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Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold, Book 1965
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Painting in Islam: A Study of the Place of Pictorial Art in Muslim Culture. Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold (1965-07-01). Paintings in Islam indicates the place of painti...
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1960s English Islamic Vintage Books

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Larry Fink - Social Graces
By Larry Fink
Located in New York, NY
"Some people mistake my work for satire. I don't object because satire is a powerful force, so if the work is seen that way it serves one function. But I don't agree. The pictures are taken in the spirit of finding myself in the other, or finding the other in myself."—Larry Fink...
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Late 20th Century American Books

Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
Located in New York City, NY
This is the only book to thoroughly document the world's finest examples of Brutalist architecture. More than 850 buildings - existing and demolished, Classic and contemporary - are organized geographically into nine continental regions. 878 Buildings, 798 Architects, 102 Countries, 9 World Regions, 1 Style BRUTALISM Presented in an oversized format with a specially bound case with three-dimensional finishes, 1000 beautiful duotone photographs throughout bring the graphic strength, emotional power, and compelling architectural presence of Brutalism to life. From 20th century masters to contemporary architects, much-loved masterpieces in the UK and USA sit alongside lesser-known examples in Europe, Asia, Australia, and beyond - 102 countries in all. 20th century masters included in the book: Marcel Breuer, Lina Bo Bardi, Le Corbusier, Carlo Scarpa, Ernö Goldfinger, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Oscar Niemeyer, and Paul Rudolph. Contemporary architects featured include Peter Zumthor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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1 Volume, Adolphus William Ward, The Electress Sophia and the Hanover Succession
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Adolphus William Ward, The Electress Sophia and the Hanover Succession. Bound in full dark green morocco. Decorative gilt letter "S" and gilt tooling on covers. Raised band...
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20th Century English Books

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Leather

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, David Byrne Collector's Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: David Byrne Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover (incl. 6 fold-outs) with supplement book (INT-Edition) and bookstand designed by Marc Newson Editor: Annie Leibovitz, Benedikt Taschen, Simone Philippi Contributing authors: Steve Martin, Graydon Carter, Annie Leibovitz, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paul Roth Limited to a total of 10,000 copies, all signed by Annie Leibovitz: (No. 1,001–10,000 Collector‘s Edition) is available in 4 different dust jackets that collectors can choose from: Whoopi Goldberg; Keith Haring; David Byrne and Patti Smith and (No. 1–1,000 Art Edition) is limited to 1,000 copies, bound in leather, each numbered and signed by Annie Leibovitz, comes with all 4 dust jackets and a fine art print: Keith Haring, New York City, 1986, size: 50,0 x 69,0 cm (19,7 x 27,2 in.) The ultimate portrait collection of the most famous celebrities, by the most well known photographer in the world, from Annie Leibovitz's 40 years in photography (including a large number of previously unseen images from her archives). 500 of the most celebrated people from the worlds of music, cinema, TV, art, fashion, theater, literature, politics, and sports are featured in a size, scale and printing quality never before seen. 240 photos in total. Comes with specially designed limited edition Marc Newson book stand...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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'Book Set' 2 Volumes, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth & Animated Nature
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Oliver Goldsmith. A History of the Earth & Animated Nature. With Numerous Notes from the Works of the Most Distinguished Britsh and Foreign Naturalists. Bound in 3/4 blue ...
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19th Century British Antique Books

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Prize by Curtis Kulig 'Hand-Signed Artist Book'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Curtis Kulig "Prize", signed artist monograph Published on the occasion of the 2018 New York exhibition prize, Curtis Kulig (at agnès b), the publication features 40 mixed-media works on paper that explore the nuanced and poetic movement of professional boxing. Hardcover first edition (2018); 96 pages. Hand signed by Kulig on the interior first page Introduction by Curtis Kulig featuring an essay by Karen Wong and a story by Max Blagg. 9.25 x 9.25 inches. New/excellent condition. Obtained directly from artist. Curtis Kulig is best known for his iconic “Love Me” campaign that became a public art sensation and propelled him into the spotlight. With its message of hope and optimism, the slogan took on a life of its own, resulting in worldwide recognition and numerous successful commercial partnerships for the artist. Excerpt from the Show Press Release "October 2, 2018, New York, NY… agnès b. is pleased to present the solo exhibition Prize by Curtis Kulig on view from October 11 to November 25, 2018. This new exhibition features an installation that includes more than 30 drawings, ceramics, a large-scale painting, and an 8mm film...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Books

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Picasso & Marie-Therese, L'Amour Fou by Richardso & Diana Widmaier, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso and Marie-Therese, L'amour Fou by John Richardso, Picasso and Diana Widmaier. Published by Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2011. 1st Ed exhibition(4/14-6/25/2011) hardcover catalog with dust jacket. Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L’amour fou brings together the paintings, drawings, sculptures, and prints inspired by one of Picasso’s most ideal models and enduring passions. The exhibition is curated by the eminent Picasso biographer, John Richardson, together with Marie-Thérèse’s granddaughter, art historian Diana Widmaier Picasso, who is currently preparing a catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s sculptures. In 1927, on a street in Paris, Picasso encountered the unassuming girl, just shy of eighteen years old, who would become his lover and one of modern art’s most famous muses. “I am Picasso,” he announced. The name meant nothing to Marie-Thérèse so he took her to a bookshop to show her a monograph of his paintings and asked if he could see her again. Flattered and curious, she agreed, and thus began a secret love affair that would establish Marie-Thérèse as the primary inspiration for Picasso’s most daring aesthetic experiments in the decade to come. With A flip book...
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2010s American Books

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18th Century Rare European Vellum Book
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Rare European Vellum book found in Germany.  This book has aged beautifully with exquisite patina. Vellum (derived from the Latin word vitulinum meaning "made fro...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Books

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Leather, Paper

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hellas, a Lyrical Drama, First Edition 1822 the Huth Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Title: Hellas. A Lyrical Drama. Publisher: London: Charles and James Ollier, 1822. Description: first edition the Huth copy. 1 vol., a large ...
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1820s British Antique Books

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Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop, Signed by Cather!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Cather, Willa Title: Death Comes For The Archbishop. Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Description: Signed 29th printing. 1 vol., signed by Cather on the title-p...
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1930s American Vintage Books

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'Book Sets' 3 Volumes, S. C. Hall, The Book of Gems
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. S. C. Hall. The Book of Gems: Poets and Artists of Great Britain. Bound in full tan polished calf by Zaehnsdorf. All edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbl...
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19th Century British Antique Books

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Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, Exhib. Cat
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of American Prints: From the National Gallery of Art by Judith Brodie, Amy Johnston and Michael J. Lewis. Publisher Thames & Hudson Lt...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Symbols of Islam by Malek Chebel Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Symbols of Islam by Malek Chebel. Published by Assouline Publishing (2001) A visual synthesis of the Arab-Islamic world, which continues to grow and gain a global presence. Provides meaning, history, and cultural significance to twenty-two Islamic symbols taken from its doctrine and architecture. Over 13 centuries...
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20th Century American Edo Books

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Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, by William Syndys, 1852
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Syndys, William. Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols. London: John Russell Smith, [nd, 1852]. Illustrated with hand-colored engravings. Oc...
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1850s English Antique Books

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Art:21 Art in the 21st Century Ed 2003 by Susan Sollis
Located in North Hollywood, CA
ART:21 Art in the 21st Century 2. Limited edition 2003. Published to accompany the second season of the PBS television series, this illustrated book offers a glimpse into the life stories, sources of inspiration and creative processes of some of the most interesting contemporary artists working in America. theme. The artists interviewed in this second volume are: Trenton Doyle Hancock...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

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Pavlovsk: The Palace and the Park and the Collections (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very nice set of books in a very good clamshell box which were privately published with the support of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin. Volume 1 - The Collect...
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19th Century Antique Books

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Regency Brass Mounted Country House Library Long Arm or Book Reach, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
This beautifully engineered and constructed library accessory is in good working condition. It is a rare piece and would have originated from a lar...
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1830s English Regency Antique Books

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Mahogany

Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles, 1st Ed, Stated 1st Printing
Located in valatie, NY
Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles. Publisher Random House, 1952. 1st Ed, Stated 1st Printing hardcover with dust jacket. Let It Come Down, with its title from Macbeth, tells the story...
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1950s American Vintage Books

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Treasures of the Jin State, Gems From Excavations of Cemetery of Marquis of Jin
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of the Jin State. Gems From Excavations of Cemetery of Marquis of Jin in Shanxi Province by Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau. Publisher Shanxi Provincial Cultural R...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Christie's FRANCIS BACON SEATED FIGURE 1960 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Francis Bacon / FRANCIS BACON SEATED FIGURE 1960. Christies, NY. 1st Edition Paperback. The work, entitled Seated Figure (Red Cardinal), is a fantastic representation of B...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Extra Illustrated 10 Vols, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BOSWELL, James. TITLE: The Life Of Samuel Johnson. PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1835. DESCRIPTION: EXTRA ILLUSTRATED. 10 vols., 6-1...
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1830s British Antique Books

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Leather

Adolphus Trollope, Girlhood of Catherine De' Medici. 1st Ed 1856 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TROLLOPE, T. Adolphus. TITLE: The Girlhood of Catherine De' Medici. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1856. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5-3/8", fronti...
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1850s British Antique Books

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Parmigianino e Il Manierismo Europeo Schianchi, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Parmigianino e Il Manierismo Europeo Schianchi, by Lucia and Sylvia Ferino Pagden. Published by Silvana, Milano 2002. To commemorate the 5th centenary of the birth of the important Italian Mannerist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

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Masters of Colour Derain to Kandinsky, Masterpieces from Merzbacher Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Masters of Colour: Derain to Kandinsky - Masterpieces from Merzbacher Collection. Published by Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2002. 1st Ed paperback Exhibition Catalog at the Royal A...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910-1937 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
The Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910-1937 by Jacqeline Strecker. Published by Prestel Publishing March 2012. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket exhibition catalog (Art Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paul Klee The Bauhaus Years by Sabine Rewald 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Paul Klee: the Bauhaus Years by Sabine Rewald. Published by Dickinson Roundell, New York, 2013. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket Exhibition Catalog for exhibition 3 May – 14 June, 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. Twenty-four wooden boat...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American paintings from the Manoogian Collection by the National Gallery of Art. Washington: Natl. Gallery of Art, 1989. First edition softcover. 203 pages. Published in conjunction ...
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20th Century American Books

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The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Kettell, 1st Limited Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Hawes Kettell. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. No Jacket. Exhaustive coverage of the subject; n...
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1920s Vintage Books

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Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Browning, Robert. Title: The Works of Robert Browning. Publisher: London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1912. Description: The Centenary Edition. 10 vols., 8-7/8" x 6", limited to 500 numbered copies on Antique Laid Paper...
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1910s British Vintage Books

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Leather

The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García by Tomas Llorens, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García by Tomas Llorens, Abigail McEwan and Frederic Tuten. Publisher Rizzoli International Publications, 2018. 1st Ed hard...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book in slip case. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of one of the wo...
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Early 2000s Belgian Baroque Books

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19th Century Lectern Louis-Philippe Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This Louis-Philippe period table lectern in cherrywood resting on four turned legs, has three positions for three different reading angles. France, circa 1840.
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Books

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Cherry

Set of 3 French Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century Set of 3 French books Books: AM Thierry - N'ouveaux Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine ) AM Thierry - Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine ) AM Thierry - Tableau (...
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19th Century Antique Books

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The Federalist, on the New Constitution by Publius, Second Edition, 2 Vols, 1802
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay. The Federalist, on the New Constitution. By Publius. Written in 1788. To Which is Added, Pacificus, on...
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Early 1800s American Antique Books

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Leather, Paper

Christie's, 22 Arlington Street, A William Kent House, May 2005
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's, 22 Arlington Street, a William Kent House, May 2005. Wimbourne House (also known as Wimborne House or the William Kent House) is a historic townhouse at 22 Arlington Stre...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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James Shore's Daughter by Stephen Vincent Benét, Signed & Numbered #3/307 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
James Shore's Daughter by Stephen Vincent Benét. Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, Garden City, New York 1934. Stated 1st numbered Ed (#3/307) Signed by the author with sli...
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1930s Vintage Books

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Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
By Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, Dirk J. Balfoort, John H. Fairfield
Located in valatie, NY
Three books on Violins and Violin Makers. Known Violin Makers by John H. Fairfield. New York: The Bradford Press, Inc. 1942. Stated first edition hardcove...
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Early 20th Century German Books

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright by Bruce-brooks-pfeiffer. Hardcover book. Published by Barnes Noble Books (1994). A building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual...
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20th Century American Organic Modern Books

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Private Treasures Four Centuries of European Master Drawings
Located in valatie, NY
Private Treasures: Four Centuries of European Master Drawings, by Andrew Robinson and Margaret Morgan Grasselli. From exhibition at National Gallery of ...
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Early 2000s American Books

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Tapestry in the Baroque Threads of Splendor by Thomas Campbell, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor by Thomas Campbell. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket, exhibition catalo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Sotheby's, Highly Important French Furniture from a Private Collection, 1993
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, highly important French furniture from a Private collection, NY November 19, 1993, sale #6498. Sotheby's New York, 1993. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 lots ...
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1990s American Books

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'Robert Frost', Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs, Signed by FROST
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: BURROUGHS, Stephen (Robert Frost) Title: Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs of New Hampshire. Publisher: NY: The Dial Press, 1924. ...
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1920s American Vintage Books

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Decorating with Pictures by Stephanie Hoppen
Located in valatie, NY
Decorating With Pictures by Stephanie Hoppen. Published by Clarkson Potter, 1991. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This book inspires the rea...
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1990s Books

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The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder. Published by Artabras, a division of Abbeville Publishing Group. Large hardcover with dust...
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1990s Books

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Izaak Walton, Complete Angler & Lives of John Donne - First John Major Editions
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALTON, Izaak. TITLE: The Complete Angler - WITH - The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, and Robert Sanderson. ...
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1820s British Antique Books

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Leather

Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover in a slipcase, letterpress-printed text, two different paper stocks, and tip-ins, 9.4 x 13.4 in., 356 pages. In 1964, famed writer Ken Kesey and...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Art in Vienna 1898-1918 Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele and Their Contemporaries
Located in valatie, NY
Art in Vienna 1898-1918: Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele and Their Contemporaries, by Peter Vergo. Phaidon, 1993. 3rd Ed softcover. The rebel artists of Vienna overwhelmed the artistic est...
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1990s English Books

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The World of Bruegel by Timothy Foote Hardcover Art Book in Sleeve
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The World of Bruegel, By Timothy Foote hardcover book Slipcase. The World of Bruegel: 1525-1569. The work of the Flemish artist discussed in a blend of biography and art criticism wi...
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20th Century Belgian Folk Art Books

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Kitton, Frederic G.-Dickens and His Illustrators-in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Kitton, Frederic G. Title: Dickens and His Illustrators. Publisher: London: George Redway, 1899. Description: Second edition. 1 vol., small folio, 11-3/8" x 9-3/8", ...
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1890s Antique Books

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Sothebys 2007 The Alberto Bruni Tedeschi Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Sothebys 2007 The Alberto Bruni Tedeschi Collection. Sotheby's, Milano, 2007. Soft cover. To Benefit the Virginio Bruni Tedeschi Foundation. Containing ...
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Early 2000s Italian Books

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The World of Rodin by William Harlan Hale, published in 1976 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The World of Rodin by William Harlan Hale, published in 1976 by Time Life, USA. The World of Rodin 1840-1917 Hardcover With Slipcase Time Life Vintage Book. 192 pages, pictorial en...
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20th Century American Folk Art Books

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David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre Louis-Antoi
Located in valatie, NY
David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre, by Louis-Antoine Prat, Jennifer Tonkovich, Esther Bell, Alison Hokanson, and Kori Lisa Yee Litt. Publisher Morga...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Christie's Prouve's Prototype Maison Tropicale, Collection of Eric Touchaleaume
Located in valatie, NY
Jean Prouve's Prototype Maison Tropicale and Works By Jean Prouve, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume, January 1, 2007, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Books

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Sotheby's: Treasures Aristocratic Heirlooms, London July 2010
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Treasures Aristocratic Heirlooms, London July 2010. Softcover catalogue with results. Twenty-one works of art in this sale would constitute a treasure Trove to any collect...
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2010s English Books

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Treasures of Islam Collectible Art Book by Toby Folk 1985
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Treasures of Islam by Toby FALK, Hardback in the excellent pictorial dust-jacket. pp 400; 567 color illustrations. Catalogue of the immense exhibition of Islamic Art held at the ...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Books

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The Khmers History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Khmers History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization by Stefano Vecchia. This is a history of the Khmers, the people who for thousands of years inhabited the wooded interior o...
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20th Century Asian Tribal Books

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