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Vintage Edward Gorey Illustrated Books - Set of 3

8ʺW × 2ʺD × 11ʺH Here's a marvelous set of three vintage Edward Gorey books I've been hoarding for more than a few years. The set includes one hardcover and two softcovers - both illustrated in black-and-white with flair and panache by th... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage Wood Sleeping Señor & Señorita Bookends - Set of 4

$49

5ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 7ʺH Not one, but two sets of vintage hand-carved and hand-painted wooden bookends, featuring a sleeping señor and a señorita. This listing includes both a large set and a mini book set. The two sizes are another incredible fe... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage "Architectural Digest" Books - Set of 3

$26 $45

9ʺW × 1ʺD × 12ʺH For reference or for coffee table eye candy, here are three vintage issues of "Architectural Digest', full of late-MidCentury interior designs and furnishings and an inspiring survey of Fashion Designers' homes. The issue... Los Angeles, CA

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"Her #2" Poor Little Rich Girl Series Collage

$208 $489

10.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 13.25ʺH Artist Carrie Kravetz's powerful Mixed Media commentary, Poor Little Rich Girl - #2 in the "Her" series. The floating artwork is composed of vintage book ephemera, string and watercolor. The artwork has been professionally... Los Angeles, CA

Fine Art > Collage

First Edition "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

$36 $75

6.75ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 9.75ʺH This is an original copy of the classic, The Red Pony, by John Steinbeck, an illustrated First Edition published in 1945 by Viking Press. One of three printing variants, this one was done by Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson, Inc. ... Los Angeles, CA

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Mid-Century Modern 1988 “50s Style - Then and Now,” Book.

$31 $50

10.25ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.25ʺH This colorful interior design book gleefully catches the essence of the 1950s and compares it to the new designs emerging from the 1980s. 'Fifties Style' coompares fifties originals with fifties-influenced modern counterpa... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage Betty Crocker's Cook Book

$31 $55

9ʺW × 1ʺD × 10.5ʺH Nothing says Americana like a Betty Crocker Cookbook. Here's one of the coveted vintage versions from 1977. It features a pie-shaped collage on the cover and immaculate 480-pages of recipes and "special helps" in a classi... Los Angeles, CA

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Art Deco Serving Dishes - Set of 11

$67 $111

10ʺW × 15ʺD × 6ʺH From my vintage table-wear collection, this eclectic set of 11 serving items, perfect for cocktail parties and buffets. The tray/platters are vintage Buelinum, hand-hammered aluminum. The creamers and sugar are Danish sta... Los Angeles, CA

Serveware > Serving Dishes & Pieces

William Steig 1st Edition "The Lonely Ones" Book

$34 $60

5.25ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 7.55ʺH Here's a very good First Edition of 'The Lonely Ones', an esoteric and charming book of cartoons by the great William Steig. This was published in 1942 by Duell Sloan and Pearce. The 102-page book's cartoons and comments ... Los Angeles, CA

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"How to Collect Old Furniture" 1904 Book

$26 $65

5.75ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8.5ʺH When you find an antique 1904 book on collecting old furniture, you know at a glance they're covering Centuries not Decades. In this case, the 'How To Collect Old Furniture', a First Edition, surveys collecting furniture... Los Angeles, CA

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Lilly Dache, Talking Through My Hats, 1946

$29 $50

5.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 8.5ʺH This is the 1946 autobiography by famed hat designer, Lilly Dache. The French-born milliner was known world-wide for her wildly creative hats - many worn by Hollywood celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Audr... Los Angeles, CA

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Large Vintage Embossed Leather Book Cover

$46 $90

11.75ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 16ʺH This is an elaborate and exquisite vintage, stamped and embossed, oversized leather book cover. This was likely crafted in the 1950s, given its elaborate construction, gothic design and watered-silk lining. The leather co... Los Angeles, CA

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"Destined for Hollywood: The Art of Dan Sayre Groesbeck" Book

$31 $90

11ʺW × 0.55ʺD × 9.5ʺH There's growing recognition of the fine artistry of Dan Sayre Groesbeck, an early movie studio artist who worked for Cecil B. DeMille. Groesbeck illustrated scenes for the 1926 film, "The Volga Boatman" and other films du... Los Angeles, CA

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American Modern, Design, 1925-1940

$31 $65

10ʺW × 1ʺD × 10ʺH This is a pristine 192-page coffee table book - American Modern, 1925-1940 - Design For A New Age. Written by A. Stewart Johnson, a design consultant at The Museum of Modern Art, this hardcover was published in 2000 by H... Los Angeles, CA

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Robert Doisneau Photographs - A Pair

$33 $240

10ʺW × 2ʺD × 13ʺH As a collector of vintage photography books, I'm always on the hunt for lesser-known but highly regarded vintage photographers. Here are two books from our collection - the massive hardcover, 'Robert Doisneau' by Peter Ham... Los Angeles, CA

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"Homes of the West" Magazines - Set of 3

$35 $75

10ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 13ʺH Here's a set of three rare 'Homes of the West' magazine published in November and December, 1937 and January, 1938. These colorful, 50+ page magazines were sort of a hybrid of the future Architectural Digest and Better Ho... Los Angeles, CA

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Antique Art Nouveau Etched Silverplate Teapot

$31 $80

8.5ʺW × 3ʺD × 7.5ʺH From our family estate, this lovely decorative Art Nouveau teapot from Gem Silver Co. It is marked "quadruple 600 T." It has one very shallow, near-invisible dent and some mild surface wear It is clean inside and out. The... Los Angeles, CA

Tableware & Barware > Coffee & Tea Service

The New Yorker Album, 1950-1955

$19 $49

9.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 12ʺH This is a great LOOK BOOK for your Midcentury Knoll of Noguchi coffee table. - The New Yorker 1950-1955 Album full of classic and classy cartoons and amazing magazine covers by some of the greatest illustrators of the 20th... Los Angeles, CA

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1931 "Free Wheeling" Ogden Nash Book

$19 $50

5.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 7.5ʺH Still so funny after all these years - 'Free Wheeling' this is a book of poems by the brilliant Ogden Nash. Published in 1931, this small 100-page hardcover is a First Edition/First Printing and one of Nash's First publish... Los Angeles, CA

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1953 Gentry Magazine, No. 8, Fall Book

$49

9ʺW × 40ʺD × 12ʺH Gentry was an expensive magazine ($2 a copy) when it was sold by subscription of available at fine stores throughout the Country like John Wanamaker in Philadelphia and Wm.B. Riley Ltd. in Beverly Hills. Here's a still ex... Los Angeles, CA

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"Esquire's Handbook for Hosts" Book

$19 $39

5.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 10.25ʺH Drumroll appropriate for this bombastic 1949 illustrated 'Esquire's Handbook for Hosts.' This slim hardcover is not only full of wry and witty vintage Esquire cartoons, but also many, many witty cocktails containing rye l... Los Angeles, CA

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"Marilyn" Norman Mailer Book

$41 $75

9.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 11ʺH This is a fabulous coffee table book featuring the many faces of Marilyn Monroe as conceived by some of the world's great photographers. This 271-page hardcover coffee table book was published in 1973 by Grosset and Dunla... Los Angeles, CA

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Mid-Century Eames Wire Orange Bikini Chair

$380 $800

19ʺW × 21ʺD × 32.25ʺH Purchased more than a decade ago at a MidCentury Estate. this vintage Orange Bikini wire chair has been treated like the museum-piece it is. We never sat on it. We just placed it near the wall and admired it like a work of... Los Angeles, CA

Accent Chairs > Side Chairs

1978 Rembrandt Paintings Book

$40 $100

11ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 15ʺH This is a book of Rembrandt's Paintings. Published in 1978 by Harrison House, this is the largest art book in our collection. Profusely illustrated with 140 full color pages and more than 500 b/w prints. the 526-page book... Los Angeles, CA

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Diego Rivera by Pete Hamill

$30

10ʺW × 1ʺD × 10ʺH This is a scarce vintage First Edition Diego Rivera book written by noted journalist Pete Hamill. The 207-page hardcover, in unclipped jacket, was published in 1999 by Harry Abrams. it includes 107 illustrations and pho... Los Angeles, CA

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"The Secret at the Hermitage" Book

$16 $45

5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 7.5ʺH Art Deco color and graphics rule in this 1936 First Edition of 'The Secret At The Hermitage,' by Carolyn Keene, (also author of The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories and many other young women's mystery books). This bold lilac co... Los Angeles, CA

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"Boy Wanted", 1910

$16 $45

5.75ʺW × 0.9ʺD × 8.5ʺH Here's a great book for any one who ever wanted a "Boy." Or, was a "Boy." This charming book, by Nixon Waterman, was published in 1910 by Forbes and Co. Subtitled, " A book of Cheerful Counsel," This 134-page hardcover fea... Los Angeles, CA

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Ansel Adams, Photographs of the Southwest

$29

12ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH Here's a lovely book of black-and-white photographs of the Southwest by Ansel Adams. The softcover/wraps includes "selected photographs made from 1928-1968" in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. ... Los Angeles, CA

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"Post-Modernism, Art and Architecture", 1987

$20 $100

10.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 12.5ʺH Perhaps the seminal book on Post-Modernism design by art scholar, Charles Jencks. This 360-page illustrated book was published in 1987 by Rizzoli. Here, author Jencks explains and displays the "new classicism" in both art... Los Angeles, CA

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Raging Bull Vintage Bullfight Poster

$249 $450

21.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 41.5ʺH Here's a magnificent original 1940s bullfight poster by acclaimed Spanish artist J. Reus. Reus is considered the icon of Midcentury bullfight posters. This poster is for the Plaza toros de Acho in Lima, Peru. It is an unus... Los Angeles, CA

Fine Art > Printmaking

Seeing Red: Four Vintage Modern Artist Catalogues - Set of 4

$20 $145

11ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.5ʺH Special to Chairish - this selected collection of four famed modern/contemporary artist catalogues, all featuring red covers and exhibited from the 1970-80s. This set includes, the art of - Lorser Feitelson. Known b... Los Angeles, CA

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"Paris, 1957" Illustrated Hardcover Book

$21 $55

7ʺW × 125ʺD × 9ʺH PARIS is a lovely homage to the City of Lights. This book was published in 1957, following WWII when Europe's recovery was in full swing. This 248-page hardcover is illustrated with 202 heliogravure illustrations. Written... Los Angeles, CA

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Strong Women in the Arts Vintage Books - Set of 7

$36 $75

13ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH This is a curated collection of seven biographies about Women who strongly influenced the American Arts. The set includes book on Peggy Guggenheim, Louise Nevelson, Grace Kelly, Tallulah Bankhead, Katharine Hepburn, Ava G... Los Angeles, CA

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Three Antique Classic 19th Century Books - Dickens, Fielding, Hawthorne

$21 $49

5.25ʺW × 3.75ʺD × 7.5ʺH Estate-found, a set of three antique, 19th Century classic books. The set includes 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dickens, ''Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding, and 'The House of Seven Gables' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. None o... Los Angeles, CA

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1910 Fighting Trafficking in Young Girls Scandal Book

$21 $60

6.25ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8.5ʺH Mostly lost in history is the great furor over "white slavery" - the forced prostitution of young American and immigrant women during the early 1900s. This is antique illustrated "Reform" book, the kind popular during the ... Los Angeles, CA

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Mrs. Beeton's Every Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book

$21 $85

5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 2.5ʺH Every collector of vintage and antique cookbooks and food art must own at least one copy of the redoubtable 'Mrs. Beeton's Every Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book. ' This undated gilded hardcover (ca 1890s) is in only fair... Los Angeles, CA

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1940 Walt Whitman "Leaves of Grass" Book

$29

8.75ʺW × 15ʺD × 11.25ʺH Here's a well-loved copy of Walt Whitman's classic, 'Leaves of Grass'. This oversized hardcover features Whitman's riveting poetry as well as fstunnin Moderne black-and-white illustrations by Lewis C. Daniel. The poetry i... Los Angeles, CA

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Folio Society "The Remains of the Day" Book

$36

6.5ʺW × 1.1ʺD × 9.25ʺH One of the loveliest books in our collection - 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro. This lovely book, and its slipcase, were published in 2008 by The Folio Society, London. The elegant, 226-page hardcover is a seco... Los Angeles, CA

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American Children, Vintage Photographs, 1800s - 1970s

$18 $65

9.25ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 10.25ʺH This great vintage photography book portrays society's changing view of American children from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. From stiff portraits of young children in the Victorian era to the stark candid realities of a chil... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage Film Makers and Shakers - Set of 6

$31 $110

6.5ʺW × 5.75ʺD × 10.5ʺH Selection of six vintage film history books - some scarce and some fun to read. All six are hardcovers in jackets, and they include: --The Genius of the System, Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era by Thomas Schatz, Fi... Los Angeles, CA

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Classic Books- Set of Two

$21 $29

7.5ʺW × 2ʺD × 10.5ʺH A pair of two classic books, both with decorative covers, and both published in 1954 by Heritage Press. This set includes 'Cyrano De Bergerac' by Edmond Rostand and 'The Story of Reynard the fox' by J.W. von Goethe. Each... Los Angeles, CA

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"The Big Swingers, Edgar Rice Burroughs" 1967 Book

$25 $65

6.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.25ʺH 'The Big Swingers' is a comprehensive biography of Tarzan's creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs. This 1967 book details the life and work of Burroughs, from 1870-1950. It is a stated 2nd printing from Prentice-Hall. Written b... Los Angeles, CA

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1930s Distressed Popular Books - Set of 5

$25 $120

6ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 8.5ʺH Curated for authors and/or titles, this set of five books published in the 1930s includes some of America's best-known books, four of which were made into popular movies. Four of the books also are First Editions. The... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage Drawings and Paintings Art Books - Set of 6

$31 $85

10ʺW × 4ʺD × 12.5ʺH Carefully curated set of six vintage hardcover art books on drawings and paintings. They all feature famed MidCentury artists and Japanese artists from the past. The set includes: -A Treasury of Contemporary Art, Vol... Los Angeles, CA

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"Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal" Book

$20 $55

5.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8.4ʺH 'Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal' is the exactly the kind of book I'd like to plant on my coffee table as the perfect Art Deco design statement. Published in 1939, the book's a kind of prequel to author Lloyd C. Douglas' ... Los Angeles, CA

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Rare Original!Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" 1918 First Printing Book

$25 $275

5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 7.5ʺH Tarzan is more than 100 years old and he hasn't lost his punch or his allure! This is an illustrated copy of 'Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar', published in April, 1918 by A.C McClure & Co. This is a First printing hardcove... Los Angeles, CA

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Antique Washington Irving "The Sketch Book" Book

$18 $55

5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 7.5ʺH Here's an un undated antique copy of Washington Irvin's anthology, 'The Sketch Book.' Published by M.A. Donohue. This lovely pictorial hardcover, with the flowing design on the spine and the beautiful colored portrait on t... Los Angeles, CA

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Vintage Betty Crocker Cookbooks - Set of 3

$21 $55

9ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 10.5ʺH Eye candy - or at least, Eye-Cooking with this collection of three vintage spiral-bound Betty Crocker cookbooks. They are MidCentury - from 1954 - 1965, and, thus, full of foodie heart-stopping vintage color photos of food... Los Angeles, CA