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Morocco Timeless Places Hardcover by Annette Solyst
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Morocco Timeless Places Hardcover by Annette Solyst.
Although Morocco shares the Mediterranean coast with Europe, it can seem far-removed and mysterious.
A photo tour takes you where...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Islamic Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Transform your space with the timeless allure of our antique decorative books. Crafted with exquisite handbinding, these antique leatherbound books...
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20th Century Danish Victorian Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Arts & acCrafts Marble & Brass Desk Inkstand with Four Porcelain Inkwells
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique size and great design, double Arts & Crafts inkwell stand.
This is the largest (and heaviest) antique inkstand that we ever came across. For it to be pure Arts and Crafts and...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Books
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Marble, Brass
1900 Black Forest Owl Carved Wood Extending Bookshelf Sir Walter Scott Books
By Black Forest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very decorative original circa 1900 Black forest wood hand carved Owl bookshelf with suite of Sir Walter Scott books
Thi...
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Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Wood, Paper
Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine
Located in valatie, NY
Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine by Louis Jaham-Desrivaux. Paris: J. Peyronnet & Cie., 1931. French edition paperback rebound in blue calf-leather decorated with embossed bamboo impression in green and gilt. 246 pp. Hardcover in custom slipcase. Disguised as an old Creole patois commander, Fontaine was one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. Binding is signed by M. Lambert, a well-known leather book binder...
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Mid-20th Century French Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
1930s Deluxe Leather Suitcase or Business Case with Realistic Alligator Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and fine looking briefcase for the urban professionals.
This wonderful and slim design vintage briefcase is in very good condition. All hinges, clasps and also the lo...
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Mid-20th Century German Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Metal
C Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae Et Panegyricus, 1712
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare and ‘old’ antiquarian book, C Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus dated 1712.
Published by Johannus Minellii in 1712.
Covered and bound in v...
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Early 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Alexander Calder 1975 Lithographs "Derriere Le Miroir" Maeght Editeur
Located in Sharon, CT
Containing five original lithographs by Alexander Calder. This is edition no. 212 Janvier 1975 of the Derriere le Miroir. Published in Paris by Galerie Maeght. Without staples. Very ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Etoffes Japonaises 'Tissues Et Brochees' Complete Folio of Fabric Designs
Located in Sharon, CT
A portfolio consisting of eighty (80) 16"x12" loose chromolithographs of the most beautiful Japanese fabric designs. Published by the Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1905.
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum by Bugenhagen, 1525
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare edition hardback copy of De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum ad uenerandum Doctorem VVolfgangum Reissenbush monasterii Lichtenbergensis Prae ceptorem p...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vibrant Antique Red Leatherbound Book Collection
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Transform Your Space with the Bold Elegance of Antique Red Leatherbound Books.
Immerse your surroundings in the unmatched sophistication of our antique decorative books—all meticulo...
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Early 20th Century Danish Victorian Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold
Christopher Dresser "Studies in Design"
Located in Sharon, CT
This is the original and complete edition of the Classic. Contains all 60 plates.
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
18th century hand written French manuscript on human anatomy, surgical practice
Located in Leesburg, VA
18th century hand written French manuscript on human anatomy and surgical practice
Anonymous
France; 18th century
Contemporary leather binding; blac...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Collection of 47 Swedish 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 47 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of warm tones and gold leaf print ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Works of William Shakespeare, Mayfair Edition Bound in English Niger Leather
By Albert Maurin
Located in Morristown, NJ
The Works of William Shakespeare - The Definitive Text, With Notes and Glossary, The Mayfair Edition, New York Three small octavo volu...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold
The Shoe Book by Nancy Mac Donnell Hardcover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Shoe Book by Nancy Mac Donnell, Hardcover 2014.
For centuries shoes have served as a form of expression that communicates to the world who we are or who we want to be. Following ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Life in Paris – ILLUSTRATED by George Cruikshank, text by David Carey - 1822
Located in Middletown, NY
Life in Paris; comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O Shuttleton....
London: ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Collection of 42 Swedish Early 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 47 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books from the from the 1930s-1940s.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of w...
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Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of 7 Swedish 19th Century Leather-Bound Bible Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 7 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound bibles dating from 1850 to 1890. The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers.
This set of religious books measures horiz...
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Late 19th Century Swedish British Colonial Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Ireland House of Commons 1753 Vol. III and Statutes at Large 1703-1719 Vol. IV
Located in Morristown, NJ
Two leather bound volumes published in Dublin, Ireland in the mid 1700's.
The Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland from the Eleventh Year of King James the Fir...
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1750s Irish Georgian Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION 1962 BRIAN WILDSMITH SiGNED ABC CHILDREN'S BOOK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare, highly collectable original 1st Edition signed Brian Wildsmith 1962 children’s A.B.C book
B...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Art of the Chair in Eighteenth Century France, Bill G.B. Pallot, 1989
Located in San Francisco, CA
The eighteenth century French chair ranks among the most elegant
of furniture forms, admired both for its beauty and for the
essential role...
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1980s French Louis XV Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story Limited Edition Covered the Pucci Print Collection
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story Armando Chitolina Edition by Vanessa Friedman 2010.
Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
EMILIO PUCCI Fashion Story.
Limited Edition, each unique copy is boun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago 1st Ed 1999 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago and Edward Lucie-Smith Hardcover Book.
Published: Watson-Guptill.
Publications, New York.
1999, First Edition First Printing.
This h...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Early 18th Century French Leather Bound Books Dated 1727-1748, Set of Nine
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or office with this set of large antique books. Dated from 1727 to 1748, and printed in Paris during the reign of King Louis XV, these important leather bound books features the following:
French book titled Remarques Critiques sur le Dictionnaire de Bayle, "Première Partie: A-F," published in 1748. The book was printed in Paris by Hyppolite-Louis Guerin and in Dijon by Hermil-Andrea. It includes decorative typography and a royal privilege.
1- Oeuvres Diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, published in 1727 in The Hague (La Haye). The book is the third volume of Bayle’s works, focused on historical and critical topics. It was printed by multiple publishers, including P. Husson, T. Johnson, P. Gosse, and others, with a decorative vignette illustration. It bears the privilege of the States of Holland and West-Friesland.
2- Oeuvres Diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, the fourth volume (Tome Quatrième), published in 1731. The book includes a collection of Bayle’s works on theology, philosophy, criticism, history, and literature. It was printed in The Hague (La Haye) by multiple publishers, including P. Husson, J. Swart, H. Scheurleer, and others. A vignette featuring the figure of Minerva, symbolizing wisdom, adorns the page. The publication bears the privilege of the States of Holland and West-Friesland.
3- Oeuvres Diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, the fourth volume (Tome Troisieme), published in 1727. The book includes a collection of Bayle’s works on theology, philosophy, criticism, history, and literature. It was printed in The Hague (La Haye) by multiple publishers, including P. Husson, J. Swart, H. Scheurleer, and others. A vignette featuring the figure of Minerva, symbolizing wisdom, adorns the page. The publication bears the privilege of the States of Holland and West-Friesland.
4- Oeuvres Diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, the second volume (Tome Second), published in 1727. The page highlights Bayle's work on theology, philosophy, criticism, history, and literature. Printed in The Hague (La Haye) by several publishers including P. Husson, T. Johnson, P. Gosse, and others, it features a detailed vignette of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, along with scholarly and architectural motifs. The publication is authorized by the States of Holland and West-Friesland.
5- Dictionaire Historique et Critique by Pierre Bayle, fifth edition, published in 1734 in Amsterdam by the Compagnie des Libraires. It is the fifth volume (Tome Cinquième), covering entries S-Z. The edition is revised, corrected, and expanded with critical remarks, and includes the biography of the author by Mr. Des Maizeaux. The page features an illustrative vignette depicting a classical figure, possibly representing history or wisdom, teaching young students.
6- Dictionaire Historique et Critique by Pierre Bayle, fifth edition, published in 1734 by the Compagnie des Libraires in Amsterdam. It is the third volume (Tome Troisième), covering entries G-L. The edition is revised, corrected, and expanded with critical remarks and includes Bayle's biography by Mr. Des Maizeaux. The page also features an illustration of a classical figure seated with children, symbolizing education or wisdom, surrounded by books. The publication includes the privilege of the publisher.
7- Dictionaire Historique et Critique by Pierre Bayle, fifth edition, published in 1734 by the Compagnie des Libraires in Amsterdam. It is the second volume (Tome Second), covering entries B-F. The edition has been revised, corrected, and expanded with critical remarks, and includes Bayle's biography by Mr. Des Maizeaux. The page also features an engraved vignette of a seated classical figure, symbolizing knowledge or wisdom, teaching children with books...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Leather, Paper
Vintage Hardcover Book: a Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan 1941
Located in San Diego, CA
Title: A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan
The words and music of one hundred and two songs from eleven operettas
Edited: Deems Taylor
Publisher...
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1940s American Expressionist Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Der Freischütz Travestie. With twelve etchings by George Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
Cruikshank, George (illus.), Apel (auth.)
Der Freischütz Travestie. By Septimus Globus.; With twelve etchings by George Cruikshank, from drawings by an amateur; and the original tale...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France – Rowlandson
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (uncredited). Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson
Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France Shortly Before the Revolution; Embellished with Seve...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Sterling Bookmark with Letter R
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Sterling Silver bookmark with the letter "R".
The piece easily slides onto a book and is a lovely addition to any desk or work station, or bedside.
We love its simplici...
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20th Century French Victorian Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 13 Books by German Novelist Jean Paul
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of thirteen volumes by the German novelist, Jean Paul; titled Jean Paul’s Werke from 1783-1822. This set of books are bound in pressed fabric with gold lettering. Inside...
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18th Century German Other Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
The Frogs by Aristophanes Hardcover in Slipcase Signed and Numbered Ltd Ed. 1937
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Frogs by Aristophanes Hardcover in Slipcase 1937.
The Limited Editions Club number copy 1283 of 1,500 copies circa 1937, translated from the Greek by William James Hickie, with a...
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Early 20th Century European Greco Roman Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Gregory Colbert Photograph Ashes and Snow Selected Works Santa Monica Exhibition
By Gregory Colbert
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gregory Colbert Photographs, Ashes and Snow Selected Works, 1992-2005.
Ashes and Snow by Gregory Colbert Santa Monica Exhibition Catalogue 2006.
Photographs: Gregory Colbert.
Publish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Expressionist Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Parchment Paper
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning - 2 Volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1915.
2 volumes, 8vo, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (195 x 133 mm); pp xvi + 748; vol. 2 vii + 786; frontispiece engraving (vol. 1) and photo (vol. 2). Bound in 3/4 ...
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Early 20th Century English Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77
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 Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning - 2 Volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
London: John Murray, 1915.
2 volumes, 8vo; 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (190 x130 mm). Vol. 1: xvi, 748 pp.; Vol. 2: vii, 786 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in 1835 in Vol....
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Early 20th Century English Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Deluxe S/N Limited Edition of Domicilium Decoratus Kelly Wearstler Beverly Hills
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 Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Early 19th century hand written French manuscript on hygiene and longevity
Located in Leesburg, VA
Early 19th century hand written French manuscript on hygiene and longevity
Anonymous
France; ca. 1810
Half brown sheep skin binding over brown paper...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Oak Book Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This functional French antique is made of solid oak. Simply designed with a tilted surface for resting a book over a turned pedestal base with three splayed legs. Cleaned and polishe...
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19th Century French Other Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Brass
Set Of Twelve Tooled Leather Bound Books Various Titles
Located in New Orleans, LA
A handsome set of twelve tooled and leather bound books.
Expert book binders have individually re-bound these carefully selected used books in fine leathers embossed and gold leafed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hermès Pre-Owned Notebook in paper case
By Hermès
Located in Vienna, AT
This Notebook from Hermès comes in a Paper case in the typical Hermès orange and it´s boundet with 3 metal rings . The Notebook is in a excellent condition and has never been used be...
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2010s French Modern Hand-Crafted Books
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Paper
The Complete Works of Sir John Vanbrugh; The plays edited by Bonamy Dobrée.
Located in Middletown, NY
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1927-1928
4 volumes, 4to; 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches (258 x 190 mm); pp. vol. 1, [4] xliv, 239 [1]; vol. 2, [10] 257 [5]; vol. 3, [10] 290 [4]; vol. 4, [4]...
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Early 20th Century English Hand-Crafted Books
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Leather, Paper
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
A sumptuous extra-illustrated copy with Cosway-style binding by Bayntun of Bath.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1910.
Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 (210 x 137 mm),pp. i-xii, 382. Illustrated with ...
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Early 20th Century English Hand-Crafted Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
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 Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles 1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walton Family Genealogy antique handmade book
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles circa 1908
This is really a fascinating book. A labor ...
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Early 20th Century American Hand-Crafted Books
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Paper
Finden's Illustrations for the Life and Works of Lord Byron
Located in Middletown, NY
Brockedon, William, William Finden, and George Gordon, Lord Byron
Finden's Illustrations for the Life and Works of Lord Byron; With Original and Selected Information on the Subjects ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
Select Views of London, With Historical and Descriptive Sketches - Ackermann
Located in Middletown, NY
A SPLENDID DEPICTION of REGENCY LONDON
Papworth, John Buonarotti
Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Build...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Leather, Paint, Paper
French 19th Century Ebonized Duet Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French ebonized duet stand made in the 1800’s. This antique was built for duet performances with back to back sheet music stands and adjustable brass candle holders. The functional...
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19th Century French Other Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Brass
Rare Antique Books Set of 10 The World's 50 Best Short Novels from 1929
Located in San Diego, CA
The World's 50 Best Short Novels Set of 10 Red Cover 1929 Funk and Wagnalls. All together they measure 6 in. x 4 in. x 8 in. Unique and rare complete collection of 10 editions from 1...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Books
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Linen, Paper
The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (Dr. Syntax), & George Cruikshank
The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos
London: T. Tegg, 1817. George Cruikshank. First Edition, Second Printing...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE**
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius
From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
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Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Hand-Crafted Books
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Paper
Waterloo - by M. Egerton & G. Hunt, with 24 hand-colored plates
Located in Middletown, NY
Egerton, M. & George Hunt
Here and There over the Water: Being Cullings in a Trip to the Netherlands. (The Field of Battle and Monuments - Waterloo, &c.) by Omnium Gatherum.
London: George Hunt, 1825.
4to; 10 x 8 3/8 in. (253 x 212 mm); (2), 34 pp, 28 plates by George Hunt after M. Egerton, including 24 hand-colored engraved and aquatint plates and four plates (21-24) of Waterloo memorials uncolored. Modern half morocco binding, title gilt, spine sunned. Occasional offsetting from plates, otherwise a fine copy.
[Abbey Travel 188; Tooley 207].
An uncommon aquatint work, illustrating a regency excursion to the Low Countries. Egerton was a humorous designer and social satirist active in London between 1820 and 1829, who supplied drawings to members of the print trade (including the Hunts and Pyall) for engraving. For this project he begins his tour at Ostend, where he was stuck for a day as it was a Sunday. He took time to describe the people's custom-house hotel and the 'Purgatory Gate' attached to the church (destroyed in a fire later in the nineteenth century) before traveling the next day by 'Great Coach' and barge to Ghent, observing the 'Belgic Military' various 'Diligences' and peasant costumes before continuing onto Brussels. Here he examined the Market Pavilion of the Prince of Orange before traveling on the next leg of the journey, which takes the artist once more to Ghent, where he describes and illustrates the Exchange. Egerton then returns to Brussels to view the Palace of Schoonenberg and then on to the main reason for his excursion: a trip to Waterloo, taking in all the main sites of the battle, including graves and monuments. Michael Egerton flourished between 1821 and 1828 and produced a number of caricatures, mainly of social comedy, sporting scenes, and jokes on the weather; almost all his work was engraved by George Hunt. OCLC records six copies in North America at Harvard Yale New York Public Library, Brown Claremont College, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
"A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him." [The British Museum, number A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him.]
Plates in order: 1. Frontis. Patent. [Flying over the Channel]. 2. Quay, Custom House & Hotel - Ostend. 3. The Purgatory Gate, Ostend. 4. Post Office - Ostend. 5. [Dandy chimney sweeper...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Leather & Bronzed Metal Gothic Revival Photo Album w. Gilt Pages Antique Photos
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and very rare Gothic photo book filled with French photos from circa 1860-1880.
Over the decades we have bought and sold many Gothic Revival antiques from almost all the centuries since Gothic pieces have been around. This however is the first time that we ever found a pure Gothic photo album. This hand-crafted album dates from circa 1870-1890 and some of the antique photos are even older. The most eyecatching features (when this album is closed) are ofcourse the large, bronzed metal, Gothic hinges and they even still open and close perfectly on the side where this album closes and opens. Another great feature is the embossed leather Gothic decoration on the spine of this rare antique. It includes two Gothic trefoil symbols for the trinity, making this rare antique also a meaningful one. The guilded outsides of the pages makes it resemble the outsides of many large antique bibles and the multitude of photos inside (many Parisian) are images that tell part of the story of what life was like (for the well to do) in the mid 1800s in France. Besides the clothes and furniture, the facial expressions also have a story to tell. If you have an eye for those things then this Gothic album...
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19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Hand-Crafted Books
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Metal
Emilio Pucci Fashion Story Oversized Book by Vanessa Friedman Taschen 2010
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO. PUCCI Fashion Story by Armando Chitolina Edition and Vanessa Friedman Taschen 2010.
Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
Each unique copy is bound with one of a selection of lim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a library with this beautiful antique red book named "La Sainte Vierge"; crafted in Paris, France, circa 1877, the religious book dep...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Book 1993 First Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Coffee Table Book 1993 First Edition.A beautiful monograph of the photographs of Horst P Horst’s by Barbara Plumb. Featuring the social and...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of Signed limited Edition Photography Books by Mel Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of signed Mel Roberts first edition photography books. From 2000 and 2001.
Both books are hand signed.
In great condition.
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Early 2000s American Modern Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Paper
Decorative Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 8 tall and larger size decorative Swedish leather-bound books from the 1950s. This set consist of 3 plus 5 books describing Swedish town in Swedish.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Signed Limited Edition Book with Capitello Bookstand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
He’s a four-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia. His films have grossed four billion dollars worldwide. He won the California governor’s race by a landslide. He has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, an oft-imitated accent, and a physique still heralded as the most perfect ever built. He’s Arnold, the one and only, with first name recognition worldwide, and now with a two-volume edition equal to his impressive size and unabashed ego.
A decade of collaboration in the making, this photo tribute covers 75 years of Schwarzenegger, from the future Terminator’s impoverished childhood in Thal, Austria, to his rise as a young athlete, his journey to America to become the most celebrated bodybuilder of all time, to his career as the world’s leading action film star, then into the California governor’s mansion and beyond.
Along the journey, Arnold’s muscular body, chiseled features, and charismatic personality made him a favorite subject of photographers, including Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Francesco Scavullo, and Andy Warhol. The big book includes them all, while the smaller companion volume gives you more intimate bodybuilding images, behind-the-scenes film stills, dozens of photos from Arnold’s personal archive, and exclusive interviews with Arnold and those who know him best, including directors Ivan Reitman and Bob Rafelson, and bodybuilding legends Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, and Frank Zane.
The Capitello edition comes with a unique book stand – a 1:2 scale reproduction of the iconic Capitello chair...
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