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Leather Bound French Books Dated 1972 Stendhal Complete Work, Set of 49
Leather Bound French Books Dated 1972 Stendhal Complete Work, Set of 49

Leather Bound French Books Dated 1972 Stendhal Complete Work, Set of 49

Located in Dallas, TX

1972, each book has a red leather bound cover with gilt embossed motifs. The set of 49 books, titled

Category

Late 20th Century French Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Large Lot of 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Law Library 54 Legal Books
Large Lot of 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Law Library 54 Legal Books

Large Lot of 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Law Library 54 Legal Books

Located in West Hartford, CT

Set of fifty-four antique leather bound legal books by Sandusky County Law Library Association

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Leather Books
Antique Leather Books

Antique Leather Books

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large collection of fifty-eight beautifully bound leather books. Scott's Waverley Novels, this

Category

Antique 19th Century English Books

Set of 5 18th Century Italian Vellum Bound Books in Cream Color
Set of 5 18th Century Italian Vellum Bound Books in Cream Color

Set of 5 18th Century Italian Vellum Bound Books in Cream Color

Located in Atlanta, GA

A handsome collection of 5 Italian 18th century vellum bound books. This set of religious

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection Small Pocket Leather Bound Book
Collection Small Pocket Leather Bound Book

Collection Small Pocket Leather Bound Book

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of small pocket gilt leather bound book set of Seven volumes. " Published in 1830

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of Ten volumes. " Stories By Foreign Authors

Category

Antique 1890s North American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of 16 Leather Bound Dutch Encyclopedias
Set of 16 Leather Bound Dutch Encyclopedias

Set of 16 Leather Bound Dutch Encyclopedias

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

books is leather bound with the Dutch title; Winkler Prins Algemeene Encyclopaedie, and respective

Category

20th Century Dutch Other Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen
Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of thirteen volumes. The works of William

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Collection Leather-Bound Library Book Set / Ten
Collection Leather-Bound Library Book Set / Ten

Collection Leather-Bound Library Book Set / Ten

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of ten volumes. The complete works of George

Category

20th Century European Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

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

Decorate your sturdy / Library room with this complete collection set of gilt leather bound library

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Huge 19th Century Velum and Leather Bound Book
Huge 19th Century Velum and Leather Bound Book

Huge 19th Century Velum and Leather Bound Book

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Large 19th century velum and leather bound accounts ledger from The Angel Inn, Bury St Edmunds

Category

Antique 19th Century Books

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes Leather Bound Set of Shelley's Works
2 Volumes Leather Bound Set of Shelley's Works

2 Volumes Leather Bound Set of Shelley's Works

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine leather bound 2 volume set of Shelley's Poetical Works, published London, 1892.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Collection of Leather Bound Works by Benjamin Disraeli
Collection of Leather Bound Works by Benjamin Disraeli

Collection of Leather Bound Works by Benjamin Disraeli

Located in London, GB

, defining its policies and its broad outreach. The books are bound in dark blue leather with tooled gold

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of 2 Leather Bound French Scientific Dictionaries
Set of 2 Leather Bound French Scientific Dictionaries

Set of 2 Leather Bound French Scientific Dictionaries

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

leather bound with gold lettering stating the author, title, and respective volume. Written in 1888, the

Category

20th Century French Other Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

3 Leather Bound Volumes, Burns' Works
3 Leather Bound Volumes, Burns' Works

3 Leather Bound Volumes, Burns' Works

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautifully full leather bound 3 volume set of Burns Poetical Works, published London 1912.

Category

20th Century English Books

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set / Twenty Volumes
Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set / Twenty Volumes

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set / Twenty Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of twenty volumes "our Mutual friend by Charles

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By

Category

Vintage 1980s Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Antique Victorian Family Bible c.1850 Leather Bound
Antique Victorian Family Bible c.1850 Leather Bound

Antique Victorian Family Bible c.1850 Leather Bound

Located in London, GB

Bible is leather bound, enriched with gilded decoration and contains the Old and New Testaments with

Category

Antique 1850s Books

Materials

Leather

Plutarch's Works in Leather Bound 10 Volume Set
Plutarch's Works in Leather Bound 10 Volume Set

Plutarch's Works in Leather Bound 10 Volume Set

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine 3/4 Morocco leather-bound 10 volume complete set of Plutarch's works, five volumes of

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of 9 Volumes Bancrofts Works Leather Bound
Set of 9 Volumes Bancrofts Works Leather Bound

Set of 9 Volumes Bancrofts Works Leather Bound

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Bancroft works volumes 31-39 Measures: 2.25" W x 6" D x 9" H Year 1886.

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

1834 Antique Morgan & Sanxay Leather Bound Holy Christian Bible
1834 Antique Morgan & Sanxay Leather Bound Holy Christian Bible

1834 Antique Morgan & Sanxay Leather Bound Holy Christian Bible

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique leather bound Holy Bible, published by Morgan and Sanxay of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1834. Morgan

Category

Antique 1830s Early Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of 27 Latin Leather-Bound Book on Theology
Set of 27 Latin Leather-Bound Book on Theology

Set of 27 Latin Leather-Bound Book on Theology

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A collection of 25 volumes on theology by R. P. Francisci Suarez. This set of books are bound in

Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Set of Nine French Leather Bound Histories, 19th Century
Set of Nine French Leather Bound Histories, 19th Century

Set of Nine French Leather Bound Histories, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

These books speak for themselves but only in French, in excellent condition, spines intact.

Category

Antique 1860s French Books

Materials

Leather

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Six Volumes
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Six Volumes

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Six Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection gilt leather bound library book set twenty six volumes "Great Events by Famous

Category

Vintage 1920s Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Collection gilt leather bound library book set twenty seven volumes. Include: The return of the

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Works of George Eliot in 8 Leather Bound Volumes
Works of George Eliot in 8 Leather Bound Volumes

Works of George Eliot in 8 Leather Bound Volumes

Located in San Francisco, CA

An attractive 8 volume set of George Eliot's works bound in 3/4 tan leather with marbelized

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

24 Volume Leather Bound History of Europe Published, 1845-1849
24 Volume Leather Bound History of Europe Published, 1845-1849

24 Volume Leather Bound History of Europe Published, 1845-1849

By Archibald Alison

Located in San Francisco, CA

the times, nicely bound in caramel colored leather with red leather labels on spines, interior with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set
Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

By Homer

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Iliad of Homer translated by William Cullen Bryant, bound in 3/4 olive green levant morocco

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Homer's Odyssey Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set
Homer's Odyssey Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

Homer's Odyssey Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Odyssey of Homer translated by William Cullen Bryant, bound in 3/4 olive green levant morocco

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Leather Bound Set The works of George Eliot 21 Volumes
Leather Bound Set The works of George Eliot 21 Volumes

Leather Bound Set The works of George Eliot 21 Volumes

Located in San Francisco, CA

. The Standard Edition with marbleized endpapers leather and marbleized font, gilt spine.

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather

Set of 12 Leather Bound Volumes, Memoirs Casanova
Set of 12 Leather Bound Volumes, Memoirs Casanova

Set of 12 Leather Bound Volumes, Memoirs Casanova

Located in Essex, MA

Nicely bound and numbered 992 out of 1,000. Printed in London by the Casanova society in 1922.

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Other

Ireland and Her People Five Volumes by Thomas Fitzgerald Leather-Bound
Ireland and Her People Five Volumes by Thomas Fitzgerald Leather-Bound

Ireland and Her People Five Volumes by Thomas Fitzgerald Leather-Bound

Located in San Francisco, CA

Five leather bound volumes on Irish history bound in brown leather, published 1912 by Fitzgerald

Category

Early 20th Century Irish Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Grolier Society Red Leather-Bound Set Beaux and Belles of England
Grolier Society Red Leather-Bound Set Beaux and Belles of England

Grolier Society Red Leather-Bound Set Beaux and Belles of England

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautiful 14 volume gilt-tooled leather bound set of Beaux and Belles of England, the Connoisseur

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leather Bound Set of Novels in 27 Volumes
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leather Bound Set of Novels in 27 Volumes

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leather Bound Set of Novels in 27 Volumes

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Novels of Lord Lytton (1803-1873) in 27 illustrated volumes bound in green 3/4 green leather

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition
Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition

Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

volume, bound in 1/2 brown polished calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut

Category

Vintage 1910s British Books

Materials

Leather

History of the English People in four Gilt-Tooled Leather-Bound Volumes
History of the English People in four Gilt-Tooled Leather-Bound Volumes

History of the English People in four Gilt-Tooled Leather-Bound Volumes

By J.R. Green

Located in San Francisco, CA

A finely bound four volume 3/4 gilt-tooled leather bound set titled A Short History of the English

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Complete Writings of O. Henry 14 Red Leather Bound Volumes Limited Edition
Complete Writings of O. Henry 14 Red Leather Bound Volumes Limited Edition

Complete Writings of O. Henry 14 Red Leather Bound Volumes Limited Edition

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very fine leather bound set of the complete writings of O. Henry in 14 red morocco 3/4 morocco

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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Leather Bound Books For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of leather bound books available for sale. The range of distinct leather bound books — often made from animal skin, leather and paper — can elevate any home. Leather bound books have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of leather bound books to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Georgian and Neoclassical leather bound books are of considerable interest. Easton Press, Sir Walter Scott and Archibald Alison each produced beautiful leather bound books that are worth considering.

Finding the Right Books for You

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.

No matter the genre, there is a book for you. You can find rare, one-of-a-kind antique books on 1stDibs. Browse by authors, like celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as by period, including mid-century modern, Art Deco and Victorian.

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    When a book is leather bound, it means a leather cover holds the book together. Typically, leather-bound books cost more than books with traditional hardback binding. You'll find a variety of leather-bound books from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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