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Boeing Flying Fortress Control Yoke
By ANRI
Located in Telluride, CO
This WWII Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Control Yoke is mounted on riveted aircraft aluminum with the original data plate and instrument panel placard. Straight from the restoration ha...
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20th Century American Other Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Aluminum
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Upholstered Alcove Queen Bed
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Louis XVI style alcove bed, 20th c., having white and gilt painted wood frame, in later floral-patterned upholstery, with ribbon trim, rising on squared and tapered supports, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Textile, Wood, Giltwood
Civil War-Era Side Drum, Made by George Kilbourn, 1859
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Civil War-era side drum with a pair of wooden drumsticks. This is a rope tension drum with a wooden body, ropes, and leather tabs. An iron tack pattern surro...
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1850s American American Classical Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Iron
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, First US Edition in DJ
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lewis, C. S. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. First U.S. edition. Octavo. In the original publisher's blue cloth boards and illustrated d...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever materi...
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20th Century English Other Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The “Standard” Edition of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, Together with Cruden’s Complete Concordance… and Revised New Testament, with Many Other Important and Useful Aids to the Study of the Holy Scriptures, All Written to Increase the Interest in and Simplify the Study of the Word of God. Syracuse: Bible Publishing House, 1885. Standard Edition. Illustrated with steel and wood engravings and chromolithographs. Large quarto, with original full leather carved and gilded boards. Gilded edges and pewter clasps. Presented with a custom-made archival clamshell box.
Presented is a beautifully restored and exquisitely bound Holy Bible from 1885. This family bible was published by the Bible Publishing House, in Syracuse, New York. It contains both the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha and Cruden’s Complete Concordance. It also boasts 100,000 marginal references and readings, Dr. William Smith’s “Standard Bible Dictionary,” a complete history of all the books of the bible, biblical scenery, and “Manners and Customs of the Ancients.” For studying, it includes “Bible Aids for Social and Private Prayer,” the history of translation of the bible, a history of all religious denominations, “Psalms in Meter,” and a “Teachers’ Bible Textbook.” It is decorated with stunning full and half page illustrations, printed as steel engravings, wood engravings, and chromolithographs, illustrating scenes in the life of Christ, bible text events from Genesis to Revelation, natural history, and several maps of the Holy Land engraved by L.B Folger. It also contains a stunning dedication page, a marriage license...
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
WWII Admiralty Morse Code Signal Floor Lamp
By Frank Bentler
Located in Telluride, CO
Morse Code Shutter Floor lamp reclaimed from a Mid-Century US Naval warship. These lamps were a common fixture on U.S. warships as can be seen in WWII period photography. They were u...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Aluminum
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Two-Volume Set, 1885-86
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885-1886. Two volume set. Octavo, beautifully rebound in quarter green leather and cloth boa...
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1880s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Military Aircraft Microphone converted into Speaker
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
This missile age microphone has a wonderfully solid feel to it. This microphone was used by military dating back to the 1920's, the Speaker features a built-in Bluetooth JBL Mini Spe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Aluminum, Brass
Antique English Iron Milner's Patent Fire Resisting Safe Painted Green
Located in Centennial, CO
Antique late 1800s English iron Milner's Patent Fire Resisting Safe painted a gorgeous dark green with painted aqua interior. Gorgeous embossed brass circular plate and key plate wit...
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Late 19th Century British British Colonial Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass, Iron
Theodore Roosevelt Signed Letter Collage
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a Theodore Roosevelt signed letter to Colonel C. D. MacDougall, dated August 16, 1910. In the letter, Roosevelt politely declines MacDougall’s invitation to speak, as he...
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1910s American Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Vintage Apollo 11 "Voyage to the Moon" Pennant, 1969
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage pennant from 1969 highlighting the Apollo 11 space mission. The felt pennant features a white field with the words "A Voyage to the Moon- Collins - Aldrin- Arm...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Felt
1856 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay from 1856. The map depicts the region from Susquehanna, Maryland to the northern Oute...
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1850s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1840 Map of the City of Washington Published by William M. Morrison
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This map, printed in 1840, is a detailed representation of Washington, D.C. in the mid-19th century. The map shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings as well as details o...
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1840s American Federal Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
"Clason's Guide Map of Montana" by The Clason Map Company, Circa 1920s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is “Clason's Guide Map of Montana,” published in the early 1920s by the Clason Map Company. Issued as a folding map, this map identifies county boundaries, county seats, Na...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1837 Mitchell's "Tourist's Pocket Map of the State of Virginia" by J.H. Young
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is J. H. Young's pocket map of the Virginia, which shows county development current to 1835. The map was engraved by E. Yeager and F. Dankworth and published by S. A. Mitchell. ...
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1830s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1840 "New Map of the City of New York With Part of Brooklyn & Williamsburg"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a hand-colored, engraved folding map titled "New Map of the City of New York With Part of Brooklyn & Williamsburg" by J. Calvin Smith. The map was issued bound in the bo...
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1840s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1915 "San Francisco City and County" Hanging Map by W. Bashford Smith
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a rare wall map of San Francisco by W. Bashford Smith. Published in San Francisco in 1915, this map indicates streets and city districts, and, most notably, shows the si...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Wood, Paper
Vintage Abraham Lincoln Seated Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a pair of vintage bookends, featuring Abraham Lincoln seated on a bench. The scene is captured in raised relief on the front of the bookends, with the text “Abraham Linc...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Bronze, Iron
Vintage George Washington Standing Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage set of George Washington bookends. The bookends depict George Washington standing, with his hand resting on a classical column. Washington wears a suit with long...
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Bronze
1865 "Johnson's California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona" Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1865 "Johnson's California, with Territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona” map. First published in 1864, thi...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1865 "Johnson's Missouri and Kansas" Map by Johnson and Ward
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1865 "Johnson's Missouri and Kansas” map. This map was issued as pages 59 and 60 in the 1865 edition of “Johnson's New Illustrated ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Pair of Vintage Painted Pine Nightstands With Carrera Marble Tops
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful and functional pair of rustic farmhouse style nightstands. Crafted of pine shiplap and painted in a pale grey. Removable old carrera marble tops. Old brass hardware. Pain...
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Carrara Marble, Brass
"On the March to the Sea" Print by Alexander Hay Ritchie, after F.O.C Darley
By Alexander Hay Ritchie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This color print of On The March to the Sea by Felix O.C. Darley, and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, is a stunning portrayal of William T. Sherman’s notorious Georgia Campaign. Originally...
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1860s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
1865 "Johnson's Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado, Idaho & Kansas" Map, Johnson & Ward
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1865 "Johnson's Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado, Idaho & Kansas” map. This map was issued as page 63 in the 1865 edition of “Johnson's N...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, Grosset & Dunlap Edition, Circa 1940
By Zane Grey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Grey, Zane. Riders of the Purple Sage. A Novel. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 (1940s). Illustrated by Douglas Duer. Presented in full gray Moroccan leather with gilt tooling to fr...
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1940s American Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Tangerine Velvet with Saddle Brown Velvet Accent and Grey Silk Feature Fabric
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Silk, Velvet
Teal Silk " Seeing Eye" Pillow with Shirred Cotton Back
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cotton, Silk
Six Crises, Signed by Richard Nixon, First Edition, 1962
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. Six Crises. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Stated first edition. Signed on free endpaper. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and gray board...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895
By Sébastien Érard, Maison Erard
Located in Littleton, CO
This beautiful grand piano was built by Erard in Paris in 1895.
With irreplaceable original cabinet art created and signed by an artist named Finel - specifically commissioned by th...
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1890s French Romantic Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
Purple and Saffron Highlight Pillow
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Velvet, Leather, Linen
Teal " Flash" Pillow with Orange and Medium Sky Blue and Silver
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen, Silk
Solheim Cup Matches U.S. Team Signed Pin Flag, USA 13 vs. EUROPE 15, Circa 2011
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an autographed collage celebrating the women golfers of the 2011 Solheim Cup U.S. team. The 12th Solheim Cup Matches were held September 23-25...
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2010s Irish Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Fabric, Paper
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1875
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sherman, William T. Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Written By Himself. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First edition. In two volumes. Rebound in quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. New custom archival cloth slipcase with Sherman portrait inlay.
Presented is a first edition printing of The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman. This two volume book set was published by D. Appleton and Company, in New York, in 1875. It is presented here, rebound in striking quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a custom archival cloth slipcase to fit both books.
Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Sherman became the first General to publish his memoirs of that period. He began writing his account in 1872 and the two volumes were published by D. Appleton and Company in the spring of 1875. According to the publisher’s prospectus, the two volume set was originally offered in four different bindings, including fine blue cloth, green cloth, full sheepskin, and half blue moroccan leath.
Sherman explains his motivations for writing in the preface of Volume I: “Nearly ten years have passed since the close of the civil war in America, and yet no satisfactory history thereof is accessible to the public;…. What is now offered is not designed as a history of the war, or even as a complete account of all the incidents in which the writer bore a part, but merely his recollection of events, corrected by a reference to his own memoranda, which may assist the future historian when he comes to describe the whole, and account for the motives and reasons which influenced some of the actors in the grand drama of war.”
His two volume account touches briefly on his early life, including his time at West Point, his life in and out of the army in Florida, California, New York, Kansas, and Louisiana. Yet the bulk of the writing is focused on the Civil War. “Written with the propulsive energy and intelligence that marked his campaigns” his memoir provides firsthand accounts of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the infamous Atlanta campaign, and his march to the sea through Georgia and the Carolinas.
The memoir describes striking incidents and anecdotes and collects dozens of his incisive and often outspoken wartime orders and reports. Throughout it all, Sherman is quite frank in describing the rights and wrongs of the campaigns he saw, writing without much concern for the feelings or experiences of others. This complex self-portrait of an innovative and relentless American general provides for a vivid read and an exceptional Civil War account.
CONDITION:
Good condition. First edition. In two volumes. Beautifully restored and rebound. Quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. Paper is okay to good, with toning as to be expected. Scattered spots and smudges. Inscribed twice by previous owner, inscription on the top of the Note page of Vol I and on the full title page of Vol II. Large "Military Map...
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1870s American Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Ranch Blue Leather Accent Pillow with Blue Leather and Knubby Back
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Cotton
Boho Cobalt Linen Print
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen
Teal Linen Feather Pillow with Saddle Leather Welt and Velvet Back
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Linen, Velvet
Silk Putty and Gold Design on Putty Mohair with Welt
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cotton
Cousin Pair White Pink and Banana Yellow Velvet Front with Raised Dots Mustard a
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Bauhaus Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cotton, Linen, Velvet
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, First Issue, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition, first printing. Rebound in full blue morocco leather with gilt tooling, raised bands a...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
White Linen with Havana Colors Silk with Mustard Mohair Silk and Light Bronze Ve
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Mohair, Linen, Silk, Velvet
Cashmere Cotton Putty Blue and Light Ivory Wide Stripe with Saddle Leather Welt
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Linen
Flanged 2" Striped Heavy Cotton with Ticking Detail
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cotton, Linen
Velvet Multicolor Splatter Paint Design Contemporary
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
Welcome to Studio M where your yearn for luxury meets your need for sustainability. Every year we convert thousands of pounds of scrap designer textiles from the interior design indu...
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Velvet
Vintage Majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends - a Pair
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming pair of vintage majolica Staffordshire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bookends. The black and white dogs with a red collars rest their paws ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Ceramic
Linen with White POLKA 3 D
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Diamond Linen Pattern Cobalt and Periwinkle with Periwinkle Linen Back
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen
Black Suede Split Back with Fur and Velvet Custom Grid Front
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Antique French Louis XV Style Blue Velvet Upholstered Twin Beds, a Pair
Located in Sheridan, CO
A lovely pair of antique French Louis XV style beds, 20th c. Each bed frame features carved floral crest, shaped frame in padded blue velvet upholstery, with nailhead trim, rising on...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
9 Piece Pattern Block Pattern with Greens and Browns
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen
Batik Deep Blue and Tan Linen
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen
White Safari Metallic Front with Linen Back
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen
60's Inspired Multicolored Linen Panel
By Studio M
Located in Englewood, CO
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2010s North American Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cotton
Moon Shot, Signed by Alan Shepard, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1994
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Shepard, Alan, Deke Slayton, Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon. Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Signed by Alan Shepard on the full title page...
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The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, Signed, First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on a pasted down bookplate. In original dust jacket and boards. Pr...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, Signed by Harry Truman
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions [and] Years of Trial and Hope. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-1956. Special Kansas City Limited Edition. Two Volumes...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Colorado - More Furniture and Collectibles
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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket
By Ernest Hemingway
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...
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United Furniture Full Bed
Upholstered Bed Frame King
Bed Headboard Mid Century Walnut
Black Bedside Table Pair
Inlaid Bedside
Cast Iron Bed Used
Teak Danish Modern Nightstands
Mid Century Bed Antique Furniture
King Bed And Bed Frames Upholstered
Burl Nightstands
Burl Nightstand
Walnut King Bed
Walnut King Beds