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Bookcases For Sale
Baker Furniture English Regency Carved Rosewood Étagère, Bookcase, or Wall Unit
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency style etagère, bookcase, wall unit, or room divider
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Gorgeous carved rosewood, with original brass hardware.
Mea...
Category
1960s American British Colonial Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Lb7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini for Poggi Pavia, Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookshelf designed by Franco Albini in 1956 for Poggi Pavia.
An exceptionally flexible bookshelf with various modular options, suitable to be placed against a wall or used as...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Henredon Neoclassical or French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Breakfront Bookcase
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical, French Empire, or Regency style lighted breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet
By Henredon
USA, Late 20th Century
Carved cherry and burl wood, with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Solid Rustic Oak Dovetail Record Crate for 7"/45 Rpm Records, in Stock
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our Dovetail Record Crate...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Italian Production Wall Wooden Bookcase 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Wall Bookcase composed of just one bay with height-adjustable shelves.
Designed and produced in Italy in the 60 s.
The bookcase it is made of lacquered metal structure with brass bas...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcase with Columns, Walnut, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier bookcase with full columns
Southern Germany (Baden)
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1825
Dimensions: H x W x D: 213 x 117 x 48 cm
Description:
Antique display cabine...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Etagère murale en pin vintage style Maison Regain des années 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Etagère murale en pin vintage, dans le style Maison Regain des années 80, 9 casiers. 2 crochets métalliques pour la suspendre. Très bon état général.
Ref 250 204
Hauteur : 76 cm
Larg...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Antique English Tudor Carved Oak Glass Front Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique English Tudor or Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co.
England, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous carved oak, with mullioned glass front doo...
Category
1920s English Tudor Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Wicker Rattan Cane Étagère Bookshelf
Located in New York, NY
A wicker rattan cane display bookshelf Étagère, Bohemian design, circa mid to late-20th century, 1960s, 1970s. A four-tier rattan Étagère bookshelf/bookcase with cane covered shelves...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Bookcases
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Slim Irony Black TV Stand by Maurizio Peregalli
By Zeus
Located in Milan, IT
An ode to minimalism easily expressed through clean and rigorous lines, this copper TV stand makes for a clever and coherent addition to essential-style contemporary decors. Five thi...
Category
2010s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$1,944 / item
Solid Walnut Dovetail Record Crate
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$365 / item
Expertly Restored - Kipp Stewart Two Tone Lacquered & Walnut Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Libreria Modulare in Legno Laccato - Carlo De Carli per Fiarm - Italia - Anni 70
Located in Milano, IT
La libreria in foto, attribuita a Carlo De Carli, prodotta da Fiarm negli anni '70 del XX secolo, è composta da due corpi distinti ma offre la possibilità di unirli in un unico eleme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Bookcases
Materials
Bentwood
Hamilton Media Unit by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
An idea of lightness and natural grace is the leitmotif in this piece, created to seem almost suspended. Its design features a rectangular floating structure in wood with a myrtle burl veneer and brushed gloss finish. The upholstered open compartment reveals a single shelf and has a front panel covered in grosgrain design leather (in Clayton Lumiere 1639) with a single handle in burnished brass. This is a stream-lined media unit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$11,316 / item
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcases, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A refined pair of Louis XVI style mahogany bookcases, circa 1920, each topped with a richly veined marble surface framed by a delicate pierced brass gallery over a single drawer and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Argentine Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany 20th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This an exquisite antique revolving bookcase attributed to the renowned Victorian retailer and manufacturer Maple & Co., circa 1900.
It is made of mahogany , revolves on a solid ca...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Hand-Painted Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and lighted bookcase hutch top
In the manner of Baker Furniture
By Jasper Cabinet ...
Category
1980s American Chinoiserie Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Glass Front Double Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission or Arts & Crafts period glass front bookcase cabinet
By Lifetime Furniture
USA, Circa 1900
Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with mullioned glass front doors and bras...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 L" in Oak by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the p...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with burled walnut panels, glass front doors, and original ...
Category
1880s American Eastlake Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Chippendale Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the architectural pediment having egg and dart with dentil molding over similarly treated friez...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique regency mahogany secretaire bookcase having an unusual scroll shaped cornice above a pair of astral glazed doors opening to reveal three adjustable shelve...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Bookcases
Materials
Other
$4,384 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Glazed Bookcase, English, Oak, Display Cabinet, Home Library, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glazed bookcase. An English, oak display cabinet, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Elegant Victorian bookcase with attractive proportion and fine ...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza/Bookcase by Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage desig...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Danish Rosewood Floating Bookcase by HG Furniture, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Rosewood Floating Bookcase by HG Furniture, 1960s.
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern small bookcase in Rosewood/palisander. Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen for Han...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Stunning Danish oak bookcase shelf Øresund Børge Mogensen Karl Andersson & Söner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Danish bookcase shelf Øresund by Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson & Söner. Beautiful white oak 4 section bookcase by Børge Mogensen. Has 2 Adjustable shelves with corner wa...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Country House Bookcase, Scottish Oak, Library Cabinet, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country house bookcase. A Scottish, oak library book cabinet in Gothic revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Fine country house library...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Bookcase Round Corner Display Case Shanxi. Wonderful Round Corner Bookcase, Display case, Scholars Shelf. This case features an open façade having four large spacious ...
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Bookcases
Materials
Elm
$5,800
Antique Arts & Crafts Gunn Oak Six Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Arts & Crafts Gunn Oak Six Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920.
Measures- 92 1/2 h x 34 1/2w x...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Bookcase China Display Portwood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the epitome of sophistication with this Mid Century Modern Vintage Display China Cabinet Bookcase by Portwood, a fabulous piece crafted by the renowned British furniture mak...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Maitland Smith Chippendale Reticulated Mahogany Bookcase Book Trough Stand 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Maitland Smith Chinese Chippendale style bookcase / book stand / trough side table / library console. Made of mahogany featuring a tiered design with upper gadrooning edged ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Superior Quality Pair of Antique Edwardian Rosewood Open Bookcases
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superior quality pair of antique Edwardian rosewood open bookcases having magnificent quality rosewood tops with rounded corners, adjustable shelves, reeded gilded ebonised columns s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Other
$5,598 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important antique Dutch walnut and marquetry bureau bookcase, circa 1780 in date.
It has been made from the finest burr walnut w...
Category
1780s Dutch Antique Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Oak 4 Tier Industrial x Frame Freestanding Bookcase Etagere Shelf
Located in Dayton, OH
An open frame industrial style x frame bookcase or room divider from the last quarter of the 20th century. Made from oak with four long shelves. The unit can be broken down folding u...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Eastlake Victorian bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with burl wood panel on drawer, glass front doors, and ori...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Brass
A Mid-Century Bookshelf, Oak, France, c. 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A unique mid-century bookshelf with compass feet in oak, designed by unknown designer in France, c. 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase. Beautiful Georgian Fenestration. Base Cabinet Opens to Reveal a Satinwood Writing Interior. Original Linen Slides Underneath. Nice ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Macy Arts & Crafts Mission Oak & Leaded Glass Stack Barrister Bookcase c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Macy Arts & Crafts Mission Oak & Leaded Glass Three-Stack Barrister Bookcase with Ogee Base Having S...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Walnut Bibus or Book Case with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 19th century furniture piece is a charming Bibus, an open bookcase or étagère, with an elegant and understated design. Crafted from warm-toned walnut (noyer), it features refine...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style lighted breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet
By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston" Collection
USA, Late 20th Century
Flame ma...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Globe Wernicke Oak Four-Stack Barrister Bookcase Signed C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Globe Wernicke Oak Four-Stack Barrister Bookcase C1910.
Measures - 63 1/4 h x 34 w x 12 d...
Category
Early 20th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Anonima Castelli Italian Vitrine Showcase in Walnut and Gilt Metal, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent vitrine produced and signed by Anonima Castelli, this unique piece was custom made in Italy in the 1950s for a an important notary office in Rome, as shown in the label o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Teak Sliding Door Bookcase by Henry Walter Klein, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
A teak bookcase with sliding smoked glass door by Henry Walter Klein for Bramin, Denmark, 1960s.
48 ¾ inches wide by 17 inches deep by 48 ½ inches
Category
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Grand Ebonized Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French bibliotheque from the 19th century makes a dramatic statement for any interior with its height alone, and the ebonized finish on the exterior gives it the presence to anc...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Fiorini Italian Neoclassical Cherry Arched Triple Bookcase China Display Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Fiorini Italian Neoclassical solid cherry library bookcase or china cabinet featuring arcaded cherry and glass front doors opening to nine adjustable shelves. Features some L...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Renato Zevi Gilded Brass Italian Bookcase with Glass Shelves, Romeo Rega 1970s
By Renato Zevi, Zevi & C.
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Hollywood Regency bookcase or etagere in gilt brass with four crystal glass shelves. This fantastic piece was designed and signed by Renato Zevi during ??the 1970s in Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gustav Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission or Arts & Crafts style bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid oak, with mullioned glass front doors and sides.
M...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Price is each
sku 2051E
W104 x D35 x H229
Internal shelf depth 27.5cm
Weight 73kg
Category
19th Century Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
19th Century Black Painted Bookcase Pine Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Black painted pine bookcase with crown molding and single long lower drawer.
Restored, later professionally painted in black (note crackle finish) and lightly distressed to fit the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Lundstrom Arts & Crafts Mission Oak & Leaded Glass Barrister Bookcase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Lundstrom Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Four Stack Barrister Bookcase with Drawer & Leaded Glass Top Signed C1920.
Measures - 60.25"H x 33.5"W x 13.5"D.
This antique Lundstrom barrister bookcase...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Three Piece Lighted Rosewood Veneer Wall Unit the Style of Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Really beautiful and interesting wall unit using rosewood veneer strips in the manner of celebrated Brazilian furniture designer Jorge Zalszupin. The shelves are also rosewood veneer...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 S" in Oak by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the p...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style Library Cabinet in solid Cherry wood, Handcrafted
Located in Landivy, FR
This 3 doors bookcase is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire Style at the end of the 18th century.
This period style is remarkable with its straight, classical and timel...
Category
2010s French Directoire Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
Contemporary Shelving Room Divider "30/30 L" in Walnut by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the ...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Gianfranco Frattini, Bookcase, Rosewood, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A modular rosewood bookcase designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Bernini, Italy, c. 1960s.
Dimensions: 81.5” H x 49.5” W x 14” D
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Large carved oak bookcase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century oak bookcase with a flared cornice over three large bays of adjustable shelves. To the base section fitted with one long and two short drawers fitted with brass handles....
Category
19th Century British Antique Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stain Wood by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stain Wood by Cassina
Designed between 1956 and 1957 by Franco Albini and Franc...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$16,430 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Councill Craftsmen Georgian Carved Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Councill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet
By Councill Craftsmen
USA, Circa 1980s
Mahogany, with satinwood inlay, mullioned glass front doors, ...
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass panels in the upper section over a base with ten drawers on each side, flanking a middle section consisting of three doors with wooden panels. There are two adjustable shelves in each of the three upper sections, with a total of ten interior drawers. Original tear-drop pulls on doors turn to release a lever allowing the doors to be opened with the pulls as well as locked, a most unusual and attractive feature. All of the hardware is original to the bookcase including the locks. Comes with working locks and keys.
Measurements: 13' 8 1/2" long x 21 1/2" - 27 1/2" deep x 101" high (8'5" high)
All of the drawers are stamped with the cabinetmaker's stamp, "S.E. & R. (Ralph) Johnson, Warrington". This fine bookcase was manufactured prior to 1880 in Warrington in Cheshire, England. While information is scant, it would seem that S. E. would have been Ralph's father's workshop listed at 78 Bridge Street in Warrington, England, circa 1878. Ralph would have likely been an apprentice at that time. He opened his own workshop, presumably when his father retired. By the Edwardian period, Ralph had become a cabinet maker of some renown.
Drawer locks are original and stamped "Chance Son & Co. W Chance, Son, & Co" and are listed in the 1850s directories as "Merchants and Factors" in Birmingham, England. They would have been middlemen having various merchandise made for them, primarily for export to North America. The type of locks employed in this bookcase is a lever combination lock. In the cabinet lock trade, lever locks became available circa 1855 and superseded the earlier tumbler and back-spring locks.
Some points about the breakfront to note are that it is made entirely out of solid mahogany which is unusual; there are no veneers. Even the drawer sides, backs and bottoms are made of mahogany. The interior wood, i.e., the back and the insides of the cabinet is pine.
One of the great features is that the upper door hardware has a dead latch that operates with the tear drop pull. You can lock the doors, but if you don't want to lock them, you can use the tear drop pull to operate the dead latch to open and close by turning it to the right. There are 20 exterior drawers and 8 interior drawers. Lower cabinets each have 1 fixed shelf; upper cabinets have 2 adjustable shelves each. There are enough extra original cast iron shelf...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage and Antique Bookcases for Sale: Shop Art Deco Bookcases, Globe Wernicke Bookcases and Barrister Bookcases on 1stDibs
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured decorative objects or collectibles, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase.
Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and bookcases of the era — rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs — were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.
Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères.
Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.
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