20th Century Books
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Barry Friedman: The Eclectic Eye, Set of 4 Christie's Sale Catalogues (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These 4 sale catalogues were produced for the sale of the many items that Barry Friedman the world renowned 20th century dealer/collector decided to sell when he stepped back from ru...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Israel Katzman HC Book 1964 Architecture La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
By Javier Senosianin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Book
Limited Availability Book by Israel Katzman titled La Arquitectura Contemporanea Mexicana
Hard Cover. Published 1964. Original Dust Jacket.
Modern masters of contemporary Archit...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Pierre Mendell LTD ED Heart Portfolio Inscribed to Massimo 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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German Minimalist 20th Century Books
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Paper
Moments, Roxanne Lowit Photographs, 1992
Located in London, GB
Moments, Roxanne Lowit Photographs
By Roxanne Lowit
Editions Assouline, Paris 1992. First English language edition.
A record of the celebrity photogra...
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French 20th Century Books
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Paper
Pair of Sotheby's Catalogues on Antiquities and Islamic Art
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's New York: Antiquities and Islamic Art, 1990. Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Western Asiatic Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art. 230 lots. Sotheby's London: Antiquit...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
The Interior Dimension A Theoretical Approach to Enclosed Space
Located in valatie, NY
The Interior Dimension: A Theoretical Approach to Enclosed Space by Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. This comprehensive ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Second Treasury of Early American Homes by Richard Pratt & Dorothy Pratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Second Treasury of Early American Homes by Richard Pratt and Dorothy Pratt. Hawthorn Books Inc., New York, 1964. 3rd printing hardcover with dust jacket. 144 pages with more than...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, September 19, 1996, Sale 8468, Christie's. First Edition. 226 pages. Text in English and C...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
George Krause-1 First Edition
By George Krause
Located in valatie, NY
George Krause-1. Haverford: Toll & Armstron, Publishers, 1972. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 60 pp. A handsome book on art American phot...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Art of Africa Treasures from the Congo Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Reference book on the art of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
180 mounted color illustrations + numerous b&w illustrations.
large heavy book, weight: 8 lbs
Art of Africa: Treasures from the Congo
Cornet, Joseph
Published by Phaidon Press, Ltd., London (1971...
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Congolese Tribal 20th Century Books
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Paper
Paul Laszlo Catalog from 1947
By Paul Laszlo
Located in New York, NY
Scarce, self-published, 102-page catalog with laminated boards showcasing Paul Laszlo's work in and around Beverly Hills between 1937-1947. The Hungarian born and Vienna-educated Las...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Wire
Treasury of American Design Volume 1 & 2 Ed. Clarence P. Hornung
Located in London, GB
Treasury of American Design
Ed. Clarence P. Hornung; J. Carter Brown (foreword); Holger Cahill (introduction)
Published by Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York 1976. 2 volume hard back ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas
Located in valatie, NY
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas. Academy Editions, London, 1980. Second Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 256pp 104 color plates and 212 b&w. The most important and c...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Set of 3 Books on Grigory Efimovitch "Rasputin, " First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
1. Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs by Colin Wilson. Farrar, Straus & Company, New York, 1964. 1st Ed and Printing hardcover with no dust jacket. 2. ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Elegant Auctioneers by Wesley Towner and Stephen Varble, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Elegant Auctioneers by Wesley Towner and Stephen Varble. Hill & Wang, Date: 1970. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. History of America's most notable auction houses, they...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Stars, The Personalities Who Made The Movies By Richard Schickel, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Stars, The Personalities Who Made The Movies By Richard Schickel, Designed by Allen Hurlburt. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. Bonanza Books, New York, 1962. With 400 b&...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Muses of Gwinn Art & Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Muses of Gwinn: Art and Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, Charles A. Platt and Ellen Shipman, by Robin S. Karson. Sagapress, Incorporated, 1995. 1st Ed hardcover ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Frida Kahlo: The Painter and Her Work by Helga Prignitz-Poda (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Frida Kahlo is now regarded as one of the foremost artists of the 20th century. Her reputation grew late in her life and more so, posthumously. During her life she was more famous fo...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By Thomas Went Wentworth Higginson "Collector's Library ...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper, Leather
Christie's, The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 1995
Located in valatie, NY
The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art From the Sze Yuan Tang: Sale #8218, with original printed invitation. Christie's New Y...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Catalog of miniatures and small portraits belonging to the Supreme Duke of Berwick and Alba
A fine antique catalog...
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Spanish 20th Century Books
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Paper
Ottoman Costumes Turkish Hardcover, January 1, 1986 Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ottoman Costume Book (Turkish) Hardcover, January 1, 1986.
by Fenerci Mehmed Fenerci MehmeT Album (Author)
From the 15th century on, Europeans attemp...
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Turkish Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Basquiat Exhibition Catalog, 1995 (Basquiat Two Cents)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat Two Cents:
Rare exhibition catalog published in conjunction with the 1995-1996 Basquiat show at Miami-Dade College: Two cents: Works on paper by Jea...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Architecture of the Old South Mississippi-Alabamba by Mills Lane, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Architecture of the Old South: Mississippi-Alabamba by Mills Lane. NY, Beehive Press, 1989. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Oversized book, 204 pp. beautifully illustrated with vi...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Peggy Bacon, Personalities and Places by Peggy Bacon
Located in valatie, NY
Peggy Bacon, Personalities and Places: Exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's NY Magnificent Jewels April 1999, Property Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels April 12th & 13th, 1999, Sale #7287. Sotheby's NY, 1999. First Edition softcover catalog with results. Featurin...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Secret Paris of The 30’s - Brassaï - 1st Edition, Pantheon, 1976
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Pantheon, New York, 1976.
Translated from the French by Richard Miller the book tells through photographs and written reminiscence Brassai’s first hand e...
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French Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Great Events of Great War in 7 Volumes Complete, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Great Events of Great War in 7 Volumes Complete. The National Alumni, 1920. 7 vols. First edition hardcovers. This set done for Henry J. McKenney, Lieutenant 46th Infantry, 9th Division U.S. Army. Plate signed by the Commander and Chief Huston and the Adjutant General Elton with the official embossed seal. Illustrated with full-page gravures and protective tissues guards over each. Each volume is a facsimile of a famous binding ("The original art binding of the official French copy of the Versailles Peace Treaty which was signed by President...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Christie's: Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture, 9/1997
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Mr and Mrs Robert P. Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture, 18 September 1997. 1st Ed softcover. 99 lots in color. A grea...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
American Churches by Roger G Kennedy, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American Churches by Roger G Kennedy. Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1982. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 296 pp. 235 illustrations from 188 color photographs. Beautifully produc...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Girlhood Embroidery, American Samplers and Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850
By Betty Ring
Located in valatie, NY
Girlhood embroidery, American samplers and pictorial needlework 1650-1850 by Betty Ring. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993. Stated first edition i...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
"The Making of Evita Book by Alan Parker" Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“The making of Evita Book by Alan Parker” coffee table book
Featuring an introduction by Madonna, the film's star, a behind-the-scenes account of ...
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American Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Architecture of Georgia by and Signed by Frederick Nichols 1st Edition
By Frederick D. Nichols 1
Located in valatie, NY
The Architecture of Georgia by and Signed by Frederick Nichols. Signed 1st Edition. The Beehive Press, Savannah, 1976, hardcover. "This is the first complete survey of Georgia archit...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Canals & Crossroads An illustrated History of Albany, NY Roman Catholic Diocese
Located in valatie, NY
Canals & Crossroads: An illustrated History of Albany, New York Roman Catholic Diocese. Albany Catholic Press Association, Incorporated, 1997. Stated fi...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia
Located in valatie, NY
Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia by Mortimer Wheeler. Spring Pub., London, New York, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages; illustrated with ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Les Maures, La Civilization Islamique in Occident the Moors, Islam in the West
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Les Maures, la Civilization Islamique in Occident, great book in French language.
The Moors: Islam in the West
Brett, Michael, Forman, Werner.
An account of the rise and fall of the ...
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Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Books
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Paper
Colonial Williamsburg Its Buildings and Gardens
Located in valatie, NY
Colonial Williamsburg : Its Buildings And Gardens; A Descriptive Tour Of The Restored Capital Of The British Colony Of Virginia. Distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Luxury Goods from India The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker Hardcover Table Book
By Amin Jaffer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Luxury Goods from India The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker hardcover table book.
The V&A's collection of furniture and woodwork from India and Sri Lanka is unrivalled, reflecting a...
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English Anglo-Indian 20th Century Books
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Paper
Op to Pop: Furniture of the 1960s -Cara Greenberg- 1st Edition, Bullfinch, 1999
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Bullfinch Press, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1999.
Sharing the ability to both startle and delight, the furniture design of the 1960s is presented here, from its roots to the influences of its design. This book serves as a colorful visual tour, featuring 250 photographs as well as a source guide to the growing number of outlets for 1960s furniture design...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco
Fiske, Patricia L. and Pickering, W. Russell and Yohe, Ralph S.
in black cloth covered board ...
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Moroccan Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Les Tapis d'Asie Centrale et du Kazakhstan, Rugs of Kazakhstan French Text Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Rugs of Kazakhstan French language harcover book
Les tapis d'asie centrale et du kazakhstan (Français) Relié – 1 janvier 1984
de TZAREVA (Elena). (Auteur)
Éditeur : Editions ...
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Azerbaijani Tribal 20th Century Books
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Paper
With Heritage So Rich by United States Conference of Mayors
Located in valatie, NY
With Heritage So Rich by United States Conference of Mayors. National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1983. Landmark Reprint series softcover. In 1966, the seminal report With Heritage So Rich issued a call to action...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Frank O.Gehry, Guggenhiem Museum Bilbao, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Frank O.Gehry, Guggenhiem Museum Bilbao by Coosje Van Bruggen. Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, 1997. 1st Ed catalog in English. 207 pp. With color and ...
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Spanish 20th Century Books
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Paper
Treasures from the Kremlin, An Exhibition from State Museums of Moscow 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures from the Kremlin; An Exhibition from the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York; May 19-September 2 1979; and the Grand Palais Paris...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Contemporary Quilts from Traditional Designs by Mosey, Carol L
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Contemporary quilts from Traditional Designs by Mosey, Carol L
Format/binding hardcover
Book condition
Used - fine
Jacket condition
Very good +
First edition, first printing so...
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American Folk Art 20th Century Books
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Paper
Over the Desert Au Fil du Désert Textiles from the Nomadic Desert Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Over the Desert - Tents And Weaving Of Nomadic Pastors.
Au fil du de´sert: Tentes et tissages des pasteurs nomades de Me´diterrane´e
(French Edition)
(French language) Paperback...
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Moroccan Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Blurring the Boundaries Installation Art 1969-1996, by Ronald Onorato
Located in valatie, NY
Blurring the Boundaries: Installation Art 1969-1996 by Ronald J Onorato and Hugh M Davies. Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 1999. 1st Ed, 2nd printing softcover. A classic documentation of site-specific and multi-media installation artwork, Blurring the Boundaries surveys twenty-five years of the genre's finest artwork. Included are: James Turrell, Vito Acconci...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: the Magic, the Mayhem, Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: The Magic, The Mayhem, The Musicians
By Denkert, Darcie.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005. 360 pages.
Darcie covers the love/hate rel...
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American American Classical 20th Century Books
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Paper
Signals of the Twenties, 1988
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Signals of the Twenties.
Modena, Happy Books, 1988
Measures: 12" x 8"5.
Small book hard cover about signals.
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American Anglo-Indian 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Art of the Maya from the Olmecs to the Toltec-Maya by Henr Stierlin, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of the Maya from the Olmecs to the Toltec-Maya by Henr Stierlin. New York, Rizzoli, 1981. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. Large format book with numerous high-quali...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby, October 1988, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: The Mandalay Ruby October 1988. First edition softcover. Extremely well described with the historic background. A superb ruby and diamond ring, mounted by Raymond ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
E.T. Cook, Gardens of England
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume
Painted in Color by Beatrice Parsons. Bound in 3/4 green Morocco by Henry Young and Sons, Cloth boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt...
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English Antique 20th Century Books
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Leather
Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade Catalogue Binder, 1988
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atelier International Limited & Cassina Trade catalogue Binder, 1988. Rare anthology of Cassina / AI offerings including the Master’s Collection in the...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book.
South America - Countries and People - tome 1
Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie
Des pays...
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Guatemalan Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Contemporary Shops in the United States - E. Nicholson & George Nelson - 1946
Located in London, GB
Published by the Architectural Book Publishing Company, second printing, revised and enlarged edition, 1946.
With text by Emrich Nicholson and a fore...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
'Antiques for the Table', A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accessories, Signed
Located in valatie, NY
‘Antiques for the Table’, A Complete Guide to dining room accessories for Collecting and Entertaining by Sheila Chefetz. Penguin Publishing Group 1993. Signed and inscribed first edition 4th printing hardcover with dust jacket. Inscribed "Enjoy our 'feast' for the eyes!" More than 200 full-color photographs. 'Antiques for the Table' presents dozens of table setting ideas for every occasion. Antiques authority Sheila Chefetz tells readers how to use, store, identify, and appreciate fine examples of 18th, 19th, and 20th century China, glass, and silver. A definitive volume on antique tableware...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Christie's: Jingguantang Collection Part II Important Chinese Ceramics
Located in valatie, NY
The Jingguantang Collection Part II Fine and Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie’s; New York September 18, 1997. First edition softc...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
History of Old Sheffield Plate by Frederick Bradbury, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
History of old Sheffield plate being an account of the origin, growth, and decay of the industry and of the antique silver and white or Britannia metal trade with chronological lists...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
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