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Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide 2 Volumes by R. J. Davenport
Located in valatie, NY
Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide 2 Volume Set by R. J. Davenport. 1st Ed hardcover. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jackets as issued. The comprehensive and authoritative book on int...
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1970s Vintage Books

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Dali Biography of Salvador Dali by Luis Romero Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali by Romero, Luis Biography of Salvador Dali. by Luis Romero Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, 1975. 1st Edition. Decorated red cloth, to hardcover, 357p, illustrated, book is mark-free 1st english edition, Traces the life and career of the Spanish surrealist painter and shows a variety of his paintings, drawings, and sculpture "A pioneer in Surrealism, and now Hyper-Realism, Dali is one of the controversial figures of our time. Painter, author, bon-vivant, Dali is also a deeply religious man...
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20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Books

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Regency Furniture Designs 1803-1826 by John Harris 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Furniture Designs (from Contemporary Source books) 1803-1826 by John Harris. Published by London / Alec Tiranti, 1961. 1st Ed hardcover with slipca...
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1960s English Vintage Books

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"Centuries Et Autres Prophéties De Nostradamus", Ed. Anne Et André Barbault
By Michael Nostradamus
Located in Torino, IT
Collector's volume "Centuries et autres prophéties de Nostradamus". Presented and commented by Anne and André Barbault. Club du livre, 1980 ORIGIN Club du livre PERIOD 1980...
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1980s Italian Vintage Books

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Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam) Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse. Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
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Early 1900s British Antique Books

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Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POE, Edgar Allan ( Edmund Dulac ). Title: The Bells and Other Poems. Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912). FIRST TRADE ...
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1910s British Vintage Books

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Araki by Araki: The Photographer's Personal Selection - 1st Ed., Kodansha, 2003
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Kodansha International, Japan, 2003. A record of the career of Nobuyoshi Araki, photomaniac and permanent enfant terrible of the Japanese art world. Publ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Books

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Battersea Enamels Selected & Described With an Intro. By Egan Mew, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Battersea Enamels Selected and Described with a Signed Introduction By Egan Mew. Published by The Medici Society, London, 1926. Rare Signed 1st Ed hardc...
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1920s Vintage Books

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1 Volume, Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Henry Gilbert, King Arthur's Knights. Bound in full red calf. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Gilt knight symbols on spines. Marbled endpapers. Ill...
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20th Century English Books

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A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead and White, 1879-1915
Located in valatie, NY
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, mead and white, 1879-1915; new edition, four volumes in one with an essay by Leland Roth. Arno Press NY, 1977. The firm, headed by Charles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead, and Stanford White are responsible for a number of America's iconic buildings including Pennsylvania Station...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Set of Five David Hicks Design Books
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very good set of five classic interior design books by David Hicks, the much sought after and highly regarded English designer and decorator. L...
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Mid-20th Century Books

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Adventures with Old Houses by Richard Hampton Jenrette
Located in Bradenton, FL
Adventures with old houses by Richard Hampton Jenrette and foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. Hardcover book, first edition, published in 2000 by Wyrick & Company of Charleston. 22...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Gloria Garfinkel Works 1961-2018 by Andrew Kelly, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Gloria Garfinkel Works 1961-2018 by Andrew Kelly. Gloria Garfinkel Foundation, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover with. dust jacket. During her prolific career as...
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2010s American Books

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1 Volume, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur. Bound in full red morocco. Blue gilt floral symbol on covers. Raised bands. Decorative gilt floral symbols on spines. Top edges gilt. Cork endpapers. Russel Flint Illus 1927 Fine Bindings. Illustrated. Published: London; Jonathan Cape & The Medici Society...
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20th Century English Books

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Tiffany's 150 Years by John Loring, First Edition, 1987
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tiffany's 150 years by John Loring. First edition, published in 1987 by Doubleday & Company Inc. of Garden City, New York. Hardcover, 192 pages.
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1980s Vintage Books

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Anthony Caro
Located in New York City, NY
Regarded as the greatest British artist of his generation and represented in museum collections all over the world, Anthony Caro revolutionized sculpture in the 1960s, by taking the radical step of removing the plinth and placing his work directly on the ground not only changed our relationship with the artwork, but the direction of sculpture itself. This beautifully designed book includes a comprehensive survey of Caro's work over a period of more than half a century – ranging from his time as Henry Moore's assistant in the early 1950s right up until his death in 2013. More than fifty of his masterworks are each examined in detail through never before published archival installation images and comments by the artist from the time of production or exhibition. Furthermore, a collection of specially commissioned new documentary photographs by Toby Glanville capture the processes behind the sculptor’s work, from conception to production to installation and exhibition in major exhibitions and installations. A collection of short texts by leading contemporary artists, including Antony Gormley, Liz Larner, Joel Shapiro, Simon Starling, Frank Stella, Rebecca Warren...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Books

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Alta Moda: Eternal Elegance of 1960s buy M Kumakiri (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Published in 1990 in Japan in a limited edition of 1,000, this book is a beautifully illustrated retrospective showing 1960s psychedelic patterns and prints with bold floral and pais...
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1960s Vintage Books

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The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham, 2nd Ed 1928
Located in valatie, NY
The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham. Published by Reeves and Turner, London, 1928. 2nd Ed hardcover with protective mylar cover. Profusely illustrated with...
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1920s English Vintage Books

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Major-General Abner Doubleday & Major-General John Robinson in the Civil War
Located in valatie, NY
Major-General Abner Doubleday and Brevet Major-General John C. Robinson in the Civil War [In Memoriam: Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 and John Cleveland Robinson 1817-1897]. Published by the State of New York, J.B. Lyon Co. Albany NY, 1918. In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank. An officer so promoted was referred to as being brevetted. Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter...
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1910s American Vintage Books

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Waiting For The Morning Train: An American Boyhood By Bruce Catton, Signed Ltd
Located in valatie, NY
Waiting For The Morning Train: An American Boyhood By Bruce Catton. Publisher Doubleday and Co., Inc. Garden City, N.Y., 1972. 1st Limited Ed (9/250) hardcover with slipcase. Bruce Catton, whose name is identified with Civil War history, grew up in Benzonia, Michigan, probably the only town within two hundred miles, he says, not founded to cash in on the lumber boom. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. With nostalgia, warmth, and humor, Catton recalls it all with a wealth of detail: the logging industry and its tremendous effect on the face of the state, the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Rings for the Finger Signed by the Author to the Publisher Frank Doubleday
Located in valatie, NY
Rings For The Finger : From The Earliest Known Times To The Present, With Full Descriptions Of The Origin, Early Making, Materials, The Archaeology, History, For Affection, For Love,...
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1910s American Vintage Books

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1 Volume. Robert B. Brough, a Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Robert B. Brough. A Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties: Consisting of Christmas Pieces, For Private Representations & Other Seasonable Matter, In Prose & Verse. With col...
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19th Century British Antique Books

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Chinese Red Cross Foundation, Sotheby's, an Important Private Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, An Important Private Collection of Reunification Art - A Charity Auction to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Reunification with China - to benefit The Chinese...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Spielmann & Jerrold, Hugh Thomson His Art, First Edition 1931 in a Fine Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SPIELMANN, M. H. & Walter Jerrold. Title: Hugh Thomson His Art His Letters His Humour And His Charm. Publisher: London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1931. Description: Firs...
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1930s British Vintage Books

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Story of Moslem Art Price, Christine Book, 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Story of Moslem Art Hardcover – June 1, 1964 by Christine Price (Author) Release Date: June 1964 Publisher: E P Dutton Edition: 1st Edition 1964 Hard Cover. 160 pgs Illustr...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Books

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Joan Miro Life and Work by Jacques Dupin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Joan Miro Life and Work by Jacques Dupin. Published by Harry N. Abrams, 1962, New York. 1st Ed hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. A Catalogue Raisonne of Miro's paintings from 1914-1961. 596pp. 1158 illustrations, including 46 color hand-tipped plates...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Two Ming Porcelain Masterpieces from an Important Collection Sotheby's Hong Kong
Located in valatie, NY
Two Ming Porcelain Masterpieces from an Important Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 8, 2019. The sale features two outstanding masterpieces of 15th century blue and white porcelain assembled by a connoisseur with an eye for the finest examples of Chinese porcelain: a Chenghua palace bowl painted with scrolling daylilies and a Xuande reverse-decorated ‘pomegranate’ dish. Sir Q.W. Lee was a banker and philanthropist well-known for his passion for collecting outstanding Chinese works of art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, by Caroline Seebohm. Published by The Viking Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Em...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Apocalypse of S. John with 22 Drawings by Giorgio De Chirico, Autographed
Located in Torino, IT
Apocalypse of Saint John with 22 drawings by Giorgio De Chirico. Bestetti Publisher. Volume n ° 1028/1099 Autographed by De Chirico Origin Italy Period 1977. Author Te...
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1970s Italian Vintage Books

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Ferraro: My Story, Signed by Geraldine Ferraro, First Edition, 1985
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ferraro, Geraldine, with Linda Bird Franke. Ferrero: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Ferrero on free front endpaper. Octavo. In publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards and original pictorial dust jacket. Presented is a signed, first edition of Geraldine Ferraro’s memoir, Ferrero: My Life. The book was published by Bantam Books in New York, in November of 1985. It is signed “Geraldine Ferrero” on the free front end page, in black felt-tipped ink. The book also has a lovely gift inscription to the previous owner, explaining the circumstances and date of the signing, as well as a color photograph of Ferraro signing books. The book is presented in its publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards, with copper embossed titles to the spine, and original pictorial first edition dust jacket. The book is protected with a new, archival slipcase. In this memoir, Geraldine Ferraro reflects on her experience as the first woman nominated by a major party to run on the presidential ticket. This book reveals the process that led to her nomination as the 1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale and gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at campaign politics, especially the criticism directed at her and her family throughout her campaign. Ferraro shines a light on the dynamics of women in Congress and discusses how their different life experiences affect the policy making process. She also gives thanks and credit to the pioneering women, like Bella Abzug...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Christopher Dresser "Studies in Design"
Located in Sharon, CT
This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Books

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Works of Oliver Goldsmith-10 Vols.-Turk's Head Edition-in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Goldsmith, Oliver. Title: The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith. Publisher: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Description: The Turk's Head Edition. 10 vols., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Books

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The Concerned Photographer 2, Cornell Capa, Editor, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Concerned Photographer 2, Cornell Capa, Editor. Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, 1972. 1st Ed softcover. A collection of the work of six photographers (Werner Bischof,...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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James Rosenquist by Carter Ratcliff, 1st Ed Ltd '1/2500' Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
James Rosenquist by Carter Ratcliff, Scott Rothkopf and Sarah Bancroft. Publisher Haunch of Venison, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover (1/2500) exhibition catalog. For an Exhibition at Haunch o...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

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Moukarzel, Roger - Le Voile: the Journey of the Veil - Deluxe Portfolio Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Moukarzel, Roger. Title: Le Voile: The Journey of the Veil. 12-25 December, 2007. Publisher: Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF), 2007. Description: Deluxe portfolio edition. 2-1/4" x 23-3/4" x 17-3/4", ten colored photographs (22-1/4" x 16-1/4"), each signed by Moukarzel in print. In the original maroon cloth bound portfolio with the book (text in English and Arabic), and veil. Condition: Like new Additional information: Roger Moukarzel is an internationally published documentary and fashion photographer. Born in Beirut in 1962, Moukarzel’s interest in war photography began when he was a teenager. For fifteen years, he worked for news agencies Sygma and Reuters, photographing the essence of combat and the resilience of humanity under the harshest circumstances. Moukarzel’s photo-documentaries have been featured in many international publications. France’s legendary Paris Match printed one of his photographs – a scene of destruction and mayhem on a Beirut street – on the cover of its 40th anniversary issue. Years spent documenting turmoil and disaster took a mental and physical toll on Moukarzel. He eventually shifted to fashion photography, a more glamorous (and less dangerous) field. In his own words, he explains: "A shift from scenes of death… to scenes of life A shift from the ugly face of war...
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Early 2000s Emirian Books

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David O Selznick's Hollywood by Ronald Haver, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
David O Selznick's Hollywood by Ronald Haver. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Spectacular book d...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Waugh, Evelyn, Waugh in Abyssinia, First Edition, Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Waugh, Evelyn. Title: Waugh in Abyssinia. Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1936. Description: First Edition Presentation Copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the ...
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1930s British Vintage Books

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Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk, 1st Ed, #Y/26
Located in valatie, NY
Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John Hawk. Book Club of California, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. He was a major figure in the hist...
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2010s American Books

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Turner by Michael Lloyd, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Turner by Michael Lloyd. Published by National Gallery of Australia, 1996. 1st Ed softcover. Fifty years before impressionism, J.W.M. Turner brought a se...
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1990s Australian Books

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American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods in The Winterthur Museum
By Joseph Downs
Located in valatie, NY
American Furniture, Queen Anne and Chippendale periods in The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Unpaginated. A...
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20th Century American Books

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Stalingrad to Berlin The German Defeat in the East by Earl Ziemke, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East by Earl F Ziemke. United States Army, Office of the Chief of Military History, Washington, DC, 1968...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Michael Jackson Opus Large Collector Table Book
By Opus Canada
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"The Official Michael Jackson Opus" is the definitive publication about the ‘King of Pop’. Featuring over 300 spectacular photos, many rare and p...
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Books

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2 Volumes, Frederic Masson, Napoleon At Home
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Frederic Masson. Napoleon At Home; the Daily Life of the Emperor At the Tuileries. Translated by James E. Matthew. With twelve illustrations by F. de Myrbach. First Editio...
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19th Century British Antique Books

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The Hudson, by Wallace Bruce, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Hudson by Wallace Bruce. New York: Bryant Literary Union, 1894. 1st Ed hardcover. Illustrated by Alfred Fredericks. Alfred Frederick's photo-engravings ...
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1890s American Antique Books

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Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century
By Arthur Rüegg
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Birkhauser Verlag, 2002 The first comprehensive overview of Swiss domestic culture in the 20th century, the great classics of Swiss design are showcase...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Books

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Oriental Art at Auction, 1st Ed Presentation Copy, Eldred 1973
Located in valatie, NY
Oriental Art at Auction, 1st Ed Presentation Copy, Robert Eldred August 1973. Red leather bound with gilt highlights. Presented to the consignor with a...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volume Set First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volumes by Giuseppe Morazzoni. Luigi Alfieri, Milano, nd, First Edition hardcovers. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Books

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Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by William Henry Hudson. New York: Knopf, 1943. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John G...
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1940s American Vintage Books

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Royal Souvenirs by Geoffrey Warren, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Royal Souvenirs by Geoffrey Warren. Orbis Publishing, 1977. 1st Edition, 64 page hardcover with a dust jacket. Explores the surprisingly wide range of royal commemoratives...
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1970s English Vintage Books

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Edith Wharton The House of Mirth, First Edition, 1905
Located in London, GB
Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1905. First edition, first issue This is the book that launched Whart...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Books

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Memoirs Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, Signed and Inscribed
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-1956. Both volumes signed and inscribed. First Editions with dust jackets. Two-volume set. Housed in ar...
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Mid-20th Century Books

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Exaltation of Larks, or The Venereal Game by James Lipton
Located in valatie, NY
An Exaltation of Larks, or The Venereal Game by James Lipton. 10th edition hardcover no dust jacket. Lipton's humorous retrieval of zoological collective nouns, and whimsical inventi...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in London, GB
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

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Art:21, Art in the 21st Century
Located in valatie, NY
Art:21, art in the 21st century. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket. 216 pp. A companion volume to a PBS series which introduced 21 artists working in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, First Edition First Issue, 1911
Located in London, GB
Edith Wharton. Ethan Frome. Published by Charles Scribner & Sons, New York 1911. First edition. This is the novel that sealed Wharton's success as a n...
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1910s American Vintage Books

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Francis Bacon: Triptychs (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This publication which is housed in an orange clamshell box was published for an exhibition held in 2006 at the Gagosian Gallery. It contains two sewn booklets: Francis Bacon letters to Michel Leiris 1966-1989 and Francis Bacon Paintings...
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20th Century Books

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Pair of Hand Tooled Leather Book Ends with Laced Edges
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of leather bookendss with hand tooled flower design. Trimmed with intricate leather lacing around edges.
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Books

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Cindy Sherman The Hasselblad Award, 1999
Located in London, GB
Cindy Sherman The Hasselblad Award, 1999 Published by the Hasselblad Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2000. This book was published to coincide with an exhibition at the Hasselblad ...
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Early 2000s European Books

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