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Emily Thompson Flowers
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary first book celebrating contemporary floral designer Emily Thompson, known for her unique and dramatic artistry
For the first time, innovative floral designer Emily ...
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2010s American USA Books
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Paper
$65 / item
Group of 17 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 17 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
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19th Century French Antique USA Books
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Leather, Paper
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
Located in Middletown, NY
Rider, Cardanus
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
London: R. and M. Brown / Company of Stationers & J. Jolliffe, G. Woodfall, an...
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18th Century English Antique USA Books
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Gold Leaf
History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall
Located in Middletown, NY
McKenney, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868)
History of the Indian Tribes of North America; With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs, Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits, from the Indian Gallery...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique USA Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
Aphrodite; Moeurs Antiques by Pierre Louÿs, illustr. by Antoine Calbet -
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Rombaldi Éditeur, 1937.
Limited Edition.
8vo, 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 (194 x 156 mm). pp: 4, vii, 242. Five color lithographs including the frontispiece. Copies printed on Voiron laid...
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Early 20th Century French USA Books
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Leather, Wood, Paper
The Christopher Robin Birthday Book – A. A. Milne (owned by Tolkien's daughter)
Located in Middletown, NY
A unique and charming piece of Tolkieniana.
The Christopher Robin Birthday Book, Priscilla Tolkien’s copy with names of family members and friends f...
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Early 20th Century English USA Books
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Paper
Novels of The Sisters Bronte. THORNTON EDITION - 12 vols. 1924 - LEATHER BOUND !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
TITLE: The Novels of The Sisters Bronte - with - The Life of Charlotte Bronte by E.C. Gaskell.
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924.
...
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1920s British Vintage USA Books
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Leather
Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997
By Louis Vuitton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997. From the Louis Vuitton store in Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills in California.
Master suitcase mak...
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20th Century French Modern USA Books
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Paper
Paintings in the Louvre Coffee Table Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Paintings in the Louvre by Lawrence Gowing, with an introduction by Michel Laclotte. Published in 1987 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang of New York. Printed in Japan, over 800 color illust...
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1980s Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Lewis Carroll (Dodgson) - Through The Looking-Glass. 1877 - PRESENTATION COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1877.
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATI...
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1870s Antique USA Books
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Paper
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, pièces inédites
Located in Middletown, NY
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, suivie de pièces inédites
Paris: René Pincebourde, 1872.
First, Limited Edition, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED.
Small 8vo 8 12 x...
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Late 19th Century French Antique USA Books
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Gold Leaf
The Hansom Cab & the Pigeons – Eric Ravilious engravings / Golden Cokerell Press
Located in Middletown, NY
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS / Eric Ravilious ill. / Strong, L.A.G.
The Hansom Cab and the Pigeons; Being Random Reflections upon the Silver Jubilee of King George...
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Early 20th Century English USA Books
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Gold Leaf
The Silverman Collection by Robert Brown, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
The Silverman Collection by Robert Brown. Published London: Richard Nagy Ltd, 2012. 176 pgs w/ 25 color plates and many other color & b&w illustrations. A beautiful collection of Ger...
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21st Century and Contemporary English USA Books
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Paper
Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius, 1st Ed 1928
Located in valatie, NY
Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1928. This book contains a detailed g...
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1920s American Vintage USA Books
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Paper
A. A. MILNE. The House At Pooh Corner - 1928 - FIRST DELUXE EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. (Alan Alexander).
TITLE: The House At Pooh Corner.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST DELUXE EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-7/8" x 7-...
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1920s British Vintage USA Books
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Fabric
Set of 14 Volumes of Selected Tales of Beatrix Potter
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 14 Volumes of Selected Tales of Beatrix Potter. Published by Frederick Warne & Co, 2002. Hardcovers with dust jackets. Original Peter Rabbit Books including: The Tale of Peter...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA Books
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Paper
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leathe...
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1920s American Edwardian Vintage USA Books
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Leather, Fabric, Paper
Views of Florence and Tuscany by Lorenzo Bardi, c. 1840
Located in Middletown, NY
Nuova Raccolta delle più interessanti Vedute della Città di Firenze con alcune altre della Toscana
Florence: Lorenzo Bardi, c 1840.
Oblong quarto, 7 3/4 11 inches (195 x 280 mm). 1...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique USA Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
Carroll - Alice In Wonderland & Looking Glass. LIMTED EDITIONS CLUB BOTH SIGNED!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Through The Looking-Glass.
PUBLISHER: NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1932, 1935.
DESCRIPTION...
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1930s American Vintage USA Books
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Leather
Ralph Lauren: Revised and Expanded Anniversary Edition
Located in New York, NY
Ralph Lauren: Revised and Expanded Anniversary Edition
Author Ralph Lauren, Foreword by Audrey Hepburn
The landmark volume celebrating the life and work of Ralph Lauren—the vision o...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA Books
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Paper
High Styles Twentieth-Century American Design, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
High Styles : Twentieth-Century American Design, Introduction by Lisa Phillips with Essays by David A. Hanks. New York : Whitney Museum Of American Art In Association With Summit Boo...
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1980s American Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Gardening Roses, Herbs, Shrubs, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Collection of 5 Books
By Various Makers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A collection of five hard-bound gardening books, suitable for the beginner and the advanced gardener alike. Covering a wide range of subjects from Rose...
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Late 20th Century American International Style USA Books
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Paper
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, by Francis T. Miller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Miller, Francis Trevelyan (editor). The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes. New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1912. Quarto, ten volume set, in original blue cloth gilt bindings. Illustrated with thousands of photographs, plus maps.
This is an important 10-volume photographic history of the Civil War, edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller. The set was first published in 1911, the 50 year anniversary of the start of the Civil War. This 1912 edition contains “thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.”
This mammoth work contains written contributions from over 39 academics, writers, veteran officers of both Union and Confederate forces, and President William H. Taft. A number of the photographs are from the collections of private individuals, as well as the extensive Eldridge Collection of Mathew Brady Civil War photographs...
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1910s American Vintage USA Books
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Fabric, Paper
Goldsmith's Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God M.DCC.LXXXIV. 1784
Located in Middletown, NY
Goldsmith, John
An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God M.DCC.LXXXIV. 1784
London: Company of Stationers, 1784
48mo, 4 x 2 1/2 in. (113 x 53 mm); pp. 48 + blank pages for each mont...
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18th Century English Antique USA Books
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Gold Leaf
Group of 8 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 8 Antique Leather Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
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19th Century French Antique USA Books
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Paper
Sotheby's: The English Country House Including Property from Kanzler Foundation
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: A Celebration of the English Country House including property from the Ernest and Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation April 2002. Softcover auction catalogue of 372 pages with 80...
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Early 2000s American USA Books
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Paper
Hay
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Welcome to HAY's universe of irresistible, affordable, everyday design.
In 2002, husband and wife Rolf and Mette Hay founded their namesake company and forever changed how the world perceives Scandinavian design. Born from the duo's desire to make outstanding design available to all, HAY reimagines functional objects, turning couches, cutting boards, towels, and toothbrushes into vibrant items that bring joy to one's daily life.
Simple, stylish, and affordable, HAY's furniture and accessories are a seamless blend of quality and economy. The brand's deep connections within the art, food, fashion, and broader cultural communities, as well as its exuberant use of color - icy pastels, Memphis primary colors, rich jewel tones, and vivid near-neons, ensure HAY's best-selling products including the Mags Sofa, Matin Lamp, About A Chair...
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2010s Chinese USA Books
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Paper
$60 / item
The Telephone Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Telephone Book - Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life 1876-1976. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1977 by Riverwood Publishers Limited of Croton-on-Hud...
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1970s American Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books
Located in Hudson, NY
These four books printed in Latin are covered in beautiful old vellum covers and spines. Each book contains text, margin commentary and pictorial illustration to the fronts pages. All but one is from the same library with like beautifully embossed bindings and like blue colored paper borders. These three had at one point clasp binders now gone or in a damaged state. The final book is vellum bound but not in embossed covers and spines.
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18th Century Antique USA Books
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Paper
$2,750 / set
Thomas Chippendale's, the Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director, Facsimile
Located in valatie, NY
Thomas Chippendale's, The Gentleman and cabinet makers Director. Published by The Chippendale Society, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2005. 1st Ed thus hardcover with dust jacket. A beautifu...
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21st Century and Contemporary English USA Books
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Paper
Eamon Ore-Giron Competing with Lightning
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Author Miranda Lash and C. Ondine Chavoya and Jace Clayton
The first book on artist, musician, and DJ Eamon Ore-Giron who mines the complex nature of Latinx...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA Books
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Paper
$55 / item
Rudyard KIPLING, Captains Courageous; A Story of the Great Banks - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
London: MacMillan & Co., 1897. FIRST EDITION
Small 8vo. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 (185 x 121 mm); half-title, frontispiece, title, viii, 245, [2 advertisements]; 22 engraved plates, including f...
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Late 19th Century English Antique USA Books
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Paper
Van Gogh in Arles by Ronald Pickvance
Located in Bradenton, FL
Van Gogh in Arles by Ronald Pickvance. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in conjunction with the exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, between October ...
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1980s Swiss Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Sloane, the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, New Revised Edition, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SLOANE, William Milligan.
TITLE: The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
PUBLISHER: London: The Times Book Club, 1912.
DESCRIPTION: NEW REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION. 4 vols., 8" ...
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1910s British Vintage USA Books
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Leather
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77
By William Shakespeare
Located in North Hollywood, CA
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited edition Number 77
Circa 1912.
Leatherbound. 15 volumes.
Printed on handmade paper, burgundy Moroccan leather bound volumes of "The Works of Wil...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian USA Books
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Leather, Paper
Deluxe S/N Limited Edition of Domicilium Decoratus Kelly Wearstler Beverly Hills
By Kelly Wearstler
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Domicilium Decoratus
Kelly Wearstler, 2006
Regan Books / Harper Collins Publishers
We had purchased 5 of the first edition books and stored them in our interior design office. We h...
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency USA Books
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Paper
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
By John Steinbeck
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Octavo. First trade edition, first printing. In original lime green cloth boards with green titles to the spine and o...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA Books
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Leather, Paper
15 Volumes. Charles, Dickens. Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
15 Volumes. Charles, Dickens. Complete Works. Bound in 3/4 tan calf, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, red and green labels,
ornate floral gilt on spines, illustrate...
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Early 20th Century American USA Books
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Leather
$3,500 / set
David Hockney Hand Signed & Stamped First Edition Book That's The Way I See It
By David Hockney
Located in Studio City, CA
A David Hockney rare hand-signed first edition/ first printing (with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1") hard cover fine art book "That's The Way I See It" published by Chronic...
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1990s American Modern USA Books
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Paper
The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History Edited by Carl R. Lounsbury. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by D Giles Ltd, London, 2021. This is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American USA Books
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Paper
Icons of Garden Design
Located in valatie, NY
Icons of Garden Design. New York: Prestel Publishing, 2001 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. 176 pp. A book on masterpieces of garden design throughout the world. The book traces the d...
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21st Century and Contemporary American USA Books
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Paper
Art Treasures of the World by Paul Hamlyn
Located in Bradenton, FL
Art Treasures of the World by Paul Hamlyn. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1968 by Hamlyn Publishing Group of Middlesex, United Kingdom. Pri...
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1960s Italian Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Vida Americana Mexican Muralists Remake American Art. 1925-1945, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Vida Americana Mexican Muralists Remake American Art. 1925-1945, by Barbara Haskell. 1st Ed hardcover, no dust jacket as published by Yale University...
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21st Century and Contemporary American USA Books
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Paper
Calder Jewelry
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare hardback coffee table book featuring the jewelry of artist, Alexander Calder. By the Calder Foundation, published in 2007. First edition, 288 pages.
"Calder's jewelry has the s...
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20th Century Modern USA Books
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Paper
$1,075
Pierre Chareau Modern Architecture and Design by Esther da Costa Meyer, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design by Esther da Costa Meyer. Published by Yale / The Jewish Museum, New York, 2016. 1st Ed hardcover exhibition catalog (Jewish Museum Nov...
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21st Century and Contemporary American USA Books
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Paper
4 Volumes. Cervantes, Don Quixote.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Cervantes, Don Quixote. Bound in full red morocco. Top edges gilt. Gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spines. Embellished with engravings from pictures painted by ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique USA Books
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Leather
$3,500 / set
LAMB, Charles & Mary. Tales From Shakespeare. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY RACKHAM!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LAMB, Charles and Mary (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: Tales From Shakespeare.
PUBLISHER: London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1909.
DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY RACKHAM. 1 vols....
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Early 1900s British Antique USA Books
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Leather
The Silver Spoon
Located in New York, NY
The Silver Spoon, the most influential and successful Italian cookbook of the last 50 years, is now available in a brand new revised edition.
Origina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian USA Books
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Paper
$50 / item
Lewis Carroll - through the Looking-Glass. 1872 First Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1872.
DESCRIPTION: PRE-...
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1870s British Antique USA Books
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Leather
The Complete Work of Raphael '1483-1520', 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Work of Raphael, (1483-1520). Published in New York, Reynal & Company in association with William Morrow and Company, 1969. Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first na...
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1960s Vintage USA Books
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Paper
"Pablo Picasso Retrospective" Paperback Book - Museum of Modern Art, New York
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in San Diego, CA
"Pablo Picasso Retrospective" Paperback Book - Museum of Modern Art, New York, circa 1980s. The book is in good condition with no torn or missing pages and is 464 pages with hundreds...
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Late 20th Century American USA Books
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Paper
Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Located in valatie, NY
The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr. Gay, to Which Is Prefixed the Overture in Score: And the Musick to Each Song, by John Gay. Published by Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co. 19...
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1920s American Vintage USA Books
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Paper
BARCLAY. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity - 1678 - 1ST ED IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BARCLAY, Robert.
TITLE: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same Is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers.
PUBLISHER: [Aberdeen(...
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1670s British Antique USA Books
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Leather
Die Neue Raumkunst in Europa und Amerika Book
By Julius Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
Important and brilliantly edited survey of early modernist furniture and interiors. Written by Herbert Hoffmann and published by Julius Hoffmann in Stuttgart in 1930. Features work by a who's who of the period's top designers, including Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Donald Deskey, Maurice Dufresne, Paul Laszlo, Jaques Adnet, Rene Herbst, Eugene Printz, Fritz Brehaus, Andre Lurcat...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage USA Books
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Paper
19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century. Impressive book
Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...
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1880s Spanish Baroque Antique USA Books
Jansen Furniture Book
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the renowned Paris-based interior decoration office Maison Jansen, founded in 1880 by Jean Henri Jansen. Published in 2007 by Acanthus Press with text by James Archer Ab...
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency USA Books
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Paper
Toiles Imprimees De La Perse & De L' Inde Oberkampf Persian/Indian Fabrics
Located in Bridgeport, CT
French hardbound portfolio titled "Toiles imprimees de la Perse & de l'Inde d'apres les documents recueillis par Oberkampf (Printed Toiles of Persia and India, from the Documents Col...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency USA Books
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Leather, Paper
Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California
By Richard Neutra
Located in New York, NY
Important and lavishly produced survey of postwar California domestic architecture, written by Frank Lloyd Wright-trained California architect Herbert Weisskamp and published by Abrams in 1964. First edition, oblong 4to (10.25” x 7.25”) hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 4 full color photos, 314 black-and-white photos (3/4 of them by Julius Schulman), plus 113 b/w plans, drawings, and elevations. Showcases the work of the following architects and landscape designers: Raphael Soriano, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Mills, Aaron Green...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA Books
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Paper
Small Houses Contemporary Residential Architecture, by Nicolas Pople
Located in valatie, NY
Small Houses: Contemporary Residential Architecture by Nicholas Pople. Universe Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Small houses are no longer thought of as cheap...
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Early 2000s American USA Books
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Paper
Johannes Balbus. Catholicon, 1469, Original Leaf Printed by PETER SCHOEFFER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author:: Balbus, Johannes.
Title: Catholicon. (An original leaf).
Publisher: Mainz: [Peter Schoeffer], 1469.
Description: An Original Catholicon Leaf Printed By Peter Schoeffer. 36.5 cm x 28.5 cm, printed in double columns with 66 lines to the page, rubricated 15 on recto and 38 on verso, printed on Galliziani paper, the half of the sheet without the watermark, but with the characteristic shadows at wire-line intervals of ca. 5 mm..
Condition: Mild toning to edges of leaf, otherwise invery good condition
Additional Information.: The first nonreligious book ever printed by the first printer. Below is an interesting translation mentioning Africa from Verso: column 2: 11th item: line 34 - "Heliotrope: A green colored stone having blood red veins. If placed in a silver dish filled with water and exposed to the rays of the sun, the water will turn blood red, and the sun will go dark. It is most brilliant when at the rising and setting of the sun it changes color. It is found in Africa."
Aside from a leaf from the Gutenberg bible this is one of the earliest possible obtainable pieces of printing associated with Johann Gutenberg.
Provenance: 1) Sir Hans Sloane...
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15th Century and Earlier German Antique USA Books
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Paper
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