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The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances—both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: Modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, Modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany. Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs—many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principles Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, and the Eames’s Lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that Modernism continues to wield over designers and architects—and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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New Living In Old Houses Vintage Decorative Book
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
New Living In Old Houses vintage decorative book
Publisher: H.N. Abrams; 1st edition (January 1, 1982)
Language: English
Hardcover: 159 pages
Item weight: 2.9 pounds
Size: 10 x ...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Books
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Private Palm Beach Vintage Decorating Book
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Private Palm Beach vintage decorating book
Palm Beach, the fastest growing county in America, is home to the nation's upper crust. Both old and new money flock here for the season, ...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske
Located in Hudson, NY
With over 100 gorgeous photographs this book originally published in 1990 displays the sumptuous lifestyle of the Russian Imperial family. The treasures created and collected by the ...
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1990s American Modern Books
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"Inside Hollywood: 60 Years of Globe Photos" by Konemann Staff Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“Inside Hollywood: 60 Years of Globe Photos” by Konemann Staff, hardcover book
"INSIDE HOLLYWOOD'" is a great multitude of off guard photos of various celebrities through 60 years o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Notorious Hardcover Book by Herb Ritts
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Notorious Hardcover book by Herb Ritts
The foremost photographer for Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Interview offers a sweeping array of virtually unpublished portraits of Madonna, ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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Havens: Celebrities Favorite Rooms Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Havens: Celebrities' Favorite Rooms hardcover book
Havens: An intimate collection of exclusive photographs of celebrities and their favorite rooms
Michael McCreary
Where do celebr...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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Crazy Sexy Cool Hardcover Book by Holly George-Warren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Crazy Sexy Cool hardcover book
Holly George-Warren
Little, Brown and Company, 1996 - Photography - 144 pages
Featuring performers such as Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, Alicia Sil...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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Rolex Timeless Elegance by George Gordon-Pub, Dec 1988 First Edition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare out of print large coffee table size book "Rolex Timeless Elegance" by George Gordon, Published December, 1988. A must for the Rolex Collector, mint condition in never read or...
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1980s Hong Kong Vintage Modern Books
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Marcel Duchamp Etant Donnes, Manual of Instructions, Revised Edition 2009
Located in London, GB
Marcel Duchamp
Etant Donnes - Manual of Instructions
Published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, 2009. Black cloth hard back with em...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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Andy Warhol by David Bourdon Flammarion, 1989
Located in London, GB
Andy Warhol
by David Bourdon
Published by Flammarion, Paris, 1989. Hard back in dust jacket. First French edition. French language text translated by Jeanne Bouniort. 431 pages. Me...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books
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Alberto Giacometti by Christian Klemm, MOMA, 2001
Located in London, GB
Alberto Giacometti
By Christian Klemm
Published by Abrams with the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001. Hardback in dust jacket. First American edition.
Published on the o...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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Araki by Araki The Photographer's Personal Selection
Located in London, GB
Nobuyoshi Araki
Araki by Araki
The Photographer's Personal Selection
Published by Kodansha America Inc. 2003. First Edition. Hard back in pictorial dust jacket.
Illustrate...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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"Living with Books Vintage Decorative" Book by the New York Times
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Living with books soft cover vintage decorative book by The New York Times
Rita Reif
123 pages
Black and white pictures
The New York Times Book Company, 1968.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Books
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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 very lightly worn, corners very ligh...
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1980s Moroccan Vintage Modern Books
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New England Icons and Inspirations Hardcover Coffee Table Book by Tommy Hilfiger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
New England Icons and Inspirations hardcover coffee table book by Tommy Hilfiger
Rizzoli, New York, 2004
239 pages in color and B&W
Size: 11 x 13 x 1.
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Early 2000s American Modern Books
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Tapis d'Orient French Text Book, Oriental Rugs by Jon Thompson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tapis d'Orient French text soft cover Book
Tapis d'orient, Oriental rugs.
Jon Thompson
Published by Éditions du Chêne, 1989
1st Edition French text
This is a beautiful book.
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1980s Asian Vintage Modern Books
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The Big Book Of Harley-Davidson Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Big Book Of Harley-Davidson:
Official Publication by Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Bolfert, Thomas C.
Published by Harley-Davidson Inc. Milwaukee, 1989
The Big Book Of Harley-Davidso...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Vintage Hardcover The Encyclopaedia of Fashion by G. O'hara
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vintage hardcover The Encyclopaedia of Fashion by G. O'Hara
Signed by the author
Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers NY 1986
272 Pages
Measures: 7 x 10 x 1.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Books
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20th Century American Sculpture in the White House Garden Hardcover Book
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
20th century American sculpture in the white house garden hardcover decorative book
Foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Harry N. Abrams, Inc
New York, 2000
142 pages
Measures: 9 ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books
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Angel's World the New York Photographs of Angelo Rizzoto. Lesy, Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Angel's World: The New York Photographs of Angelo Rizzoto.
Lesy, Michael
First edition of this collection of photographs. Quarto, original black cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Mi...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books
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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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1990s Moroccan Modern Books
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Vintage Decorative Hardcover Book Ansel Adams by Barry Pritzker
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vintage decorative hardcover book Ansel Adams by Barry Pritzker
192 pages in black and white
Brompton Books, 1991
Greenwich CT
Size: 14.5 10.5 x 0.25.
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1990s American Modern Books
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Turkey from The Selcuks to the Ottomans, Architecture Tashen Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Turkey From the Selcuks to the Ottomans " Vintage 1988 Large Hardcover Architecture Tashen coffee table book.
Turkey (Taschen's World Architecture) Hardcover – May 1, 1998
by Henri ...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Modern Books
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Ghosts of Everest The Search for Mallory & Irvine Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine Hardcover – October 1, 1999
by Jochen Hemmleb (Author), Larry A. Johnson (Author).
Did they reach the peak of Mount Everest befor...
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1990s Italian Modern Books
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New York Style Coffee Table Hardcover Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
This volume contains a collection of the many fascinating ways in which people have made themselves feel at home in New York.
It covers 42 different apartments and houses in Manhat...
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20th Century German Modern Books
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India Kanch Mandir, Le Temple des Miroirs, the Glass Temple French Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kanch Mandir, le temple des miroirs, the glass temple
French language Paperback, January 1, 1979
by Riccardo Lazzeri (Author)
Publisher: Chêne (January 1, 1979)
Language: Text in Fre...
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1970s Indian Vintage Modern Books
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Hardcover Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cool Homes in Hot Places Hardcover,
November 7, 2006
by Suzanne Trocme (Author)
Cool Homes in Hot Places showcases real homes from the hottest territories around the world. Featur...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Books
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"Morocco" Coffee Table Book by Paul Bowles First Edition, 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
No American writer is more closely identified with Morocco than Paul Bowles, who traveled there with his wife, Jane, in the 1930s and remained as a famous expatriate for many years. ...
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1990s Moroccan Modern Books
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"Maroc Photographies" by Suzanne Held Text by Guy Rachet French Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maroc Photographies by Suzanne Held.
Language: French
Maroc (French) Paperback, January 1, 1999
by Suzanne Held Guy Rachet (Author)
Title: MAROC -
Publisher: DE LA SEINE
Public...
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1990s Italian Modern Books
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Great Escapes Africa, the Hotel Book Tashen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Hotel Book
Book by Shelley-Maree Cassidy.
From the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, the vast Sahara to the Cape Verde archipelago, Africa offers a lifetime of travel adve...
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Late 20th Century African Modern Books
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Lofts of Paris, Anvers, London, Amsterdam Books
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Series of four book about European Lofts in Paris, Anvers, London, Amsterdam
Lofts of Paris Hardcover
by Francoise Segall (Author)
Lofts of Antwerp
by Bert Verbeke
Publisher: Te...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Books
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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 attempted to become acquainted with t...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Modern Books
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Pablo Picasso, a Retrospective, Library or Coffee Table Book, 1980 New York
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, The Museum on Modern Art, New York, library or coffee table book, 1980.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective,...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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The Tongass Alaska's Vanishing Rain Forest Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Tongass: Alaska's Vanishing Rain Forest Hardcover, January 1, 1987
by Robert Glenn Ketchum (Author)
The renowned landscape photographer addresses conservation issues in Alaska....
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1990s Unknown Modern Books
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The American Indians, The Way of the Warriors and People of the Desert Books
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The American Indians, The Way of the Warriors and People of the Desert books
People of the Desert.
History, customs, mythology, and lore of the continent's first inhabitants are in...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Beyond the Fairways and Greens A Look Inside the Lives of PGA Tour Families Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beyond the Fairways and Greens: A Look Inside the Lives of PGA Tour Families.
"In 1988, a small group of wives of PGA TOUR players created a non-profit organization to support chari...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Fabrics The Decorative Art of Textiles Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabrics The Decorative Art of Textiles
Spectacularly illustrated with richly colorful, sumptuously textured photographs, Fabrics is an enthusiastic trip through the history, technol...
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1990s Italian Modern Books
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Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977 Book
By Sam Haskins
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977
by Mark David Chapman (Author), Sam Haskins (Photographer), chiefly (Illustrator)
Art directors' index no. 5:...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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Frank Ghery Book by Jason K. Miller
By Frank Gehry
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Frank Ghery book by Jason K. Miller
This volume surveys about 20 of architect Frank Gehry's innovative designs, from the Schnabel residence in California to the Nationale-Nederlande...
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Early 2000s North American Modern Books
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Hockney On Photography, Conversations with Paul Joyce by David Hockney Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
HOCKNEY ON PHOTOGRAPHY: CONVERSATION WITH PAUL JOYCE
Hockney, David.
192 pages, fully illustrated with color and photos, drawings and paintings.
Color illustrated dust jacket and ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books
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200 Great Destinations Art, History, Nature Cattaneo, Marco, Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
200 Great Destinations: Art, History, Nature Cattaneo, Marco, coffee table book
The World Heritage list came into play in late 1975, cementing the reputations of over 700 natural an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Books
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Concept Cars: From the 1930s to the Present Book by Larry Edsall Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Concept vehicles are cars we can't drive, and only in rare cases are we allowed to touch them. Just to have a look at them we have to stand in line at the motor shows. Even so, conce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Books
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The Art of Paul Gauguin Richard Brettell Coffee Table Book
By Paul Gauguin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Art of Paul Gauguin Hardcover – July 1, 1988
by Richard Brettell (Author), Francoise Cachin (Author), Claire Freches-Thory (Author), Charles F. Stuckey (Author)
Publisher: Nati...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Books
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Classic Cars Celebrating the Legends 1901-1973 Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Classic Cars: Celebrating the Legends-1901-1973 Book
by Slade, Tim
Published by Igloo Books Ltd (2006)
Hard cover dust jacket 160 Pages
Readers will be absorbed by text that chro...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Forever Picasso An Intimate Look at His Last Years Book by Roberto Otero
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Forever Picasso: An Intimate Look at His Last Years Book
Hardcover. First American edition. Quarto. 197pp.
January 1, 1974
by Roberto Otero (Author)
Title: Forever Picasso: An In...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Books
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World of Marcel Duchamp, 1887-1968 Book by Calvin Tomkins Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Reviews Duchamp's life and career paying special attention to the modern impact of his anti-art works of the 1920s and 1930s.
The book includes a significant number of illustrations...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Books
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50 of the World's Best Apartments Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Is apartment living the way of the future? According to some, it's the only way to live. For most apartment-dwellers, beautiful views, functional floor plans, low maintenance and con...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Rock in Fashion John Varvatos Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rock in Fashion John Varvatos coffee table book.
John Varvatos' first-ever book documents the elements of rock style that have embodied the music community for decades. The book sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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La Maison by Sir Terence Conran Coffee Table Book French Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
La maison by Sir Terence Conran.
French language.
The Essential House Book: Getting Back to Basics
Marrying practical living with attractive home design ideas, Sir Terence Conran ...
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20th Century English Modern Books
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California Interiors Interieurs Californiens Tashen Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
California Interiors Interieurs Californiens coffee table book.
Taschen's acclaimed Interiors Series showcases more than 40 beautiful homes in the Golden State--from a rustic retrea...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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Interieurs New-Yorkais Hardcover Book by Angelika Taschen 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Interieurs new-yorkais Hardcover – January 1, 2002.
New York interiors.
French, English German language
In his first book, renowned interiors photographer Simon Upton turns his ca...
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20th Century American Modern Books
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The Bigger Picture 30 Years of Portraits Book by Diana H. Walker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits Book by Diana H. Walker.
As a Time magazine photographer covering the White House through four presidential administrations, Diana Walker e...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
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Advertising Design in Japan, Volume 23
Located in North Hollywood, CA
89 Annual of Ad Productions in Japan - Advertising Design in Japan Vol. 23
Published by Rikuyo-Sha, Tokyo (1988)
Japanese and English text. Excellent overview of Japanese advertisi...
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1990s Japanese Modern Books
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Alberto Pinto Moderns Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The preeminent master of unabashed wealth and opulence, Paris based Alberto Pinto is one of the world's most acclaimed interior designers. Alberto Pinto: Moderns offers us an intimat...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Books
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"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 the making of the forthcoming motio...
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1990s American Modern Books
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Alberto Pinto Bedrooms Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Albert Pinto: Bedrooms Hardcover –
February 14, 2006
This is a beautiful coffee table book.
Alberto Pinto is among the most celebrated interior designers at work today and is know...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Books
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Art of the Chopper by Tom Zimberoff Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
In The Art of the Chopper, Tom Zimberoff focuses his photographic talent on the ultra exotic, ultra sexy, custom motorcycles built by today's hottest builders,-people like Billy Lane...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Books
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The Ultimate Bath, The Ultimate Kitchen Books
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Ultimate Bath
Book by Barbara Jacksier, John Spitz, and Mary Wynn Ryan.
Helpful, practical information on remodeling and decorating a bath. Hundreds of full-color photos, many ...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Books
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