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Italian Hand Painted Pottery Vase with Flowers and Birds Circa 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collection of books, and ephemera on a console or end table in the entry, guest room or den.
Category

Antique 19th Century Vases

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Elton John 1988 Sothebys Book Collection
By Sotheby's
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
fashion history of rock legend Elton John with this amazing collection of books that go into detail on the
Category

1980s British Other

G.B. - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, The Disgruntled Teacher
Located in Corsham, GB
strewn books and ephemera. The artist has depicted characterful figures, in the young boy and older
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yves Tanguy & Alexander Calder Between Surrealism and Abstraction, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
color reproductions and important ephemera relating to the artists' shared history, Susan Davidson
Category

2010s Dutch Books

Materials

Paper

Abercrombie & Fitch Patinated Fine Blue Calf Leather Covered Jewelry Box, C1950
By Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in valatie, NY
furniture, art, books, jewelry and decorative accessories.
Category

1950s American Jewelry Boxes

American Runway 75 Years of Fashion and the Front Row by Booth Moore, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
interviews, backstage ephemera, and exclusive photographs culled from all 75 years of New York Fashion Week
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Art Edition "Me and My Shadow"
By Tom Wolfe, Ted Streshinsky, Lawrence Schiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
facsimile reproductions of his manuscript pages, ephemera of the period, and photographs of the acid scene
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

John Pawson: Making Life Simpler
Located in New York City, NY
, travel, photography, design, books, and ideas. Written by Deyan Sudjic, an architectural historian and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Paper

John Pawson: Making Life Simpler
John Pawson: Making Life Simpler
H 12 in W 9.38 in D 1.25 in
Gary Hume: A Cat on a Lap - Iwona Blazwick - 1st Edition, London, 2009
Located in London, GB
reproduced in this tome. Dedicated to capturing the ephemera and turning them into striking abstract
Category

Early 2000s Books

Materials

Paper

Charles Magnus, Lithographer Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
prolific American printers of ephemera during the late 19th century. A native of Germany, he immigrated to
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Charles Magnus, Lithographer Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
prolific American printers of ephemera during the late 19th century. A native of Germany, he immigrated to
Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

The heroine Paint: After Frankenthaler
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Tivoli, NY
, and cultural ephemera for more than seven decades is interwoven with scholarly studies, texts from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Auto Plastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973 by Donald Albrecht (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
ephemera, the relationship between the objects and their era’s social and cultural concerns. With natural
Category

Late 20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Beatles a Hard Day's Night
Located in New York City, NY
of A Hard Day's Night is a collection of photographs and rare ephemera that documents the band on set
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Beatles a Hard Day's Night
Beatles a Hard Day's Night
H 11 in W 9.5 in D 0.5 in
The Carhartt WIP Archives Published by Rizzoli
Located in London, GB
photographs, artworks, as well as ephemera drawn from the company’s own archives and different private
Category

2010s Books

Materials

Paper

Magnum Photobook, The Catalogue Raisonne
Located in New York City, NY
unpublished behind-the-scenes material, together with ephemera from the photographers' archives about the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Magnum Photobook, The Catalogue Raisonne
Magnum Photobook, The Catalogue Raisonne
H 11.38 in W 8.38 in D 2 in
Ephemera
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics. In
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Ephemera
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics. In
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Ephemera
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics. In
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Ephemera
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics. In
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Ephemera
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics. In
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Set Of 6 First Edition Novels by Minette Walters, Signed, English, Hard Bound
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Walters in ink Illustrated throughout with maps, excerpts and other ephemera This is a superb set of 6
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Paper

James Bond 007, Christies Sale Catalogue September, 1998 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A sale catalogue produced in 1998 for the sale of various items of James Bond 007 props, ephemera
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Keith Haring, Gallery 56 Geneva 1990 'Vintage Keith Haring Exhibition Catalog'
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Related Categories: Vintage Keith Haring. Keith Haring ephemera. Keith Haring Europe. Keith Haring 1990.
Category

Vintage 1980s Books

Materials

Paper

Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph, 1st Edition 2009
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
imagery as diverse as polar bears, snowmen and supermodels, Hume turns ephemera into striking portraits
Category

Early 2000s British Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Pair Of First Edition Novels by Minette Walters, Signed, English, Hard Bound
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
and other ephemera This is an appealing pair of First Edition novels, with the distinction of being
Category

Late 20th Century British Books

Materials

Paper

The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire
Located in New York City, NY
. Beautifully illustrated with specially commissioned photography and archival ephemera, the engaging text will
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire
The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire
H 10.63 in W 8.13 in D 1.37 in
Jens Quistgaard: The Sculpting Designer
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
production to this day. With never-before-seen sketches, archival photography, case studies, ephemera, and an
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Jens Quistgaard: The Sculpting Designer
Jens Quistgaard: The Sculpting Designer
H 11.38 in W 8.38 in D 2 in
Vintage ETAS Lock Catalogue, English, Illustrated, Trade Directory, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Ephemera to the rear includes a 1937 price list, and two letter envelopes with stamp franking interest
Category

Vintage 1930s British Industrial Books

Materials

Paper

Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
ephemera, with a foreword by reknown designer Michael S. Smith, Sunnylands will satisfy the curiosity of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

John Baeder’s Road Well Taken Book by Jay Williams
Located in New York, NY
, printed ephemera, and three-dimensional memorabilia, John Baeder: A Road Well Taken is as fully a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Omer Arbel
Located in New York City, NY
product photography interwoven with preparatory drawings and ephemera, this book provides unique insight
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel
H 11.875 in W 9 in D 3 in
Vintage 1980s Keith Haring Exhibition Catalog
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Washington, D.C. Related Categories: Vintage Keith Haring. Keith Haring ephemera. Keith Haring books
Category

Vintage 1980s Books

Materials

Paper

The Rihanna Book
Located in New York City, NY
is a rollicking and sumptuous autobiography, told largely with intimate images. Ephemera are woven in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

The Rihanna Book
The Rihanna Book
H 5 in W 12.63 in D 16.5 in
Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
By Tom Wolfe, Ted Streshinsky, Lawrence Schiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
magazines of the period. Interweaving the prose and ephemera are photographic essays from Lawrence Schiller
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

Warhol on Basquiat, the Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol’s Words. Book
By TASCHEN, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collaborative artworks, and extensive ephemera. Touching, intimate, and occasionally sardonic, Warhol on
Category

Late 20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Ocean, Exploring the Marine World
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
maps of the ocean floor to ancient Roman mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints and pop-culture ephemera
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Ocean, Exploring the Marine World
Ocean, Exploring the Marine World
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 2.5 in
Reflections of Paradise The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
. Caruncho gives readers a glimpse at his creative thought process through inspirational images, ephemera
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table Vicky Lowry
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
never-before-seen sketches, photographs and ephemera, this book proves, as the immortal slogan in his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table Vicky Lowry
Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table Vicky Lowry
H 11.375 in W 8.375 in D 2 in
Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Art Edition "Hollywood Acid Test"
By Tom Wolfe, Ted Streshinsky, Lawrence Schiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-defining text in letterpress, along with facsimile reproductions of his manuscript pages, ephemera of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

Matthew Weiner, 'Mad Men', Art Edition A 'Script Edition'
By Matthew Weiner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers’ room, as well as
Category

2010s European Books

Materials

Paper

Boy To Man: The Young Speaker (Vintage collage with Fedora & Boots Silhouette)
Located in Hudson, NY
head university librarian further explains her love of books and ephemera. Artist Statement: Biography
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Elaine Lustig Cohen "Sea Machine" - Surrealist Mixed Media Seascape SIGNED
By Elaine Lustig Cohen
Located in Surfside, FL
Cohen, was highly regarded for its exhibitions of 20th century avant garde books and ephemera. Their
Category

20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

To The Ghosts Who Write History Books (Sinatra)
By Robert Mars
Located in Napa, CA
of color with sheets of brown paper and then proceeds to layer paint and vintage paper ephemera. He
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Monograph: Just Kids Illustrated Edition (Hand Signed and dated by Patti Smith)
Located in New York, NY
photographs, drawings, and ephemera, this edition captures a moment in New York when everything was possible
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Offset, Lithograph, Mixed Media, Paper

Mexico (Flowers) #15 (Colored Pencil and Postage Stamp on Paper, Framed)
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces of information to construct a
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Crowded Sky (Chalk and Pastel Birds over Collaged Paper Surface)
Located in Hudson, NY
Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s
Category

2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Tunisia, Red Trees (Colored Pencil and Unique Stamp Drawing by Andrea Moreau)
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces of information to construct a
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984 (Raymond Pettibon punk flyer)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
pop culture iconography, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Raymond Pettibon Captive Chains 1978 (early Raymond Pettibon)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raisonné: Raymond Pettibon: the Books 1978-1998 (New York: D.A.P. c. 2000) Raymond Pettibon: Homo
Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Ray Gun by Claes Oldenburg: screen print with raw black grey industrial texture
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
variety of printed collateral such as mimeographed “artist’s books”, mimeographed drawings, offset
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Historic invitation to mid century book launch of "In the Bottom of My Garden"
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Warhol began hanging out at Serendipity's. An amazingly scarce piece of Warhol ephemera; a valuable
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Offset

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984 (Raymond Pettibon punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1983 (Raymond Pettibon punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Hillbilly Kama Sutra, Collection of 13 Linoleum Cut Prints by Master Printmaker
By Tom Huck
Located in Chicago, IL
contributor to BLAB! of Fantagraphics Books. His work is influenced by Albrecht Dürer, José Guadalupe Posada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Black Bird Tours Around the World (Chalk Drawing over Collaged Sheet Music)
Located in Hudson, NY
forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera, Laplante uses it as a guide for playful compositions of stenciled
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

An Organization of Birds: Figurative Drawing of Colorful Birds on Antique Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
juxtaposed on collaged sheets of vintage paper. Finding beauty in forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera
Category

2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

The Searchers (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Dog on Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Mauritania (Hyenas): Detailed Colored Pencil Sub-Saharan Drawing & Unique Stamp
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
which we conjure the places we hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil

South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
conjure the places we hear about on the news and read about in books, using the tiniest pieces of
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil

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