The Makers of Indian Colonial Silver by Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a register of European goldsmiths, silversmiths, Jewellers, Watchmakers and clockmakers in India and their marks 1760-1860. Containing a register of over 900 Europeans who w...
Paper
Honar, the Afkhami Collection of Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art Book
Located in New York, NY
"A wealth of vital pieces reflecting a vibrant country that is producing some of the world's most insightful, impacting and aesthetically considered pieces of work... The text is an ...
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1923 R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots
By Karel Capek
Located in Bath, GB
A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to moder...
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1847 The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France
By William James (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful edition of naval historian William James's detailed and richly illustrated history of the Royal Navy. A 'New Edition' of naval historian William James's impressive work,...
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1821 The Works of Henry Fielding
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
A new edition of the works of Henry Fielding in ten bright calf leather bound volumes. Henry Fielding was an eighteenth century English novelist known for his satires and comic nove...
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1947-1949 The Works of Jane Austen
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful six volume edition of the works of Jane Austen, in calf bindings, and with the original glassine and slip case. First and early printings of Hamish Hamilton's 'Novel Lib...
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Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson. Published by Sotheby's, London, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the y...
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Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Jacques-Chalom Des Cordes & Veronique Fromanger des Cordes edition number 667/2000 of this precious catalogue raisonne of animal sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916). Rembr...
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Morgan American Financier by Jean Strouse, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Morgan : American Financier by Jean Strouse. Published by Random House Publishing Group, NY, 1999. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Jean Strouse is an American biographer, c...
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Givenchy: 40 Years of Creation (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book was published in 1991 to coincide with an exhibition which marked Hubert de Givenchy's 40 years in fashion. It is dividing into three sections; it presents a portrait of Gi...
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Móvel Moderno Brasileiro, Brazilian Modern Design, Book
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
The Brazilian modern design book extensively classifies the work of 15 of the most representative Brazilian furniture designers in the modern period, between the 1940s and 1970s, inc...
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1853-86 The Collected Works of Cuthbert Bede
By Cuthbert Bede
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful fine set of the collected first editions works of Cuthbert Bede, pen name of Edward Bradley, a set of his scarce novels uniformly bound by Bickers. A very smart first ed...
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1968 2001 A Space Odyssey
By Arthur C. Clarke
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after first edition of one of the most important sci-fi novels of all time, signed by Arthur C. Clarke to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing. Signed by...
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$3,417
1922 The Heir
By Vita Sackville-West
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner. The first edition, first impression. A presentation ...
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1910-11 The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
By Wagner
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic four epic opera dramas, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with tipped-in colour plates, scarce to see i...
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$278Sale Price|20% Off
Tubular Steel Furniture Book / Bauhaus Interior - Die Schöne Wohnung, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s - for the condition see the pictures - jr.
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c1936 One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms
Located in Bath, GB
A fascinating collection of one-hundred and forty-four postcards of military uniforms, a number of which depict 1930s Germany. A total of one-hundred and forty-four twentieth centur...
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Furniture of Historic Deerfield by Dean A. Fales, Jr.
By Dean A. Fales Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
The Furniture of Historic Deerfield by Dean A. Fales. Deerfield: Historic Deerfield, Inc., 1981. Second edition hardcover with dust jacket. 294 pp. A book on the antique American fur...
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Alvar Aalto Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Alvar Aalto was a Finnish Architect and Furniture designer whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, this book shows the progress of his designs from the 1920s Classic design...
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Lost Ecstasy by Mary Roberts Rinehart, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Lost Ecstasy by Mary Roberts Rinehart. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1927. 1st Ed hardcover. "Kay Dowling was used to luxury, expensive pleasures, and the gentlemen who could af...
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The Works of Charles Dickens, National Edition, 1907, 30 Vols., Edition of 750
By Charles Dickens
Located in Morristown, NJ
Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, Limited Edition of 750 A substantial collection of The Works of Charles Dickens in the scarce National Edition, published in London by Chapman and Hal...
Fabric, Paper
$375Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Book, By The Clock of St James's, Percy Armytage, Literary Memoir, 1927
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage copy of By The Clock of St James's by Percy Armytage, published in 1927 and originally compiled during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. A bound and illustrated ...
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Book "Logos Volume 1, Arduino Panaro Method" and Wooden Rappelling, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare book Arduino Panaro Bari "logos" method, volume 1, 1930s / 40s, over 400 illustrated pages, signed by the author, equipped with a wooden rappelling team Spignese il...
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Designer China - the Fine Art of Ceramic Painting Made Simple
Located in Bradenton, FL
Designer China - the Fine Art of Ceramic Painting Made Simple by Lesley Harle with Susan Conder. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first edition published in 1991 by William Mor...
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The Architectural Forum August 1941 Magazine Time Inc
Located in Chula Vista, CA
The Architectural Forum August 1941 spiral bound magazine of building and architecture Time Inc publisher 9 .19 W x 11.88 H x .25 Original preowned vintage condition Refer to images ...
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Flemish Art Symbolism To Expressionism At Sint-Martens-Latern 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Flemish Art: Symbolism To Expressionism At Sint-Martens-Latern by Piet Boyens. Published by Lannoo Art Book Publishers, Tielt, Belgium, 1992. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and sl...
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Mid-Century Belgian magazine “Meubles et décors” n°670-671. Belgium, 1954.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Mid-Century Belgian magazine “MEUBLES ET DÉCORS”, n°670-671, published in French in June and July, 1954. Dimensions: 27x38’6cm, 34 pages, unnumbered, color and b/w illustrations...
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$3,964
1931 The Waves
By Virginia Woolf
Located in Bath, GB
A nice first edition copy of this experimental novel by Virginia Woolf, one of her most puzzling publications, here in the original beautifully designed dust wrapper by Vanessa Bell....
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1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices. The very scarce co...
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1820-1825 Works of Sir Walter Scott
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning full calf fine binding of the first editions of these important works by prolific and renowned writer Sir Walter Scott. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish novel...
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1928 The House at Pooh Corner
By A.A. Milne
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound first edition copy of A A Milne's noted story collection 'House at Pooh Corner'. A wonderful copy of this beloved work, housed in a custom slipcase. In a custom ...
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1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology and sociology. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous 1981...
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Mobilier National 1964-2004: 40 Ans De Creation (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Catalogue of an exhibition of 161 pieces of furniture made by some of France's most influential designers in the final third of the 20th century and the early years of 21st century, ...
Paper
1979-1990 A Collection of Novels from The Cadfael Chronicles
By Edith Pargeter
Located in Bath, GB
A collection of novels from the Cadfael Chronicles by English author Edith Pargether, most volumes are signed by the author. Twenty-two volumes. Twenty volumes of the twenty-one nov...
Paper
Lewis Carroll, Symbolic Logic, Part I Elementary, 2nd Ed Presetation Copy!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L (Lewis Carroll). TITLE: Symbolic Logic. Part I Elementary. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1896. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION PRESETATION COPY...
Fabric
Valuable Artistic Property Belonging to the Estate of the Late Stanford White
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the "Supplementary Sale" Catalogue of Valuable Artistc Property belonging to the Estate of Stanford White which took place on November 25th, 26th and 27th 1907 - Consisting o...
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Meubles et Ensembles Bretons by Stany Gauthier, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Ensembles Bretons by Stany Gauthier. Ch. Massin Paris, 1950. 40 b&w plates. 12 page introduction followed by b/w photo plate section of 36 pages. Part of 'Collection de l'...
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The Art Museums of Louis I. Kahn
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art Museums of Louis I. Kahn. Softcover book, published in 1989 by the Duke University Press. Printed in the United States, illustrated, 303 pages.
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In Perfect Picture + Frame Harmony, 1850-1920, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
In Perfect Picture + Frame Harmony, 1850-1920 by Eva Mendgen. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, 1995. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 277 pp. A catalogue published to correspond with a ...
Paper
Marvel Comics Library, Avengers, Vol 1. 1963–1965, Limited Collector's Ed Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of t...
Aluminum
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, by Colette Lehmann. Paris, Éditions Charles Massin, 1963. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. How to decorate with L...
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$684Sale Price|20% Off
4 Vols Antique Folio, Imperial Gallery of British Art, Engravings, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 4 antique volumes of The Imperial Gallery of British Art. An English, illustrated folio of steel engravings, dating to the Victorian period, published by Cassell & Company in...
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Festus Pragnell, the Green Man of Kilsona, First Edition Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PRAGNELL, Festus (Frank William Pragnell) TITLE: The Green Man of Kilsona. (The Ape-man of the Electron World) PUBLISHER: London: Philip Allan, n.d. [1936]. DESCRIPT...
Fabric
19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century. Impressive book Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...
Eloise At Christmastime, Kay Thompson, 1999, Signed by Hilary Knight !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: THOMPSON, Kay (Hilary Knight). Title: Kay Thompson's Eloise At Christmastime. Publisher: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Description: Signed by the illustrator Hilary K...
Paper
$597Sale Price|20% Off
4vol Antique Reference Book Set, British Furniture, English, Macquoid, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4 volume book set - A History of British Furniture by Percy Macquoid. An English, bound antiques reference guide, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1908. Aut...
Paper
Marc Newson Works Book by Alison Castle, Limited Edition
By Marc Newson, Alison Castle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The gospel according to Marc. Marc Newson's complete works to date. He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian Industria...
Other
"Legend of Dick Turpin Part 1 & 2" Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
The Legend of Dick Turpin part 1 and 2, Thursday 9 March 2006 (Christie's). Maurice 'Dick' Turpin (1928-2005) was one of the great characters of the English trade and was considered ...
Paper
Surtees, Handley Cross, First Illustrated Edition in the Original 17 Parts 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith. Title: Handley Cross; or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. Publsiher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853-54. First Illustrated Edition In The Original 17 Pa...
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Surtees, Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, First Edition in the Original 12 Parts 1864
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SURTEES, Robert Smith. Title: Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. Publisher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-65. Description: first edition in the original 12 parts, 24 ha...
Paper
Surtees, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, First Edition in the Original Parts - 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SURTEES, Robert Smith. TITLE: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 12/13 PARTS, 13 ha...
Leather
Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice, 1st Ed - 1st Printing, Uncorrected Proof 1964
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FLEMING, Ian. Title: You Only Live Twice - UNCORRECTED PROOF. Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, UNCORRECTED PROOF. 1 vol., perh...
Paper
Winston, Style Observable in Ancient Glass Paintings, 2 Vols., Finely Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WINSTON, Charles TITLE: An Inquiry Into The Difference of Style Observable In Ancient Glass Paintings, Especially In England; With Hints On Glass Painting. PUBLISHER: O...
Leather
Otis Adelbert Kline, The Planet of Peril, 1929, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Kline, Otis Adelbert. Title: The Planet of Peril. Publisher: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.,1929. Description: First Edition. 1 vol., hardbound, original brown stamp...
Fabric
Atwood, Margaret, The Edible Woman, First American Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ATWOOD, Margaret. TITLE: The Edible Woman. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1969. DESCRIPTION: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., publisher's original pink ...
Fabric
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...
Paper
Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jurgen Sembach
By TASCHEN
Located in Bradenton, FL
Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jurgen Sembach. Softcover book, published in 2002 by Taschen. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 240 pages.
Paper
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