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Yarrow Modular Single Box Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
crafted into furniture by hand in Philadelphia, PA. Due to the organic nature of our material, the wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Yarrow Modular Single Box Bookcase
Yarrow Modular Single Box Bookcase
H 19 in W 18 in D 12 in
Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
crafted into furniture by hand in Philadelphia, PA. Due to the organic nature of our material, the wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
H 45 in W 18 in D 12 in
Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
crafted into furniture by hand in Philadelphia, PA. Due to the organic nature of our material, the wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
Yarrow Modular Triple Box Bookcase
H 45 in W 18 in D 12 in
Amuneal's 3-Bay CSU Bookcase with Credenza
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Shelving Units are fabricated in Amuneal’s Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as
Category

2010s American Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vintage Arts & Crafts Mahogany Large Five-Stack Barrister Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous vintage Arts & Crafts large five-stack barrister bookcase In the manner of Globe
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Zag bookcase by Karim Rashid for Bernini, 2009
By Karim Rashid
Located in Misinto, IT
waste can and Oh! Chair for Umbra, interiors for Morimoto restaurant, Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel
Category

Early 2000s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Laminate, Hickory

Zag bookcase by Karim Rashid for Bernini, 2009
Zag bookcase by Karim Rashid for Bernini, 2009
H 85.04 in W 28.75 in D 20.08 in
Antique Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcase
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcase By Globe Wernicke USA, Circa 1890s
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Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vintage Arts & Crafts Mahogany Large Six-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of vintage Arts & Crafts large six-stack barrister bookcases In the manner of
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vintage Arts & Crafts Mahogany Large Five-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of vintage Arts & Crafts large five-stack barrister bookcases In the manner of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcases
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcases By Globe Wernicke USA
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique Shaw Walker Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Shaw Walker
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcases By Shaw Walker USA
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Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century Federal Period Duncan Phyfe Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Charleston, SC
-top secretary bookcase with gorgeous lyre-shaped glazed doors. Color of mahogany has sun-faded to a
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Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Satine Bookcase by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and satine bookcase by François Linke. French, circa 1890
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Antique English Chippendale Carved Walnut Breakfront with Provenance
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
breakfront or bookcase. The bookcase measures an imposing 123 3/4" h x 146 1/4" w x 24" d and certainly isn't
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Antique 1880s English Chippendale Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Amuneal's Collector's 1 Bay Shelving Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required for residential and commercial spaces.
Category

2010s American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Amuneal's Collector's 1 Bay with Credenza
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
units are fabricated in Amuneal’s Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required
Category

2010s American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Amuneal's 2 Bay Collector's Brass Shelving Unit+Oxidized Oak Adjustable Shelves
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required for residential and commercial spaces.  
Category

2010s American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Magazine Rack Walnut Centennial Exhibition, circa 1876
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Incline Village, NV
Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Unusual to find an American example, as most are of English
Category

Antique 1870s American Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

China Cabinet
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in New Haven, CT
- London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Collectors' Club, (Woodbridge, UK), 1984 ; pps
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

China Cabinet
China Cabinet
H 76.5 in W 43 in D 19 in
Brass Bookcase Bookends, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Philadelphia MFG Co. Philadelphia, PA. Dimensions per bookend.
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Late 20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Brass

Brass Bookcase Bookends, a Pair
Brass Bookcase Bookends, a Pair
H 5 in W 2.5 in D 4 in
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Lawyer's Office Circa 1835 - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room
By Henry "Hank" Kupjack
Located in Chicago, IL
client files in the bookcases or the mantel clock, this miniature world comes to life and brings us into
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Philadelphia cabinetmakers, formerly contained in the Reifsnyder residence, the Pennsylvania Museum and Mount
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Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Paper

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura by Steve McCurry, 2014, Digital C-Print
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
, the ladder resting against the towering bookcases which seem to stretch to the many floors below
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital

Photography_Bookscape/Interior_MusicRAFF SQ BL, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
digital collage, Grossman builds each bookcase with photographs he has stockpiled from public and private
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Digital

Photography_Bookscape/Interior_Music_RAFF SQ YL, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
. Curated thematically through an intricate process of digital collage, Grossman builds each bookcase with
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Fashion SQ 3, Ed. of 5_2021_Max Steven Grossman_Bookscape/Interior Photography
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
. Curated thematically through an intricate process of digital collage, Grossman builds each bookcase with
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Rock SA V, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman_Bookscape/Interior Photography/Music
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
. Curated thematically through an intricate process of digital collage, Grossman builds each bookcase with
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Metal

4 Antique Lifetime Furniture Jacobean Gothic Spanish Walnut Dining Chairs Set
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia or they were running full tilt turning out productions in
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Antique Late 19th Century Jacobean Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Lifetime Furn. Jacobean Spanish Walnut Buffet Sideboard Server Cabinet
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
1876 in Philadelphia or they were running full tilt turning out productions in Golden Oak, the “new
Category

Early 20th Century American Jacobean Buffets

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Antique Lifetime Furn. Jacobean Gothic Spanish Walnut Buffet Sideboard Console
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
accordance with the new taste acquired from the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia or they were
Category

Early 20th Century Jacobean Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Antique Lifetime Furniture Jacobean Gothic Spanish Walnut China Cabinet Cupboard
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
Philadelphia or they were running full tilt turning out productions in Golden Oak, the “new” American style. A
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

One Vittorio Introini - Adjustable Library System
By Vittorio Introini
Located in Milan, IT
One chrome-plated steel unit. C.f. "Design since 1945", Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
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Vintage 1960s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Ernesto Petralli and Fratello Writing Desk-Bookcase, XIXth
By Ernesto Petralli & Fratello
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernesto Petrallia and Fratello (1839 - fl.1853-1897) Writing desk-bookcase Stamped FRAT PETRALLI
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Antique 1890s Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Feldenkrais of Philadelphia Federal Style Solid Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Gorgeous Feldenkrais of Philadelphia Federal style solid mahogany breakfront bookcase. Beveled
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Vintage 1920s American Federal Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Breakfront Bookcase-18th Century English George III
Located in Charleston, SC
from the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia. This monumental bookcase will anchor any room and will be
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Aesthetic Movement Chestnut Tall Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Norwich, GB
An American Aesthetic Movement chestnut tall bookcase cabinet with brass stylised hinges and turned
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Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Bookcases

Materials

Chestnut

Rare Period Italian Renaissance Walnut Wood Armadio Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Roger Wearne Ramsdell. Philadelphia & London. J.B. Lippincott Company 1927. First Edition. The crown
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Bookcases

Materials

Pine, Walnut

Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Globe Wernicke
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcases By Globe Wernicke USA
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Introini Library System Model P700, 1969 Saporiti
By Vittorio Introini
Located in Berlin, Berlin
, illustrated. DESIGN since 1945, Exhibition catalogue, edited by K. Heisinger & G. Marcus. Philadelphia
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vittorio Introini Library System Model P700, 1969 Saporiti
By Vittorio Introini
Located in Berlin, Berlin
K. Heisinger & G. Marcus. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p.126, illustrated. -D. Mosconi
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

H.W. Batley Gillows & Co an Aesthetic Movement Walnut & Gilt Secretaire Bookcase
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
'. Made by Gillows & Co. An important Aesthetic Movement secretaire bookcase in walnut, parcel gilt and
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Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair Modern Mahogany Library Table or Desk Bookcases
By Thomas O'brien, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
high gloss matchbook veneer burled finish. Features an open design with shelves / bookcases along the
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Midcentury Ice Bucket Mela by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
— notably the multihued, angular “Carlton” room divider and “Casablanca” bookcase. As pieces on these pages
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Lifetime Furniture Jacobean Spanish Walnut Trestle Base Dining Table 95"
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
acquired from the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia or they were running full tilt turning out
Category

Early 20th Century Jacobean Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

6 Antique Lifetime Furniture Jacobean Gothic Spanish Walnut Dining Chairs Set
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia or they were running full tilt turning out productions in
Category

Early 20th Century Jacobean Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Satinwood Side Cabinet Applied with Green Wedgwood Plaques
By Wright and Mansfield, Josiah Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
’ of 1862 record their work, and two bookcases, and a fireplace constructed of ‘Ginn’ or ‘Gean’ wood
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Satinwood

American Breakfront Bookcase "Library Bookcase with Wings"
Located in New York, NY
Breakfront bookcase [library book case with wings], circa 1815–1820 New York Mahogany (secondary
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Wood

Parish-Hadley Chinoiserie Lacquered Bookcase
By Robert Jones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful chinoiserie gilt lacquered bookcase, in the style of Robert Jones Provenance: A main
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Tôle

One of Two Carved Walnut Georgian Style Bookcases Shelves
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is one of two available bookcases owned by the former president of the Philadelphia 76ers
Category

1990s American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Antique Shaw Walker Arts & Crafts Mahogany Five-Stack Barrister Bookcases, Pair
By Shaw Walker
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Arts & Crafts five-stack barrister bookcases By Shaw Walker USA
Category

Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Near Pair of 9' Georgian Style Mütter Museum Mahogany Library Display Cabinets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine, very tall near pair of late Georgian (or Neoclassical) style bookcases or cabinets
Category

Early 20th Century American George II Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Softwood

Antique Philadelphia Empire Quervelle Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Philadelphia American Empire flame mahogany secretary features upper glass front bookcase
Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Franco Albini armchair Margherita, 1960's
By Franco Albini, Bonaccina
Located in bari, IT
Philadelphia Museum of Art. donated on the occasion of the exhibition 45 years of Design, 1983 Triennale
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo

Franco Albini armchair Margherita, 1960's
Franco Albini armchair Margherita, 1960's
H 39.38 in W 29.93 in D 31.5 in
Rare 1870's Vintage Industrial Utility Adjustable Table Desk by Lambie & Sargent
Located in Lafayette, IN
described by the 1874 article entitled "A Useful Novelty; The Utility Adjustable Table from the Philadelphia
Category

Antique 1870s American Industrial Desks

Materials

Iron

George Sands Writings
Located in New York, NY
The Masterpieces, Published: Philadelphia, George Barrie and Son. The complete works in twenty
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20th Century Bookcases

Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Georgian mahogany breakfront bookcase This Georgian mahogany breakfront bookcase was made in
Category

Antique 1820s English George IV Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Georgian Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
H 98 in W 106 in D 20.75 in
Memphis W. Carlton; bookcase room divider by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Richard Horn (Memphis: Objects, Furniture and Patterns, Philadelphia, (1985), p.67) describes it as the
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20th Century American Bookcases

Philadelphia Chippendale Red Walnut Side Chair , Circa 1760
Located in Louisville, KY
Philadelphia Chippendale Red Walnut Side Chair, Circa 1760; Probably By Jonathan Shoemaker
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
/cabinetmaker/No. 79 Dock Street Philadelphia” (private collection), as well as a bookcase attributed to Aitken
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Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Rosewood, Mahogany

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the philadelphia bookcase you’re looking for. A philadelphia bookcase — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a philadelphia bookcase, we have 13 options in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer philadelphia bookcase, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each philadelphia bookcase bearing Arts and Crafts, modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made philadelphia bookcase over the years, but those crafted by Amuneal, Shaw Walker and Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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