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Period: 20th Century
French Furniture from the 19th Century
By Denise Ledoux-Lebard
Located in valatie, NY
Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle 1795-1889 Dictionnaire des Ébénistes et des Menuisiers (French Furniture from the 19th c 1795-1889 Dictionary of cabinet-makers and carpenters.) Pa...
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French 20th Century Books

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Paper

Contemporary French Tapestries, rare and collectible coffee table book, 1966
Located in View Park, CA
A very rare and collectible coffee table catalogue: Contemporary French Tapestries: New York, Charles E. Slatkin Inc., Galleries, 1965. Paperback. Brown wrap with orange lettering. 40 pp. Numerous color and black and white plates...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

NOLHAC, Pierre De. Maria Antoinette. IN A FINE EARLY COSWAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: NOLHAC, Pierre De. TITLE: Maria Antoinette. PUBLISHER: London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1905. DESCRIPTION: IN A FINE COSWAY STYLE BINDING. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 6-1/8", bound in f...
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English Antique 20th Century Books

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Leather

Paolo Buffa Designer 30 opere dal 1939 al 1968 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A Master of Design For almost half a century, the architect Paolo Buffa has occupied the furniture design scene with a well-recognizable style: a limpid art, skilful and exquisite in...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leathe...
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American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
By Alexander Pope, Homer
Located in Bath, GB
A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance. Limited edition, With Homer numbered 1051 and The Iliad numbered 1196. With text in both Latin and Greek. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Masterpieces of English Furniture, The Gerstenfeld Collection, 1st Edition
By Edward Lennox-Boyd
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of English Furniture: The Gerstenfeld Collection by Edward Lennox-Boyd. Christies books, 1998 1st Edition thus hardcover with dust jacket. A unique collection of 18th ce...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Tamara De Lempicka: Paris 1920-1938 by Gioia Mori (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Tamara de Lempicka is a phenomenon. It was of its time, it remains so today. In her time, in the Paris of the twenties and thirties, she brilliantly embodied a happy moment of artist...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960 Artist: Pablo Picasso Exhibition: Pinturas – Sala Gaspar, Barcelo...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years by Wendy Kaplan
Located in Bradenton, FL
Scottish Art and Design, 5000 Years, edited by Wendy Kaplan. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1991 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in England. 215 ...
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British 20th Century Books

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Paper

Picasso 2 Volume Box Set Carsten-Peter Warncke Pub Benedikt Taschen 1995
Located in North Hollywood, CA
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973 by Carsten-Peter Warncke; Ingo F. Walther Illustrated by Pablo Picasso Published by Benedikt Taschen.Germany 1995 (Vol I: The Works 1890-1936, pp. 1-380, Vol...
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American Expressionist 20th Century Books

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Paper

Living the Modern Way: Form and Colour in Interior Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Edited by Giulio Peluzzi & Rivista Dell'Arredamento With today's many new designs in furniture, the development of new fabrics and the imaginative use of construction materials, ther...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Collection Leather Bound Library Book Set Thirteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of thirteen volumes. The works of William Shakespeare / The Cambridge text. Each boo...
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20th Century Books

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Paper, Leather

12 Contes / 12 Stories by Mark Twain, illustrated by Jean Trubert
Located in Middletown, NY
A collection of twelve stories by Mark Twain, translated into French and amusingly illustrated in color by Jean Trubert (1909 – 1983) a well known and prolific comic strip designer a...
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French 20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

J. M. Frank: A Private European Collection Christie's Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a hard backed sale catalogue with the original dust jacket, in good condition, which was produced by Christies for the sale of an important collection of furniture by some of...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

15 Volumes Vintage Charles Dickens Library Display Books
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
15 Volumes Vintage Charles Dickens Library Display Books Impressive collection, vibrant colours ready to use or display. Condition: Very good, no issues to mention. General wear f...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Picasso Challenging the Past Book by Elizabeth Cowling and Pablo Picasso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Picasso: Challenging the Past Book by Elizabeth Cowling and Pablo Picasso. Picasso: Challenging the Past Paperback – May 3, 2011 From his earliest years Pablo Picasso was a passion...
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Spanish Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Jean Prouve Book
Located in New York, NY
Rare Jean Prouve book, Jousse /Seguin-Enrico Navarra, 1998. Perfect condition.
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French 20th Century Books

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Paper

Edgar Allan POE. The Bells & Other Poems. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan. TITLE: The Bells And Other Poems. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912). DESCRIPTION: LIMITED SIGNED EDITION. 1 vol., 12-5/16" x 10-1/2", limited to 750 numbered and signed copies by the illustrator Edmund Dulac...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather

Art Pottery of the United States: An Encyclopedia of Producers and Their Marks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Pottery of the United States: An Encyclopedia of Producers and Their Marks. Hardcover, english, 1st edition 1974. "Art Pottery of the United States is directed not only to the sc...
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American American Classical 20th Century Books

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Paper

Set of 10 Curated Danielle Steel Slip-Covered Books for Library/Media Room
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased an entire collection of books from a local Rancho Mirage, California art collector/philanthropist’s chic and perfectly designed home library. An amazing collection or Ar...
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Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

Art of Biedermeier Viennese Art and Design 1815-1845 by Dominic R Stone
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of Biedermeier Viennese Art and Design 1815-1845 by Dominic R Stone. Published by Chartwell Books Inc, Edison, NJ, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 128pp. Color photo...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

3vols Antique Reference Books, English Furniture of the 18th Century, Cescinsky
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 volume set of reference books - English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, by Herbert Cescinsky. Published circa 1920. Fascinating guide to the craft and aes...
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British Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Books

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Paper

1907-1911 The Novels and Other Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi
By Leo Tolstoy
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptionally handsome twenty-four volume set of the works of the Russian novelist, including both 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'. An exceptionally beautiful twenty-four vol...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Plastic, Paper

1 Volume. Herman Melville, Moby Dick.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Herman Melville, Moby Dick. Bound in full red calf with a gilt-tooled ship on the front cover with gilt-tooling on the raised band spine. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers....
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20th Century Books

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Leather

European Works of Art, the Private Collection & Gallery of the Blumka Estate
Located in valatie, NY
European Works of Art from the Private Collection and Gallery of the Blumka Estate. Auction: New York January 9 and 10, 1996. Published by New York, Sotheby's, 1996. 1st Ed hardcover...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

4vol Antique Reference Book Set, British Furniture, English, Macquoid, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4 volume book set - A History of British Furniture by Percy Macquoid. An English, bound antiques reference guide, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1908. Aut...
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British Edwardian 20th Century Books

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Paper

Novels of Charlotte, Emily, & Anne Bronte - 6 Vols - 1922 - ILLUSTRATED BY DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. TITLE: The Novels of Charlotte, Emily, & Anne Bronte. PUBLISHER: London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1922. DESCRIPT...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather

"The Big Nude" Large Sumo Book by Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The Big Nude" Large Sumo Book with stand by Helmut Newton. Brand new in it's original packaging, unopened and unexposed. Bound printed paper, signed and ...
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German 20th Century Books

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Chrome

1901 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Located in Bath, GB
A sumptuously bound edition of this Shakespeare play, a finely bound copy by Asprey for Bayntun-Riviere. A superbly bound edition of Shakespeare's beloved play, finely bound in crus...
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British Antique 20th Century Books

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Paper

Atwood, Margaret, The Edible Woman, First American Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ATWOOD, Margaret. TITLE: The Edible Woman. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1969. DESCRIPTION: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., publisher's original pink cloth backed boards, gilt lettered spine, inscribed by Atwood on the half-title "For Bart & Roby best wishes Margaret Atwood...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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Fabric

Nature & Animals Posing in Still Life Art, European & Italian Coffee Table Book
Located in New York, NY
Nature Posing the Grand Season of Still Life of Europe and Italy; A large (grand) coffee table or library book, 1977, Milano, Italy. Translation of Title in Italian: Natura In Posa, ...
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Italian Rustic Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Chateau De Groussay, Sotheby's Sale Catalogues (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a four volume boxed set of the sales catalogues produced by Sotheby's for the contents of this famed collection. The sale took place over 4 days in June 1999 and realized a total of $26.5 million. Many of the contents on the day of the sale had come from another famous home of this renowned collector Carlos de Beistegui...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Roy Lichtenstein The Paris Review, 1992 (Lichtenstein 1992)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy Lichtenstein The Paris Review: 1992 The Paris Review book, featuring an interior spread of Roy Lichtenstein's "__" (1992). Imagery features 8 detailed segments of this esteemed 1...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Books

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Paper

Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Italian drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, by Suzanne Folds McCullagh and Laura Giles. Published in Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ. Press, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket The third in a series of scholarly catalogs on the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, this book focuses on the museum's important holdings of Italian drawings of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The catalog contains comprehensive entries on over 700 drawings, including preliminary studies for major compositions, cartoons, modelli, independent drawings, and copies after Renaissance and Mannerist masters. Featured are major works by some of the most significant artists of the time: Baccio Bandinelli, Federico Barocci, Fra...
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American 20th Century Books

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Paper

Felix Marcilhac Collection Privee, Sotheby's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the catalogue published in 2014 by Sotheby's for the sale of the private collection of Felix Marcilhac. As might be expected this was one of th...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989. The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Pop Art Exhibition Catalogue 1964 Stockholm Museum of Modern Art
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Unique catalogue of an exhibition in the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1964. Amazing cover with the iconic artwork of Roy Lichtenstein. 106 works of: Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Ro...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. Good +, square ...
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American Romantic 20th Century Books

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Paper

Vintage The Clash New Yorker 1978 (Framed)
By The Clash
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed Vintage New York Rocker 1978 featuring The Clash: A framed, complete edition of New York Rocker 1978 featuring a brilliant The Clash cover. Framed d...
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Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Cast Iron Book Press with Brass Handle and Newer Wood Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron book press with brass handle and newer wood base. Nice pin striping. Great Condition.
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Italian Antique 20th Century Books

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Brass, Iron

1 Volume. Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. With 16 coloured illustrations by Percy Tarrant. Bound in full blue calf by Riviere, all edges gilt, raised b...
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British 20th Century Books

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Leather

The Bed and Bath Book, Terence Conran. 1st Edition Hardbound, 1978
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Bed and Bath Book, by Terence Conran, Hardbound with Jacket, First Edition – 1978. Suggests trend-setting yet functional designs for bedrooms and bathrooms to suit every area of...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

The Dada Painters and Poets
Located in New York, NY
First edition of The Documents of Modern Art, Vol. 8, edited and with an introduction by Robert Motherwell. Cover and typography by Paul Rand. Published in 1951 by Wittenborn, Schultz Inc. With texts by Richard Huelsenbeck, Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters, Jacques Vache, Tristan Tzara, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, George Hugnet, Andre Breton, Jean Arp, Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, and Hans Richter. Illustrations by (or after) Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Paul Klee, Marcel Janco, Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Kurt Schwitters, Kasimir Malevich, Pablo Picasso, Sophie Tauber...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming, First Edition, in Original DJ, 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, second state printing. Octavo printing. In the original publisher’s black cloth boards with gil...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Exclusive Book Antológica Berrocal 1955- 84 Sculptures & Work of Miguel Berrocal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional and extensive compilation of the magnificent work and autobiography of Miguel Berrocal, ranging from exhibitions and collections to his monumental works, passing through ...
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Spanish Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Miniature Rooms Book, The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago," by Kathleen Aguilar and Michael Anderson. Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been fasci...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Collection Connaissance des Arts Decoration by Claude Fregnac (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce vintage book featuring the creations of the 20th century's top interior designers. When first published Decoration was already an impressive book, with its excellent colour photography, top-quality interiors and stellar cast of designers. It is now a decorating classic and is much sort after. The book's aim is to illustrate how to mix both traditional and contemporary elements in an interior. It does this through text and illustrations of an international selection of homes, owned and decorated by the likes of Francois Catroux, Valentino, David Mlinaric, David Hicks, Alberto Pinto, Charles...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

The Impressionists by Robert Katz and Celestine Dars
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Impressionists by Robert Katz and Celestine Dars. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1998 by Barnes & Noble. Printed and bound in Spain, over 350 color pictures, 288 pa...
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Spanish 20th Century Books

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Paper

Curated John Grisham Set of 10 Slip-Covered Books for Library/Media Room Display
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased an entire collection of books from a local Rancho Mirage, California art collector/philanthropist’s chic and perfectly designed home library. An amazing collection or Ar...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Executive Style by Judith Price
Located in valatie, NY
Executive style by Judith Price. Linden Press / Simon Schuster, NY, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket. Executive Style was the first book to approach the office environment as a comprehensive source...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Impressionism Art Book 1973
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressionism, hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1973 by Chartwell Books Inc. Printed in Italy. Illustrated, 320 pages.
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Ian Fleming, Thrilling Cities, First Edition, Uncorrected Proof, 1963
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FLEMING, Ian. TITLE: Thrilling Cities - UNCORRECTED PROOF. PUBLISHER: London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, UNCORRECTED PROOF. 1 vol., only 175 copies printed, illustrated. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial printed wrappers, without the exceedingly scarce proof dustjacket. CONDITION: General light...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Unforgiven by Alan Le May, First British Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Le May, Alan. The Unforgiven. London: Collins, 1958. First British edition. Octavo. In original publisher's dark blue hardback boards and pictorial dust jacket. New archival cloth sl...
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English Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

Vintage 4 Book Set, History Of British Furniture, English, Reference, Macquoid
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 4 volume book set - A History of British Furniture by Percy Macquoid. An English, bound antiques reference guide, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1925. Au...
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British Art Deco 20th Century Books

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Paper

Andy Warhol's Index (Book), First Printing 1967
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This original copy of Andy Warhol's Index (Book) is the 1967 first printing. Inside this metallic softcover lies a world of pop-up Pop Art brilliance. An iconic publication of the er...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Paper

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Octavo. First trade edition, first printing. In original lime green cloth boards with green titles to the spine and o...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books

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Leather, Paper

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