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Item Ships From: Europe
Material: Paper
Stunning Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage stunning large model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German scho...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Krampus Companion of Belsnickle Figure Austria & German Christmas Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This unique Christmas figurine from Austria features a handmade figurine of the Christmas character Krampus, Belsnickle's companion. The vintage pi...
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20th Century Austrian Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Composition

1903 The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
A limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an illustrated set signed by Conan Doyle. A limited edition of one-thousand copies, of which this is numbered...
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Early 1900s British Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Folio, Civil Architecture, English, Sir William Chambers, Reproduction
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage folio A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. An unbound reproduction of the 18th century original by Sir William Cham...
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Late 19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1616 Bertius Map of Sumatra, Singapore and the Straits of Malacca
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "1616 Bertius Map of Sumatra and the Straits of Malacca" Description: This is an exquisite 1616 original antique map by Petrus Bertius, titled "Sumatra Insula," showcasing Su...
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Early 17th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Set Of Antique Fiction Books, Popular Tales, Maria Edgeworth, English, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique fiction books, Popular Tales by Maria Edgeworth. An English language, hard bound 3 volume set of novels, dating to the Georgian period, published 1814. A prolific novelist of adult and children's literature, Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) was born in Oxfordshire before moving to Ireland. Her best-known work Castle Rackrent was an Irish Catholic...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Colored wall map of the WORLD
By Chambon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
“Mappe Monde, contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre” CHAMBON, Gobert-Denis (France, 17.. - 1781) Paris, Longchamps et Janvier, 1754 Size H. 115 x W. 145 cm. Gobert-Denis Chambon made copper engraving after the work of Guillaume De L’Isle, published in 1754 by Jean Janvier and S.G. Longschamps. A huge wall map of the world in two hemispheres printed on two sheets, depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres supported by two male figures, decorated at the bottom right and left with two celestial hemispheres (boreal and southern) and at the bottom in the middle with an armillary sphere, in addition. This map is most notable for its depiction of the Sea of Japan labeled "Mer de Corée" and of "Mer de L'Ouest" or Sea of the West - a great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca...
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Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Antique Poetry Book, Pleasures of Memory, Samuel Rogers, English, Georgian, 1803
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Pleasures of Memory by Samuel Rogers. An English, hard bound collection of poetry, published in London in the Georgian period, 1803. A contemporary of Wordsworth, Byron and other Romantic poets, Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855) was a successful banker and art collector, who was also one of England's most celebrated poets during his lifetime. Rogers was invited to be Poet Laureate on the occasion of Wordsworth's death 1850, but declined due to his age. Considered one of the great sources of social documentary of London's artistic and literary world of the 18th and early 19th century, he lived to the age of 92 - astonishing for the era. Presents a good, time-worn antique condition, with pages intact and clean Hard bound with marble paper cover and gold titling to ribbed spine Published in English across 187 pages in London by T. Bensley of Fleet Street Illustrated engraving plates throughout add visual interest to the poetry Includes the titular poems in part 1 & 2, The Two Sisters...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Reproduction Folio, Chinese Design, English, William Chambers, C.1969
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage reproduction folio, A Design of Chinese Buildings, Furniture etc. An unbound reprint of the 18th century original by Sir William...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1817 Map of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
The title provided for this map is "Porto Rico and Virgin Isles," and it is an antique map from an early 19th century atlas, dated 1817, featuring original hand coloring. This histor...
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Early 19th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Plan of The Battle of Abukir, Napoleon Bonaparte. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great battle plan of The Battle of Abukir Drawn by A.M Perrot Steel engraving by Tardieu with original hand colour Unframed. The size given is the paper size
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1850s French Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe, 1980s, Coffee Table Art Book
Located in Brugge, BE
From Bauhaus to Our House, Tom Wolfe Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1981 Hardcover 14cm x 20.5cm Good condition
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1980s American Bauhaus Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1720 Panoramic Vista of Istanbul and the Bosphorus - with Column of Pompey
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "1701-1720 Bosphore de Thrace and Views of Istanbul - Chatelain/Guedeville" Description: This finely detailed folio from Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique', dated 1720, features ...
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1720s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Stunning Austrian Christmas Paper mache Santa St.Nicholas Candy Container 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage St.Nicholas, Santa Claus candy container made of composition, cardboard and Papermache was made in the 20th century and is a charming addition to any Christmas collection. This original period piece was made in Austria and features a vintage finish. This Santa Claus figurine...
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20th Century German Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Composition

Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulo...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of the West Indies by J. Arrowsmith, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "J. Arrowsmith's 19th Century Map of the West Indies" This original antique map, crafted by J. Arrowsmith, details the West Indies with a focus on the Caribbean Sea and its s...
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Early 19th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cartographic Elegance: The British Raj's India, 1882 Atlas by Blackie and Son
Located in Langweer, NL
These two maps are part of an 1882 atlas published by Blackie and Son, a notable publishing company in the 19th century known for their educational books and detailed atlases. The ma...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1946 Come, Tell Me How You Live
Located in Bath, GB
A vanishingly scarce signed first edition of this evocative travel memoir by Agatha Christie. Signed and dedicated to her secretary and friend, Carlo Fisher. The first edition, firs...
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1940s British Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Golf Book, The Epic of Golf
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The Epic Of Golf By Clinton Scollard. A very well produced first edition golf poetry book, The Epic Of Golf By Clinton Scollard. Published in 1923 by Houghton Mifflin & Co Boston and...
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Early 20th Century British Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Rules & Order of Cockfighting On Parchment With Seal Dated 1757 Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful display of late 18th, early 19th century cock fighting paraphernalia with silver spurs, feathers and a cockfighting hood. Along with the paraphernalia there is also a ma...
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18th Century English Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Steel

Early 20th Century Police Booking Photographs Portraits Mug Shots Criminals
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 27 police booking photographs, male and female detainees in typical profile and straight-on poses, some with contemporary manuscript name and dates. The majority cap...
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Early 20th Century European Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hand-coloured set of Buffon’s Histoire naturelle in its most luxurious form
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Place / Date: Dordrecht, Abraham Blussé, 1766-1799 Size: 38 parts in 21 volumes. Large 4to. With more than 1100 hand-coloured engraved ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint, Paper

Large Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Antigua with Adjacent Isles, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Antigua with Adjacent Isles, 19th Century" Source: New General Atlas (circa 1817), published in Edinburgh Description: This detailed antique m...
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Early 19th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Celestial globe by Kelvin & Hughes, in original case with accessories
Located in London, GB
A 7 inch celestial globe by Kelvin & Hughes, circa 1975. Twilight setting pattern. The globe is mounted in a brass meridian circle, the circle is divided 0 - 90° in four quadrants. ...
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Late 20th Century English Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

British Possessions on the North West Coast of South America, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique print is a page from an 1860 A Fullarton atlas, providing a comprehensive view of the British possessions on the northwest coast of South America during that time. It fea...
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1860s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Book, The Insect, Jules Michelet, English, Nature, Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Insect by Jules Michelet. An English language, hard bound study of nature, dating to the Victorian period, this first edition published in 1875. Publi...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

An Insightful 19th Century Map of Syria and the Surrounding Regions, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "SYRIA (SOUTH DIVISION) including PALESTINE & THE HAUARAN," is a historical cartographic work from the late 19th century, specifically from the 1882 atlas by Blackie...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Old 18th Century Composite Map of Key Caribbean Islands with Descriptive Texts
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dominia Anglorum in praecipuis Insulis Americae ut sunt Insula S. Christophori, Antegoa, Iamaica, Barbados nec non Insulae Bermudes vel Sommers dictae. Die Englis...
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1740s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants
By Richard Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy. A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Ja...
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1850s British Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of the Philippines and Guam by Scherer, circa 1702
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nova et Vera Exhibitio Geographica Insularum Marianarum (..)'. Rare and very attractive map of the Mariana Islands, Philippines, Ko...
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Early 18th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1967 Endless Night
Located in Bath, GB
A vanishingly scarce signed example of the first edition of one of Agatha Christie's favourites of her own works. The first edition, first impression with no further impressions sta...
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1960s British Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Frida Kahlo, The Complete Paintings, XL Book
By Frida Kahlo, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, letters, and an extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe. This large-format XXL book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo’s paintings...
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2010s European Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric, Paper

Nice Collection of 18th Century Weathered Spanish Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain 18th century. Weathered and small losses H:15,5cm W:3cm D:11cm each
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18th Century Spanish Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Parchment Paper

Mediterranean Tapestry: A 19th Century Map of the Mediterranean Shores, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "The Shores of the Mediterranean," is part of the 1882 atlas by Blackie & Son, and it portrays the coastal regions that surround the Mediterranean Sea. It is a detailed representation of the diverse and historically rich countries that share the Mediterranean coastline, spanning from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to the Levantine Sea in the east, and from the southern shores of Europe down to the northern coastlines of Africa. The map is a vivid document of the time, with each country along the Mediterranean basin meticulously outlined. The northern coast includes the southern parts of Europe, featuring Spain...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1726 Valentyn's Map of Bali and Lombok, Original Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map is a detailed 18th-century chart of the island of Bali, one of the many islands of Indonesia, with an inset of the neighboring island Lombok, attributed to François ...
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Early 18th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Imperial Frontiers: A 19th Century Map of Southern Russia and the Caucasus, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, sourced from the comprehensive 1882 atlas by Blackie & Son, delineates the southern part of Russia and the Caucasus region, reflecting the geopolitical contours and topogra...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Gerrit Rietveld, designer and architect
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Gerrit Rietveld (1888 - 1964) was a Dutch designer and architect. This booklet gives an interesting insight of his life and struggles he had as an architect. The text is in Dutch,...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Original 1882 Map of Arabia, Red Sea & Persian Gulf
Located in Langweer, NL
This print is a historically significant map titled "Arabia, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf," originally published in 1882 as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume. A Baskerville edition. Complete as two volumes b...
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1760s European Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christo and Jeanne-Claude 75 Biographical Book Limited Edition by Taschen
Located in Sofia, BG
CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE (1935-2020)(1935-2009) Christo & Jeanne-Claude 75, 2010, by Taschen. Biographical book retracing the complete work of Christo and Jeanne Claude's projects up...
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2010s German Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of the City of Visby 'Sweden' by F. Hogenberg, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a wonderful bird's-eye plan/view of the oldest city in Sweden. Visby, the largest city on the island of Gotland was an important Viking city and the main centre of the Ha...
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16th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
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20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Original Engraving of the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Caribbean, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal's 1780 map of the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and the Caribbean stands as a remarkable cartographic piece, offering a detailed and expansive v...
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Late 18th Century Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
By Henry Moret
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Daniel Vervliet and Hendrik Swingen for Jan I Moretus & Jan I van Keerberghen Place / Date: Antwerp, 1599 Biblia sacra. Dat is de geheele heylighe schrifture bed...
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16th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

1970 Passenger to Frankfurt
Located in Bath, GB
A vanishingly scarce to see signed first edition of this classic Christie mystery, signed by Christie to friend and confidante, Carlo Fisher. The first edition, first impression wit...
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1970s British Vintage Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Empire's Crossroads: An 1882 Map of Turkey in Asia by Blackie & Son
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "Turkey in Asia," is another detailed illustration from the 1882 atlas by Blackie & Son. It showcases the vastness of the Asian territories of the Ottoman Empire, sp...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Model Europe, 1950s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage model of a botanical scientific specimen depicts a mushroom native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showp...
Category

20th Century Czech Folk Art Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Nice Collection of 18th/ 19th Century Weathered Spanish/ Italian Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of four extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/ Italy 18th / 19th century. Weathered and small losses Measures: H:15-24cm W:1,5-5,5cm D:10,5-17cm Measurements her...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Parchment Paper

Historical Map Depicting the Continent of Asia, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map presents a meticulously detailed representation of the continent of Asia, a testament to the cartographic skills of the era. Published as a part of 'Comprehensive Atlas...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Territories of Antiquity: The Northern Division of Syria, A Detailed 1882 Map
Located in Langweer, NL
This 19th-century map from the atlas published by Blackie and Son in 1882 is titled "SYRIA (NORTH DIVISION)" and covers the northern part of Syria, capturing its geographical and adm...
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1880s Antique Paper Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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