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15 Volumes. Charles, Dickens. Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
15 Volumes. Charles, Dickens. Complete Works. Bound in 3/4 tan calf, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, red and green labels,
ornate floral gilt on spines, illustrate...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
Potter, Beatrix, The Tale of Pigling Bland, Presentation Copy, 1918
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POTTER, Beatrix.
TITLE: The Tale of Pigling Bland.
PUBLISHER: London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, [after 1918],
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION COPY LATER EDITION. 1 vol., inscribed on the half-title by the author 'with kind regards from Beatrix Potter', and with additional ink inscription 'To Peggy, from Mrs Postlethwaite & Mary, Sept. 8th 1933', 15 colour plates (including frontispiece), black & white illustrations to text, pictorial endpapers, original pale green pictorial boards.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, spine slightly darkened, internally clean and bright, a VERY GOOD coy seldom seen inscribed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Postlethwaite family lived at High Green Gate...
Category
1910s British Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Amazing Book of the work of Enrique Metinides, master of Tabloid Photojournalism
By Enrique Miralda
Located in Mexico, DF
Hard to find book showcasing the work of Enrique Metinides (Feb. 1934- Jan. 2022) Mexican photojournalist known for his amazing and shocking photos o...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Books
Materials
Paper
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, First Edition, 1943
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943. First edition printing. Octavo. Rebound in modern half red Moroccan leather and marbled boards, with gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and the original dust jacket bound-in.
Presented is a first edition printing of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mickey Aviateur Hachette French Text Comic Hardcover Book 1934
By Walt Disney
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mickey Aviateur Hachette French Text Comic Book.
Paris: Hachette, 1934. 4to, 32pp. "Illustrations de Walt Disney" in comic strip style.
First French Edition. Mickey Mouse is a Pilot ...
Category
Early 20th Century French American Classical Books
Materials
Paper
Gloria in Excelsis Deo – exquisite pop up book by Vojtěch Kubašta
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Gloria in Excelsis Deo – A Masterpiece by Vojtěch Kubašta
Delight in the timeless artistry of Gloria in Excelsis Deo, a rare pop-up book created by the renowned Czech artist and pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Books
Materials
Paper
The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in valatie, NY
The American Wing: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Harrison House, 1987. Second edition hardcover with dust jacket. 352 pp. A ...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Andree Putman Complete Works by Donald Albrecht
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Indisputably the grande dame of modern design, Andrée Putman burst onto the scene twenty-five years ago with the graphic, black-and-white interiors of the Morgans Hotel in New York. ...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
BODE - GROOT. Complete Work of Rembrandt. 8 vols. ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1897-1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BODE (Wilhelm) & DE GROOT (Cornelis Hosfstede).
TITLE: The Complete Work of Rembrandt. History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master's Pictures With ...
Category
1890s French Antique Books
Materials
Leather
POEMS by Stephen Phillips in a lovely Zahensdorf binding, 1898
Located in Middletown, NY
Phillips, Stephen
Poems
London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1898. Sixth Edition. 8vo, 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (187 x 118 mm), (8), 108 pp, printed on cream laid paper, evenly toned. F...
Category
19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Van Dyke, John Henry, Blended Worlds, First Edition, 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Van Dyke, John Henry
Title: Blended Worlds.
Publisher: Miami, Arizona: Southern Arizona Publishing Co., 1927.
Description: First edition. 1...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Books
Materials
Fabric
History of the War in the Peninsula by W.F.P. Napier with Lord Elgin Provenance
By W.F.P. Napier, C.B.
Located in valatie, NY
A complete set of "History of the War in the Peninsula" by W.F.P. Napier, in 6 volumes, numbered 1-6. London: Thomas & William Boone all volumes are published in different years from 1828-1840 and are all 1st Ed's. 3/4 leather and marbled board hard covers. The history of the war in the Iberian Peninsula and in the South of France, from 1807 to the 1846 written by W.F.P. Napier, C.B., Colonel H.P. Forty-Third Regiment, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences. The wars describe the military conflict between Napoleon's Empire and Bourbon Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland allied with the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic wars. The volumes have illustrated fold out maps portraying various battles.
The set was owned originally by Colonel Thomas Bruce (Lord Elgin) the 7th Earl of Elgin. He sold the "Elgin Marbles" taken from the Parthenon to the British government in 1816. The books were later owned by George Woods...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Tony Duquette by Wendy Goodman, Hutton Wilkinson and Dominick Dunne
Located in valatie, NY
Tony Duquette by Wendy Goodman, Hutton Wilkinson and Dominick Dunne. Harry N. Abrams, 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. American artist and design legen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Marcel Duchamp & André Breton Le Surréalisme en 1947 Iconic First Edition
By André Breton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare first edition of Le Surréalisme en 1947, a seminal work curated by André Breton and featuring the iconic cover design Prière de Toucher by Marcel Duchamp. Published in Paris by ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
Bible,, Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, Naar de laetste Roomsche Keure der gemeine Latijnsche Overzettinge, in nederduitsch Vertaeld, me...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Book, The Life of Charles Dickens, Biography, English, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster. An English language biographical account of the Victorian author, dating to the late 19th century, published c...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr, Rare Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr. Rare Signed 1st EdIt hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Willet, Clark & Co. Chicago and New York. This book remains the cla...
Category
1930s American Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000 by Guiliana Gramigna (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A 2 volume set of hardback books in a slip case which covers Italian domestic furniture design in the second half of the 20th century.
Volume 1 covers 1950-1979, with 269 pages and hundreds of black and white photographs of tables, chairs, other furniture and lighting.
Volume 2 covers 1980-2000. 345 pages again having hundreds of black and white photographs of Italian...
Category
20th Century International Style Books
Materials
Paper
Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts Nina Fletch
Located in valatie, NY
Little by Little by Nina Fletcher Little. Published by Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1998. An inspiring account of the superb collection of New England cou...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
45 wood-engravers – WHITTINGTON PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
Lawernce, Simon WHITTINGTON PRESS
45 wood-engravers (Forty-five Wood-engravers); With an Introduction by John Lawrence.
Yorkshire, UK: Simon Lawrence printed by The Whittington Pre...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age by Karina Corrigan
Located in valatie, NY
Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age by Karina Corrigan. 1st Ed hardcover exhibition catalog. Published by Peabody Essex Museum / Yale University, 2015. Hardcov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Plastic, Paper
French 19th Century Ebonized Duet Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French ebonized duet stand made in the 1800’s. This antique was built for duet performances with back to back sheet music stands and adjustable brass candle holders. The functional...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Books
Materials
Brass
Christie's New York the Doris Duke Collection, June 2004
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's New York The Doris Duke Collection, New York June 2004, session 1. The catalogue consists of 623 pages with 1337 lots mostly illustrat...
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
Paper
Art Since 1945 Book, By Marcel Brion, New York, Abrams, 1958
By Abrams Publishers
Located in New York, NY
Art Since 1945 book. Printed in New York by Abrams, 1958. Hardcover, text in English. No dust jacket. Including 60 color plates and 120 gravure pla...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Antonio’s Girls (Autographed) & Thousand and One Nights 1st ed. Antonio Lopez
Located in Miami, FL
Authograph First Edition copy of “Antonio’s Girls” 1982 & “Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights” First Edition 1985. Both in English.
Antonio’s Girls – Collection of the works of Antonio Lopez varied and prolific fashion illustrations and his own private works from the 1970s and early 80s. Some of his outrageous shoes designs, photographs & stories from celebrities ( Grace Jones, Tina Chow, Pat Cleveland, Jerry Hall & others) are included. Hard bound book First Edition with 128 pgs. manufactured in USA 1982. English language copy.
Signed: Antonio 83 on 1st page and two gold dots in left side of the dust jacket front both with a gold pen.
Dimension: 11 1/2 inches x 9 3/8 inches.
Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights – This book consists of the 13 stories from the Thousand & One Nights book per translation by Sir Richard Burton...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful catalogue which was published in 1995, still in the original slipcase, to coincide with an exhibition of the collection of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture in San Francisco...
Category
17th Century Antique Books
Materials
Paper
The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed
Located in Middletown, NY
Andoversford: Whittington Press, 1985.
First Edition.
Imperial Octavo, 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches (265 x 190 mm); xvi + 44 + 4; Limited edition of 335, of which 35 bound in leather; this copy is Number XXVIII and SIGNED BY THE ARTIST below the colophon. Quarter-bound by Smith Settle in tan goatskin, gilt spine titling, dark and light brown and orange on mid-brown Whittington marbled paper-covered boards by Colleen Gryspeerdt. Headbands, top edge brown, rest uncut; Colorplan Bagdad Brown endpapers. Printed in black, the title-page in black and red, and the captions in grey, hand-set in 12-point Bell; Zerkall smooth white wove and Zerkall Silurian papers; 52 wood-engravings and a line-block reproduction of an engraving by Gwenda Morgan...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Picasso Lithographs
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardback book titled Picasso Lithographs, authored by Fernand Mourlot. Published in 1970, 299 pages.
"This volume offers a captivating exploration of Pablo Picasso's lithographic wo...
Category
1970s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
MALORY / Rackham, The Romance Of King Arthur, SIGNED IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MALORY, Thomas, (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: The Romance Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1917.
DESCRIPTIO...
Category
1910s British Vintage Books
Materials
Leather
Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Located in Middletown, NY
DISTINGUISHED PEDIGREE: from the libraries of Robert Hoe and John Barrymore.
Elegantly illustrated and bound copy with a famed pedigree that spans from Robert Hoe—the businessman, collector, and founding member of the Grolier Club in 1884— to "The Lamberts" (probably purchased in the epic Hoe library auction of 1911-1912), who gifted it to the colorful and famous actor John Barrymore. Their bookplates adorn the inside covers, will your bookplate be next?
Giarda, Cristoforo
Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ … elogiis illustratæ
Milan: Giovanni Battista Bidelli, 1628.
4to, 9 5/8 x 7 inches (244 x 178 mm); (xii) + 140 pp, not including plates and inscriptions. Engraved architectural title with Saints Peter and Alexander by Cesare Bassano, 16 copperplates of female figures; woodcut dropcaps and tailpieces throughout.
Later (circa 1890) red levant morocco binding by R. Petit (signed in gilt on front turn-in) with triple gilt frames on boards, raised bands, gilt title and decorative motifs in compartments; inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, professionally rebacked preserving original richly gilt backstrip in compartments; title and preliminaries stained, occasional spotting or light soiling and a few small light ink stains to covers.
[Praz p.349]
Provenance: Robert Hoe (blue morocco book label...
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17th Century French Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
Vladimir Kagan: A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Preface by Tom Ford Foreword by Zaha Hadid
Pointed Leaf Press is pleased to announce that we will be publishing an updated edition of The Complete Kagan: Vladimir Kagan, A Lifetime ...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Cabinets of Wonder by Christine Davenne & Christine Fleurent 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Cabinets of Wonder by by Christine Davenne and Christine Fleurent (Photographer). 1st Ed hardcover. published 2012, by Harry N. Abrams. "Skulls, butterflies, hunting trophies, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
The Complete Newgate Calendar. Stories of sin, crime, criminals - 5 vol. illustr
Located in Middletown, NY
Rayner, J.L. and G.T. Crook, editors
The Complete Newgate Calendar; Being Captain Charles Johnson's General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murdere...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin. Softcover book, 128 pages. Stated first Ballantine Books edition, published in 1976. Includes 48 colorplates. Printed in the...
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1970s American Art Nouveau Vintage Books
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Paper
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen, Important 1st "Advance Reading Copy"
Located in valatie, NY
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History by Hope Nicholson. Quirk Books, 2017. Important 1st Ed "Advanc...
Category
2010s American Books
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Paper
"Austrian Applied Arts" Book
Located in New York, NY
One-volume survey of "Austrian Applied Arts", primarily Secession, with an introduction by Josef Hoffmann. Published in 1930 by Heinz & Co. Organized by t...
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1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Books
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Paper
Oak, A Zero Waste Handmade Artisanal Journal With Handmade Paper
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Good things do come in small packages. Variously’s exclusive design series of 100 page journals bring circularity in design and zero waste production together. Oak Journal is complet...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Books
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Treasury Of Botany, Vol 1&2, English Language, Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique reference books 'The Treasury of Botany' by Samuel Maunder. Published in English by Longmans, Green & Co of London, in the Victorian period, dated 1884.
F...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
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Paper
2 Vols Antique Book, Morant's History Of Essex, English, County Reference, 1816
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 antique volumes of Morant's History of Essex. An English, county reference book, dating to the Regency period, dated 1816.
Full title: The History and Antiquities of the C...
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1820s British Regency Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Architectural Pottery
Located in New York, NY
The first book to document the history of the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today
Architectural Pottery’s strikingly minimalist designs heralded new domestic housewares that could uniquely accent the modern home - inside and out. Formally expressive yet accessible, their refreshingly unembellished, elegant pots and...
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2010s American Books
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Paper
Costumes of Spain – ILLUSTRATED by Antonio Rodríguez, 1803
Located in Middletown, NY
Colección General de los Trajes que en la actualidad se usan en España: principiada en el año 1801
Madrid: Librarias de Castillo, 1801.
First Edition
8vo (12mo?); 6 1/2 4 1/8 inche...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect by Marino Barovier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The celebrated Venetian architect Carlos Scarpa viewed glass as raw material for experimentation and research, and was challenged by this vastly suggestive age-old art. Now back in p...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Novel, A Legend of Montrose, Sir Walter Scott, English, Victorian Book
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique novel, A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott. An English, bound book of Scottish interest, dating to the Victorian period, published 1896.
A prominent Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) is well known for the novels Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and The Heart of Midlothian, as well as narrative poems including The Lady of the Lake. A Legend of Montrose is set in 17th century...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
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Paper
12 Contes / 12 Stories by Mark Twain, illustrated by Jean Trubert
Located in Middletown, NY
A collection of twelve stories by Mark Twain, translated into French and amusingly illustrated in color by Jean Trubert (1909 – 1983) a well known and prolific comic strip designer a...
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Mid-20th Century French Books
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Gold Leaf
A New System of Modern Geography by William Guthrie - 1782
Located in Middletown, NY
A New System of Modern Geography; or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Kingdoms of the World. Maps engraved by Mr. Kitchin, C. Dilly and G...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
A Passion For Jean Prouve: From Furniture to Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Laurence and Patrick Seguin Collection by Jean Prouve
The esteemed collectors Laurence and Patrick Seguin first discovered the work of Jean Prouvé in the late 1980s, and were qui...
Category
20th Century Books
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Paper
Bill Blass Collection: New York, October 21-23, 2003 Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
The Bill Blass Collection: Sotheby's New York, October 21-23, 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Large 474-page catalog for the auction of r...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Mirror Mirror Reflections on Design at Chatsworth
Located in New York, NY
The world’s most important contemporary designers showcase their work within the historic setting of Chatsworth House to shine light and spark conversation on the intriguing juxtaposition of the old and the new, the past and the future, and the evolution of design histories and practices.
Chatsworth is an extraordinary environment to experience design: a repository for great works of fine and decorative art commissioned by generations of the Cavendish family for over four centuries. Expanding on the eponymous 2023 exhibition at Chatsworth, Mirror Mirror features the works of sixteen contemporary artists through captivating in-situ photography with accompanying artist biographies and essays that unearth how historic artifacts and environments inform and inspire modern artists' practices today. This diverse group of artists includes Michael Anastassiades, Ini Archibong, Wendell Castle, Andile Dyalvane, Ndidi Ekubia, Najla El Zein, Formafantasma, Joris Laarman, Max Lamb, Fernando Laposse, Jae Sae Jung Oh, Samuel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Les Ébénistes du XVIII Siècle Français
Located in valatie, NY
Les Ébénistes du XVIII Siècle Français (18th-Century French Cabinet Makers.) Paris: Hachette, 1963. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. French text. 341 pp. A thorough histo...
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20th Century French Books
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Paper
Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Italian drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, by Suzanne Folds McCullagh and Laura Giles. Published in Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ. Press, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket The third in a series of scholarly catalogs on the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, this book focuses on the museum's important holdings of Italian drawings of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The catalog contains comprehensive entries on over 700 drawings, including preliminary studies for major compositions, cartoons, modelli, independent drawings, and copies after Renaissance and Mannerist masters. Featured are major works by some of the most significant artists of the time: Baccio Bandinelli, Federico Barocci, Fra...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
Exclusive Book Antológica Berrocal 1955- 84 Sculptures & Work of Miguel Berrocal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional and extensive compilation of the magnificent work and autobiography of Miguel Berrocal, ranging from exhibitions and collections to his monumental works, passing through ...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Books
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Paper
Lucian Freud a Life
Located in New York, NY
A breathtaking visual biography of Freud, told through his own words, unpublished private photographs, and painted portraits
This unprecedented look at the private life of Lucian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne, Illustrated by Ernest Shepard, First Ed., 1927
By A.A. Milne
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Milne, A. A. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1927. First Edition. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Octavo. In the publisher's original red leatherette boards, stamped in gilt, with new joints and linings, and presented with a new archival ¼ cloth slipcase.
Presented is the first edition of A. A. Milne’s iconic children’s poems, Now We Are Six. This collection of verses was published by Methuen & Co, in London in 1927. It is presented here in the publisher’s original gilt-stamped red leatherette boards, with new joints and linings, and filled with E. H. Shepard’s charming illustrations. The book is now protected in a custom, archival red cloth slipcase with gilt stamped inlays...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eight Ball by Keith Haring:
Superbly rendered 1989 Keith Haring monograph featuring standout collage-based imagery by the legendary New York artist. Beautiful bright colors throughou...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Paper
How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
How to Buy Rare Books, A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market by William Rees-Mogg. Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacke...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
4 Vols Antique Folio, Imperial Gallery of British Art, Engravings, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 4 antique volumes of The Imperial Gallery of British Art. An English, illustrated folio of steel engravings, dating to the Victorian period, published by Cassell & Company in...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Books
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Paper
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
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
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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With a vast range of styles and perspectives, this global roster of talents represents the best of design.