Robert GRAHAM Catalogue of exhibition of Robert Graham's sculptures 1997
By Robert Graham
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1997. First Edition. Artist Monograph. profusely illustrated in color
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Two Ming Porcelain Masterpieces from an Important Collection Sotheby's Hong Kong
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Polidoro da Caravaggio by Dominique Cordellier
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Bulgari : 125 years of Italian Magnificence by Amanda Triossi Hardcover Book
By Bulgari
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
/ Contemporary high jewellery. * Publisher : Skira 2010 1st Edition. * Language : English. * Hardcover
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HALDANE MACFALL The History of Painting, The Venetian Edition, Fine Leather Set
Located in Woodbury, CT
MacFall, Haldane. The History of Painting. The Venetian Edition. Eight volumes, large octavo. Limited to 124 numbered copies; this set No. 3. Handsomely bound in full brown leather...
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Splendid Disarray of Beauty: The Boys, the Tiles, the Joy of Cathedral Oaks 1st
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Norman Bel Geddes Designs America by Regina Lee Blaszczyk, 1st Ed
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Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin & Dennis King
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American Furniture, The Federal Period by Charles F. Montgomery
By Charles F. Montgomery
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Chandeliers by Elizabeth Hilliard, First US Edition
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Pour Une Renaissance De La Peinture Française
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Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine
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Exhibition Catalogue of Chinese Glass from the Hope Danby Collection
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Sons, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 44 pp. A beautiful catalogue for the exhibition
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Glover Collection Rookwood Pottery by Cincinnati Art Galleries, 1st Ed
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Gardens for the Soul Hardcover Table Book Pamela Woods Feng Shui Gardens
By Rizoli International Publications
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
International, 2002 - 1st Edition. Feng shui gardens - 160 pages Pamela Woods' approach to garden design
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The Spectator Joseph Addison & Richard Steele Eight volumes, London, 1812
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Spectator Joseph Addison & Richard Steele Eight volumes, London, 1812 Contemporary full calf with gilt tooling A distinguished Regency-era edition of one of the most import...
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1995-2010 Realm of the Elderlings: Farseer Trilogy; Liveship Traders; Tawny Man
By Robin Hobb
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful set of the first UK editions of the first eleven novels or Robin Hobbs' 'Realm of the Elderlings' series, with four volumes flat signed by Hobb herself. The first UK edi...
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Konstens Göteborg, Nedslag i Fyra Sekel, Scandinavian Artists, 19/20th C 1st Ed
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Paul Klee The Bauhaus Years by Sabine Rewald 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
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Jean Dubuffet Anticultural Positions Mark Rosenthal, Anny Aviram, Kent Minturn
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Primatice Maitre De Fontainebleau Dominique Cordellier 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
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1979-1990 A Collection of Novels from The Cadfael Chronicles
By Edith Pargeter
Located in Bath, GB
Corpse Too Many, 1979. First edition. Signed by the author to a bookplate at the front of the text
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Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere by Caroline Jones 1st
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Christie's 12/2010 Barratt Collection from Crowe Hall, Bath, 1st Ed
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The Artist Project What Artists See When They Look at Art by MET Museum 1st Ed
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Bonheur de ce monde, by François Turpin, illustrated by Gio Colucci
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Éditions du Scarabée, 1929. First Edition. Large 8vo, 11 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches (302 x 250 mm
Gold Leaf
Pyramus & Thisbe with woodcuts by Chris Nurse – Old Stile Press
Located in Middletown, NY
Shakespeare, William & Christopher Nurse Pyramus & Thisbe; distilled from the pages of A Midsummer Night's Dream, woodcuts by Chris Nurse Llandogo, Monmouthshire, UK: Old Stile Pre...
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The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Van Der Elst, Stated 1st Ed
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Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto
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Great Houses of the Western World by Nigel Nicolson
By Nigel Nicolson
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Long Island Modernism, 1930-1980, by Caroline Rob Zaleski, Stated 1st Ed
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Pair of Books on Animal and Human Skulls
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1952 Invisible Man
By Ralph Ellison
Located in Bath, GB
The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel
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1964 Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son
By James Baldwin
Located in Bath, GB
A smart first edition of this collection of essays from Baldwin, following on from his first
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JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807–1892) Rare 9 Volume Set
Located in Woodbury, CT
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807–1892) The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier Houghton, Mifflin and Company; printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1888 Large Paper Edition. Limited...
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Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers by Hugh Honour
By Hugh Honour
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Abstract Painting in Flanders by Michel Seuphor, 1st Ed
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Windows on the past: Four Centuries of New England Homes by Jane Nylander 1st Ed
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Angel's World the New York Photographs of Angelo Rizzoto. Lesy, Hardcover Book
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Angel's World: The New York Photographs of Angelo Rizzoto. Lesy, Michael First edition of this
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Heaven in a Carpet, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
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Parmigianino e Il Manierismo Europeo Schianchi, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
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Parmigianino Und Der Europäische Manierismus, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
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Anatomy for Interior Designers and How to Talk to a Client by Francis Schroeder
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The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
). 1st edition 1st printing copy. The Complete Quincy Jones examines the diverse virtuosity of Quincy
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Edgar Chahine / Joris-Karl Huysmans – A vau-l'eau
Located in Middletown, NY
Chahine, Edgar (illustrator) & Joris-Karl Huysmans (author) A vau-l'eau Paris: George Courville, 1933. First Illustrated Edition. 4to, 11 1/4 x 9 inches (286 x 230 mm)118, (4) p...
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1924 A Passage to India
By E.M. Forster 1
Located in Bath, GB
twentieth century by E. M. Forster. The first edition, second impression. Finely bound by the Chelsea
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Les Bronzes Dores Francais du Xviii Siecle by Pierre Verlet
By Pierre Verlet
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The Great British by Arnold Newman 1st Ed
By Arnold Newman
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Melting Point, by Stephane Couturier, 1st Ed
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Set of 3 Cat. in Slipcase, Prescott Collection, Christie's Rare Numbered Edition
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Sotheby's: the Contents of Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, 1st Ed Hardcover
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Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique by Anthony J Cascardi, 1st Ed
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Parke-Bernet the Collection of Georges Lurcy, November 8 and 9, 1957
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Sotheby's Paul De Grande Restoration Project 5/9/04, Bruge
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18th Century Houses of Williamsburg by Marcus Whiffen
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Meissen, Organized by the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami 1977, 1st Ed
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Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers by Granville Hugh Baillie
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