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Books For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1990s
'With Fly, Plug & Bait' Signed Presentation Copy to Publisher, Leather Bound
By Ray Bergman
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
With Fly, Plug & Bait Signed Presentation Copy To Publisher Leather Bound Only One Copy Done for Publisher, Printed Presentation inside and pen signed fr...
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1940s American Country Vintage Books

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Sam Haskins, Photo Graphics, 1980
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by RotoVision SA, 1980 Known for his narrative based photographic studies of the female form, this dream-like book collects together many of Haskins graph...
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1980s British Vintage Books

Regency Furniture by Clifford Musgrave, First Edition
By Clifford Musgrave
Located in valatie, NY
Regency furniture, 1800-1830 by Clifford Musgrave. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Musgrave was curator of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the ep...
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20th Century American Books

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Domestic Architecture by H.T. Lindeberg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very good copy of the first edition which was published in 1940 in a limited number of only 1,000 copies. Hardback folio, quarter red leather and cloth with embossed gilt titles, 3...
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20th Century Books

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American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
American Art Nouveau glass by Albert C Revi. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p hardcover with dust jacket. The closing years of the 19th century witnessed more radic...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Russian Jewellery, Mid-19th Century-20th Century
By Alexei Karpun
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Beresta, 1994 An incredible collection of the most creative and innovative Russian jewellery from the mid-19th to the 20t...
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1990s Russian Books

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The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place by John M. Bryan. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition har...
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20th Century American Books

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Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina Alla Città Di Padova, First Edition
By Clauco B. Tiozzo
Located in valatie, NY
Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina alla città di Padova (The Brenta Villas from Lizza Fusina to the city of Padova) by Clauco B. Tiozzo. Venice: Cavallino, 1977. First edition hardc...
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20th Century Italian Books

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Monuments and Masterpieces Histories and Views of Public Sculpture in NYC 1st Ed
By Donald Martin Reynolds
Located in valatie, NY
Monuments and Masterpieces Histories and Views of Public Sculpture in New York City by Donald Martin Reynolds. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,...
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20th Century American Books

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Sienese Painting, From Its Origins to the Fifteenth Century, First Edition Book
By Bruce Cole
Located in valatie, NY
Sienes Painting, From Its Origins to the Fifteenth Century by Bruce Cole. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1980. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 243 pp. The history of painting in Siena from its beginnings of the 13th century to the 15th century. The Sienese style was an artistic language of power, inventiveness and beauty. It featured a highly decorative use of color, the construction of complex space and a particular emotional expression. Artist's include Simone Martini...
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20th Century American Books

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Orologi Da Polso Book, 771 Illustrations, 401 Pages, 1988
By Priula & Verlucca, H. Kahlert, R. Muhe, G.L. Brunner
Located in Sacile, PN
Orologi Da Polso book Priula e Verlucchi edition 1988 771 illustrations, 401 pages.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Books

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Nouvelles Devantures et Agencements de Magasins (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Designs for Shop Windows An hardcovered ribbon tied portfolio with 60 photogravure reproductions showing examples of New Shop fronts and Shop fittings in the Art Deco style by some ...
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Mid-20th Century Books

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English Furniture Decoration and Allied Arts by Thomas Strange, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture Decoration and Allied Arts from the last half of the 17th century to the early part of the 19th century by Thomas Strange. NY: Bonanza Books, 1950. 1st Ed thus repr...
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20th Century American Books

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Gold, An Illustrated History, First Edition
By Vincent Buranelli
Located in valatie, NY
Gold, An Illustrated History by Vincent Buranelli. Maplewood: Hammond Incorporated, 1979. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 221 pp. A book on the history and the love of gold. Illustrated are the masterworks of the Egyptians, Thracians, and Roman and Greek treasures along with masterpieces from the Renaissance. Described are the smugglers, grave robbers, sunken treasures...
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20th Century American Books

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Selected Works of Russian Art 11th-Early 20th Century, First Edition
By Sokolova Natalia
Located in valatie, NY
Selected works of Russian Art: Architecture Sculpture painting Graphic Art: 11th-early 20th century, Sokolova Natalia (editor). Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1976. This book cont...
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1970s European Vintage Books

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London Scene – J. Suess, G. Dommermuth & H. Maier - 1st Edition, 1968
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Büchergilde Gutenberg, Frankfurt, 1968-1969. Text in German. From the same creators as ‘Beat in Liverpool’, this incredibly scarce first edition of London Scene...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books

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Il Mobile Umbro by Giuseppe Cantelli
By Giuseppe Cantelli
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile Umbro by Giuseppe Cantelli. Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1997. Reprint from 1972 edition hardcover with dust jacket. 174 pp. Italian text. One in a series of se...
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20th Century Italian Books

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Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg, Ltd 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg by H. T. Lindeberg. NY: Wm Helburn, 1940. Limited (1/1000) first edition hardcover, 1/4 maroon morocco over red cloth, no dust jacket as issued. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, plans, and elevations, including six plates in color; with a list of clients. The introduction by Royal Cortissoz. He designed for the rich and famous of the first half of the 20th century, Astor, DuPont, Morgan, Vanderbilt. Having worked at McKim, Meade & White, and as an assistant to Stanford White he learned the art of the selling his plans. A remarkable architectural monograph. Old owner's stamp (Franklin Adams...
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20th Century American Books

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Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer by J.M.Nash, First Edition
By J.M. Nash
Located in valatie, NY
The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 271 pp. An overview of Dutch painting in the 17th century. The...
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20th Century American Books

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Facsimile Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major '12 Volumes'
Located in Langweer, NL
Facsimile of the original French edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major, 1663. Printed in Amsterdam, by N.V. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1967-68. 12 volumes with ...
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Late 20th Century Books

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Modern 20th Century Danish Ceramics (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is the second in a small series of books on modern Danish applied art, containing photographs of the work of the best known ceramic artists of the time. The aim has been to give as comprehensive a picture as possible of modern Danish ceramics...
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20th Century Books

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Peggy Moffitt and William Claxton, The Rudi Gernreich 'Book'
By William Claxton, Peggy Moffitt
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rizzoli, New York , 1991 Discover the true extent to Rudi Gernbreich deep-rooted influence upon the fashion world. A master of form and shape, comfort ...
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Late 20th Century American Books

Carlos Nadal Works on Paper and an English Perspective (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Nadal was born in Paris in 1917 and moved to Barcelona in 1921, where he lived off and on for the rest of his life. His career spanned some seventy years and was shaped in his early ...
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20th Century Books

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Chinese Export Porcelain in North America by Jean McClure Mudge, 1st Ed
By Jean McClure Mudge
Located in valatie, NY
Chinese Export Porcelain in North America by Jean McClure Mudge. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. Clarkson Potter, 1986, NY. 417 photos 250 in color. Extensively rese...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops. Winter Park: Asiantiques, Inc. 1997. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 79 pp. An exhibition catalogue of C...
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20th Century American Books

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Small Endearments, 19th Century Quilts for Children, Signed
By Sandi Fox
Located in valatie, NY
Small Endearments, 19th century quilts for children by Sandi Fox. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. Signed and inscribed hardcover with dust jacket. 164 pp. An overview of the...
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20th Century American Books

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Yes, but... A Critical Study of Philip Guston - Dore Ashton - 1st Edition, 1976
By Dore Ashton
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Viking Press, New York, 1976. First celebrated as a leading member of the New York School, Philip Guston began his career in Nathanael West's Los Angeles...
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, Signed 1st Edition Book
Located in valatie, NY
Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong. Three centuries of Sino-British trade in the decorative arts by David S. Howard. Inscribed 1st edition. Sotheby’s, London, 1997. 2...
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1990s British Books

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John Marin by John Marin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
John Marin by John Marin. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1970. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A look at this important American artist. Edited by Cleve Gray. Includes numero...
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1970s American Vintage Books

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Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey a. Godden
By Geoffrey A. Godden
Located in valatie, NY
Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, 1788-1852 by Geoffrey A. Godden. Magna Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. 375 pages with 433 black and white illustrations and 25 in full color...
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1990s British Books

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The Great British by Arnold Newman 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Great British by Arnold Newman. New York Graphic Society, Boston, 1979. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The celebrated portrait photographer offers a selection of notable Brit...
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1970s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Books

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Departures Photography, 1923-1990
By Edmund Yankov
Located in valatie, NY
Departures Photography 1923-1990. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. First edition soft cover. 72 pp. A catalogue produced for the traveling exhibition, by the same name, that toured Worchester, Denver, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Savannah starting in September 1991 through February, 1993. The exhibit's subject was modernist and experimental photography. Photographers included are Bill Barrette, John Baldessari, Theodore Roszak...
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20th Century American Books

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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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British Art Pottery by A.W. Coysh, First Edition
By A.W. Coysh
Located in valatie, NY
British Art Pottery. by A.W. Coysh. London: David and Charles Limited, 1976. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. A reference book of B...
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20th Century English Books

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House in the Country by Mary Gilliatt, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A House in the Country, The Second Home from Cottages to Castles by Mary Gilliat. London: Hutchinson & Co. Publishers LTD. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1973. 160 pp. A r...
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20th Century English Books

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Luca, Andrea, Giovanni Della Robbia, An Art Guide by F. Gaeta Bertela
By G. Gaeta Bertela
Located in valatie, NY
Luca, Andrea, Giovanni Della Robbia, An Art Guide by F. Gaeta Bertela. Florence: Becocci Editore, no date. A soft covered book on the work of the Della Robbia family and their signif...
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20th Century Italian Books

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Ronald Searle Painting for 'Modern Types' Book Cover
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ronald Searle painting for 'Modern Types' book cover Medium: Watercolor and Ink Size Without Frame: 13" high x 10" wide With Frame: 28" high x 21" wide Ronald Se...
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Mid-20th Century English Books

Imaginary Postcards -Jonathan Williams, Tom Phillips- 1st Edition, Trigram, 1975
By Jonathan Williams, Tom Phillips
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Trigram Press, London, 1975. A collaborative book of disorientating and ethereal poetry and artworks by Jonathan Williams and Tom Phillips...
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Late 20th Century British Books

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Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Miller, Francis Trevelyan (Charles A Lindbergh). Lindbergh: His Story in Pictures. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons (Knickerbocker Press), 1929. Collector's Edition. Octavo, o...
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1920s Vintage Books

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Masterpieces of Glass by Robert J. Charleston, First Edition
By Robert J. Charleston
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of Glass by Robert J. Charleston. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1980. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 239 pp. A book on the history of glass wit...
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20th Century American Books

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Architecture of John F. Staub, Houston and the South by Howard Barnstone
By Howard Barnstone
Located in valatie, NY
The Architecture of John F. Staub, Houston and the South by Howard Barnstone. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1979. 2nd printing hardcover with dust jacket. 363 pp. A comprehensiv...
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20th Century American Books

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Ruth & Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, Signed First Edition
By Ruth and Skitch Henderson
Located in valatie, NY
Ruth and Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, good food for family and friends. New York: Penguin Books USA, 1990. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. Skit...
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20th Century American Books

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New England Past, First Edition by Norman Kotker
By Norman Kotker
Located in valatie, NY
New England Past by Norman Kotker and Jane Sugden. Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1981. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 258 pp., with over 200 gravure reproductions. This collection ...
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1980s American Vintage Books

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Rauschenberg Sculpture, Julia Terrell First Edition, 1995
By Julia Brown Turrell 1
Located in London, GB
First edition. Published by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1995. Delve deeper into the sculptural works of the highly influential and prolific American artist, Robert Rausc...
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Treasures of State, Fine and Decorative Arts in Diplomatic Reception Rooms
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of State, fine and decorative arts in Diplomatic reception rooms by Clement E. Conger. Harry N Abrams, 1991. Hardcover first edition with dust jacket. Ten chapters on the n...
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1990s American Books

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Jean Marcel – the History of Surrealist Painting, 1960
Located in London, GB
First UK edition, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1960. The History of Surrealist Painting beautifully records the amazing creative burst in which some of the most inspired artists of the day including Max Ernst, Jean Arp, Miro, Dali, Man Ray and Yves Tanguy constructed their work. Neglecting no technique whether collage, fumage, grattage, rayograms, decalcomania, objets trouves or exquisite corpses.
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Late 20th Century British Books

Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Mark Kostabi, Kostabi New Paintings 'Signed', 1991
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Galleria In Arco, 1991 This catalogue was published on the occasion of an exhibition of new paintings by Mark Kostabi,; a controversial figure in the a...
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1990s Italian Books

Gilles Peress, Telex Persan Book 1st edition 1984
By Gilles Peress 1
Located in London, GB
First edition, soft cover, published by Contrejour, 1st edition 1984. This incredibly important and beautifully designed publication presents a photo essay built up of photographs t...
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Late 20th Century French Books

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Le Verre Venini by Franco Deboni (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book features many fine examples of Venini glass, a company who were undoubtedly one of the most important glass makers of the 20th century. The 20th century is characterized b...
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20th Century Books

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Pictures That Mark Can Do - David Bailey - Signed 1st Edition, Steidl, 2007
Located in London, GB
Signed First Edition, published by Steidl, Germany, 2007. Signed at title page by David Bailey. Despite being a master in his medium, British photographer David Bailey, acknowledges...
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Late 20th Century German Books

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Historic Deerfield, A Portrait of Early America, First Edition
By Elizabeth Stillinger
Located in valatie, NY
Historic Deerfield, A Portrait of Early America. New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1992. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 206 pp. A book on historic Deerfield Massachusetts. The town was founded in 1669 by prosperous farmers who lined the mile long main street with architecturally significant houses. A lot of these house are now museums filled with American paintings, furniture, silver, and ceramics. The describes the rescue and restoration of Deerfield village building by building. Buildings include: The Allen House...
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20th Century American Books

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Architecture of Yorke Rosenberg Mardall 1944-1972
By F. R. S. Yorke, Cyril Mardall, Eugene Rosenberg
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Lund Humphries/Crane Russak, 1972 with signed letter YSM were the architects of modern Britain and the English associate architects for Eero Saarinen's b...
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1970s British Vintage Books

French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal, First Edition
By Genevieve Souchal
Located in valatie, NY
French Eighteenth Century Furniture by Genevieve Souchal. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. 128 pp.; 127 illustrations, including thirty...
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1960s American Vintage Books

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Martha' Vineyard Houses and Gardens, First Edition
By Polly Burroughs
Located in valatie, NY
Martha's Vineyard Houses and Gardens. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1992. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 223 pp. A look into the private homes and gardens of Martha's Vineyard from an Edgartown mansion to a Gay Head beach cottage and every kind of garden from a perennial border to a wildflower meadow. Illustrated is the diversity of the island from a formal Edgartown whaling captain's house with English formal gardens, an Oak Bluffs gingerbread house...
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20th Century American Books

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English Pottery by Griselda Lewis, First Edition
By Griselda Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
A picture history of English pottery by Griselda Lewis. London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. A history of pottery in England with 418 illustrated examples. It includes pieces with a simple crudity and rustic simplicity to pieces of extreme sophistication. The book covers periods from the first Bronze Age to post WWII with an emphasis on the humorous quality of many. There are medieval jugs...
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20th Century English Books

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Hans Richter,  Hans Richter
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Thames and Hudson, 1971. Pioneer of Dada and the Experimental Film. This book is both an autobiography of Hans Richter’s life, and an artist monogra...
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1970s British Vintage Books

Les Styles Français de Louis XII a Napoléon III, 1st Ed
By Claude Frégnac
Located in valatie, NY
Les Styles Français, de Louis XII a Napoléon III. Paris: Hachette Réalités. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1975. 223 pp. A French coffee table book...
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20th Century French Books

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Antique and Vintage Books

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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.

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