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Sotheby's The William H Guthman Collection December 2005
Sotheby's The William H Guthman Collection December 2005

Sotheby's The William H Guthman Collection December 2005

Located in valatie, NY

print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and

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Late 20th Century American Books

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Paper

Pewter in America, Its Makers and Their Marks, Three Volumes in One
Pewter in America, Its Makers and Their Marks, Three Volumes in One

Pewter in America, Its Makers and Their Marks, Three Volumes in One

By Ledlie Irwin Laughlin

Located in valatie, NY

York: American Legacy Press, 1981. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 276 pp. A great resource

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20th Century American Books

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Paper

Pair of Antique Rare Tuscan Antiphonal Manuscript Leaves on Vellum 15th-16th C
Pair of Antique Rare Tuscan Antiphonal Manuscript Leaves on Vellum 15th-16th C

Pair of Antique Rare Tuscan Antiphonal Manuscript Leaves on Vellum 15th-16th C

Located in Doha, QA

A striking and authentic pair of Tuscan antiphonal manuscript leaves, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, beautifully preserved on vellum. These rare liturgical pages or...

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Antique 16th Century Italian Gothic Books

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Animal Skin

David Rago & John Sollo Auction Catalogs, 20th C Modern 3/2002, 10/2003
David Rago & John Sollo Auction Catalogs, 20th C Modern 3/2002, 10/2003

David Rago & John Sollo Auction Catalogs, 20th C Modern 3/2002, 10/2003

Located in valatie, NY

on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

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Paper

1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

By Charles Kingsley

Located in Bath, GB

A beautifully bound, first edition of Charles Kingsley's celebrated piece of children's literature

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Antique 1860s British Books

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Paper

Tony Duquette by Wendy Goodman, Hutton Wilkinson and Dominick Dunne
Tony Duquette by Wendy Goodman, Hutton Wilkinson and Dominick Dunne

Tony Duquette by Wendy Goodman, Hutton Wilkinson and Dominick Dunne

Located in valatie, NY

print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Marine Antiques by Marian Klamkin, 1st Ed
Marine Antiques by Marian Klamkin, 1st Ed

Marine Antiques by Marian Klamkin, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.

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Vintage 1970s American Books

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Paper

The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book by Ken Burns
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book by Ken Burns

The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Hardcover Book by Ken Burns

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition of this companion volume to the documentary by Ken

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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Collection Of 20 Antique Hardbound Books
Collection Of 20 Antique Hardbound Books

Collection Of 20 Antique Hardbound Books

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Collection of 20 nearly all 19th century books, mostly leather or leather spine. Some noteworthy books are: General Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol xviii, 1813 with folded map...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Howard Walwyn Fine Antique Clocks Catalogue
Howard Walwyn Fine Antique Clocks Catalogue

Howard Walwyn Fine Antique Clocks Catalogue

By Howard Walwyn

Located in valatie, NY

Howard Walwyn Fine Antique Clocks Catalogue. London: Howard Walwyn, 2013. First edition soft cover

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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Paper

Vatican Museums, Rome
Vatican Museums, Rome

Vatican Museums, Rome

Located in valatie, NY

Vatican Museums, Rome. New York: Newsweek, Inc.,1968. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 172

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20th Century American Books

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Paper

The Neighborhoods of Queens by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, 1st Ed
The Neighborhoods of Queens by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, 1st Ed

The Neighborhoods of Queens by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions. We offer free

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930
Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930

Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

satirical work of prose by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, although the first edition

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Vintage 1930s American Art Nouveau Books

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Fabric, Paper

Keith Haring The Paris Review, 1982 'Vintage Keith Haring'
Keith Haring The Paris Review, 1982 'Vintage Keith Haring'

Keith Haring The Paris Review, 1982 'Vintage Keith Haring'

By Keith Haring

Located in Brooklyn, NY

. Approximately 50pgs. Minor age related wear; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition. 1st edition

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Vintage 1980s Art Nouveau Books

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Paper

Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.

Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.

By Alexander Calder

Located in Vienna, AT

Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981. 7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico; Treasures from the Museo Franz Mayer
The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico; Treasures from the Museo Franz Mayer

The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico; Treasures from the Museo Franz Mayer

Located in valatie, NY

Arts, 2002. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Spanish and English text. 367 pp. An exhibition

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'
Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'

Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'

By Keith Haring

Located in Brooklyn, NY

artist book; 46 pages; 1st edition 1989. 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Good overall vintage condition; contains

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Vintage 1980s Books

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Paper

Fans from the East by Carol Dorington-Ward
Fans from the East by Carol Dorington-Ward

Fans from the East by Carol Dorington-Ward

Located in valatie, NY

, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.

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Vintage 1970s English Books

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Paper

Departures Photography, 1923-1990
Departures Photography, 1923-1990

Departures Photography, 1923-1990

By Edmund Yankov

Located in valatie, NY

Departures Photography 1923-1990. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. First edition

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20th Century American Books

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Paper

Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars, 1st Ed
Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars, 1st Ed

Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars, 1st Ed

By Merlin Waterson

Located in valatie, NY

: Rutledge & Kegan Paul. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1985. 256 pp. The book portrays the social

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20th Century English Books

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Paper

Paul Henry 1875-1958 Paintings Drawings & Illustrations Hardcover by S B Kennedy
Paul Henry 1875-1958 Paintings Drawings & Illustrations Hardcover by S B Kennedy

Paul Henry 1875-1958 Paintings Drawings & Illustrations Hardcover by S B Kennedy

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Superb Biography by SB Kennedy of Paul Henry (1876-1958). Paul Henry is Ireland’s greatest twentieth-century landscape painter. Trained in fin de siecle Paris under Whistler, he als...

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Early 2000s Irish Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Marino Marini Book, Complete Works Of, Milan New York, 1970
Marino Marini Book, Complete Works Of, Milan New York, 1970

Marino Marini Book, Complete Works Of, Milan New York, 1970

By Marino Marini

Located in New York, NY

Marino Marini: Complete Works, 1970 — Monumental Italian Art Monograph (New York / Milan) A substantial, bold and highly decorative large-format volume book dedicated to Marino Mari...

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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Books

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Paper

Stroganoff the Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family, 1st Ed
Stroganoff the Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family, 1st Ed

Stroganoff the Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family, 1st Ed

By Penelope Hunter-Stiebel

Located in valatie, NY

York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 2000. 256 pp. Published on the

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Impressionists Side by Side by Barbara Ehrlich White
Impressionists Side by Side by Barbara Ehrlich White

Impressionists Side by Side by Barbara Ehrlich White

Located in Bradenton, FL

Impressionists Side by Side by Barbara Ehrlich White. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first

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1990s Italian Books

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Paper

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