How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 155 pp.
20th Century English Books
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How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 155 pp.
Paper
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon – FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., 1959. First Edition. 8vo, 8 3/ 8 x 5 5/8 inches (213 x 140 mm); (5), 311, (1) pp. Original cloth-backed speckled paper boards with white spi...
Paper
The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
[PMM 117; Pforzheimer 820; Lowndes V, 2039; ESTC S116300]. A RARE FIRST EDITION of Sir Walter Raleigh's best-known and and most extensive book, a landmark work of Jacobean scholarsh...
Gold Leaf
Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, First Edition with Dust Jacket
Located in Middletown, NY
A rare first edition, with near-fine dust jacket of the children's classic.
Paper
First Trade Edition of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by Author & Illustrator, with Orig
Located in Middletown, NY
(Alan Alexander): Winnie-the-Pooh An Exceptionally rare copy of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by both the Author and the Illustrator, with Original dust-jacket.
Paper
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey - First Edition, second issue DJ
Located in Middletown, NY
Publisher's green cloth with orange title on spine; spine is a touch color faded compared to the front and back panels, and the bottom outside corner of back cover has 1/4 inch water...
Paper
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H 13 in W 10 in D 1 in
Rare "Mario Buccellatti Prince of Goldsmiths" Book, 1998, First Edition
Located in Washington, DC
"Mario Buccellatti Prince of Goldsmiths" book, 1998 first edition. Martina Corgnati.
Rare Book-First Edition-Le Fete Marriage Le Dauphin
By Seymour de Ricci, Henri Cohen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible Complete First Edition (1726-1746)of Two Books Bound Together with important Historical Engravings.They commemorate the two marriages of the Dauphin,son of Louis XV to Ma...
Paper
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Washington’s Letters to Congress, Rare First American Edition, Two Volumes, 1795
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
“Official Letters to the Honourable American Congress Written During the War Between the United Colonies and Great Britain”. Rare first edition of Washington’s letters to members ...
Architectural Digest Celebrity Homes First Edition Books
By Paige Rense
Located in New York, NY
A set of the rare first edition books, Architectural Digest's CELEBRITY HOMES and CELEBRITY HOMES II.
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H 12.5 in W 10 in D 1.25 in
Decoration Tradition et Renouveau by Claude Fregnac, Rare First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Decoration Tradition et Renouveau by Claude Fregnac. Hachette, 1973. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages. Illustrated throughout with mainly color photos and some b&w...
Paper
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H 12.5 in W 10 in D 1.25 in
Decoration Tradition et Renouveau by Claude Fregnac, Rare First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Decoration Tradition et Renouveau by Claude Fregnac. Hachette, 1973. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages. Illustrated throughout with mainly color photos and some b&w...
Paper
Lighting from Concealed Sources by J.L. Stair, Rare First Edition
By J.L. Stair
Located in valatie, NY
Lighting from concealed sources. New York: National X-Ray Reflector Company, 1919. First edition hardcover. 246 pp. An early guide to the satisfying effects of indirect lighting by J...
Paper
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H 8.75 in W 6.5 in D 2 in
Rare Disney's Mickey Mouse Annual #4 1933 First Edition Book U.K. Pressing
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mickey Mouse Annual #4 (London: Dean & Son, Ltd., 1933) This book was published at the end of 1933 for the 1934 year, produced with the consent of Walter E. Disney. Cricket cover tit...
Paper
James Joyce - Ulysses. First edition, with Joyce inscription
By James Joyce
Located in New York, NY
FIRST EDITION, number 611 of 750 copies on handmade paper, of the most celebrated novel of the 20th-century. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Joyce on supplied bound-in sheet: "To Percy Beaum...
Andy Warhol Index Book, First Edition, Signed Twice
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED TWICE BY WARHOL (on upper cover and opposite title); WITH THE RARE ORIGINAL PRINTED CELLOPHANE BAG. Complete with pop-up castle; a paper accordion (still with a...
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H 15 in W 11 in D 4 in
Signed by Andy Warhol Blinds and Shutters, First Edition, Stunning Illustrations
By Michael Cooper 1
Located in New York, NY
First edition, one of a very small number signed by Andy Warhol. Generally considered the most beautiful book to document the rock-and-roll era. A fine copy in the original shipping ...
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H 16.15 in W 11.42 in D 0.79 in
Signed Limited First Edition of Derrière Le Miroir No. 149: Ellsworth Kelly
Located in New York, NY
“I think what we all want from art is a sense of fixity, a sense of opposing the chaos of daily living. This is an illusion, of course. What I’ve tried to capture is the reality of ...
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H 7.68 in W 6.3 in D 0.79 in
Signed First Edition of Andy's Warhol's Ten Portraits of Jews, 20th Century
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
The original catalog of illustrated cards for the 1980 exhibition at the Jewish Museum of New York, signed by Warhol on the portfolio sleeve. A collection of illustrated plates r...
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H 6.5 in W 1 in D 4.25 in
Books, Sir William Jardine's "the Naturalist's Library" Rare First Edition
Located in New York, NY
Rare first edition. Leather bound. 40 volumes. Small octavos.
Leather, Paper
Joseph Heller - Catch-22: Signed First Edition
By Joseph Heller
Located in New York, NY
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY HELLER: "To Eve, With sincere good wishes. Joseph Heller 11/25/68 The Ambassador Theater".
A rare signed first edition of Heller...
"Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders, " Signed First Edition
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in New York, NY
First Edition, signed by Roosevelt on front free endpaper. A best-seller upon its release, The Rough Riders, Roosevelt's stirring account of his adventures during the Spanish-Amer...
Paper
"Winston Churchill The Second World War", First Editions
By Winston Churchill
Located in New York, NY
FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS (the preferred editions) in original dust jackets of Churchill's masterpiece.
First Edition of Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
By Ulysses S. Grant
Located in New York, NY
"What General Lee's feelings were I do not know. As he was a man of much dignity, with an impassible face, it was impossible to say whether he felt inwardly glad that the end had fi...
Very Rare First Edition "The Prints of Paul Klee" MOMA
By James Thrall Soby
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Black cloth portfolio. The plates were printed by the Meriden Gravure Company with eight color plates reproduced in stencil by Esther Gentle, and a 24-page booklet that contains five...
Paper
Rare First Edition Zane Grey, "An American Angler in Australia" 1937
By Zane Grey
Located in Quechee, VT
This is a scarce Zane Grey book published by Harper & Brothers Publishers in New York in 1937, with thirty-five black-and-white photographs taken by the author and his team of photog...
Rare "Picasso Theatre" Book, First Edition, 1968
Located in Washington, DC
Rare "Picasso Theatre" book, first edition, 1968.
Rare Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann Book, 1983 First Edition
Located in Washington, DC
Rare Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann Book, 1983 FIrst Edition
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H 12 in W 10 in D 1 in
Rare Vintage "Les Diners de Gala" Book by Salvador Dali, 1973, First Edition
Located in Washington, DC
Rare vintage "Les Diners de Gala" by Salvador Dali, 1973, first edition.
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$11,757
H 4.34 in Dm 0.04 in
1912 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Rosace Figurines Frosted Glass Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle “Rosace Figurines” made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1912. Acid-stamped signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb patina. Height: 11 cm ...
Blown Glass
"Still Life" by Cornelis Le Mair 31 x 24 inch Oil on Board
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; framed dimensions are approximately 31 x 38 inches. Cornelis le Mair is truly ...
Board, Oil
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
Porcelain
$144,000
H 20 in W 16 in
The Gray Kimono: Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting
By William Merritt Chase
Located in New York, NY
The Gray Kimono, 1901, by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches unframed (50.8 x 40.64 cm) 28 x 24 1/16 inches framed (71.12 x 61.11875 cm) Paper (Alice Wil...
Oil
$1,240
H 14.63 in W 9.75 in D 1 in
Antique Large Sacred Heart Ex-Voto, Flaming Heart, PGR (Per Grazia Ricevuta)
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Handmade large Religious Ex-Voto A striking and delicately crafted religious Ex-Voto, sourced from an estate sale in Parma, Italy. The piece appears to be made from thin, ...
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
$2,425Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
Exceptional Large Gothic English Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...
Mahogany, Walnut
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...
Porcelain
$38,431
H 32.5 in W 43 in
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Canvas, Oil
$17,992 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Wood
Extraordinary Tiffany & Co Peacock Sculpture By Nymphenburg Porcelain
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the captivating beauty of this extraordinary Tiffany & Co decorative peacock sculpture, a stunning masterpiece crafted in the early 20th century by Nymphenburg Porcelain i...
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Silver Nine Phoenix Coronet Crown, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An amazing and rare Chinese silver Nine Phoenix Coronet or Crown, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), late 16th to early 17th century, China. A delicate and exquisite Chinese Ming Dynasty...
Silver, Gold
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A secret leather bound book box with the most beautiful marbled paper interior. mid 19th century in age, English in origins. Age related wear and abrasions 21/13.5/3.5cm
Leather, Paper
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...
Porcelain, Mirror
1919 René Lalique, Vase Perruches Electric Blue Glass with White Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Perruches" made in electric blue glass with white patina by René Lalique in 1919. Engraved control signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Exceptionnal and deep color and grea...
Blown Glass
Antique and vintage books add a sense of culture and style to any room. Displaying these types of books in your living room or reading nook can warm a space with a distinguished feel.
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