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2 Large Vols Antique Reference Book, Egypt - Historical and Picturesque, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 large volumes of the antique reference book 'Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque by G. Ebers. An English translation by Clara Bell, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Textile, Paper
5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Edmund Spenser, The Works. Edited by J. Payne Collier. Bound in full vellum, marbled endpapers, red edges, and gilt spines. Published: London: Bickers & Son, 1873.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
4 Vols Antique Folio, Imperial Gallery of British Art, Engravings, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 4 antique volumes of The Imperial Gallery of British Art. An English, illustrated folio of steel engravings, dating to the Victorian period, published by Cassell & Company in...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
In a Rugged Land by James R. Swensen
Located in Bradenton, FL
In a Rugged Land; Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and the three Mormon Towns Collaboration, 1953-1954 by James R. Swensen. Softcover book, published in 2018 by The University of Utah Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Altamira Catalog Circa 1956
Located in New York, NY
Mid-1950’s catalog for the fabled Altamira design center, located at 18 E 50th St in New York City, one of the top U.S. venues for high-end Italian design. Altamira commissioned a li...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Objects of Myth and Mystery by Corson Hirschfeld Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Objects of Myth and Mystery by Corson Hirschfeld. Self published, 1995. Softcover portfolio of photographs. Includes the dark green die-cut sleeve, bro...
Category
1990s American Tribal Books
Materials
Paper
Honar - The Afkhami Collection of Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art
Located in New York City, NY
The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian art
This sumptuous volume features almost 250 contemporary artworks and a selection of medie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Life & Explorations of Dr Livingstone Book, African Travel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life & Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. An English language African travel and history book, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1875.
A Victorian p...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
9 Volumes. Alexander Pope, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
9 Volumes. Alexander Pope, The Works. Bound in full purple morocco and marbled boards. The raised band spines and covers are gilt-tooled. All edges are marbled with marbled endpapers...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1826 The Life of Samuel Johnson
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptionally lovely extra-illustrated edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, in full calf signed bindings by Tout.
An extra illustrated four volume edition of this landmark work ...
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1820s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Views from a Tuscan Vineyard Hardcover Book by Julian and Carey More 1987
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Views from a Tuscan Vineyard by Julian and Carey More (1987, Hardcover).In this unusual father-daughter collaboration, writer Julian More and photographer Carey More explore the worl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Illustrated Book, Yorkshire By George Home, English, County Travel Guide
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage copy of Yorkshire - Painted and Described by George Home. An English, illustrated county travel guide, this 3rd edition published in 1925.
Born in London, Gordon H...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Books
Materials
Paper
3 Volumes. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice. Second Edition. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. All edges gilt with gilt-too...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque America.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque America. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detailing. All edges ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Antique Book, Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant, Architecture, Design, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant. An English language illustrated architecture and design title, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860.
F...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Country Life Book by William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz
Located in New York, NY
Country Life
Homes of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley
By: William Abranowicz and Zander Abranowicz
A celebrated photographer focuses his lens on distinctive period and contemporary residences amid the natural beauty of New York’s Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley
The majestic panoramas, lush vegetation, and bucolic vibe of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley in upstate New York have long proved irresistible for city dwellers seeking respite from urban life and inveterate country lovers alike. Their homes, whether hundreds of years old or brand new, all resonate with their natural surroundings, as each of the 20 houses that photographer William Abranowicz captured for this volume attests. They range from the historic houses of Thomas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Fornasetti Designer of Dreams by P. Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. during this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was all hi...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
8 Volumes. Jean Froissart, Froissart's Chronicles.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Jean Froissart, Froissart's Chronicles. Limited Leather Private Press. Bound in full crushed blue morocco, raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled spine and boards, 14th centu...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
Vintage "Calder's Universe" Art Book by Jean Lipman
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage "Calder's Universe" art book by Gloria Jean Lipman, circa 1980.
The book is in good vintage condition (several small tears to the dust jacket) and measures 10.25"W x 11"H....
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces, 1st Ed
By Roy Strong
Located in valatie, NY
An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces (1843-1847) of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson by Roy Strong. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. Charles Dickens, Dombey & Son.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles Dickens, Dombey & Son. First Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers and raised band spine gilt-tooled. All edges gilt with gilt-tooled turn-...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Fashion Faux Parr Signed Edition
Located in New York City, NY
The first book dedicated to the fashion photography of renowned British photographer Martin Parr
Fashion Faux Parr showcases Martin Parr’s collection of fashion photography for the ...
Category
2010s Chinese Books
Materials
Paper
Basquiat Keith Haring Roy Lichtenstein The Paris Review
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein: The Paris Review 1982-1992:
Vintage editions of The Paris Review, with one uniquely featuring an...
Category
1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. B.J. Lossing, Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. Raised band spines gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All edged ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Jean-Michel Othoniel 'Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series'
Located in New York City, NY
The groundbreaking sculptor's most comprehensive monograph to date
Jean-Michel Othoniel is an artist who creates sculptures that explore themes of fragility, transformation, and ephe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Barbie(TM): The World Tour
Located in New York, NY
Author Margot Robbie and Andrew Mukamal, Photographs by Craig McDean, Foreword by Edward Enninful, Introduction by Margaret Zhang, Afterword by Greta Gerwig
For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed Barbie movie, producer and star Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal immersed themselves in some of Barbie’s most iconic outfits and curated vintage pieces, then approached designers, from Giorgio Armani to Donatella Versace, to create looks inspired by the doll-size originals. Many of these looks were not seen as the official Barbie press tour was cut short—so Margot and Andrew worked with renowned fashion photographer Craig McDean to shoot her in the looks exactly as they were curated: Schiaparelli in Los Angeles, Vivienne Westwood in London, vintage Chanel with matching Steamline luggage at the airport, and beyond.
Accompanying McDean’s sumptuous photography are original Barbie dolls...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood, 1858
Located in Langweer, NL
"Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood," published in 1858 by T. Nelson in London and New York, serves as an invaluable resource for exploring the historical a...
Category
1850s Antique Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. The Court of St. Petersburg, Secret Memoirs.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. The Court of St. Petersburg, Secret Memoirs. Limited Edition. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3.4 green calf and marbled boards. Raised band spine gilt-tooled with a red morocco lab...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1958 Our Man in Havana
By Graham Greene
Located in Bath, GB
A smart first edition copy of this black comedy by Graham Greene, an exceptional novel by one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, scarce to see in the promotional wrapar...
Category
1950s British Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
First Lady My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible book, First Lady: My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover – January 1, 1964.
Title: First Lady : My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White house.
by Mart...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. W.W. Collins, Cathedral Cities of Italy.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. W.W. Collins, Cathedral Cities of Italy. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards decorated with gilt-tooling. Top edge gilt with marbled endpapers. Illustrated by the a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
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.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poetical and Dramatic Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poetical and Dramatic Works. Cambridge Edition. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. The Raised band spine is gilt-tooled with red and green ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Auguste Rodin, Art.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Auguste Rodin, Art. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spine displaying gilt-tooled detailing. The top edge is gilt with marbled e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Dante Alighieri, The Vision.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Dante Alighieri, The Vision. Bound in 3/4 wine calf decorated in gilt-tooling with a black morocco label. All edges marbled and marbled endpapers. Translated by Henry Franc...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. William Cullen Bryant, The Poetical Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. William Cullen Bryant, The Poetical Works. Roslyn Edition. Bound by the Monastery Hill Bindery in full green morocco with gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. ...
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Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book.Demonstrates how to restore or redecorate a home to particular period specifications, including advice on how to recrea...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Books
Materials
Paper
French America by Ron Katz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French America by Ron Katz photographs by Arielle de la Tour d'Auvergne.
French America: French architecture from colonisation to the birth of a nation.
Condition is very good.
A tig...
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Early 2000s American Country Books
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Paper
1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel Defoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco.
L...
Category
1820s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Mamma Milano Lessons from the Motherland Book by J.J. Martin
Located in New York, NY
Mamma Milano
Lessons from the Motherland
By: J.J. Martin
Embrace female empowerment with J.J. Martin, founder of world–renowned Milanese lifestyle brand La DoubleJ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
Located in London, GB
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake book document boxes. Hand crafted individually and painted with dates and the name Roq...
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Books
Materials
Pine
1 Volume. Francis Parkman, The Oregon Trail.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Francis Parkman, The Oregon Trail. Author's Edition. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco and marbled boards with gilt-tooled covers and raised band spine. top edge gilt with marbled ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SMOLLETT, Tobias.
TITLE: The Works Of Tobias Smollett.
PUBLISHER: NY: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1899.
DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., 8-13/16" x 6-1/8", frontis in each volume, bound...
Category
1890s British Antique Books
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Leather
1 Volume. Samuel Pepys, Diary 1660-1669.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Samuel Pepys, Diary 1660-1669. Bound by Riviere & Son in full green morocco with gilt-tooled detailing on the covers and raised band spine. The cover also displays a multi-...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
Johnny La Vie en Rock French Edition Paper Back Johnny Hallyday French Rock Star
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Johnny - La vie en Rock French Edition Paperback.
Even those under twenty know him: Johnny Hallyday has become, over the years, a monument of French rock. Born into the entertainment...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art Books
Materials
Paper
Contemporary French Tapestries, rare and collectible coffee table book, 1966
Located in View Park, CA
A very rare and collectible coffee table catalogue: Contemporary French Tapestries: New York, Charles E. Slatkin Inc., Galleries, 1965. Paperback. Brown wrap with orange lettering. 4...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
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Paper
Pools by Kelly Klein an Architecture Coffee Table or Library Book, 1992
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful, first edition, 1992, is an inspiring coffee table or library book by Kelly Klein, featuring iconic and unique photographs of swimming pools, in all their forms, from ...
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Late 20th Century American Books
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Paper
1 Volume. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works. Cambridge Edition. Bound in 3/4 tan calf and marbled boards. Raised band spine gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels...
Category
Early 20th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Peter Zumthor 1985-2013: Buildings and Projects Edited by Thomas (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 5 volumes with 856 pages in total, including 278 color and black and white photographs and 341 drawings, sketches and plans. He is undoubtedly one of the most influential cont...
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volumes. George Catlin, North American Indians.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volumes. George Catlin, North American Indians. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with red and black morocco labels. All ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. 1820 - 2 vols - BOUND BY DE COVERLY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRATHWAIT, Richard (Joseph Haslewood - editor).
TITLE: Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal.
PUBLISHER: London: Np, 1820.
DESCRIPTION: 2 vols., l6mo, 5-1/8" - 4-1/...
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1820s British Antique Books
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Leather
Van Gogh by D. M. Field
Located in Bradenton, FL
Van Gogh by D. M. Field. Softcover book, published in 2006 by Chartwell Books, Inc. Illustrated, 446 pages.
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova. 12 vols. - 1922 - LTD EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CASANOVA (Arthur Machen - translator).
TITLE: The Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova Di Seingalt.
PUBLISHER: London: Privately Printed for The Casanova Society, 1922.
DESCRIPTIO...
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1920s British Vintage Books
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Leather
The British Cookbook
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
Discover over 550 much-loved recipes celebrating the rich traditions of regional and seasonal British cooking.
In The British Cookbook, author and food historian Ben Mervis takes re...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
Spain The Cookbook
Located in New York City, NY
The bestselling book on traditional and authentic Spanish home cooking, with 1,080 easy-to-follow recipes
Spanish cooks have trusted and relied on this traditional home-cooking comp...
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2010s Chinese Books
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Paper
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 Maine House II Book by Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett
Located in New York, NY
The Maine House II
By: Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett
Photography by Maura McEvoy
The authors of the highly successful The Maine House continue their quest to rec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
The Works Of Alexander Pope. 10 VOLUMES - NEW EDITION - 1871 - IN FULL TAN CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POPE, Alexander.
TITLE: The Works Of Alexander Pope. Includes Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials.
PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1871.
DESCRIPT...
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1870s British Antique Books
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Leather
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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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