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19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase

Located in Birmingham, AL

and rare books (and sometimes sports and hunting trophies) collected by the owner, and to reflect the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Abstract  -- Lo Deseo, "I wish It"
Vintage Abstract  -- Lo Deseo, "I wish It"

Vintage Abstract -- Lo Deseo, "I wish It"

By Kate Delos

Located in Soquel, CA

College Library University of San Francisco Rare Books Collection Columbia University Library Scripps

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950
Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950

Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

modelling stands and concentrated on the tools and publishing. Dom specialised in rare books (not just in

Category

Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Book (9) - Porcelain - Shibata Collection part 1 - 8 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-
Book (9) - Porcelain - Shibata Collection part 1 - 8 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-

Book (9) - Porcelain - Shibata Collection part 1 - 8 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A rare set of Shibata colelction books. Containing over 2000 pieces of Japanese porcelain from 1630

Category

Antique 17th Century Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides
Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides

Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides

Located in Budapest, HU

time, owning such a piece was considered a luxury, as books themselves were rare and expensive

Category

Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

Art Deco Style Bronze Harlequin Lamp
Art Deco Style Bronze Harlequin Lamp

Art Deco Style Bronze Harlequin Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Illustrated in many Art Deco Books . A rare item to find now . Well kept in an Art Deco Collectors collection

Category

1990s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

John James Audubon "The Little Owl, " 1834 Havell Edition in Renaissance Frame
John James Audubon "The Little Owl, " 1834 Havell Edition in Renaissance Frame

John James Audubon "The Little Owl, " 1834 Havell Edition in Renaissance Frame

By Robert Havell, John James Audubon

Located in Brooklyn, NY

ornithology ever produced, this rare print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in its original

Category

Antique 1830s American American Classical Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England
Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England

Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

, lower margin. The nature of the rare and special paper this impression is printed on leads us to believe

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Plate, 1960s
Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Plate, 1960s

Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Plate, 1960s

By Rörstrand

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

famous for her AMANDA-series at Rörstrand. The series name is "Glunt", it is a rare series not mentioned

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware, Ceramic

Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame
Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame

Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame

By John James Audubon

Located in Brooklyn, NY

every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true-to-life scale. From the very rare

Category

Antique 1830s English American Classical Prints

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Paper

148CM TALL RESTORED REGENCY STYLE REVOLVING HARDWOOD LiBRARY BOOKCASE TABLE
148CM TALL RESTORED REGENCY STYLE REVOLVING HARDWOOD LiBRARY BOOKCASE TABLE

148CM TALL RESTORED REGENCY STYLE REVOLVING HARDWOOD LiBRARY BOOKCASE TABLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

through fine furniture books as rare desirable must haves for the dedicated furniture connoisseur. Simply

Category

Vintage 1930s English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Turin & Soup Plates & Ladle, 1960s
Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Turin & Soup Plates & Ladle, 1960s

Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Turin & Soup Plates & Ladle, 1960s

By Rörstrand

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

", it is a rare series not mentioned in books that presents a good summary of the design of Rörstrand

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Soup Tureens

Materials

Earthenware, Ceramic

Larry Fink - Social Graces
Larry Fink - Social Graces

Larry Fink - Social Graces

By Larry Fink

Located in New York, NY

brown cloth; matching slipcase. A fine copy. Rare.

Category

Late 20th Century American Books

Bob Peak Illustrator Rare Hardcover Book
Bob Peak Illustrator Rare Hardcover Book

Bob Peak Illustrator Rare Hardcover Book

By Suzanne Belperron

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Bob Peak Illustrator Rare Hardcover Book. 380 pages Published 2012 by Peak Books. Mild wear, the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Books

Rare 1950s Three Volume Set of Danish Ceramic, Silver and Furniture Design Books
Rare 1950s Three Volume Set of Danish Ceramic, Silver and Furniture Design Books

Rare 1950s Three Volume Set of Danish Ceramic, Silver and Furniture Design Books

By Esbjorn Hiort

Located in Papaikou, HI

First edition full three volume set. Published in 1954-1955. Bindings and pages are in excellent condition. Dust Jackets and cases are there, but show considerable wear.

Category

Vintage 1950s Books

Materials

Paper

Chaumet Master Jewelers Since 1780 Rare Book 1995 English Edition
Chaumet Master Jewelers Since 1780 Rare Book 1995 English Edition

Chaumet Master Jewelers Since 1780 Rare Book 1995 English Edition

By Suzanne Belperron

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Book of Chaumet, Master jewelers since 1870. Hardcover book, 366 pages with text in English. Exquisite photographs and watercolor renderings from collections of jewelry for kings, a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Books

Plan de Paris (Plan of Paris), Turgot, 1739

Plan de Paris (Plan of Paris), Turgot, 1739

By Michel Etienne Turgot

Located in Houston, TX

for rare books and atlases. The Turgot map was published in 1739 as an atlas of 20 non-overlapping

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Books

Materials

Paper

Rare "Bulgari" Book, 1996, 1st Edition

Rare "Bulgari" Book, 1996, 1st Edition

Located in Washington, DC

Rare "Bulgari" book, 1996, 1st edition.

Category

1990s American Books

Rare Paul Morand Book, "New York, " 1930

Rare Paul Morand Book, "New York, " 1930

By Paul Morand

Located in Washington, DC

Rare Paul Morand book, "New York," 1930.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books

Rare Madonna "Sex" Book, 1992, 1st Edition
Rare Madonna "Sex" Book, 1992, 1st Edition

Rare Madonna "Sex" Book, 1992, 1st Edition

Located in Washington, DC

Rare Madonna "Sex" Book, 1992, 1st Edition.

Category

1990s American Books

Rare Book Set, Tales of the Imagination, 1820
Rare Book Set, Tales of the Imagination, 1820

Rare Book Set, Tales of the Imagination, 1820

Located in Raleigh, NC

, Orme, and Brown, 1820. An extremely rare first edition set. Volumes I, II, and III.

Category

Antique 1820s English Romantic Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Rare Large Scale English & Scottish Wrought Ironwork Folio
Rare Large Scale English & Scottish Wrought Ironwork Folio

Rare Large Scale English & Scottish Wrought Ironwork Folio

Located in Washington, DC

rare having belonged to famed architect Ogden Codman (The Decoration of Houses), as indicated by his

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Rare Book: Yonel Lebovici, Sculpteur de haut niveau
Rare Book: Yonel Lebovici, Sculpteur de haut niveau

Rare Book: Yonel Lebovici, Sculpteur de haut niveau

By Yonel Lebovici

Located in Vienna, AT

Yonel Lebovici - Sculpteur de haut niveau by Michéle Chartier First edition, out of print! Hardcover, 148 pages Measaure: 23.5 x 28.5 cm Published 2002 by Editions Stein Q...

Category

Early 2000s French Books

Materials

Paper

Rare MOMA “The Machine” Book with Aluminum Covers, 1968
Rare MOMA “The Machine” Book with Aluminum Covers, 1968

Rare MOMA “The Machine” Book with Aluminum Covers, 1968

Located in Washington, DC

Rare MOMA book, with pressed aluminum cover binding, “The Machine at the End of the Mechanical Age

Category

Vintage 1960s American Books

Rare Complete Six Volume Set, "The Cecil Beaton Diaries"
Rare Complete Six Volume Set, "The Cecil Beaton Diaries"

Rare Complete Six Volume Set, "The Cecil Beaton Diaries"

Located in Washington, DC

Rare complete six volume set by the legendary English 20th century bon vivant Sir Cecil Beaton

Category

20th Century English Books

Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919
Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919

Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919

Located in Mississauga, CA

World Maps Remade After the World’s Peace Treaty, Paris, 1919. This historically significant volume is bound in a richly textured dark reddish brown cloth, with the title and design ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Books

Materials

Paper

Rare Custom Fortuny Bound "Garbo: Portraits" Book, 2005, Limited Edition
Rare Custom Fortuny Bound "Garbo: Portraits" Book, 2005, Limited Edition

Rare Custom Fortuny Bound "Garbo: Portraits" Book, 2005, Limited Edition

By Scott Reisfield

Located in Washington, DC

The penultimate item for the Greta Garbo collector, "Greta Garbo: Portraits from Her Private Collection," covered in her own personal Fortuny fabric, Ashanti- her favorite. One of on...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Rare Signed "Bacchus Behave: The Lost Art of Polite Drinking" Book
Rare Signed "Bacchus Behave: The Lost Art of Polite Drinking" Book

Rare Signed "Bacchus Behave: The Lost Art of Polite Drinking" Book

Located in Washington, DC

. Stokes Company in 1933. This is a very rare copy because it retains its very scarce dust jacket, with

Category

Vintage 1930s American Books

Rare "Boucheron Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler" Book, 1988

Rare "Boucheron Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler" Book, 1988

Located in Washington, DC

"Boucheron Four generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler", 1988, first edition, by Gilles Neret. From the turn of the twentieth century the name Boucheron has been synonymous with Fre...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Books

Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry
Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry

Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry

By Diego Rivera

Located in Portland, OR

La Ciudad De Los Palacios (Stat fun Palazen, lider un poems fun Yitzhak Berliner / The City of Palaces, Songs and Poems by Isaac Berliner). Mexico, 1936. Yiddish. Poems by Yiddish...

Category

Vintage 1930s Mexican Books

Materials

Paper

Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France
Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France

Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France

Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

Rare 18th century Series of Twelve Volumes with The Royal Arms of France Rare series of twelve

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Books

Garbage Hill
Garbage Hill

Garbage Hill

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

lithographs in a brushed aluminum case and produced in a limited edition of 132 rare books. The collection is

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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