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Silver & Gilt-Edged Antique Books - Set of 4 Silver & Gilt-Edged Antique Books - Set of 4 $65 5.5ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Each of these beautiful decorated books are as resplendent as jewelry. You can almost imagine th...
1928 San Francisco Bohemian Club "Nanda" Program 1928 San Francisco Bohemian Club "Nanda" Program Price: $21 Was: $70 4.5ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 7.1ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is the gorgeous Art Deco program cover for the 1928 production of "Nanda", the 27th Grove Pl...
"The Fireside Cook Book" by James Beard, 1949 "The Fireside Cook Book" by James Beard, 1949 Price: $31 Was: $68 7.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 10.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is one of the most charming, illustrated vintage cookbooks in our collection: 'The Fireside...
Vintage Design Books - A Pair Vintage Design Books - A Pair Price: $26 Was: $55 9.25ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 12.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA What a treat! A pair of mid-century ornamental decorative design books, beautifully illustrated f...
"Edie: An American Biography" 1982 Book "Edie: An American Biography" 1982 Book Price: $21 Was: $45 6.7ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Edie Sedgwick's 15 minutes of Fame was an explosion of Andy Warhol fashion, art, photos, film and...
1946 The Dance 1946 The Dance Price: $21 Was: $37 8.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Comprehensive story of the dance by John Martin, The New York Times Dance Critic. So many amazing...
The Image Makers, Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour The Image Makers, Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour Price: $33 Was: $77 9.75ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 12.1ʺH Los Angeles, CA Nothing says "Coffee table book" like this homage to Hollywood's historic glamour photographs. 'T...
The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough Dr. Seuss The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough Dr. Seuss Price: $25 Was: $65 8.25ʺW × 0.8ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Seuss fans! Here's an uncommon vintage book featuring Dr. Seuss' early writing and cartoons. This...
LuLu in Hollywood Louise Brooks Biography LuLu in Hollywood Louise Brooks Biography Price: $25 Was: $85 9.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 8.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is an absolutely captivating biography of the great Hollywood legend, Louise Brooks. This...
Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook Price: $31 Was: $95 6.5ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Oh, those 1960s! when Helen Gurley Brown, the controversial publisher of the risque magazine, "Co...
Petite Art Nouveau Books - A Pair Petite Art Nouveau Books - A Pair $26 4.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 6.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here are two small antique Art Nouveau books to sit pretty on your bookshelves or at your bedside...
'The Art of Ben Shahn' Books - Set of 3 'The Art of Ben Shahn' Books - Set of 3 $51 7.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Ben Shahn remains one of the lesser-known MidCentury artists, but his passionate artworks, often ...
Poets Sara Teasdale and Edna St. Vincent Millay Hardcover Books- A Pair Poets Sara Teasdale and Edna St. Vincent Millay Hardcover... $70 5.75ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a set of vintage books by two of America's foremost Modernist poets, Sara Teasdale and Ed...
' Catherine of Cleves',Illustrated Illuminated Manuscripts Book ' Catherine of Cleves',Illustrated Illuminated Manuscript... Price: $41 Was: $110 6.0ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA This gorgeous book of illustrated miniature manuscripts is 'The Hours of Catherine of Cleves'. ....
"The Art of the Book, the Fleuron" Oversized Hardcover "The Art of the Book, the Fleuron" Oversized Hardcover $50 9.0ʺW × 1.8ʺD × 11.4ʺH Los Angeles, CA This sumptuous book, 'The Fleuron' is part of a series on the history of book art first published...
First Edition 'The Dress Doctor' by Edith Head First Edition 'The Dress Doctor' by Edith Head Price: $58 Was: $175 5.75ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Both fabulously hard to find and fabulously delicious inside - this is a First Edition (1959) of ...
Antique Classic Books - Set of 3 Antique Classic Books - Set of 3 Price: $31 Was: $49 5.25ʺW × 3.75ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Estate-found, a set of three antique, 19th Century classic books. The set includes 'The Pickwick ...
Classic Detective Mysteries - Set of Seven Classic Detective Mysteries - Set of Seven $59 12.0ʺW × 6.0ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Just happened upon a divine set of vintage hardback detective mysteries by classic noir authors.....
Portrait of America by Diego Rivera Portrait of America by Diego Rivera Price: $31 Was: $70 6.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 9.3ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a prime example of "You can't tell a book by its cover." This 1934 First Edition copy o...
1920 Adventures Among Birds by W.H. Hudson 1920 Adventures Among Birds by W.H. Hudson $36 5.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Bird-lovers and bird-watchers (perhaps one and the same) will cherish this 1920 First Edition boo...
The Wonderful O, James Thurber, First Printing The Wonderful O, James Thurber, First Printing Price: $40 Was: $125 6.0ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA A charming, very good copy of James Thurber's delightful fable, 'The Wonderful O.' "The man w...
Vintage Children's Picture Books - Set of 5 Vintage Children's Picture Books - Set of 5 Price: $41 Was: $130 7.25ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 8.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA And what great vintage illustrated books they are. Included in this collection are: -A Wonder Bo...
1930 Green Mansions Illustrated by Keith Henderson 1930 Green Mansions Illustrated by Keith Henderson $31 6.5ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 9.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA This lovely hardcover of W.H. Hudson's 'Green Mansions' was illustrated by Keith Henderson and pu...
Antique Washington Irving "The Sketch Book" Book Antique Washington Irving "The Sketch Book" Book Price: $36 Was: $55 5.0ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's an un undated antique copy of Washington Irvin's anthology, 'The Sketch Book.' Published b...
Vintage High Adventure Books - Set of 4 Vintage High Adventure Books - Set of 4 Price: $41 Was: $80 6.5ʺW × 6.0ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a crackerjack set of four vintage High Adventure travel books, published between 1935 and ...
Anais Nin Observed Books - Set of 3 Anais Nin Observed Books - Set of 3 Price: $36 Was: $85 8.25ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA A set of three different literary versions of the controversial author, Anais Nin. The set includ...
Monet's Table, Cooking Journals of Claude Monet Monet's Table, Cooking Journals of Claude Monet Price: $31 Was: $65 8.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Monet, the painter, was also Monet, the food lover. And this charming book, 'Monet's Table' refle...
May 1935 Circus Cover Fortune Magazine May 1935 Circus Cover Fortune Magazine Price: $21 Was: $39 11.25ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 14.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is Volume XI of the venerable "Fortune" Magazine, dated May, 1935. This hefty copy 212-page ...
1976 Vintage Paul Klee Catalog 1976 Vintage Paul Klee Catalog Price: $25 Was: $79 8.5ʺW × 0.4ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Wonderful vintage Paul Klee catalog for a retrospective exhibit at The Guggenheim Museum in 1967....
Life Magazine, Dec.1958, Jackie O, Jane Fonda, Ny Society Life Magazine, Dec.1958, Jackie O, Jane Fonda, Ny Society Price: $20 Was: $65 10.5ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 14.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA This December 8, 1958 "Life" Magazine has a lot to recommend it. Not only the MidCentury ads and ...
1966 "Witness to Our Time" Alfred Eisenstaedt Book 1966 "Witness to Our Time" Alfred Eisenstaedt Book Price: $36 Was: $70 10.0ʺW × 1.1ʺD × 13.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This oversized coffee table book of photographs is 'Witness To Our Time' by Alfred Eisenstaedt. T...
1967 Joy of Cooking 1967 Joy of Cooking Price: $32 Was: $75 6.4ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Little did Irma S. Rombauer know in 1931, when she wrote 'Joy of Cooking,' it would become one of...
"Famous Artists Art Annual" 1978 Book "Famous Artists Art Annual" 1978 Book Price: $26 Was: $80 11.0ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 12.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA What a great vintage art book for collectors and fans of later Mid-Century art. This 1978 hardcov...
Photography Between the Wars, 1988 Photography Between the Wars, 1988 Price: $30 Was: $55 8.5ʺW × 0.15ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's an exciting retrospective of the works of famed 20th Century photographers. This is "Photo...
Chester Wander "Winning at Gin" 1965 Book Chester Wander "Winning at Gin" 1965 Book Price: $21 Was: $55 6.0ʺW × 0.9ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA And who doesn't want to win at Gin? Here's a First Edition 1965 copy of Chester Wander's book, 'W...
George Bellows: Painter of America Art Book George Bellows: Painter of America Art Book Price: $21 Was: $60 6.25ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA George Bellows is considered one of America's foremost Modern art pioneers. This biography detail...
1939 Treasury of American Prints 1939 Treasury of American Prints Price: $50 Was: $125 10.25ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 13.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Amazing vintage portfolio of 100 Etchings and Lithographs by the "Foremost Living American Artist...
Christopher Morley Human Being, Signed Christopher Morley Human Being, Signed Price: $36 Was: $80 5.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA I love the very essence of this book: 'Human Being' by Christopher Morley. Not only is in housed ...
Agatha Christie They Do It With Mirrors, 1952 Agatha Christie They Do It With Mirrors, 1952 Price: $45 Was: $68 5.25ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a treasure for all fans of Agatha Christie - or vintage murder mysteries. This is 'They Do...
Julia Child The Way to Cook Julia Child The Way to Cook Price: $41 Was: $120 9.25ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 10.8ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's the late great French Chef, Julia Child's creme de la creme. This is her 1989 massive cook...
"The Technique of Pottery" 1969 Book "The Technique of Pottery" 1969 Book Price: $21 Was: $40 6.25ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Dora Billington, author of of this book, was for many years head of Pottery at the Central School...
Romola Nijinsky "Nijinski" Inscribed Pearl Argyle Romola Nijinsky "Nijinski" Inscribed Pearl Argyle Price: $26 Was: $65 5.75ʺW × 1.6ʺD × 8.9ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a splendid 1933 First Edition biography of the great Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijins...
Great Women-Women Singers of My Time Great Women-Women Singers of My Time Price: $26 Was: $75 5.5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Opera-lovers rejoice! Here's a history of some of the greatest women opera and art music singers,...
1975 The Lord of the Rings Books- Set of 3 1975 The Lord of the Rings Books- Set of 3 Price: $16 Was: $85 5.0ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a vintage set of the trilogy that makes up J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord Of The Rings.' The t...
Russian Icons & Art Vintage Books - Pair Russian Icons & Art Vintage Books - Pair Price: $26 Was: $275 10.5ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 13.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's an opportunity to visit Russian Art history through two incredible scarce vintage books. T...
"Historic Houses and Villages" Signed Vanderbilt "Historic Houses and Villages" Signed Vanderbilt Price: $31 Was: $80 8.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Designers, Architects and Historians will be interested in this 1955 Edition hardcover book, ''P...
Furniture of the Olden Time Furniture of the Olden Time Price: $31 Was: $75 7.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a great vintage reference book for antique dealers, interior designers and set decorators...
Temples of India Temples of India Price: $16 Was: $55 8.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This extraordinary book offers a tour of the Temples of India in indelible black-and-white photos...
Machine Age Chrome Bud Vase Machine Age Chrome Bud Vase Price: $40 Was: $70 3.75ʺW × 4.0ʺD × 8.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA So streamlined and modern! This Machine Age-era chrome bud vase has a black felt-covered bottom, ...
The Littlest Rebel Book The Littlest Rebel Book Price: $19 Was: $40 5.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a copy of 'The Littlest Rebel,' (1914), the basis of a popular 1935 film starring Shirley...
'The MGM Story' Book 'The MGM Story' Book Price: $36 Was: $65 9.5ʺW × 1.3ʺD × 12.9ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's the complete history of MGM's 54 "Roaring Years." This 400-page illustrated coffee table b...
'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth, 1st Printing 'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth, 1st Printing Price: $41 Was: $250 6.0ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.65ʺH Los Angeles, CA Another classic novel from the free-wheeling 1960s - 'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth. This i...
1943 Fountainhead Book by Ayn Rand 1943 Fountainhead Book by Ayn Rand $36 6.0ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a well-read vintage copy of Ayn Rand's blockbuster novel, 'Fountainhead.' This was publish...
1965 'In Cold Blood' Book by Truman Capote 1965 'In Cold Blood' Book by Truman Capote $30 5.75ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a copy of 'In Cold Blood,' by Truman Capote. Considered the first fictional non-fiction bo...
'Designing Modernity' Coffee Table Book 'Designing Modernity' Coffee Table Book Price: $31 Was: $75 9.75ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a stunning book on 'Modernity - The Arts of Reform and Persuasion, 1885 to 1945. This larg...
Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book Price: $26 Was: $70 8.0ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 10.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA First Edition of the grand-daddy of all garden books, this is the 1951 ring-bound hardcover, 'Bet...
1956 Film Noir, "The Unguarded Moment" With Esther Williams Lobby Card 1956 Film Noir, "The Unguarded Moment" With Esther Willia... Price: $25 Was: $65 13.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a scene from the 1956 Universal Picture, "The Unguarded Moment" starring Esther Williams,...
Vintage English Books - Set of 5 Vintage English Books - Set of 5 Price: $35 Was: $125 7.25ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 10.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Curated collection of unusual vintage books about England and books by British authors. This set ...
Christopher Morley Kitty Foyle, 1939 Christopher Morley Kitty Foyle, 1939 Price: $33 Was: $70 6.0ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Kitty Foyle: An amazing book, surprisingly modern for the 1930s, written by the witty Christophe...
Life With Father, First Edition Life With Father, First Edition Price: $20 Was: $55 5.25ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 7.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA 'Life With Father,' is a classic memoir by Clarence Day, published in 1935 by Alfred Knopf. This...
Mid-Century San Francisco History Books - A Pair Mid-Century San Francisco History Books - A Pair Price: $18 Was: $38 6.0ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 8.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a pair of MidCentury history books about San Francisco by Sam Dickson. The books are 'San...
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, 1958 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, 1958 Price: $15 Was: $50 5.25ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 6.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA Ooh la la -here's the perfect small vintage book for your boudoir - Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris. Th...
Art and the Stage Art and the Stage Price: $70 Was: $175 13.0ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 12.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Art and the Stage in the 20th Century: Paints and Sculptors Work for the Theater. Published by t...
Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Price: $34 Was: $75 11.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.4ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is the most recent Marilyn Monroe book in our collection. The coffee-table hardcover by the ...
'The Yearling' Hardcover Book 'The Yearling' Hardcover Book Price: $30 Was: $50 5.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a 1940s copy of the classic story of a boy and his fawn, 'The Yearling." The book was wri...
Antique 'Maurine' 1st Edition Book Antique 'Maurine' 1st Edition Book Price: $26 Was: $149 7.75ʺW × 5.25ʺD × 1.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Maureen and Other Poems by Ella Wheeler. Published by W.B. Conkey Company in 1888. Absolutely...

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