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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Farthing Hall by Hugh Walpole & J.B. Priestley, Stated First Edition, 1929
Located in valatie, NY
Farthing Hall by Hugh Walpole & J.B. Priestley. Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929. Stated first edition hardcover no dust jacket. A novel consisting of letters between Mark French, who a ...
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1920s American Vintage Books

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William Klein Portfolio Magazine (photography)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
William Klein, portfolio magazine. Special edition. 110 pages, 1997. Softcover. 11x14 inches. Some very minor wear otherwise excellent condition. A retrospective of photographs by...
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1960s Vintage Books

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Wendingen, Issue 6 / 7, Cover by R.N. Roland Holst, 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Journal, 'Wendingen,' issue no. 6 / 7 1920, lithograph cover designed by R.N. Roland Holst, Amsterdam, Holland, 1920. Journal titled 'Wendingen' mask i...
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1920s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

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Vol 15 of 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by Hinton '1754'
Located in Langweer, NL
Vol XV 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by John Hinton, published 1754. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a per...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Books

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Roger Pfund "Weight and See" Art Book and Silk Screen, Germany, 1993
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"Weight and See" is the monumental monograph by Swiss graphic artist Roger Pfund, printed by Teunen & Teunen in Geisenheim, Germany in 1993. Complimented by a beautiful wooden framed...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Books

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Wood, Paper

The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand by Kerry-Nicholls (1884)
Located in Langweer, NL
'The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand' by J.H. Kerry-Nicholls. Ibid., Sampson Low etc., 1884, XX,379,(1),36p., fold. col. lithogr. map, woodengr. plates, ills., modern c...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books

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'American Notes' First Edition Books by Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'American Notes for General Circulation' by Charles Dickens. First Edition. Vol 1 and 2 London: Chapman and Hall 1842 Bradbury and Evans, Printers,...
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19th Century English Antique Books

American Realism A Pictorial Survey from the Early 18th Century to the 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Realism, a pictorial survey from the early 18th century to the 1970s. Mathey, François Published by Portland House, 1987 Title: American Realism: A pictorial survey from....
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Books

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New Orleans Architecture Vol. VII Jefferson City, First Edition
By Dorothy G. Schlesinger
Located in valatie, NY
New Orleans architecture vol. VII Jefferson City. Gretna: Pelican publishing company. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1989. 192 pp. ...
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20th Century American Books

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Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By Everett Fahy, F.J.B. Watson, Carl C. Dauterman
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The complete series of The Wrightsman collection catalogues from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, who, in a relatively short period of time—beginning in 1952—amassed the finest private collection in America of the decorative arts of the Ancien Régime (15th c until 1792). Throughout the years the Wrightsmans' active interest in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts has resulted in splendid gifts that have enabled the Museum to create an unparalleled and truly encyclopaedic collection of French 18th c...
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20th Century American Books

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Cricketing Reminiscences by W.G. Grace, 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
'Cricketing Reminiscences' by W.G. Grace. London, James Bowden, 1899, XX,524,31,(1)p., photo-engr. Frontisp. Portrait of the author, 49 (photogr.) plates, orig. Blindst. cl. w. Mount...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books

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Furniture Collections in the Louvre (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a deluxe edition in two volumes which does justice to the splendour of this incomparable collection. This collection has never before been the subject of such an important wo...
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17th Century Antique Books

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Gabriel Moulin's San Francisco Peninsula: Town & Country Homes, 1910-1930
Located in valatie, NY
Gabriel Moulin's San Francisco Peninsula: Town & Country Homes, 1910-1930. Windgate Press, 1985. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 208 pa...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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The United Artists Story by Ronald Bergan, Stated 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The United Artists Story, by Ronald Bergan. Crown Publishers, New York, 1986. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. This book tells the fascinating story of "the ...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Early Panorama Children’s Book Hiawatha Illustrated by Willy Pogany London 1914
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Antique panorama children’s book illustrated by Willy Pogany and retold by Edith L Elias. A total of 14 panels, one side with illustrations, and the other with text. Published by George G. Harrap & Company. This book is part of a children’s series by Willy Pogány of folding panoramas illustrations and text, inspired by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic, The Song of Hiawatha. Lines from Longfellow run underneath Pogány’s illustrations, which follow the Ojibwe child Hiawatha from his early kinship with the wild animals, through his struggles with Nahma, King of Fishes, and his own estranged father, Mudjekeewis, up to his courtship of Laughing Water (Minnehaha). The prose text by Edith Elias, printed on the verso of the panorama, carries Hiawatha’s story farther, through the death of Minnehaha and the coming of “the Pale-Face Chief.” Pogány’s dynamic frames, with their striking use of negative space, show the influence not only of Golden Age illustrators like Walter Crane, but also the new generation of cartoonists like Winsor McCay...
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1910s English American Classical Vintage Books

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Minding the Store by Stanley Marcus First Edition Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a signed first edition of ‘Minding the Store’ a memoir by Stanley Marcus. Published by Little, Brown (1974). First edition second printing. Pages 383. Dust cover ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Limited Edition Salmon of the World by Schwiebert, 1970
Located in Langweer, NL
'Salmon of the World' by Ernest Schwiebert. A portfolio of 30 color plates on the left side, in folding paper chemise. Text on the right, in the form of a 63 page book. Hardcover wit...
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20th Century Books

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John Hedgecoe's Nude Photography, First Edition
By John Hedgecoe
Located in valatie, NY
John Hedgecoe's Nude Photography, A Complete and Practical Guide to Taking Superb Photographs. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1984. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 224...
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20th Century American 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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Die Neue Raumkunst in Europa und Amerika Book
Located in New York, NY
Important and brilliantly edited survey of early modernist furniture and interiors. Written by Herbert Hoffmann and published by Julius Hoffmann in Stuttgart in 1930. Features work by a who's who of the period's top designers, including Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Donald Deskey, Maurice Dufresne, Paul Laszlo, Jaques Adnet, Rene Herbst, Eugene Printz, Fritz Brehaus, Andre Lurcat...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Books

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"Japanese Print Its Evolution and Essence" Book by Muneshige Narazaki
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Japanese print: its evolution and essence Book by Muneshige Narazaki. "In this book the author attempts to place the Japanese print in a very broad historical setting. He has str...
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1970s Japanese Arts and Crafts Vintage Books

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Exiles and Imigrés, The Flight of European Artists from Hitler, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Exiles and Imigrés, the flight of European Artists from Hitler. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997. First Edition softcover. 432pp. A catalogue published in conjunction with a tra...
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Late 20th Century American Books

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L'art de la Porcelaine en Europe Book, 1984
Located in North Hollywood, CA
L'art de la porcelaine en europe (French) Hardcover – January 1, 1984 by Jan; and Ernould-Gandouet Divis (Author) The Art of Porcelain in Europe, beautiful objects from the past. Pub...
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1960s European Arts and Crafts Vintage Books

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Albany Silver 1652-1825 by Norman Rice, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Albany Silver 1652-1825 by Norman Rice. Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, 1964. First Edition softcover. Limited to 1000 copies. The catal...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Die Perfekte Kindheit - Larry Clark - 1st Edition, Scalo, 1993
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Scalo Verlag, 1993. As a living icon of American film, director, photographer, writer and film producer Larry Clark is known for his controversial works,...
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1990s European Post-Modern Books

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Stupinigi, a Masterpiece of 17th Century Europe Between Baroque and Classicism
Located in New York, NY
Stupinigi, a masterpiece of 17th century Europe between Baroque and classicism. The story and photos of the magnificent hunting palace of the kings of Italy. First edition hardcover,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Books

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L'Illuminazione Della Casa by Quaderni di Domus (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A rare book from 1946 which illustrates mainly Italian domestic lighting. 95 pages, 19 of which is text in Italian - the remainder being black and white photographs and illustrations.Featuring designs by - Franco Albini, Franco Buzzi, Castiglioni, Gropius, Erno Goldfinger...
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20th Century Books

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Arkitekten Arne Jacobsen-Johan Pedersen, 1954
By Johan Pedersen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Arkitektens Forlag, København, 1954 Scarce, especially in its original dustjacket– this profusely illustrated monograph on the work of Arne Jacobsen by...
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1950s Danish Vintage Books

Fontana Arte Blue Mirrored Glass and Wood Game Box, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte blue mirrored glass and wood game box, 1950, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Books

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New York Nude, a Photographic Essay by Charles R. Collum
By Charles R. Collum
Located in valatie, NY
New York Nude, a photographic essay by Charles R. Collum. NY: Watson-Guptill publications. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1981. 128 pp. A collection of nude portraits capt...
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20th Century American Books

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Serrurier-Bovy: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Jacques-Gregoire Watelet (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Serrurier-Bovy was a Belgium born Architect and Furniture designer who has been credited as being one of the founding fathers of the Art Nouveau style. This book is a photographic do...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books

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Cricket by W.G. Grace '1891'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Cricket' by W.G. Grace. Bristol/ London, J.W. Arrowsmith etc., 1891, VIII,489p., woodengr. frontisp., ills., orig. cl.
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Late 19th Century Antique 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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Les Pavillons: French Pavilions of the Eighteenth Century (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Cyril Connolly and Jerome Zerbe A first edition copy from 1962 of this fascinating book which is beautifully illustrated with photographs taken by Jerome Zerbe and also with an i...
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18th Century Antique Books

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Colouring Bronzing and Patination of Metals (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Richard Hughes & Michael Rowe In this book the authors have assembled and tested the recipes included. It is a most comprehensive work of reference on the subject and essential re...
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20th Century Books

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Horn of Africa by Philip Caputo Signed Numbered Limited Edition, Specially Bound
Located in valatie, NY
Horn of Africa by Philip Caputo, signed, numbered, limited edition, specially bound #167/250. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1980. Oatmeal cloth ...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Boulle to Jansen Christie's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The objects that were offered for sale within these catalogues were all assembled by the decorator Pierre Delbee (1900-1974) of the illustrious Parisian ...
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20th Century Books

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Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977 Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977 by Mark David Chapman (Author), Sam Haskins (Photographer), chiefly (Illustrator) Art directors' index no. 5:...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books

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Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt, First Edition BCE
Located in valatie, NY
Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt. Ace Books, New York, 1970. First edtion hardcover BCE with dust jacket. He was one of the most popular and prolific science fiction writers du...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart. Boar's Head Books, New York, 1953. First edition hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. The book identifies the fault lines be...
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1950s American Vintage Books

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Le Style Empire, Décoratations, Extérieures Et Intérieures, Mobilier, Bronzes
Located in valatie, NY
Le Style Empire: Décoratations, Extérieures et Intérieures, Mobilier, Bronzes. Printed in Paris by Chez F. Contet. All volumes are 1st Ed's with the exception of volume 1 which is a ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Books

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Mobilier Basque by Lucile Olivier, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Basque by Lucile Olivier. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin. French text. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 82 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables, case pieces and ...
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Late 20th Century French Books

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Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, French edition, published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound. Measures: Height 3...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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Mapamundi, Der katalanische Weltatlas vom Jahre 1375 '1977'
Located in Langweer, NL
Mapamundi. Der katalanische Weltatlas vom Jahre 1375. Facsimile reprint of the "Catalan Atlas" created in 14th century Spain. Despite its name, not ...
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20th Century Books

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E.T. Cook, Gardens of England
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume Painted in Color by Beatrice Parsons. Bound in 3/4 green Morocco by Henry Young and Sons, Cloth boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt...
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Early 1900s English Antique Books

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Signe Sornay by Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Beras Sornay & Olivier Lassalle (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Published in 2010, this is the much anticipated book on the life and career of Signe Sornay, with text in English and French. The book was published by Galerie Alain Marcelpoil who a...
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20th Century Books

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Paris Porcelains in the New Orleans Museum of Art, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Paris Porcelains in the New Orleans Museum of Art, by John W Keefe. New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 1998. Printed in a limited edition of 2,000 copi...
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1990s American 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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Meissen, Organized by the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami 1977, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Meissen, organized by the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1977. 1st Ed softcover. A museum exhibition that started with a core donation from ...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Jasper Johns, 17 Monotypes, First Edition
Located in London, GB
Jasper Johns. 17 Monotypes. Published by Goldman, New York 1982. First edition. Designed in collaboration with the artist and reproducing a suite of monotypes he produced based on Jo...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Between Fences by Gregory K. Dreicer, States 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Between Fences: by Gregory K. Dreicer (Editor). Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. Stated 1st Ed paperback. Fences have played an essential role in the American building tradition ...
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1990s American Books

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Work of Art by Sinclair Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
Work of Art by Sinclair Lewis. Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. "This is the story of Myron Weagle and of America. Myron wanted to create the perfect hotel, a work of art. He worked and dreamed his way from bell boy...
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1930s American Vintage Books

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The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum by Alice Winchester and Joseph Downs. The Magazine Antiques, 1951. First Edition hardcover. A classic work from the...
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1950s American Vintage Books

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Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade Catalogue Binder, 1988
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade catalogue Binder, 1988. Rare anthology of Cassina / AI offerings including the Master’s Collection in the...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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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Kai Kein Respekt 'Kai no Respect' by Kai Althoff
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The book titled "Kai Kein Respect" accompanies the first major survey exhibition of Kai Althoff, one of the most compelling and original voices in Contempo...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books

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De Indische Archipel by C.W. Mieling, 1865-1876
Located in Langweer, NL
'De Indische Archipel: Tafereelen uit de natuur en het volksleven in Indië' by C.W. Mieling. This is a very rare first edition (only 1 copy in Nederlandse Centrale Catalogus – NCC and only 1 copy in JAP, sold in 1974) of a sumptuous work originally published in 12 instalments (started in 1865 by C.W. Mieling and completed in 1876 by J.M. van ‘t Haaff, both in The Hague). It was in January 1862 that a Prospectus was issued by C. W. Mieling, The Hague, announcing the publication of what is the most spectacular of the plate works of Indonesia, De Indische Archipel, which commenced publication in The Hague in 1865. The work contains 24 large chromolithograph plates which are among the largest published on Indonesia. From both a topographical and artistic point of view the plates are of considerable interest as they present a comprehensive series of views in the archipelago, ranging through Java. Borneo, Sumatra and Minahasa, after drawings by virtually all the prominent mid-19th century artists of Indonesia: Raden Saleh...
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Mid-19th Century Antique 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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