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Transform your space with the timeless allure of our antique decorative books. Crafted with exquisite handbinding, these antique leatherbound books...

"Body of Art juxtaposes Sandro Botticelli's Venus with Vanessa Beecroft's army of naked women, the iconic head of Nefertiti, and the work of Ryan Trec...

The definitive collection of artist profiles by legendary journalist and New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins, from the 1960s to today In 1959, Calvin Tomkins interviewed Marcel Duchamp for Newsweek, beginning his six decade- long career writing about art. He then joined The New Yorker, where he has contributed dozens of profiles on the most interesting artists of the time, from Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman and Mark Bradford. This six-volume set includes 82 of Tomkins's most significant profiles dating from 1962-2019. Part art history, part human interest, Tomkins offers insights and observations about the artists, their work, and the ever-changing art world they inhabit. Calvin Tomkins has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1960. He has written more than a dozen books, including The Bride and the Bachelors, Merchants and Masterpieces, Living Well Is the Best Revenge, Off the Wall, Duchamp: A Biography, and Lives of the Artists...

A fine antique English Sheraton style mahogany playing cards box, circa 1910. This lovely box has a hand painted wreath on one side and musical lyre design on the other side with a shell decoration on the lid. A set of vintage playing cards...

John & Thomas Seymour Cabinet Makers in Boston 1794-1816 with Supplement. 1.) John and Thomas Seymour Cabinet Makers in Boston 1794-1816 by Ver...

Presenting a fabulous first edition book, namely, The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition. The Rhinegol...

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 1961 came the amazing (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the strange (Doctor, that is), the incredible (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Still, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized something was missing. “I was writing these characters and I thought it would fun to put them together in a team,” he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk...

The Estate of an Italian Connoisseur - The Late Giuseppe Rossi collection, 4 volumes complete (Sotheby's, London 10, 11, 12 March 1999): Louis XV Furniture / Italian Furniture / Loui...

John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I&II. Illustration's, description's and historie's of over 1200 oil paintings. 16pp. color plates and b&w illustrations throu...

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition, first issue. Octavo. In the original publisher’s black cloth boards, with gilt titles to the spine. In the original publisher’s first issue dust jacket. Presented with an archival clamshell case. This is a very collectible first edition, first issue printing of J. D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye. The book was published by Little, Brown and Company in Boston, on July 16, 1951. This book is presented in its original black cloth boards and original first issue dust jacket with $3.00 price on the front flap and with the Lotte Jacobi photo credit on Salinger’s portrait on the rear panel. This first edition, first issue is without “Reprinted July 1951” on the copyright found in later issues. The Catcher in the Rye details two days in the life of 16 year old Holden Caulfield, after he is expelled from his school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden is both intrigued and repelled by the trappings and realities of adulthood. An immediate success upon its publication in 1951, and popular with young readers since, the book has sold over 65 million copies. Since the book’s publication, Holden Caulfield has entered the pantheon of American literary heroes. Very few works of art have had the cultural and literary impact of Salinger’s novel. “The Catcher in the Rye was a symptom of a need, after a ghastly war and during a ghastly pseudo-peace, for the young to raise a voice of protest against the failures of the adult world. The young used many voices--anger, contempt, self-pity--but the quietest, that of a decent perplexed American adolescent, proved the most telling" (Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels, pp. 53-54). CONDITION: Good condition overall. Octavo. In the original publisher’s black cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards show slight wear to the edges, minor creasing to the spine, and some light spotting to the edges. In the original publisher’s first issue dust jacket. Dust jacket has minor separation along the front flap panel fold, some toning, minimal soiling, and chipping with loss to "th" in "the" and touching the "E" in "CATCHER" on the spine. The dust jacket is not price-clipped. Interior pages are mostly healthy, save light toning. Book has a previous owner’s inscription “Harry Weber...

Pair of First Edition Books, "Evolution of the Pedal Car," Volumes I & II, by Neil Wood. L W Publishing & Book Sales, 1992. First Edition softcovers. Filled with images and photos, descriptions, dimensions, and original values of child-size toy vehicles...

The Book of Decorative Furniture, Its Form, Colour and History. 2 Volume Set by Edwin Foley. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910-11. 1st Ed hardcovers. 100 tipped in color plates with 1,000 drawings in the text with charts of British woodwork styles, woods used, etc. The periods and styles covered include Chippendale, late Colonial America...