Visionaire Collectibles and Curiosities

When the cinematic Bond was born. The most complete account of the making of the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). “Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal...

All Hail the King of Fantasy Art. Frank Frazetta finally gets the big beautiful book he deserves. Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed lord of...

“By the end of Darkness, I had found my adult voice.” In 1977, dismissed by the press as a one-hit wonder, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band entered the studio to record the album that transformed a “kid from New Jersey” into America’s poet laureate of life’s underdogs. The tour that followed would come to be regarded as one of the most legendary in rock ‘n’ roll history, propelled by the nervous intensity of a group determined to prove itself. Present throughout the recording, release, and tour of Darkness on the Edge of Town, Lynn Goldsmith tracks these memorable steps in Springsteen’s journey to becoming an American icon. With illuminating forewords from both artists, the book gathers hundreds of photographs—classic, rare, and previously unseen—that bring to life a star at his hungriest. In Springsteen’s words, “These photos remain a record of a time when I truly played for my life, night after night.” It was a standard matched by the E Street Band, seen here in its historic lineup of Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Steven Van...

Written by Betony Vernon, Illustrated by Francois Berthoud A comprehensive and instructional guide to the new sexual landscape, covering "new territories" such as bondage, role playing, and sex toys that would make your parents blush. Since the publication of The Joy of Sex in 1972, the sexual landscape’s boundaries have been expanded to include a host of practices that are unthinkable in that classic tome. Although it also covers the basics, The Boudoir Bible...

"The Holy Bible" By Rev. John Brown, 1870s Old and new testaments. Marginal references and illustrations; An exact summary of the several books; A paraphrase on the most obscure or i...

A Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Lighter . Sold With A Leather Cartier Fold Over Cigarette Case Circa 1980's, Made in Paris, France. Marked Cartier Paris To Lighter Base Does not come w...

This piece is the contribution by the prestigious designer Ricardo Cavolo to The Guest, the creative project inviting cutting-edge artists from around the world to customize this fas...

Elegant vintage Tiffany & Co. manual wind dress watch made with 18-karat yellow gold. It is slender and has a soft rectangular design.

Herman de Vries, Rosa Damascena. Eschenau, the Eschenau Summer Press No.25 1990.

A leather cigar holder. The piece is all leather and ribbed to hold three cigars. The case pulls apart and back together to add and remove cig...

An 18-karat yellow gold bracelet made by Tiffany & Co circa 2000s. The model is called Venetian link featuring the house's iconic intricate design of interlinked articulated rect...

Noted architect Thomas Kligerman celebrates the magic of summer, exploring the seaside setting and design of secluded cottages facing the Atlantic along the Rhode Island coast Summe...