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Cabinets of Wonder by Christine Davenne & Christine Fleurent 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Cabinets of Wonder by by Christine Davenne and Christine Fleurent (Photographer). 1st Ed hardcover. published 2012, by Harry N. Abrams. "Skulls, butterflies, hunting trophies, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Books
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Paper
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen, Important 1st "Advance Reading Copy"
Located in valatie, NY
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History by Hope Nicholson. Quirk Books, 2017. Important 1st Ed "Advanc...
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2010s American Continental US Books
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Paper
The Complete Newgate Calendar. Stories of sin, crime, criminals - 5 vol. illustr
Located in Middletown, NY
Rayner, J.L. and G.T. Crook, editors
The Complete Newgate Calendar; Being Captain Charles Johnson's General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murdere...
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Early 20th Century English Continental US Books
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Gold Leaf
"Austrian Applied Arts" Book
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
One-volume survey of "Austrian Applied Arts", primarily Secession, with an introduction by Josef Hoffmann. Published in 1930 by Heinz & Co. Organized by t...
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1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Golden Age of the American Poster by Victor Margolin. Softcover book, 128 pages. Stated first Ballantine Books edition, published in 1976. Includes 48 colorplates. Printed in the...
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1970s American Art Nouveau Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Picasso Lithographs
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardback book titled Picasso Lithographs, authored by Fernand Mourlot. Published in 1970, 299 pages.
"This volume offers a captivating exploration of Pablo Picasso's lithographic wo...
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1970s Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Oak, A Zero Waste Handmade Artisanal Journal With Handmade Paper
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Good things do come in small packages. Variously’s exclusive design series of 100 page journals bring circularity in design and zero waste production together. Oak Journal is complet...
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2010s Indian Organic Modern Continental US Books
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Natural Fiber
Architectural Pottery
Located in New York, NY
The first book to document the history of the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today
Architectural Pottery’s strikingly minimalist designs heralded new domestic housewares that could uniquely accent the modern home - inside and out. Formally expressive yet accessible, their refreshingly unembellished, elegant pots and...
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2010s American Continental US Books
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Paper
12 Contes / 12 Stories by Mark Twain, illustrated by Jean Trubert
Located in Middletown, NY
A collection of twelve stories by Mark Twain, translated into French and amusingly illustrated in color by Jean Trubert (1909 – 1983) a well known and prolific comic strip designer a...
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Mid-20th Century French Continental US Books
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Gold Leaf
Costumes of Spain – ILLUSTRATED by Antonio Rodríguez, 1803
Located in Middletown, NY
Colección General de los Trajes que en la actualidad se usan en España: principiada en el año 1801
Madrid: Librarias de Castillo, 1801.
First Edition
8vo (12mo?); 6 1/2 4 1/8 inche...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Continental US Books
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Gold Leaf
A New System of Modern Geography by William Guthrie - 1782
Located in Middletown, NY
A New System of Modern Geography; or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Kingdoms of the World. Maps engraved by Mr. Kitchin, C. Dilly and G...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Continental US Books
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Gold Leaf
Bill Blass Collection: New York, October 21-23, 2003 Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
The Bill Blass Collection: Sotheby's New York, October 21-23, 2003. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Large 474-page catalog for the auction of r...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Books
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Paper
Mirror Mirror Reflections on Design at Chatsworth
Located in New York, NY
The world’s most important contemporary designers showcase their work within the historic setting of Chatsworth House to shine light and spark conversation on the intriguing juxtaposition of the old and the new, the past and the future, and the evolution of design histories and practices.
Chatsworth is an extraordinary environment to experience design: a repository for great works of fine and decorative art commissioned by generations of the Cavendish family for over four centuries. Expanding on the eponymous 2023 exhibition at Chatsworth, Mirror Mirror features the works of sixteen contemporary artists through captivating in-situ photography with accompanying artist biographies and essays that unearth how historic artifacts and environments inform and inspire modern artists' practices today. This diverse group of artists includes Michael Anastassiades, Ini Archibong, Wendell Castle, Andile Dyalvane, Ndidi Ekubia, Najla El Zein, Formafantasma, Joris Laarman, Max Lamb, Fernando Laposse, Jae Sae Jung Oh, Samuel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Continental US Books
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Paper
Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Italian drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, by Suzanne Folds McCullagh and Laura Giles. Published in Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ. Press, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket The third in a series of scholarly catalogs on the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, this book focuses on the museum's important holdings of Italian drawings of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The catalog contains comprehensive entries on over 700 drawings, including preliminary studies for major compositions, cartoons, modelli, independent drawings, and copies after Renaissance and Mannerist masters. Featured are major works by some of the most significant artists of the time: Baccio Bandinelli, Federico Barocci, Fra...
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1990s American Continental US Books
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Paper
Les Ébénistes du XVIII Siècle Français
Located in valatie, NY
Les Ébénistes du XVIII Siècle Français (18th-Century French Cabinet Makers.) Paris: Hachette, 1963. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. French text. 341 pp. A thorough histo...
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20th Century French Continental US Books
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Paper
Lucian Freud a Life
Located in New York, NY
A breathtaking visual biography of Freud, told through his own words, unpublished private photographs, and painted portraits
This unprecedented look at the private life of Lucian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Continental US Books
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Paper
How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
How to Buy Rare Books, A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market by William Rees-Mogg. Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacke...
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20th Century English Continental US Books
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Paper
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne, Illustrated by Ernest Shepard, First Ed., 1927
By A.A. Milne
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Milne, A. A. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1927. First Edition. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Octavo. In the publisher's original red leatherette boards, stamped in gilt, with new joints and linings, and presented with a new archival ¼ cloth slipcase.
Presented is the first edition of A. A. Milne’s iconic children’s poems, Now We Are Six. This collection of verses was published by Methuen & Co, in London in 1927. It is presented here in the publisher’s original gilt-stamped red leatherette boards, with new joints and linings, and filled with E. H. Shepard’s charming illustrations. The book is now protected in a custom, archival red cloth slipcase with gilt stamped inlays...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Continental US Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Located in valatie, NY
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Julie Lane. Hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Equity Publishing 1979. Nicholas the orphan becomes Nicholas the woodcarver, whose job ...
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1970s American Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Colonial Williamsburg Its Buildings and Gardens
Located in valatie, NY
Colonial Williamsburg : Its Buildings And Gardens; A Descriptive Tour Of The Restored Capital Of The British Colony Of Virginia. Distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, ...
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1970s American Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Steve McQueen: A Life in Pictures by Yann-Brice Dherbier, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Steve McQueen: A Life in Pictures by Yann-Brice Dherbier. Published by Anna Books Co. London. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Steve McQueen, the self confessed ‘King of Cool’ is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Continental US Books
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Paper
Schneider Glass, French-English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992
By Verreries Schneider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Schneider, French and English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992.
This book traces the factory's history and presents a hundred reproductions of original plates and sketches from the 1920s....
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1990s French Art Nouveau Continental US Books
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Paper
Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, Exhib. Cat
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of American Prints: From the National Gallery of Art
by Judith Brodie, Amy Johnston and Michael J. Lewis. Publisher Thames & Hudson Lt...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Books
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Paper
Japan Furniture Exhibition '61
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Catalog accompanying an exhibition held in the United States in 1961, sponsored and published by the Japan Export Furniture Manufacturer Association (JEFMA), a trade organization of 48 leading furniture makers in Japan, in collaboration with their government-run National Industrial Arts Institute, with the dual purpose of stimulating the production of Japanese “Good Design” in furniture, and introducing the results to the U.S. market. According to the introduction to this, the second iteration of this exhibition, “it is full three years since the First Exhibition was held in the United States in 1958…these recent years, we Japanese furniture manufacturers have increasingly equipped with facilities for mass production, so that we are now in a position to offer the products of better quality at lower prices. At the same time we have been making efforts to create furniture of graceful design with Oriental taste, using Japanese traditional craftsmanship. We have mainly selected the furnitures which are ready for mass production, and added some pieces of Japanese taste.”
The 24 page catalog presents chairs, tables, and case pieces by prominent Japanese architects and designers including Katsuo Matsamura, Taichiro Nakai, Kozo Asari, Hideo Saito, Takeshi Mineo, Yujiro Yamaguchi, Ryuchi Ise, Fukuji Suzuki, Masaharu Ito, Keisuke Nakamura, Yo Yamagishi, Shigeru Imai, Shiro Kodo, Tadao Kawanami, Akira Sogi, Tomoichi Yoshida, Sori Yanagi, Taichiro Nakai, Toshio Miyake, Motoi Kojima, Fukui Suzuki, Akira Takayabu, Selichi Watanabe, and T. Nii, along with works from the Industrial Arts Institute and an armchair by American ex-pat Noemi Raymond, wife of architect Antonin Raymond. Manufacturers include. Manufacturers represented in the exhibition include Akita Mokko Co, Bokai Industry Co, Fuji Furniture Co, Haneda, Kosajujo Co, Inada & Co, Iwai Kogyo Co, Imada Mokko Co, Kobe Wood Chemics Assoc., Kosuga & Co, Kotobuki Seating Co, Kobyashi Fukuzo & Co, K.K. Shimada Seisakusho, Kubo Shoten Co, Kassai Manufacturing Co, Miyoshi Mokko Co, Okamura Mfg. Co, Sakigake Furniture, Santa Kogyosho Corp, Tendo Mokko, Tsuji Mokko Co, Tottori Kagu Kogyo Co, Taihei Mokko Co, Toki Mokko Co, Toyohashi Mokko Co, Yamaguchi Co...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
19thc English Walnut Table Top Retractable Book Lectern
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusual retractable lectern or book stand is a must for the well appointed library or even for cookbooks in your kitchen. Featuring intricately carved walnut with nine notches f...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Continental US Books
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Walnut
Stieglitz & His Artists: Matisse to O'Keeffe by Lisa Messinger, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Stieglitz and His Artists: Matisse to O'Keeffe by Lisa Mintz Messinger. Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 2011. The book is signed by the editor with a dedication to Her...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Books
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Paper
Keith Haring Eight Ball 1989 'Hardcover Book'
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eight Ball by Keith Haring:
Superbly rendered 1989 Keith Haring monograph featuring standout collage-based imagery by the legendary New York artist. Beautiful bright colors throughou...
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1980s Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Life Of The Author.
PUBLISHER: London: George Bell and Sons, 1888.
DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDIT...
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1880s British Antique Continental US Books
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Leather
De re hortensi libellus, a 16th Century Children's Gardening Book
Located in Middletown, NY
Estienne, Charles
De re hortensi libellus (A small book on gardening); . . . vulgaria herborum, florum ac fruticum qui in hortis conseri solent nomina latinis vocibus efferre docens ...
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16th Century French Antique Continental US Books
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Gold Leaf
Wordsworth, the White Doe of Rylstone, 1st Edition, Presentation Copy, 1815
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Wordsworth, William.
Title: The White Doe of Rylstone; or The Fate of the Nortons.
Publisher: London: James Ballantyne & Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1815.
Description: First Edition Presentation Copy. 1 vol., 10-3/8" x 8-5/8", inscribed on the half-title by Wordsworth "To his friend/Francis Merewether/April 26 1821", engraved frontispiece by J.C. Bromley after Sir George...
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1810s British Antique Continental US Books
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Leather
18th-C. Georgian Large Leather & Faux Marble Latin Religious Books, S/2 Library
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a wonderful addition to a library or study! The two books date to 1777 or the era of George III. At first glance, I thought they were Italian, but upon further study, they ...
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Late 18th Century German George III Antique Continental US Books
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Leather, Paper
POLIDORI - The Vampyre - 1819 - FIRST EDITION - THE EARLIEST OBTAINABLE ISSUE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POLIDORI, John William.
TITLE: The Vampyre; A Tale.
PUBLISHER: London: for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND SHERWOOD ISSUE IN ORIGINAL ...
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1810s British Antique Continental US Books
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Paper
In The Houses of Ireland, First Edition
By Marianne Heron, Walter Pfeiffer (b.1886)
Located in valatie, NY
In The Houses of Ireland by Walter Pfeiffer and Marianne Heron. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, Inc., 1988. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 254 pp. A beautiful chronic...
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20th Century American Continental US Books
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Paper
Complete Book of Traditional Aran Knitting by Shelagh Hollingworth 1982
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete book of traditional Aran knitting Book by Shelagh Hollingworth.
Collects patterns for knitting shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, and other clothes in the style of the Aran Islands...
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20th Century English Folk Art Continental US Books
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Paper
Works of Art from Houghton - Christie's Catalogue 1994
Located in Bradenton, FL
Works of Art from collections of The Cholmondeley Family and The Late Sir Phillip Sassoon from Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Christie's catalogue from the auction in London on Thu...
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1990s English Continental US Books
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Paper
Going Solo, Signed by Roald Dahl, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1986
By Roald Dahl
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Dahl, Roald. Going Solo. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. First edition. Octavo. Signed "Roald Dahl" in black ink on the half title page. In the publisher's original hardcover navy cloth...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
MOCA: This Is Not To Be Looked At Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
MOCA: This Is Not To Be Looked At.
This Is Not To Be Looked At: Highlights from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Hardcover – April 1, 2008
by Paul Schimm...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Continental US Books
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Paper
Renaissance Splendor Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries by Elizabeth Cleland. Published by The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pages, with...
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2010s American Continental US Books
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Paper
One World, One People: a Collection of Photographs and Essays
Located in North Hollywood, CA
One World, One People: A Collection of Photographs and Essays on the Power of the Human Experience.
Photographs by Yoshaiaki Nagashima.
Text by Robert White and Koichi Shimazu.
Hardcover oversized book...
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Late 20th Century Asian Expressionist Continental US Books
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Paper
Bolognese Painters of the 1500s, Art & Works of the Bolognese, 2 Vol set 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Bolognese Painters of the 1500s, Art and Works of the Bolognese School by Vera Fortunati Pietrantonio. Published by Grafis, Italy, 1986. Pair of 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets and slip-case. A monumental work of artists between 1401-1500. Some of the artists: Francesco Francia (1447-1517) and Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535). From 1501-1600 the artists Amico Aspertini (1474-1552), Girolamo da Treviso (1497-1544), Pier Maria Pennacchi (1464 - before 1515), Girolamo da Carpi, Denijs Calvaert, Pietro Faccini (1552-1614), Prospero Fontana (1512-1597), Lavinia Fontana...
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1980s Italian Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Catalog
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Catalog.
31 RUE CAMBON CHANEL MAGAZINE BOOKLET Fall/Winter 2012.
Great overall condition. The pages ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental US Books
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Paper
Law A Treasury of Art and Literature Hardcover Book by Sara Robbins
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Law. A Treasury of Art and Literature. Robbins, Sara.
Published by Beaux Arts Editions., New York., 1990.
Brought together for the first time in a deluxe format gift book are great writings on law. The 240 illustrations (113 in color) draw upon many enduring works of art related to law. Intriguing photographs of courtroom scenes...
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20th Century American American Classical Continental US Books
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Paper
Christie's Important English Furniture, from Collections Peter Glenville
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Important English Furniture including Property from the Collections of Peter Glenville and Hardy William Smith, 10/17/03 New Yo...
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Early 2000s American Continental US Books
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Paper
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck, First Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. Hardcover book, first edition, published in February 1947 by The Viking Press of New York. Printed in the United States of America by Kingsport Pre...
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1940s American Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works
Located in Bradenton, FL
Alphonse Mucha - the Complete Graphic Works. Softcover book. First edition, published in 1980 by Harmony Books of New York. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Illustrated, 192 pages.
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1980s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Vanity Fair 1st Edition, U.K.
By William Makepeace Thackeray
Located in Southbury, CT
Own a Piece of Literary History: First Edition, First Printing of Thackeray's Vanity Fair.
Step into the world of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley with this exceptional first U.K. edit...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Continental US Books
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Paper
Christie's: Jingguantang Collection Part II Important Chinese Ceramics
Located in valatie, NY
The Jingguantang Collection Part II Fine and Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie’s; New York September 18, 1997. First edition softc...
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1990s American Continental US Books
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Paper
Ed Ruscha: Reading Ed Ruscha Book 2013 First Edition Hardcover SIGNED
By Ed Ruscha
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a signed First Edition of Ed Ruscha: Reading Ed Ruscha hardcover book. The signature is personalized to the gallery owner, Patrick Painter. The book was released on March 31,...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Books
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Paper
Vitamin C+: Collage in Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts – an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium
Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century, the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making.
Organised in an A-Z sequence by artist, the book features both well-known collagists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby; Ellen Gallagher; Peter Kennard; Linder, Christian Marclay; Wangechi Mutu; Deborah Roberts; Martha Rosler; and Mickalene Thomas, and a plethora of lesser-known names deserving of greater attention. Taking a broad definition – from analog cut-and-paste compositions and photomontages to digital composed imagery and animations – Vitamin C+ showcases 108 living artists who employ collage as a central part of their visual-art practice, as selected by 69 leading experts, including museum directors, curators, critics, and collectors. The survey also features an engaging and informative introduction by Yuval Etgar, an internationally renowned expert in the area.
The 69 expert nominators include: Cecilia Alemani; Iwona Blazwick; David Campany; Raphael Chikukwa; Patrick Elliott; Max Hollein; Hettie Judah; Christine Macel; Roxana Marcoci; Duro Olowu; Scott Rothkopf; Russell Tovey; Zoe Whitley; and Heidi Zuckerman.
Artists include: Njideka Akunyili Crosby; Kader Attia; Adam Broomberg; Sara Cwynar; Moyna Flannigan; Ellen Gallagher; Lauren Halsey; Lyle Ashton Harris; Thomas Hirschhorn; Peter Kennard; Justine Kurland; Linder; Christian Marclay; Wangechi Mutu; Frida Orupabo; Heather Philipson; Tabita Rezaire; Deborah Roberts; Martha Rosler; Dee Shapiro; Eva Stenram; John Stezaker...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Continental US Books
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Paper
The Italian Paintings Before 1800 - the Ringling Museum of Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Italian Paintings Before 1800 at The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, by Peter Tomory. Hardcover book published in 1976 by The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Il...
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1970s American Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
Located in Stamford, CT
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado. Hardcover 1st edition. Very good overall condition with clear Mylar protective cover added.
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1960s American Modern Vintage Continental US Books
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Paper
English House Style from the Archives of Country Life
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
An inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told through famous and many never-published photographs, all culled from the incomparable archive of Country Life magazine.
This gorgeously illustrated tome is as indispensable as it is beautiful, a rich resource and a visual guide of quintessential British country house style for decorators, architects, designers, and the many armchair travelers who fantasize about revitalizing or re-creating their own castle on the hill.
English House...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Books
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Paper
20 Volumes. Sand, George. The Masterpieces.
Located in New York, NY
20 Volumes. Sand, George. The Masterpieces. Bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers, frontispieces in 2 states(one colored) other il...
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Early 20th Century American Continental US Books
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Leather
Mary Robinson, Hubert De Sevrac a Romance of the Eighteenth Century, 1st Ed 1796
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Robinson, Mary.
Title: Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the Eighteenth Century.
Publisher: London: for the Author by Hookham and Carpenter, 1796.
Description: First edition. 3 vols., 6-13/16" x 4-7/16", errata at the end of each vol., advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 3, vol. 2 M6 with early repaired tear at foot, without the half-titles, bound in fine contemporary full speckled calf, floral gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, covers ruled in gilt.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, extremely minor foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, a handsom set.
Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an actress and lady of fashion as well as for a string of prominent affairs, including with George IV whilst he was still Prince of Wales whose portrait she wore encrusted with diamonds throughout her life but who she did not hesitate to blackmail for £5000 pounds when he cast her off. Her literary output, though derided at the time, has since been reassessed and Robinson herself now seen as a proto-feminist.
Mary Robinson was one of those independent 'viragos' who upset so many conventional men at the end of the eighteenth century. She was admired by Mary Wollstonecraft...
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1790s British Antique Continental US Books
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Leather
Christie's English Furniture Including Private Collection of Julia Lowenthal
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Fine English Furniture Including the Private Collection of Miss Julia Lowenthal, London 3/10/05. Softcover, 198 pages, 327 lots, full color illustrations. With results.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Continental US Books
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Paper
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, First Edition, First Printing, in Original DJ, 1961
By Joseph Heller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition, first printing. Octavo. In original blue cloth boards, stamped in white. In the original unclipped dust jacket. Presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Presented is the first edition, first printing of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Catch-22 was published by Simon and Schuster, in October of 1961. This book is presented in the original publisher’s blue cloth boards, titled and embossed in white, and the original, unclipped dust-jacket. The Simon and Schuster “A Note to the Reader” postcard is laid in. The book comes with a new, archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell.
Catch-22 was Joseph Heller’s first novel and his most acclaimed work. Set during World War II, the novel uses a unique, non-chronological third-person narration, mainly focusing on the life of a B-25 bombardier in the U.S. Army, Captain John Yossarian, and his attempts to avoid bombing runs. Both the title and plot device, “Catch-22” refers to an Air Forces regulation which asserts that a man is considered insane if he willingly agrees to fly dangerous combat missions, but that if he makes the formal request to be relieved of such missions, the very act of making the request proves that he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved." By the end of the novel, the phrase is invoked as the explanation for many unreasonable restrictions. “Catch-22” has since entered the English lexicon.
Heller spent eight years writing "Catch-22," and used his own war experiences as inspiration for the novel. From 1942 to 1945, Heller served as a combat bombardier in the Twelfth Air Force and was stationed on the Island of Corsica. Upon publication, the book was not an immediate bestseller, but did elicit glowing reviews from some. “Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights. In any case, it is one of the most startling first novels of the year and it may make its author famous” (Orville Prescott, New York Times).
It became a publishing sensation thanks to the 1962 paperback edition, which set record sales and benefitted from the national debate surrounding the Vietnam War. In the decades since, it has inspired a feature film, a miniseries, a 50-character stage play, and sold more than 10 million...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Books
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Leather, Paper
Marina Abramovic Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn’t Sorry.
Located in New York, NY
The first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer – Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramovic is a world-famous artist who uses her body to per...
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2010s Chinese Continental US Books
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Paper
Pablo Picasso: 1881-1973 Genius of the Century Book, Printed in Germany, 1986
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover book of Picasso illustrations and paintings published by Taschen, Ingo F. Walther, 1986, printed in Germany. Text in English.
This book explores the many contributing elem...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental US Books
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Paper
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