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10 Volumes, Benson Lossing & Woodrow Wilson, Harpers Encyclopedia of U.S History
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Benson John Lossing & Woodrow Wilson, Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History. Bound in 1/2 brown morocco. Marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Raised bands. Top edg...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, Herbert W. Gleeson, Through The Year with Thoreau
Located in New York, NY
1 volume. Herbert W. Gleeson. Through The Year with Thoreau. Bound in full blue morocco by Asprey. Marbled Endpapers. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt on spine and front cover. Ill...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
5 Volumes, Louis A, Thiers, The History of the French Revolution '1789-1800'
Located in New York, NY
5 volumes. Louis A. Thiers. The History of The French Revolution (1789-1800). Translated with notes & illustrations from the most authentic sources by Frederick Schobert. Bound in 3/...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
16 Volumes, Lord Byron, The Poetical Works
Located in New York, NY
16 Volumes. Lord Byron. The Poetical Works. Bound in full tan calf. Raised bands, purple and green labels, gilt on covers and spines.
Published: London: John Murray, 1851.
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes, Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs. Rebound in full green morocco. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt on covers and spine. Illustrated. Published: New York: Charles L. Web...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, Ireland
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall. Ireland: Its scenery and Character. With illustrations. Bound n 3/4 green morocco. Linen boards, gilt on spines and covers, all edges gilt.
Publ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes, Samuel Ireland, Picturesque Views on the River Thames
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Samuel Ireland. Picturesque Views on the River Thames. Bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on covers and spines. Profusely illustrated wit...
Category
1790s European Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, Joseph B, Thomas. Hounds, & Hunting through the Ages
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Joseph B. Thomas. Hounds and Hunting Through the Ages. Limited Edition. With an introduction by the Earl of Lonsdale. With numerous illustrations. Bound in full red morocco...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
12 Volumes, James Anthony Froude, History of England
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. James Anthony Froude. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Bound in full blue calf by Zaehnsdorf. marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, gil...
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
10 Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe, The Works
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Edgar Allan Poe. The Works. Newly Collected and Edited with memoir, Critical Introduction and Notes by Edmund Clarence Stedman and George Edward Wordberry. With over 50 f...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
'Book Sets' 3 Volumes. J.R. Green, A Short History Of The English People
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. J.R. Green. A Short History Of The English People. Illustrated. Bound in 3/4 green morocco
by Sotheran's, linen boards, top edges gilt, ornate floral gilt on spines, marb...
Category
1880s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
28 Volumes, Robert Louis Stevenson, the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
Located in New York, NY
28 Volumes. Robert Louis Stevenson, The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Bound in 3/4 purple morocco. Linen boards. Linen endpapers. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Finely bound by Roa...
Category
19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
'Book Sets' 12 Volumes, Bronte, Sisters, Novels
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Bronte Sisters. Novels. Thornton Edition. Edited by Temple Scott. With a preface by Charlotte Bronte. With frontispiece. With illustrations. Bound in 3/4 tan morocco with...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Leather
6 Volumes, Winston Churchill, The Second World War
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War. Bound in full blue morocco. Gilt ruling on covers. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Red morocco labels on spine. First Edition. Publi...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Anon, The Book of Common Prayer
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume(Anon) The Book Of Common Prayer & Administration of the Sacraments & Other Rites and Ceremonies Of The Church, according to the use of the Church Of England together with th...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes, Neil Newman, Famous Horses of The American Turf
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Neil Newman. Famous Horses of the American Turf. Introduction by Walter S. Vosburgh. First Edition. Bound in full green morocco by Asprey. Gilt on spines and covers, raise...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
12 Volumes, Robert Browning, The Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Robert Browning.The Complete Works. "Autograph Edition" Signed by the Editors, Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. Bound in full red morocco with leather doublers by Tr...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
48 Volumes, Alexandre Dumas, Works of Alexandre Dumas
Located in New York, NY
48 Volumes. Alexandre Dumas, Works of Alexandre Dumas. Bound by Bayntun in 1/2 red calf. Marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Published: London; J.M. Dent...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes, Richard Muther, The History of Modern Painting
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Richard Muther (Professor of Art History at the University of Breslau). The History of Modern Painting. Revised Edition. With frontispiece and numerous illustrations. Boun...
Category
20th Century British Books
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. Robert Tomes, The Great Civil War: A History of The Late Rebellion
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Robert Tomes, M.D. and Benjamin G. Smith. The Great Civil War: A History of The Late Rebellion. Bound in full brown morocco. Blind tooling on cover. Gilt American Eagle on...
Category
1870s American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, LaFontaine, The Fables Illustrated by Dore
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. LaFontaine.Fables. Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury with illustrations by Gustave Dore.Bound in full brown morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt spin...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
32 Volumes, Charles Dickens, the Complete Works with an Original Letter
Located in New York, NY
32 Volumes. Charles Dickens. The Complete Works.volume one with an original letter by Charles Dickens Bound in 3/4 brown morocco. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Illustrated. Gilt tool...
Category
19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Antique Golf Book Half Hours with an Old Golfer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf book, half-hours with an old golfer by "Calamo Currente" McHardy, James.
A first edition (1895) hard bound copy with brown pictorial cloth cover and gilt title to front and spi...
Category
19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Books
Materials
Paper
8 Volumes, William Shakespeare, The Works
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. William Shakespeare. The Works. The Pictorial Edition. Edited by Charles Knight. Bound in full navy morocco. Ornate gilt on spines and covers, raised bands, inner dentelle...
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Eamon Ore-Giron Competing with Lightning
Located in New York, NY
Author Miranda Lash and C. Ondine Chavoya and Jace Clayton
The first book on artist, musician, and DJ Eamon Ore-Giron who mines the complex nature of Latinx identity, the history of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
'Book Sets' 4 Volumes, H.A. Taine, History of English Literature
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. H.A. Taine. History Of English Literature. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco By Stikeman, marbled boards and endpapers, rasied bands, gilt panels, top edges gilt, frontispieces. P...
Category
1870s Scottish Antique Books
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes, Edward Duyckinck, National History of the War for the Union, Civil
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Edward Duyckinck. National History of the War for the Union, Civil, Military, & Naval: Founded on Official & Other Authentic Documents. Engraved title-page in each volume....
Category
19th Century North American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
April 1944 Book of New York Daily News Newspapers Bound Together
Located in New York, NY
New York Daily News volume book with a tan and blue cover. Collection of bound newspapers from April, 1944. Features WWII news photos as well as photos of pop culture and celebrities.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Saved: My Picture World
Located in New York, NY
Diane Keaton’s cabinet of saved and found photographic curiosities is a visual autobiography of sorts and scrapbook of her fascinations and reflections.
A visual autobiography of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Bullfight by Peter Buckley, Hardcover Vintage Book 1958, 1st Ed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Simon & Schuster, NY, 1958; First Edition; 4to, 192 pages; illustrated. Visual essay on the Spanish bullfight, with photographs and narrative by Peter Buckley. One hundred and nine b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
6 Volumes. John Ruskin, Modern Painters
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. John Ruskin, Modern Painters. Bound in full brown morocco. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Published: London; Smith, Elder, and Co. 6...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
'Book Sets' 12 Volumes, Jane Austen, Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Jane Austen. Complete Works. Bound in 3/4 Autumn Leaf levant, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, raised bands, gilt on spines, illustrated with color plates by H.M. Brock...
Category
19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Hotels, Motels & Condominiums Planning, Design & Maintenance by Fred Lawson
Located in valatie, NY
Hotels, Motels and Condominiums: Planning, Design and Maintenance by Fred Lawson. Architectural Press / Cahners 1976, London. Hardcover with dust jacket. "It has been written for new...
Category
1970s English Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
12 Volumes, Thomas Hodgkin. The Political History of England
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Thomas Hodgkin. The Political History of England From The Earliest Times To The Norman Conquest. Bound in full tan calf by Riviere & Co. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Gil...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
The Natural House Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the concept for a natural house by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. By Frank Lloyd Wright, published in 1954. First edition, 223 pages.
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Texas Made/Texas Modern
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
A compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the twentieth-century design principles of modernism.
Helen Thompson and Casey Dunn, t...
Category
2010s Chinese Books
Materials
Paper
20 Volumes. Courtiers and Favourites of Royalty: Madame DuBarry, Henry IV etc.
Located in New York, NY
20 Volumes. Courtiers and Favourites of Royalty: Madame DuBarry, Henry IV etc. Bound in full wine morocco. Top edges gilt. Linen endpapers. Raised bands. Illustrated. Of this Connois...
Category
19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Baccio Bandinelli Scultore e Maestro
Located in valatie, NY
Baccio Bandinelli scultore e maestro (1493-1560). Firenze by Heikamp Detlef and Paolozzi Strozzi Beatrice. Published by Giunti Firenze 2014. Hardcover. Gruppo Editoriale Giunti, 2014...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
Materials
Paper
22 Volumes. Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bound in full red morocco. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Decorative gilt tooling on covers...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes, Frederic Masson, Napoleon At Home
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Frederic Masson. Napoleon At Home; the Daily Life of the Emperor At the Tuileries. Translated by James E. Matthew. With twelve illustrations by F. de Myrbach. First Editio...
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold, The Life of Napoleon III
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Blanchard Jerrold. The Life of Napoleon III. Derived from state records, from unpublished family correspondence, and from personal testimony. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco. Ma...
Category
1870s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
'Book Sets' 23 Volumes, Joseph Conrad, Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
23 Volumes. Joseph Conrad. Complete Works. "Memorial Edition" Bound in 3/4 Red morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, Volume one with a tipped-in...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes, Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. P.A. Motteux. The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. Bound in 3/4 black morocco. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt emblem on cover. Gilt tooling...
Category
19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
The Kentucky Derby: Run for the Roses Book by Bill Doolittle Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Kentucky Derby: Run for the Roses by Bill Doolittle
Time-Life Books, 1998 - Sports & Recreation - 180 pages.
Written by Kentucky native son and sportswriter Bill Doolittle, The...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
Cocktail Recipes Book by Jean Lupoiu Rare 1948 Edition
By Jean Lupoiu
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Jean Lupoiu cocktail book, early edition from 1948. 135 pages of cocktail recipes, some extremely famous and others to re-discover, a great addition for all barware lovers.
In...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Books
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Paper
Architecture de L'islam de L'atlantique au Gange by Henri Stierlin, 1979 Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architecture de l'Islam. De l'Atlantique au Gange
Stierlin, Henri.
Architecture of Islam.
Publisher ? : ? Office du Livre;
First Edition (January 1, 1979)
Language ? : ? French...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Books
Materials
Paper
Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Italian drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, by Suzanne Folds McCullagh and Laura Giles. Published in Pr...
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1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
CHRISTIE'S 50 YEARS OF JAMES BOND THE AUCTION, 2012 Sale Catalogue
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the catalogue for an official charity auction of many items of James Bond memorabilia from over the many years of films, together with items donated by Timothy Dalton, Aston ...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
The Forties As Reported By The New York Times
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Forties: As Reported By The New York Times
By Keylin, Arleen; Cohen, Jonathan.
Title
The Forties: As Reported by the New York Times
Author Keylin, Arleen; Cohen, Jonathan
Fo...
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20th Century American Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
5 Volumes, Rev. Edward Forster, The Arabian Nights
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Rev. Edward Forster. The Arabian Nights. Translated by Forester. With engravings from pictures by Robert Smirke. Bound in full red morocco. Ornate gilt on spines and ocver...
Category
19th Century European Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Mimmo Rotella: Selected Works by Mimmo Rotella, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mimmo Rotella: Selected Works by Mimmo Rotella (Artist) and Germano Celant (Contributor). Publisher Skira Editore, Milano, 2007. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The art of Mimmo R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Henri Moore in America Collectible Art Book, 1973
By Henry Moore
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Henri Moore in America Collectible Art book
Henry J. Seldis, Henry Moore, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Through conversations with Moore, his friends, critics, collectors, curat...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
'Fishing' 2 Volumes, Walton & Cotton, The Compleat Angler
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Izaak Walton & Joseph Cotton. The Compleat Angler. Bound in full green morocco by
Riviere, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers, marbled endpape...
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1860s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946 by Derek Ostergard
Located in valatie, NY
Bent Wood And Metal Furniture 1850-1946 by Derek Ostergard. Published by NY American Federation Arts, 1987. 1st Ed softcover. 368pp., b&w. illustrations. Profusely illustrated collec...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Waliszewski, Kazimierz Klemens '1849-1935' Russian History
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Waliszewski, Kazimierz Klemens(1849-1935) 5 Titles Bound in 8 Volumes-Marysienka 1898
Peter The Great(2 Volumes) 1897, Ivan The Terrible 1904, The Story of a Throne-Cathe...
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1890s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Bedrooms: Creating the Stylish, Comfortable Room of Your Dreams Hardcover Book
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Bedrooms: Creating the Stylish, Comfortable Room of Your Dreams Hardcover
The bestselling author of A Room of Her Own, Kitchens, and Bathrooms is back with Bedrooms, a showcase of ...
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Early 2000s North American Modern Books
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Paper
Materials Matter Set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials matter set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique set
Materials: Granite
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 18 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
The...
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2010s English Modern Books
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Granite, Marble
L' Art Calligraphique De L'Islam by Khatibi, Abdelkébir Sijelmass Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
L'art calligraphique de l'Islam hardcover art book.
Calligraphy Art in Islam, French edition.
French Edition by Abdelkebir Khatibi.
Large wonderful book about calligraphy in Islam...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Books
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Paper
Antique and Vintage Books
Antique and vintage books add a sense of culture and style to any room. Displaying these types of books in your living room or reading nook can warm a space with a distinguished feel.
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.
Many collectors seek the first edition of certain books. Fewer copies of a book and higher demand make it a rare find. A book that contains the author’s signature also makes it much more prized than other examples of the same title.
Collectors and designers decorate rooms with vintage books for a cozy feeling in a home. Coffee-table books, such as those featuring photography and design, serve as conversation pieces or offer a relaxing moment when leafed through.
Interior designers look for vintage books when they want to add color or detail. For instance, leather-bound books can create a scholarly air while mid-century titles offer a modern edge. Vintage international books or first editions can provide a sense of history.
No matter the genre, there is a book for you. You can find rare, one-of-a-kind antique books on 1stDibs. Browse by authors, like celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as by period, including mid-century modern, Art Deco and Victorian.
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