20th Century Books

Pair of Quixote books with leather covers and gilt leaves, Fourth Edition.

Funky pair of bookend , use as bookend or just table decorations. Beautiful object of art for horse lover.

Fabulous bronzed with green patina Art Deco cubist style bookends. Signed McClelland & Barclays on back bottom edge. In excellent vintage condition with min...

Tolkien, J.R.R., The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. London: Allen & Unwin, 1955, 1956. First edition, second and fourth impression printings. Masterfully rebound in full Moroccan leather, with custom gilt and blind embossed stamps, gilt tooling, and a new archival lined slipcase. Presented is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, in three volumes complete, to include The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. All first editions, the books were published by Allen & Unwin in London. The Fellowship of the Ring is a first edition, fourth impression printing, published in November of 1955. The Two Towers is a first edition, fourth impression printing, published in November of 1956. Return of the King is a first edition, second impression printing, published in November of 1955. All three books have been exquisitely rebound in full Moroccan leather. The front and back boards have been blind and gilt embossed with a striking design, a combination of “The One Ring” and Tolkien’s monogram. The three volumes are gold tooled throughout and presented in a custom-made archival lined slipcase. After the success of The Hobbit...

Conrad, Joseph. Lord Jim. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1978. First edition, first printing. Hardcover, original leather bound with 22-karat gold accents and titles. Presented is the Easton Press first edition printing of Joseph Conrad...

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1978. First edition, first printing. Hardcover, original leather bound with 22-karat gold accents ...

An attractive collection of 100 Swedish antique leather-bound books. This set of 1920s literature books from Sweden are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of varying rich, wa...

For your consideration a pair of cast iron lion bookends with wonder faux bronze patina. Unmarked. No information present on the maker or designer. Measures: 5 1/4" H x 3 3/4"...

An animated pair of Austrian Art Deco bronze squirrel bookends, circa 1925. Both with Austrian foundry marka and signed by F Gruber. The foundry mark is a triangle with an M inside and the letters A, E, G on the outside points of the triangle with Austria alongside the mark. The artist is Franz Gruber...