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Shel Silverstein

1964 The Giving Tree
1964 The Giving Tree

1964 The Giving Tree

By Shel Silverstein

Located in Bath, GB

A lovely first impression copy of Shel Silverstein's important and influential children's novel, illustrated by Silverstein throughout, in an early impression dust wrapper.

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Vintage 1960s European Books

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Paper

Sister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism
Sister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism

Sister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism

By James Houston McConnell

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Over the years this song has been performed and recorded by many artists, including Frances Faye and Rusty Warren, a 1959 version by Shel Silverstein, The Olympics in 1960 (released ...

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1940s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)

By De Hirsch Margules

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein, Lester Blackiston, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, beat poet Howard Hart,[54] and Ted Joans.

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1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)
Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)

Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)

By De Hirsch Margules

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein, Lester Blackiston, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, beat poet Howard Hart,[54] and Ted Joans.

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1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

The Chop Suey Club (Signed)
The Chop Suey Club (Signed)

The Chop Suey Club (Signed)

By Bruce Weber

Located in New York, NY

Snippets of text by James Agee, Robert Frost, T.E. Lawrence, Shel Silverstein, Bruce Springsteen, and others.

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1990s American Modern Books

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Paper

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Brønshøj, DK

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Located in Bath, GB

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By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

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East Indonesian Rare Exotic Butterflies Taxidermy Display Celebes Islands

Located in Nottingham, GB

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20th Century Taxidermy

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Located in New York, NY

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$2,750

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By Jean Dominique van Caulaert

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Located in London, GB

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Located in Soquel, CA

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1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped
1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped

1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped

$2,200Sale Price|50% Off

H 39 in W 69 in D 22 in

1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped

Located in Houston, TX

This is a 1964 Raleigh RM4 moped. The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest and largest, bicycle companies in the world. ...

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Vintage 1960s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Metal

The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

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'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, Signed Aquatint
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, Signed Aquatint

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By Howard Norton Cook

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition, 1931

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

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Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat - FIRST EDITION - dust jacket & signed card
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Located in Middletown, NY

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A Close Look at Modern Art

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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