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Set of 39 18th Century Italian Vellum Books
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful 39 volumes set of 18th century Italian Vellum Books. A wonderful addition to any
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Nice Collection of 18th Century Weathered Spanish Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain 18th century. Weathered and small
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Books
Materials
Parchment Paper
Nice Collection of 18th Century Weathered Spanish/ Italian Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/ Italy 18th century. Weathered and
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Books
Materials
Parchment Paper
Nice Collection of 18th/ 19th Century Weathered Spanish/ Italian Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of four extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/ Italy 18th / 19th century
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Books
Materials
Parchment Paper
H 9.45 in W 2.17 in D 6.7 in
Set of 11 French Vellum Books, Circa 1730's
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French set of eleven vellum bound books from the early 18th century. This antique set of six
Category
Antique 18th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of 5 Fabri Concionum opus vellum books from 1872
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare set of 5 vellum books from 1872
The dimensions are for the 5 books stacked together
Category
Antique 1870s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Austrian Set of Six Vellum Bound Books, Circa 1699
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome collection of 6 Austrian vellum bound books from the late 17th century. This antique set
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Austrian Books
Materials
Paper
Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books
Located in Hudson, NY
These four books printed in Latin are covered in beautiful old vellum covers and spines. Each book
Category
Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books
By Vivien, R.P. Michael, Alfonso Maria De Liguori
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books. 1.) Sermoni Per Tutte Le Domeniche Dell' Anno
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Antique 18th Century Italian Books
Materials
Paper, Animal Skin
18th Century Rare European Vellum Book
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Rare European Vellum book found in Germany.
This book has aged beautifully with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mid-17th c. Pig Vellum Book c.1667
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 17th century book. Pg vellum cover, parchment paper pages written in Latin. Includes an
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
18th Century European Vellum Book with Beautiful Pewter Buckles
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century European Vellum Book with Beautiful Pewter Buckles
Book found in Germany.
This
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
All_vellum Copy of R. L. Stevenson's Virginibus Puerisque
Located in Middletown, NY
. 4 OF 12 COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM, as noted on the limitation page, on verso of second leaf: «Of this
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Confessions of Saint Augustine. 1909 - IN A DECORATED VELLUM BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
contents, bound in full white vellum, gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt corner pieces, color
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
17th Century European Religious Book Binding Brass Mounts Vellum Monumental Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique animal skin or vellum book binding with brass or possibly bronze mounts (sometimes
Category
Antique 17th Century European Gothic Books
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 22 in W 32 in D 2.5 in
Tennyson, Alfred. Gareth and Lynette. 1872, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 1872.
Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Tennyson, Alfred, Harold a Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 1877.
Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Tennyson, Alfred, The Lover's Tale, 1879, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 1879.
Description: 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Tennyson, Alfred, Queen Mary A Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 1877.
NEW EDITION. 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
1743 Jus Canonicum Universum (Universal Canon Law) (2 volumes bound as 1). Bound
Located in Victoria, BC
Bound in Vellum, here is a beautiful and oversized book by R.P.F. Anacleto Reiffenstuel entitled E
Category
Antique 1740s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 13.75 in W 9 in D 2 in
Cinderella, Edited by C.S. Evans, Signed by Arthur Rackham, Edition de Lux, 1919
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
vellum, and signed by Rackham. Quarto, in publisher's deluxe quarter vellum over Japanese vellum-covered
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
H 12 in W 9.5 in D 1.13 in
1776 R.P. Vincentii Houdry, E Societate Jesu Bibliotheca (All 5 Vols Bound as 1)
Located in Victoria, BC
Bound in Vellum, here is a beautiful and oversized book by R.P. Vincentii Houdry entitled E
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Books
Materials
Leather
H 15 in W 2.5 in D 9.5 in
Pasiphaë by Algernon C. Swinburne / Golden Cockerel Press
Located in Middletown, NY
inside front cover) in wine coloured vellum boards, gilt title and gilt image of Horus with the sun
Category
Mid-20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
DICKENS, Charles (Arthur Rackham). A Christmas Carol. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
illustrated and signed by Arthur Rackham this being copy #226, bound in the original gilt stamped vellum
Category
Vintage 1910s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.57 in W 9.38 in D 1.5 in
1928 The House at Pooh Corner
By A.A. Milne
Located in Bath, GB
Cottage Bindery, Bath. With their stamp to the rear endpaper. A charming vellum binding, with Winnie the
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Paper
The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press
Located in Middletown, NY
; original limp vellum, with four original silk ties, gilt lettering on spine; minor soiling on vellum and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
Oscar Wilde, the Sphinx, First Edition, 1894, Illustrated by Charles Rickets
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
vellum.
CONDITION: Covers straight (often found quite bowed), inner and outer hinges fine, head and
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 0.5 in
L'Oeuvre de Restif de La Bretonne. 9 vols. - illustrated - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
#1578 on Marais vellum, bound in 1/2 red morocco, original printed paper wrappers bound in, floral gilt
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
Jean-Michel Frank by Leopald Diego Sanchez (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
textures such as bronze, vellum and various leathers and skins. He worked for a number of the famous
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
1929 The Prince
By Machiavelli
Located in Bath, GB
, limited to only ten copies printed on vellum leaves.
Number ten of ten copies printed on vellum
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Paper
Aristitde Maillol Illustrated: Daphnis & Chloe
By Aristide Maillol 2
Located in Middletown, NY
harmonious of Maillol's illustrated books."
Aristide MAILLOL, illus.; LONGUS author
Daphnis and Chloe; A
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Paper, Parchment Paper
1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
', 'Philosophy of Furniture', 'A Chapter on Autography', and more.
Plates are printed on on vellum.
The plates
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Paper
The Sleeping Beauty, by C. S. Evans, Signed by Arthur Rackham, Limited Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
deluxe quarter vellum over Japanese vellum-covered boards, stamped in gilt, and finished with top edge
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.63 in W 9.13 in D 0.75 in
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura
Located in Middletown, NY
endpapers, later vellum with black calf label on spine, gilt titling, chipped, binding tight.
— Adams D184
Category
Antique 16th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
1900 The Works of Oliver Goldsmith
By Oliver Goldsmith (Irish)
Located in Bath, GB
printed on Japanese vellum.
Featuring the major works of eighteenth century Anglo-Irish novelist Oliver
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Paper
Works, Writings in Prose & Verse, of Eugene Field - 12 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
., 7-9/16" x 5-3/8", frontis in each volume, limited to 100 numbered copies on Japan Vellum this being
Category
Antique 1890s Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.57 in W 5.38 in D 1 in
John RUSKIN - Unto This Last - THE DOVES PRESS - 1907 - JOHN DRINKWATER'S COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
full limp vellum, vertical gilt lettered spine, by the Doves Bindery, stamped along the lower edge of
Category
Early 2000s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.25 in W 6.63 in D 0.5 in
Cyprien Berard - Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires - 1820 - FIRST FRENCH EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
calf, gilt decorated spines, vellum back corners, contemporary engraved bookplate of Madam Barante
Category
Antique 1820s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.75 in W 4.25 in D 0.75 in
Chessplayer & Other Essays, Whittington Press Illustrated Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
, printed in black and brown, on Arches cream wove paper. Smith Settle binding in full limp vellum, gilt
Category
Late 20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
The Complete Works of O. Henry, Manuscript Edition Limited to 125 Copies
Located in San Francisco, CA
original half vellum. Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City New York, 1912. This edition
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Facsimile Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major '12 Volumes'
Located in Langweer, NL
.). Large-folio. Original imitation vellum with richly gilt decorated spines and sides. On the backs are
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
J. M. Frank: A Private European Collection Christie's Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
"One discovers within its scope a taste for beautiful materials: vellum, shagreen, limed oak, straw
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
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H 10.75 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
c1895-9 La Comédie Humaine
By Honoré de Balzac 1
Located in Bath, GB
-title vol. 21, all volumes printed on fine Japon vellum paper.
Each volume featuring full page plates
Category
Antique 1890s French Books
Materials
Paper
John Gossage, Limited Edition 'Signed'
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
full-page vellum-like pages bound in between most of the plates.
The total sizing of the book
Category
Vintage 1980s Books
Materials
Linen, Paper
Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
and bound into a contemporary vellum cover, hand-painted and highly decorated, brown leather straps
Category
Vintage 1930s European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
design for which Kligerman is known. Beautifully packaged with a vellum jacket over a linen case
Category
2010s Chinese Books
Materials
Paper
J-M. Hérédia's Les Trophées with signed frontispiece portrait and EXTRAS
Located in Middletown, NY
red and black ink. Printed on velin (plain tinted vellum), full margins. Bound in 3/4 tan levant with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
-quarter vellum, pictorial endpapers. Housed in a custom leather and cloth clamshell box.
This is the
Category
Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Paper
H 9.75 in W 7 in D 2 in
VERINEAU ( Gerda Wegener ) - Douze Sonnets Lascifs - LIMITED EDITION - 1925
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
copies, originally issued in a cloth backed portfolio this copy bound in contemporary full vellum, each
Category
Vintage 1920s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.25 in W 7.88 in D 0.75 in
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694
Located in Delft, NL
the Fol. 388
Vellum binding, 21 cm x 17 cm x 4.5 cm.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Books
Materials
Paper
1940s French Abatant with Original Vellum Drop Front
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s French abatant with original vellum drop front facing. Faux volumes of books create a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1898 William Nicholson, Folio, 12 Lithographs, Special Edition Vellum Bound
By William Nicholson
Located in Norwich, GB
binding vellum-backed pictorial vellum boards
The rare special issue of Nicholson's London Types, in a
Category
Antique 1890s English Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13.39 in W 11.42 in D 0.6 in
Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Industrial Arts in the twentieth century) complete set of 12 original books, the first edition of 1925
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9.43 in D 1.2 in
1949 Fernand Léger Lithograph "Est elle Aimee"
By Fernand Léger
Located in Cathedral City, CA
"Les Illuminations" by Arthur Rimbaud)
Luxury edition printed at 395 copies on tinted vellum and
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works. Edited by J. Payne Collier. Bound in full vellum, marbled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith, The Works. Edited by
Peter Cunningham. Bound in 3/4 vellum, marbled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Humphrey Ward & W. Roberts, Romney.
Located in New York, NY
. Printed on Japanese Vellum. Includes a portrait frontispiece and various other illustrations. This edition
Category
Early 20th Century Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Laurence Housman, Arabian Nights.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Laurence Housman, Arabian Nights. Limited Edition. Bound in full vellum with the covers
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, Marcus B, Huisn, Happy England
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Marcus B. Huisn, Happy England. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and white vellum boards
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Books
Materials
Leather
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Find a variety of vellum books available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, animal skin and leather, all vellum books available were constructed with great care. Vellum books have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Many vellum books are appealing in their simplicity, but Alfonso Maria De Liguori and Vivien, R.P. Michael produced popular vellum books that are worth a look.
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