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Period: 1980s
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"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book. South America - Countries and People - tome 1 Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie Des pays...
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Guatemalan Folk Art Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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The United Artists Story by Ronald Bergan, Stated 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The United Artists Story, by Ronald Bergan. Crown Publishers, New York, 1986. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. This book tells the fascinating story of "the ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby's: Americana the Collection of M. Austin & Jill R. Fine, 1/1987
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: Americana from the Collection of M. Austin and Jill R. Fine, January 30, 1987. First edition softcover with 196 lots photographed in color and B&W and fully descri...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sotheby's the Jewels & Objects of Vertu of Clare Boothe Luce, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's the jewels and objects of Vertu of The Honorable Clare Boothe Luce New York, 4/19/88. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. With 117 lots...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna
Located in London, GB
Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna, 1st edition, Published by Thames & Hudson, 1980. Over 200 treasures of African art drawn from rarely seen private collections and beautiful...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Silver and Bronze Necklace
Located in Mexico City, MX
Brutalist nickel brass necklace with silver plated bronze pendant by Pal Kepenyes. The nickel silver collar shows a bone-shaped design. The silver plated bronze round pendant shows b...
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Mexican Brutalist Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver, Bronze

Cars Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Cars: Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985. First Edition softcover. Contains hundreds of full color and black and white illustrations from the T. Kitahara coll...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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"Summer Cottages and Castles, Scenes from the Good Life, " First Edition Book
Located in valatie, NY
Summer Cottages and Castles, Scenes from the Good Life by Patricia Corbin. New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1983. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 139 pp. Photographic overview ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Jasper Johns, 17 Monotypes, First Edition
Located in London, GB
Jasper Johns. 17 Monotypes. Published by Goldman, New York 1982. First edition. Designed in collaboration with the artist and reproducing a suite of monotypes he produced based on Jo...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mobilier Bourguignon by Lucile Oliver, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Bourguignon by Lucile Oliver. Editions Ch. Massin, Paris, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A great collection of full color photos of antique furniture...
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French Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Battle of Britain Fighter Aces Collection, Signed Limited Edition, Two-Volumes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
A two-volume collector's set, profiling the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain was a milit...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Horn of Africa by Philip Caputo Signed Numbered Limited Edition, Specially Bound
Located in valatie, NY
Horn of Africa by Philip Caputo, signed, numbered, limited edition, specially bound #167/250. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1980. Oatmeal cloth ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood Foundry Mold, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Marvelous wood foundry mold. Small scale architectural attitude piece also available in different landscapes.
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Sotheby's Important Jewelry, NY, December 5 & 6, 1984
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Important Jewelry, NY, December 5th & 6th, 1984. First edition softcover catalog. 501 lots photographed in color and b&w.  
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon, " 2/1985
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon," 2/1985. First edition softcover with 142 lots photographed in color and B&W, fully d...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Volume Four, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Garbisch collection, Vol. IV, May 1980. Important American furniture, and Related Decorative Arts. First edition softcover, 184 lots of important furniture photographed...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Armada, 1588-1988 An International Exhibition to Commemorate the Spanish Armada
Located in valatie, NY
Armada, 1588-1988: An International Exhibition to Commemorate the Spanish Armada by M. J. Rodriguez-Salgado and The National Maritime Museum. Penguin Bo...
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English Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sotheby's NY Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, Sale #5911
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels October 25th and 26th, 1989, sale #5911. Sotheby's NY, 1989. First Edition softcover. 408 lots all photographed in color and fully described.   ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby's NY Chinese Ceramic Sculpture from the Collection of Lillian Schloss
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's NY: Chinese Ceramic Sculpture from the Collection of Lillian Schloss. First Ed softcover with dust cover. With 43 lots fully illustra...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Doll Kitchens, 1800-1980 by Eva Stille, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Doll Kitchens, 1800-1980 by Eva Stille. Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997. First edition paperback. Doll kitchens in Germany were originally a plaything. The Author ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. Irwin
Located in valatie, NY
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. Irwin. Elliott's Book Shop Press, Baton Rouge, 1985. Reprint of the original 1892 Edition. 1st Ed thus hardcover with no dust jacket. The history of the famous 19th Corps, a unit in the Union Army famed for its successes and daring during the American Civil War. This edition includes the original battlefield maps. A series of daring victories swiftly established the special reputation of the 19th. At the height of their prowess, the company demonstrated great martial skill during the Siege of Port Hudson and in Shenandoah Valley. Notably, the 19th had a large contingent of black soldiers...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Les Annees 40, Anne Bony
By Anne Bony
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Éditions du Regard, 1985 Text in French An extensive study of the arts, crafts and culture of the 1940s. This book confirms just how creatively influential the 1940s was, a time of bold design, challenging film and revolutionary painting...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Guide to Russian Works of Art Paulson, by Paul and Maria Paulson, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Guide to Russian Works of Art Paulson, by Paul and Maria Paulson. Self published, Washington D. C., 1980, by Apollo Books. 117 pp. softcover first edition. With black and white illus...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Blaske Collection American Historical Flasks by Norman C. Heckler, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Blaske Collection American Historical flasks by Norman C. Heckler. Robert W. Skinner, Inc, Bolton, Massachusetts, 1983. The former Blaske Collection i...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome Tubular Steel Catalogue, Thonet, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s - maker: Thonet - reprint - perfect original condition.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rare and Vintage 1980s Giorgio Armani Bracelet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fabulous vintage bracelet by Giorgio Armani. Made of fire polished Czech crystals and rhinestones meticulously wire wrapped together. The back of one of one of the medallions has a G...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

Wood Foundry Mold, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Marvellous wood foundry mold. Small scale architectural attitude piece also available in different landscapes.
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Tracy Feith Red Plaid Wool Mini Skirt with Hand Appliqué Sequins & Leaves, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Tracy Feith, a 1980s vintage boho chic mini skirt, in a plaid wool with hand sewn appliqués of sequins and leaves with top stitched embroidery. The red, orange, and white pla...
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American International Style Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wool, Sequins

The Birds
By Kirk Henderson
Located in London, GB
Original unique painting used for the cover of Cinefantastique magazine volume 10, number 2 in 1980. Acrylic and airbrush on artboard. Included with this painting is a copy of the original magazine, which has been placed in a protective sleeve, and fixed to the reverse of the frame In 1980 when Kirk Henderson was commissioned to design the cover of Cinefantastique magazine. Hitchcock's The Birds was already a legendary horror film. Henderson not only included Tippi Hedren and the menacing birds in his artwork, he also included a tonal blue portrait of the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. This film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and is loosely based on the 1952 novelette of the same name by Daphne du Maurier...
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French Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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White by Design by Bo Niles First Edition Hardcover Book
Located in New York, NY
A first edition hard cover with cloth binding and dust jacket of "White by Design" by Bo Niles. Forward by Ralph Lauren. "White by Design" focuses on a world of white rooms and white houses. Features a Richard Meier house in Connecticut, Ralph and Ricky Lauren...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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14-Karat Gold Ladies Floral Design Cocktail Ring with Blue Sapphire Gemstones
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Stamped 14-karat yellow gold ladies gemstone ring with a bright polish and textured finish. Condition is very good. Ladies cocktail ring with blue...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

14-Karat Yellow Gold Man's Cut Diamond Square Top Ring
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Stamped 14-karat yellow gold man's diamond ring with a bright polish and textured finish. Condition is very good. Square top ring with round brilliant cut diamond surrounded by a mil...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables and Sofas, First Edition Books
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables by Simon Yates and Sofas by Constance King. The Wellfleet Press, London, 1989. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. A pair of great historical re...
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English Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Property of the Robert Young Foundation, Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young
Located in valatie, NY
The property of the Robert R. Young Foundation from the Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young, NY October 1985. Softcover auction catalog with 733 lots of fine French furniture, porcelain, ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Design in America the Cranbrook Vision, 1925-1950 by Robert Judson Clark
By Robert Judson Clark
Located in valatie, NY
Design in America: the Cranbrook vision, 1925-1950 by Robert Judson Clark. Abrams, in association with the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Metropol...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sotheby's: The Collection of Jerome C. Neuhoff, January 25, 1986
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Collection of Jerome C. Neuhoff. Including Chinese works of art, porcelain, silver, paintings, English furniture, decorations and carpets. Auction: Saturday, January 25...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1989, Cortesi e Scansetti for Cartel, Plastic Wastepaper Bin in a Conical Shape
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Elegant trash can. Has traces of wear like some scratches (see picture #9 and inside the black ring) and spots. The inner lid is missing. The black ring can be taken off to replace a trash bag...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

‎Sotheby's: ‎Fine English Furniture, Decorations and Carpets, Perry Ellis, 1987
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby’s fine English furniture decorations and carpets including property of the Late Perry Ellis, New York, June 1987. 234 lots in color and b & w. NPT Books a division of N.P. Tr...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

History of Postmodern Architecture 1st Edition
By Heinrich Klotz
Located in valatie, NY
The history of Postmodern Architecture by Heinrich Klotz. Cambridge MA; The MIT Press, 1988. This first standard work on the past 25 years in postmodern architecture documents the ri...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Kurt Schwitters by John Elderfield, First Edition
By John Elderfield
Located in valatie, NY
Kurt Schwitters by John Elderfield. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 355 color and b/w illustrations by Kurt Schwit...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Autobiography of Surrealism First Edition Review Copy
Located in valatie, NY
The Autobiography of Surrealism, Marcel Jean, editor. The Viking Press, 1980. First edition pre-publication review copy hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with 90 black and whit...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Original Oversize US Production Still for Aliens
Located in London, GB
Original oversize US production still for Aliens 1986 James Cameron sequel to Alien 1979.
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

L'Arte del Legno e del Mobile in Italia, First Edition
By Silvano Colombo
Located in valatie, NY
L'Arte del Legno e del Mobile in Italia, by Silvano Colombo. Busto Arsizio: Bramante Editrice, 1981. First edition hardcover with dust jacket and Brodart cover. 169 color and 440 b&w...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Volume Two, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Vol. 2, May 17, 1980, important French furniture, European porcelain Vertu, and rugs. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 588 lots of import...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Southern Folk Art, by Cynthia Elyce Rubin, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Southern Folk Art, by Cynthia Elyce Rubin, first edition. Oxmoor House, Birmingham, AL, 1985. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. The bo...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

14-Karat Gold Lady's White Gold Three Stone Diamond Ring
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lady's stamped 14-karat gold diamond ring with a bright polish and textured finish in very good condition. Three stone design, main stone is a raised with star like detail around. On...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Search for a Style, Country Life and Architecture 1897-1935, John Cornforth
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Andre Deutsch, 1988 A collection of elegant and sumptuous interiors collated from the archives of Country Life magazine. Documenting the history of the...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Hicks into the 1980's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce commercial brochure produced by the David Hicks organisation as a marketing tool. By 1980 David Hicks and his business had a large international presence and client ...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Peter Adam, Eileen Gray, Architect or Designer "A Biography" Book
By Peter Adam
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Thames and Hudson, 1987 This biography, written by Peter Adam, a friend of Eileen Gray in her later years, and admirer of her work, documents with many...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Pair of Bronze Faux Elephant Tusks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of bronze elephant tusks.
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Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Robert Capa: Photographs, First Edition by Robert & Cornell Capa
Located in valatie, NY
Robert Capa: Photographs by Robert and Cornell Capa and Richard Whelan. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1985. Stated first edition. hardcover with dust jacket. 242 pp., 262 black and whit...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter, 1st Ed
By John Pultz
Located in valatie, NY
A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter by John Pultz. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 136 pp. with 19 refere...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Uecker - Dieter Honisch - 1st Edition, Harry N. Abrams, 1986
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1986. With an extensive, in-depth text from Dieter Honisch, this scarce book documents the work of painter, sculptor and perfo...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

One of a Kind Italian Pair Deco Modern Art Lamps with Cast Brass Carnival Masks
Located in New York, NY
1980s vintage Italian pair of very rare lamps, entirely handmade in cast polished brass, uniquely decorated with carnival masks in different sizes, each different from the other, rai...
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Italian Folk Art Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Metal

Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884 by Jean Lipman. Clarkson N. Potter, 1980. First edition paperback. For an exhibition organized by The Hudson River Mu...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 by Richard Guy Wilson, 1st Edition
By Richard Guy Wilson
Located in valatie, NY
The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 by Richard Guy Wilson. The Brooklyn Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1986. 1st edition hardcover with dust jacket. Publishe...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sam Haskins, Photo Graphics, 1980
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by RotoVision SA, 1980 Known for his narrative based photographic studies of the female form, this dream-like book collects together many of Haskins graph...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Orologi Da Polso Book, 771 Illustrations, 401 Pages, 1988
By Priula & Verlucca, H. Kahlert, R. Muhe, G.L. Brunner
Located in Sacile, PN
Orologi Da Polso book Priula e Verlucchi edition 1988 771 illustrations, 401 pages.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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