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Item Ships From: Europe
1995 Northern Lights
By Philip Pullman
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition, first printing of the first novel in Philip Pullman's celebrated trilogy of young adult novels, in the first issue dust wrapper.
The first edition, first impressi...
Category
1990s British Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1872 The Works of Tobias Smollett With Memoirs of His Life
By Tobias Smollett
Located in Bath, GB
A complete eight volume set of the works of Tobias Smollett, bound in crushed half morocco.
The new edition.
Eight volume complete set.
Bound in cr...
Category
1870s British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book - Pottery & Porcelain from the Eumorfopoulos Collection
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An extremely rare Bluett and Sons Sales catalogue from the 1935 sale of the Eumorfopoulos Collection.
Titel: Exhibition of the Chinese Pottery & Porcelain Available for Private ; Pu...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Reference Book - Soame Jenyns Japanese Porcelain, Arita Imari Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Standard work about Japanese Pottery. Great starter book to build knowledge about Japanese Pottery
Publisher: Faber & Faber; First Edition (January 1, 1971)
Language: English
Hardcover: 380 pages
Roger Soame Jenyns (24 April 1904 - 14 October 1976),[1][2][3] who usually wrote his name simply as Soame Jenyns was a British art historian, known as an expert on East Asian ceramics...
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20th Century Europe Books
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Paper
Vintage Soviet Book: 'Erotic of the East' and Soviet Erotic Horoscope, 1J53
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into the fascinating world of human sexuality with this vintage book from the Soviet era. Titled "Erotic of the East," written by Nick Douglas and Renni Slinger, this book offe...
Category
1990s Europe Books
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Paper
1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville
By Henry Greville
Located in Bath, GB
An extra illustrated first edition of the diaries of Henry Greville, with a signed letter from editor Viscountess Enfield, Greville's niece.
The scarce first editions of both the fi...
Category
1880s British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1994 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
By Louis de Bernieres
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of Louis de Bernieres' best known work, set in Greece during World War Two.
The first edition, first impression, in the variant black cloth binding.
Signed by the...
Category
1990s British Europe Books
Materials
Paper
20th Century Italian Set of Seven Antique Opera Librettos Printed in 1903
Located in Sofia, BG
Set seven of opera librettos printed in early 20th Century in Italy.
G.Verdi Rigoletto, G.Verdi Nabucco, G.Verdi La Traviata, V.Bellini I Puritani, G. Donizetti Don Pasquale, G. Doni...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1868 The Moonstone
By Wilkie Collins
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful first edition set of Wilkie Collin's important sensation mystery novel, very scarce to see a set of all first editions volumes.
The sought after first edition, first sta...
Category
1860s British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1869-86 The Novels of William Makepeace Thackeray
By William Makepeace Thackeray
Located in Bath, GB
A nicely bound fully illustrated collection of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
Complete in twenty-four volumes.
Volume I, 'Vanity Fair Volume I', published in 1869. Illustrated by the author with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and nineteen plates. Collated, complete.
Volume II, 'Vanity Fair Volume II', published in 1869. Illustrated by the author with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Collated, complete.
Volume III, 'The History of Pendennis Volume I', published in 1869. Illustrated by the author with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and twenty-two plates. Collated, complete.
Volume IV, 'The History of Pendennis Volume II', published in 1869. Illustrated by the author with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and twenty-two plates. Collated, complete.
Volume V, 'The Newcomers Volume I', published in 1869. Illustrated by Richard Doyle...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1958 Our Man in Havana
By Graham Greene
Located in Bath, GB
A smart first edition copy of this black comedy by Graham Greene, an exceptional novel by one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, scarce to see in the promotional wrapar...
Category
1950s British Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
2 Vols Antique Reference Book Set, Rotulorum Originalium, Public Records, Latin
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large 2 volume antique reference book set, Rotulorum Originalium in Curia Scaccarii. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the Geo...
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1962 Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Located in Bath, GB
A bright first impression copy of Joseph Heller's culturally important World War Two novel.
A first edition, first impression.
In the original unclipped second issue dust wrapper d...
Category
1960s British Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1898-1899 The Works of Henry Fielding
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound, limited edition of this complete set of twelve collected works of Henry Fielding, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse.
A Limited Edition set, one of only seven...
Category
1890s British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Charles X Dance Card in Mother-of-Pearl and Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Europe Books
Materials
Bronze
Twelve Prints of Ethnographic Items of Batavia Published by J.W. Teillers '1910'
Located in Langweer, NL
Cardboard cover titled 'Ethnographica in het Museum van het Bataviaasch Genootschap' including 12 plates of ethnographic items of Batavia including:
1) Carved door, from Talaga, Cheribon.
2) Carved door, from the Dewa-temple.
3) Achenese weapons.
4) Pouches for Sirih-Ingredients.
5) Bronze objects.
6) Bronze objects.
7) Large broad axes, made of bronze.
8) Details of the ornamentation of the axes.
9) Details of the ornamentation on the back of the axes.
10) Golden bowl...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1921 Monday or Tuesday
By Virginia Woolf
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful copy of Virginia Woolf's breakout story collection 'Monday or Tuesday'. Being one of a small 1,000 copy print run.
Illustrated, with four woodcuts by Vanessa Bell, Woolf's elder sister. Bell designed a number of dust jackets for books published by the Hogarth Press...
Category
1920s British Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
A Dutch West India Company GWC almanack for the year 1760
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D'Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Schrikkel-Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1760, voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten Alsmede de Vacantien, het ...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Europe Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
2005 Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro
Located in Bath, GB
A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning work of speculative science fiction. A lovely copy of this important work.
The signed first edition, first impression of thi...
Category
Early 2000s British Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1922 The Heir
By Vita Sackville-West
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
The first edition, first impression.
A presentation ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
M.C Escher Kaleidozyklein book with origami designs
By M.C. Escher
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This vibrant book invites you into the mesmerizing world of mathematical art inspired by M.C. Escher’s work. Kaleidozyklen is a creative exploration of geometric forms, featuring a c...
Category
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1970 A Portfolio of Thomas Bewick Wood Engravings
By Thomas Bewick
Located in Bath, GB
One hundred stunning wood engravings by Thomas Bewick in two beautifully presented portfolios with an introductory volume, enclosed in a slipcase.
One of 150 limited edition copies ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Alain Ramié, Picasso Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Alain Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971,
English Edition,
published in 1988, by Galerie Madoura, hardbound.
Good interior con...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Murals of Tibet. Limited, signed by HH The Dalai Lama with Shigeru Ban bookstand
By Thomas Laird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SUMO-sized Collector’s Edition limited to 918 copies (No. 81–998), each signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, with a bookstand designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Europe Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Set of Faux Book Props
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive 6.8m total run of late 20th century faux book props, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of 24 books, one of which is designed in a sloping diagonal.
Imitating old antique books...
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Europe Books
Materials
Resin, Wood
20th Century Solid Silver Novelty Bookmark Of Samuel Pickwick, London, c.1975
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb late 20th Century English solid silver novelty bookmark. This bookmark depicts a gentleman called Samuel Pickwick. Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main prot...
Category
20th Century British Europe Books
Materials
Silver
Antique Japanese Kusazoshi Book Edo Period, circa 1860
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Kusazoshibook Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions 176mm x 117mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the photos....
Category
1860s Japanese Edo Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1879 The Chronicles of Barsetshire
By Anthony Trollope
Located in Bath, GB
A fine Bayntun-Riviere set of Anthony Trollope's noted series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire'.
With an illustrated frontispiece to all volumes.
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an...
Category
1870s English Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants
By Richard Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy.
A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Ja...
Category
1850s British Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the publisher 'Au Vent d'Arles', Paris.
The set is composed with:
- L'Ordre des Oiseaux (...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Horst: Interiors by Barbara Plumb (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
HORST - Interiors is a book which features 52 of the most stunning Interior designs taken by famed fashion photographer Horst P. Horst during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The images of these splendid houses, apartments and holiday homes - including a memorable portrait of each owner - provides a wonderful record of the changing styles of that period. Horst was invited into homes which many photographers would never have had access to, these included The Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Truman Capote, Jacqueline Onassis...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Original Exhibition Catalog – 5 Grabats Més 1 Portada by Joan Miró, Sala Gaspar
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Sobreteixims y Esculturas by Joan Miró, Sala Gaspar, 1972
Artist: Joan Miró
Exhibition: Sobreteixims y Esculturas – Sala Gaspar, Barcelona
Year: 1972...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1951-1973 The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
By David Ricardo
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this complete eleven volume set of the works of British political economist and politician David Ricardo, in the original dust wrappers.
The first edition of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Pierre Chareau, Designer and Architect by Brian Brace Taylor (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A large paperback book which was published in 1992. The book focuses in depth on probably his most famous design "La Maison de Verre" (the Glass House)...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Brazil Railway Company, '1912'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Brazil Railway Company'. This folding map is attached to the booklet titled 'The Brazil Railway Company'. It is a memorandum by A. H. A. Knox-Little, who was the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
19th Century Two Italian Volumes Monumenti Di Tutti I Popoli by Ernest Breton
Located in Sofia, BG
Two volumes 'Monumenti di tutti i popoli" written by Breton in Italian language. Quite good condition with some light traces of moisture between pages.
Published in 1844 and 1846.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Interieurs 50 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Apogee De La Geometrie Curviligne" Folio
A rare publication of a catalogue for an exhibition of European mid-century design in October 1983 which was wide ranging in the exhibits on ...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
1950/1980 Repertory by Giuliana Gramigna (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
There are numerous books available today on the history of Italian design, but unlike other research areas where the material is gathered together systematically in chronological ord...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage USSR Book: 'A Notable Role on the Screen' by S. Polotskaya, 1J124
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the enchanting world of cinema with this captivating vintage book, showcasing the remarkable work "A Notable Role on the Screen" by S. Polotskaya, from the USSR. Circa 1962...
Category
1960s Vintage Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Les Appartements du Baron de Rede en L'Hotel Lambert (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book which has text by Princess Bibesco and Rene Heron de Villefosse, is a very scarce photographic record of the late Alexis de Rede's magnificent...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
The Intimate World of Alexander Calder (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book reveals many aspects of the life and works of Alexander Calder - some of which have not been seen previously as they are in private collections around the world including t...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Elton John Sotheby's Sale 1988 Four-Volume Catalogue(Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the 4 volume set of sales catalogues produced by Sotheby's for the Elton John sale in 1988. The collection is amazing and the stage costumes and glasses are probably as expec...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation.
"Historical Comp...
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1790s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Europe Books
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Other
Franco Albini by Marco Albini (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to the creations (armchairs, desks, shelves, lighting, etc.) of Franco Albini, Italian architect and designer (1905-1977).
Galerie du Passage (P...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Sebastião Salgado. Kuwait. A Desert on Fire. Limited Edition, Signed Book
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
First major publication of Salgado’s Kuwaiti oil wells series.
Grand-scale, museum-quality reproduction with High Definition Skia Photography, allowing all visible components capture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
20th Century French Pair of Wooden Bookstands in Clogs Shape
Located in Sofia, BG
Very stabile pair of wooden handmade book stands with nice decoration.
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe Books
Materials
Wood
Mobilier Moderniste: Palais du Maharaja d'Indore (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce copy of a Sotheby Parke Bernet sale catalogue (Sunday 25th May 1980) of the contents of the Maharaja of Indore's modernistic Madik Bagh palace which he had designed ...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Reference Book, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem, Latin, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem. Printed in Latin and English, a later-bound House of Commons record, dating to the George III period, ...
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Constantin Bookends, C by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Constantin Bookends by Colé Italia, C with Agustina Bottoni
Dimensions: H.20 D.7 W.7 cm
Materials: The body is a cube in Marquina black marble with white veins. The top is in solid...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Europe Books
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Jean Royere by Catherine & Stephane De Beyrie & Jacques Ouaiss (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very good copy of a scarce book on the furniture which was designed and produced by one of the 20th centuries most innovative and sought-after designers. His client list du...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
Materials
Paper
Original Exhibition Catalog – Sculptures 1979 by Moisès Villèlia, Martha Jackson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Sculptures 1979 by Moisès Villèlia, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Artist: Moisès Villèlia
Exhibition: Sculptures 197...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books
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Paper
Dick Francis Novels 32 Signed Books Including 'Dead Cert'
Located in Pewsey, GB
32 Signed by Hand Dick Francis Books which include:
All First Edition and Signed by Hand : All with Dust Jackets and Jackets covered in Book with see through covers.
BELOW ALL SIGN...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Europe Books
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Paper
Repertorio del Design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico
Located in Montelabbate, PU
The most comprehensive resource on mid to late 20th-century Italian design. Covering 50 years of furniture designs, this two-volume boxed set is organised by year and broken into sec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Europe Books
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Paper
Lighting in the Domestic Interior: Renaissance to Art Nouveau (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett
Art and literature portray the very different way of life before the introduction of electric light. The daily schedule of previous generations w...
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20th Century Europe Books
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Paper
The World of Madeleine Castaing by Emily Evans Eerdmans (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The inimitable style of renowned French interior designer Madeleine Castaing, chronicled in-depth for the first time. While many were drumming to the beat of modernism in the early- ...
Category
20th Century Europe Books
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Paper
1853-88 The Sporting Novels of Robert Smith Surtees
By Robert Smith Surtees
Located in Bath, GB
A smart set of the sporting novels of Surtees, a set of eight volumes including three first edition, colourfully illustrated by hand throughout.
The collected sporting novels of Rob...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Europe Books
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Paper
Bookend Pair Royal Air Force Badge Pilot Squadron 341 FreeFrenchFlight Spitfire
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
One oak bookend with a polychrome Badge of the Royal Air Force and bearing the motto : Per Ardua ad Astra" (Latin) - Through Adversity to the Stars
The other bookend with a polychrome badge or shield of three crowns of Alsace the badge of no 341 Squadron, formed in 1943 out of the Free French Flight, who had been operating in the Western Desert. Its French name was Groupe de Chasse III/2 “Alsace”.
provenance : collector of war memorabilia...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Europe Books
Materials
Oak
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