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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 Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Paper

Kennedy, Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie shopping in Georgetown Bookstore. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Giclée

Poster-Long Beach Museum of Art/Bookstore/Gallery
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Poster-Long Beach Museum of Art/Bookstore/Gallery. Publishing Information: 1981 Davis Blue Artwork
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1980s Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Lithograph

Goldmine Magazine (hand signed by Patti Smith on the cover)
Located in New York, NY
Patti Smith Patti Smith Returns to Ground Zero (Hand Signed by Patti Smith), from the Gotham Book
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Offset

Original Radiant Baby drawing (hand signed and inscribed by Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
signed, dated 88 and inscribed to David above the drawing. This was acquired from The Last Bookstore in
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Ink, Permanent Marker, Offset

Italian mid-century modern bamboo magazine rack by Vivai Del Sud, 1960s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in MIlano, IT
-shaped feet Produced by Vivai Del Sud in 1960s. Good condition, with signs of use and age, some
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Rattan

'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Savo' for Joan Savo (American, 1918-1992) and dated 1960. Additionally signed
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Au Cafe
By Elizabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame size 42 x 52.5 inches ELISABETH RONGET "AU CAFE” OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1940
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1940s Cubist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Au Cafe
H 35 in W 45.75 in D 2 in
'Spring Still Life', Large American Post Impressionist, California Art League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Rochelle' for Rochelle Tietze (American, born 1952); additionally signed
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1990s Post-Impressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Infinity Field (Jerusalem Series III #1)
By Theodoros Stamos
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower left; signed, titled, and dated verso. 65.75 x 50.25 in. 67.25 x
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1980s Post-War Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled - Black and White Op Art Print with Red Frame
Located in New York, NY
signed with the certificate of authenticity. Italian photographer Enzo Ragazzini is a pioneer of Op-Art
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1960s Op Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Untitled - Black and White Op Art Print with Red Frame
Located in New York, NY
signed with the certificate of authenticity. Italian photographer Enzo Ragazzini is a pioneer of Op-Art
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1960s Op Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Untitled - Black and White Op Art Print with Red Frame
Located in New York, NY
signed with the certificate of authenticity. Italian photographer Enzo Ragazzini is a pioneer of Op-Art
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1960s Op Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Infinity Field (Jerusalem Series)
By Theodoros Stamos
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on canvas. Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso. 68 x 50 in. 69.5 x 51.75 in
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1980s Post-War Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Crucifixion
By Doris Caesar
Located in Greenwich, CT
signed "Caesar" lower right edge American, 1892-1971 Doris Porter Caesar was born in 1892 in
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1950s Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Bronze

Crucifixion
Crucifixion
H 20.25 in W 11 in D 3 in
Alfred Hitchcock - Pop Art, Photograph in Pink and Blue from the 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310g Archival Paper. Dated and signed
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Three Pattern Interference- Yellow, Blue and Purple Photographic Op Art Sphere
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325g Archival Paper. Dated and signed
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1960s Op Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

John Lennon - Beatles, Pop Art, in Red, Purple and Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310g Archival Paper. Dated and signed
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Rare historic broadside for 1971 Andy Warhol Gotham Bookmart exhibition
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
", 1971 Offset lithograph poster 18 × 12 1/2 inches Unframed (not signed) This poster was created in
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Hammer & Sickle, acetate of iconic image, given by Warhol to Chromacomp Inc.
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Warhol's printer in the 1970s. accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from the representative of
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Art Deco Expressionist Bronze Judaica Rabbi Sculpture Los Angeles Modernist
By Peter Krasnow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze Jewish Rabbi. Original Patina. Art-deco wood carved base. It is signed with initials P.K
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1930s Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Bronze

Bell Tower, Lecce
Located in San Francisco, CA
American photographer and artist Jenny Okun, b.1953. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 2/10 in pencil
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bell Tower, Lecce
Bell Tower, Lecce
H 28.25 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
Bilbao Guggenheim Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
noted photographer and artist Jenny Okun, b.1953. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 1/10 in pencil
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Two Nudes) — 1970s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, Untitled (Two Nudes), engraving and drypoint, 1971, edition 99. Signed and numbered
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Forest - Original Etching by Henri Farge - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is excellent. The artwork is representing a
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20th Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Etching

Les Marionettes II — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
. Signed and annotated 'HC' in pencil. A fine impression on brown Fabriano hand-made laid paper; the full
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Etching

Les Marionettes I — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, Les Marionettes I, etching with hand coloring, 1969, edition 150. Signed and
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Etching

'The Modest Rose' — 1970s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, 'The Modest Rose', engraving and drypoint, edition 99, 1971. Signed and numbered '99
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

'Blue Eyes' — 1970s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, 'Blue Eyes', engraving and drypoint, edition 99, 1971. Flahutez 89. Signed and
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Bookstore Signs

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Engraving, Drypoint

Christopher Milne. Enchanted Places, 1st Ed Inscribed by Milne & His Nanny, 1974
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, 1974. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY MILNE AND SIGNED BY HIS NANNY. 1 vol., hardcover
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1970s British Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
contact sheets or film strips. There is no signature on the front. they might be signed on the back I have
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Bookstore Signs

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Silver Gelatin

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 Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Silk

DUCHAMP. Five Original Duchamp Screen-Print Posters: Self Portrait in Profile
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
occasion of the exhibition Sur Marcel Duchamp (5-30 May 1959) at La Hune bookstore in Paris. The posters
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1950s Dada Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Paper

Mill Near Plainfield, New Hampshire, Landscape Painting, Charles Partridge Adams
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
"Mill Near Plainfield, New Hampshire" is an original, signed watercolor painting by artist Charles
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Figures, " Melecio Galvan, Modern Mexican Anti-War Artist, Social Justice
Located in New York, NY
Melecio Galvan (1945 - 1982) Figures, 1968 Sepia on paper 18 x 22 inches Signed and dated lower
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1960s Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Paper, Pigment

Artists Sketching, California, 1940s Large Modernist Gouache Landscape Painting
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
mountains in the background. Gouache on paper, signed, titled, and dated by the artist in the lower margin
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1940s American Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Gouache

Chess Game Set French Israeli Surrealist Watercolor Gouache Painting
By Zvi Milshtein
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large hand signed mixed media paiting on Arches French paper. A chess game encounter
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Cypress Hurricane, Hand Blown Glass, Spun Copper, Patina, Karen Mozer USA, 2019
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
. Signed. Story The Cypress Club served California wines paired with freestyle California cuisine and
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Bronze

Pascal Cucaro Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Fulton, CA
An original, large scale, abstract Expressionist oil painting by Pascal Cucaro. Signed lower left
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Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas

Mur de Barils
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Roma, IT
original photo of the event, it is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist on the lower left margin
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mur de Barils
H 27.56 in W 21.46 in D 0.04 in
Untitled (California landscape)
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Charles Partridge Adams original signed oil on canvas of a California landscape with mountains
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20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Au Bar
By Elisabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELISABETH RONGET "AU BAR" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1939 38.75 X 31.75 Elisabeth Ronget
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1930s Cubist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Au Bar
H 38.75 in W 31.75 in D 5 in
Lute Player
By Elizabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELIZABETH RONGET "LUTE PLAYER" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRENCH, DATED 1937 12 X 23.5 NCHES
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1930s Cubist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Expressionist Bronze Judaica Rabbi Sculpture Los Angeles Modernist
By Peter Krasnow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze Jewish Rabbi. Original Patina. Art-deco wood carved base. It is signed with initials P.K
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1930s Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
look like contact sheets or film strips. There is no signature on the front. they might be signed on
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
contact sheets or film strips. There is no signature on the front. they might be signed on the back I have
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
look like contact sheets or film strips. There is no signature on the front. they might be signed on
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
look like contact sheets or film strips. There is no signature on the front. they might be signed on
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1980s Conceptual Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Mid-Century Engraving, 'Dalles, Sable et Eau' No. 7.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French engraver Henri-Georges Adam. Signed Adam and dated 57 in pencil bottom right, 'Tirage d'essai No.4
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

1970's American Abstract Expressionist Color Stain Aquatint Etching WPA Artist
By Jacob Kainen
Located in Surfside, FL
, hand signed in pencil, limited edition. (image is 16 X 20 inches) The Print Club of Cleveland 1978
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mid Century San Francisco China Town Urban Landscape Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
California beat generation artist and actor Victor Wong (Chinese-American, 1927-2001). Signed and dated
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1950s American Impressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Interior Forest Scene with Redwood Trees, California, Landscape Oil Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
, vintage oil on board painting, circa 1930. Oil on board, not signed, letter of authenticity from the
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1930s American Impressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Jazz Band
By Elizabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELIZABETH RONGET "JAZZ BAND" OIL ON PANEL, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1930 15.75 X 27.75 INCHES
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1930s Cubist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Adhesive, Oil, Panel

Cubist Jazz Band
Cubist Jazz Band
H 15.75 in W 27.75 in D 3 in
Untitled #i
By Theodoros Stamos
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist Theodoros Stamos, 1922-1997. It is hand signed and numbered 70/225 in pencil by the artist. The
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Screen

Untitled #i
Untitled #i
H 34 in W 26.75 in D 0.01 in
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
. (might be signed verso) Housed in chrome mid century frame. Framed: 18.5 X 23 image 12.5 X 17 Emma
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Gouache

"Still Life & Penck, II" Modernist Houston Artist Richard Stout EXTENSIVE BIO.
By Richard Stout
Located in San Antonio, TX
Richard Stout Born 1934 Houston Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 26.75 x 32.5 Signed lower
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Watercolor, Monoprint

"Head of Christ" Large Black Figurative Enamel Painting of Jesus Christ's Face
Located in Houston, TX
frame. Signed and titled by the artist at the back. Dimensions Without Frame: H 85 in. x W 70.88 in
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20th Century Abstract Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Enamel

Giant Pair of Bookstore Signs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giant pair of metal pencil signs from bookstore.
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1960s American Vintage Bookstore Signs

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Bookstore Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage bookstore signs is available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, Expressionist or street art versions of these works for sale today — there are 7 modern, 3 Expressionist, 1 abstract and 1 street art examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage bookstore signs that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black, beige, gold and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Mark Shaw, Shimon Attie, Charles Partridge Adams, Doris Caesar and Elisabeth Ronget are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, paper and digital print — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Vintage Bookstore Signs?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage bookstore signs in our inventory begin at $45 and can go as high as $115,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,675.