Canterbury Cathedral: First Edition, The Antiquities Of Canterbury By Somner
Located in Kent, Dover
An extremely rare first edition: William Somner, The antiquities of Canterbury.
Antique 17th Century English Books
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Canterbury Cathedral: First Edition, The Antiquities Of Canterbury By Somner
Located in Kent, Dover
An extremely rare first edition: William Somner, The antiquities of Canterbury.
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American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p hardcover with dust jacket. The closing years of the 19th century witnessed more radical changes in the decorative arts than the wh...
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The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 157 pp. A book on the Vanderbilt mansion, The Biltmore.
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Louis XVI Furniture by F.J.B.Watson, First Edition
By F.J.B. Watson
Located in valatie, NY
London: Alec Tiraniti, 1960. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 404 pp. An invaluable resource book on Louis XVI furniture with 242 black and white plates.
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Modern Prints and Drawings by Paul J. Sachs, First Edition
By Paul J. Sachs
Located in valatie, NY
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 262 pp.
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Moonwalker, Signed by Charlie and Dotty Duke, First Edition, 1990
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1990. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Charlie and Dotty Duke on half title page.
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Il Mobile Impero in Italia 'Italian Empire Furniture', First Edition
By Enrico Colle
Located in valatie, NY
Milan: Electa, 1998. First edition hardcover with slip case. Italian text. 438 pp.
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Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Masque of Anarchy. 1832 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Edward Moxon, 1832. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 12mo, 6-3/4" x 4-3/8", with the half-title and 2 page publisher's ad, complete, bound full red morocco, ri...
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Work of William Lawrence Bottomley in Richmond, Signed First Edition
By William B. O'Neal, Christopher Weeks
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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Ruth & Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, Signed First Edition
By Ruth and Skitch Henderson
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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1988 First Edition “American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design”
Located in San Diego, CA
#5663 An impressive first-edition reference devoted to the history, design and development of the American wristwatch during the 20th century.
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TOMLINSON, Henry Major. South To Cadiz. 1934 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1934. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the half-title "To my good friend C.
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Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers
By Ben Shahn
Located in New York, NY
Ben Shahn, Love and Joy About Letters, 1963 1st Edition, Grossman Publishers. Love and Joy About Letters is a testament to Ben Shahn’s love affair with letters: the beauty of the let...
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Blinded Sailors and Soldiers Gift Book by George Goodchild 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Blinded Sailors and Soldiers Gift Book by George Goodchild. Jarrold & Sons, London 1915. 1st Ed hardcover. Tipped-in color frontispiece and eighteen plates in color. Published fo...
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Gerald R. FORD - Portrait Of The Assassin - FIRST EDITION - INSCRIBED TWICE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: NY: Simon and Schuster, 1965. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED. 1 Vol., 8-1/2" x 6-1/8", signed on the title-page "Gerald R.
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Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 8-11/16" x 5-7/8", illustrated with 18 plates, including photogravure portraits and facsimiles, bou...
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Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Book 1993 First Edition
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Coffee Table Book 1993 First Edition.A beautiful monograph of the photographs of Horst P Horst’s by Barbara Plumb.
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Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in fine full dark blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in...
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William Stout 50 Convention Sketches. Volume One. ( 1 ) - 1992 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: CA: Terra Nova Press, 1992. DECRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 10-7/8 X 8-1/2", illustrated, limited to 500 numbered and signed copiers this copy neither signed no number...
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Michael TOROSIAN. Steichen. Eduard et Voulangis - LIMITED FIRST EDITION - 2011
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 10-1/4" x 8-5/16", limited to 250 copies this being copy #61, with the additional limitation slip, Introduction by Howard Greenberg, inclu...
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Tennessee Williams, Five Young American Poets, Signed First Edition, 1944
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: Norfolk: New Directions, 1944. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., hardcover, with the DJ, not price clipped, boldly signed on the front blank endleaf "Tennessee...
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Marcel Duchamp & André Breton Le Surréalisme en 1947 Iconic First Edition
By André Breton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare first edition of Le Surréalisme en 1947, a seminal work curated by André Breton and featuring the iconic cover design Prière de Toucher by Marcel Duchamp.
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Hermès “Le Carré Hermès” by Nadine Coleno, First Edition, Paris, 2009
By Hermès
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Author: Nadine Coleno Publisher: Éditions du Regard, Paris Date: 2009 Edition: First edition Language: English Dimensions: 10.24 × 10.24 × 1.57 in. (26 × 26 × 4 cm) An elegant Hermè...
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William Henry Pyne and His Microcosm, Pre-Publication, First Edition
By Harris Myers
Located in valatie, NY
Pre-Publication review copy, 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket and publisher's letter. 302 pp.
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Sustainable Environments by Yenna Chan and Alicia Kennedy, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Rockport Publishers, MA, 2007. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. "A highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook ...
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Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1845. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE. 1 vol., illustrated, second state of the additional engraved title-page, bound in the publisher's o...
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Sotheby's The West Wycombe Park Sale, June 1998, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The West Wycombe Park Sale June 1998.First Edition softcover with 1442 lots photographed in color and fully described, with results.
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Waugh, Evelyn, Waugh in Abyssinia, First Edition, Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 1936. Description: First Edition Presentation Copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the half-title "for Audrey from Waugh in Ickleford August 1945", publisher's original gilt lettered red...
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Lives In Transition: LGBTQ Serbia, by Slobodan Randjelovic, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
NPT Books, a division of Trent antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on first editions, signed an...
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Set of 3 Books on Grigory Efimovitch "Rasputin, " First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
St Martins Pr, 1990. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 3. Rasputin: The Man Behind the Myth - A Personal Memoir by Maria Rasputin and Patte Barham.
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Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1860. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5-3/8", frontis portrait plate, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, to...
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Jiha Moon, Double Welcome, Most Everyone's Mad Here, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 2016. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Exhibition Dates: January 21—April 30, 2017.
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Peter Halley Maintain Speed by Susan Kandel, New First Edition
By Peter Halley
Located in valatie, NY
New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2000. New First Edition hardcover. 217 pp. A survey of the full range of Peter Halley's work and career including essays by an internation...
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Otis Adelbert Kline, The Planet of Peril, 1929, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.,1929. Description: First Edition. 1 vol., hardbound, original brown stamped green cloth, with the DJ, jacket art by Robert A.
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Exceptional Signed Donald Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004 First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed first edition hardcover copy of "Think Like a Billionaire" by Donald J.
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The Surgeon and the Photographer by Geoffrey Farmer, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2015. First Edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Published in conjunction with "How do I fit this Ghost in my Mouth?"
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'The Life of Nelson" First Edition books by Robert Southey
By Robert Southey
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'The Life of Nelson" books by Robert Southey. First edition. Vol 1 and 2 London: Printed for John Murray, Bookseller to the Admiralty and to the Board of Longitude 1813 J.
DODGSON - Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland - FIRST EDITION - NY: Appleton 1866
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Appleton and Company, 1866. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. 1 vol., frontispiece & 42 illustrations by John Tenniel.
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Collector's Encyclopaedia of Half Dolls by Norma Werner, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Collector Books, Kentucky, 1979. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 608 pp. Profusely illustrated with examples in color and black and white.
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Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Gallagher, Published by Little, Brown and Company of Boston in 1932. Considered a First Edition, but not an original printing. The book is a VERY EARLY REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDI...
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BLOUNT, Charles. The Two First Books, of Philostratus. 1680 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: Printed for Nathaniel Thompson, 1680. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 12-1/4" x 8", (iv)243p., title-page printed in red and black, engraved diagram on page 1...
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Greene, Graham - a Sort of Life - First Edition - Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Publisher: London: The Bodley Head, 1971. Description: first edition presentation copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf "For George Barker with good wishes Graham Gre...
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CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 6 volumes, 8-3/8" x 5-7/8", illustrated, fold-out maps, bound in 1/2 red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered green morocco spine lab...
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First Edition a Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling
Located in New York, NY
First edition a song of The English by Rudyard Kipling.
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CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 6 volumes, 8-3/8" x 5-7/8", illustrated, fold-out maps, bound in 1/2 red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, all edges gilt, marbled pastedownds a...
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Mosquitobush Yankee Prints & Stories by Francis Tolman, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Signed and inscribed by the author first edition hardcover with Broadart covered dust jacket.
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Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun, First Edition
By Jean-François Chabrun, Robert Descharnes
Located in valatie, NY
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First Edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 277 pp.
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Tarzan and The Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs McClurg 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Tarzan and The Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs McClurg 1st Edition. First edition. Illustrated by J. Allen St.
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McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
New York: Charles Webster, 1887. First edition. Illustrated with steel plate engravings and maps.
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Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Stated First Edition
By Barbara Milo Ohrbach
Located in valatie, NY
Publishers, 1989. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 246 pp. Guide to collecting, living and decorating with antiques from the owner of Cherchez, New York's elegant hom...
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"Story of Western Furniture" Book by Phyllis Oats, First Edition
By Phyllis Bennett Oates
Located in valatie, NY
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Geometry of Greek Vases by L.D. Caskey, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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Porch Presence Interior Design for the Exterior Room, Sally Fennell, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Grove Weidenfeld Press, New York, 1990. Stated 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. It begins with a history of the porch, each type is described in detail, including wraparound, ...
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Jonathan Richardson: Art Theorist of the English Enlightenment, First Edition
By Carol Gibson-Wood
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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Material Georgia 1733-1900: Two Decades of Scholarship, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and ...
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Louis XIV and Regence by Seymour de Ricci, First Edition
By Seymour de Ricci
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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"Old Masters, New World" First Edition Book by Cynthia Saltzman
By Cynthia Saltzman
Located in valatie, NY
Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 by Richard Guy Wilson, 1st Edition
By Richard Guy Wilson
Located in valatie, NY
Abrams, New York, 1986. 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
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POLIDORI - The Vampyre - 1819 - FIRST EDITION - THE EARLIEST OBTAINABLE ISSUE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PUBLISHER: London: for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND SHERWOOD ISSUE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, 1 vol., 8-7/8" x 5-5/8", half-title present, bound in...
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Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers & Their Work, 1840-1880, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
University of Texas Press 1975. Pre-publication first edition. This book provides an introduction to the art of cabinetmaking and the works of Texas cabinetmakers and contains photog...
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