IV mahogany book carrier
H 12 in W 21.5 in D 8.5 in
French Rosewood Faux Book Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
shaped top, over the upper drawer with dovetail joinery and scrolled gilt-bronze pulls, overtop a central
Category

Mid-20th Century End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Rosewood Faux Book Bedside Cabinet
French Rosewood Faux Book Bedside Cabinet
H 31.5 in W 14 in D 11.25 in
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid book rack
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid book rack having a quality mahogany book rack holding
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid book rack
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid book rack
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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 4.34 in
Impressive 18th Century Flemish Freestanding Book Press
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Flemish freestanding book press from the 18th century, possibly older. This antique book press
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Antique 18th Century Belgian Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century George III Book/Side Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany book/side table, the moulded shaped top above single shelf raised
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Antique Late 18th Century Irish Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Peculiar French Book Table by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Peculiar French book table, by Paul Sormani (1817-1877). Signed Paul Somani, 10 Charlot, Paris
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Rosewood

Peculiar French Book Table by Paul Sormani
Peculiar French Book Table by Paul Sormani
H 31.11 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
French 19th Century Solid Oak Book Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful music or book stand, made in France towards the end of the 19th century. The
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Music Stands

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Solid Oak Book Stand
French 19th Century Solid Oak Book Stand
H 53.88 in W 22 in D 20.5 in
Regency Canterbury Antique Book Stand Period Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Brass Castors. Featuring Turned and Fluted Columns. The Canterbury Having 3 Shaped Sections for ones
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Vintage 1980s Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Richard Sapper, Edited by Jonathan Olivares Book
Located in New York City, NY
that shaped them and the resulting ideals that emerge. The inter-generational conversation explores
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Pair of Bamboo Mirrors with Book Motif
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting pair of large bamboo mirrors that are shaped like opposing books from the side
Category

20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bamboo Mirrors with Book Motif
Pair of Bamboo Mirrors with Book Motif
H 44 in W 33.5 in D 4.5 in
David Gill Designing Art Book by David Gill
Located in New York, NY
Campana brothers. Structured chronologically, and divided by location, the book includes never-before-seen
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

2007 American Fashion Hardcover Coffee Table Book Assouline
By Assouline Publishing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Fashion Hardcover Coffee Table Book Assouline 2007. American Fashion by Assouline
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Books

Pair of 19th C. French Book Velum Containers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
faded golden design against a lighter background. The diamond-shaped central motif, bordered by
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Books

Materials

Parchment Paper

James Bond. Dr. No. Limited Edition Collector's Book.
By TASCHEN, Paul Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
archives was completely unrestricted, so this book is the most comprehensive account of one of the most
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Paper

Unusual antique Victorian quality marble top revolving book table
Located in Ipswich, GB
shaped revolving book shelves with turned spindles and brass inlay standing on a platform base with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Set of 2 Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
By Hamilton Holmes Woodworking & Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 book bombs by Hamilton Holmes. Oxalino collection 2020 Dimensions: 25.4 diameter cm
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Set of 2 Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
Set of 2 Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
H 10.01 in W 10.01 in D 10.01 in
Pair of Art Deco Bird Book Ends C1930s France
Located in Trensacq, FR
A delightful pair of French Art Deco bird book ends C1930s. A charming male and female couple in
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Pair of Art Deco Bird Book Ends C1930s France
Pair of Art Deco Bird Book Ends C1930s France
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H 4.73 in W 3.15 in D 5.12 in
19th Century French Kidney Shaped Marquetry Desk
Located in Toronto, CA
Late Nineteenth century kidney shaped desk in the stule of Louis XVI. Exquisite marquetry on the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Restored Rattan Gyroscope Shaped Glass Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan "gyroscope" unique shaped circular single-strand coffee table. Discover the
Category

Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rattan

Centerpiece in Bohemian Crystal and Sculpted Bronze from the Early XX Century
By Bohemia Crystal
Located in Milano, MI
engraved using the tip of a diamond, and then transferred to an oven. It isaprand book-shaped, so as to
Category

Vintage 1910s Czech Empire Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Round Side Table with Book-matched Walnut Veneer Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This strikingly angular table has solid hardwood legs holding up a round top with pie-shaped, book
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21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Interactive Nostalgia, a 1970s-1990s Comic Book Art Piece
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
of our youth. We relive memories, emotions, and experiences that shaped and made our life what it is
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pierre Paulin Life and Work Book by Nadine Descendre
Located in New York, NY
generation are his Orange Slice chair, the shell‑shaped Oyster chair, and the Tongue, a wavy, low‑slung
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Large Florence Knoll Teak Boat Shaped Dining Table
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
. long, seats 8-10 people. Large conference table with boat shaped top in teak and enameled square
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Steel

Mexican A Journey Through Design Book by Newell Turner
Located in New York, NY
organized around nine decisive decorative periods that have shaped México’s unique design journey to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Vintage Extending Book Slide, Venetian, Gilt, Tulipwood, Bookrest, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage extending book slide. A Venetian, gilt finished tulipwood bookrest, dating to the
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Giltwood

French Faux Book Leather Tantalus and 6 Engraved Crystal Glasses
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This fabulous novelty leather faux-book hinged case has been ingeniously designed to secretly hide
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Crystal

Antique Arts & Crafts Book Stand, English, Magazine Rack, Canterbury, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Arts & Crafts book stand. An English, mahogany magazine rack or Canterbury
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Early 20th Century British Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Photographic Art of Hoyningen-Huene by William A. Ewing, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
the photographs in this book; exactly the same could be said of their photographer. Two hundred and
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Photographic Art of Hoyningen-Huene by William A. Ewing, (Book)
Photographic Art of Hoyningen-Huene by William A. Ewing, (Book)
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H 11.5 in W 9.82 in D 1.13 in
French Pottery Leaf-Shaped Plates, Set of Twelve
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Downingtown, PA
), famous enough to be quoted by Gustave Flaubert in his book "L'education sentimentale", was founded in
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Antique Mid-19th Century French William IV Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

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Book Shaped For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic book shaped available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every book shaped was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a book shaped — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A book shaped made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made book shaped over the years, but those crafted by Aldo Tura, Maitland Smith and Stephen Webster are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Book Shaped?

A book shaped can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,215, while the lowest priced sells for $89 and the highest can go for as much as $7,000.