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Leather Book Box - Receipts #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your
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1980s English Other Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Leather Book Box - Receipts #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your
Category

1990s English Other Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A secret leather bound book box with the most beautiful marbled paper interior. mid 19th century
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Paper

Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
The design of this book box is three books positioned vertically. The box opens diagonally to
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20th Century French Used Book Box

Materials

Wood

Red Book Boxes with Blue Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These red leather and gold-embossed book boxes from early 20th-century England elegantly blend
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20th Century English Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box. Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box
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1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Used Book Box

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Used Book Box

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Turquoise and Gold Florentine Book Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A beautiful example of classic Florentine craftsmanship, this turquoise and gold book box captures
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1970s Italian Used Book Box

Materials

Wood

Antique French Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Designed to appear as a stack of books, this box is the perfect place to store your treasures. The
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20th Century French Used Book Box

Materials

Wood

Vintage Boho Leather Bound Book Boxes - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
vintage book boxes. Designed to resemble antique leather-bound tomes, each volume features a richly
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Used Book Box

Materials

Wood, Paper

Leather Book Box - Ledger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your
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1990s English Other Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Antique Box Fake Double Book Box Secret Box Cardboard Gold Impressed
Located in Munich, DE
'. These kind of book boxes were invented to keep secrets in a book shelf.
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1910s French Belle Époque Used Book Box

Materials

Paper

English Folk Art Book Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A bit of English whimsy rendered in oak: this 20th-century box takes the form of a book, complete
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Book Box

Materials

Oak

Vintage Boho Leather Bound “School for Scandal” Book Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of literary charm and clever concealment to your decor with this vintage book box
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Late 20th Century Philippine Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian, Fortuny Upholstered Book Box, early 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
crafted in the shape of a book and having a hinged top opening to reveal an inner upholstered
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Early 20th Century Italian Used Book Box

Materials

Fabric

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
Located in London, GB
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake
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1880s Unknown Victorian Used Book Box

Materials

Pine

18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Live Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of wooden boxes designed to resemble leather-bound books offers a clever and decorative
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18th Century French Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Large Book Box in a French Binding Style C. 1950s
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Large book box in the style of a French binding, 2-3/4" x 8-3/4" x 13-1/8". internally lined in a
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Mid-20th Century Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Gold Embossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resembles a book. Therefore, it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
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1890s French Belle Époque Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

19th Century 18.5‘’ Large Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Table Book Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century large lift-lid gilt-decorated golden black lacquer Chinese table book box, crazing to
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Used Book Box

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Used Book Box

Materials

Lacquer

French Faux Book Gold Embossed Wood Pencil Artist Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, a Mid-Century leather gold embossed book box featuring the title BUFFON Oeuvres
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Mid-20th Century French Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Wood, Leather

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes' This exquisite faux
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Used Book Box

Materials

Bronze

Book Box Una Grande Storia Italiana Valentino Garavani, Hand Signed and Numbered
Located in New York, NY
Valentino Large: Hand signed and numbered Monograph (gift book) in elegant Clamshell Box Una
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Book Box

Materials

Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Maitland Smith Book Form Storage Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Maitland Smith book form storage with gilt embellishments and gilt margins. The group of four
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20th Century Philippine Georgian Used Book Box

Materials

Brass

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
This unique treasure was created in 19th Century France. Whimsical and unique, this metal box
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19th Century French French Provincial Used Book Box

Materials

Metal

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
$1,116 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book. Beautiful
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Ceramic

Decorative 19th century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890. Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Used Book Box

Materials

Olive

Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
Category

Early 1900s French French Provincial Used Book Box

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Used Book Box

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage French Embossed Leather Pen / Pencil Box from an 18th Century Book Spine
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Originally the spine of an 18th-century book entitled Ordonna des
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20th Century French Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

19th Century, Black Forest Carved Softwood "Book Form" Presentation Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The box is carved in the form of a stacked book bundle tied with strapwork, its surfaces rendered in a
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19th Century German Black Forest Used Book Box

Materials

Walnut

Unique Antique Book Letter Box – 19th-Century Leather-Bound Spines
Located in Hamburg, DE
accents and classic patina, give the box the appearance of an elegant book set. At first glance, it’s
Category

1970s French Belle Époque Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Silver-gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped lid reliefs, Victorian period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with reliefs on the lid in the shape of a Victorian
Category

19th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Silver

Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette box with engraving, William IV period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box in the shape of a book with engraving on both sides
Category

19th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Silver

Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book Hand-Painted France
By Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book, Hand-Painted, France, ca. 20th Century A
Category

20th Century French French Provincial Used Book Box

Materials

Porcelain

Silver-gold vinaigrette box with smooth book-shaped lid, George III period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with smooth book-shaped lid from the George III period
Category

19th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Silver

Silver-gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped engraved lid, George IV period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped engraving from the George IV period
Category

19th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Silver

Maitland Smith Good Life Tooled Leather Faux Book Keepsake Box Photo Frame 14"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Maitland Smith faux book trinket / keepsake box, emulating "The Good Life Vol. I
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Late 20th Century Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Late 19th Century Stationery Box - France - Leather Bound Trompe-l’œil Book Form
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Charming late 19th-century French stationery or letter box, cleverly designed in the form of a
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1890s French Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

HUGE SELECTION OF 37 LEATHER A4 VINTAGE STORAGE BOX FILES WITH FAUX BOOK FRONTs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
vintage hand leather bound faux book storage files that take A4 documents Please note the delivery fee
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20th Century English Victorian Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech
Category

Early 20th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Brass

1950's Italian Gold Embossed Leather Book Jewelry Box with Velvet Lining
Located in New York, NY
1950's Italian finely detailed. leather book form jewellery box with gilt embossed Fleur de Lis
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Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Used Book Box

Materials

Leather, Velvet

Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850 With beautiful intricate carvings. Made out birch wood. Heigth
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1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Used Book Box

Materials

Birch

French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A decoupaged and lacquered metal match book holder, circa mid-late 19th Century, France. A
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Used Book Box

Materials

Metal

A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece, it has an Odeon
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1920s Art Deco Used Book Box

Materials

Wood

Leather Faux Book Storage Cabinet For CDs and Keepsakes
By Maitland Smith
Located in Waxahachie, TX
I never thought I'd call a CD case vintage. Leather faux book storage cabinet with two drawers
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1990s American Classical Used Book Box

Materials

Leather

An Italian Wooden Book with Marble Specimens, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The hinged Burl walnut book inlaid with tulipwood opens to reveal 18 varieties of marbles
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1950s Italian Grand Tour Used Book Box

Materials

Marble

French Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
. Very Good condition as shown in images and video. Earrings and book shown available separately. Box is
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Early 20th Century French Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Brass

French Porcelain Jewelry Box
French Porcelain Jewelry Box
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 25 diam.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful rattan and brass basket made in Italy in the 1970s. Round shape, mid-century modern style, it is inspired by the designs of Gabriella Crespi. Magnificent decorative ob...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 31cm DIAM
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful rattan and brass basket made in Italy in the 1970s. Round shape, mid-century modern style, it is inspired by the designs of Gabriella Crespi. Magnificent decorative ob...
Category

1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Book Box

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin, Center One So
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin. Priced per box. Center one
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19th Century English George III Used Book Box

Materials

Metal

Fake Book Concealing Two Liqueur Decanters, Napoleon III Style, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fake book concealing a small liqueur cabinet from the early 20th century, Napoleon III style
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Used Book Box

Materials

Wood

Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette with beaded lid and casing, George IV
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box in the shape of a book, crimped lid and casing, George
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19th Century European Used Book Box

Materials

Silver

Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1780
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870 Made of solid carved Swedish
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1780s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Used Book Box

Materials

Alabaster, Limestone

Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Located in London, London
Snuff Box, is designed to look like a book, and has a gilt interior and engraved decoration to the lid
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1890s English Victorian Used Book Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Used Book Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic used book box available at 1stDibs. A used book box — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer used book box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each used book box bearing Victorian, Modern or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Maitland Smith, Miguel Berrocal and Carl Otto Czeschka each produced at least one beautiful used book box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Used Book Box?

The average selling price for a used book box at 1stDibs is $962, while they’re typically $80 on the low end and $41,880 for the highest priced.
Questions About Used Book Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A book box is a small box that plays a trick on the eye. On the outside, it is painted to look like a book, but on the inside is a carved out interior, meant to store your trinkets and wares. On 1stDibs, find a collection of book boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.
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    A patch box is a small decorative storage container made out of wood, porcelain, metal or another material. When first made during the 18th century, patch boxes held beauty patches used to cover acne breakouts and other skin imperfections. Today, people use them as small keepsake boxes and decorative objects. On 1stDibs, shop a range of patch boxes.
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    Hat boxes rose to prominence in the 1800s, and they continue to be used today for storing and transporting important headwear. Shop a large collection of vintage and contemporary hat boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A snuff box is a small, decorated box used to store snuff ( scented, powdered tobacco). Snuff boxes come in two sizes: small pocket boxes and larger communal boxes for use at the table. Pocket boxes are often designed to retain a little amount of snuff for immediate use and are designed to hold a day or two's worth of snuff. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage snuff boxes.
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    An octagon box was a small ornamental box designed to hold trinkets and jewelry. It’s primary use is storage and functionality. You’ll find a variety of antique and contemporary octagon boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can use a wide range of items as a keepsake box. Decorative boxes made of wood, metal, bone, brass and other materials can all hold keepsakes. The size of what you wish to store will help to determine which box is right for your needs. If you plan to stow delicate items inside, consider a box with velvet or satin lining. You'll find a variety of keepsake boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A vinaigrette box was an ornate box with a decorative interior grille, and was used to house a sponge soaked in aromatic vinegars. You can shop a collection of vinaigrette boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    Cartier typically uses red boxes. Older pieces came in dark burgundy boxes with gold trim and lettering. Today, Cartier boxes are a brighter deep red color, but still show the brand name in gold foil. Shop a variety of Cartier jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, although whether or not a cigar box can be used as a humidor depends on its design. Only cigar boxes that seal well and are crafted entirely out of wood and lined with cedar should be used as humidors. You will also need to add a humidification device to the box to preserve the freshness of your cigars. On 1stDibs, find a collection of humidors.
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    A dough box table, also known as a bread table, was designed for making bread. The dough is placed in the wooden box to allow it to rise, then when the dough is ready to be kneaded, it can be finished on the flat top. Shop a collection of vintage dough box tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
    Omega started using wooden boxes in 1999. Originally, only the luxury watchmaker's Co-Axial timepieces came in the packaging. In 2015, Omega began presenting Seamaster and Aqua Terra Series watches in wood boxes as well. Shop a large collection of Omega watches on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Louis Vuitton stopped using brown boxes in 2016. At that time, the brand began packaging handbags and accessories in saffron yellow boxes with cobalt blue ribbons and handles. Shop a collection of Louis Vuitton from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.