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Inverary Set of Fifteen Leather Bound Books
Inverary Set of Fifteen Leather Bound Books

Inverary Set of Fifteen Leather Bound Books

Located in New York, NY

Inverary set of fifteen leather bound books. The Annual Register or A View of the History, Politics

Category

Antique 18th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set Of Twelve Tooled Leather Bound Books Various Titles
Set Of Twelve Tooled Leather Bound Books Various Titles

Set Of Twelve Tooled Leather Bound Books Various Titles

Located in New Orleans, LA

A handsome set of twelve tooled and leather bound books. Expert book binders have individually re

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

8 Theological Leather Bound  Books, by Franz Volkmar Reinhard, Published 1808
8 Theological Leather Bound  Books, by Franz Volkmar Reinhard, Published 1808

8 Theological Leather Bound Books, by Franz Volkmar Reinhard, Published 1808

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

8 Theological Leather Bound Books, by Franz Volkmar Reinhard,  Germany, published in 1808 We are

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Neoclassical Books

Materials

Leather, Paper, Parchment Paper

Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set
Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set

Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Gilt leather bound sturdy / library room complete collection set. The set include twenty 28 volumes

Category

Mid-20th Century Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Complete Purdon's Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Collection  Set
Complete Purdon's Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Collection  Set

Complete Purdon's Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Collection Set

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Complete collection set of gilt leather bound library book set of one hundred twenty nine volumes

Category

Early 2000s Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Rare 1867 Stuttgart Goethe Reineke Fuchs Kaulbach Gilt Leather Book
Rare 1867 Stuttgart Goethe Reineke Fuchs Kaulbach Gilt Leather Book

Rare 1867 Stuttgart Goethe Reineke Fuchs Kaulbach Gilt Leather Book

By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Located in Doha, QA

tooled red leather with elaborate gilt decoration to front and back boards, gilt spine detailing, and

Category

Antique 19th Century German Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. IN A FINE EXTRA GILT BINDING !
MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. IN A FINE EXTRA GILT BINDING !

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. IN A FINE EXTRA GILT BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

gilt decorated spine. panels tooled with images of Pooh, covers ruled in gilt, front cover tooled with

Category

Vintage 1960s British Books

Materials

Leather

The Dublin Review, Early Victorian Leather-Bound Periodical Set, 8 Volumes
The Dublin Review, Early Victorian Leather-Bound Periodical Set, 8 Volumes

The Dublin Review, Early Victorian Leather-Bound Periodical Set, 8 Volumes

By Thomas Richardson

Located in Morristown, NJ

contemporary half-leather with gilt-tooled spines, red title bands, and marbled paper sides. Each volume

Category

Vintage 1940s English Early Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Theron And Aspasio: Or A Series Of Dialogues And Letters In 3 Volumes 1767
Theron And Aspasio: Or A Series Of Dialogues And Letters In 3 Volumes 1767

Theron And Aspasio: Or A Series Of Dialogues And Letters In 3 Volumes 1767

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Subjects by James Hervey. Published in 3 volumes with full red leather and gilt print, gold margins on

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

By Lewis Carroll

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Greeting From A Fairy To A Child." Beautifully bound together in red polished calf leather, with gilt

Category

Vintage 1950s English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, Circa 1885-1886

By Ulysses S. Grant

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and new marbled

Category

Antique 1880s American Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by John Tenniel
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by John Tenniel

Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by John Tenniel

By John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

by John Tenniel. Octavo. Presented in red leather boards, ruled and stamped in gilt on the front and

Category

Vintage 1920s American Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

The Life of Israel Putnam by William Cutter, 1859
The Life of Israel Putnam by William Cutter, 1859

The Life of Israel Putnam by William Cutter, 1859

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

presented rebound in 1/4 brown leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling

Category

Antique 1850s Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932

King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Lovelace, Delos W. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 8vo. Rebound in 1/4 green leather

Category

Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Easton Press
The Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Easton Press

The Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Easton Press

By Rockwell Kent, Walt Whitman

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Rockwell Kent. It is sumptuously bound in full green leather boards, with gilt titles and gilt tooling

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Silk, 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

leather and cloth bound gilt hardcover with gilt top edge. 508 pp. A biography of William Wordsworth

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Booker T. Washington by Frederick E. Drinker, Memorial Edition, 1915
Booker T. Washington by Frederick E. Drinker, Memorial Edition, 1915

Booker T. Washington by Frederick E. Drinker, Memorial Edition, 1915

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

leather and cloth binding, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and a new

Category

Vintage 1910s Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman
Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman

Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman

By Frederic Remington, Francis Parkman

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

leather over marbled boards, ruled in gilt, with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, and

Category

Antique 1890s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron's Illustrated Works
1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron's Illustrated Works

1850 Two-Volume Set of Lord Byron's Illustrated Works

By William Anderson, Lord Byron

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

1850 two volume set of Byron's Works, printed by A. Fullerton, Edinburgh. Scarlet Morocco leather

Category

Antique 1850s Scottish Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, First Edition, 1938

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Scribner’s Sons, 1938. First edition. 8to. Rebound in full green leather with gilt tooling, titles, and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250
Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250

Set of Six The Works of Sir Wm Stirling Maxwell, Ltd #178/250

Located in valatie, NY

Moroccan red leather-bound and gilt decorated hardcovers with embossed interior decoration, with a gilt top

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen, First Edition, 1868
Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen, First Edition, 1868

Memoir of Baron Bunsen by Frances Baroness Bunsen, First Edition, 1868

Located in valatie, NY

edition hardcover with Moroccan leather and embossed paper with marbleized edges. Baron Bunsen was

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains

Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains

Located in Middletown, NY

Among the most beautifully printed books on Chinese ceramics. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, 1952
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, 1952

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, 1952

By John Steinbeck

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

brown, and publisher’s unclipped dust jacket. Presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Vaughan's Sermons, 1873-1874
Vaughan's Sermons, 1873-1874

Vaughan's Sermons, 1873-1874

By Rev. James Vaughan

Located in valatie, NY

Numbered", "The Light of the World" and many more. Very rare and scarce.NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

bible’s period binding is exquisite, with gilt-tooled front and back full burgundy leather boards. The

Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835

The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835

By Benjamin Franklin

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

has its original leather boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The book is presented with a new

Category

Antique 1830s American Federal Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Old Spain; Drawings by Muirhead Bone, Descriptions by Gertrude Bone
Old Spain; Drawings by Muirhead Bone, Descriptions by Gertrude Bone

Old Spain; Drawings by Muirhead Bone, Descriptions by Gertrude Bone

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1936. FIRST, LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED 2 vols. ROYAL FOLIO, 20 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (515 x 250 mm). Brown pigskin, raised bands, t.e.g., rest uncut. Pr...

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

By Lewis Carroll

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leather boards with gilt

Category

Vintage 1920s American Edwardian Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

quarter green leather and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and new

Category

Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mackay, 1859
Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mackay, 1859

Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mackay, 1859

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

1/4 blue leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine and

Category

Antique 1850s American Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

John Addington Symonds: A Biography, 1st Ed
John Addington Symonds: A Biography, 1st Ed

John Addington Symonds: A Biography, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Moroccan leather and cloth hardcover. Symonds was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

"Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching" by Captain M. E. Haworth, 1882
"Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching" by Captain M. E. Haworth, 1882

"Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching" by Captain M. E. Haworth, 1882

Located in valatie, NY

competitive fist fighting. The book is illustrated with humorous coaching cartoons. NPT Books a division of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Nineveh and Its Palaces by Joseph Bonomi - ILLUSTRATED, beautiful binding
Nineveh and Its Palaces by Joseph Bonomi - ILLUSTRATED, beautiful binding

Nineveh and Its Palaces by Joseph Bonomi - ILLUSTRATED, beautiful binding

Located in Middletown, NY

schematic drawings. Full maroon morocco binding with gilt decorative frame on boards, raised bands, gilt

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

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

bands, gilt titles, and gilt and blind tooling to spine. Presented in a new archival ¼ leather and cloth

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, Signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, First Ed., 1967
Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, Signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, First Ed., 1967

Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, Signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, First Ed., 1967

By Rickenbacker

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and a new

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by the Count De Montalembert, First Edition
Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by the Count De Montalembert, First Edition

Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by the Count De Montalembert, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

relationship. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790

By Daniel Defoe

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles

Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Books

Materials

Leather, 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

. It is presented rebound in stunning quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt

Category

Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the leather books gilt you’re looking for. A leather books gilt — often made from animal skin, leather and paper — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer leather books gilt, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A leather books gilt made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Rudyard Kipling, Rev. James Vaughan and William Shakespeare each produced at least one beautiful leather books gilt that is worth considering.

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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.

Several factors make antique books highly desirable. Original jackets, ornate binding, illustrations and quality of the print all contribute to making a vintage book special. Rare books are of great interest to collectors in the know and can command high prices at auction. In 2021, an important early artist book by Andy Warhol sold at auction for more than $106,000. Somewhere between all the commercial work he did as an ambitious young graphic designer in the early 1950s and his first real debut as a Pop artist a decade later, Warhol produced a trove of incredibly charming drawings. His illustrated self-published artist books from the 1950s are very rare.

Many collectors seek the first edition of certain books. Fewer copies of a book and higher demand make it a rare find. A book that contains the author’s signature also makes it much more prized than other examples of the same title.

Collectors and designers decorate rooms with vintage books for a cozy feeling in a home. Coffee-table books, such as those featuring photography and design, serve as conversation pieces or offer a relaxing moment when leafed through.

Interior designers look for vintage books when they want to add color or detail. For instance, leather-bound books can create a scholarly air while mid-century titles offer a modern edge. Vintage international books or first editions can provide a sense of history.

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