The Son of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
John, Allen (illustrator). First Thus. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Kent, 4939 North St., Dallas, Texas”. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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The Return of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Grosset & Dunlap, publisher, c. 1915. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Tarzan and The Lost Empire First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Tarzan and The Ant Men First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
First Grosset & Dunlap edition. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1918. First Thus. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Tarzan's Adventures: Vintage Edgar Rice Burroughs Classics from USSR, 1J159
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a thrilling journey to the heart of the jungle with the vintage book "Tarzan's Adventures: Jungle Tales and Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by the renowned author Edgar Rice...
Paper
Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1st Edition. An attractive first edition/first printing, gray decorated cloth with black letterin...
Paper
1962 Edition Tarzan At The Earth's Core Signed by Illustrator Frank Frazetta
Located in Stamford, CT
A 1962 Edition Tarzan At The Earth's Core signed by illustrator Frank Frazetta. This is a Canaveral Press hardcover edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan At the Earth's Core,...
Paper
Tarzan and The Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs McClurg 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
McClurg, Chicago, 1923. First edition. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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James Allen St. John, Portait of a Lady
Located in New York, NY
He became famous for illustrating Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan books. He was professor of life drawing and illustration at the American Academy of Art before his death in Chicago on...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 9.88 in W 6.25 in D 2.13 in
"Tarzan and the Leopard Men" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Signed First Edition, 1935
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a first edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 18th thrilling Tarzan novel, a tale of ivory poachers and the forbidden domain of the Leopard Men. This book is inscribed and si...
Paper
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle First Edition Second Printing
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
John, Allen (illustrator). First Thus. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Grosset edition of No. 1 in the Tarzan series. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan.
Paper
$818Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.12 in D 1.19 in
Antique Treasure Island Book, Robert Louis Stevenson, English, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. An English, professionally bound literary classic, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1895 and later. Origin...
Paper
$3,415
H 8 in W 1 in D 5.5 in
1954 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Story for Children by C. S. Lewis
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely second impression of C. S. Lewis' beloved fantasy novel, with the excellent and very scarce dust wrapper. The second impression of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the...
Paper
1926 Collected Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
By John Wilmot
Located in Bath, GB
A fine limited edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester, in a sumptuous full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun Riviere. Number 285 of a 1050 copy limitation. In a beautiful c...
Paper
$675
H 7.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in
Full Gilt-tooled Calf Edition of Kipling's Jungle Book Bound by Bayntun Riviere
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely bound edition of Rudyard Kipling's famous work The Jungle Book, finely bound in full polished red calf by the esteemed binder Bayntun-Riviere of Bath, U.K., all pages gilt, ...
Gold Leaf
1927 The Sun Also Rises
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Bath, GB
A smart early edition of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known novels, a brilliant leather bound example of the great American novel. An early printing, published the year following ...
Paper
$15,000 / set
H 7.5 in W 5.38 in D 0.75 in
KIPLING. Jungle Book. Second Jungle Book. JUNGLE BOOK SIGNED WITH A 4 LINE QUOTE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: The Jungle Book - The Second Jungle Book. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1896 / 1895. DESCRIPTION: THE JUNGLE BOOK SIGNED WITH A 4 LINE...
Fabric
$171
H 8.19 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in
Missionary to the New Hebrides, an Autobiography by John G. Paton, '1889'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Missionary to the New Hebrides, an Autobiography' by John G. Paton. Edited by his brother. ibid., 1889, frontisp. portrait, map, orig. cl.
Paper
$225
H 6.38 in W 4.38 in D 0.5 in
Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam) Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse. Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
Leather
$412Sale Price|45% Off
H 9.75 in W 7.5 in D 2.25 in
The Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Illustrated, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, as related by Himself. London: Humphrey Milford, 1931. Embellished with plates after desig...
Paper
$1,186Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.21 in W 127.96 in D 2.17 in
Antique Life & Explorations of Dr Livingstone Book, African Travel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life & Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. An English language African travel and history book, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1875. A Victorian p...
Paper
1928 The Torrents of Spring
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Bath, GB
A finely bound copy of this lesser known satirical novel by great American author Ernest Hemingway, the second edition. The second edition of this work, which was first published in...
Paper
$1,350
H 9.75 in W 6.13 in D 2.25 in
The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America by W. Robertson, 1835
By William Robertson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Robertson, William, Frost, John. The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America, With an Account of His Life and Writings, To which are added Questions for the Examination of...
Leather, Fabric, Paper
$400
H 8.75 in W 6.5 in D 2 in
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
By Tomlinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930 Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
Other
The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham Collectible Book 1941
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique 1941 collectible book The moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham with illustrations by Paul Gauguin, in sleeve cover.
Paper
$1,502
H 41.34 in W 26.78 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Film Poster The Jungle Book Walt Disney Mowgli Animated Movie
Located in London, GB
Original vintage film poster for Walt Disney's classic animated family movie The Jungle Book based on the 1894 book by Rudyard Kipling with the voices of Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli t...
Paper
$287Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.68 in W 4.93 in D 0.99 in
Antique Poetry Book, The Five Nations, Rudyard Kipling, Poems, Literary Classic
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Five Nations by Rudyard Kipling, an evocative bound poetry collection published in 1903. Presented in intact, original order with only light markings, ...
Paper
Exceptional Early 19th Century Waterford Crystal Eighteen-Light Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Waterford Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier An etched crown above a crystal string body leading to a beaded basket with drop crysta...
Crystal, Bronze
$1,499Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 6.7 in W 7.09 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco Rabbit, Hare Silver Plated Bronze Bookends, A.E.L, 1920s
By A.E.L.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Art Deco rabbit, hare silver plated bronze bookends. Signed A.E.L. , stamped France and 28. Mounted Over Russian Onix. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art ...
Brass
Sold|$1,426
H 14.5 in W 17.5 in D 6 in
Early 1900 Large Black Forest Fine Carved Burling Stag / Deer Sculpture Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and beautifully carved, wooden Black Forest stag sculpture. From the posture it is obvious that this impressive stag, with his head turned up, is attempting to attract and...
Wood
$3,450
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.65 in
Wonderful French Ormolu Purple Enamel Gilt Bronze Bow Picture Frame Miniature
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and rare French ormolu bronze and purple enamel picture frame with a miniature on the top with bows and tassels. Frame: 10" W X 15" H Picture:7" W X 9&q...
Bronze, Enamel
$3,561Sale Price|33% Off
H 5.12 in W 12.6 in D 9.85 in
20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver oval vegetable dish in Renaissance style. The bottom of the vegetable dish is smooth, while on the edge a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf mo...
Sterling Silver
$43,377 / set
H 31.5 in W 866.15 in D 29.53 in
Joseph-André Motte, Set of Modular Seats for Lyon Satolas Airport, 1976
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Paris, FR
Set of modular seats in fiberglass and polyester lacquered in three colors, created in 1975 by Joseph-André Motte for Lyon-Satolas airport. There are at least 65 items, they were pl...
Fiberglass, Polyester, Lacquer
Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760
Located in New York, NY
Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug Made in Axminster, Devon, Great Britain, circa 1760 (George III) Provenance: Baron Guy de Rothschild 29' 10" x 17' 11" (909.32 x 546.10 cm)
Wool
Cookbook Book
Located in New York, NY
Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the world's most beautiful, influential and informative cookbooks. From the tried-and-tr...
Paper
1940 Fada Bullet 116 Bakelite Catalin Radio, Blue with Pumpkin Trim
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1940 Fada Bullet Catalin / Bakelite Tube Radio. Blue case with pumpkin trim. This radio is very rare with short wave (Model 116). The radio is original and in excellent condition, ...
Bakelite
19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
Marble, Brass
$26,850Sale Price|40% Off
H 73.25 in W 86.25 in D 19.25 in
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted four-doors vitrine, with two central bombé glass doors and single bombé glass doors on each side, the...
Bronze, Ormolu
$9,588Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in W 52.76 in D 29.14 in
Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.
Iron
English Masonic Oak Tall Case Clock H. Peach. Circa 1820
By H. Peach
Located in Charleston, SC
English Oak Masonic tall case clock with brass Eagle finial over broken pediment, arched bonnet, fluted brass hood columns with upper secret drawer, hand painted decorative face, mas...
Brass
Edwardian Mahogany Console Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This large-scale mahogany table done in the Georgian style was made circa 1900. Retaining its original finish with a fine old patina the large board top shows a choice grain selected...
Mahogany
$270,000
W 223 in L 367 in
The Verdant Empire: Late 19th Century Indian Agra Garden Masterpiece of Splendor
Located in Dallas, TX
72173 Antique Indian Agra Rug with Tree of Life 18'07 x 30'07. The Verdant Empire: A Late 19th Century Indian Agra Garden Masterpiece of Splendor. Steeped in history and woven with t...
Wool
Pair of Edgar Brandt & Daum Art Deco Table Lamps
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Edgar Brandt & Daum Nancy French Art Deco pair of table lamps, with pierced spherical wrought iron bases and decorated with garland of mistletoe. Marbelized glass shades with or...
Wrought Iron
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