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5 Antique Saddle Leather & Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
5 Antique Saddle Leather and Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
European and
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Neoclassical Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mid-Century French Leather Bound Gilt Embossed Books Complete Work, Set of 24
Located in Dallas, TX
green leather bound cover with gilt and red embossed motifs. The set of 24 books on history addresses
Category
Mid-20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Decorate your sturdy / Library room with this collection set of gilt leather bound library book set
Category
Vintage 1910s Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Gilt leather bound sturdy / library room complete collection set. The set include twenty 28 volumes
Category
Mid-20th Century Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By
Category
Vintage 1980s Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Complete Purdon's Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Collection Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Complete collection set of gilt leather bound library book set of one hundred twenty nine volumes
Category
Early 2000s Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Set of 4 Blue Leather Bound Books. The Works of J.M Barrie, C.1924
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice set of The Works of J.M Barrie
Published C.1924
Blue leather with gilt tooling
Gilt
Category
Vintage 1920s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
No Reserve
H 7.25 in W 3.25 in D 5 in
Albert Engstrom Leather & Gilt Swedish Book Set, C. 1945
By Bonniers
Located in Ross, CA
Set of 6, leather bound book set written by Albert Engstrom (1869-1940), published by Bonnier's in
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish British Colonial Books
Materials
Leather
Of Gardens; Four Books by Rene Rapin & John Evelyn the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
(1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator
Of Gardens; Four Books, First Written
Category
Antique 17th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
artwork is in excellent condition with a rich red patinated leather and gilt edging.
Measures: 8" W x
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Milton, John, Paradise Lost, A Poem in Twelve-Books, 'Third Edition, 1678'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John.
TITLE: Paradise Lost. A Poem In Twelve-Books. The Third Edition. Revised
Category
Antique 1670s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.75 in W 4.5 in D 0.75 in
Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine
Category
Antique 1840s English Books
Materials
Paper
H 7 in W 4.63 in D 2.75 in
Works of F. Crawford in 5 Volumes Bound in Blue Morocco Leather with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
the supernatural. Beautifully bound in dark blue morocco leather with blue marbleized boards and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.5 in W 1.25 in D 5.25 in
Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of thirteen volumes. The works of William
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Collection Leather-Bound Library Book Set / Ten
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of ten volumes. The complete works of George
Category
20th Century European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
La Tapisserie Gothique by Goeblins, 1st Ed, Leather Bound, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
Presentation (believed to be the only copy in this form) 1st Ed Leather bound hardcover with gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1920s French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
VARENNES. Les Hommes. 1712 - 1st ED - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV's DAUGHTER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
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DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV's DAUGHTER. 1 vol., 6-5/8" x 4", bound in
Category
Antique 1710s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.63 in W 4 in D 1.5 in
Marseille Ancienne et Moderne - FIRST ED WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON - 1786
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Duchesne, 1786.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON. 1 vol., (ii)32pp(i), 7-7/8" x 5
Category
Antique 1780s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.44 in W 5.13 in D 0.6 in
The Works of William Shakespeare, Mayfair Edition Bound in English Niger Leather
By Albert Maurin
Located in Morristown, NJ
cover. They are bound in full Niger Morocco leather with gilt rules, the spines with four raised bands
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Gold
H 7 in W 5 in D 2.75 in
1900 Set of Five French Factory Portfolios in Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five leather factory portfolios with embossed gilt titles and brass hardware. A unique
Category
20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather
The Works of Machiavelli (in Italian) 10 Leather Volumes Published: 1804, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Machiavelli in Italian, 10 volumes, published in Milan, 1804. 3/4 leather boards with
Category
Antique Early 1800s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
World of Comets, Translated by James Glaisher, Leather Bound, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
& Rivington, 1877, London. Original gilt-stamped blue calf, raised bands, red leather gilt-stamped label, all
Category
Antique 1870s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Uncensored Anthology Gathered from Many Questionable Sources, Leather, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
, possibly supplied to the writer. 1st Ed dark green leather bound hardcover with gilt decorated brown spine
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.75 in W 5 in D 0.5 in
Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
-3/8", frontis portrait plate, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
'Rackham' English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel, 1918 LEATHER BOUND!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
numerous tipped in color plates, titled tissue guards, bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1910s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11 in W 8.88 in D 2 in
The Works Of Edmund Spenser. 5 VOLUMES - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume one, title-pages printed in red and black, bound in full maroon morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
MAHON, Lord. The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope. 5 vols. 1892 IN FULL LEATHER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
endpapers, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle - Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns.
CONDITION: Inner and
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.88 in W 6 in D 1 in
Kitton, Frederic G.-Dickens and His Illustrators-in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
illustrations throughout, bound in 1/2 maroon morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered green morocco
Category
Antique 1890s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.38 in W 9.38 in D 2.5 in
Novels of The Sisters Bronte. THORNTON EDITION - 12 vols. 1924 - LEATHER BOUND !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
/2 maroon morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, textblock uncut as issued, by Atkinson.
CONDITION
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 6.13 in D 1.5 in
Henry Hallam, Constitutional History of England, 3 Vols, 1867, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. 3 vols., 8-9/16" x 5-3/4", bound in full tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered green
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.57 in W 5.75 in D 1.5 in
Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
numbered copies this being #33, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, covers ruled and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.69 in W 7.75 in D 2 in
Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume, bound in 1/2 brown polished calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Bound in Leather and Cloth
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive leather bound set of the poetic and dramatic works of Robert Browning (1812-1889
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
in volume one., title-pages printed in red and black, bound in fine 1/2 red morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.38 in W 8.13 in D 2 in
Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes, 3 Vols. 1883, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portraits, bound in full blue polished calf, covers double ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, ribbed gilt
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Zapolya, a Christmas Tale" in Fine Leather Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
, preface, list of characters. Beautiful binding by RIVIÈRE & SON, full polished calf, with triple gilt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 8.38 in W 5.25 in D 0.75 in
James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Extra Illustrated 10 Vols, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
full tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, three gilt lettered brown morocco spine labels, covers
Category
Antique 1830s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.69 in W 4.38 in D 1.5 in
Ayres, Philip, Emblems of Love, 1750, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, & French, bound in fine full mottled calf, floral gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered maroon spine labels
Category
Antique 1750s British Books
Materials
Leather
Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - 7 vols. - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume 1, bound in full straight grained green calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, three gilt lettered
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.88 in W 4.5 in D 1 in
John Addington Symonds, the Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi, 1890, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
plated depicting Italian comedy, bound in 1/2 green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.25 in W 7 in D 2 in
Adolphus Trollope, Girlhood of Catherine De' Medici. 1st Ed 1856 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Trollope, Paul the Pope & Paul the Friar, First Edition 1861 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portrait plate, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Dramatic Works of Moliere, 3 Vols. 1880, in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
in 1/2 brown morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, top edges gilt
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather
Virginia Woolf. the Years, First Edition, 1937 in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.
Description: First Edition. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 4-15/16", bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 4.94 in D 2 in
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, title-pages printed in red and black. Bound in 1/2 tan morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.13 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Complete Works of Henry Fielding, 12 Vols., in a Fine Full Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, illustrated, introduction by Edmund Gosse, bound in full polished red calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.94 in W 6.13 in D 1 in
Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton 3-Volume Leather Set, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
¼ calf leather and matching blue cloth boards. Raised bands, gilt stamps, and titles to the spine
Category
Antique 1870s North American Books
Materials
Leather
Buckle, History of Civilization In England, 3 Vols, In A Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and black morocco spine labels, top edges gilt, marbled
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 8.13 in D 1.5 in
The Works of William Cowper. 15 volumes, 1835, IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
frontis in each volume, bound in 1/2 red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, marbled pastedowns and
Category
Antique 1830s British Books
Materials
Leather
Trollope, A Decade of Italian Women, First Edition, 2 Vols. 1859 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.94 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Complete Writings of Bret Harte, 19 Volumes, 1899, In A Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
in volume one, bound in 1/2 green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt.
Condition
Category
Antique 1890s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.63 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in
Fanny Burney, Diary & Letters of Madame D'arblay, in a Full Leather Binding 1854
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", engraved frontis in each volume, bound in full tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered maroon
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.69 in W 4.5 in D 1 in
The Works of Tobias Smollett, 8 Volumes, 1797, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, illustrated, bound in full tan calf, expertly rebacked, ribbed gilt decorated spines, 3 gilt lettered morocco
Category
Antique 1790s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Antique Art Nouveau German Leather Bound Encyclopedia of Scientific Inquiry Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
brown leather and gilt lettering and decoration on the front and backs with an engraved plate on the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.5 in W 2.25 in D 9 in
Trollope, Home & Haunts of the Italian Poets, 2 Vols. 1st Ed 1881 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
" x 5-3/8", bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.63 in W 5.38 in D 1.25 in
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine
Category
Antique 1880s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8 in W 5.75 in D 2.13 in
King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lovelace, Delos W. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 8vo. Rebound in 1/4 green leather
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
8vo. Presented in modern half red Moroccan leather and cloth bindings with raised bands, gilt titles
Category
Antique 1860s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 10.38 in W 7.63 in D 3.63 in
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
By Gaston Leroux
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
in ¼ black leather and black cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt stamps to the
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.25 in W 5.63 in D 2 in
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Two-Volume Set, 1885-86
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
professionally rebound in quarter green Moroccan leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling and
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
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Several factors make antique books highly desirable. Original jackets, ornate binding, illustrations and quality of the print all contribute to making a vintage book special. Rare books are of great interest to collectors in the know and can command high prices at auction. In 2021, an important early artist book by Andy Warhol sold at auction for more than $106,000. Somewhere between all the commercial work he did as an ambitious young graphic designer in the early 1950s and his first real debut as a Pop artist a decade later, Warhol produced a trove of incredibly charming drawings. His illustrated self-published artist books from the 1950s are very rare.
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