20th Century Books
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American Vignola by William R. Ware, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
The American Vignola, a Guide to the making of classical architecture by William R. Ware. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 1977. First edition t...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. Irwin
Located in valatie, NY
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. Irwin. Elliott's Book Shop Press, Baton Rouge, 1985. Reprint of the original 1892 Edition. 1st Ed thus hardcover with no dust jacket. The history of the famous 19th Corps, a unit in the Union Army famed for its successes and daring during the American Civil War. This edition includes the original battlefield maps. A series of daring victories swiftly established the special reputation of the 19th. At the height of their prowess, the company demonstrated great martial skill during the Siege of Port Hudson and in Shenandoah Valley. Notably, the 19th had a large contingent of black soldiers...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Anatomy for Interior Designers and How to Talk to a Client by Francis Schroeder
Located in valatie, NY
‘Anatomy for Interior Designers’ and ‘How to Talk to a Client’, by Francis de N. Schroeder. Whitney Publications Inc, New York, 1954. 2nd Ed, 2nd printing hardcover no dust jacket. A...
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North American Vintage 20th Century 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 Books
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Paper
under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, a Play for Voices, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Under milk wood by Dylan Thomas, A Play for Voices. The Folio Society, London, 1972. 1st Edition Thus hardcover with slipcase. "An omniscient narrator inv...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Pre-Columbian Art, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pre-Columbian Art, New York: Phaidon Publishers, Inc., 1957. First edition hardcover with skip case. 285 pp. A vintage book cataloguing Robert Woods Blis...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Catalogue from Famous Faces Watch Auction for Charity, 1999, President Trump
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue from Famous Faces Watch Auction for Charity, New York City February 24, 1999. New York: Antiquorum Editions, 1999. Soft cover, 237 pp. A star studded auction catalogue of watches owned or selected by stars of film, tv, radio, music, and sports with proceeds going to their chosen charity. Stars include: President Trump...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Hunter of Light: 1965-2003 - Daido Moriyama - 1st Edition, Shimane Art, 2003
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Shimane Art Museum, Japan, 2003.
Published to accompany the retrospective exhibition of the same name and drawing together some of the most important ima...
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Japanese 20th Century Books
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Paper
Jimi Hendrix 1969 Electric Church a Visual Experience Tour Program Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This was rock and roll icon Jimi Hendrix's final tour program book in 1969. It is a tri-fold cover in color and black and white. It has 12 pages of pictures and a back page of credit...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's: The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 6/1993
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 6/1993. Softcover auction catalogue 500 lots with results. "Meraux's interest was ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's, Important American Furniture of Doris and Richard M. Seidlitz
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; Important American Furniture, The Collection of Doris and Richard M. Seidlitz. Sotheby's: New York, 1988. Unpaginated softcover. The single-owner sale includes a group of rare 18th century Newport furniture...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
In The Houses of Ireland, First Edition
By Walter Pfeiffer (b.1886), Marianne Heron
Located in valatie, NY
In The Houses of Ireland by Walter Pfeiffer and Marianne Heron. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, Inc., 1988. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 254 pp. A beautiful chronic...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
'Four Quartets' First Edition Book by T.S. Eliot
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'Four Quartets' first edition book by T.S. Eliot
New York Harcourt, brace and company, 1943.
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American 20th Century Books
Eikoh Hosoe Kamaitachi Book
By Eikoh Hosoe
Located in London, GB
Published by Aperture, 2009
A groundbreaking book and a Classic of Japanese photography, known for pushing the boundaries of traditional photography, Hosoe recaptures some of the...
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Japanese 20th Century Books
Faberge In America, Exhibition Publication 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Faberge In America by Geza Von Habsburg. Thames and Hudson, New York, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1996. First edition paperback published for the exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and made possible by Faberge Co. with the exhibition opening at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art from February 16 to April 28, 1996 and traveling to the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and concluding at the Cleveland Museum of Art on May 11, 1997. 366 pp. 368 color plates. The story of the most important American Faberge clients and collectors, that also places the social history of American collecting...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
American Cinema, One Hundred Years of Filmmaking by Jeanie Basinger, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American Cinema, One Hundred Years of Filmmaking by Jeanie Basinger. New York: Rizzoli, 1994. 1st Ed hardcover published to commemorate the centennial celebration of the birth of American film and a 10-part PBS-TV series that aired in January of 1995. The book surveys the phenomenon of Hollywood, past and present while celebrating the best of American films. With more than 200 illustrations, 100 in full color, and including some never before published.
All About Dogs by Charles Henry Lane
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's London, The Thomas F. Flannery, Jr. Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; The Thomas F. Flannery, Jr. Collection. London: Sotheby's, 1983. Hardcover. 291 pp. Sotheby's; The single-owner sale includes Medieval and later works of art. Great refere...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Porcelain, a Sketch of its Nature Art and Manufacture, 1906, First Edition
By William Burton
Located in valatie, NY
Porcelain, a sketch of its nature art and manufacture by William Burton, F.C.S. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1906. First Edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 263 pp. An anti...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Exiles and Imigrés, The Flight of European Artists from Hitler, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Exiles and Imigrés, the flight of European Artists from Hitler. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997. First Edition softcover. 432pp. A catalogue published in conjunction with a tra...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Chinese Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China
By Royal Ontario Museum
Located in valatie, NY
The Chinese exhibition. London: Times Newspapers Ltd., 1974. Second edition softcover, both English and French text. 160 pp. The catalogue from the exhibition of archaeological finds of the People's Republic of China...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Eliot Noyes, Gordon Bruce
By Eliot Noyes
Located in London, GB
First edition, Phaidon Press, 2006. Hardcover
Eliot Noyes: A Pioneer of design and architecture in the age of American Modernism
This book presents E...
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Austrian 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Machine by K. G. Pontus Hulten (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
In original pressed, painted and hinged aluminium covers with an image of MOMA and a yellow New York taxi cab at the front. This is the exhibition catalogue for an important exhibiti...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Brassai, the Secret Paris of the 1930s, Signed
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
A beautifully signed copy of Brassai's "The Secret Paris of The 30's".
1st edition 1976, published by Pantheon books New York.
A discreet view of the forbidden Paris of the 1930s...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
David Adler: The Architect and His Work by Ezra Stroller, First Edition Book
By Ezra Stoller, Richard Pratt
Located in valatie, NY
David Adler: The Architect and His Work by Richard Pratt. NY: M Evans, 1970. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Black-and-white photos by Ezra Stroller...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude, First Edition Book
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hamilton -The Slaves of Solitude
Published by Constable, London 1947. First edition.
Hamilton, cult author of Hangover Square and denizen of seedy pre-war literary Lond...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Venini Book, Limited Edition, 1978
Located in Sacile, PN
Venini book, 500 limited edition copies ed. 1978-
Black aluminium cover 135 fine color illustrations.
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Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Aluminum
A History of European & American Sculpture Signed First Edition, 2 Volume Set
Located in valatie, NY
A History of European and American Sculpture from the Early Christian Period to the Present Day by Chandler Post. London: Oxford U. Press, 1921. Signed first edition...
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English 20th Century 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...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Vols. I & II, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
American Silver 1655-1825 in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston by Kathryn C. Buhler, Volumes I & II. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1972....
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
KiKi's Paris, Artist and Lovers 1900-1930, Signed by Both Authors, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
KiKi's Paris, Artist and Lovers 1900-1930 by Billy Klüver and Julie Martin. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989. Signed by both authors 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. 263 ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sandoz: Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier, 1881-1971 by Felix Marcilhac (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very scarce hardback copy of the book on the sculpture and work of Edouard Marcel Sandoz, which includes the catalogue raisonne of his work in the rear section, having over...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A set of three first edition books by David Hicks, the legendary designer. This set of out-of-print books focuses on garden design and flower arranging. All in very good condition with dust jackets. Includes the following three titles.
The David Hicks Book...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books
Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money by Albert Pick
By Albert Pick
Located in valatie, NY
Standard catalogue of World Paper Money by Albert Pick. Lola: Krause Publications, 1986. Fifth edition hardcover. 1087 pp. A catalogue that lists all paper...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Illustrated Guide to Antique Writing Instruments by George Fischler, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Illustrated Guide to Antique Writing Instruments by Stuart & George Fischler. 1st Edition softcover. 160 pages. This book has become th...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Pair of Sotheby's Catalogues on European Works of Art, Furniture and Tapestries
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: New York: European works of art, arms and armour, furniture and tapestries, January 29, 1998. 222 pages of 481 lots with results. Sotheby's:...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
John Addington Symonds: A Biography, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
John Addington Symonds: A Biography, by Horatio F. Brown. Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1903. 1st Ed Moroccan leather and cloth hardcover. Symonds was an English poet and literary cri...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper, Leather
The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark. New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1978. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 173 pp. An overview of Aub...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Christopher Makos, White Trash 1st Edition 1977
Located in London, GB
1st Edition Published by New York: Stonehill Pub. Co. 1977
This now iconic book was Christopher Makos's first ever publication and was instantly loved. This book established him as a pioneer in capturing the emerging US punk scened.
Makos worked with both Man Ray and Andy Warhol and his seminal 1977 photo book chronicled the Downtown New York punk scene. Makos captured intimate moments in the chaotic lives of his subjects, which include Andy Warhol, Man Ray, Tennessee Williams, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Search for a Style, Country Life and Architecture 1897-1935, John Cornforth
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Andre Deutsch, 1988
A collection of elegant and sumptuous interiors collated from the archives of Country Life magazine. Documenting the history of the...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
Books, Adolphus W. Ward's "The Electress Sophia and The Hanoverian Succession"
Located in New York, NY
1 volume. Folio. Bound in full green Morocco by Birdsall, with all edges gilt and ornate gilt on covers & spine, as well as a hand-colored frontispiece. Printed on fine paper. Profus...
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English Antique 20th Century Books
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Leather, Paper
19th Century America Furniture and Other Decorative Arts by Marvin D. Schwartz
Located in valatie, NY
19th century America furniture and other decorative arts, by Berry B. Tracy (Introduction), Marilynn Johnson (Author), Marvin D. Schwa...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
“Classics of Modern Furniture, Alivar”, 1991
By Alivar
Located in London, GB
Published by SCP Ltd, 1991
The prestigious Italian brand, ‘Alivar’ presents their largest and most comprehensive collection of Classic designs. One of four companies to hold the ‘10...
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British 20th Century Books
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Paper
Property of the Robert Young Foundation, Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young
Located in valatie, NY
The property of the Robert R. Young Foundation from the Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young, NY October 1985. Softcover auction catalog with 733 lots of fine French furniture, porcelain, ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Battle of Britain Fighter Aces Collection, Signed Limited Edition, Two-Volumes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
A two-volume collector's set, profiling the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain was a milit...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Geometry of Greek Vases by L.D. Caskey, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Geometry of Greek Vases, Attic Vases in the Museum of Fine Arts Analysed According to the Principles of Proportion Discovered by Jay Hambidge. Boston: Museu...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's Furniture, Ceramics, Decorations, Estate of George Parker, Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Decorations and Carpets including the Property from the Estate of George Parker, Jr. Texas and the Haussner Family Limited Partnership, Ne...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Christie's Works of Art from the Espirito Santo Collection London 12/12/96
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Works of Art from the Espirito Santo Collection London 12/12/96 Sale #5729. Softcover catalog of 96 pages with 126 lots. Fine French Furniture, Old Masters, Porcelain, Ca...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
American Victorian, 1st Ed
By Lawrence Grow and Dina Von zweck 1
Located in valatie, NY
American Victorian by Lawrence Grow and Dina Von Aweck. NY: Harper and Row, publishers, 1984. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. 223 pp. A fully-illustrated source book of the ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very good 1st edition (second issue) of this much sought after society journal which is still in a very good dust jacket though there are one or two short closed tears and ...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s -R. Kaneko, I. Vartanian- 1st Ed, 2009
By Ivan Vartanian, Ryuichi Kaneko
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Aperture, New York, 2009.
A comprehensive survey of some of the greatest and most iconic Japanese photobooks of the 1960s and 1970s; an era of major cult...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Christie's NY: Important French Furniture, Ceramics Property from J. Paul Getty
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's NY: Important French Furniture, Ceramics, Tapestries, and Carpets including Property from J. Paul Getty Museum, October 1996. 447 lots and 295 ag...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's, English Porcelain and Furniture Mr. and Mrs John Treleaven Oct, 1990
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, English porcelain and furniture Mr. and Mrs John Treleaven October, 1990. 260 lots, illustrated in black and white and color. Treleavan was an expert on English furniture ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine
Located in valatie, NY
Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine by Louis Jaham-Desrivaux. Paris: J. Peyronnet & Cie., 1931. French edition paperback rebound in blue calf-leather decorated with embossed bamboo impression in green and gilt. 246 pp. Hardcover in custom slipcase. Disguised as an old Creole patois commander, Fontaine was one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. Binding is signed by M. Lambert, a well-known leather book binder...
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French 20th Century Books
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Paper, Leather
Sotheby's the Jerome Rapoport Collection of American Aesthetic Silver
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; The Jerome Rapoport Collection of American Aesthetic Silver. New York: Sotheby's, 1996. Unpaginated softcover. In the 1870's the American Aesthetic Movement broke from Tra...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Clockwork Universe, German Clocks and Automata, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Clockwork Universe, German Clocks and Automata. NY: Neale Watson Arcademic Publications, Inc., 1980. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 321 pp. ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Il Mobile Impero in Italia 'Italian Empire Furniture', First Edition
By Enrico Colle
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile Impero in Italia, Arredi e Decorazioni d'Interni Dal 1800 al 1843 (Italian Empire Furniture and Interior Decoration from 1800 to 184...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910
Located in valatie, NY
Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910. Moroccan leather and green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and no dust jacket as issued. 62 pp. An antique guide to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, England. The guide includes the museum's hours, a list of rooms and galleries. Departments include Architecture and Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, and Enamels, Engraving, Illustration, and Design, Library and Book Production, Metal Work, Paintings, Textiles, Woodwork, Furniture, and Leather. With 30+ illustrations in black and white with four fold-out floor plan maps in color. The binding is labeled and by Jas. Truscott & Sons, Book Binders...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Il Mobile Déco Italiano (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
276 pages in soft covers with a dust jacket. Text is in Italian and the pages are profusely illustrated with black and white photographs plus 30 colour photographs. The book traces some of the best known designers of Italian Art Deco furniture...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
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