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Peter Halley Maintain Speed by Susan Kandel, New First Edition
Peter Halley Maintain Speed by Susan Kandel, New First Edition

Peter Halley Maintain Speed by Susan Kandel, New First Edition

By Peter Halley

Located in valatie, NY

Peter Halley Maintain Speed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2000. New First Edition

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Greene, Graham - a Sort of Life - First Edition - Presentation Copy
Greene, Graham - a Sort of Life - First Edition - Presentation Copy

Greene, Graham - a Sort of Life - First Edition - Presentation Copy

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

. Description: first edition presentation copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf "For George Barker

Category

Vintage 1970s Books

Materials

Fabric

First Edition a Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling
First Edition a Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling

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. Original blue cloth with front cover

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887

McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

civilians who directed it, and his relations to it and them. New York: Charles Webster, 1887. First edition

Category

Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION
The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION

The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Printed by William Stansby for Walter Burre, 1614. FIRST EDITION Folio; 12 1/2 x 8 3/8

Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

'The Life of Nelson" First Edition books by Robert Southey
'The Life of Nelson" First Edition books by Robert Southey

'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

Category

Antique 19th Century English Books

L'Arte del Legno e del Mobile in Italia, First Edition
L'Arte del Legno e del Mobile in Italia, First Edition

L'Arte del Legno e del Mobile in Italia, First Edition

By Silvano Colombo

Located in valatie, NY

. First edition hardcover with dust jacket and Brodart cover. 169 color and 440 b&w plates. Well

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Books

Materials

Paper

Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun, First Edition
Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun, First Edition

Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun, First Edition

By Robert Descharnes, Jean-François Chabrun

Located in valatie, NY

Rodin by Robert Descharnes and Jean-François Chabrun. New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Stated First Edition
Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Stated First Edition

Antiques At Home by Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Stated First Edition

By Barbara Milo Ohrbach

Located in valatie, NY

. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 246 pp. Guide to collecting, living and decorating with

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition
Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition

Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition

By David Green 1

Located in valatie, NY

. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 207 pp. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white

Category

20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, 1958. First edition, first issue printing. Signed by Truman Capote. In the original publisher’s orange

Category

Vintage 1950s American Books

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Paper

Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy, Pre-Publication First Edition
Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy, Pre-Publication First Edition

Art of Structural Design, a Swiss Legacy, Pre-Publication First Edition

By David P. Billington

Located in valatie, NY

Museum, 2003. Pre-publication first edition with publisher's letter, hardcover with dust jacket. A 30

Category

Early 2000s American Books

Materials

Paper

COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION

COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Brome, 1681. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4-1/2", [ii]86pp., complete, bound in

Category

Antique 1680s British Books

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Leather

"Andy Warhol A Retrospective" Art Book MOMA First Edition 1989
"Andy Warhol A Retrospective" Art Book MOMA First Edition 1989

"Andy Warhol A Retrospective" Art Book MOMA First Edition 1989

By Andy Warhol

Located in San Diego, CA

"Andy Warhol A Retrospective" art book first edition from his exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer by J.M.Nash, First Edition
Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer by J.M.Nash, First Edition

Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer by J.M.Nash, First Edition

By J.M. Nash

Located in valatie, NY

The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. First edition

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902
Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902

Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Author: POTTER, Beatrix. Title: The Tailor of Gloucester. Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902. PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500...

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans

Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans

By F.J.B. Watson, Everett Fahy, Carl C. Dauterman

Located in valatie, NY

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

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856, First Edition
William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856, First Edition

William Wordsworth a Biography by Edwin Paxton Hood, 1856, First Edition

By Edwin Paxton Hood

Located in valatie, NY

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

James Bond First Edition 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming
James Bond First Edition 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming

James Bond First Edition 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming

By Ian Fleming

Located in Forest Row, East Sussex

A first edition of 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming, with later dust jacket, as part of the

Category

Mid-20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1966
Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1966

Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1966

By Ian Fleming

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, first

Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Selected Works of Russian Art 11th-Early 20th Century, First Edition
Selected Works of Russian Art 11th-Early 20th Century, First Edition

Selected Works of Russian Art 11th-Early 20th Century, First Edition

By Sokolova Natalia

Located in valatie, NY

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

Category

Vintage 1970s European Books

Materials

Paper

Traces: An Investigation In Reason by John a Chakeres, First Edition
Traces: An Investigation In Reason by John a Chakeres, First Edition

Traces: An Investigation In Reason by John a Chakeres, First Edition

By John A. Chakeres

Located in valatie, NY

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

Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin, 1976, French text. Hardcover with dust jackets. 81 pp. Illustrates the beds, seating, tables, cas...

Category

Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Books

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Paper

Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition

Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second edition hardcover with paper label on spine and cover. 32 pages. The autographed editi...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paper

Inside New York, Discovering New York's Classic Interiors, First Edition
Inside New York, Discovering New York's Classic Interiors, First Edition

Inside New York, Discovering New York's Classic Interiors, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

Inside New York, Discovering New York's Classic interiors by Joe Friedman. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992. Stated first US edition hardcover with dust jacket. 128 pp. An o...

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark, First Edition
The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark, First Edition

The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark. New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1978. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 173 pp. An overview of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872-1...

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Isadora DUNCAN: My Life – FIRST EDITION & Special Edition "for Friends" 1927
Isadora DUNCAN: My Life – FIRST EDITION & Special Edition "for Friends" 1927

Isadora DUNCAN: My Life – FIRST EDITION & Special Edition "for Friends" 1927

Located in Middletown, NY

A special edition of Isadora Duncan's biography, printed for friends. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First, Limited Edition. 8vo, 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches (244 x 160 mm); 359 pp....

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958
Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958

Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket. Dr. Martin Luther

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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