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Period: 1920s
Moroccan Antique Berber Case Flask Hand-carved
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand made early 20th century Moroccan antique Berber case flask, carved wood covered with brass and silvered metal filigree, delicately hand-hammered metal with animals decor for pow...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Tin
Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sarcophagus Gilt & Enamel Retractable Pencil Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage Egyptian revival retractable gilt pencil pendant features the shape of a Pharaoh's Sarcophagus. The pendant is crafted to resemble a miniature writing tool, often adorne...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting a Hanriot HD 1 WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing depicting a single-seat biplane airplane fighter Hanriot HD 1, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 49 x 31 - inch19.3 x 11.8.
Riccardo Cavigioli was born in ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Turkmen Asyk Pendant with Carnelian
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic larger Turkmen pendant with inset Carnelian on the traditional Heart form backplate with fine swirl details to the border. The Pendant with silver content material has a tubu...
Category
Tribal Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Metal, Brass
BEVERIDGE, Albert J.. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858. 2 VOLUMES - FIRST EDITION !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858.
PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., 9-5/8" x 6-13/16", frontis ...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Solid Brass Ships Binnacle Stand
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century ships binnacle with mushroom top, gimballed compass, three legged stand, etc. Meticulously polished and lacquered. Hinged door on the hood. Interior has been ...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Babyons: The Chronicle of a Family, 4 Vol Set, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Chronicle of a Family, by Clemence Dane. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1928. 1st Ed hardcover of four novelettes, two of...
Category
Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Ship Model "Flying Cloud"
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique early twentieth century model of the American clipper ship Flying Cloud by Thomas Rosenquist of Far Rockaway, New York. He has works in many museums. Famous builder from the past. With carved...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Car Mascot in the from of a Lady Golfer, Jose Dunach
By José Dunach
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous gilded bronze car mascot modelled as a lady golfer and mounted on a marble base.
Signed on the base J Dunach; Jose Dunach (1886-1957) was bor...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, By and Signed By William K. Vanderbilt
Located in valatie, NY
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World. A journal descriptive of scenes and incidents, together with observations from the log book. Recorded on the Voyage Around the World October 25, 1928 to May 16, 1929 of the Yacht Ara, Written and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt. This is a First edition of Vanderbilt’s account of his voyage around the world aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Bound in the original brown buckram, with gilt titles and tooling on the spine, and a gilt top edge with pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with colored engravings after photographs by Wiliam E. Belanske, Pierre C...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique wooden child's ride on wooden toy boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London wonderful Folk Art object. 1920s ride on toy made by the Nautilus Toy Compan...
Category
English Folk Art Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique English Folding Brass Linen Thread Counter c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
Dating to the early twentieth century, c.1900/1920, this is an antique cast brass linen thread counter, of course usable to magnify whatever you wish.
Heavy solid cast brass with a ...
Category
British Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1920s Yellow Gold and Enamel Spark Striker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique continental 14-karat yellow gold and enamel spark striker; an addition to our boxes and cases collection.
This exceptional antique 14-kar...
Category
European Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Solid Brass Ship Rifle Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass telescope appropriate for use on land or sea. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of these. This fine instruement has a four ...
Category
European Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Collection of Leather Bound Art Deco Photo Albums of European Travel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Leather Bound Art Deco Photo Albums of European Travel, the actual albums are probably French, circa 1920's. They document fabulous trips throughout Europe in the 1920'...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rene Lalique Plum Glass 'Lezards' Pendant
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique purple coloured Glass 'Lezards' pendant. This design features lizards. Engraved makers mark, 'Lalique'. Book reference: Marcilhac 1648.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Solid Brass Ships Telephone On Pedesta
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished brass ships telephone on pedestal. Meticulously polished andl lacquered head by Hose-McCann Telephone Co, Inc., Brooklyn New York. Type A, model WTP, with phone insid...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's masthead lantern with protective cage, Fresnel lens, ac wiring, vented top, carry handle, etc. Sturdily built.
Overall Dimensions: 16"H x 12"L x 10"D. Weight is 18 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Smokers Stand with Figural Nude Female
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Highly stylized Art Deco brass and cast iron smoking stand with figural nude female on top surface. It also features a pull-out drawer and a handle for carrying.
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Doerr & Co American 1925 Lacquered Art Deco Smoking Station In Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Wall smoking station created by the Doerr Company.
This is an amazing piece of American history, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. Crafted with industrial machin...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Tricycle Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built tricycle model.
A charming example of an English scratch built folk art child’s tricycle model. Constructed from a metal frame, wooden wheels, han...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1923 "Washington, The Beautiful Capital of the Nation" Baltimore and Ohio RR Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a fabulous 1923 bird's eye map of Washington, DC that shows the city in amazing detail. Every building is individually drawn and all major roads in the city are shown. The vi...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
English Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massive Solid Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass ships wheel that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. Five spokes with ten handles. Stunning piece, five feet in diameter. Awesome mari...
Category
European Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Original Vintage Map of the South Pole, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of the South pole.
Unframed.
Original color.
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute.
Published, circa 1920.
Category
British Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Early Federal Furniture, 1929
Located in valatie, NY
Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Early Federal Furniture, Portraits and Glass 1929, by American Art Galleries. Published by American Art Gallerie...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Double Sided Walnut and Rosewood Desk by Lajos Kozma, 1930
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Rome, IT
This rare large double sided desk was designed by Lajos (Ludwig) Kozma, who had an unprecedented influence on the European design through his drawings, buildings and furniture.
Th...
Category
European Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Yacht Binnacle by Negus of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Magnificent Yacht Binnacle by American Ships chandler Negus of New York. Meticulously polished and lacquered brasses on this nautical relic. The gimballe...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
BEMENT. Complete & Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway 5TH EDITION - 1924
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BEMENT, Austin F.
TITLE: A Complete and Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, MI: The Lincoln Highway Assoc, Inc., 1924.
DESCRIPTION: FIFTH EDIT...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First trade edition, first issue. In the original first-state dust jacket and publisher’s black cloth boards. Presented in a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine.
Presented is a first trade edition, first issue of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. The book was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York, in September of 1929. This first printing is presented with its original first issue dust jacket. The dust jacket, as designed by Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, is considered by many to be one of the greatest of the 20th century and rivals even The Great Gatsby in its collectibility.
Set during World War I, A Farewell to Arms tells the story of a young American Lieutenant serving as an ambulance driver in Italy struggling through love and war. The story is told through first person narration detailing many aspects of war that would have been very familiar to readers at the time, as the book was published only 11 years after the 1918 armistice. The simple, direct tone his character uses when giving his unromanticized account of the war later defined Hemingway’s writing style.
A Farewell to Arms is loosely based on Hemingway’s own experiences. The author briefly served overseas as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army, sustained injuries, and met a nurse who he eventually proposed marriage to but was declined. The novel’s post-war disillusionist subject assigned Hemingway to the “Lost Generation” of Modernist artists.
A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway’s most successful publishing venture to date. Charles Scribner's Sons issued seven impressions of the novel in the short time between September and December of 1929, with over 100,000 volumes sold. The novel secured Hemingway’s place as a popular American author and became his first bestselling book.
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist. His distinctive writing style, characterized by economy of words and dry understatement, strongly influenced 20th-century fiction, as did his life of adventure and his public image. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works during his lifetime; a further three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are now considered classics of American literature.
The book’s striking dust jacket design was illustrated by the artist Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, who worked under the pen name of Cleon. Wilkins was known for her distinctive fusion of Art Deco and Hellenistic styles. She designed the dust jackets for Hemingway’s earlier The Sun Also Rises in 1926 and his later publication In Our Time in 1930, as well as Conrad Aiken’s Great Circle, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s All the Sad Young Men,and Zelda Fitzgerald’s Save Me the Waltz.
Wilkins was chosen by Hemingway’s celebrated editor at Scribner’s, Maxwell Perkins. In order to differentiate Hemingway’s tale from other, competing WWI novels on the bookshop shelves, Perkins sought to widen its appeal through the dust jacket. The resulting design was Wilkins’ interpretation of Sandro Botticelli’s epic oil painting “Venus...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Kettell, 1st Limited Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Hawes Kettell. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. No Jacket. Exhaustive coverage of the subject; n...
Category
Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Swagger Stick from The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Swagger Stick from The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Superb vintage Military swagger stick The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Malacca cane. The cane has slight curve ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cane
Albert J. BEVERIDGE. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858. 4 vols. STANDARD LIBRARY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858.
PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.
DESCRIPTION: STANDARD LIBRARY EDITION. 4 vols., 9-1/2" x 6-5/8",...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (Arthur Rackham). A Wonder Book. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: A Wonder Book.
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder& Stoughton, Ltd., 1922.
DESCRIPTION: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1 vol., 11-3/8" x 9-1/...
Category
British Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Ship Model of the Whaleship Wanderer
Located in Norwell, MA
Primitive model of the American whaleship Wanderer of New Bedford. Details include a winch, whaleboats, hatches, companionways, barrels, tryworks, etc. Six whaleboats hang from davit...
Category
North American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rene Lalique Electric Blue Coloured Glass 'Graines' Pendant
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique electric blue coloured glass 'Graines' Pendant. This pattern features a branch with berries. Threaded tassles and necklace. Engraved makers mark, 'Lalique'. Book referen...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Three Putti and Eagle, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta medallion representing three putti on an eagle flying,
Wall plaque
Good condition with good patina due to age.
Good condition
Shipping:
D 43 H 6 cm 3 kg.
Category
French Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
Ken Maynard and Tarzan the Wonder Horse
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Ken Maynard and Tarzan the Wonder Horse This poster is exceptionally rare and has only surfaced a couple of times.
Ken Maynar...
Category
British Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
RONSON 1925 Art & Craft Mechanical Desk Cigarettes Dispenser In Filigree Gilt
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical desk cigarette dispenser designed by Ronson.
This is a beautiful and very rare desk cigarettes dispenser, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1925. The antique humidor box has been crafted with art & craft patterns in a square shape in solid gilt bronze, steel and wood. This desk-piece is very decorative and will be a great conversation item. It is in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition.
Period: Art-Deco.
Date: United States, 1925.
Materials: Gilt bronze, brass, zinc coated steel, green felt, cedar wood and synthetic gemstones.
Weight: About 1 pound (624.87wt).
Measurements: 165 mm by 160 mm by 64 mm (4.5 x 5.14 x 5.20 Inches).
Marks: Attached with an early sticker reading as follows, "FASHIONED BY RONSON".
The Ronson lighter company
The company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace.
Condition: The overall condition of this Ronson cigarette...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of thes...
Category
European Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"20 hrs. 40 mins. Our Flight in the Friendship", Signed by Amelia Earhart, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Earhart, Amelia. 20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship. New York: G. P. Putnam's and Sons, 1928. First trade edition. Signed on the free endpage. Rebound in maroon ¼ leather a...
Category
American Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Delightful Austrian Bergmann Cold Painted Owl Mounted Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful early Art Deco Austrian marble pin dish mounted with two cold painted owls attributed to Franz Xaver Bergmann (Austrian, 1861-1936) and d...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Arlequin Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 36 cms. with base and 28cm alt. total and 19 c...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
The Bennington Battle Monument Its Story and Its Meaning, circa 1925
Located in valatie, NY
The Bennington Battle Monument Its Story and Its Meaning by John Spargo. The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1925. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. An overview of the histor...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: France, Anatole
Title: The Complete Works of Anatole France.
Publisher: NY: Gabriel Wells, 1924.
Description: The Autograph Edition. 30...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Golf Ball Mould, Square Mesh Pattern.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Two-Part Mesh Golf Ball Mould.
An interesting un-named square mesh (lattice) pattern golf ball mould. The steel moulds with locating slots on the si...
Category
British Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art Figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th Century example of an English doubl...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Scratch build folk-art ship model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Scratch build folk-art ship model
Stood on a hand-crafted gesso painted sea effect, which is framed by an ebonised pine base. This is an charming example of an ea...
Category
Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
1920s Rare Levi Strauss & Co. Belt Buckle
By STRAUSS
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Brass belt buckle marked "San Francisco, CAL." Original riveted quality clothing. Patented May 20, 1873 trademark. With original black leather belt which has seen wear but complete. ...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Oversized retail advertising presentation brass fountain pen and mechanical pencil display signs from the early 1920s when they would have been featured within a wood and glass display cabinet at the pen counter of a stationary store.
Originally the fountain pen would have been marked on its side "Wahl Pen...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Blackfoot Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfoot dress of red Stroud. Estimated 1920s. Beads on panels both sides carried over from 19th century.
Period: 1920s
Origin: Blackfoot
Size: 40" x 40".
Family Owned & Operate...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beads
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Leroux, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1925]. Illustrated by Andre Castaigne. Signed by actress Carla Laemmle. 8vo. Rebound in black 1/.4 leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase.
Presented is a photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux’s best-known novel, The Phantom of the Opera. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1925, to accompany the 1925 Universal Pictures film adaptation starring Lon Channey. It is illustrated throughout with scenes from that production, as well as with illustrations by Andre Castaigne. Additionally, the book is signed on the full title page by actress and prima ballerina Carla Leammle. The book has been beautifully rebound in handsome ¼ black leather and black cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching black archival slipcase.
Partly inspired by historical, nineteenth century events that took place at the famous Paris Opera, the novel chronicles the masked Phantom’s obsessive love for a young chorus girl named Christine. The Phantom of the Opera was first published as a serial in the French Magazine Le Gaulois from September 1909 to January 1910. It was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte & Cie. The first American edition was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1911. Due to its popularity, The Phantom of the Opera became the source for numerous adaptations, including the 1925 Universal Pictures film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning 1986 musical.
Alexander Grosset and George T. Dunlap first met while working for the American Publishers Corporation. In 1898, Grosset & Dunlap formed a new partnership with the goal to shift the focus of the publishing industry from expensive books for the few to inexpensive books for the masses. In order to avoid paying royalties and other publishing fees, Grosset & Dunlap started reprinting books that were already in print. With these profits, the partners purchased paperbound books in bulk to rebind them in cloth and resell. As the company grew, Grosset & Dunlap were able to purchase reprint rights from publishers before publication, including reprint rights from Edward Stratemeyer for the Hardy Boys...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
French Baker's Scale
Located in Houston, TX
French Baker's scale. This antique cast iron baker's scale includes original weights.
Great Kitchen Accessory!
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Very Large Antique Sterling Silver Ship Model - Hallmarked in 1925 - Silver Nef
Located in London, London
This superb example of a sterling silver Nef carries import marks for London, 1925 by Thomas Callow & Son.
Nefs are extravagant table ornaments a...
Category
German Renaissance Revival Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of thes...
Category
European Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1926 Ulysses
By James Joyce
Located in Bath, GB
An attractively rebound eighth printing of James Joyce's modernist masterpiece, 'Ulysses'.
First published by Shakespeare & Company in 1922, this is the May 1926 eighth printing of ...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting an Albatros CIII WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance Albatros C III produced in 1916, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 53.5 x 31.4 - inches 21 x 13.
...
Category
Italian Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique George V Period Sterling Silver 'Aladdin's Lamp' Lighter, 1920
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1920 by John Collard Vickery, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter is modelled to look like an...
Category
English Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.