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Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm is one of the most remarkable "chinoiseries" anywhere in the North of Europe-not because of its size and the splendour of its collections, but b...
Category
18th Century Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Treasures of the Vatican, by Maurizio Calves, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Dupré-Lafon Decorateur Des Millionaires by Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, text is in French, 206 pages full of photographs, illustrations and drawings which showcase much of his amazing talent both as an interior designer an...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Sloane, the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, New Revised Edition, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SLOANE, William Milligan.
TITLE: The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
PUBLISHER: London: The Times Book Club, 1912.
DESCRIPTION: NEW REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION. 4 vols., 8" ...
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1910s British Vintage Books
Materials
Leather
Vintage USSR Book: 'Laboratory Work on the Course of Technology, 1J103
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into the educational heritage of the USSR with this captivating vintage book, 'Laboratory Work on the Course of Technology of Structural Materials.' Circa 1990, this book origi...
Category
1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Persian Manuscript Page - Garden Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Persian Manuscript Page depicting a garden scene. Circa 18th century.
Hand painted scene depicts a hilly outdoor landscape where people are congre...
Category
Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Antique Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Custer: The Last of the Cavaliers, Signed by Frazier Hunt, First Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hunt, Frazier. Custer: The Last of the Cavaliers. Illustrated by Captain John W. Thompson. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1928. First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by Frazi...
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1920s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Design Vignelli by Beatriz Cifuentes-Caballero (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The definitive monograph on a master of modern design.
The graphics, interiors, and products designed by Vignelli Associates are internationally recognized for their refined aesthet...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Pablo Picasso Toros y Toreros 1st Edition 1961
Located in CA, CA
First true edition, published by Cercle D'art Paris 1961. Lithographs by Mourlot
A scarce first edition copy in original slipcase of Pablo Picasso's seminal "Toros y Toreros" artist...
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Mid-20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, First Edition, First Printing, in Dust Jacket, 1957
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. In the publisher’s original first issue dust jacket, green cloth boards, stamped...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Carroll, Rackham, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Limited Edition, 1907
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1907.
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDIT...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Signed Edition of Naomi Campbell’s Novel Swan
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed edition of Naomi Campbell’s novel Swan
– signed and dedicated by Naomi Campbell to German fashion photographer and film director Peter Lindbergh
provenance: Peter Lindbergh’...
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1990s French Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Original Walt Disney "Winnie the Pooh" Comic Strip Art 1981
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find original Walt Disney "Winnie the Pooh" comic strip art (King Features Syndicate), circa 1981. The piece is presented in a black wood frame with white mat. The piece is...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MACHIAVELLI, Nicolas
TITLE: The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originaIly [sic] in Italian, and from thence newly and fait...
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1690s British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Succession De M. Henri Samuel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's Monaco, Sunday 15th December 1996.
Henri Samuel (1904 1996) was one of the foremost French interior designers of the twentieth century, hailed by Architectural Digest as a "supreme master of progressive historicism". He was a leading interpreter of le gout Rothschild after the Second World War and helped restore Chateau de Ferrières...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, To Have and Have Not. New York: Charles Scriber’s Sons, 1937. First edition, first printing. Beautifully rebound in 1/4 gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt tooling and titles to the spine. Housed in a matching cloth slipcase.
This first edition, first printing of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not was published in New York by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1937. The original internal pages have been professionally rebound in quarter gray Moroccan leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. The book is housed in a custom matching archival slipcase.
Set during the Depression, Hemingway’s novel follows the dramatic story of fishing boat captain Henry Morgan who turns to a life of contraband running between Cuba and Florida to save himself and his family. To Have and Have Not began as a short story, published as "One Trip Across" in Cosmopolitan in 1934, introducing the character of Harry Morgan...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Helmut Newton, Baby Sumo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BABY SUMO, welcome to the world!
The legendary Helmut Newton SUMO in a spectacular new edition
The Helmut Newton SUMO was overwhelming in every respect: a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Stainless Steel
Shells: Jewels From the Sea
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book celebrating the natural artistry of marine mollusks. By M.G. Harasewych, photographs by Murray Alcosser, published by Rizzoli in 1991. First editio...
Category
1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Landscape Architecture
Located in Richmond, VA
Oversized hardcover coffee table book Contemporary Landscape Architecture: An International Perspective, published by Process Architecture Co., Ltd., Tokyo in 1990. First edition. 25...
Category
1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition, Later printing. Octavo, Rebound in quarter leather an...
Category
1920s American Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Charles DICKENS. A Christmas Carol - 1915 - FIRST RACKHAM TRADE EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol.
PUBLISHER: London: William Heinemann, 1915.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST RACKHAM TRADE EDITION. 1 vol., 7/15/16" x 6", with 12 full page ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Books
Materials
Leather
Journey From This World to the Next by H. Fielding – Golden Cockerel Press
Located in Middletown, NY
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1930.
Illustrations by Denis Tegetmeister (1895 – 1987).
8vo, 9 x 6 in (229 x 153 mm); 175 pp., 6 copper engravings by Denis Tege...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Furniture
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring Art Deco furniture designs. By Alastair Duncan, published in 1984. First edition, 192 pages.
"The Art Deco movement, which swept through...
Category
1980s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
8 Volumes. Homer, The Iliad & The Odyssey.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Homer, The Iliad & The Odyssey. Large Paper Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled boards. The raised band spines are gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilt with mar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works. Limited signed edition. Bound by James Macdonald Co. in 3/4 tan morocco and green linen boards. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-toole...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
George Nakashima, Woodworker: New Hope, Pennsylvania (1962 Catalog, Signed)
Located in New York, NY
The catalog comprises: First, an introductory paean to craftsmanship and the spirituality of woodworking culminating in Nakashima’s bold signature in ink, dated April 1962. Next, a full-page photo of the Conoid Studio followed by a succession of offerings with photos and descriptions including: Trestle Table, Cross-Legged Table, Round Turned-Leg table, Conoid Table, Turned-Leg Table, Round Clustered-Base Table, Round Pedestal Table, Frenchman’s Cove Square Table, Single Drop-Leaf Table, Boat-Shaped Table, Frenchman’s Cove No.2 Table (fold-out), Round Coffee Table, Conoid Coffee Table, Slab Coffee Table No. 2, Slab Coffee Table, Portsmouth End Table, Square or Rectangular End Table (with and without shelf), Cross-Legged Coffee Table, Conoid Studio End Tables, Conoid Desks, New Chairs, Mira Chairs, Lounge Chair, No Arm, Lounge Chair One-Arm, Grass-Seated Chair, Arm Chair, conoid Chair, New Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Lounge Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Conoid Benches, “Q” Bench, “R” Bench...
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1960s American American Craftsman Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
4 Volumes. Cervantes. Don Quixote.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Cervantes. Don Quixote. Translated From The Spanish by PA. Motteux. Bound in full green morocco, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, marbled endpapers. Hand-Colored...
Category
Early 20th Century British Books
Materials
Leather
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leathe...
Category
1920s American Edwardian Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Turkish Style Hardcover Book by Stefanos Yerasimos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Turkish Style Hardcover November 1, 1992 by Stephane Yerasimos (Author), Kaya Dincer.
The Turkish home is a living tradition whose refinement has continued uninterrupted for over 10,...
Category
1990s Turkish Islamic Books
Materials
Paper
The United States 1898 to 1933, French Book by Y.H. Nouailhat, 1973
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Etats-Unis 1898 - 1933 L'Avenement d'une Puissance Mondiale (The United States 1898 - 1933 - The Advent of a World Power), by Y. H. Nouailhat, 1973.
The United States, which had ...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
1902 The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
A striking limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a beautiful and illustrated set.
A limited edition. The 'Author's Edition' limited to one-thousand s...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Books
Materials
Paper
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition.
First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Collection Connaissance des Arts Decoration by Claude Fregnac (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce vintage book featuring the creations of the 20th century's top interior designers. When first published Decoration was already an impressive book, with its excellent colour photography, top-quality interiors and stellar cast of designers. It is now a decorating classic and is much sort after. The book's aim is to illustrate how to mix both traditional and contemporary elements in an interior. It does this through text and illustrations of an international selection of homes, owned and decorated by the likes of Francois Catroux, Valentino, David Mlinaric, David Hicks, Alberto Pinto, Charles...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Arata Isozaki: Four Decades of Architecture Design Series by Stewart 1st Ed 1998
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Arata Isozaki: Four Decades of Architecture - Architecture/Design Series Paperback.By David B. Stewart, Arata Isozaki, Richard Koshalek.
Arata Isozaki is considered to be one of Japa...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Brutalist Books
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Paper
Ilmari Tapiovaara, Interior Architect (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This catalogue relates to an exhibition which took place in New York in 2001, on the work and furniture designs of Ilmari Tapiovaara, who in the mid twentieth century - 1940s and 195...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
1926 Collected Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
By John Wilmot
Located in Bath, GB
A fine limited edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester, in a sumptuous full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun Riviere.
Number 285 of a 1050 copy limitation.
In a beautiful c...
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1920s British Vintage Books
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Paper
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery Exhibition Catalog, 1998
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 Quintana Gallery Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition of twenty-eight works executed between 1980 and 1988 by the late, great Je...
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1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Style by Laurence Buffet-Charlie, Hard Cover First Edition
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Nouveau Style by Laurence Buffet-Challie offers a captivating journey through the enchanting world of Art Nouveau, celebrating its flowing lines, organic motifs, and intricate cr...
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1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Books
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Paper
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, with Preface by Thomas Carlyle
Located in Middletown, NY
The only book published by the Doves Press by an American author.
Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1906. Small 4to, 9 1/4 x 6.5 in (235 x 166 mm). Pp. xiv, 13...
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Early 20th Century English Books
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Gold Leaf
A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 o
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition #29 of 350 copies. Volume I signed by Woodrow Wilson...
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Early 1900s American Antique Books
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Paper
Ballets Russes by Richard Shead Hardcover Book 1998
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ballets Russes Richard Shead. Greenwich Editions, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 192 pages."A prodigious concentration of talent combined to produce the legendary Russian Ballet....
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15th Century and Earlier Expressionist Antique Books
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Paper
Wilhelm Boeck and Jaime Sabartes, "Picasso" 1955
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage, 1955, first edition, Picasso, S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris, Boeck and Sabartes,
Vintage, Picasso, First Edition, 1955.
Description: Pablo Picasso. Wilhelm Boeck and Jaime Sabartes.
Pu...
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20th Century Spanish Modern Books
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Paper
George Bullock, Cabinet-Maker, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
George Bullock: Cabinet-Maker. London: John Murray Ltd., 1988. First edition soft cover. 160 pp. Exhibition catalogue held in London and Liverpool from February 24th to March 26th, 1...
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20th Century English Books
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Paper
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber, 1st Limited Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Pablo Picasso Collectible Art Book First Edition, 1955
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage, 1955, first edition, Picasso, S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris, Boeck and Sabartes,
Vintage, Pablo Picasso, First Edition, 1955.
Pablo Picasso, Library or Coffee Table Book,.
Description:...
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20th Century Spanish Modern Books
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Paper
La Mort de Venise; Illustrated by Edgar Chahine, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
Chahine, Edgar & Maurice Barrès
LA MORT DE VENISE; Illustré de vingt-six eaux-fortes originales
Paris: Société Nouvelle des Éditions d'Art Devambez, 1926
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
4to,...
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Early 20th Century French Books
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Leather, Wood, Paper
Liquidation of The Entire Stock of The NY Store of Yamanaka & Co., 1944, Cat. #1
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet Galleries Catalog, By Order of the Alien Property Custodian of the United States, Liquidation of The Entire Stock of The New York Store of Yamanaka & Co. Inc., Oriental Art, Part One, New York, 1944, 190 pages. with 939 lots. One of the three catalogues of the auctions held at the Parke Bernet Galleries in 1944. Lots included graeco buddhist, Cambodian, Siamese and Chinese sculptures and bronzes, Chinese porcelains, pottery, jade, coral carvings, pearl necklaces, Chinese paintings, lamps and screens, Chinese and Japanese furniture. The Yamanaka Company was owned by the seventh generation of the family of Ichaguro Yamanaka, who founded this worldwide business by opening a small curio...
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1940s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
A rare and complete first English edition of this seminal work.
Pliny, Gaius Secundus / Plinius, Gaius Secundus (23-79 AD) / Translated by Philemon Holland.
The Historie of the Wor...
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Early 17th Century English Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Basquiat a Venezia, Exhibition Catalog 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition catalog:
Venezia (Venice), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, 1999
Catalog produced for the occasion of the exhibition "Jean-Michel Basquiat a Ven...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
A sumptuous extra-illustrated copy with Cosway-style binding by Bayntun of Bath.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1910.
Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 (210 x 137 mm),pp. i-xii, 382. Illustrated with ...
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Early 20th Century English Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
Antique Miniature Books 'Faust' by Goethe I&II, Schmidt & Günther, Leipzig, 1907
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Faust volume 1 & 2 by Johann Wolgang Goethe. Printed in these miniature version by Schmidt & Günther in Leipzig, Germany in 1907. The share the same distinct qualities as regular cla...
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Early 1900s German Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket. ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of NY & New England by William Morgan
Located in valatie, NY
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of New York & New England by William Morgan and Photos by Trevor Tondro. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by North Country Books, 2013. Colonial farmhouses were built not by architects, but by stonemasons, carpenters, and other craftsmen—sometimes by the farmers themselves. These vernacular structures utilize such richly textured materials as wideboard planks, hand-hewn beams, and brick and fieldstone hearths. Current owners have filled their dream houses with authentic decor: hooked rugs, vintage crockery...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Paper
The Frogs by Aristophanes Hardcover in Slipcase Signed and Numbered Ltd Ed. 1937
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Frogs by Aristophanes Hardcover in Slipcase 1937.
The Limited Editions Club number copy 1283 of 1,500 copies circa 1937, translated from the Greek by William James Hickie, with a...
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Early 20th Century European Greco Roman Books
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Paper
Buildings Plans and Designs by Frank LLoyd Wright (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Forward by William Wesley Peters
A monumental folio of 100 large drawings and plans of Buildings designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it comes with a booklet which gives a brief description of each and features works from the early years of his career (1893-1910). This is the American edition printed in a limited number of 2,600, it is a monograph that was originally published as the Wasmuth Portfolio...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Out of the Studio by Tom Bianchi, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Out of the Studio by Tom Bianchi. Published by St.Martin's Press, 1991. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The unself-conscious and affectionate con...
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1990s Books
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Paper
The Great Republic by the Master Historians, Edited by Charles Morris, 4 Vols
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Morris, Charles (editor). The Great Republic by the Master Historians. New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago: The R. S. Belcher Co., 1902. Rebound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards, wi...
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Early 1900s American Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192)
Located in Soquel, CA
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192)
Excellent example of Latin sheet music for Catholic church services. Bold red title and notations, with red staff lines. N...
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17th Century European Baroque 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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