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Antique Japanese Late 19th Century Kimono Textile Swatch Book
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a rare example of a Shima Cho, which is a Kimono textile, fabric swatch book dating from the late 19th century (1876). They were made either...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books
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Modern Times, The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Modern Times - The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom. Published by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2014. 1st Ed hardcover. The Rijksmuseum's Philips Wing is scheduled to reopen in November 2014 with Modern Times: The Age of Photography, a major survey of twentieth-century photography culled from the Rijksmuseum's collection (a first for the museum). Growing spectacularly since the decision was made in 1994 to collect photography beyond the nineteenth century, the collection now includes some 20,000 twentieth-century works, including masterpieces by photographers such as Andre Kertesz, Brassai, Robert Capa, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, William Klein, Eva Besnyo, Man Ray and Joel Meyerowitz. A wide-ranging overview published to accompany the exhibition, this catalog, designed by the renowned Irma Boom, traces key developments in photography over the course of the last century through more than 350 photographs, from Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Books
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Paper
Della Robbia Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence, Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence by Marietta Cambareri. MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2016. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. For exhibition August 9–December 4, 2016. The glazed terra-cotta technique invented by Luca della Robbia...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
American Arts & Crafts Virtue in Design Book by Leslie Greene Bowman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design. soft cover.
by Leslie Greene Bowman, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992 - Design - 255 pages
Influen...
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Books
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Anselm Kiefer Collectible Art Book
By Anselm Kiefer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Title: Anselm Kiefer (Venezia Contemporaneo)
Publisher: Brand: Charta
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
An excellent overview of Anselm Kiefer_s long career. Over the past four decades, Anselm Kiefer has produced a diverse body of work in painting, sculpture and installation that has made him among the most important artists of his generation. His subject-matter ranges over sources as diverse as Teutonic mythology and history, alchemy and the nature of belief, all depicted in a bewildering variety of materials, including oil paint, dirt, lead, models, photographs, woodcuts, sand, straw and all manner of organic material. By adding found materials to the painted surface of his immense tableaux, he invents a compelling third space between painting and sculpture.
Synopsis:
This monograph presents Kiefer's complete work to date, reproduced in full color.
Review:
Writing about one of the most important and complex artists of our times requires the erudition, clarity, and broad view of a Daniel...
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20th Century Italian Folk Art Books
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Paper
Modern Art of Metalwork: Brohan-Museum V1 '1889-1939 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This catalogue covers the Brohan Museum hollowware collection of silver, pewter, brass, copper, stainless steel, nickel, aluminium and metal alloys such as nickelsilver, from the late nineteenth century and the first part of the twentieth century up to 1939. Flatware was not included, since this is the subject of another publication. There is an excellent inventory of artists from Belgium...
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Early 20th Century Books
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Paper
Vfiles: Style, Fashion, Music
Located in New York, NY
Author Julie Anne Quay, Edited by Greg Foley
From the fashion and music brand and talent incubator VFILES comes a style book celebrating the young, diverse street trends influencing the hottest looks and sounds in fashion and music today.
VFILES was started for the kids in the line, the kids at the fashion shows and concerts who are always pushing culture forward. A ubiquitous social media platform at the crossroads of art, design, popular culture, and street savvy, VFILES represents what’s happening on the streets right now. Known for creating one of the buzziest shows of New York Fashion Week, VFILES regularly launches the next big talents in all areas of the music and fashion worlds.
The pages of VFILES: Style, Fashion, Music showcase the most exciting moments from VFILES’s creations and collaborations over the last ten years. The authors look at the young innovators shaping contemporary culture and highlight their influence on some of the biggest names of today. With photos of such style arbiters as Rihanna, Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Solange, and Erykah Badu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Picasso Challenging the Past Book by Elizabeth Cowling and Pablo Picasso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Picasso: Challenging the Past Book by Elizabeth Cowling and Pablo Picasso.
Picasso: Challenging the Past Paperback – May 3, 2011
From his earliest years Pablo Picasso was a passion...
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20th Century Spanish Modern Books
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Paper
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas
Located in valatie, NY
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas. Academy Editions, London, 1980. Second Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 256pp 104 color plates and 212 b&w. The most important and c...
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1980s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip Signed by Robert Landau
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the sunset strip by Robert Landau Signed.
Signed, as well as Inscribed by author Robert Landau.
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Billbo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts Duane and Sarah Preble Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts Duane and Sarah Preble Softcover Book.
5th Edition 1994.
Publisher: Harpercollins College Div, 1994.
For Art Appreciation, Art for Non...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Paper
Best of Nest Celebrating the Extraordinary Interiors from Nest Magazine
Located in New York City, NY
The first comprehensive collection of Nest, the magazine that revolutionized the way we look at interior space and decoration
The brainchild of artist and designer Joe Holtzman, Nest magazine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Picasso Black and White by Carmen Gimenez, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso: Black and White by Carmen Gimenez. Published by Guggenheim/Delmonico/Prestel, 2012. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. For a exhibition at the Guggenheim 10/05/12-1/23/13. B...
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2010s American Books
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Paper
Collection of Barry Friedman Ltd, 2004 Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Sotheby's catalogue produced in 2004. 146 pages with 212 lots, all described and illustrated in color; index of makers. Paperback. It is a very good copy however there a highlighter has been used on the text of one of the articles. A first-rate collection of Austrian, Swedish and French decorative arts and design, including superb examples of furniture & objects by Josef Hoffman and his contemporaries; important pieces of furniture by the masters of prewar Swedish design, including Carl Malmsten, Carl Bergsten, Gustav Bergstrom...
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20th Century Books
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Live Small/Live Modern The Best of Beams at Home
Located in New York, NY
Creative and forward-thinking design solutions for every room offer readers endless inspiration on how to tackle small spaces while achieving an effortless, Japanese-cool aesthetic.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
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1940s American Other Vintage Books
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Animal Skin, Paper
Sixty Years A Queen The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sixty Years A Queen: The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign by Sir Herbert Maxwell. Published in London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. 1st Ed hardcover, wit...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Christie's: The Van Cliburn Collection, English Furniture, Russian Works of Art
Located in valatie, NY
The Van Cliburn Collection. English furniture, Russian Works of Art, Silver and Jewelry. Thursday 17 May 2012, Christie's. Christie's was honored to presen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
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. "...
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1970s English Vintage Books
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Pollard ( Arthur Rackham ) the Romance of King Arthur First Trade Edition - 1917
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POLLARD, Alfred W. ( Arthur Rackham ).
TITLE: The Romance of King Arthur And His Knights of The Round table.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1917.
DESCRIP...
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1910s British Vintage Books
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Leather
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcoverings & Woven Catalogue Reference Set 1986
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright interior design book set, published by Schumacher, "Wovens", "Wallcoverings." Measures: Books 12" H x 9" W x 1.5" D, box 12.5" H x 9.25" W x 4.75" D. These two vol...
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Late 20th Century American Mission Books
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Paper
Dramatic Works of Moliere, 3 Vols. 1880, in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin).
Title: The Dramatic Works of Moliere.
Publisher: NY: R. Worthington, 1880.
Description: new edition revised. 3 vols., 8-11/16 x 6-...
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1880s American Antique Books
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Leather
Antiquities from The Collection of the Late Christos G. Bastis, 1st Ed Hardcover
Located in valatie, NY
Antiquities from The Collection of the Late Christos G. Bastis, Sale 7404.
Sotheby's (New York). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In 1987, 188 antiquities assembled by Christos G....
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1990s Books
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Important French & Continental Furniture Collection Formed by Roberto Polo
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important French and Continental Furniture and Decorations From a Collection Formed by Roberto Polo, NY 1989. He was once described by Vanity Fair as “a Gatsby for the Rea...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Directional Designs by Paul McCobb (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A Good working copy of the original McCobb marketing book in black cloth which was published in 1956, the cotton cover is torn to both the top and bottom of the spine. There is a pas...
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Mid-20th Century Books
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Three Centuries of Furniture in Color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of Furniture in color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne and H. D. Molesworth. Published by Viking a Studio Book, New York, 1972. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful photos of European and American furniture from the 17th century through the Art Nouveau period, to the present. From a Philadelphia mahogany...
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1970s Vintage Books
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Howard Hodgkin Paintings - Michael Auping, Susan Sontag - 1st Edition, T&H, 1995
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Thames and Hudson, London, in association with The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, 1995. Texts by Michael Auping, John Elderfield and Susan Sontag...
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1990s British Mid-Century Modern Books
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Pair of Christie's Catalogs, The Exceptional Sale 2010 and 2013 London, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Christie's Catalogs, The Exceptional Sales 2010 and 2013 London. 1st Ed auction catalog. Since 2008 this unique sale platform has provided collectors with the opportunity to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
Pontormo E Rosso Fiorentino Divergenti Vie Della "Maniera" Catalogo Mostra
Located in valatie, NY
Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino " Divergenti Vie Della "Maniera". Falciani Caro e Natali Antonio a cura di, 1st Ed softcover Exhibition Catalog. Published to accompany an exhibition at P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Christie's: Godmersham Park Kent, Auction June 6th to 9th 1983, 1st Ed Hardcover
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Godmersham Park Kent, Auction June 6th to 9th 1983, Volume 1. 1st Ed Hardcover with dust jacket. 1961 lots, mostly photoed in color. Godmersham Park is a Grade I listed h...
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1980s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Intimate Geometries
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
In a career spanning nearly 75 years, Louise Bourgeois created a vast body of work that enriched the formal language of modern art while it expressed her intense inner struggles with...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Earth to Sky: Among Africa's Elephants, a Species in Crisis by Michael Nichols
Located in valatie, NY
Earth to Sky: Among Africa's Elephants, A Species in Crisis by Michael Nichols. Published by Aperture Foundation, Incorporated, 2013. 1st Ed hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Elephants are among the earth's most sentient beings. They remember, they experience grief and joy, fear and love. Indeed, as our knowledge of these extraordinary creatures increases, the more they transcend all preconceptions of animal behavior. Michael "Nick" Nichols, longtime photographer for National Geographic as well as the magazine's editor-at-large for photography, has been working with African elephants for more than twenty years. In Earth to Sky he tells their story through poignant images that bring us directly into their habitat the lush forests and open savannas, or stark landscapes ravaged by human intervention-to observe the animals' daily engagements and activities. Nichols's photographs are accompanied here by the words of such celebrated figures in the field of conservation as Lain Douglas-Hamilton, J. Michael Fay, Peter Matthiessen, Cynthia Moss, David Quammen, and many others. In addition, Nichols engages us in his photographic journey with personal and informative introductions to each of the book's four chapters-exploring life in the wild, the ivory trade, family interactions, and programs for orphaned elephants. The survival of elephants is under dire threat from humankind, most immediately from the market for ivory. More than twenty-five thousand elephants are slaughtered each year, and their ivory is sold at astronomically high prices to countries such as China, Japan, the Philippines, and Singapore. African elephant refuges are under siege; many park rangers...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Christies 2004 Chirk Castle Wales 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Christies 2004 Chirk Castle Wales. 1st Ed auction catalog. 656 lots on 296pp. color photos and fully described, with results. The construction of Chirk Castle began around 1295 durin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Welsh Books
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Paper
Urbino, Venice Italian Renaissance Ceramics, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Urbino - Venice Italian Renaissance Ceramics, Feu et Talent This catalogue has been published on the occasion of Frieze Masters 2016 Regents Park, London From 6-9th of October 2016. The Maiolica of Renaissance Venice...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
Sotheby's: Bertram Little & Nina Little Collection, Parts I & II New & Unopened
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, Parts I & II October 21 and 22, 1994. Hardcovers. The sale consisted of the Little's Americana collection. Intro...
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1990s American Books
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4 Volumes, Edward Step and William Watson, Favorite Flowers of Garden and GH
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Edward Step and William Watson, Favorite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse. Bound in 3/4 green morocco and linen boards. Raised band spine gilt with gilt title panels and f...
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1890s English Antique Books
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Leather
Mario Testino Alive Introduction by Gwenth Paltrow, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Published by Little Brown & Company, Bulfinch, 2001. Stated "First Edition." Unpaginated; 67 color and 68 duotone illustrations. Testino's third book by the acclaimed portrait and fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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The Country Houses of David Adle by Stephen M. Salny (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, in good condition, 220 pages profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Considered to be one of America's premier "great house" architects, ...
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20th Century Books
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Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1956
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. Diamonds are Forever. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Rebound in full black calf leather, with diamond stamped boards, gilt tooling, gilt titles, and raised bands to spine, and a spectacular quarter leather clamshell case.
This is the first edition, first printing of Ian Fleming’s fourth James Bond novel, Diamonds are Forever. The book was published by Jonathan Cape in London on March 26, 1956. The book tracks 007 as he infiltrates the deadly world of diamond smuggling, tracking smugglers from Sierra Leone to the United States. Fleming wrote the story at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, inspired by a Sunday Times article on diamond smuggling.
As with the three previous Bond books, the first edition of 12,500 copies sold out quickly. The novel was serialized in The Daily Express newspaper in April 1956 onwards. It was the first novel Fleming sold to the newspaper, a decision that led to an overall rise in the novel’s sales. Book sales were also assisted by the press in November 1956, following the visit of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden...
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1950s English Vintage Books
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Leather, Paper
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney,
Binney, Edwin (1973)
Examples of the Turkish pictorial a...
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20th Century Turkish Moorish Books
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Paper
Tiffany Windows by Alastair Duncan
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany Windows by Alastair Duncan. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1982 by Simon and Schuster of New York. Printed and bound in Italy by ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Books
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Goudji (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is a monograph on the work of this very individual and very stylized goldsmith/silversmith whose main body of work (so far), has spanned the last third of the 20th century and just into the 21st century. He uses precious metals, mainly silver and gold but he also uses vermeil, which is the gilding of sterling silver with gold by electrolysis, together with precious and semi precious stones, his favorites seem to be lapis lazuli, ivory and rock crystal. His creations are mainly jewellery, Precious objects (Objets de Vertu...
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Late 20th Century Books
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Paper
Matisse Picasso, From the Estate of Herbert Kasper, Thank You Letter From MOMA
Located in valatie, NY
Matisse Picasso by Anne Baldassari, Elizabeth Cowling, John Elderfield, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine and Kirk Varnedoe. Published by Tate Gallery Publishing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Galerie Marcilhac 2010 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This catalogue which was put together by the father and son Marcilhac team, from their renowned Parisian gallery. in their preface they state that "Our desire in creating this catalo...
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20th Century Books
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1 Volume, Thomas Okey, Venice and Its Scenery
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Thomas Okey. Venice and Its Scenery. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco
marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels
illustr...
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20th Century Books
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Leather
Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes, 3 Vols. 1883, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Junot, Laure, (Duchess of Abrantes).
Title: Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes. (Madame Junot).
Publisher: London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1883.
Descripti...
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1880s British Antique Books
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Christie's: Furniture, Pictures & Silver from Tythrop Park, April 27, 1995, 1st
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Furniture, Pictures & Silver from Tythrop Park, April 27, 1995. 1st Ed Soft cover. A Christie's Auction catalogue for the Cotton family. Listings include works from Isaac Liger, James Shruder, Peter Archambo, and David Willaume...
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1990s English Books
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Above Las Vegas by Robert Cameron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Above Las Vegas
Cameron, Robert [Photographer]; Sheehan, Jack [Contributor];
Title: Above Las Vegas
Publisher: Cameron Books
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fair.
Synopsis:
Above Las Vegas, aerial photographs by Robert Cameron and text by Jack Sheehan. The Luxor pyramid,next to the Excallibur kingdom, across the street from the New York New York and the MGM Grand theme park. There's no logic to how this hyperbolic architecture, all work together, but somehow it does. Then get out of town and revel in the rose and crimson of Red Rock Canyon...
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20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Ungaro 1st Edition, 1992
Located in London, GB
Ungaro published by Electa 1992.
Beautiful book in slipcase with contributions by Frederico Fellini, Kattia D Kaupp, Yves Navarre, Gélene de Tueckheim and Alain Weill.: Emmanuel U...
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1990s Italian Modern Books
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Paper
i Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America 1989
Located in North Hollywood, CA
I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America.
Photographs and interviews by Brian Lanker; foreword by Maya Angelou; edited by Barbara Summer.
Title: I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women
Publisher: N.Y.: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Synopsis:
Photographs and interviews create an indelible image of noteworthy black American women, among them Rosa Parks, Toni Morrison, and Barbara Jordan...
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
From a photography collection are two items included in this listing, for the collector of photographic memorabelia. In it's original tapered brown leather carry case is a miniature ...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Books
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Brass
Set of Waverly Novels
Located in South Salem, NY
The Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott, is a beloved set of novels that were amongst the most read novels in Europe in the 19th century. The first book ...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
Primatice Maitre De Fontainebleau Dominique Cordellier 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Primatice Maitre De Fontainebleau by Dominique Cordellier. Published by Editions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 2004. 1st Ed softcover exhibition catalog. First major exh...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Books
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Christies: Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, 3/18/05
Located in valatie, NY
2005 Catalog Christie's; NY Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard 3/18/05. This first edition auction catalog consists of 275 pages, 412 lots illustrated, in color, a...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration Great Large Heavy Art Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration
Book by Alastair Laing, Anthony Blunt, and Christopher Ernest Tadgell.
A study of a period in art ...
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1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Books
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Asia, Traditions and Treasures by Fairservis Walter A. Hardcover Book 1st Editio
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asia, Traditions and Treasures by Fairservis Walter A. Hardcover Book 1st Edition 1981
H.N. Abrams in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, 1981 - 256 pages Art...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Books
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The Steven A. Greenberg Collection: Masterpieces of French Art Deco, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the 2 volume set of catalogues produced by Christie's in 2012 for the sale of this most important American Collection of Masterpieces of French Art Deco to come on the market - there is a sub title to the sale "An American Celebration of French Artistry". Items for sale are by some of the greatest names of the Art Deco era - Jean...
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20th Century 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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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.
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A Heady Group of Industry Insiders Pick the World’s Top Interior Designers
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