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Wonders: Vintage Popular Encyclopedia - Volume 1, USSR 1990, 1J168
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the world of wonders with this vintage book from the USSR titled "Чудеса" (Wonders). This popular encyclopedia, Volume 1, invites you to explore the extraordinary within th...
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1990s Paper Books
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Paper
Reference Book Balinese Art - Bali Atlas Kebudajaan Cults and Customs, 1953
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title: Bali. Atlas Kebudajaan. Cults and Customs.
Publisher: Jakarta Government of the Republic of Indonesia
Publication Date: 1953
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20th Century Paper Books
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Paper
French Antique Leather Bound Books
Located in Austin, TX
French antique books with Moroccan leather black spine, gold leaf imprinted title and blue and black covers. A large selection available, also in red, bl...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paper Books
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Leather, Paper
$68 / item
Georg Jensen: Holloware The Silver Fund Collection Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by David A. Taylor & Jason W. Laskey
This book presents hundreds of pieces of Jensen holloware which are taken from The Silver Fund's collection. The...
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20th Century Paper Books
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Paper
Pierre Chareau
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of architect, Pierre Chareau. By Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, published in 1984. Second edition, 347 pages.
"Chareau was a...
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1980s Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
$420
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...
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1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition.
Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
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18th Century English Classical Greek Antique Paper Books
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Leather, Paper
Jansen Furniture Book
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the renowned Paris-based interior decoration office Maison Jansen, founded in 1880 by Jean Henri Jansen. Published in 2007 by Acanthus Press with text by James Archer Ab...
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Paper Books
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Paper
The British Cookbook
By Phaidon
Located in New York, 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 Paper Books
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Paper
$55 / item
CARTIER Paris Catalogue Collection Horlogerie Gold Love Trinity Books
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
CARTIER Catalogue Collection Horlogerie-Gold Love Trinity Panthere Books
Collection of 3 Authentic CARTIER Books catalogue in red Cartier Panther sleeve including the following:
Cart...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paper Books
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Paper
Wegner 100 YEARS Auction Catalogue 2014 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Very clean inside and out. Text in English. This is a sale catalogue for an auction held in Copenhagen at Bruun Rasmussen...
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20th Century Paper Books
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Paper
"Simple & Classic 123 step-by-step recipes" Book
Located in New York, NY
"Deceptively easy showstoppers."—The Sunday Times Magazine
The essential step-by-step recipe book for home cooks, the 'best of the best' from three Phaido...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Paper Books
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Paper
Le Corbusier Le Grand
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier – one of the twentieth century's most influential architects
A decade after its first publication, the bestselling...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Paper Books
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Paper
$60 / item
The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition
By Wagner
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous first edition book, namely, The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition.
The Rhinegol...
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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Paper Books
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Paper
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight & twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by himself. Vol I. [With:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being The Second and Last Part of his Life, And of the Strange Surprizing Account of his Travels Round three parts of the Globe. Written by Himself. Vol II. [With:] George Chalmer's "Life of Daniel Defoe". London: John Stockdale, 1790. First (Thus) Edition. Two Volumes, Octavo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, blind embossing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase.
Presented is the first (thus) edition of John Stockdale’s 1790 edition of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale of adventure. This two volume edition is beautifully illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and twelve full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Meland. It is presented here rebound in full brown and tan calf, with intricate blind embossing to the front and back panels, raised bands, gilt tooling and gilt titles to the spine.
Defoe’s first long work of fiction, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature, Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Defoe based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Paper Books
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Leather, Paper
Vintage 1968 Hardcover Time Life Library of Art the World of Rembrandt Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful and Collectible Vintage 1968 Hardback Time Life Library of Art “The World of Rembrandt” Book.
The World of Rembrandt 1606-1669 by Robert Wallace.
New York, NY, Time Life ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Paper Books
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Paper
Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POTTER, Beatrix.
Title: The Tailor of Gloucester.
Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902.
PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500...
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Early 1900s British Antique Paper Books
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Paper
Urban Architecture European Masters/3 Hardcover in Slipcase 1991
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Urban Architecture European Masters/3 Hardcover in Slipcase 1991.
First Edition. Hardback.
Fine copy in the original color printed boards.
Complete with a fine, color printed slipcas...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Paper Books
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Paper
Issey Miyake: Making Things
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of designer, Issey Miyake. By the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, published in 1999. First edition, 174 page...
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1990s Paper Books
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Paper
The Origins of Cooking
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An in-depth exploration of the birth of cooking, as charted by leading authority and iconic chef Ferran Adrià's elBullifoundation
Using Ferran Adrià's unique 'Sapiens' methodology, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paper Books
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Paper
$150 / item
Vintage Book, The Story of British Sporting Prints, English, Limited Run, 1929
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage book, The Story of British Sporting Prints by Captain Frank Siltzer. An English, hard bound reference book of engravings, da...
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Early 20th Century British Paper Books
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Paper
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 Paper Books
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Paper
New Encyclopedia of Dog Hardcover Book by Bruce Fogle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
New Encyclopedia of Dog Bruce Fogle.
"One of the most comprehensive explorations of the canine world ever published." All About Dogs
Everything you need to know about man's best fr...
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Early 2000s American Expressionist Paper Books
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Paper
Victor Hugo Set of 2 Books
By Victor Hugo
Located in South Salem, NY
A bundle of two vintage Victor Hugo books in French. Tied together with a decorative rope trim. Binding has come loose.
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Mid-20th Century French Paper Books
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Paper
Arne Jacobsen
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardcover monograph Arne Jacobsen: Arkitekt & Designer, published by the Danish Design Centre, 1996. Third printing. Text in Danish and English.
This bilingual volume chronicles the...
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1990s Paper Books
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Paper
$280
Post-Impressionism, Royal Academy of Arts 1979-80
Located in Bradenton, FL
Post-Impressionism, published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1979-80. Softcover book, printed in England and Italy, illustrated, 303 pages.
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1970s English Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Mansions To Dream, to Live, to Feel Hardcover Designer Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mansions To Dream, to Live, to Feel Hardcover.Form, symmetry, and proportion unite to form the unique style of the mansions of Mexico. The shape of Mexican mansions is an experience ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Paper Books
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Paper
A History of Ballet and Dance
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardback coffee table book discussing the history of ballet and dance in the western world. By Alexander Bland, published in 1976. Second edition, 191 pages.
"Dance is universal and...
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1970s Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Wedgwood Hardcover 1966 by Wolf Mankowitz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wolf Mankowitz
1st published by B.T. Batsford, 1953 - Wedgwood ware - 283 pages
Study of the work of the famous English firm of potters, illustrated with reproductions of his designs...
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Mid-20th Century English Paper Books
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Paper
Lee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Three Vols., First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Freeman, Douglas Southall. Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1942. First edition. Three volume set. Rebound in ¼ black leather and cloth, with raised bands, gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and an archival slipcase.
Presented is a first edition, three volume set of Lee’s Lieutenants by Douglas Southall Freeman...
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1940s American Vintage Paper Books
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Leather, Paper
1970 A History of Magic and Experimental Science
By Lynn Thorndike
Located in Bath, GB
The scarce eight volume 1970 edition of Lynn Thorndike's fascinating history of 'Magic and Experimental Science', with five volumes retaining the exceptionally scarce original glassi...
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1970s American Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Einzelmöbel und Neuzeitliche Raumkunst Book
By Ludwig Kozma
Located in New York, NY
Seminal 1930 survey of early modernist furniture and interior design projects by known German and other European designers. Approximately 200 different designs featuring about 70 designs by Ludwig Kozma, who designed the striking red and black cover of the hardbound volume. Designers include Augenfeld, Brehaus, Hoffmann, Jeanneret, an early Paul Laszlo in Budapest, Le Corbusier, Sobotka, and Josef Frank, along with a host of lesser-known names. 196 pages, most filled with black and white plates...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Edward Wormley Exhibition Catalog
Located in New York, NY
76-page catalog from the exhibition "Edward Wormley: The Other Face of Modernism," held at the Lin Weinberg Gallery in 1997. The exhibit helped re-introduce Wormley's work to the mar...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paper Books
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Paper
Irish Georgian Silver by Douglas Bennett (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the standard and essential reference book for any collector or dealer of rare Irish Georgian silver. 369 pages profusely illustrated with...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Paper Books
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Paper
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Signed Limited Edition Book with Capitello Bookstand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
He’s a four-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia. His films have grossed four billion dollars worldwide. He won the California governor’s race by a landslide. He has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, an oft-imitated accent, and a physique still heralded as the most perfect ever built. He’s Arnold, the one and only, with first name recognition worldwide, and now with a two-volume edition equal to his impressive size and unabashed ego.
A decade of collaboration in the making, this photo tribute covers 75 years of Schwarzenegger, from the future Terminator’s impoverished childhood in Thal, Austria, to his rise as a young athlete, his journey to America to become the most celebrated bodybuilder of all time, to his career as the world’s leading action film star, then into the California governor’s mansion and beyond.
Along the journey, Arnold’s muscular body, chiseled features, and charismatic personality made him a favorite subject of photographers, including Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Francesco Scavullo, and Andy Warhol. The big book includes them all, while the smaller companion volume gives you more intimate bodybuilding images, behind-the-scenes film stills, dozens of photos from Arnold’s personal archive, and exclusive interviews with Arnold and those who know him best, including directors Ivan Reitman and Bob Rafelson, and bodybuilding legends Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, and Frank Zane.
The Capitello edition comes with a unique book stand – a 1:2 scale reproduction of the iconic Capitello chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paper Books
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Foil
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life, Written by Himself. Exeter: J & B Williams, 1835. In origi...
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1830s American Federal Antique Paper Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
1877 The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful example of Wilkie Collins's very scarce stage adaptation of 'The Moonstone', a work never widely published, and 'privately printed for the convenience of the Author'. In ...
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19th Century British Antique Paper Books
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Paper
Persian Feasts: Recipes & Stories from a Family Table
Located in New York, NY
'One of the most soulful and personal books on refreshing, fragrant, and delicious Persian dishes that express her youth, family tradition, and sophistication.' – Daniel Boulud, chef...
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2010s Chinese Paper Books
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Paper
Art of the Chair in Eighteenth Century France, Bill G.B. Pallot, 1989
Located in San Francisco, CA
The eighteenth century French chair ranks among the most elegant
of furniture forms, admired both for its beauty and for the
essential role...
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1980s French Louis XV Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
$550 Sale Price
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Cartier Never Stop Tank Collection 2012 Hardcover Catalog
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Never Stop Tank Wat Collection 2012 Hardcover Catalog, Brochure Portfolio.
Hard Cover, text in English with price list.
Beautiful small catalog showing celebrities wearing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Paper Books
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Paper
The Ken Adam Archive. Signed Limited Edition Artist Book with Bookstand
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition of 1,200 numbered copies, each signed by Sir Ken Adam, with acrylic, engraved bookstand.
The Man Who Drew the Cold War - The production designs of the Oscar-winn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paper Books
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Acrylic, Paper
American Furniture in Pendleton House
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Furniture in Pendleton House by Christopher P. Monkhouse and Thomas S. Michie, with the assistance of John M. Carpenter. Softcover book published in 1986 in conjunction with...
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1980s American American Classical Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Set of 10 Curated Danielle Steel Slip-Covered Books for Library/Media Room
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased an entire collection of books from a local Rancho Mirage, California art collector/philanthropist’s chic and perfectly designed home library. An amazing collection or Ar...
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1990s Modern Paper Books
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Paper
Pau Gasol Life Vida by Pau Gasol 2013 Paperback
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pau Gasol Life Vida by Pau Gasol 2013 Paperback.In this one-of-a-kind, bilingual-English Spanish, behind the scenes book, award-winning photographer Lori Shepler chronicles Pau's lif...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paper Books
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Paper
Nepal Where the gods are young Paperback Book by Pratapaditya Pal 1975
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nepal Where the gods are young Paperback January 1, 1975 by Pratapaditya Pal.
Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Publication Date: 1975.
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher...
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1970s Nepalese Tibetan Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
Le Regard D'Alan
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover catalog of an auction held on 6 October 1991 at Binoche et Godeau dispersing the collection of Alan Grizot (b. 1945), legendary gallerist and pioneering promoter and marke...
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1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Paper Books
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Paper
$475
A Year in Bloom Flowering Bulbs for Every Season
Located in New York, NY
An illustrated insider’s guide to the best flowering bulbs for beautiful garden plantings throughout the year
Bulbs are an essential part of any gardener’s planting palette – fr...
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2010s Chinese Paper Books
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Paper
Chagall: Love and the Stage 1914-1922 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chagall: Love and the Stage 1914-1922. large hardcover 1st edition 1998, out of print.
Marc Chagall, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain).
Merrell Holberton, 1998 - Art - 104 pages....
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Late 20th Century British Expressionist Paper Books
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Paper
Small Houses Contemporary Residential Architecture, by Nicolas Pople
Located in valatie, NY
Small Houses: Contemporary Residential Architecture by Nicholas Pople. Universe Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Small houses are no longer thought of as cheap...
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Early 2000s American Paper Books
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Paper
Decorate Like a Decorator: All You Need to Know to Design Like a Pro
Located in New York, NY
From FREDERIC magazine, the best – and most unexpected – decorating pro tips and tricks of the trade in one accessible guide
Decorate Like a Decorator highlights the decorating tricks that only experienced designers know how to pull off – until now! Culled from FREDERIC magazine’s educational columns, this book shares with readers more than one hundred decorator pro moves: like how to use...
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2010s American Paper Books
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Paper
Marcel Baugniet - 2 Exhibition Catalogues (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The first is a 32 page catalogue which was published in a very small number of only 50 copies in 1942. Text is in French and includes 19 black and white photographs and one page of s...
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20th Century Paper Books
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Paper
Atlas of Interior Design Dominic Bradbury
Located in New York, NY
“Flipping through a few pages will transport you . . . Armchair travelers rejoice.” – AD PRO
Explore interior-design masterpieces around the globe from the 1940s to today with this unique geographically arranged survey – discover iconic rooms in 9 continental regions in this ground-breaking survey spanning more than 50 countries
This unparalleled global survey features more than 400 of the most inspirational residential rooms from the past eight decades. With the work of icons of interior design past and present, such as Kelly Behun, Stéphane Boudin, Jacques Grange, Peter Marino, Brigette Romanek...
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21st Century and Contemporary Paper Books
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Paper
Arne Jacobsen by Tobias Faber (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Arne Jacobsen is today probably best remembered for his chair and furniture designs but he was primarily an architect and that had been his training. This book deals mainly with the ...
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20th Century Paper Books
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Paper
Where Architects Sleep
Located in New York, NY
In the tradition of the bestselling Where Chefs Eat: the definitive global hotel guide by the real experts who know - architects
No one appreciates a building quite like an archit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paper Books
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Paper
$30 / item
Flower Color Guide
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate color-by-color flower reference guide - from New York's pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and Putnam Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evenin...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Paper Books
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Paper
$35 / item
Les Cinglés Du Chocolat Hardcover French Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Les cinglés du chocolat Hardcover French Edition.
Text in French small Size.
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 5.5 in x 0.5 in.
Les cinglés du chocolat by Sandra Boynton, Jean-Jacques Brisebarre, Sylvie Girard.
Published: 1987.
English title: Chocolate: The Consuming Passion.
CHOCOLATE continues to delight chocoholics everywhere. Packed with Boynton's famous hippos, bunnies, pigs, and other animals, this gift-perfect book is a whimsical commentary on the individual's relationship to chocolate, its varieties, and its sources. From the several sorts of chocolate connoisseur-including the gourmoo, who eats only milk chocolate-to the several shapes of chocolate itself (bunny, kiss, glove compartment bar), Boynton's apologia for chocolate misses nothing. Myths are chocolate is not fattening, she argues, especially when the caloric expenditure of carrying it home from the store and hiding it from company is factored in. Directions are to remove stains, lick them. Plus, how to grow chocolate at home, a foolproof method for determining if chocolate is in season (does the name of the month contain the letter A, E, or U?), and a recipe for Hippo Pot de Mousse. "Fourteen out of ten people like chocolate," says the artist. This is the only guide for people who like chocolate the way they like to breathe.
Résumé in French:
Léger, drôle, amusant, le livre illustré avec humour analyse et présente tout ce qui touche de près...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paper Books
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Paper
Lords of Creation The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship Book by Dorie Reents-Budet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship.
Book by Dorie Reents-Budet, Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle, and Virginia M. Fields.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Scala, 2005 - ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Tribal Paper Books
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Paper
High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
Located in North Hollywood, CA
High Style Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Softcover by Jan Glier Reeder.
256 pages
358 illustrations
New York Book Show Awards
Special Trade, General Award, Winner (2011)
Independent Publishers Book Awards, Silver Medal (2011)
Costume Society of America Millia Davenport Publication Award, Runner-Up (2011)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010 - 256 pages.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 5-Aug. 15, 2010, and at the Brooklyn Museum, May 7-Aug. 1, 2010.
High Style is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum's remarkable collection of costumes and accessories. This lavishly illustrated volume presents more than two hundred examples drawn from its nearly twenty-four thousand women's and men's garments, accessories, hats, and shoes. Brooklyn's collection was founded in 1903 to provide inspiration for America growing fashion industry.
Through its Department of Industrial Design, Design Lab, and Department of Costumes and Textiles, the Brooklyn Museum became one of the most important centers for the study of fashion. As a result, the holdings are rich in clothing by American designers and the great French couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is also fortunate to have assembled what is considered the definitive group of works by the great couturier Charles James.
Organized in chapters that represent the collection's strengths, High Style presents Brooklyn's masterworks and provides brief histories of how they were collected. Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; examples from the early twentieth-century houses, including those of Lanvin, Chanel, and Poiret; iconic Surrealist- based designs by Schiaparelli; the incomparable sculpted ball gowns of James of the 1940s and 1950s; ensembles from postwar phenomenon Dior, his successor, Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. American designers of the 1920s to the 1980s are well represented. Among the women are Valentina, McCardell, Cashin, and Maxwell; among the men, Mainbocher, Norell, Beene, and Halston. Augmenting this survey is a unique selection of regional costumes and historic French fashion...
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2010s American American Classical Paper Books
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Paper
The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling from 1897.
This rare book is in fair to good condition for ...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Paper Books
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Paper
1964 The Giving Tree
By Shel Silverstein
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely first impression copy of Shel Silverstein's important and influential children's novel, illustrated by Silverstein throughout, in an early im...
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1960s European Vintage Paper Books
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Paper
$3,985
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