Books Midcentury

Set o Two Mid-20th Century First Edition Interior design hard cover books.

A group of four important reference books from a series of eighteen (volumes one, two, three, and nine), with numerous black and white photos of pieces by major designers and archite...

Fun and varied set of vintage books. We love to use books to add texture and interest to a space, especially books with patina, which has its own story to tell.

32 Signed by Hand Dick Francis Books which include: All First Edition and Signed by Hand : All with Dust Jackets and Jackets covered in Book with see through covers. BELOW ALL SIGN...

Collection of three vellum books consist of two larger books and one smaller book. All Vellum books on my site are on Sale

Set of two volumes of Johnson's Lives of the Poets with school crest of Rugby School. The spines are gold on blue leather.

Volumes 1 & 2 American Scenery; or Land, Lake, and River - Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett, engraved in the First Style of the Art by R. Walli...

Mid 20th century original November Girl by Sam Haskins. Beautiful photography and direction before its time in the mid century.

Praeger Publishers Inc., New York, Washington, London. A lively black & white typography rich volume exploring the theories and designs for the cities of the future by architect, urb...

Poul Kjærholm was a Danish designer and architect who is known for his contributions to modern furniture design. Kjærholm was born in 1929 in Denmark and studied at the Danish School...

New Furniture 6 edited by Gerd Hatje. Published by Frederic A. Praeger, New York, 1962. The sixth volume in this important series on contemporary furniture of the 1960s. Gray cloth...

Unopened catalog from the 2016, Museo Tamayo exhibit Noguchi’s Playscapes. An exhibition that focused on the artist’s vision of playgrounds and the public space. The show revisits s...

Volumes 1 & 2 These incredible books display 118 engravings; one of Bartlett himself and 117 images that William Henry Bartlett depicted on his voyages to Niagara from Halifax betw...

Own a Piece of Literary History: First Edition, First Printing of Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Step into the world of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley with this exceptional first U.K. edit...

Felicie, Inc., NY 1973 with translation by Captain Peter Moore. Near fine condition, dust jacket good, little wear. Former owner's gift inscription on second page. Cloth cover is il...

A beautiful rare book, created within an artisanal milieu, in which those involved, believed stretched back to a purer time earlier than that of the fine 17th century clocks containe...

This complete set of the works of John Ruskin were published by the Waverley Book Company. Each book is bound in green cloth and has a very Fine gilt design and title to spine. The s...

This collection of some of jazz’s most seminal musicians photographed by legendary photographer Ted Williams is assembled here in a limited-edition luxury box. The set includes portr...

Vintage & Rare book produced by MoMa for Mies van der Rohe. Furniture and Furniture drawings from the Design Collection of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Archive. Metallic silver softcover...

November Girl by Sam Haskins. Published by Madison Square Press, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1967. Many artistic female nude photographs, tan cloth binding, shelf wear, age toning ...

Autographs for Freedom edited by Griffiths, Julia. Published by Alden, Beardsley & Co; Wanzer, Beardsley & Co, Auburn 1854. A collection of Anti-Slavery Testimonies from the Roch...

Birds of Britain by John D Green. Published by Macmillan, New York, 1967, 1st edition. The quintessential coffee table book of the swinging 60s featuring photos of Britain's top ...

Reference Book by Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, first edited in Brazil in 1995. Texts in Portuguese and English. This history of Brazilian furniture is an important mileston...

Book with texts in Portuguese and English. With a dynamic photo essay by photographer Ruy Teixeira and texts curated by historian Jayme Vargas, the book The Design of Utopia revis...

Vintage and rare softcover book. Mies van der Rohe A retrospective Exhibition by The Art Institute of Chicago, 1968.  

Rare vintage Bruno Moretti Italian language softcover coffee table book. Published 1944. Please note, the condition of this book is used & vintage in nature. Pages, bindings, pat...

Rare vintage Bruno Moretti Italian language coffee table book. Beautiful green canvas hardcover. Published 1942. Please note, the condition of this book is used & vintage in natur...

Rare vintage Bruno Moretti Italian language coffee table book. Strikingly beautiful patina, beige canvas hardcover. Published 1946. Please note, the condition of this book is used...

The book extensively classifies the work of 15 of the most representative Brazilian furniture designers in the modern period, between the 1940s and 1970s, including: Lina Bo Bardi, J...

Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut, Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, New York, 1979. 1st Delacorte edition, black cloth binding, illustrated dust jacket, shelf wear, edge tears to dust jac...

Mists of Dawn By Chad Oliver. The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, 1952. First Edition. The authors first novel. Gray cloth binding, illustrated dust jacket, shelf wear, ed...

The Haunting of Toby Jugg by Dennis Wheatley. Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London., 1948. Black cloth hardcover binding, illustrated dust jacket, edge wear, tea...

Soapy Smith: King of the Frontier Con Men by Frank C. Robertson and Beth Kay Harris. Published by Hastings House, New York, 1961. 1880's con man working from Denver to Skagway. Re...

English Looking-Glasses: A Study of the Glass, Frames, and Makers (1670-1820) by Geoffrey Wills. Published by A.S. Barnes, New York, 1967. Illustrated dust jacket, white cloth bind...

Items original signed by Buckminster Fuller, archive collected by Roger W. Stoller, USA, 1970s. Exceptional archive contains several items signed by American architect, system the...

A French alphabetical glossary of information’s and terms about handling rules and laws.

Don Camillo, an Italian novel by Giovanni Guareschi, translated in French and published by Editions du Seuil in 1952. Hard bound book with red leather spine and marbled paper on the ...

An exciting new volume showcasing Gosling’s recent work, for both public and private clients, historically contextualised and organized thematically by period and style, from the 18t...

The Machine: As Seen At The End Of The Mechanical Age by K. G. Pontus Hulten. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Embossed aluminum boards designed by Anders Osterlin after a photo...

A beautiful book from the 1970s by Belgian illustrator Antoon Mortier. Clowns, each one individually signed by the artist.

"Weight and See" is the monumental monograph by Swiss graphic artist Roger Pfund, printed by Teunen & Teunen in Geisenheim, Germany in 1993. Complimented by a beautiful wooden framed...

This first edition of Alfred Tennyson's (1809-1892) famous narrative poem was published in London by Edward Moxon and Co, of Dover Street. in 1864. It was printed by Bradley and Evan...

Rare stacked books table designed by John Dickinson and manufactured by Drexel. The middle book has a drawer which is opened by pulling on the "bookmark." The Shakespeare books are c...

An atmospheric oil on canvas painting of books by McDonald Hazlewood, mid-20th century although in a mid-19th century frame.

Attributed to the "Meister der Berliner Passion" from his Kleine Passion. It is now considered almost certain that the Meister der Berliner Passion was in fact Israhel van Meckenem ...

Rare advertising book "La Campari e il suo nuovo stabilimento di Roma 1952" ( Campari and its new production plant in Rome 1952) The book was originally created to celebrate the n...

Per per book. Beautiful spines and covers. Shipping per book. Before purchasing let us know how many you wish to have and we will quote shipping.    

A very good set of five classic interior design books by David Hicks, the much sought after and highly regarded English designer and decorator. Life Magazine 1972 made reference to D...

This is a set of 3 vintage Fungi reference books. In English, hard bound scientific biology titles, published in the mid 20th century.

Late 17th Century Collection of European Vellum Books found in Germany. These books have aged beautifully with exquisite patina. Vellum (derived from the Latin word vitulinum mean...

Decorate an office bookcase or library shelf with this elegant set of 17 vintage leather-bound books; printed in France circa 1971 by Bernard Grasset, each book illustrates the life ...

A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glam...

A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glam...

He has written over 20 books, including Mid-Century Modern Complete, The Iconic House, and The Iconic Interior.

The style and mythology of Mid-Century Modern California architecture as seen through the expert lens of Marvin Rand Los Angeles photographer Marvin Rand created iconic images of so...

The style and mythology of Mid-Century Modern California architecture as seen through the expert lens of Marvin Rand Los Angeles photographer Marvin Rand created iconic images of so...

Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine September 1952 John Entenza editor and publisher Volume 69 No. 9 9.75 W x 12.75 H Preowned used vintage condition Refer to all images

Vintage Modernism Arts & Architecture Magazine May 1952 John Entenza editor and publisher 9.75 W x 12.75 H Preowned used vintage condition Refer to all images

For your consideration is a 24 page, unbound introductory essay, plus 42 facsimiles of the studies by Pablo Picasso on paper, each mounted within folio-sized matting. Some mounted al...

For your consideration is an informational, Robert Indian art book, of his prints and posters for the years 1961-1969. In very good vintage condition. The dimensions of the book are ...