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Books For Sale
Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 by Karen K. Butler and Renée Maurer. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 2013. This book offers the first detail...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
How To Collect Art
Located in New York, NY
You must read this book before buying any artwork – written by the world’s leading art-market economist
Navigating the world of collecting can be a tricky process, especially for on...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
$35 / item
The Tulip Garden Growing and Collecting Species, Rare and Annual Varieties
Located in New York, NY
An inspirational introduction to growing and collecting tulips, set against the backdrop of a beautiful English garden, with expert tips and advice for gardeners
Tulips are one of t...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn’t Sorry
Located in New York, NY
A clever, quirky picture-book biography of one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art
Louise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
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Paper
Original Exhibition Catalog – Esculturas y Dibujos by Moisès Villèlia
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Esculturas y Dibujos by Moisès Villèlia, Sala Gaspar, 1976
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Esculturas y Dibujos – S...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
$213 Sale Price
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"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
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Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Books
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Paper
DAVID HICKS Style & Design First Edition Book 1987
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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Late 20th Century English Books
Important Collection of Early Oak Furniture & Metalwork from the Manor House
Located in valatie, NY
An Important Collection of Early Oak Furniture and Metalwork Removed from The Manor House, Bramcote, Nottingham. 24 May 2001, Christie's. Catalogue...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
1870 Lord Lytton's Works
By Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Located in Bath, GB
A very pleasing set of thirty-seven volumes in uniform leather bindings of the works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
The works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a stunning collection in thirty-seve...
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1870s European Antique Books
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Paper
$5,762
Ferraro: My Story, Signed by Geraldine Ferraro, First Edition, 1985
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ferraro, Geraldine, with Linda Bird Franke. Ferrero: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Ferrero on free front endpaper. Octavo. In publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards and original pictorial dust jacket.
Presented is a signed, first edition of Geraldine Ferraro’s memoir, Ferrero: My Life. The book was published by Bantam Books in New York, in November of 1985. It is signed “Geraldine Ferrero” on the free front end page, in black felt-tipped ink. The book also has a lovely gift inscription to the previous owner, explaining the circumstances and date of the signing, as well as a color photograph of Ferraro signing books. The book is presented in its publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards, with copper embossed titles to the spine, and original pictorial first edition dust jacket. The book is protected with a new, archival slipcase.
In this memoir, Geraldine Ferraro reflects on her experience as the first woman nominated by a major party to run on the presidential ticket. This book reveals the process that led to her nomination as the 1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale and gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at campaign politics, especially the criticism directed at her and her family throughout her campaign.
Ferraro shines a light on the dynamics of women in Congress and discusses how their different life experiences affect the policy making process. She also gives thanks and credit to the pioneering women, like Bella Abzug...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Luminous Modernism Scandinavian Art Comes to America: A Retrospective 1912-2012
Located in valatie, NY
Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America: A Centennial Retrospective 1912-2012 Charlotte Linvald, Janet Rauscher, Leth Ritzau, and Patricia and Edward Gallagher. The American-Scandinavian Foundation 2011. 1st Ed softcover. Published to commemorate the centennial of The American-Scandinavian Foundation, Luminous Modernism accompanies the exhibition at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America that sought to reflect on and update the Foundation's first-ever exhibition, the highly influential Exhibition of Contemporary Scandinavian Art, held in 1912-1913. The original exhibition comprised 150 works by many of the leading artists working in Denmark, Norway and Sweden at the turn of the 20th c. Luminous Modernism brings together 48 works by Harriet Backer, Richard Bergh, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Vilhelm Hammershøi...
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2010s American Books
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Paper
The Anarchist Cookbook, 1st Edition 2nd Printing by William Powell
By William Powell
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell, rare 1st edition, 2nd printing 1971. Soft cover binding of the notorious counterculture work originally banned by the United States governme...
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1970s North American Vintage Books
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Paper
Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey, rare 1st edition of the author's autobiographical classic published by Taylor Hessey London 1822. A dramatic exploration o...
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1820s English Antique Books
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Paper
Charles J. Stick and His Gardens
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A fascinating biographical monograph of Charles J. Stick, the Virginia-based landscape architect renowned for his historically and culturally based gardens filled with luxuriant bloo...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
$60 / item
Summer to Summer Houses Book by the Sea by Jennifer Ash Rudick
By Jennifer Ash
Located in New York, NY
Summer to Summer
Houses by the Sea
By: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Photography by Tria Giovan
From the rocky coast of Maine to the sandy beaches of the Hamptons, from Nantucket to Newport, from Fire Island to Fishers Island, from Martha’s Vineyard to Provincetown, summer hours are as varied in style as the people who hightail it to the beach as soon as the temperature climbs. In this lushly illustrated book, author Jennifer Ash Rudick has sought out some thirty of the best. She invites us to a minimally decorated, Isamu Noguchi–designed home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and Sister Parrish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Eden Revisited, A Garden in Northern Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Author Umberto Pasti and Ngoc Minh Ngo, Foreword by Martina Mondadori Sartogo
A lovingly photographed tour of internationally renowned writer Umberto Pasti's famous hillside garden in Morocco.
Italian writer and horticulturist Umberto Pasti's passion for the wild flora of Tangier and its surrounding region led him to create his world-famous garden, Rohuna, where he has transplanted thousands of plants rescued from construction sites with the aid of men from the village.
Planted between two small houses is the Garden of Consolation: a series of rooms and terraces with lush vegetation, some rendering homage to the paintings of Henri Rousseau, others inspired by invented characters. Surrounding the Garden of Consolation are the Wild Garden and a hillside devoted to the wild flowering bulbs of northern Morocco, where indigenous species of narcissus, iris, crocus, scilla, gladiolus, and others bloom. With its stunning vistas and verdant fields, Rohuna is a garden of incomparable beauty with the mission to preserve the botanical richness of the region. Captured here in detail by celebrated photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo, the poetic beauty of this special and unique place is lovingly rendered for all the world to see and share.
About The Author
Ngoc Minh Ngo is a celebrated photographer and the author of two books. Ngoc's images have been published in publications such as T Magazine, Architectural Digest, Cabana, and House & Garden UK.
Umberto Pasti is a well-known Italian writer and horticulturalist.
Martina Mondadori Sartogo is the founder of Cabana magazine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Rare 3 Vol. Book Set, Microcosm of London or London in Miniature by Ackerman
Located in Milford, NH
A rare leatherbound three volume book set titled “Microcosm of London or London in Miniature” published by Rudolph Ackerman (1764 - 1834), illustrated with 104 aquatint plates after ...
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Early 1800s English Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
"Sotheby's London The Estate of Christian, Lady Hesketh", Auction Catalog 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's London; The Estate of Christian, Lady Hesketh. London: Sotheby's, 2007. Softcover. 278 pp. Christian Mary McEwen, Dowager Lady Hesketh, was a British politician, journalist...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books
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Paper
2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems. Bound in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. All edges gilt. New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1853.
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Books
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Leather
The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Robert O. Anderson Building Paperback 1986 English edition.
Title: The Robert O. Anderson Building
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Publication Date: ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Rare Knoll International Vintage Catalogue, Early 1980s
By Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and striking vintage catalogue from Knoll International, dating back to the early 1980s. This substantial hardcover edition, bound in elegant fabric, comprises 90 richly desig...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Books
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Metal
Masterpieces of German Expressionism at the Detroit Institute of Arts 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of German Expressionism at the Detroit Institute of Arts by Horst Uhr. Published by Hudson Hills Press LLC, 1982. Stated 1st Ed ...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
John Haberle American Master of Illusion by Gertrude Sill, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
John Haberle: American Master of Illusion by Gertrude Grace Sill, Pamela Barr Editor, Douglas K. S. Hyland Contributor. New Britain Museum, Connecticut, 2...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Paper
19th Century America - Furniture and Other Decorative Arts
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century America - Furniture and Other Decorative Arts. An exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7 ...
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1970s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Renoir
Located in New York, NY
Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with luxurious, large-format images
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Pissarro and Sisley. He worked side-by-side with Monet on the banks of the Seine, sharing his concern with light and color, but landscape painting never displaced his enduring love of figure painting. Delighting in the ample curves of the nudes he painted increasingly frequently in his later years, Renoir was also a master at capturing the spirit of Parisian life.
His art is filled with optimism - his lifelong philosophy was that he painted because it gave him pleasure, and he shares that pleasure with those who see his work. It is almost always summer in his pictures, and in paintings like Moulin de la Galette, The Dance at Bougival and The Luncheon of the Boating Party...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books
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Paper
$150 / item
Recollections of the Table Talk of Samuel Rogers to which is added, Porsoniana;
Located in Middletown, NY
RARE, LIMITED TO 5 COPIES, SIGNED BY ROGERS, EXTRAVAGANTLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, FINELY-BOUND BY FAZAKERLEY.
New Southgate: John Bale and Sons for H.A. Rogers, 1887.
Extra Illustrated Limited Edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, 9 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches (225 x 140mm) Half-titles, titles printed in red and black. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the limitation page "Five copies were (only) printed on this hand-made paper for sale. S. A. Rogers, 1887." EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 150 engraved, etched and lithographic 18th- and 19th-century portraits and views by various artists after Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, George Romney and others, 10-page MANUSCRIPT INDEX of illustrations bound in at the end of volume II. Where captions are not included in the plate, they are neatly hand-written on the page margin in ink. Contemporary straight-grained tan morocco gilt by Fazakerley of Liverpool, the covers with gilt floral designs, the stems and leaves outlined in gilt, the flowers depicted with dark brown morocco inlays, the border of 4 gilt fillets with stepped corners enclosed within an outer single gilt fillet, the spines gilt in 6 compartments divided by raised bands, titled in gilt in 2 and dated at the foot, the other compartments decorated with fleurons surrounded by foliate cornerpieces, turn-ins ruled in gilt, top edges gilt, others trimmed; extremities lightly rubbed, unobtrusive small marks on spines; occasional light foxing and offsetting.
Provenance: F.E. Dinshaw (armorial bookplates and pressmark labels); William Robinson (bookplates bound in after front free endpapers), and W.A. Foyle Beeleigh Abbey library bookplate in red morocco pasted into front cover, in both volumes.
AN EXTRAVAGANTLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED COPY OF TABLE-TALK, FINELY-BOUND BY FAZAKERLEY AND LIMITED TO FIVE COPIES, inscribed on the verso of volume I half-title: 'five copies were (only) printed on this hand-made paper for sale H.A. Rogers. 1887'. The 145 portraits depict a broad range of the poet Samuel Rogers' contemporaries, friends and literary influences, and include Lord Byron, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Sydney Smith...
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19th Century English Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Sotheby's Art at Auction - 1989-1990 by Sally Prideaux 'Editor', 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction - 1989-1990 by Sally Prideaux (editor). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Rizzoli International Publications / for Sotheby's, ...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
"Livre d'or" Visitors Book - 1970s - Initial "L"
Located in Linkebeek, BE
"Livre d'or" Visitors Book - 1970s
Only the first two pages are noted
Vintage - decoration - Book
Measures : 17.5cmx2cm H:22cm
Materials : Malachite - brass - copper
Wear consistent...
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20th Century Books
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Malachite, Brass, Copper
Tuscany Bonechi Art and History Series Paperback 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tuscany Bonechi Art and History Series Paperback.
Discover Tuscany's rich history, monuments and artwork with this beautiful volume from Bonechi. Its detailed texts and superb histor...
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Late 20th Century Italian Gothic Books
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Paper
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, A Wonderful Wander, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, A Wonderful Wander. Durham: Duke University, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket. 142 pp. A book on The Sarah P. Duke Gardens a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
19th Century Dance Card in Mother of Pearl and Gilded Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl with gilt bronze mounts. It is engraved with plants, flowery interlacing, and bouquets of flowers. An enameled pansy adorns the cover, a typic...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Books
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Bronze
Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade Catalogue Binder, 1988
By Vico Magistretti, Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade catalogue Binder, 1988. Rare anthology of Cassina / AI offerings including the Master’s Collection in the...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display raised bands, bordering, panel detai...
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Early 20th Century American Books
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Leather
Concordantiae Maiores Sacrae Bibliae – 1526 – Froben Printing Company
Located in Bilzen, BE
Concordantiae Maiores Sacrae Bibliae – 1526 – Froben Press – Original Binding
Full Title
Concordantiae Maiores Sacrae Bibliae, summis vigiliis iam recens et castigatae et locupletat...
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
Richard Mishaan Design Architecture and Interiors Book by Richard Mishaan
By Richard Mishaan Design LLC
Located in New York, NY
Richard Mishaan Design
Architecture and Interiors
By: Richard Mishaan
Text by Jacqueline Terrebonne
A cornucopia of recent interior, architectural, and landscape design inspiration ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Christie's Monte Carlo, Collection Akram Ojjeh
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Monte Carlo; Collection Akram Ojjeh. Monte Carlo: Christie's, 1999. Hardcover with French text. 328 pp. The single-owner sale of the collection of the late Akram Ojjeh the...
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20th Century Monacan Books
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Paper
1786 A Dictionary of the English Language
By Samuel Johnson
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful edition of Johnson's dictionary, a striking copy of the first edition complete in one volume.
The first edition to be published in one volume, published by Harrison & Co...
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1780s European Antique Books
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Paper
Twelve Prints of Aceh 'Atjeh' Published by E.J. Brill, '1895'
Located in Langweer, NL
Cardboard cover titled 'Platen behoorende bij De Atjèhers van Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje' including 12 plates of Aceh (or Atjeh, Indonesia) with a total of 27 images. The plates include...
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Late 19th Century Antique Books
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Paper
$570 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted on 21st St Helen Frankenthaler from 1950-1959 by John Elderfield, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Painted on 21st Street, Helen Frankenthaler from 1950-1959 by John Elderfield. Published by Gagosian Gallery / Abrams, New York, 2013. 1st Ed Exhibition hardcover catalog, no dust jacket as issued. Gagosian, in cooperation with the Estate of Helen Frankenthaler, presented a major exhibition devoted to Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings...
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2010s American Books
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Paper
VISIONAIRE 30: Game Louis Vuitton USA (2368/6000)
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
30 GAME is not only a collection of art but also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Plastic, Paper
Arman 1928-2005, French Book by Frederic Ballester and Jean Ferrero, 2006
By Arman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Arman, 1928-2005 is a French book by Frederic Ballester and Jean Ferrero, published in 2006, from the Jean Ferrero Inédits Collection.
This book presents the sculptures, paintings, a...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books
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Paper
American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe by Kathy Curry & Esther Adler (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
American Modern presents a fresh look at The Museum of Modern Art’s holdings of American art made between 1915 and 1950, and considers the cultural preoccupations of a rapidly changing American society in the first half of the twentieth century. Organized thematically and featuring paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture, the publication brings together some of the Museum’s most celebrated masterworks, contextualizing them across mediums and amidst lesser-seen but revelatory works. The selection of works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Charles Burchfield and Stuart Davis includes urban and rural landscapes, scenes of industry, still-life compositions and portraiture. Although varying in style and specifics, they share certain underlying visual and emotional tendencies. Cityscapes and factories are shown eerily emptied of the crush of residents that flocked to them, becoming both a celebration of clean modern forms and technological advances, as in Sheeler’s paintings and photographs, and a reflection of anxiety about increasingly urban lifestyles and their consequences for the American individual, as in Hopper’s iconic “Night Windows.” Equally silent rural scenes are no less haunting, but perhaps reflect a nostalgia for seemingly simpler times, and a celebration of early American traditions and values. Featured still lifes are as diverse: Stuart Davis’ bright, angular compositions marry fractured form with logos and patterns taken from modern advertising...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
American Pottery and Glass Book Collection - Set of 5
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of five books on American pottery and glass.
1. Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain & Clay.
2. Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass.
3. Frankoma ...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Paper
House at Pooh Corner, by A. A. Milne
Located in Middletown, NY
Milne, A.A. (Alan Alexander: 1882–1956). The House at Pooh Corner.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. First Edition.
Crown 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 in (192 x 127 mm), pp. 178, full-page and...
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1920s English Vintage Books
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Paper
The Perfect Kitchen
Located in New York, NY
A chic, polished guide to creating your dream kitchen from the cofounder of Waterworks, with hundreds of images and practical advice.
The kitchen is the heart of the home, the destination of every party, everyone's favorite gathering spot, where style and functionality must go hand in hand. Designing a kitchen is a vastly complicated affair, involving an array of appliances (movable and fixed) and storage zones, not to mention addressing the kitchen's role as a multifunctional social arena to be used from very early in the morning until late into the night. Creating a timeless, high-functioning space is daunting indeed. Where is one to begin?
In The Perfect Kitchen, Waterworks cofounder Barbara Sallick explores the process of designing a kitchen in great and beautiful detail, from surfaces and finishes to storage, cabinetry, and hardware. The book is enriched by dozens of images of kitchens by esteemed designers such as Steven Gambrel...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
$55 / item
1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of Orford
By Horace Walpole
Located in Bath, GB
An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two thousands letters written during his lifetime.
A limited edition, limited to one hundr...
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1890s European Antique Books
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Paper
The Art of Paul Gauguin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of Paul Gauguin from the exhibition which ran at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Grand Palais, Paris between May 1988 and April 198...
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1980s Vintage Books
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Paper
2010 California Biennial Orange County Museum of Art Paperback Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
2010 California Biennial orange County Museum of Art Paperback.
January 1, 2011
by Sarah C. Bancroft (Author).
Created for the Orange County Museum of Art's renowned California Bienn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Books
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Paper
Pierre Chareau: Un Inventeur, l'architecte
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on celebrated modernist architect and designer Pierre Chareau, published by Editions du Salon des Arts Managers in Paris, 1954. With text by Rene Herbst, preface by Francis...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
George Nakashima Woodworker Catalog with Price List
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of offerings from renowned craft woodworker George Nakashima, published circa 1990. 4to, 24 pages (unpaginated), photographic wrappers, illustrated with b/w sketches and phot...
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1990s American American Craftsman Books
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Paper
Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
By Paul Poiret
Located in New York, NY
Paul Poiret's career began in the Belle Epoque, when fashion was defined by imprisoning corsets, restrictive tailoring, and ethereal colors. Opening his own fashion house in 1904, he...
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Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Books
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Paper
$20,000 / set
Sotheby's NY Magnificent Jewels April 1999, Property Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels April 12th & 13th, 1999, Sale #7287. Sotheby's NY, 1999. First Edition softcover catalog with results. Featurin...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
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
Complete 1822 "Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, Nouvelle Edition". Books
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A decorative set of antique books for collectors or home interiors. Copyright 1822. Complete Set 1-69. Published in Paris "Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, Nouvelle Edition". by Chez T...
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Early 20th Century French Books
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Paper
Set of 5 Art Books
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of five art books about the artists Brueghel, Cezanne, Gauguin, Giotto and Manet. Hardcover books published by Crown Publishers, Inc. of New York in the late 1960's. Printed in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Books
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Paper
$175 / set
18th Century Houses of Williamsburg by Marcus Whiffen
By Marcus Whiffen
Located in valatie, NY
18th Century Houses of Williamsburg by Marcus Whiffen. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia, 4th printing 1970. 223 pp., with 150 B/W illustrations. A comprehensi...
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1970s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Christie's London, The Wentworth Library
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Wentworth: The property of the Trustees of The Olive, Countess Fitzwilliam Chattels Settlement and of other members of the family, Wednesday, 8 July 1998. London: Christi...
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Late 20th Century English Books
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Paper
Sotheby's: Property from the Collection of Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford II, 1st
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Property From the Collection of Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford II. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Walter Buhl Ford II married Josephine Clay ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Essays on the Study of Poetry & a Guide to English Literature by Matthew Arnold
Located in valatie, NY
Essays on the Study of Poetry and a Guide to English Literature By Matthew Arnold. Macmillan Company, 1903. 1st Ed Thus gilt decorated hardcover. "Matth...
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Early 1900s American Antique Books
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Paper
Paul Jouve Book Paperback AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE Terres et races d'avenir
By Paul Jouve
Located in Ulm, DE
AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE, Terres et races d'avenir
Text by René Maran / illustrated by Paul Jouve
paperback
including 11 original full-page, black, off-text compositions
printed...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage 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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