Rare Books

Rare Numbered Edition set of 3 hardcover catalogs in Slipcase.

A striking pair of 15th–16th century antiphonal leaves, executed on vellum (animal skin), originating from a large-format choir book used in ecclesiastical settings. These manuscript...

Rare antique Italian edition of HISTORIA DEGL'AVENIMENTI DELL'ARMI IMPERIALI CONTRO A'RIBELLI, ET OTTOMANI published in Venice at 1687. Italy

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, ...

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...

A striking and authentic pair of Tuscan antiphonal manuscript leaves, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, beautifully preserved on vellum. These rare liturgical pages or...

A quite scarce and coveted hardcover book in slipcase - "Dali: A Study of His Art-In-Jewels (The Collection of the Owen Cheatham Foundation)". Bound into the book are color photog...

A unique find-"A l’Intérieur de la Vue" is an original modern book of poems by Paul Éluard (Saint-Denis, 1895 – Charenton-le-Pont, 1952) and illustrated by Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) pu...

Audrey 100: A Rare and Intimate Photo Collection Selected by Audrey Hepburn's Family.In addition, the book includes an 9" x 11" removable print, suitable for personal framing, that's...

Celebrate the enchantment of authentic vintage books, preserving K. Kripichny's exceptional narrative for generations to come.

- 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...

NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed a...

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...

., New York, NY, 1929. Rare 1st Ed Pre-Publication review copy hardcover, no dust jacket.

The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr. Rare Signed 1st EdIt hardcover with dust jacket.

Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust...

Design-For-Today, a short lived modernist avant-garde magazine, 1933 to 1935, UK. A rare and hard to come by complete bound set. Articles, images, designs by British architects and...

A rare group of books from the famous collection of J.C.

Holbein, Hans the Younger (after) Chrétien de Méchel Recueil de XII costumes suisses civils et militaires, hommes et femmes, du seizième siècle. Gravés d'après les dessins originaux ...

Villas 50 en France by Raphaelle Saint-Pierre, 1st Ed Rare Hard to Find Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Publisher, Norma, Paris, France, 2005. In French. "While the design of the 50s is ...

Histoire de Leon Bakst
 Copyright by Edition “L’Art Russe” Alexandre Kogan 
ECrite par Andre Levinson Societe D’Editions et de Librairie Henri Reynaud PARIS This is number 94 of ...

A rare leatherbound three volume book set titled “Microcosm of London or London in Miniature” published by Rudolph Ackerman (1764 - 1834), illustrated with 104 aquatint plates after ...

18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock A mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock. On the inside, the booklet has some ca...

Beautiful and rare portfolio by Egon Schiele containing a 14-page booklet and 24 loose color plates with light wear unframed prints, this book was purchased in 1978 from Daley Rare B...

A David Hockney rare hand-signed first edition/ first printing (with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1") hard cover fine art book "That's The Way I See It" published by Chronicl...

Whittington Press / Thomas, Myfanwy Letters from Myfanwy; A Selection of Letters from Myfanwy Thomas to Masatsugu Ohtake, with a Preface by Richard Emeny The Whittington Press, 200...

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

Whittington Press / Thomas, Edward The Diary of Edward Thomas, 1 January – 8 April 1917; with a Foreword by Myfanwy Thomas and an Introduction by Roland Gant, and with eight wood-eng...

Poems; To which are now added Poems by Charles Lamb and Charles Lloyd Bristol & London: Cottle & Robinsons, 1797. Second Edition. Small 8vo., 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (158 x 94 mm); xx...

It remains a coveted acquisition for collectors of rare literature, illustrated books, and fine European printing.

Faesch, Johann Ludwig [Whirsker] The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or Dramatic Characters of the French and Italian Comedies London: Printed for Robert Sayer, 1772. 12mo, ...

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Small 8vo, 6 /4 x 4 inches (170 x 105 mm), 171 pp; 29 glossy photographs by Brassaï, most double-sided, and two doubl...

A scarce landmark book in superb condition of one of the most important and influential American books of the 20th century, and defining novel of the counter-culture movement.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Sonia Soto, translator Octavo, 9 x 6 in (229 x 152 mm) 362 pages, illustrations pages 73-82. Hardcover, dust ja...

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., 1959. First Edition. 8vo, 8 3/ 8 x 5 5/8 inches (213 x 140 mm); (5), 311, (1) pp. Original cloth-backed speckled paper boards with white spi...

A cornerstone of Surrealist literature, WITH A RARE SIGNATURE of MAX ERNST on the first plate, and one of the most celebrated books of the Black Sun Press.

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

Artist Daniel Thomas Egerton (1797-1842) was primarily known for his landscapes and illustrated travel books, and was an original member of the Society of British Artists.

One of the most desirable of all nineteenth century color plate books. RARE. Morris, Richard. Flora Conspicua; A Selection of the most ornamental flowering, hard, exotic and indig...

Fantastic color photography. A rare hardcover book. NPT Books, a division of N.P.

Among the most beautifully printed books on Chinese ceramics. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains by: Bushell, Dr.

It is organized by state and maker including 564 illustrated pieces and the maker's mark. Rare signed 1st Ed. NPT Books a division of N.P.

First edition in book form of "one of the great books of London." (Franklin), collecting a series of architectural notes describing contemporary London.

In 1921 he published A History of European and American Sculpture, one of the 1st early surveys of Sculpture in America and Europe. Rare, Early Signed Edition. NPT Books, a division ...

Skelton, John The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem London: Printed for Isaac Dalton, and sold by W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-Noster-Row, 1718. Second Edition. Octavo, 7 5/8 x ...

(Alan Alexander): Winnie-the-Pooh An Exceptionally rare copy of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by both the Author and the Illustrator, with Original dust-jacket.

Book appears un-read many of the pages have never been cut. Important and rare book. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books...

Sermons include "A New Year's Motto", "The Very Hairs on Your Head are Numbered", "The Light of the World" and many more. Very rare and scarce.NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Anti...

Old owner's stamp (Franklin Adams, architect Tampa, FL). Rare early book. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, ...

Nuova Raccolta delle più interessanti Vedute della Città di Firenze con alcune altre della Toscana Florence: Lorenzo Bardi, c 1840. Oblong quarto, 7 3/4 11 inches (195 x 280 mm). 1...

As Moby-Dick came to be viewed as a great work of American literature, it started to appear in expensive editions geared toward collectors of rare and special books. When Lakeside Pr...

A rare and complete first English edition of this seminal work.

THEOPHILUS (Theodore or Theo) JOHNSON (1836-1919) was an amateur naturalist and artist who produced a considerable number of natural history books during the latter half of the ninet...

"The Microcosm of London is one of the great color-plate books, and a carefully selected copy should form the cornerstone of any collection of books on this subject.

The novel is not nearly as well known as the Alice books. The poem The Mad Gardener's Song, widely reprinted elsewhere, is the best-known part of the book.

RARE, LIMITED TO 5 COPIES, SIGNED BY ROGERS, EXTRAVAGANTLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, FINELY-BOUND BY FAZAKERLEY.

London: Harvill Press, 1996 First English language edition, First Impression. Octavo, 9.5 x 6.25 in (241 x 159 mm); 362 pp. Hardcover, dust jacket protected with mylar cover, illust...

A classic of mystery literature by one of the Masters, in a very rare intact dust jacket. Berkeley, Anthony. A Puzzle in Poison.

A rare first edition, with near-fine dust jacket of the children's classic.

A rare and stunning binding sculpted in the Art-Nouveau style by Louis Déze, and illustrating the themes of the work. From the library of the eminent French bibliophile Guy Bigorie. ...