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Lord St. Helens & Sir William Fitzherbert. January 22, 2009. Christie's
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Lord St. Helens & Sir William Fitzherbert. January 22, 2009. Christie's (London). 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. 682 lots in color and fully described and with results. NPT Books...
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Early 2000s European Books

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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...
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1950s Vintage European Books

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Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed.
By Christian Dior
Located in Stamford, CT
Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed. Featuring four distinct sections - The Birth of Maison Christian Dior; From the...
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1950s Neoclassical Vintage European Books

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1962 Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Located in Bath, GB
A bright first impression copy of Joseph Heller's culturally important World War Two novel. A first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped second issue dust wrapper d...
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1960s Vintage European Books

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1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco and linen boards. The cover displays a crest in gilt. Raised band spine with panels displaying gilt royal detai...
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1890s Antique European Books

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Leather

Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century. This large format manuscript written on paper wa...
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17th Century Renaissance Antique European Books

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Paper

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
By Paul Poiret
Located in New York, NY
Paul Poiret's career began in the Belle Epoque, when fashion was defined by imprisoning corsets, restrictive tailoring, and ethereal colors. Opening his own fashion house in 1904, he...
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Early 1900s Art Deco Antique European Books

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Lot of 18 Antique French Methodical Encyclopedias
Located in Mckinney, TX
A wonderful collection of antique tattered French books discovered in France, representing The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Su...
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Late 18th Century Antique European Books

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2005 Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro
Located in Bath, GB
A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning work of speculative science fiction. A lovely copy of this important work. The signed first edition, first impression of thi...
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Early 2000s European Books

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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. by Fermín Solís 1st Edition Hardcover Metro Media Limited, 2019 - Biographical comic books, strips, etc - 120 pages A fascinating portrait ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist European Books

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Modern Times, The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Modern Times - The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom. Published by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2014. 1st Ed hardcover. The Rijksmuseum's Philips Wing is scheduled to reopen in November 2014 with Modern Times: The Age of Photography, a major survey of twentieth-century photography culled from the Rijksmuseum's collection (a first for the museum). Growing spectacularly since the decision was made in 1994 to collect photography beyond the nineteenth century, the collection now includes some 20,000 twentieth-century works, including masterpieces by photographers such as Andre Kertesz, Brassai, Robert Capa, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, William Klein, Eva Besnyo, Man Ray and Joel Meyerowitz. A wide-ranging overview published to accompany the exhibition, this catalog, designed by the renowned Irma Boom, traces key developments in photography over the course of the last century through more than 350 photographs, from Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Antique Reference Book, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem, Latin, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the George III period, ...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique European Books

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19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Bookmark By J Batson & Son, London c.1899
By Henry John & Albert Edward Batson
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian solid silver bookmark. The bookmark is in the shape of a bottle, with an unusual cut out section within that says "HERE I STOPPED". A wonderful ad...
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19th Century Other Antique European Books

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Silver

1879 The Chronicles of Barsetshire
By Anthony Trollope
Located in Bath, GB
A fine Bayntun-Riviere set of Anthony Trollope's noted series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire'. With an illustrated frontispiece to all volumes. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an...
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1870s Antique European Books

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"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
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Mid-19th Century Other Antique European Books

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1900 Set of Five French Factory Portfolios in Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five leather factory portfolios with embossed gilt titles and brass hardware. A unique addition to any desk or library, these beautifully bound ...
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20th Century European Books

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Leather

1986 Five Original Illustrations for 'When the Wind Blows' by Raymond Briggs
By Raymond Briggs
Located in Bath, GB
Five original concept storyboard illustrations by artist and illustrator Raymond Briggs, for his animated film 'When the Wind Blows'. A fantastic collection of five original graphit...
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1980s Vintage European Books

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PIRELLI calendar 1998 "Women that men live for" by Bruce Weber.
By Bruce Weber, Pirelli Tyres
Located in Linkebeek, BE
PIRELLI calendar 1998 "Women that men live for" by Bruce Weber. Limited numbered edition, this one numbered 34470 - Published by Pirelli Ltd, Royaume-Uni, 1998 With original box 2 a...
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20th Century European Books

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Expressions of a New Spirit by the American Museum of Folk Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
Expressions of a New Spirit softcover book. Published by the Museum of American Folk Art, New York in 1989. Printed and bound in Great Britain, illustrated, 168 pages.
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1980s Folk Art Vintage European Books

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1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants
By Richard Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy. A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Ja...
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1850s Antique European Books

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Picasso Abu Dhabi Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso Abu Dhabi; Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris by Anne Baldessari. Published by Flammarion for Musee National Picasso, 2008. Softcover. Abu Dhabi: In all 186 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso will be displayed for the first time in the Arab world at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition, called 'Picasso Abu Dhabi: Masterpieces from the Muse National Picasso, Paris', will featured paintings, sculptures and drawings. The exhibition in Gallery One of Emirates Palace Hotel was from May-September 4, 2008. It was held under the patronage of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and sponsored by the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach), and Mubadala Development Company. Abu Dhabi was the second city in a nine-country tour of the exhibition, after the launch in Madrid's Reina Sofa museum, and it is the only Middle Eastern venue on the tour. Abu Dhabi will include 40 drawings, prints and illuminated manuscripts reminiscent of the Arab influences Picasso absorbed during his youth in M¡laga, La Cocina...
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Early 2000s European Books

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The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham, 2nd Ed 1928
Located in valatie, NY
The New Pewter Marks and Old Pewter Ware by Major C.A. Markham. Published by Reeves and Turner, London, 1928. 2nd Ed hardcover with protective mylar cover. Profusely illustrated with...
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1920s Vintage European Books

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Suite of 6 Early 20th Century French Leather Bound Dictionary Books Dated 1929
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or an office with this complete suite of six large antique dictionary books. Printed in Paris, France by Maison Larousse, and d...
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Early 20th Century European Books

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Leather, Paper

Large Set of Faux Book Props
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive 6.8m total run of late 20th century faux book props, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of 24 books, one of which is designed in a sloping diagonal. Imitating old antique books...
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Late 20th Century Georgian European Books

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Resin, Wood

Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998. Softcover auction catalogue 857 lots on 107 pages, all in color. Italian furniture, painting and accessories. NP...
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1990s European Books

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New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot, French Book by David Lachterman, 1966
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York, L'Humanite au Metre Cube (New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot), French book by David Lachterman, 1966. About this book, the author said: "Anything that can be written about Ne...
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1960s Modern Vintage European Books

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Les Chateaux De La Loire Photography Book
Located in London, England
Chateau of the Loire photography book with images and descriptions in French. Circa 1950. H 46cm x W 36cm x D 3cm
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1950s Vintage European Books

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Alain Ramié, Picasso Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, English Edition, published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound. Good interior con...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Books

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A Dutch West India Company GWC almanack for the year 1760
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D'Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Schrikkel-Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1760, voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten Alsmede de Vacantien, het ...
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18th Century Antique European Books

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Leather, Paper

Canned Candies, The Exotic Women and Clothes of Paco Rabanne by Jean Clemmer
By Jean Clemmer
Located in CA, CA
Canned Candies, The Exotic Women and Clothes of Paco Rabanne. Photographed by Jean Clemmer. Published by Charles Skilton Limited, 1969. A collaboration between the Parisian photog...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Books

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Marvin E. Newman, Art Edition Broadway, Believe It, 1958
By Marvin Newman, Lyle Rexer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stately Art Edition presenting the first major career restrospective of Marvin E. Newman, with some 170 featured images as well as signed photographic print Broadway, Believe It, 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Marvin E. Newman, Art Edition "Coney Island, 1953"
By Marvin Newman, Lyle Rexer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stately Art Edition presenting the first major career restrospective of Marvin E. Newman, with some 170 featured images as well as signed photographic print Coney Island, 1953, a d...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Modernités Sotheby’s Paris Wed 16 Oct 2019, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Modernités Sotheby’s Paris Wed 16 Oct - Wed 16 Oct 2019. Sotheby's Paris. 1st Ed auction catalog. One of the best works in Sotheby’s Modernités catalogue on 16 October was one of Fra...
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2010s European Books

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19th Century Two Italian Volumes Monumenti Di Tutti I Popoli by Ernest Breton
Located in Sofia, BG
Two volumes 'Monumenti di tutti i popoli" written by Breton in Italian language. Quite good condition with some light traces of moisture between pages. Published in 1844 and 1846.
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Books

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1950 The Great Synagogue, London, 1690-1940
By Cecil Roth
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful limited edition work on the Great Synagogue of London, an important institution in the city that was destroyed in the Blitz. A illustrated work signed by the author. A l...
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1950s Vintage European Books

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1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the publisher 'Au Vent d'Arles', Paris. The set is composed with: - L'Ordre des Oiseaux (...
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1950s Modern Vintage European Books

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The Loom of Art by Germain Bazin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Loom of Art by Germain Bazin. Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1962. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In ten chapters of text and plates, Bazin,...
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1960s Vintage European Books

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Set of 8 large French Books, Dictionaries, 18th Century Leather Bound
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 8 large, 18th Century leather bound books having a beautiful patina, comprising the “Dictionnaire de Trevoux” a French dictionary th...
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18th Century Antique European Books

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Leather

Pierre Chareau: Un Inventeur, l'architecte
By Pierre Chareau
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on celebrated modernist architect and designer Pierre Chareau, published by Editions du Salon des Arts Managers in Paris, 1954. With text by Rene Herbst, preface by Francis...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Books

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Set of Old Bound 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 beautiful books are perfect to fill a nic...
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19th Century Antique European Books

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Leather, Paper

Art Deco and Other Figurers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Deco book is out of print. This one in New and never used. Has a small 1/2 tear at top on cover page. Printed in England 1978. Purchased when I lived there.
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1970s Art Deco Vintage European Books

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Capodimonte by Nicola Spinosa, 1st Ed With English Text
Located in valatie, NY
Capodimonte by Nicola Spinosa, 1st Ed With English Text. Publisher: Electa Napoli, 2001. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Museo di Capodimonte is an art museum located in the Palace of Capodimonte, a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy. The museum is the prime repository of Neapolitan painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Art At Auction, The Year At Sotheby Parke Bernet 1978-79, 1st Ed
By Sotheby Parke Bernet
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction : the Year At Sotheby Parke Bernet. 1978-79, Edited by Diana De Froment. Published by Philip Wilson Publishers, 1979, Sotheby's London. 1st...
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1970s Vintage European Books

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Mambu et son Amour; Décors nègres de Jean Vergély – By Louis Charbonneau
Located in Middletown, NY
This attractive and beautifully-bound volume fits in the period's vogue for exploration of African exoticism, with decorative borders on each page inspired by native African designs....
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Early 20th Century European Books

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Gold Leaf

John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night by Diana Nawi, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night by Diana Nawi, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog. Published by Prestel, 2017. Hardcover with dust jacket. This monograph of the Jamaican self-taught artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Goethe's FAUST with Willy Pogany illustrations
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1908. First Edition. Small 4to 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (265 x 190 mm); xx, 210 pp., rubricated decorated title page; 30 full-page color plates by Pogany, inc...
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Early 20th Century European Books

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Gold Leaf

20th Century French Pair of Wooden Bookstands in Clogs Shape
Located in Sofia, BG
Very stabile pair of wooden handmade book stands with nice decoration. France, circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century European Books

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Wood

Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation. "Historical Comp...
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1790s Neoclassical Antique European Books

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Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Auction, March 6, 2018
Located in valatie, NY
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Auction, part of ‘20th/21st Century at Christie’s’, March 6, 2018. 1st Ed softcover catalog. The season will be le...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Frederick Chapman: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
FREDERICK CHAPMAN: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770, , 50 engraved plates of various sizes depicting naval diagrams (numbered I-XXVI), four signed ‘F. Ringheim’and one ea...
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18th Century Antique European Books

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Great America, French Book by PML Editions, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geniale Amerique (Great America), French book by Editions PML, 1988. America is a rich and immense land of incredible beauty, sometimes still primitive; a complex continent in comple...
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1980s Modern Vintage European Books

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Sept Calligrammes d’Apollinaire 1967 Ossip Zadkine
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) Guillaume Apollinaire, Sept Calligrammes, Christophe Czwiklitzer, Paris 1967 the complete portfolio comprising ten etchings and an additional suite, with t...
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20th Century Modern European Books

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Pierre Mendell LTD ED Heart Portfolio Inscribed to Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
A portfolio of 12 offset-printed heart designs by noted German graphic designer Pierre Mendell (1929-2008) assembled from his work at Mendell & Oberer -...
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1990s Minimalist European Books

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Now We Are Six, by A. A. Milne
Located in Middletown, NY
Milne, A.A. (Alan Alexander: 1882–1956). NOW WE ARE SIX. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. First Edition. Crown 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 in (191 x 125 mm), pp. xi + 103 + colophon. With its...
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1920s Vintage European Books

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Alexandre M.Raymond, I'art Islamique En Orient, Deuxième Partie
Located in London, GB
Alexandre M. Raymond, I'art Islamique en Orient, deuxième partie. French, 1924. Measures: height 49cm, width 37cm, depth 2cm. This important book is the second volume of French architect Alexandre Raymond’s 1924 treatise on Islamic architecture...
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1920s Vintage European Books

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Italian Sketches and New Italian Sketches by John Addington Symonds
Located in valatie, NY
This set of antique books were published in England by Leipzig Gernhard Tauchnitz in 1883 and 1884. The two volumns contain Italian sketches by a ...
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19th Century Antique European Books

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Leather

2 Vols Antique Reference Book Set, Rotulorum Originalium, Public Records, Latin
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large 2 volume antique reference book set, Rotulorum Originalium in Curia Scaccarii. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the Geo...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique European Books

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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning - 2 Volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
London: John Murray, 1915. 2 volumes, 8vo; 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (190 x130 mm). Vol. 1: xvi, 748 pp.; Vol. 2: vii, 786 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in 1835 in Vol....
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Early 20th Century European Books

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