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Antique Needlework Encyclopaedia, English, Embroidery, Pattern Guide, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique needlework encyclopaedia. An English language, embroidery technique and pattern guide, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Beginning in the Als...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Europe Books

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Paper

1963 The Bell Jar
By Sylvia Plath
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical magnum opus, in the desirable publisher's original dust wrapper. The true first edition, first impression. Published under ...
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1960s British Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

Francis Jourdain Mobilier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is the third volume in the portfolio collection, inaugurated with the first two volumes devoted to the work of Pierre Chareau. Volume III is dedicated this time to the work...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

ESEMPI Reprint - Chairs, Armchairs and Sofas, 1934-1950 VOL. I
By Roberto Aloi
Located in Milan, IT
ESEMPI REPRINT. Chairs, Armchairs, and Sofas. 1934-1950. Volume I More than 1000 models of chairs, armchairs and sofas, 300 designers, 20 years of Italian and international producti...
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2010s Italian Europe Books

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Paper

Jaws First Edition Signed with Drawing by Peter Benchley
Located in Pewsey, GB
First edition, early printing of Peter Benchley’s classic work, Jaws signed by the author on the title page with a drawing of a shark head by the author, a rare feature. It is a care...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

1952 Invisible Man
By Ralph Ellison
Located in Bath, GB
The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel, his first and only work to be published during his lifetime. The first edition, fir...
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1950s American Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

Dresses form the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A charity sale conducted by Christie's on a non profit basis Wednesday 25th June 1997. This is a large-format catalogue for the 1997 Christie's charity auction of dresses belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales. The eighty lots included dresses by Catherine Walker, Victor Edelstein, Gina Fratini for Hartnell, Christina Stambolian...
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1990s Europe Books

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Paper

Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique notebook. At the front cover is a hand painted medallion depicting the Palais Bourse building, the Paris stock exchange. Surrounded wi...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Europe Books

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Fabric, Paper

Late 19th Early 20th Century Japanese Textile Swatch Book, Komon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Dating from around 1900, this is a delightful album which has a collection of Japanese dyed cotton fabric swatches known as Komon. Komon was a Japanese design or pattern based on ver...
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Late 19th Century Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
By Henry Moret
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Daniel Vervliet and Hendrik Swingen for Jan I Moretus & Jan I van Keerberghen Place / Date: Antwerp, 1599 Biblia sacra. Dat is de geheele heylighe schrifture bed...
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16th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Europe Books

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Wood, Paper

Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Intaglios by Pietro Paoletti
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour faux book of plaster intaglios by Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). This intriguing book encloses thirty-eight classically themed Italian medallions...
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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Europe Books

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Plaster

Hand-coloured set of Buffon’s Histoire naturelle in its most luxurious form
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Place / Date: Dordrecht, Abraham Blussé, 1766-1799 Size: 38 parts in 21 volumes. Large 4to. With more than 1100 hand-coloured engraved ...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Europe Books

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Paint, Paper

CHAGALL: Vitraux pour Jérusalem - Paris, 1st Edition, 1961
Located in CA, CA
Published by Musées des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1st edition, 1961. Softcover with French text. A scarce catalogue published for the 1961 exhibition at the Musées des Arts Décoratifs. This volume documents Chagall’s stained glass...
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1960s Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was Edited by Martin Eidelberg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book offers a unique perspective on the decorative arts of the mid-twentieth century. The first serious book on a period just beginning to be researched by scholars and little k...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large volume antique copy of Faust by Goethe. A German, bound fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a G...
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1880s German Victorian Antique Europe Books

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Leather, Paper

Andree Putman Complete Works by Donald Albrecht
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Indisputably the grande dame of modern design, Andrée Putman burst onto the scene twenty-five years ago with the graphic, black-and-white interiors of the Morgans Hotel in New York. ...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

12 Volumes, Sir Walter Scott, The Waverly novels
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Complete 12 volume set of the Waverley Novels illustrated in the Abbotsford Edition. Leather over marbled paper boards. Raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled edges. With illus...
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1840s Antique Europe Books

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Leather

3vols Antique Reference Books, English Furniture of the 18th Century, Cescinsky
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 volume set of reference books - English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, by Herbert Cescinsky. Published circa 1920. Fascinating guide to the craft and aes...
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Europe Books

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Paper

Charlie Mackesy The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse SIGNED set - 1st Edition
By Charlie Mackesy
Located in London, GB
A very rare complete collection of signed true First edition / First Print of all five published editions of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse All hand signed in person by the author, artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Europe Books

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Paper

Araki's Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20 plus special book Nobuyoshi Araki Book Satchin and His Brother Mabo / 1stn in 1997 The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collectio...
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Europe Books

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Paper

Symphony No. 3 Signed music book by Witold Lutoslawski and Sir Georg Solti, 1989
Located in Delft, NL
Symphony No. 3 Signed music book by Witold Lutoslawski and Sir Georg Solti A framed behind glass music book with Symphony No. 3 by Witold Lutoslawski and signed by Witold Lutoslawsk...
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20th Century Dutch Europe Books

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Paper

Greene & Greene: Furniture and Related Designs by Randell L. Makinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a two volume set of books on the brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. Volume One is "Architecture as a Fine Art," is 283 pages...
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1970s Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates
By Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 double-page and folding plates, including 6 maps, all engravings beautifully coloured by a contemporary hand LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygh...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Europe Books

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Paper

More is More: Tony Duquette by Hutton Wilkinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
More Is More, the exquisite second volume about Tony Duquette, delves into the creative process and personal life of this great American designer renowned for his fantastical artwork...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

Antique Book, Pendennis, William Thackeray, Novel, Fiction, Edwardian, C.1908
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful antique edition of Pendennis, the classic novel by celebrated English author William Makepeace Thackeray. An illustrated, bound volume, retaining its original fo...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Europe Books

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Paper

1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices. The very scarce complete 1813 twenty-one volume edition of the plays of Shakespeare. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, this is also known as Johnson-Steevens-Reed 6, the "sixth edition" by Johnson-Steevens, or the "second variorum edition". With notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, this edition was revised and augmented by Isaac Reed. Consisting of: Volume I - Prefatory material and critical analysis by Reed, Richardson, and Malone. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and four plates. Volume II - Essays by Farmer, Colman, lists of Editions, lists of Criticism, Commendatory verses, Malones "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," Malone's essay on Ford's pamphlet, Steevens's remarks on the same. Volume III - Malone's Historical Account of the English Stage, and the Further Historical Account by Chalmers. With four folding plates. Volume IV - The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Midsummer Night's Dream. Volume V - Merry Wives of Windsor; Twelfth Night. Volume VI - Much Ado About Nothing; Measure for Measure. Volume VII - Love's Labour's Lost; Merchant of Venice. Volume VIII - As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well. Volume IX - Taming of the Shrew; Winter's Tale. Volume X - Macbeth; King John. Volume XI - King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1. With a folding plate. Volume XII - King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. Volume XIII - King Henry VI, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2. Volume XIV - King Henry VI, Part 3; Dissertation, &c.; King Richard III. Volume XV - King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida. Volume XVI - Coriolanus; Julius Caesar. Volume XVII - Antony and Cleopatra; King Lear. Volume XVIII - Hamlet; Cymbeline. Volume XIX - Timon of Athens; Othello. Volume XX - Romeo and Juliet; Comedy of Errors. Volume XXI - Titus Andronicus...
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1810s British Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Fornasetti Designer of Dreams by P. Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. during this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was all hi...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

3 Vols British Battles on Land and Sea, Antique, Military Reference Book, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of three volumes of 'British Battles on Land and Sea' by James Grant. An English, illustrated military reference series in intact, original order with light, c...
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Europe Books

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Paper

Celtic Illuminative Art by Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, '1908'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Celtic Illuminative Art in the gospel books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells' by the Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, M.A. Published 1908. 51 plates, eac...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

Dalí. BABY SUMO. Limited Edition Artist Monograph.
By Salvador Dalí­, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 14.5 x 19.7 in., 438 pages; with gilt edges, fold outs, gold foil embossing on title and chapter pages, plus 40 page booklet with catalog of illustrations, 8.7 x 11.4 in.;...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe Books

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Velvet, Paper

Cram's Commercial Atlas by the George F. Cram Company 'circa 1930'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Cram's Commercial Atlas' published by the George F. Cram Company. Rare in this edition and condition. Num. (col.) maps and plans, orig. embossed dec. buckram, large folio. Published...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

c1895-9 La Comédie Humaine
By Honoré de Balzac 1
Located in Bath, GB
The complete magnum opus of French novelist Honoré de Balzac 'La Comedie Humaine' in beautiful uniform Riverside Press half crushed morocco bindings. Undated Paris edition published...
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1890s French Antique Europe Books

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Paper

1932 Fairy Tales
By Hans Christian Andersen
Located in Bath, GB
Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen...
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1930s British Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

1722 Fables of Aesop and Others
By Samuel Croxall
Located in Bath, GB
The very scarce first edition of Samuel Croxall's translation of the fables of Aesop, illustrated throughout and in a handsome full calf binding. The very scarce first Croxall trans...
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1720s British Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Chateau De Groussay, Sotheby's Sale Catalogues (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a four volume boxed set of the sales catalogues produced by Sotheby's for the contents of this famed collection. The sale took place over 4 days in June 1999 and realized a total of $26.5 million. Many of the contents on the day of the sale had come from another famous home of this renowned collector Carlos de Beistegui...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era, but details are unknown Woodblack print book Book dimensions 266 mm x 190 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ph...
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1890s Japanese Edo Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Le Corbusier Salubra Wallpaper Book Second Edition 1959
By Le Corbusier
Located in München, BY
Second Salubra collection by Le Corbusier - 1959 Very rare and collectible. Original sample book from 1959. With the original movable frames, which can be passed over the color car...
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1950s French Vintage Europe Books

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Fabric, Paper

1894 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent uniform collection of the 'Crown Edition' of Charles Dicken's works, bound in signed calf by Bumpus. A lovely set comprising the complete seventeen volumes that make up...
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1890s British Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Christie's The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's hardback auction catalogue Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th October 1999 New York. In October of 1999, Anna Strasberg sourced Christie’s, the renowned auction company, to ...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Furniture Collections in the Louvre (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a deluxe edition in two volumes which does justice to the splendour of this incomparable collection. This collection has never before been the subject of such an important wo...
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17th Century Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 4 Sotheby's catalogues. Vol. I Masterworks New York 10th November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. II Jewels & Objects of Vertu 20th -21st November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. III Interiors (s...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

1750 The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher
By Francis Beaumont
Located in Bath, GB
A handsomely bound ten volume first complete collected edition of the works of these two celebrated Renaissance dramatists. he first complete edition of the works of these two drama...
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1750s British Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Le Corbusier: Furniture and Interiors 1905-1965 by Arthur Ruegg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Le Corbusier, one of the world's most important and influential architects and accomplished visual artist, also created a vast oeuvre of interior and furniture designs. The chaise-lo...
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20th Century Europe Books

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1995-2000 His Dark Materials
By Philip Pullman
Located in Bath, GB
A complete first impression set of Philip Pullman's popular fantasy series, each volume is signed by the author to a bookplate. The complete 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, each volum...
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1990s European Europe Books

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Scandinavian Journal of Design History - Volumes 1-5 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
"The primary task of this journal is to promote and animate research in the Scandinavian countries. For many years, design history has lacked a forum wh...
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1990s Europe Books

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Paper

Jean Brusselmans Catalogue Raisonné Book Coffee Table Artwork Midcentury 1970s
By Jean Brusselmans
Located in London, GB
Rare Jean Brusselmans Catalogue Raisone by Robert-L. Delevoy on its original bookcase. This large book would be perfect addition to your library or as a coffee table book or even if...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books

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Antique Japanese Samurai Manga Book Edo Period, circa 1840
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Samurai Manga book Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 224mm x 156 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ...
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1840s Japanese Edo Antique Europe Books

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“Triumph Bookends" White Carrara Marble Minimalist Bookend by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Europe Books

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Harmonies Interieurs de Ruhlmann (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A sumptuous celebration of Art Deco interior decoration, in an overview of the interiors designed by the greatest and most influential of French Art Deco interior decorators and furn...
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20th Century Europe Books

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6 Vols British Birds and Their Nests, Butler, Avian Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique set of six volumes of 'British Birds with their Eggs and Nests', authored by Arthur G. Butler and illustrated by F.W. Prohawk and dating to the late Victoria...
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Europe Books

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Paper

Serge Mouille Luminaires (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce soft covered catalogue "Le Regard D'Alan" which features twenty-light fittings designed and produced by Serge Mouille during his short career in this particular fiel...
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Mid-20th Century Europe Books

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Paper

Astronomie Populaire, Description Générale Du Ciel by Camille Flammarion, '1880'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Astronomie populaire, description générale du ciel' by Camille Flammarion. Published in Paris, 1880. First edition of this pleasant work of scienti...
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Late 19th Century Antique Europe Books

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Paper

Francis Bacon: Full Face and in Profile by Michel Leiris, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Bacon is one of the most painterly artists of our time: his colour-drenched canvases are disturbing and stimulating. This volume comprises his series of portraits and self-portraits,...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Line Vautrin: Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Line Vautrin & Patrick Mauries Line Vautrin is one of those archetypally French personalities - others are Cocteau, Piaf and Christian Berard - whose talents are compounded of dre...
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20th Century Europe Books

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James Bond First Edition 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming
By Ian Fleming
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A first edition of 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming, with later dust jacket, as part of the James Bond series. Origin: English Date: 1964 Item Number: 1001254
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Mid-20th Century English Europe Books

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Paper

Makers of Contemporary Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
5 Volume set Philip Johnson by John M. Jacobus. JR. Hardback. 128 pages. Kenzo Tange by Robin Boyd. Hardback. 125 pages. R. Buckminster Fuller by John McHale. Hardback 128 pages. Lou...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Books

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Paper

Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
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Rembrandt Bugatti 'Catalogue Raisonne' (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Jacques-Chalom Des Cordes & Veronique Fromanger des Cordes First edition and numbers 667 of this precious catalogue raisonne of animal sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti...
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Early 20th Century Europe Books

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Dupré-Lafon Decorateur Des Millionaires by Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket, text is in French, 206 pages full of photographs, illustrations and drawings which showcase much of his amazing talent both as an interior designer an...
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20th Century Europe Books

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Arne Jacobsen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A first edition soft cover published in 2002, with an introduction by Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum followed with an essay by Marie-Louise Jensen and Maria Wettergren...
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20th Century Europe Books

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