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Pictorial History of Architecture in America by G. E. Kidder Smith, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
A Pictorial History Of Architecture In America by G. E. Kidder Smith. Published by W. W. Norton
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1970s American Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper

Is That So Kid - David Bailey, Anjelica Huston- Signed 1st Edition, Steidl, 2008
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
style icon Anjelica Huston. The title, ‘Is That So Kid’, is taken from a trademark quip of Huston's
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Late 20th Century German Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper

Die Perfekte Kindheit - Larry Clark - 1st Edition, Scalo, 1993
By Larry Clark
Located in London, GB
photography monographs Tulsa (1971), Teenaged Lust (1983), and his film debut, Kids (1995). Sometimes
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1990s European Post-Modern Vintage Kids Books

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Paper

Kids with Flags
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Dallas, TX
received many awards and been published in a number of books.
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20th Century Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage Kids with Flags
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Fat Johnnies Kid with Gun
By Patty Carroll
Located in Dallas, TX
recent series, “Anonymous Women.” The series became a published book by Daylight Books in 2016. This is
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Inkjet

Kids of solstice. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
By Dainis Rozkalns
Located in Riga, LV
Kids of solstice. 1984. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 9x25 cm total page size 20x34cm
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1980s Folk Art Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Linocut

'The Wolf and the Little Kids' — Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Fritz Eichenberg, 'The Wolf and the Little Kids' from the suite 'Fables with a Twist', wood
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1970s American Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Woodcut

Subway 30, Kids, 1980s, NYC, Black & White Photograph, Subway, Limited Ed.
By John Conn
Located in Riverdale, NY
images. His work has appeared in: New York Times Sunday Magazine; Time/Life Books; IMAX Films; Village
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1970s Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Subway 36, Black & White, Limited Edition Photograph, NYC, 1981, Unframed, Kid
By John Conn
Located in Riverdale, NY
images. His work has appeared in: New York Times Sunday Magazine; Time/Life Books; IMAX Films; Village
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1980s American Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Photographic Paper

1960s Large Faux Stacked Shakespeare Book Kids Table John Dickinson for Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
series. Three large stacked Shakespeare books make up the tabletop, with the middle book having a pull
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Oak

Subway 30, NYC 1980s, New York City, Kids, Photograph, Subway, Limited Edition
By John Conn
Located in Riverdale, NY
; Time/Life Books; IMAX Films; Village Voice; Human Rights Magazine; Shutterbug Magazine; Hasseleblad
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1970s Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Kate Moss at 16 Side View - Framed Archival Pigment Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
wife and 2 kids. Alongside shooting commissioned portraits and advertising assignments, Jake has always
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1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Black and White

Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best
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1930s American Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
stick of fire wood but the kids and grand-kids have been pestering me to get one for years. In fact, I
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Metal

Modernist 1939 Oil Painting of Girl and her Dog by American Artist Nura Ulreich
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Atlanta, GA
frame were really all I needed to make up my mind. Oh who am I kidding? We both know that it was this
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

We're Really Happy, from Suburbia series
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food, and we have a really nice home
Category

1970s Post-Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
children's books. Best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Oil Painting by Well Known Cartoonist and Illustrator Upper East Side, Manhattan
By Sandy Huffaker
Located in Surfside, FL
(Young Scott Books), Kids Letters to President Reagan (M. Evans), The Worlds Greatest Left-Handers (M
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best
Category

1930s Naturalistic Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

"Kate Moss London" Signed Limited Edition Framed Archival Pigment Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids
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1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Black and White

Monumental Max Turner Patinated Bronze Life Size Otter Fountain Statue Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
later, Max began producing plastic parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in
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1990s Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Bronze

Ciruelo Cabral the Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
Located in New York, NY
contest Writers and Illustrators of the Future. Ciruelo's books In 1990 Ciruelo illustrated The Book
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20th Century Argentine Vintage Kids Books

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Paper

David Bowie 1995 16x20" contact sheet. First print of the edition
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
no way I was going to miss this opportunity. Armed with my collection of vinyl, books and posters
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Giclée

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it
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1950s Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it
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1950s Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it
Category

1950s Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it
Category

1950s Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it
Category

1950s Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Previously unseen David Bowie 20x24" contact sheet. First print of the edition
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
going to miss this opportunity. Armed with my collection of vinyl, books and posters for him to sign, I
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Giclée

Samivel - Original Ski Poster: Les Pyrénées France French Mountains Goat Eagle
By Samivel Paul Gayet-Tancrède
Located in London, GB
mountain goat-antelope, has hooked horns when fully grown, this one is likely a kid. Samivel was a writer
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1980s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Lithograph

Before Easter After by Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith
By TASCHEN
Located in Toronto, ON
, film directors, and authors. She has published 13 books of her photographs, and her work has appeared
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Late 20th Century Vintage Kids Books

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Other Medium

James Bama "the Drift on Skull Creek Pass", Limited Edition Numbered Lithograph
Located in Morristown, NJ
Bullet for Billy the Kid (1950). Bama had a 22-year career as a successful commercial artist, producing
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1990s American American Classical Vintage Kids Books

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Glass, Wood, Paper

"Milwaukee Reads--Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, " Silkscreen Poster by Arnold Gore
By Arnie Gore
Located in Milwaukee, WI
depicts a stack of books. 30" x 22" art 35" x 27" frame He was born in Chicago and raised in Kankakee
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1980s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Screen

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
—Caldwell said: "Give the kid a free hand. He's seen it. He knows what he's drawing." The publication of
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1930s American Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Tanzania Smiles - Signed Limited Edition - Oversize print
By Justin Creedy Smith
Located in London, GB
reportage, from Tokyo to New York via Paris and London. He has also published several books in English and
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1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, original vintage Leo Castelli Gallery poster
By Eve Arnold
Located in New York, NY
photojournalist but also wrote books and produced a film on the harems of Arabia, Behind the Veil. At the start of
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Offset

"Saint Michael's Mount", Cornwall England Island Landscape Monastery Castle
By David J. Saccheri
Located in Soquel, CA
., Time, and Word Detective) and other computer games, including Kid Pix and The Prince of Persia. From
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
—Caldwell said: "Give the kid a free hand. He's seen it. He knows what he's drawing." The publication of
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1930s American Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
By John Groth
Located in Surfside, FL
, bearded kid in the park, and the next day made him art director of the world's leading men's fashion
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Early Israeli Batik on Silk Painting Jerusalem Landscape with Figure Bezalel
By Miriam Hadgadya
Located in Surfside, FL
(literally "an only kid" - the name of a popular seder song) was a common symbol at Bezalel, and the subject
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20th Century Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silk, Paint

Bird and Hibiscus
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Crosby: Kid City, 2009 at FMoPA, and multiple exhibitions at the HCC Galleries, where she eventually
Category

1980s Naturalistic Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Nursery Designer’s Guild English Fabric Pillow Toys Irish Linen Cushion
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
special as it was part of the very first Designer’s Guild exclusive kids collection. Established in 1970
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Late 20th Century English Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Textile

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
—Caldwell said: "Give the kid a free hand. He's seen it. He knows what he's drawing." The publication of
Category

1930s American Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

LADY WITH MARTINI
Located in Los Angeles, CA
parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and
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1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LADY WITH MARTINI
LADY WITH MARTINI
H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in
LADY WITH PICK FAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and
Category

1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Oil

BLONDE WITH ART DECO NECKLACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and
Category

1990s Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early Israeli Russian Artist Lithograph With Woman Bezalel
By Miriam Hadgadya
Located in Surfside, FL
. There are conflicting versions as to how the name Had Gadya was born. Had Gadya (literally "an only kid
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20th Century Modern Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Lithograph

'Golf' original ink and graphite drawing by American cartoonist Al Capp
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, Voltaire, and Mark Twain. There were Lil Abner comic books, a Lil Abner movie, and lucrative Lil Abner
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1930s American Realist Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

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Offset, Screen

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

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Offset, Screen

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Offset, Screen

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Offset, Screen

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Offset, Screen

Abstract Italian Woman Artist Modern Metallic Foil Mirror Lithograph Laura Fiume
By Laura Fiume
Located in Surfside, FL
San Paolo Publishers illustrating children’s books and stories for kids in the G-baby Magazine. In
Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Offset, Screen

Underwater Study 104, Wet Kids
By Howard Schatz
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
numerous private collections. Schatz has published 26 books of his work. Ref: 1045
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Golden Horn Drawing from the Amerika Series
By Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Located in New York, NY
. stands for Kids of Survival, South Bronx teenagers with whom Rollins collaborated in the 1980s. This is a
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Paper

Dodger Field Trip
By Gregory Bojorquez
Located in Cologne, NRW
yelling kids who were proudly showing their L.A. helmets after a Dodger game.” Gregory Bojorquez grew up
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Arroyo Seco Park
By Gregory Bojorquez
Located in Cologne, NRW
parents there with their kids. Some of my best photos have been taken while having a sunny day at the park
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silver Gelatin

City Terrace Park
By Gregory Bojorquez
Located in Cologne, NRW
saw these two kids watching the game. Days after taking the photo, I saw a statistic that listed City
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Kids Books

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Vintage Kids Books For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage kids books available for sale. There are many modern, contemporary and abstract versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the vintage kids books that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, beige and blue. Lawrence Schiller, Douglas Kirkland, John Conn, William Steig (b.1907) and Jake Chessum took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, silver gelatin print and ink, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Vintage Kids Books?

Vintage kids books can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $29 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.