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Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second
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1940s American Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Modernist Banker's Lamp Early 20th Century. Big Size
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
with dimensions larger than normal in office or banker or bookstore style lamps. It is a lamp halfway
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Early 20th Century Spanish Used Bookstore Furniture

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Metal

Original Antique Educational Poster Cultivated Plant Friends And Enemies Birds
Located in London, GB
in their scientific binomial Latin names. Published by the Grosman and Knebel Bookstore Moscow
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Early 1900s Russian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Funny Face 1957 French Grande Film Poster, Boris Grinsson
By Boris Grinsson
Located in Bath, Somerset
of Jo Stockton (Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by accident, who he believes has
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20th Century French Used Bookstore Furniture

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Linen, Paper

1981 Lalique Glass Ilustrated Catalog Book by Dover Publications
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Great information on this unique catalog, purchased in France at an Antique bookstore.
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20th Century American Romantic Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

1960s Double Sided Poster by Oge-Hachette, Le Printemps and Le Village
Located in Miami, FL
Side 2: Springtime/The Village Co-edition OGÉ-HACHETTE Distribution: Bookstore HACHETTE, 79, bd St
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

1960s Double-Sided School Poster by Oge-Hachette, The Farm and The Train Station
Located in Miami, FL
: The Farm/The Train Station Co-edition OGÉ-HACHETTE Distribution: Bookstore HACHETTE, 79, bd St
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5
By Maria Sibylla Merian, Daniel Rabel, Emanuel Sweert
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Rudolf II in Vienna. He sold his bulbs in Amsterdam, at the bookstore of his son-in-law, and at the
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Early 18th Century Dutch Other Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper, Paint, Parchment Paper

Early 20th Century French Parisian Street Oil Painting on Board Signed R. Malus
Located in Dallas, TX
Flore, le Procope, and the Brasserie Lipp, as well as many bookstores and publishing houses. In the
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Early 20th Century French Used Bookstore Furniture

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Giltwood

Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins, Hieronymus and Halvard
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins, Hieronymus and Halvard
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1920s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph Rodents 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins, Hieronymus and Halvard
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

George Platt Lynes Original B&W Fashion Photograph, Metropolitan Museum Art
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
photograph his friends and display them in the bookstore he owned in New Jersey, for which he started
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1990s American Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

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Other

George Platt Lynes Original B&W Photograph, Ruth Elizabeth Ford, Framed
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
interest in photography stemmed from wanting to photograph his friends and display them in the bookstore he
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1990s American Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

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Other

Zoological Lithograph Teeth of some Animals 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
companies in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph Monkeys and Insectivores 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
companies in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of a Cockroach 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in
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1920s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Zoological Lithograph Water Predators 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Worm Organs 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
companies in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins
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1920s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Zoological Lithograph of molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins, Hieronymus and Halvard
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Coelenterates 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
the largest independent publishing companies in Norway. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
. Aschehoug was founded as a bookstore in 1872 on Egertorvet in Oslo by two cousins, Hieronymus and Halvard
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1910s Norwegian Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Turkish Old Runner from Keissary
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
, to put everywhere, not only in aisle. Beautiful in front of a bookstore or cupboards.   
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Wool

Turkish Old Runner from Keissary
Turkish Old Runner from Keissary
W 42.52 in L 135.04 in
1980s Aqui Magazine Pop Art Poster Print Issue #6 by Steve Gianakos
Located in Dayton, OH
City, sold at bookstores such as MoMA bookstore and Printed Matter, and displayed at art institutions
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1980s Expressionist Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Long Antique Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
lobby, but also in front of a bookstore or wardrobes. The price is good: it's high quality and perfect.
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Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Wool

Long Antique Oriental Runner
Long Antique Oriental Runner
W 37.01 in L 215.75 in
Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, wherewith some financial help of two of his brothers, he opened the town’s first bookstore. Hall became a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Wood

Caucasian Antique Runner GENDJEH Unique Specimen
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
, not a Turkish. Perfect at the bottom of the bed or (better) in front of a bookstore or wall hanging
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1880s Caucasian Other Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Wool

Italian mid-century modern bamboo magazine rack by Vivai Del Sud, 1960s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in MIlano, IT
books. It will also go great in a study, office, waiting room, bookstore or library. If you need
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

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Rattan

4 Antique 18th & 19th French Hard Back Leather Bound Books Paris France
Located in Dayton, OH
, Librairie Hachette Et Cie (Hachette & Co Bookstore)" Largest - 5” x 1” x 7.125” / Smallest - 3.625” x 1
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19th Century Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Jess by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
. He opened his first bookshop with his brother Gilbert in 1903 and by the late 1920s their bookstore
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Late 19th Century English Used Bookstore Furniture

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Gold Leaf

She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
1920s their bookstore in Charing Cross Road held a stock of four million volumes on over thirty miles of
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Late 19th Century English Used Bookstore Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
their bookstore in Charing Cross Road held a stock of four million volumes on over thirty miles of
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Late 19th Century English Used Bookstore Furniture

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Gold Leaf

"Mojo Winds Blow" by Will Northerner 1987 Acrylic Mixed Media Abstract Modern
Located in Dayton, OH
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1981: Deluxe Design, Rizzoli Bookstore, Chicago Illinois 1981
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1980s Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Large Swedish 1910s Freestanding Terrestrial Globe on Black Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
, meaning that it used to be the property of the Swedish Bookstore Central. Freestanding, this large Swedish
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Early 20th Century Swedish Used Bookstore Furniture

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Metal

19th Century painted Provencal Wardrobe Library Cabinet, Cupboard, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
inside, included in the price, we provide a possible dress stick or shelves for bookstores. Measures cm
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Used Bookstore Furniture

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Wood

A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings
Located in Middletown, NY
bookstore in Charing Cross Road held a stock of four million volumes on over thirty miles of bookshelves
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Early 19th Century English Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Located in Kyoto, JP
, illustrated by Soun, was repeatedly retitled and republished at bookstores in Osaka, suggesting that he had a
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Used Bookstore Furniture

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Gold Leaf

19th Century English Oak Library Step Ladder with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
back to the quaint bookstores and private collections of 19th-century England. Its timeless appeal
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19th Century English Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Brass

20thc Bird Scene Based Meiji Japan 19c Artist Shiki Masaoka The Poet
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
in another issue, the owner of the bookstore, Takenosato, etc. Dropped out of the University of
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Silk

Original Antique Bird's Eye View Plan of Hoorn, The Netherlands by Blaeu, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
produced his first maps in 1616 of France and Italy. In 1623 Janssonius owned a bookstore in Frankfurt am
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Early 1700s Used Bookstore Furniture

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Paper

Original Antique Engraving of a Sea Chart of the Western Mediterranean, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
and Italy. In 1623 Janssonius owned a bookstore in Frankfurt am Main, later also in Danzig, Stockholm
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1650s Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Christopher Milne. Enchanted Places, 1st Ed Inscribed by Milne & His Nanny, 1974
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: The "Harbour Bookshop" was the bookstore owned and run by Milne and his daughter Clare who was
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1970s British Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Old Map of Ancient Times covering Egypt Towards Arabia and India to Java, c.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
owned a bookstore in Frankfurt am Main, later also in Danzig, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Königsberg
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1660s Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Italian Manufactory Midcentury Walnut Bookcase, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Important Italian manufacturing bookstore all in walnut wood, with four central inlays representing
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Franco Albini Rosewood Mid-Century Modern “LB7” Modular Bookcase for Poggi, 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Vicenza, IT
LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957. Modular bookstore
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

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Brass, Iron

"The Artist's Palette" John Haberle, Pyrography, Trompe L'oeil 19th Century
By John Haberle
Located in New York, NY
: Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts, January 17, 2012, Lot 27 Arader Galleries, New York Exhibited
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1890s Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Oil, Board, Mixed Media

La Pointe de Bretteville
By Paul Berthon
Located in Fairlawn, OH
output consisted of posters and decorative panels. However, he also produced bookbindings and furniture
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1890s Art Nouveau Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Lithograph

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
By Paul Poiret
Located in New York, NY
hand-colored pochoir (stenciled) plates and no text. Copies were sold in bookstores, but his target
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Early 1900s French Art Deco Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
H 12 in W 13 in D 0.5 in
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Used Bookstore Furniture

"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 81 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Used Bookstore Furniture

"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 81 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
When Harry Met Sally..., Unframed Poster, 1989
Located in London, GB
platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their
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20th Century British Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

"When Harry Met Sally..." Film Poster, 1989
Located in London, GB
truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in
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1980s British Used Bookstore Furniture

"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Used Bookstore Furniture

"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Painting of a Cotton Picker by William Aiken Walker
By William Aiken Walker
Located in Alexandria, VA
Courtenay’s Bookstore in Charleston. In 1861, Walker enlisted in the Confederate Army and served under
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1870s American Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Composition

Cypress Hurricane, Hand Blown Glass, Spun Copper, Patina, Karen Mozer USA, 2019
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
jazz. Set alongside the Beat Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookstore, publisher of beat
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Late 20th Century American Modern Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Bookstore Chair Ladder
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming original French bookstore ladder or chair Wonderful design that hinges and transforms
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1940s French Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Oak

French Bookstore Chair Ladder
French Bookstore Chair Ladder
H 36 in W 15.75 in L 36 in
Set of Eight Bookstore Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Altwies, LU
: Bookstore of the University of Chandigarh, India.
Category

1960s Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Teak

Facade Fragment from the Western Methodist Bookstore in Chicago
Located in Chicago, IL
Terracotta spandrel panel from Stop and Shop Warehouse, formally the Western Methodist Book Exchange. The building, located at 16 W Washington St. in Chicago, was constructed in 1899...
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Late 19th Century American Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Kilim Vintage Gallery from Turkey or Balkan
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage Kilim gallery from Turkey or Balkan, suitable everywhere: in front of a bookstore, at the
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Mid-20th Century Balkan Other Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Wool

1980 Aqui Magazine Conceptual Art Poster Print Freedom Issue 1 Cliff Baldwin
Located in Dayton, OH
, sold at bookstores such as MoMA bookstore and Printed Matter, and displayed at art institutions around
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1980s Expressionist Used Bookstore Furniture

Materials

Paper

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Used Bookstore Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of used bookstore furniture on 1stDibs. A piece of used bookstore furniture — often made from paper, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of used bookstore furniture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of used bookstore furniture, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of used bookstore furniture over the years, but those crafted by Henry Moore, L'Atelier San Paulo and Paul Poiret are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Used Bookstore Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of used bookstore furniture at 1stDibs is $1,175, while they’re typically $36 on the low end and $56,524 for the highest priced.
Questions About Used Bookstore Furniture
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    A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
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    What oil you should use on wicker furniture varies. For best results, consult the care instructions that accompanied your piece for specific instructions and product recommendations. Depending on the properties of your piece, linseed oil, lemon oil or another natural plant oil may be the best option. Find a diverse assortment of wicker furniture on 1stDibs.
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