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Rare Reference Book H.A. Oort - Last Imperial Porcelain Xuantong, 1973
Rare Reference Book H.A. Oort - Last Imperial Porcelain Xuantong, 1973

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 Chinese Porcelain - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Rare Reference Book Chinese Porcelain - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

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

Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection by Audrey Hepburn's Family
Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection by Audrey Hepburn's Family

Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection by Audrey Hepburn's Family

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn's Family.In addition

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21st Century and Contemporary North American Hollywood Regency Books

Materials

Paper

A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam
A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam

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 ...

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books

Materials

Silver

Extremely Rare Bauhaus Book BYT by Václav Petr, Ladislav Sutnar, 1934
Extremely Rare Bauhaus Book BYT by Václav Petr, Ladislav Sutnar, 1934

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...

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Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Books

Materials

Paper

Rare Reference Book - The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East & West
Rare Reference Book - The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East & West

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959
Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959

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

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

First Edition Rare Portofolio Booklet by Egon Schiele 24 Unframed Prints
First Edition Rare Portofolio Booklet by Egon Schiele 24 Unframed Prints

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

The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION
The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION

The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh – FIRST EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

. Lacking final blank but with the RARE ERRATA LEAF present, and colophon with printer's device dated 1614

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Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Quiet Days in Clichy by Henry Miller / Photographs by BRASSAÏ
Quiet Days in Clichy by Henry Miller / Photographs by BRASSAÏ

Quiet Days in Clichy by Henry Miller / Photographs by BRASSAÏ

Located in Middletown, NY

. A rare first state of the first edition, with the photographs printed with a glossy finish rather

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20th Century English Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Located in Middletown, NY

man later found hanged–he becomes embroiled in a search for a rare book of satanic lore, pursued by a

Category

Late 20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon – FIRST EDITION
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon – FIRST EDITION

The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon – FIRST EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

minor losses there and at corners. Rare in its original dust jacket with just a few flaws, this cold

Category

Mid-20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems by William Watson
Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems by William Watson

Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems by William Watson

Located in Middletown, NY

This is a RARE first limited edition of Watson's poems, printed on deluxe japon and bound in vellum

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

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Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris
Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris

Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris

Located in Middletown, NY

One of the most desirable of all nineteenth century color plate books. RARE. Morris, Richard

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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Views of Florence and Tuscany by Lorenzo Bardi, c. 1840
Views of Florence and Tuscany by Lorenzo Bardi, c. 1840

Views of Florence and Tuscany by Lorenzo Bardi, c. 1840

Located in Middletown, NY

: Library of Norman Bobins. [Bobins, vol. 5, 1675]. Exceptionally fine and rare series of views of Florence

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Books

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem by John Skelton
The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem by John Skelton

The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem by John Skelton

Located in Middletown, NY

All text is legible, some spot tanning throughout. In near fine condition. Rare. [ESTC N46064 ] ESTC

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Antique Early 18th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

collectors of rare and special books. When Lakeside Press decided to launch their "Four American Books

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Pliny, Gaius Secundus:  HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Pliny, Gaius Secundus:  HISTORIE OF THE WORLD

Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD

Located in Middletown, NY

A rare and complete first English edition of this seminal work. Pliny, Gaius Secundus / Plinius

Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature
The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature

The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature

Located in Middletown, NY

Rowlandson's first and most famous color-plate book, rare to find in an early state as so many copies were

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

Geometry of Greek Vases by L.D. Caskey, First Edition
Geometry of Greek Vases by L.D. Caskey, First Edition

Geometry of Greek Vases by L.D. Caskey, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

many of the pages have never been cut. Important and rare book. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

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

Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg, Ltd 1st Edition
Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg, Ltd 1st Edition

Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg, Ltd 1st Edition

Located in valatie, NY

owner's stamp (Franklin Adams, architect Tampa, FL). Rare early book. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Located in Middletown, NY

hanged–he becomes embroiled in a search for a rare book of satanic lore, pursued by a sinister stalker

Category

Late 20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

Puzzle in Poison, by Anthony Berkeley
Puzzle in Poison, by Anthony Berkeley

Puzzle in Poison, by Anthony Berkeley

Located in Middletown, NY

A classic of mystery literature by one of the Masters, in a very rare intact dust jacket

Category

Mid-20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall
History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall

History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall

Located in Middletown, NY

seat of government. McKenney conceived the plan of making this rare and curious collection more

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

George Cruikshank's Magazine – 2 issues
George Cruikshank's Magazine – 2 issues

George Cruikshank's Magazine – 2 issues

Located in Middletown, NY

VERY RARE, complete run (2 issues) of the illustrated George Cruikshank's Magazine, with all four

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Gauguin, Catalogue Raisonné [Wildenstein]
Gauguin, Catalogue Raisonné [Wildenstein]

Gauguin, Catalogue Raisonné [Wildenstein]

Located in Middletown, NY

Daniel Wildenstein's OWN COPY of the first, limited edition Gauguin Catalogue Raisonée. RARE with

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Mid-20th Century French Books

Materials

Paper

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