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How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
How to Buy Rare Books, A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market by William Rees-Mogg
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
Reinhard Görner, Beinecke, New Haven, Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Beinecke, New Haven
Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library
New Haven
Contemporary
Category
2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner: Beinecke, New Haven (Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
principal repository for literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. 3 sizes, below.
The Beinecke
Category
2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner: Beinecke, New Haven (Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
principal repository for literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. 3 sizes, below.
The Beinecke
Category
2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
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
Set of 2 Book Chinese Porcelain Ko Sometsuke from Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
collection. 1978. Rare Books! Including pieces of around 100 pieces.
This is an absolute must for all
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Porcelain
H 0.99 in W 12.6 in D 12.21 in
Rare Hard Cover Art Deco Jewelry Book from Rizzoli by Sylvie Raulet c 1984
By Rizzoli
Located in University City, MO
The rare hardcover large scale coffee table Rizzoli book is an extraordinary archive of 20th
Category
1980s Italian Fashion
W 9.75 in D 1.5 in L 12.75 in
Rare Collection of 27 Scientific Books with Enzo Mari Art Covers, Italy, 1960s
By Enzo Mari
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 27 books from the Universale Scentifica collection published from 1965 by Bollati
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Books
Materials
Paper
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 0.79 in
1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 17.72 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
Rare Antique Books Set of 10 The World's 50 Best Short Novels from 1929
Located in San Diego, CA
measure 6 in. x 4 in. x 8 in. Unique and rare complete collection of 10 editions from 1929. The books are
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cartier L' album Rare Hard Cover Illustrated Photography French Book c 2003
By Cartier
Located in University City, MO
Cartier L' Album Rare hard cover illustrated photography French book c 2003
The hard bound book is
Category
2010s French Collection
Intimate Chanel Hardcover Book
By Chanel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
her great love Boy Capel, furniture, favorite jewelry, talismans, clothes, family photographs, rare
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion
Vintage USSR Book: 'Heart of Bonivur' by Dmitry Nagishkin, 1J121
Located in Bordeaux, FR
treasures. Whether you're a fan of profound narratives or a collector of rare books, "Heart of Bonivur
Category
Vintage 1970s Books
Materials
Paper
Le moyen de parvenir by François Béroalde de Verville, (1556-1626)
Located in Middletown, NY
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Rare-books division, RES-Y2-2788; identifier: ark:/12148/bpt6k6363210k
Category
Antique 17th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Angels of Anarchy Rare Women Artist & Surrealism Hard Cover Book c 2009
Located in University City, MO
Angels of Anarchy Rare women's artist & surrealism hard cover book by Patricia Allmer c 2009
An
Category
Early 2000s Slovak Avant Garde Books
Of Gardens; Four Books by Rene Rapin & John Evelyn the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
RARE: John Evelyn the Younger's first book, rare first issue with title date 1672.
Rapin, René
Category
Antique 17th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
1st US Edition of ‘Enquiry Concerning Political Justice’ by W Godwin 1796
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition Corrected in Two Volumes, Printed by Bioran and Madan, Philadelphia 1796.
These RARE books are in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American George III Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
18th Century Rare European Vellum Book
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Rare European Vellum book found in Germany.
This book has aged beautifully with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
RARE !!! Original german airship travel poster - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1920s, Germany
- original, no reprint
- shows travelling possibilities around the world
- marked
- includes paper airship
- for the condition see the photos
jr
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
Basquiat a Cuneo (rare 2001 Basquiat exhibition catalog)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat a Cuneo 2001 catalog:
Rare vintage 2001 Italian Basquiat exhibition catalog
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book - Oriental Celadon: The Princessehof Collections
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title: Oriental Celadon: The Princessehof Collections, Nummer 1
Oriental Celadon: The Princessehof Collections, Leeuwarden. Museum Princessehof
Authors: Leeuwarden. Museum Princesse...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book - Pottery & Porcelain from the Eumorfopoulos Collection
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An extremely rare Bluett and Sons Sales catalogue from the 1935 sale of the Eumorfopoulos
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum 1992 (Rare Kusama exhibition catalogue)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum Tokyo / Committee of the Exhibition of Yayoi Kusama, 1992:
A rare
Category
1990s Japanese Bohemian Books
Materials
Paper
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
Located in Middletown, NY
University, Rare Books and Special Collections, XX AY751 .R54 1726)
As in this case, the Merlin was
Category
Antique 18th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early American Bottles & Flasks & Other Rare American Glass Collected, Maclay
Located in valatie, NY
Early American Bottles & Flasks and Other Rare American Glass Collected by the Late Alfred B
Category
Vintage 1940s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 10.25 in W 7 in D 0.25 in
Rare Reference Book Japanese Chinese Art - Collections Jean Dollfus, 1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very rare 1912 catalogue. For advanced collectors
Collections Jean Dollfus : objets d’art de
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Rare Reference Book Japanese Corean & Chinese Porcelain - Chinese, Corean, 1914
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very rare 1914 catalogue. Later reprinted, but this is the Original. For advanced collectors
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Rare Architecture Book / Das Unesco-gebäude in Paris, 1958
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1958
- Photos: Lucie Hervé
- publisher: Gerd Hatje
- many photos
- good original condition
- 93 pages
- jr.
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Modern Design in the Home, Milena Lamarová / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1965
- designer : Miroslav Rada
- Artia Praha
- English version
- original condition, see the photos
- 207 pages
- many beautiful pictures
- jr.
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Contemporary French Tapestries, rare and collectible coffee table book, 1966
Located in View Park, CA
A very rare and collectible coffee table catalogue: Contemporary French Tapestries: New York
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage USSR Book: 'World of Adventures' (1962) - Rare Sovietic treasure, 1J61
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the fascinating world of vintage literature with this remarkable find, a rare Sovietic
Category
Vintage 1960s Books
Materials
Paper
H 1.19 in W 8.27 in D 10.63 in
Rare Reference Book - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, 2014
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare! Reference Book Chinese Porcelain - “Ding Kiln” Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics 2014
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
RARE ‘De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum’ by Johannes Bugenhagen – 1525
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE EDITION hardback copy of De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum ad
Category
Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
RARE !!! Original german military second world war 2 - WWII poster - 1940
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1940, Germany
- blitzkrieg
- original, no reprint
- marked
jr
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
H 46.86 in W 33.08 in D 0.79 in
Set of 3 Cat. in Slipcase, Prescott Collection, Christie's Rare Numbered Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Rare Numbered Edition set of 3 hardcover catalogs in Slipcase. The Prescott Collection: Printed
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 10.63 in W 8.25 in D 2 in
Italian Rare Edition of Historia Dell'Armi Imperiali from Venice 1687
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare antique Italian edition of HISTORIA DEGL'AVENIMENTI DELL'ARMI IMPERIALI CONTRO A'RIBELLI, ET
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Rider's British Merlin 1726; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful.
Located in Middletown, NY
." (Michigan State University, Rare Books and Special Collections, XX AY751 .R54 1726)
ALMANACS typically
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 12.7 in W 7.8 in D 1.2 in
Rare PANAMARENKO Artist Catalogue Raisonne by Hans Theys Belgium published 1994
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare Catalogue Raisonne of Belgian Artist PANAMARENKO about impudent collages, trembling artists
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 1.58 in W 16.93 in D 12.01 in
Rare Reference Book Chinese Porcelain - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: The Properties of The Lord Belper, … : on Monday, May 3, 1976.
Contributor: Christie, Manson & Woods
Publisher: Christie, Manson et Woods, ...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Rare Reference Book H.A. Oort - Last Imperial Porcelain Xuantong, 1973
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
1973 Catalogue about Xuantong porcelain in the Princessenhof Museum in Leeuwarden.
Title: The last imperial porcelain: an exhibition of Chinese porcelain around the Hung-hsien perio...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book - Preliminary Study of Chinese Ceramics in Blue and White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare and Great book for the advanced collector. Interesting book from 1971.
Lee Yu-kuan
Title
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Vintage USSR Book: 'Nomads' by K. Kripichny - A Rare Gem from 1963, 1J126
Located in Bordeaux, FR
430 pages. As a rare and treasured find, "Nomads" offers a glimpse into the lives, traditions, and
Category
Vintage 1960s Books
Materials
Paper
H 1.19 in W 5.12 in D 7.88 in
Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection by Audrey Hepburn's Family
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn's Family.In addition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Hollywood Regency Books
Materials
Paper
A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The black leather binding in faux shark skin, with silver fittings, unmarked, front and back centrally with a VOC ship within a symmetrical rococo cartouche, the two clasps with VOC ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books
Materials
Silver
H 5.32 in W 3.15 in D 0.6 in
Extremely Rare Bauhaus Book BYT by Václav Petr, Ladislav Sutnar, 1934
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1934
- ilustrated by L.Sutnar
- Václav Petr
- Pavel Janák, A. Heythum, L. Žák, K. Honzík, F. Zelenka, H.Kucerová
- 80 pages
- few drawings by pencil, little dirty for the con...
Category
Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Books
Materials
Paper
Gillows: of Lancaster & London 1730-1840, Rare 2 Vol. Boxed, 1st Ed Set
Located in valatie, NY
and Business History, by Susan E. Stuart. Rare 1st Ed 2 Volume Boxed Set, now out of print. Published
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book - The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East & West
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East and West: Proceedings of the Symposium in the Groninger Museum, 13 and 14 November 2003.
Volumes 191-192 van Vormen uit vuur
Cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Son of Perdition by James Cozzens, Rare 1st Ed Pre-Publication Review Copy
Located in valatie, NY
. Rare 1st Ed Pre-Publication review copy hardcover, no dust jacket. "A dramatic novel of human character
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 7.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.25 in
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr, Rare Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr. Rare Signed 1st EdIt hardcover with dust
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
North American Wild Flowers by Mary Vaux Wolcott 6 Volumes Limited Edition Rare
Located in San Francisco, CA
North American Wild Flowers
by Mary Vaux Walcott, signed limited edition 1925 This is copy #129 of 500
Published by The Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.
6 volumes. Folio (14....
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 14.5 in W 11.5 in D 2 in
Design-For-Today, Rare Modernist Magazine, Complete Bound Set, 1933 to 1935, UK
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Design-For-Today, a short lived modernist avant-garde magazine, 1933 to 1935, UK.
A rare and hard
Category
20th Century British International Style Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.03 in W 4.73 in D 8.47 in
T. Y. Chao Private & Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare
Located in valatie, NY
Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. One of
Category
Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Books
Materials
Paper
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 0.75 in
A Rare Folio of Swiss Civil & Military Costumes after Hans Holbein the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
EDITION
Housed in a stunning mosaic binding, this RARE FOLIO contains a complete suite of 12
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swiss Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 14.18 in W 10.36 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Studio City, CA
rare (we only know of two other existing copies, and only one was also signed in the year the book was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.75 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs
By Leon Bakst
Located in Glenford, NY
permanently outside the Pale of Settlement.
This is the centennial of this beautiful and rare limited
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Paper
H 2 in W 14.75 in D 11 in
Rare 3 Vol. Book Set, Microcosm of London or London in Miniature by Ackerman
Located in Milford, NH
A rare leatherbound three volume book set titled “Microcosm of London or London in Miniature
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 14 in W 11.63 in D 1.63 in
18th Century Rare Dutch Mother of Pearl Pin Booklet with a Silver Back and Lock
Located in Delft, NL
18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock
A mother of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Books
Materials
Silver
H 2.49 in W 1.3 in D 0.2 in
First Edition Rare Portofolio Booklet by Egon Schiele 24 Unframed Prints
By Egon Schiele
Located in San Diego, CA
with light wear unframed prints, this book was purchased in 1978 from Daley Rare Books, Los Angeles
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
David Hockney Hand Signed & Stamped First Edition Book That's The Way I See It
By David Hockney
Located in Studio City, CA
" and "Special" and "Hand Stamped by D.H." A very rare combination as the books we have seen signed and
Category
1990s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 10.75 in W 9.25 in D 1.25 in
Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST
Located in Middletown, NY
, WITH A RARE SIGNATURE of MAX ERNST on the first plate, and one of the most celebrated books of the
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 7.01 in W 4.45 in D 0.6 in
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