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Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond
Located in Bradenton, FL
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond. Edited by Roselyne De Ayala and Jean-Pierre
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1990s French Books

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Georgia O'Keeffe 'Art and Letters' Book
By Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton. Published by the National
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Vintage 1980s Modern Books

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Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers
Located in New York, NY
Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers. Love and Joy About
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

1985 Vincent Van Gogh Art Life and Letters by Bernard Zucker Hardcover Rizzolli
By Vincent van Gogh
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1985 Vincent Van Gogh Art Life and Letters by Bernard Zucker, published by Rizzli.Large hardcover
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Late 20th Century French Expressionist Books

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1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of Orford
By Horace Walpole
Located in Bath, GB
An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two
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Antique 1890s European Books

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Novels 'Works & Letters' of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 Volumes
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: AUSTEN, Jane. Title: The Novels (Works and Letters) of Jane Austen. Publisher
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Vintage 1910s British Books

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Leather

Antique Books circa 1696, The Life of Leopold I Hapsburg
Located in Opole, PL
). The cover is hard. The top is made of leather, with gilded letters and ornamentation. Presented
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Books

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Leather, Paper

MOORHOUSE. Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587-1808. IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MOORHOUSE, E. Hallam. TITLE: Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587 - 1808. PUBLISHER
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Vintage 1910s British Books

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Leather

MAHON, Lord. The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope. 5 vols. 1892 IN FULL LEATHER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MAHON, Lord. TITLE: The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl Of Chesterfield
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather

Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
Earl of Chesterfield's letters to his son and luminaries of the day in 4 volumes in their original
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Books

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Paper, Leather

Fanny Burney, Diary & Letters of Madame D'arblay, in a Full Leather Binding 1854
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: BURNEY, Fanny - Madame D'arblay. Title: Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay
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Antique 1850s British Books

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Leather

English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson
By Sir Charles J. Jackson
Located in valatie, NY
examples of plate and tables of date-letters and other hallmarks used in the Assay Offices of the United
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20th Century English Books

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Paper

Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 by Susan E. Stuart (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
western furniture. These books contain extracts from letters, sketch books and ledgers and put together
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Picasso and Braque, Pioneering Cubism by William Rubin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Braque endured through either meeting or letters from 1907-1914 and contributed to an enormously
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Picasso and Braque, Pioneering Cubism by William Rubin (Book)
Picasso and Braque, Pioneering Cubism by William Rubin (Book)
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H 11.13 in W 9.32 in D 1.63 in
Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator Signed Limited Edition 1970
By Norman Rockwell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
110 copies, designated with letters A-J and each letter numbered 1-100. Ten Artist's Proofs of each
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Books

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Paper

Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood, 1858
Located in Langweer, NL
presented in gilt letters on both the cover and spine, indicating the guide's prestigious nature and the
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Antique 1850s Books

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Paper

Kiki and Montparnasse 1900-1930, French Book by Billy Kluver, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
genius made a district of Paris the capital of arts and letters. Alice Ernestine Prin (1901 ? 1953
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Books

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Pewter in America, Its Makers and Their Marks, Three Volumes in One
By Ledlie Irwin Laughlin
Located in valatie, NY
, their molds, their tools, invoices, letters, and marks. The third volume includes new information on
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20th Century American Books

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Gio Ponti, The Complete Work 1923-1978, hardback book, 1990, Thames and Hudson
Located in London, GB
book. There are many new photographs of his work and a broad selection of his letters, diaries and
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paris 1919 - 1929 Art and Culture, French Book by Vincent Bouvet, 2009
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gérad Durozoi, 2009. Paris was an international melting pot of arts and letters during the inter-war
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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J-M. Hérédia's Les Trophées with signed frontispiece portrait and EXTRAS
Located in Middletown, NY
and bibliophile Guy Bigorie, who often collected bibliographic "truffles", in the form of letters
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

"The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" Book by William L. Shirer
By William L. Shirer
Located in valatie, NY
letters—all the vast paperwork behind Hitler's drive to conquer the world. The author spent five and a
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20th Century American Books

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Best Planned City in the World: Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System
Located in valatie, NY
set of projects. Utilizing original plans, drawings, photographs, and many of the reports and letters
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2010s American Books

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Michelangelo by William E. Wallace The Complete Sculpture Painting and Architect
By Michelangelo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
numerous poems, artwork, and letters. The wealth of information presented here offers a fresh perspective
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Books

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Paper

A Golden Celebration the Art and the Story of the World's Best-loved Comic Strip
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Charles Monroe Schulz. Large Hardcover Comic books, strips. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Collins Publishers
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Late 20th Century North American Folk Art Books

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Paper

The French Country House Book by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery & Bernard Touillon
By Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
Located in New York, NY
of history, with beautiful furnishings as well as family albums, faded love letters, attics full of
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Farthing Hall by Hugh Walpole & J.B. Priestley, Stated First Edition, 1929
Located in valatie, NY
letters tells the story. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and
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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Paper

British Textile Design, V&A, London, 1980, Gakken, Tokyo, 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Museum. The books are in linen with gilded letters in Japanese on the spine, each book in its original
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Late 20th Century English Books

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Paper

Flat Out, Spring 2017 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
readers will find a series of columns—essays, exposés, memoirs, letters, pitches, illustrations
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Flat Out, Spring 2017 1st Ed
Flat Out, Spring 2017 1st Ed
H 11.75 in W 8.25 in D 0.25 in
The Works Of Alexander Pope. 10 VOLUMES - NEW EDITION - 1871 - IN FULL TAN CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Letters, and Other New Materials. PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1871. DESCRIPTION: NEW EDITION. 10
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Antique 1870s British Books

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Leather

Aino + Alvar Aalto: A Life Together
Located in New York City, NY
objects and buildings of the twentieth century. Through letters, documents, drawings, and family
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2010s Chinese Books

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Paper

Aino + Alvar Aalto: A Life Together
Aino + Alvar Aalto: A Life Together
H 12 in W 9.38 in D 1.37 in
1775 A Dictionary of the English Language
By Samuel Johnson
Located in Bath, GB
. 'A History of the Language' and 'An English Grammar' are prefixed. Volume I includes letters A-K
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Antique 1770s British Books

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Paper

Gillows: of Lancaster & London 1730-1840, Rare 2 Vol. Boxed, 1st Ed Set
Located in valatie, NY
books contain extracts from letters, sketch books and ledgers and all put together with photographs to
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Paper

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Two-Volume Set, 1885-86
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
fold-out facsimile letters written by Grant are included throughout the volumes. The books have been
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Antique 1880s American Books

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Leather, Paper

Pioneers of Modern Art in the Museum of the City of Amsterdam, 1st Edition 1961
Located in New York, NY
Netherlands 1961. Book designed by Willem Sandberg, with no capital letters, page numbers or index. The 16
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
told principally in the form of an erotic journal and letters between the female narrator and a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
By Thomas Carlyle
Located in Bath, GB
. Volume Seventeen: Cromwell's Letters and Speeches Volume One. With a frontispiece. Volume Eighteen
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Antique 1880s American Books

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Paper

1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
H 9.5 in W 30 in D 6 in
French Interiors of the Eighteenth Century Hardcover by John Whitehead
Located in North Hollywood, CA
have never been photographed before. Using contemporary inventories, letters, and journals it brings to
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21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Books

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Paper

1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel Defoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
to 'Further Adventures', a monochrome frontispiece to 'Fortunate Mistress', illuminated letters and
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Antique 1820s British Books

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Paper

Michelangelo's Dream by Stephanie Buck, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Michelangelo, as well as some of his original letters and poems and works by his contemporaries. NPT Books, a
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Paper

Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura
Located in Middletown, NY
letters to literary figures of his era such as Francesco Sansovino and Aretino, to Italian painters
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Antique 16th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, First Edition with Dust Jacket
Located in Middletown, NY
, wear to spine edges consistent with age. [Grolier: One Hundred Books Famous in Children's
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Paper

Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
shaken otherwise VERY GOOD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Provenance: sold Bonhams, Printed Books, Maps
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Vintage 1910s British Books

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Paper

Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
incomplete. It comprises thirty-seven books dealing with mathematics and physics, geography and astronomy
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Antique Early 17th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

North American Indians by George Catlin, Two Volumes, First Grant Edition, 1926
By George Catlin
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Catlin, George. North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Books

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Paper

Antique Book, Thoughts on Hunting by William Beckford, English, Georgian, 1810
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
compendium of sporting letters, dating to the Georgian period, published 1810. An English novelist and art
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Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Books

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Paper

Aperture Photography Magazine Collection of 6 Early Issues 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
condition of magazines and books. Please ask any questions. Appear to be in nice condition as a set with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
IV's passing Large publication, with details of general reports and letters Later professional binding
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Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Books

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Paper

1908 The Natural History of Selborne
By Gilbert White
Located in Bath, GB
compiled from letters from White to other naturalists as well as holding a 'Naturalist's Calendar' and a
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

Architecture book by Le Corbusier published in France in 1938
By Le Corbusier
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
, decorator, painter, sculptor and man of letters, who became a naturalised French citizen in 1930.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Books

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Architecture book by Le Corbusier published in France in 1938
Architecture book by Le Corbusier published in France in 1938
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Life of a Mansion The Story of Cooper Hewitt by Heather Ewing, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
photographs, maps, floor plans and letters. Life of a Mansion tells the 110-year history of the National
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2010s American Books

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The Gernsheim Collection, Edited by Roy Flukinger, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
library of some 3,600 books, journals, and published articles; about 250 autographed letters and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
'. Written under the assumed name of 'Old Possum', a name T.S Eliot used in letters to his godchildren
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
records, and letters, McClellan does not attempt a full autobiography but instead focuses on his short
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Antique 1880s American Books

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Leather, Paper

1903 The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
. 'Micah Clarke', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. 'The Stark-Munro Letters, and, Round
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

Sunnylands America’s Midcentury Masterpiece Book by Janice Lyle
Located in New York, NY
unguarded. Illustrated with some seventy-five period photographs, personal snapshots, letters, and other
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby's Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
ladies possessions in April 1996. The sale featured, furniture, paintings, jewellery, porcelain, letters
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20th Century Books

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Paper

People on Parade by Jerome Zerbe (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
society, letters and the arts, with enlivening comment on colorful events and personalities". Among the
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20th Century Books

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Paper

People on Parade by Jerome Zerbe (Book)
People on Parade by Jerome Zerbe (Book)
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Francis Bacon: Triptychs (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
2006 at the Gagosian Gallery. It contains two sewn booklets: Francis Bacon letters to Michel Leiris
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Francis Bacon: Triptychs (Book)
Francis Bacon: Triptychs (Book)
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Snowdon: A Life in View Hardcover Illustrated by Antony Armstrong Jones 2014
By Lord Snowdon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
previously unpublished polaroids, private scrapbooks, and letters. * Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rizzoli; Illustrated
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21st Century and Contemporary British Expressionist Books

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