Skip to main content

Used Book Boxes

to
50
651
302
435
349
165
124
106
98
82
51
43
36
31
24
20
17
16
14
12
12
12
10
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
136
63
34
29
18
Sort By
Leather Book Box - Receipts #2
Leather Book Box - Receipts #2

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

Category

1980s English Other Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather

Leather Book Box - Receipts #1
Leather Book Box - Receipts #1

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 Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box

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

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather, Paper

3 Book Boxes with Crown Detail
3 Book Boxes with Crown Detail

3 Book Boxes with Crown Detail

Located in New Orleans, LA

These vintage book boxes combine form and function, styled as classic bound books and accented with

Category

19th Century French Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood

Book Box
Book Box

Book Box

Located in Houston, TX

The design of this book box is three books positioned vertically. The box opens diagonally to

Category

20th Century French Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood

Red Book Boxes with Blue Interior
Red Book Boxes with Blue Interior

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

Category

20th Century English Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box

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

Category

1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Used Book Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom

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.

Category

Early 20th Century British Used Book Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique French Book Box
Antique French Book Box

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

Category

20th Century French Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Boho Leather Bound Book Boxes - Set of 2
Vintage Boho Leather Bound Book Boxes - Set of 2

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

Category

Late 20th Century American Art Deco Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

Leather Book Box - Ledger
Leather Book Box - Ledger

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

Category

1990s English Other Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather

Vintage Boho Leather Bound “School for Scandal” Book Box
Vintage Boho Leather Bound “School for Scandal” Book Box

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

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian, Fortuny Upholstered Book Box, early 20th century
Italian, Fortuny Upholstered Book Box, early 20th century

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

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Used Book Boxes

Materials

Fabric

19c French Antique Set of 2 Wood Book Boxes
19c French Antique Set of 2 Wood Book Boxes

19c French Antique Set of 2 Wood Book Boxes

Located in New Orleans, LA

A delightful 19th-century set of book-form boxes, disguised as timeworn leather-bound volumes

Category

19th Century French Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Book Boxes
18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Book Boxes

18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Book Boxes

Located in New Orleans, LA

A set of wooden boxes designed to resemble leather-bound books offers a clever and decorative

Category

18th Century French Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

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

Category

1880s Unknown Victorian Used Book Boxes

Materials

Pine

Large Book Box in a French Binding Style C. 1950s
Large Book Box in a French Binding Style C. 1950s

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Watrous Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered Figural Book Box with Wood Liner
Antique Watrous Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered Figural Book Box with Wood Liner

Antique Watrous Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered Figural Book Box with Wood Liner

By Tiffany & Co., Watrous Mfg. Company, Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique American silver box. By Watrous Mfg. Co. (Later subsumed the International Silver

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Book Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Faux Book Gold Embossed Wood Pencil Artist Box
French Faux Book Gold Embossed Wood Pencil Artist Box

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

Category

Mid-20th Century French Regency Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box

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

Category

19th Century French French Provincial Used Book Boxes

Materials

Metal

Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese

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

Category

1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Book Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Decorative 19th century book shaped inlaid olive box
Decorative 19th century book shaped inlaid olive box

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

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Used Book Boxes

Materials

Olive

Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900

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 Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box

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

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Used Book Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Unique Antique Book Letter Box – 19th-Century Leather-Bound Spines
Unique Antique Book Letter Box – 19th-Century Leather-Bound Spines

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 Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century, Black Forest Carved Softwood "Book Form" Presentation Box
19th Century, Black Forest Carved Softwood "Book Form" Presentation Box

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

Category

19th Century German Black Forest Used Book Boxes

Materials

Walnut

1930s Concealed Guilloché Brass Box - in the shape of a Book
1930s Concealed Guilloché Brass Box - in the shape of a Book

1930s Concealed Guilloché Brass Box - in the shape of a Book

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A 1920s or 30s concealed box for personal smalls - secrets. It is made in the shape of a naturally

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Used Book Boxes

Materials

Brass

Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book Hand-Painted France
Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book Hand-Painted France

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 Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1950's Italian Gold Embossed Leather Book Jewelry Box with Velvet Lining
1950's Italian Gold Embossed Leather Book Jewelry Box with Velvet Lining

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather, Velvet

Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850

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

Category

1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Used Book Boxes

Materials

Birch

French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder

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

Category

Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Used Book Boxes

Materials

Metal

Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette with friezes, George IV era
Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette with friezes, George IV era

Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette with friezes, George IV era

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box in the shape of a book, engraved and friezed on the

Category

19th Century European Used Book Boxes

Materials

Silver

An Italian Wooden Book with Marble Specimens, 20th Century
An Italian Wooden Book with Marble Specimens, 20th Century

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

Category

1950s Italian Grand Tour Used Book Boxes

Materials

Marble

French Porcelain Jewelry Box
French Porcelain Jewelry Box

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Regency Used Book Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 25 diam.
Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 25 diam.

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...

Category

1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Book Boxes

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1780
Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1780

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

Category

1780s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Used Book Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Limestone

19th Century French Liqueur Set - Book Form Case - Crystal Bottles and Glasses
19th Century French Liqueur Set - Book Form Case - Crystal Bottles and Glasses

19th Century French Liqueur Set - Book Form Case - Crystal Bottles and Glasses

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An elegant and highly charming 19th-century French liqueur set, presented in an original book-form

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Used Book Boxes

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

Two Vantage Japanese Old Fashion Kiku, Book Style Lunchbox by Teinen
Two Vantage Japanese Old Fashion Kiku, Book Style Lunchbox by Teinen

Two Vantage Japanese Old Fashion Kiku, Book Style Lunchbox by Teinen

Located in Norton, MA

Two Japanese old fashion Kiku - book style lunchbox By Teinen. The oldy memory after WWII in the

Category

20th Century Japanese Used Book Boxes

Materials

Aluminum

Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897

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

Category

1890s English Victorian Used Book Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

  • 1
  • ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Used Book Boxes", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Used Book Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of used book boxes available for sale. Each of these unique used book boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. There are all kinds of used book boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of used book boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Modern and Georgian used book boxes are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made used book boxes over the years, but those made by Maitland Smith, Miguel Berrocal and Carl Otto Czeschka are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Used Book Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $962, while they’re typically $80 on the low end and $41,880 highest priced.
Questions About Used Book Boxes
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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 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.