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Books For Sale
Sotheby's, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Softcover, New in Wrapper
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. New York: Sotheby's, 1996. First edition softcover, new in wrapper. 584 pages. A catalogue of the Sotheby's auction for the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pieces include Jack Kennedy's oak rocking chair, a study for the White House portrait of Jackie, a collection of Lettuce Ware...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Paper
Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey 'Editor', 1st Ed
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey (editor). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Phaidon & Christie's, Oxford, 1986. 504 pp. Dense review of a very busy yea...
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1980s English Vintage Books
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Paper
Japan a History in Art, Book by Bradley Smith 1st Edition 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japan; a history in art Book by Bradley Smith.
Bradley Smith, Robert Kimmel Smith Simon and Schuster,
Travel - 295 pages
1st edition 1st printing 1964.
Place Of Publication New York
Date Published 1964.
Binding Hardcover
Presents the history and cultural heritage of Japan through twenty...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Books
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Paper
Treetop Hideaways Treehouses for Adults
Located in New York, NY
A stunning array of rustic and charming treehouses from around the world for inspiration and for those who fantasize about getting away from it all.
Whether it’s a yearning to escape the stress of day-to-day existence, or a desire to live more sustainably and to get closer to nature, more and more people are finding reasons to go off-grid, high above the ground. Today’s treehouses have evolved into shapes and sizes that nobody could ever have dreamed of. Philip Jodidio takes us on an exciting international tour of more than 36 structures, revealing how they are designed, built, and appreciated in a wide array of cultures and settings.
Each treehouse is presented with breathtaking exterior and interior photography, giving readers an in-depth glimpse of this rapidly evolving symbiosis between nature and shelter, indoor and outdoor, and rustic and polished, in a definitive examination of tree-house living. For people interested in eco-friendly living, this book presents the most innovative inter-pretations of the genre, from a house nestled in the tree trunks of Norway to a hexagon-shaped shelter in Mystic, Connecticut.
About The Author
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard before moving to Paris, where he was editor in chief of the leading French art monthly Connaissance des Arts from 1980 to 2002. He has written more than 100 books...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Sotheby's Catalogue the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Du Pont Copeland
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Collection of Mr. & Mrs Lammot Du Pont Copeland: New York, January 19, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket. The Copeland collection has legendary status among the America...
Category
Early 2000s American Books
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Paper
Antique Croquet Rules Book, Croquet by Jacques
By John Jaques
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Croquet Rule book by John Jacques.
A rare early Croquet 'Laws and Regulations' book by John Jaques. Published in 1865 with illustrated diagram...
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1860s European Sporting Art Antique Books
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Paper
MMV Romani, William Klein, 1st Edition, Contrasto, 2005
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Contrasto, Rome, 2005. Text in English and Italian.
This English and Italian language photobook from William Klein sees him revisit the Rome that he im...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Books
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Paper
Andy Warhol Giant Size Mini Format
Located in New York City, NY
The bestselling visual biography of one of the 20th century's most innovative, influential artists
Andy Warhol "Giant" Size is the definitive document of this remarkable creative f...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books
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Paper
Klimt: the Collection of the Wein Museum by Ursula Storch (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
In celebration of the 150th birthday of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) the Vienna Museum is presenting the first catalogue of its complete collection of the artist s works. The world s lar...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Impressionist Masterpieces by John House
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressionist Masterpieces, National Gallery of Art, Washington by John House. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1985 by Hugh Lau...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Books
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Paper
Peter Paul Rubens: the Drawings by Anne Marie Logan, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Peter Paul Rubens: The Drawings (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Anne Marie Logan. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 1st Ed hard cover Exhibition Catalog. This boo...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Heroes Monsters & Other Worlds from Russian Mythology Hardcover Book 1985 1st Ed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Heroes, Monsters and Other Worlds from Russian Mythology.
by Warner, Elizabeth & Alexander Koshkin.
Published by Schocken Books., New York., 1985. 1st printing, 1st edition.
Illustrated in black, white and color by Alexander Koshkin. Important reference work.
A beautifully illustrated anthology of stories and legends of the Russian people includes forty-three tales of gods and heroes, dragons and monsters, witches and wizards, giants and shape-changers, along with information on the sources of Russian folklore.
An anthology of Russian mythology chronicles the legends and folklore of diverse regions of Russia, including epic tales of ancient gods and heroes, dragons and monsters, wonderful and mysterious adventures, and other imaginative sagas From School Library Journal Grade 6 Up Russian folklore receives the same somewhat sensationalized treatment as other books in this series. The fantastic elements found in Russian folklore, demons, wizards, and wondrous creatures have been emphasized over the equally prominent folk elements. Yet the tales are well-researched, based upon the original Russian story collections (Afanas'ev and Potebnya, among others) and are written in a readable style. Well-known characters such as Baba...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Books
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Paper
French Paintings Collectible Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Painting Hardcover collectible art book by Charles Stuckey– January 1, 1997
by Charles Stuckey (Author)
Hardcover · 320 page
Stuckey examines...
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20th Century French French Provincial Books
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Paper
Charles Dickens First Edition Dombey & Son Bradbury & Evans Whitefriars Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Dombey & Son was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars of England in 1848 in the period Victorian style with etchings by Hablot Knight Browne...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Wonderful Time, an Intimate Portrait of the Good Life by Slim Aarons, 1st Ed
By Slim Aarons
Located in valatie, NY
"Wonderful Time, An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life by Slim Aarons." New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket, 1974. A photo essay do...
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20th Century American Books
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Paper
Les Picasso De Dora Maar, Succession De Madame Markovitch, Paris Auction Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Les Picasso de Dora Maar, Succession de Madame Markovitch, Paris Auction Catalog. Piasa, Paris "LES PICASSO DE DORA MAAR. Succession de Madame Markovitch", October 27-28, 1998 Auctio...
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1990s French Books
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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
Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
The first book to tell the stories of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century in their own words, tracing the evolution of modern and contemporary craft and art in ...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
Liber Astrologiae - Albumazar Treatise - One-time only limited-edition facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of a Medieval manuscript on Astrology, the Albumazar Treatise, also known as the Liber As...
Category
2010s Dutch Medieval Books
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Sheet Metal
Christie's New York the Doris Duke Collection, June 2004
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's New York The Doris Duke Collection, New York June 2004, session 1. The catalogue consists of 623 pages with 1337 lots mostly illustrat...
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Early 2000s American Books
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Paper
Furniture Atlas: From Rococo to Art Deco by Adriana B. Sassone, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Furniture Atlas: From Rococo to Art Deco by Adriana B. Sassone. Published by Koln: Evergreen/Taschen, 2000. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Behind the Picture Window by Bernard Rudofsky
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Bernard Rudofsky’s idiosyncratic and iconoclastic discussion of modern living conditions in postwar America, published by Oxford University Press in 1955. 201 pages, 8vo, hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. Several black-and-white illustrations. Rudofsky (1905-1988), an Austrian/American architect, curator, critic, industrial designer, exhibition designer, fashion designer, and author is best-known for his controversial exhibitions and accompanying catalogs, including Are Clothes Modern? (MoMA, 1944), Architecture Without Architects (MoMA, 1964), and Now I Lay Me Down to Eat (Cooper-Hewitt, 1980). He is also famous for his mid-century Bernardo sandal designs, which are popular again today. Behind the Picture Window...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Romantics and Classics: Style in the English Country House
Located in New York, NY
Text by Jeremy Musson, Photographs by Hugo Rittson Thomas
Living today in the houses of the English countryside, owners blend contemporary style with the old, good bones of manor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Five Architects, second edition, 1975, hardcover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five Architects - second edition - 1975 - hardcover
Five architects: Eisenman, Graves, Gwathmey, Hejduk, Meier
Published by Oxford University Press, 1975
by Richar Eisenman, Pe...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Set Of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Society for the History of French Protestantism ". Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Books
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Paper
Huge 19th Century Velum and Leather Bound Book
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large 19th century velum and leather bound accounts ledger from The Angel Inn, Bury St Edmunds, 1811.
Made by John Williams - account book manufacturers London.
A wonderful, ol...
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19th Century Antique Books
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Leather
Bvlgari Catalog, Jewelry and Watches Collection 2011
By Bulgari
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bvlgari catalog, jewelry and watches.
Bulgari "Serpenti"
Collection of 2011.
Hardcover catalog of one of the most famous Luxury Jewellery maker in ...
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20th Century Italian Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
Tubular Steel Furniture, Reyner Banham, 1979
By Tim Benton, Reyner Banham, Barbie Campbell Cole 1
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by The Art Book Company, 1979
This detailed survey on tubular steel furniture documents the developments in style, ...
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1970s British Vintage Books
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Paper
Basquiat: Boom for Real Herbert Kasper's Estate With 1 of His Paintings Illus
Located in valatie, NY
Basquiat: Boom for Real by Eleanor Nairne and Dieter Buchhart. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as issued. Published by Prestel, Munich, 2017, for exhibitions in London and Frankfurt....
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21st Century and Contemporary German Books
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Paper
Authentic Reproductions Sales Cat. of the H.C. Valentine & Co. with 10-Booklets
Located in valatie, NY
Antiques - Authentic Reproductions Sales Catalogue of the H.C. Valentine & Co., Antiques Co., East Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia VA, c1940. A hard-cased catalog containing 10-booklets: English Sheffield Silver, Lawn & Garden Furniture from Old Virginia...
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1940s American Vintage Books
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Mahogany, Paper
The Sleeping Beauty, by C. S. Evans, Signed by Arthur Rackham, Limited Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Evans, C.S. (editor). Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). The Sleeping Beauty. London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott Co., 1920. F...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Books
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Paper
Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats
Located in New York, NY
Author James Reginato, Photographs by Jonathan Becker, Foreword by Viscount Linley
This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Books
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Paper
Mediterranean Design Book by Mary Whitesides 1st Edition, 2006
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mediterranean Design hardcover – August 17, 2006.
by Mary Whitesides (Author).
Title: Mediterranean Design
Publisher: brand: Gibbs Smith
Publication date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Great hardcover coffee table book.
Mediterranean Design reveals the vibrant color, outdoor-living emphasis, and diverse cultural influences that have created this unique style. Defined by an eclectic mix of natural elements: sunlight bouncing across textured walls, rooms arranged around porch-lined courtyards, terra-cotta tile roofs covering wood-beam ceilings, arched passages and porticos, vibrantly colored interiors, and courtyards and fountains that take advantage of the temperate climate. Mediterranean Design brings home the romantic and worldly appeal of a style that finds its heritage in the diverse lands of Morocco, Spain, Greece, Turkey, France, and Croatia.
Mediterranean Design highlights the unique aspects of the style, such as spatial orientation of the rooms is defining and private vestibules and porches rather than hallways connecting functional spaces, bedrooms as suites rather than lonely rooms, bathrooms as spas rather than generic or merely functional rooms.
Details such as arches, pillars, high ceilings, fountains, gardens, pergolas, lime-washed walls, stone façades...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Moorish Books
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Paper
Remembering Jackie: a Life in Pictures Hardcover, January 1, 1994
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Remembering Jackie: A Life in Pictures Hardcover – January 1, 1994 by Life Magazine.
Uses photographs to trace the life of the former first lady, including her childhood, marriage, ...
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20th Century American American Classical Books
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Paper
Mary Robinson, Hubert De Sevrac a Romance of the Eighteenth Century, 1st Ed 1796
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Robinson, Mary.
Title: Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the Eighteenth Century.
Publisher: London: for the Author by Hookham and Carpenter, 1796.
Description: First edition. 3 vols., 6-13/16" x 4-7/16", errata at the end of each vol., advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 3, vol. 2 M6 with early repaired tear at foot, without the half-titles, bound in fine contemporary full speckled calf, floral gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, covers ruled in gilt.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, extremely minor foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, a handsom set.
Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an actress and lady of fashion as well as for a string of prominent affairs, including with George IV whilst he was still Prince of Wales whose portrait she wore encrusted with diamonds throughout her life but who she did not hesitate to blackmail for £5000 pounds when he cast her off. Her literary output, though derided at the time, has since been reassessed and Robinson herself now seen as a proto-feminist.
Mary Robinson was one of those independent 'viragos' who upset so many conventional men at the end of the eighteenth century. She was admired by Mary Wollstonecraft...
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1790s British Antique Books
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Leather
Materials Matter Set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials matter set by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique set
Materials: Granite
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 18 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
The...
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2010s English Modern Books
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Granite, Marble
JFK & Jackie Unseen Archives Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
JFK & Jackie. Unseen Archives by Tim Hill.
London: Parragon, Incorporated, 2003. First edition; first printing. Hardcover.
JFK and Jackie: unseen archives c...
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Early 2000s American American Classical Books
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Paper
Chanel: The Couturiere at Work Book 1996 1st US Ed. by Amy De la Haye
By Chanel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chanel: The Couturiere at Work by Amy De la Haye, Shelley Tobin.
Published by Woodstock, N. Y. The Overlook Press, 1994
Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996 - Costume design - 136 pages.
'...
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20th Century French Books
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Paper
Common Threads, Photographs and Stories from the South
Located in Bradenton, FL
Common Threads - Photographs and Stories from the South by Chip Cooper and Kathryn Tucker Windham. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 2000 by CKM Press. Illus...
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Early 2000s Books
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Paper
Hopper Drawing by and inscribed by Carter E Foster to Herbert Kasper, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Hopper Drawing by Carter E Foster. 2013, Whitney Museum of American Art. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, from May 23 to October 6, 2013. The exhibition then traveled to Dallas and finally to the Walker Art Center in 2014. The book was owned by Herbert Kasper and inscribed by the author to him. Herbert Kasper was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.
Hopper Drawing is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the drawings and creative process of Edward Hopper (1882–1967). More than anything else, Hopper's drawings reveal the continually evolving relationship between observation and invention in the artist's work, and his abiding interest in the spaces and motifs--the street, the movie theatre, the office, the bedroom, the road—that he would return to throughout his career as an artist. This exhibition showcases the Whitney's unparalleled collection of Hopper's work, which includes over 2,500 drawings bequeathed to the museum by his widow Josephine Hopper...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Pair of Antique Books Dating from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of antique books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called "Bible dictionar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Books
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Paper
Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called « Life of Jean Wesley ». These...
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19th Century French Antique Books
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Leather, Paper
4 Volumes. Winston S. Churchill. A History of the English Speaking Peoples
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Bound in full red calf. Raised band spine gilt with panels displaying ornate gilt detailing. Labels on the...
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1950s English Vintage Books
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Leather
Sotheby's Art at Auction-1988-89 by Sally Liddell, 'Editor', Jasper Johns Cover
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction-1988-89 by Sally Liddell, (editor), Jasper Johns Cover. Harper & Row, NY. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Several hundred be...
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1980s American Vintage Books
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Paper
Hermes Vintage Paris Auction Catalog 2014 Published by Gros Delettrez
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paris Hermes vintage auction catalog june 2014 published by Gros & Delettrez, Hermes Vintage Paris Auction Catalog 2014.
Published by Gros & Dele...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Books
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Paper
19th Century French Newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal', 1897
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
19th century newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal' from France, 1897.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Paper
Di...
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1890s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Books
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Paper
Decorative Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 8 tall and larger size decorative Swedish leather-bound books from the 1950s. This set consist of 3 plus 5 books describing Swedish town in Swedish.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Books
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Leather, Paper
Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
‘Encyclopedie des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ (Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in the twentieth century) complete set of 12 original books...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Books
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Paper
Lonsdale Library Boxing Book
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Boxing, Lonsdale Library Book.
One of the volumes from Lonsdale Library, Boxing. The book with over fifty illustrations.
The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, Editors The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, Sir Theodore Cook & Mr. Eric Parker...
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1940s English Sporting Art Vintage Books
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Paper
2 Volumes, John Keats, The Poems of John Keats
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. John Keats, The Poems of John Keats. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco. Linen boards. Decorative gilt tooling on spine. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Mar...
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20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
Anne Geddes until Now Photo Folio 1st Edition 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anne Geddes Until Now Photofolio.
Large heavy coffee table hardcover book.
Anne Geddes is the world's bestselling photographer. UNTIL NOW was a major ret...
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20th Century American Expressionist Books
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Paper
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Europeans - Jean Clair, Thames & Hudson, London, 1998
Located in London, GB
First English Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, 1997. Text by Jean Clair.
Over forty years after first publishing his 1955 collection of photographs exploring the ruins and p...
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1990s British Books
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Paper
Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames - Neuhart - 1994
Located in London, GB
First edition, third printing, published by Harry N. Abrams, 1994. Text by John & Marilyn Neuhart and Ray Eames.
From a partnership that started with modest beginnings exploring the...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Yachts: The Impossible Collection
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Since time immemorial, monarchs, nobility and the aristocracy have yearned to spend their leisure time on the water. From Cleopatra’s fabled luxury barge to Her Majesty’s Royal Yacht Britannia, from elegant Jazz Age vessels such as Nahlin, once chartered by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, to the swinging ’60s Hollywood royalty invited aboard Aristotle Onassis’ Christina O, the yachting scene has always attracted celebrities, high society and the top 0.1%. But with over three thousand sizable yachts currently in the global fleet, not to mention those legendary vessels that are sadly no longer in existence, how do we distinguish the crème de la crème of this exclusive breed?
Yachts: The Impossible...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Rubber
Visionaire No.18: Fashion Special in Louis Vuitton Leather Case, Fall, 1996
By Visionaire
Located in London, GB
Part of a limited edition of 2,500 hand-numbered copies, issue 18 of the highly collectible Visionaire magazine was the first of their issues to be focused fully on fashion throughout. Held in a specially-made brown leather case from Louis Vuitton, with their desirable and immediately recognisable monogram design, Visionaire was able to assemble a staggering assortment of forty-four of the most innovative and influential artists, photographers and image-makers to give their personal interpretation on selections from forty-five equally important fashion designers. Highlights include Nan Goldin’s collaboration with Helmut Lang, Jurgen Teller shooting Hussein Chalayan, Terry Richardson...
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1990s American Books
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Paper
La Ceramica in Italia
Located in New York, NY
Well-edited and lavishly illustrated survey of mid-century Italian ceramics, written by Hugo Blattler and published in Rome in 1958 by Aristide Palombi as part of the Arti Pratiche series, intended to contribute to an examination in depth of the material, as well as to the documentation and to the spreading of knowledge of each separate subject. Features vessels, lighting, fireplaces, and artworks by renowned artists such as Lucio Fontana, Salvatore Meli, Fauson Melotti, Gio Ponti, Antonia Campi, Marcello Fantoni, Franco Meneguzzo, Pietro Melandri, and Guido Gambone, along with a host of lesser-known figures. Stellar abstract designs throughout. Square 8vo (8.5” x 9”), 206 pages, hardcover, illustrated throughout in b/w. Slight lean to spine. Mild soiling to extremities, with chipping to corners. Professional repair to front hinge, as well as between pp. 194-5 and 204-5. Light chipping to first two leaves. The complete front cover remains of the dust jacket, which is still crisp and vibrant, with only minor chipping to top edge. Missing spine and back of dust jacket. A must-have for collectors and connoisseurs of Italian design and mid century ceramics.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
How to Construct Rietveld Furniture Book
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rietveld Meubels om zelf te maken - How to construct Rietveld Furniture, 1986.
First Edition. Published by Academia Bruylant.
Book with facsimile reproductions of work-drawings...
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
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Paper
Antique Japanese Epic Novel Book Edo Period, circa 1820
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Japanese epic novel book Edo period, circa 1827
Woodblack print book
Book dimensions: 225 mm x 157 mm
There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ph...
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1920s Japanese Edo 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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