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Books For Sale
Christie's, Property from the Collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra, October 2003
Located in valatie, NY
Property from the collection of Nelson Grimaldi Seabra Sale # 1399, 22 October 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalogue. Two French masterpieces by the leading French cabinetmakers o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Sotheby's, Hunt Collection Highly Important Greek Vases Roman & Etruscan Bronzes
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, the nelson bunker hunt collection highly important Greek vases and the William Herbert hunt collection highly important Greek, roman and Etr...
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1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
1962 A Clockwork Orange
Located in Bath, GB
A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange'. With a signed letter from the author loo...
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1960s English Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
$5,419
Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni 40 e 50 by Irene de Guttry (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Irene de Guttry & Maria Paola Maino
From the fascinating "animal" creations by Carlo Mollino, to the refined and aerodynamic furniture by Carlo De Carli, Ico Parisi and Gio Ponti,...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Large Collection of Faux Decorative Books
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large 6m run of late 20th century faux decorative books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of up to 26 books.
Imitating old antique books...
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Late 20th Century English Georgian Books
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Resin, Wood, Hardwood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
David Hicks First Edition Book - Living with Design
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks titled "Living with Design."
Printed in 1979.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
Category
1970s English Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Knoll International Catalogs
By Knoll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introducing a captivating collection of vintage Knoll catalogs, a must-have for design enthusiasts and collectors alike. This carefully curated assortment showcases the iconic furniture designs and timeless style that have made Knoll a revered name in the industry.
Each catalog in this collection offers a glimpse into the rich history of Knoll, featuring a range of beautifully photographed interiors, furniture arrangements, and detailed product descriptions. Immerse yourself in the mid-century modern aesthetic, as these catalogs transport you to an era of sleek lines, organic forms, and innovative design concepts.
Discover the vision of legendary designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, and Harry Bertoia, whose iconic creations are showcased within these pages. Explore the iconic Barcelona Chair, the elegant Tulip Table, or the sculptural Diamond Chair, among many other timeless masterpieces that have defined Knoll's legacy.
As you peruse these vintage catalogs, you'll gain a deeper appreciation for the meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail that Knoll is renowned for. The catalogs offer insights into the design philosophies behind each piece, providing a fascinating glimpse into the creative process and the ideas that shaped these iconic designs.
This collection is not only a valuable resource for design professionals and enthusiasts but also a visual delight for anyone passionate about mid-century modern aesthetics. The catalogs serve as a source of inspiration for interior designers, architects, and collectors seeking to create spaces that exude elegance, sophistication, and enduring style.
Each catalog has been meticulously preserved, showcasing the original graphics, typography, and design elements that capture the essence of the era. Whether you're a seasoned collector or a newcomer to the world of vintage design, this collection of vintage Knoll catalogs is a rare treasure that will enrich your understanding and appreciation of design history.
Don't miss the opportunity to own this remarkable collection of vintage Knoll catalogs, a testament to the enduring legacy of one of the most influential design companies in the world. Immerse yourself in the golden age of modern design and be inspired by the timeless creations that continue to shape the aesthetic landscape even today.
A wonderful collection of twelve Knoll International...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
$1,800 / set
Geoffrey Beene, Exhibition Book, First 25 Years, New York, 1988
Located in New York, NY
A rare, beautiful, collectable, large scale, soft-cover exhibition catalog book in honor of avant-garde American fashion designer, Geoffrey Beene (b. 1924 - d. 2004), New York, NY, 1...
Category
Late 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
1979 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this incredibly popular science fiction novel, a smart copy in the original second state dust wrapper.
The first edition, first impression. Uncommon to see the first U.K. edition.
In the original unclipped second state dust wrapper, without the advert to the rear wrap.
'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to...
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1970s British Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
1778-84 Present State of Husbandry in Scotland
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce six volume collection regarding agriculture in Scotland during the eighteenth century, with delightful gilt spines.
ESTC Citation No. T103102.
This work examines agricultu...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Daniel Brush (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Contributions by David Revere McFadden, Brett Littman, Paul Keegan, and Saskia Hamilton.
The work of Daniel Brush (born 1947) does not fit neatly into the categories commonly used to...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
$1,450
The Technique of Landscape Painting Hardcover by Frederic Taubes 1966
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Technique of Landscape Painting Hardcover Book by Frederic Taubes 1966.
FIRST PRINTING 175 pages.
Profusely illustrated with color and black and white captioned photos and drawin...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
Miro Artigas: Ceramics. Catalogue Raisonne 1941-1981 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
If you think of one of the greatest artists of modernism, Joan Miró, you immediately have some of the characteristic motifs of his painting or graphics present in your mind's eye. L...
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20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask, Photoplay Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photoplay first edition of London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1928. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. The book is illustrated with eight stills from the original silent film.
One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was a novelization of the 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery horror film of the same title, co-produced and directed by Tod Browning. The movie starred Lon Chaney in a dual role of Scotland Yard Inspector and vampire; this was his only movie role as a vampire. Due to the success of the film, Marie Coolidge Rask penned the novelization of the movie. Rask worked from Tod Browning’s screenplay as well as the original source material, Browning’s short story "The Hypnotist.” The book was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1928 and included eight stills from the silent film.
The last known copy of the film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, along with hundreds of other rare early films, making it one of the most sought-after “lost” silent films. Copies of the film have never surfaced. This 1928 book is therefore important and collectible, as it is one of the few remaining records of the film’s content and storyline.
Alexander Grosset and George T...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation.
"Historical Comp...
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1790s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Books
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Other
19th Century English tole box in the form of leather bound books
Located in Buchanan, MI
Rare set of four english tole boxes in the form of leather bound books.
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Books
Materials
Metal
1960 French Provincial Cooking
By Elizabeth David
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound first edition of this illustrated cookery book on French provincial cooking, housed in a slip case.
A first edition of the work, rebound in a beautiful dark blue...
Category
1960s European Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Art Treasures of the Louvre by René Huyghe, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Art Treasures of the Louvre by René Huyghe. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1960. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Translated and adapted from the French, b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Works of Shakespere Imperial Edition by Charles Knight Vol i with Golden Edges
Located in Doha, QA
This unique book is very rare and terrific edition which goes back to late 19th century, approximately 1870-1875. This is one of two volumes of Complete Works of W. Shakespeare. This...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Gold
Luigi Ghirri It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It... by Luigi Ghirri, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Luigi Ghirri: It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It... by Luigi Ghirri. Published by Aperture, NY, 2008. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Ghirri was an extraordinary photographer, as well as a writer and curator whose career was so rich and varied that it seems like a lesson in the contemporary history of the medium. Although well known in his native Italy, Ghirri does not yet have the international audience his work merits--perhaps because he died so young. This is the first book published on Ghirri in the U.S. It will establish him as the seminal artist he was. Uncannily prescient, Ghirri shared the sensibility of what became known in the U.S. as the New Color and the New Topographics...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
1815 Robinson Crusoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects.
A very unusual and scarce edition of ...
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1810s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
$1,749
[1st ed] Kids: A Film by Larry Clark (Signed)
By Larry Clark
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this cult classic, “the teenage movie that…America never made,” published by Grove Press in 1995 in conjunction with director and photographer Larry Clark’s first mo...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Paper
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Modern Furniture by Mario Dal Fabbro, 1950
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
The book has deteriorated over time, it does not have its original cover but it is complete, no page is missing, it is 175 pages and is from the fourth edition.
For more photo or vid...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
"Memoirs of Richard Nixon" Two-Volume Set, Easton Press Edition, 1988
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1988. Two-volume set. Bound in full leather with 22-karat gold embossing. Housed ...
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1980s American Vintage Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jean-Michel Frank: L'Etrange Luxe du Rien by Pierre-Emmanuel Marin-Vivier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941) is a mythical figure in the decorative arts. His style described as "poor luxury" is just as paradoxical as his life between parties and solitude, with ...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Araki's Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20 plus special book Nobuyoshi Araki Book Satchin and His Brother Mabo / 1stn in 1997
The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collection complete 1-20 published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher.
21 books complete collection limited edition.
Embark on a visual journey through the prolific artistry of Nobuyoshi Araki with the "Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20." This limited edition set, published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher, comprises 21 books that encapsulate the diverse facets of Araki's creative genius.
Nobuyoshi Araki, born on May 25, 1940, is a revered Japanese photographer...
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$2,495 Sale Price / set
67% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering Catalogue Reference, 1986 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher wallcovering books catalogue reference 1986-1999 - ‘Prints inspired by nature’
Anyone with an ounce of interest i...
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Late 20th Century American Mission Books
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Paper
$624 Sale Price
30% Off
Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas, Limited Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lincoln, Abraham and Stephen A. Douglas. Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois, Including the Preceding Speeches of Each, at Chicago, Springfield, Etc.; Also, the Two Great Speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio, in 1859. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1894. Limited edition printing, No. 168 of 750. Presented in ¼ leather and cloth binding, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine, with a new archival cloth slipcase.
This is a special limited edition printing of the political debates of Lincoln and Stephen Douglas...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books
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Paper
Original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" Comic Strip Art 1967
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" comic strip art (King Features Syndicate), circa 1967. The piece is presented in a black wood frame with black mat.
Created by com...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Robert de Balkany & Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These two separate sales were for the sales of Robert de Balkany which was in the hands of Sothebys in 2016 and The Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, who was the daughter of the last King of Italy...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Martin Chuzzlewit 1844 Chapman & Hall Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Martin Chuzzlewit was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Chapman and Hall of England in 1844 in the period Victorian style with 40 full page etchings by Hablot Knight Browne...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
David o Selznicks Hollywood Large Book Printed in Italy by Bonanza
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful large book produced by Bonanza Books printed in Italy very expensive $85 from the 1980's great history nice pictures hours of fun facts, gre...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Books
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Paper
"Taylor and His Generals, " First Edition, Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1847
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Taylor and his Generals. New York: E.H. Butler & Co., 1847. First Edition. Rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. Housed in custom slipcase.
Presented is the 1847 First Edition of Taylor and His Generals. Published by E.H. Butler & Company, the book has numerous portraits and engravings throughout. It has been beautifully rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. The spine has gilt embossed decoration stating that it’s a first edition. The book is housed in a custom-built archival slipcase with a photo of Taylor on the front.
Written and published before Taylor ran for the Presidency, this book would have been a powerful propaganda tool for the soon-to-be 12th President of the United States. The full title page describes the work as “Taylor and His Generals; A Biography of Major-General Zachary Taylor; And Sketches of the Lives of Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs with a full account of the Actions of their Various Divisions in Mexico Up to the Present Time; Together with a Sketch of the Major-General Winfield Scott and an Account of his Divisions in Mexico.”
Taylor fought and commanded troops in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, and the Second of the Seminole Wars before playing a major role in the victory of the Mexican-American War. The book takes the reader through the early life of Taylor and his military career with a particular focus on his surprising victory at the Battle of Buena Vista. Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs that served under Taylor and Major-General Scott each get a chapter dedicated to their own history and military careers
The Battle of Buena Vista took place in February of 1847 during the Mexican-American War. With only about 5,000 soldiers, Taylor repelled General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
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1840s American Antique Books
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Paper
Art Nouveau by Gabriele Far'becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Art Nouveau Book with lots of photos and details of Art Nouveau pieces. Book is in excellent condition, purchased from a collector.
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Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Books
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Paper
In Comfort and Style
Located in New York, NY
The Los Angeles celebrity-home interior designer's first book reveals how to achieve laid-back luxury through her casual-yet-elegant decorating style, which mixes tailored, lived-in pieces with an airy, inviting spirit.
Beloved by celebrities from Patrick Dempsey to Ellen Pompeo to Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, Estee Stanley has become one of the top interior designers because of her modern approach to living: real luxury is having a home that blends comfort with elegance, authenticity with simplicity. It means being perfectly set up to relax with your family and friends, surrounded by the things you love but nothing frivolous, nothing that requires constant maintenance and attention to look effortlessly chic.
This book provides an in-depth exploration of Estee's style and how readers can achieve it in their own homes, according to their own tastes and lifestyles. Throughout the pages, Estee invites readers into her world by offering home-decor and accessories...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
$45 / item
The prints of Roy Lichtenstein, A catalogue raisonné 1948-1997
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
This reference catalogues the prints of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who created more than 350 graphic works over a span of 50 years. It catalogues and reproduces each of the artist'...
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Early 2000s American Other Books
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Paper
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods
Located in Bradenton, FL
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1986 by Rizzoli of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 26...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Books
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Paper
The English Country House Book by James Peill
By James Peill
Located in New York, NY
The English Country House
By: James Peill
Foreword by Julian Fellowes
Photographs by James Fennell
“I am sure that this book will give great pleasure to any who open its covers.” —Julian Fellowes, from the Foreword Stately, grand, and a testament to the generations who have cared for them, the 10 English country houses featured in this volume are architecturally distinctive and filled with evocative family memorabilia, from commissioned portraits to monogrammed heirloom dinner services to the bells that once summoned the downstairs staff. Like the fictional Downton Abbey, these real homes are still in the hands of descendants of the original owners. From Kentchurch Court, which has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Gothic house...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Palm Beach Chic Book by Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Chic
By: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Photography by Jessica Klewicki Glynn
Palm Beach interiors have long reflected the travels, penchants, and whimsies of the town’s worldly inh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
The Indonesian Table
Located in New York, NY
‘It is truly remarkable for a talented chef to also be a sensational storyteller … Petty takes you on a journey across the archipelago, through her food and her life.’ – Julien Royer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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Paper
$40 / item
Visionaire Number 38 “Love” Limited Edition
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely “LOVE” box numbered 3465 of 4000 edition by Tiffany & Co. A rare very desirable edition. From a Palm Springs Visionaire Collectors estate.
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Early 2000s American Modern Books
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Paper
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
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
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe. Bound by Morrell in full marbled calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with brown morocco labels. All the edges are g...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Books
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Leather
$2,250 / set
3 Volumes. (Various) History of Paris.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. (Various) History of Paris. Bound in 3/4 blue calf with the covers displaying open and gilt-tooling. The raised band spines display gilt-tooling with wine morocco labels. ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather
$1,500 / set
Collection of 22 Swedish 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 22 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of warm tones and gold leaf print embossing.
The book collection measure horizontally is 80 cm, approximate 31,49 inches wide. This collection of books...
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Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Books
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Leather, Paper
Jean Dubuffet Anticultural Positions Mark Rosenthal, Anny Aviram, Kent Minturn
Located in valatie, NY
Jean Dubuffet Anticultural Positions by Mark Rosenthal, Anny Aviram and Kent Minturn. Published by Rizzoli International Publications, 2016. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket exhibit...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Valentin De Boulogne, Beyond Caravaggio 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Valentin de Boulogne - Beyond Caravaggio by Annick Lemoine, Keith Christiansen and Sebastian Allard. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Reference Book, Deonna Pierre Mulhauser and His Porcelain Factory in Geneva 1937
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very rare booklet from 1937
1937 – Deonna Pierre Mulhauser and his porcelain factory in Geneva at the beginning of the 19th century
On the P. Mulhauser factory: Deonna, Pierre Mulh...
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20th Century Books
Ash Wednesday: Six Poems by T. S. Eliot - First Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Faber & Faber, 1930
First Edition.
8vo, 7 5/8 x 5 inches (192 x127 mm); 21 pp. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold on front cover and on spine; t.e.g., others untrimmed. Dust...
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Mid-20th Century American Books
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Paper
1 Volume. Gyula Krùdy, Sinbad the Sailor.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Gyula Krùdy, Sinbad the Sailor. First Trade Edition. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full orange morocco. The cover displays a depiction of a castle surrounded by water a...
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Early 20th Century English Books
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Leather
The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer
Located in Middletown, NY
Chaucer, Geoffrey
The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Newly Printed
London: Adam Islip, 1602.
Second Edition.
Folio, 13 x 8 3/4 inches (328 x 223 ...
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Early 17th Century English Antique Books
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Gold Leaf
C. 1966 Three Books by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Gordon Bunshaft of SOM
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are three books signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and inscribed to Gordon Bunshaft. Bunshaft and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Architects (SOM) designed the Lyndon B. Johns...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
3 Vol Set Catalog Of The Byzantine & Early Mediaeval Antiquities Dumbarton Oaks
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 3 Catalogues Of The Byzantine And Early Mediaeval Antiquities In The Dumbarton Oaks Collection. 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets in various conditions. Published by Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC. Volume 1 and 2 signed by the authors with owner's bookplate of 'Nasli Heeramaneck' and his wife Alice. The Heeramaneck's were Parsian American art dealers, specializing in Asian and Pre-Columbian art. Born in Bombay, they moved to New York in the 1920s, and lived and worked there until their deaths. Works collected by them, are now held by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Museum of New Delhi, and Yale University. Volume I focuses on Metalwork, Ceramics, Glass, Glyptics, and Painting. Volume II focuses on Jewelry, Enamels, and the Art of the Migration Period...
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Mid-20th Century Books
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Paper
Ladurée Tea Time The Art of Making Tea Book by Marie Simon
Located in New York, NY
Ladurée Tea Time
The Art of Making Tea
By: Marie Simon
Photography by Marie-Pierre Morel
Illustrations by Hélène Le Duff
Tea time is a moment for sharing, when the mind wanders to faraway lands and calm returns to our crazy world. In Ladurée Tea Time, the prestigious and iconic Parisian luxury patisserie, Maison Ladurée, pays tribute to this libation of the gods in its inimitable fashion. With mouthwatering photography and beautiful illustrations, the leaves of this chic book are steeped with tea-time menus and more than sixty sweet and savory recipes fit for Marie Antoinette. Wrapped in mint-green tissue paper, with a padded cover and green metallic edge stain, and packaged in an elegant gift box, this sumptuous guide reveals the secrets of taking tea the Ladurée way and is topped off with a concise history of tea, a guide to the finest tea varieties, and tips on ultimate tea pairings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Diana: The Portrait, by Rosalind Coward, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Diana: The Portrait by Rosalind Coward, Foreward by Nelson Mandella. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004. 1st US Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "The tragic death of Diana, Princess...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Influential Interiors Shaping 20th-Century Style Through Key Interior Designers
Located in valatie, NY
Influential Interiors: Shaping 20th-century style through key interior designers by Suzanne Trocomé. Published by Clarkson Potter, U.S.A., 1999. Stat...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
7 Volumes. M.A. Thiers. History Of The Consulate and The Empire Of France
Located in New York, NY
7 Volumes. M.A. Thiers. History Of The Consulate and The Empire Of France Under Napoleon. Bound in full tan calf, marbled edges and endpapers, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, il...
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19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather
19th C Wee Book of Riddles Hand Penned Notebook, by a J.A Soames 1869
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A interesting and comical miniature hand penned riddles notebook, by a J.A. Soames Sept 27. 1869
Retaining its original patterend orange paper cover, 32 pages in total with 29 pages...
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19th Century English Antique Books
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Paper
Jean-Michel Frank by Leopald Diego Sanchez (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
pp Text by Leopold Diego Sanchez. "A testimony of rigour and timelessness that today make us think that more than a decorator, Jean-Michel Frank is a precursor, who, starting with a ...
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20th Century 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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