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Fallingwater A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House by Edgar Kaufmann Book, 1986
By Edgar Kaufmann
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fallingwater, A Frank lloyd Wright Country House, Edgar K. Kaufmann, 1986
" Fallingwater - a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House " Vintage 1986 1st Edition Modernism Architecture Large...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Shared Space: the Joseph M. Cohen Collection, by Ray Merritt, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shared Space: The Joseph M. Cohen Collection, by Ray Merritt. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The reasons why people collect art are no doubt as simple...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Paolo Veronese: A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice
Located in valatie, NY
Paolo Veronese: A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice by Virginia Brilliant and Frederick Ilchman. Published by Scala Arts Publishers Inc....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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De Stijl
Located in Richmond, VA
De Stijl: The Formative Years, a hardback coffee table book discussing the artistic movement, De Stijl, between 1917 and 1922. First edition, published in 1982, 284 pages.
"This ...
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Early 20th Century De Stijl Books
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Works of F. Crawford in 5 Volumes Bound in Blue Morocco Leather with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Victorian period American author F. Marion Crawford (1854-1909) an erudite novelist born in Italy, the son of a sculptor. The set includes some of his better known works...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
The Great Events of Great War in 7 Volumes Complete, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Great Events of Great War in 7 Volumes Complete. The National Alumni, 1920. 7 vols. First edition hardcovers. This set done for Henry J. McKenney, Lieutenant 46th Infantry, 9th Division U.S. Army. Plate signed by the Commander and Chief Huston and the Adjutant General Elton with the official embossed seal. Illustrated with full-page gravures and protective tissues guards over each. Each volume is a facsimile of a famous binding ("The original art binding of the official French copy of the Versailles Peace Treaty which was signed by President...
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1920s American Vintage Books
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Pair of Early Leather Bound Ditzler Automotive Paint Chip Boxes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early 20th century automotive color chip or sample container. Raised in the leather design the words Compose - Vogue - Series, and automobile colors with the Ditzier logo shown in th...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Books
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Leather
Christopher Makos, White Trash 1st Edition 1977
Located in London, GB
1st Edition Published by New York: Stonehill Pub. Co. 1977
This now iconic book was Christopher Makos's first ever publication and was instantly loved. This book established him as a pioneer in capturing the emerging US punk scened.
Makos worked with both Man Ray and Andy Warhol and his seminal 1977 photo book chronicled the Downtown New York punk scene. Makos captured intimate moments in the chaotic lives of his subjects, which include Andy Warhol, Man Ray, Tennessee Williams, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine...
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1970s Vintage Books
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Signori di Maremma, Elites Etrusche Fra Populonia E Il Vulcente, 1st Ed Exh. Cat
Located in valatie, NY
Signori di Maremma. Elites Etrusche Fra Populonia E Il Vulcente, 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket exhibition catalog. The catalog of the exhibition from 14 June to 31 October 2009 a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
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Francesco Scavullo Photography Book
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful collection of Francesco Scavullo's black-and-white photographs from 1948 through 1984. These include his fashion spreads and intimate portraits of artists, actors, and ot...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Picasso Und Seine Zeit Die by Sammlung Berggruen, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso Und Seine Zeit: Die by Sammlung Berggruen. Published by Berlin: Ars Nicolai, 1996. 1st Ed softcover. The catalog from The Museum Berggruen which owes its name and genesis to ...
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1990s German Books
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Melting Point, by Stephane Couturier, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Melting Point, French/English Edition by Stephane Couturier (Author, Photographer), 2008. 1st Ed softcover. An extensive monograph/exhibition catalog on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Books
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Sotheby's Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby, October 1988, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby October 1988. First edition softcover. Extremely well described with the historic background. A superb ruby and diamond ring, mounted by Raymond ...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time by Frances Morris, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time by Frances Morris. Published by AugustProjects; Et Al, Dublin, 2003. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as issued. Published in conjunction with a tra...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Jean Luc Godard Anna Karina 1960s Se Og Hør 'French New Wave'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina 1960:
Vintage original 1960 Se Og Hør magazine featuring a fantastic Jean Luc Godard/Anna Karina cover that would look very cool framed.
Full magazine. 8 x 10 inches. Staple bound. Approximately 40 pages.
Some minor staining to front cover; in otherwise good condition for its age.
While working together on Le Petit Soldat, Karina and Godard began a relationship and married in 1961. Eventually, Karina served as a cinematic muse to Godard, appearing in eight of his films, including Alphaville, Bande à part, and Pierrot le Fou...
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1960s Danish Vintage Books
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Adolf Loos Works and Projects by Ralf Bock, and Philippe Ruault 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Adolf Loos: Works and Projects by Ralf Bock (Author), and Philippe Ruault (Photographer). Published by Milano Skira, 2007. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Adolf Loos (1870-1933) w...
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Early 2000s Italian Books
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Paintings of Paul Cezanne A Catalogue Raisonne by John Rewald, 2 Volumes 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings of Paul Cezanne: A Catalogue Raisonne by John Rewald, a 2 Volume set. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. The two 1st Ed hardcover volumes are slipcased. This encyclopedic, lo...
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1990s American Books
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Kiki's Paris Artists and Lovers 1900-1930 Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers 1900-1930.
Billy Klüver, Billy Klèuver, Julie Martin
Abrams, 1989 - History - 263 pages.
1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. 263 pp. An illustrat...
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20th Century French French Provincial Books
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Sotheby’s Auction Catalog Fine European Furniture Ny October 2008
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby’s Auction catalog fine European Furniture Ny October 2008. Sotheby's NY, 2008. 1st Ed softcover with results. Highlighted by a large Russian n...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Années 30 en Europe Le Temps Menaçant, 1929-1939, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Années 30 en Europe Le Temps Menaçant 1929-1939 by Pagé Suzanne and Vidal Aline. Published by Flammarion Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 1997...
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1990s French Books
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Salgado, Amazônia Art B, Signed Sumo Book with Black & White Photographic Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Sumo-sized Art Edition (No. 101–200), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião Salgado, is presented with a clothbound companion volume, the signed print Young H...
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2010s Books
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Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 by Karen K. Butler and Renée Maurer. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 2013. This book offers the first detail...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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George Krause-1 First Edition
By George Krause
Located in valatie, NY
George Krause-1. Haverford: Toll & Armstron, Publishers, 1972. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 60 pp. A handsome book on art American phot...
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20th Century American Books
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Parmigianino Und Der Europäische Manierismus, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Parmigianino und der Europäische Manierismus by Ferino-Pagden, Sylvia (Hrg.) und Lucia (Hrg.) Forniari Schianchi. Published by Mailand; Wien: Silvana Editoriale, Spa, Cinisello Balsa...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Books
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Picasso and Braque The Cubist Experiment, 1910-1912, 9/17/2011-01/08/2012
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment, 1910-1912 by Charles Palermo, Harry Cooper and Christine Poggi for Exhibition catalog for Kimbell Art Museum an...
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2010s American Books
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Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition Hardcover Book
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Stamford, CT
Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition hardcover book. Beaton in Vogue
By Josephine Ross. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, First American Edition, 1986. 24...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Books
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Shaanxi History Museum Shaanxi History Museum, by Feng Gengwu, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shaanxi History Museum Shaanxi History Museum, by Feng Gengwu. Published by Shaanxi Tourism Publishing House, 2005. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Shaanxi History Museum, which i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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Ancient Japan Hardcover Art Book by Richard J. Pearson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ancient Japan Hardcover book – October 1, 1992 by Richard J. Pearson
This is a beautiful large coffee table Art and Photography book.
Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on...
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20th Century Japanese Tribal Books
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Exhibit A - Guy Bourdin - 1st Edition, Jonathan Cape, 2001
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2001
Exhibit A is a definitive look at the work and life of one of the most important visual artists of t...
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Early 2000s British Mid-Century Modern Books
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Les Ottomanes Printemps Haussman Paris Istanbul Exposition 1990
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Les Ottomanes Printemps Haussman Paris Istanbul Exposition 1990.
By Teresa Battesti maitre de conference.
French Text.
Great references for costumes and textiles of the Ottoman em...
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20th Century Turkish Expressionist Books
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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
Hardcover ? : ? 288 pages
This book shows the architectural history and characteristics
of each region of the Islamic world from a cultural context.
It is full of beautiful color photographs taken by the author and
newly made drawings. The most important point is that the author, Stierlin, clarifies the feature of Islamic architecture...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Books
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Vik Muniz: Reflex: A Vik Muniz Primer by Lesley Martin, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Vik Muniz: Reflex: A Vik Muniz Primer by Lesley Martin. Published by Aperture, New York, 2005. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. An American artist of Brazilian origin, Vik Muniz stands out a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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The Bay Area School: Californian Artists from the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Bay Area School: Californian Artists from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s by Anya Perse and Thomas Williams. Publisher Lund Humphries, 2013, Surrey UK. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jack...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Late Rembrandt by Jonathan Bikker, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Late Rembrandt by Jonathan Bikker. Published by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2014. 1st English Ed with dust jacket. The city of Amsterdam celebrates its most famous artist with 40 paintings, 20 drawings and 30 prints. Late Rembrandt presents a comprehensive overview of the artist's work between approximately 1652 and his death in 1669. In collaboration with the National Gallery of London, the artworks in the exhibition are on loan from leading international museums and private collections, many of which have been brought together for the first time. Against the backdrop of tragic personal losses and ongoing financial difficulties, Rembrandt began experimenting with printing and painting techniques in the later years of his life, producing some of the most distinctive, innovative and daring works of his career. His global reputation was eventually shaped by the late masterworks such as Self-Portrait with Two Circles (Kenwood House, London), the Family Portrait (Herzog Anton Ulrich-museum, Braunschweig), Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister...
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2010s Dutch Books
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Memling's Portraits by Till Borchert, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Memling's Portraits by Till Borchert. Published by Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2005. 1st Ed softcover Exhibition catalog. Published to accompany a major international tour...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Art of Africa Treasures from the Congo Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Reference book on the art of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
180 mounted color illustrations + numerous b&w illustrations.
large heavy book, weight: 8 lbs
Art of Africa: Treasures from the Congo
Cornet, Joseph
Published by Phaidon Press, Ltd., London (1971...
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Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Books
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Christie's, Property from the Collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra, October 2003
Located in valatie, NY
Property from the collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra Sale # 1399, 22 October 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalogue. Two French masterpieces by the leading French cabinetmakers o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Nureyev, 1995
Located in London, GB
Nureyev
Phaidon Press, London, 1995. Softcover in dust jacket.
The book presents some of the most iconic photographic images of Nureyev and contains a complete resume of Nureye...
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20th Century European Modern Books
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BAM 'Brooklyn Academy of Music' The Complete Works by Steven Serafin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
BAM: (Brooklyn Academy of Music) The Complete Works by Steven Serafin. Brooklyn Academy of Music in Association with The Quantuck Lane Press, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A lush and profusely illustrated history of the country's oldest performing arts center. BAM is at once the oldest performing arts center in the country and a renowned nexus for contemporary global and local culture. From its opening night in 1861, BAM has forged an unparalleled artistic legacy, emerging in the latter part of 20th c as the preeminent stage for the most visionary performers of the age. Its standard of excellence has defined and supported the institution through times of triumph as well as turmoil. This strikingly illustrated overview of BAM provides a narrative and visual chronicle of the institution's history and the countless artists integral to its identity, including Enrico Caruso, Isadora Duncan, Sarah Bernhardt, Merce Cunningham, Philip Glass, Pina Bausch, Robert Wilson, Bill T. Jones, Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Robert Lepage, William Christie, Mark Morris...
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2010s American Books
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Jean Dubuffet, Studies for a Spectacle, 1973
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Pace Editions, 1973
A catalogue showcasing the unadulterated style of Dubuffet, a pioneer of 'art brut', published in conjunction with an exhibition he...
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1970s American Vintage Books
Douglas Kirkland's Light Years Three Decades Photographing Among the Stars
Located in North Hollywood, CA
For thirty years Douglas Kirkland's camera has negotiated our relationship with the stars. Light Years is his photographic autobiography --a brilliant cons...
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20th Century American American Classical Books
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Pablo Picasso, a Retrospective, Library or Coffee Table Book, 1980 New York
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, The Museum on Modern Art, New York, library or coffee table book, 1980.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective,...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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La Belle et la Bête Un Choix de Jeunes Artistes Americains Art Gallery Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
La belle et la be^te: Un choix de jeunes artistes americains : Beauty ad the Beast, a choice of young American artist.
Doug Aitken : 6 octobre-19 nove...
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20th Century French Folk Art Books
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Sebastião Salgado, Amazônia, Signed Sumo Book, Black & White Photographic Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This SUMO-sized Art Edition (No. 1–100), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião Salgado, is presented with a clothbound companion volume, the signed print Adão Yawa...
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2010s Books
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Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver by Edward Grimm, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Riverside park: The Splendid Sliver by Edward Grimm. Columbia University Press, 2008. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Riverside Park is an illustrated tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted's "other" New York City sanctuary. Since its conception in the 1870s, the park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984, much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is today one of Manhattan's most beautiful attractions.
"If the West Side does not stir you, you are a clod, past redemption."-Robert Moses...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Furniture from British India and Ceylon by Amin Jaffer (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with dust jacket in very good condition by noted expert Amin Jaffer. This is the first book to deal in depth with the subject of colonial Indian furniture...
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19th Century Antique Books
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Sotheby's Antiquities Catalog Benzina Collection of Ancient Glass July 1994
Located in Stamford, CT
Sotheby's auction catalog of the exceptional Benzian Collection of Ancient and Islamic Glass. An invaluable reference for the collector, scholar or anyone interested in the most delicate and beautiful of antiquities, ancient glass...
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20th Century English Classical Roman Books
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Abstract Painting in Flanders by Michel Seuphor, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Abstract Painting in Flanders by Michel Seuphor. Published by Editions Arcade; Fonds Mercator S.A., Antwerp, 1963 1st Ed hardcover. With 130 tipped in color plates. Fernand Berckelaers pseudonym Michel Seuphor (anagram of Orpheus), was a Belgian painter. Seuphor established a literary magazine, Het Overzicht, in Antwerp in 1921. He moved in Dutch, Belgian, and French avant-garde circles. He associated at various points with Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian, and was influenced by their iconic Neo-plasticist works. Along with Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Pierre Daura...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Books
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Joel Meyerowitz, Taking My Time
Located in New York City, NY
With over 650 pages and featuring over 550 images, Taking My Time provides an unprecedented overview and insight into the mind and work of the iconic American photographer Joel Meyer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Art Book
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (in Japanese ?? ??, Fujita Tsuguharu; Tokyo, 27 November 1886 - Zurich, 29 January 1968)
Texts Bernard Dorival
Oeuvres 1949-1968 Èdition Nic...
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1970s French Japonisme Vintage Books
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Works on Paper a Selection of Drawings Graphic Works & Collages By Czech Artists
Located in valatie, NY
Works on Paper; a Selection of Drawings, Graphic Works and Collages By Czech Artists from the Jan and Meda Mladek Art Collection. Museum Kampa. Prace Na P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Books
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Rochester, a Pictorial History by Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rochester, A Pictorial History by Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck. Published by The Donning Company of Norfolk/Virginia Beach in 1994. Hardcover with dust jac...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Picasso and the Age of Iron by Carmen Gimenez, Curator, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso and the Age of Iron by Carmen Gimenez, Curator; Essays by Dore Ashton and Francisco Calvo Serraller. Published by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1993. 1st Ed Exhibit...
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1990s American Books
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Bierbaum - Das Schoene Madchen Von Pao - Illustrated by Franz Von Bayros - 1910
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Bierbaum, Otto Julius.
Title: Das Schoene Madchen von Pao. Ein chinesischer Roman. Prachtausgabe mit Bildern von Bayros.
Publisher: Munchen: George Mullers, n.d. (1910...
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1910s German Vintage Books
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Lisa Fonssagrives: Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By David Seidner & Martin Harrison
Lisa Fonssagrives was one of the greatest fashion models of the twentieth century and muse to some of the most infl...
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20th Century Books
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Picasso Abu Dhabi Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso Abu Dhabi; Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris by Anne Baldessari. Published by Flammarion for Musee National Picasso, 2008. Softcover. Abu Dhabi: In all 186 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso will be displayed for the first time in the Arab world at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition, called 'Picasso Abu Dhabi: Masterpieces from the Muse National Picasso, Paris', will featured paintings, sculptures and drawings. The exhibition in Gallery One of Emirates Palace Hotel was from May-September 4, 2008. It was held under the patronage of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and sponsored by the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach), and Mubadala Development Company. Abu Dhabi was the second city in a nine-country tour of the exhibition, after the launch in Madrid's Reina Sofa museum, and it is the only Middle Eastern venue on the tour. Abu Dhabi will include 40 drawings, prints and illuminated manuscripts reminiscent of the Arab influences Picasso absorbed during his youth in M¡laga, La Cocina...
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Early 2000s French Books
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Daughters of Painted Ladies, America's Resplendent Victorians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Daughters of Painted Ladies: America's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen. Photographs by Douglas Keister. A tour of the asto...
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1980s Victorian Vintage Books
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Bolognese Painters of the 1500s, Art & Works of the Bolognese, 2 Vol set 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Bolognese Painters of the 1500s, Art and Works of the Bolognese School by Vera Fortunati Pietrantonio. Published by Grafis, Italy, 1986. Pair of 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets and slip-case. A monumental work of artists between 1401-1500. Some of the artists: Francesco Francia (1447-1517) and Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535). From 1501-1600 the artists Amico Aspertini (1474-1552), Girolamo da Treviso (1497-1544), Pier Maria Pennacchi (1464 - before 1515), Girolamo da Carpi, Denijs Calvaert, Pietro Faccini (1552-1614), Prospero Fontana (1512-1597), Lavinia Fontana...
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1980s Italian Vintage Books
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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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