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Period: 1920s
Andre Lurcat: Projets Et Réalisations
By André Lurcat
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the work of Andre Lurcat, important French modernist architect, designer, urban planner, and younger brother of the textile artist Jean. ...
Category
French International Style Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
La Tapisserie Gothique by Goeblins, 1st Ed, Leather Bound, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
La Tapisserie Gothique, par Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins, by E. Planès, Directeur de la Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins. Published by Albert Morancé...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Books
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Leather, Paper
Antique Japanese Epic Novel Book Edo Period, circa 1820
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Japanese epic novel book Edo period, circa 1827
Woodblack print book
Book dimensions: 225 mm x 157 mm
There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ph...
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Japanese Edo Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
VERINEAU ( Gerda Wegener ) - Douze Sonnets Lascifs - LIMITED EDITION - 1925
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: VERINEAU, Alexandre de, (Louis Perceau), (Gerda Wegener - illustrator).
TITLE: Douze Sonnets Lascifs: pour accompagner la suite d'aquarelles int...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Books
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Leather
William Timlin. The Ship That Sailed to Mars. 1st Ed of the Author's Only Book
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Timlin, William M.
Title: The Ship That Sailed To Mars.
Publisher: London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1923.
Description: First edition of the author's only book. ...
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British Vintage 1920s Books
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Leather
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Kettell, 1st Limited Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Hawes Kettell. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. No Jacket. Exhaustive coverage of the subject; n...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Memorial Etchings of the Historic Landmarks of America, 1921
Located in New York, NY
United States Historical Society, 1921. One of an edition of unspecified limitation. Hardcover. Good/o jacket issued. New York: United States Historical Society, 1921. Introduction by Stephen Morrell Newman. One of an edition of unspecified limitation with 24 original etchings by Robert Shaw...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
The Sleeping Beauty, by C. S. Evans, Signed by Arthur Rackham, Limited Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Evans, C.S. (editor). Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). The Sleeping Beauty. London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott Co., 1920. F...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: France, Anatole
Title: The Complete Works of Anatole France.
Publisher: NY: Gabriel Wells, 1924.
Description: The Autograph Edition. 30...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Leather
Saunders 'Maxfield Parish', the Knave of Hearts, First Ed. Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SAUNDERS, Louise (Maxfield Parish).
TITLE: The Knave of Hearts.
PUBLISHER: NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDIT...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Fabric
Van Dyke, John Henry, Blended Worlds, First Edition, 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Van Dyke, John Henry
Title: Blended Worlds.
Publisher: Miami, Arizona: Southern Arizona Publishing Co., 1927.
Description: First edition. 1...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Books
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Fabric
Rudolf Grossmann. Frauen, 'Limited to 50 Copies, 1920'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Grossmann, Rudolf
Title: Frauen.
Publisher: Munich, Hyperionverlag , [1920].
Description: 1 vol., oblong folio 19-1/4" x 14-1/2", 15 original hand colored Lithograph...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Battersea Enamels Selected & Described With an Intro. By Egan Mew, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Battersea Enamels Selected and Described with a Signed Introduction By Egan Mew. Published by The Medici Society, London, 1926. Rare Signed 1st Ed hardc...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
From a photography collection are two items included in this listing, for the collector of photographic memorabelia. In it's original tapered brown leather carry case is a miniature ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Brass
A. A. Milne, Collected Plays, All First Editions Each Inscribed to His Brother
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Milne. A. A..
Title: [Collected Plays], First Plays; Second Plays; Three Plays; and Four Plays.
Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1919, 21, 23, 26.
Description: a...
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British Vintage 1920s Books
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Fabric
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition, Later printing. Octavo, Rebound in quarter leather an...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, by and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt
Located in valatie, NY
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World. A journal descriptive of scenes and incidents, together with observations from the log book. Recorded on the Voyage Around the World October 25, 1928 to May 16, 1929 of the Yacht Ara, Written and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt. This is a First edition of Vanderbilt’s account of his voyage around the world aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Bound in the original brown buckram, with gilt titles and tooling on the spine, and a gilt top edge with pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with colored engravings after photographs by Wiliam E. Belanske, Pierre C...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the Late Howard Reifsnyder, including signed pieces by Philadelphia cabinetmakers, formerly contained i...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Paper
Otis Adelbert Kline, The Planet of Peril, 1929, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Kline, Otis Adelbert.
Title: The Planet of Peril.
Publisher: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.,1929.
Description: First Edition. 1 vol., hardbound, original brown stamp...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Fabric
Old English Furniture Its True Value & Function with Important Bookplate, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Old English Furniture its true value and function, by H. Avray Tipping With an Important Bookplate of The Right Honorable Malcolm John MacDonald PC OM, (1901 – 1981) who was a British politician and diplomat. He was born to future Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Old World House: Its Furniture and Decoration, 2 Volumes, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Old World House: Its Furniture and Decoration, In two volumes, by Herbert Cescinsky. Published by The Macmillan Company, London, 1924. A pair of 1st ed hardcovers with gilded top edge. Herbert Cescinsky was an architect and writer active in the early 20th c. He was particularly interested in the development of English furniture and wrote profusely on the subject. This work is an interesting look at the furniture and decorations found in the interior designs in older houses in England. The author discusses oak chairs and tables, marqueterie furniture...
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English Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Son of Perdition by James Cozzens, Rare 1st Ed Pre-Publication Review Copy
Located in valatie, NY
The Son of Perdition by James Gould Cozzens. William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York, NY, 1929. Rare 1st Ed Pre-Publication review copy hardcover, no dust jacket. "A dramatic novel ...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
The Babyons: The Chronicle of a Family, 4 Vol Set, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Chronicle of a Family, by Clemence Dane. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1928. 1st Ed hardcover of four novelettes, two of...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Early Federal Furniture, 1929
Located in valatie, NY
Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Early Federal Furniture, Portraits and Glass 1929, by American Art Galleries. Published by American Art Gallerie...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
English Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Homes of Our Ancestors; as Shown in the American Wing of the Met, Stated 1st
Located in valatie, NY
The Homes Of Our Ancestors; as shown in the American Wing Of The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Of New York by R.T.H. Halsey And Elizabeth Tower. Published by: Doubleday Page & Company, ...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Merlin De Thionville Pair of Books from the 20th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
These two books contain different documents on Merlin de Thionville, former French deputy of the 18th century. This reprint dates from 1927. Set of old books dating from the 20th cen...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
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...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Set Of Old Religious Books « Calvini Opéra » Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. This lot is written in Latin. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice ...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Ahmad-ul-umri - the Lady of the Lotus Rup Mati Queen of Mandu - First Edition!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Ahmad-ul-umri: (L.M.Crump - translator)
Title: The Lady of The Lotus Rup Mati Queen of Mandu A Strange Tale of Faithfulness.
Publisher: London: Oxford University Press,...
Category
British Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Leather
By Way of Introduction, Signed by A.A. Milne, Circa 1929
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Milne, A.A., By Way of Introduction. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1929. First edition, first printing, signed on title page. Original printed dust jacket with a custom, clamshell case.
This is a first edition of A.A. Milne's By Way of Introduction. Milne has signed the book on the title page in blue ink. The book is presented with its original beige dust jacket. It was published out of London by Methuen & Co., Ltd., in 1929.
This book features a collection of introductions written by Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956). The collection of essays and excerpts were written for various publications and compiled by Milne. The work shows off his accessible and sometimes humorous writing style, recognizable from his children's books. There is a selection of his critical work included in the volume, as well a piece about his philosophical approach to writing children's books throughout his career, and even a few details about his Winnie the Pooh character, Christopher Robin.
Milne was best known for his children's book series Winnie the Pooh. Included in the back of the book is a loose pamphlet advertising the Pooh series as "the most popular gift books...
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American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
A. T'Serstvens, Georges Gorvel, M. Bousquet, Les Priapees, 1929
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: A. T'Serstvens - Georges Gorvel - M. Bousquet.
TITLE: Les Priapees. Traduites du Latin par A. t Serstevens. Cinq planches sur cuivre gravees par Georges Gorviel d apres l...
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French Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Handbook of the American Wing Opening Exhibition, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
A Handbook of the American Wing: Opening Exhibition by R.T.H. Halsey, and Charles O. Cornelius (Assistant Curator in the Department of Decorative Arts.) New York: Metropolitan Museum...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Leather, Paper
Equestrian Book, Prints, The Passing Seasons by Lionel Edwards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Lionel Edwards Book - The Passing Seasons.
Very rare limited edition book depicted by Lionel Edwards, The Passing Seasons. This edition is limited to 150 copies for sale at home, numbered 1 to 150, and 100 for sale abroad, numbered 151 to 250, this in No. 59. This large hard bound book is complete with the 18 mounted colour plates on thick hand made paper, each signed in pencil on the mount by the artist, Lionel Edwards. Black and white vignettes throughout the book, fleeting thoughts of Crascredo, printed in Great Britain. Text and plates are very clean. Bound in publisher's light brown cloth cover with gilt title to front, The Passing Seasons, Lionel Edwards (slight damage to spine). List of coloured plates 1, The First Snow (frontispiece). 2, The Water. 3, The Mockers. 4, Cub Hunting. 5, The Evening Rise. 6, Where Bright Waters Meet. 7, A May Morning...
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English Sporting Art Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
The Bennington Battle Monument Its Story and Its Meaning, circa 1925
Located in valatie, NY
The Bennington Battle Monument Its Story and Its Meaning by John Spargo. The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1925. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. An overview of the histor...
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American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Wendingen, Issue 6 / 7, Cover by R.N. Roland Holst, 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Journal, 'Wendingen,' issue no. 6 / 7 1920, lithograph cover designed by R.N. Roland Holst, Amsterdam, Holland, 1920.
Journal titled 'Wendingen' mask i...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
"Angelic Archers, " Poetry Booklet with Nude Male Cover Illustration by Scheibe
By Scheibe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully produced, this small booklet of poetry by Alfred Richard Meyer was published in 1921 with a stylized cover illustration by Richard Scheibe depicting two archers ...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Farthing Hall by Hugh Walpole & J.B. Priestley, Stated First Edition, 1929
Located in valatie, NY
Farthing Hall by Hugh Walpole & J.B. Priestley. Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929. Stated first edition hardcover no dust jacket. A novel consisting of letters between Mark French, who a ...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Boutiques 1929 Book, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Portfolio of Art Deco and early modernist Paris shops and boutiques, showing both interiors and exteriors, edited by Roger Poulain and published by Vincent Freal et Cie (Paris) in 1929. 72 (of 72) loose plates plus checklist enclosed in graphically striking printed paper-covered boards with ribbon ties. Includes projects by Eugene Printz, Claude Levy...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century, Signed & Numbered First Edition
By Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig
Located in valatie, NY
Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century by Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig. First Edition, signed by the author and numbered 950/1000, original gilt lettered dark blue cloth. Century H...
Category
English Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Paper
The Plutocrat by Booth Tarkington, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Plutocrat by Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Page and Co. Garden City, New York 1927. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. The adventurous roman...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
The Clarance H. Mackay Collection, Italian Schools, by William R. Valentiner
Located in Tarrytown, NY
56 Photogravure plates. Privately printed in 1926 by Witherspoon & Co. Cover bound in Moroccan crimson leather with gilt flower motifs.
Privately printed catalogue limited to 100 nu...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Collection Lescure Extremely Rare Portfolios About Lace
Located in Encino, CA
For collector of lace, embroidery and dentelle.
Extremely rare set of two complete portfolios consecrated to the Lescure collection.
The portfolio titled "Mouchoirs brodés" is complete with the 40 plates depicting embroidered handkerchiefs...
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French Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
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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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Interieurs D'Aujourd'hui (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a herd covered folio with silvered lettering and the original pink ribbon ties. Dating from 1928 there is a 4 page introduction (French text) plus 40 loose plates which show ...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
Guide Des Cadeaux Edite Par Lancel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A trade catalogue of luxury gifts and products made by the up-market/luxury leather dealer, Dating from the mid-late 1920s showing more than 700 items which are priced and pictured in different sections - Maroquinerie, Orfeverie, Joaillerie, Horologie, Articles de Fumeurs, Objets D'Art and Fantasies. With everything from Handbags and Wallets to silver knives and forks...
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Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
"Our Air Force" Signed by Billy Mitchell, First Edition, 1921
By William Mitchell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Mitchell, William. Our Air Force: The Keystone of National Defense. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1921. Signed and inscribed by Mitchell. First edition, later printing. Rebound and h...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Books
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Paper
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