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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 $31 $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...

Art Deco Silk Fabric

Art Deco Silk Fabric $23 $80 32.5ʺW × 34.0ʺD × 0.1ʺH Los Angeles, CA Fresh from my vintage fabric/scarf collection, this brilliant silk piece, so reminiscent of Picas...

1967 Joy of Cooking

1967 Joy of Cooking $45 $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...

Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook

Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook $55 $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...

Russian Icons & Art Vintage Books - Pair

Russian Icons & Art Vintage Books - Pair $31 $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...

Christopher Morley Human Being, Signed

Christopher Morley Human Being, Signed $46 $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 ...

Furniture of the Olden Time

Furniture of the Olden Time $36 $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...

Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book

Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book $26 $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...

"Historic Houses and Villages" Signed Vanderbilt

"Historic Houses and Villages" Signed Vanderbilt $36 $80 8.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Designers, Architects and Historians will be interested in this 1955 Edition hardcover book, ''P...

1956 Film Noir, "The Unguarded Moment" With Esther Williams Lobby Card

1956 Film Noir, "The Unguarded Moment" With Esther Willia... $25 $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,...

1976 Vintage Paul Klee Catalog

1976 Vintage Paul Klee Catalog $36 $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....

Vintage Design Books - A Pair

Vintage Design Books - A Pair $34 9.25ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 12.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA What a treat! A pair of mid-century ornamental decorative design books, beautifully illustrated f...

The Seacoast of Bohemia, Early Carmel California Book

The Seacoast of Bohemia, Early Carmel California Book $39 8.0ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 10.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's the story of early Carmel, California, the setting of a little-known artists' and writers...

LuLu in Hollywood Louise Brooks Biography

LuLu in Hollywood Louise Brooks Biography $31 $85 9.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 8.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is an absolutely captivating biography of the great Hollywood legend, Louise Brooks. This...

Kahlil Gibran "The Prophet" Deluxe Edition Book

Kahlil Gibran "The Prophet" Deluxe Edition Book $40 $75 7.8ʺW × 0.9ʺD × 10.4ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's an absolutely beautiful edition of the classic book, 'The Prophet', by artist/poet Kahlil ...

May 1935 Circus Cover Fortune Magazine

May 1935 Circus Cover Fortune Magazine $31 $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 ...

Life Magazine, Dec.1958, Jackie O, Jane Fonda, Ny Society

Life Magazine, Dec.1958, Jackie O, Jane Fonda, Ny Society $26 $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 ...

Vintage English Books - Set of 5

Vintage English Books - Set of 5 $35 $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 ...

1974 Diana Vreeland Exhibit Catalogue

1974 Diana Vreeland Exhibit Catalogue $39 $75 7.0ʺW × 0.15ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Fashionistas - especially those who look to Hollywood for inspiration, will be, in turn, inspired...

First Edition 'The Dress Doctor' by Edith Head

First Edition 'The Dress Doctor' by Edith Head $90 $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 ...

Vintage Hardcover Books - Set of 3

Vintage Hardcover Books - Set of 3 $35 $95 6.0ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Adding grace and glamour to any setting, here's a set of three beautiful vintage hardcovers, deco...

Fleur Cowles, Tiger Flower Book With Art Catalogue - A Pair

Fleur Cowles, Tiger Flower Book With Art Catalogue - A Pair $47 8.6ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA Fleur Cowles, the envelope-pushing artist/designer/publisher had a revival late last year when Ch...

Vintage T.E. Lawrence Classics- Set of 2

Vintage T.E. Lawrence Classics- Set of 2 $69 $95 6.5ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Followers of T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) will appreciate this set of two of his vintag...

'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth, 1st Printing

'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth, 1st Printing $50 $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...

Christopher Morley Kitty Foyle, 1939

Christopher Morley Kitty Foyle, 1939 $33 $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...

George Bellows: Painter of America Art Book

George Bellows: Painter of America Art Book $25 $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...

Chester Wander "Winning at Gin" 1965 Book

Chester Wander "Winning at Gin" 1965 Book $25 $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...

The Image Makers, Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour

The Image Makers, Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour $56 9.75ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 12.1ʺH Los Angeles, CA Nothing says "Coffee table book" like this homage to Hollywood's historic glamour photographs. 'T...

Photography Between the Wars, 1988

Photography Between the Wars, 1988 $33 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...

Edwardian Era Green & Gold Books - Set of 5

Edwardian Era Green & Gold Books - Set of 5 $78 10.75ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 7.75ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a lovely set of antique green and gilt books from the Edwardian Era ( roughly late 1800s ...

Vintage John Steinbeck Books - Set of 4

Vintage John Steinbeck Books - Set of 4 $85 $200 5.5ʺW × 5.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a collection of four vintage John Steinbeck books. These are all First Editions or early ...

'The MGM Story' Book

'The MGM Story' Book $43 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...

"The Technique of Pottery" 1969 Book

"The Technique of Pottery" 1969 Book $26 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...

Old Creole Days & New Orleans Creole Recipes Books - A Pair

Old Creole Days & New Orleans Creole Recipes Books - A Pair $38 6.25ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a pair of books describing New Orleans in the early 1900s and offering more than 300 authe...

The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough Dr. Seuss

The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough Dr. Seuss $42 $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...

'The Ginger Man' Leatherbound Book, Signed

'The Ginger Man' Leatherbound Book, Signed $50 $250 6.3ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a gorgeous edition of the mid-century favorite classic, 'The Ginger Man' by J.P. Donleavy...

"Edie: An American Biography" 1982 Book

"Edie: An American Biography" 1982 Book $29 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...

Vintage Travel Books, D.H. Lawrence - Set of 5

Vintage Travel Books, D.H. Lawrence - Set of 5 $55 $130 6.0ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 9.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Especially for the vintage travel collector, this selection of five scarce book journeys to Mexic...

Pens & Needles Signed John Updike David Levine

Pens & Needles Signed John Updike David Levine $95 7.25ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's an incredible vintage limited edition of 'Pens and Needles' - Literary Caricatures by Davi...

Vintage San Francisco Travel Book

Vintage San Francisco Travel Book $25 $65 6.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 9.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Lovers of San Francisco, or fans of the late Chinese artist/poet, Chiang Yee will marvel at this ...

Anais Nin Observed Books - Set of 3

Anais Nin Observed Books - Set of 3 $45 $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...

1966 "Witness to Our Time" Alfred Eisenstaedt Book

1966 "Witness to Our Time" Alfred Eisenstaedt Book $46 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...

Machine Age Chrome Bud Vase

Machine Age Chrome Bud Vase $44 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, ...

1946 The Dance

1946 The Dance $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...

Julia Child The Way to Cook

Julia Child The Way to Cook $70 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...

Good Housekeeping Cookbook, 1963

Good Housekeeping Cookbook, 1963 $15 $70 7.0ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's another great vintage kitchen companion, the 'Good Housekeeping Cookbook', a First Edition...

1975 The Lord of the Rings Books- Set of 3

1975 The Lord of the Rings Books- Set of 3 $18 $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...

1928 San Francisco Bohemian Club "Nanda" Program

1928 San Francisco Bohemian Club "Nanda" Program $45 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 Scapegoat' Mystery Novel

'The Scapegoat' Mystery Novel $25 $54 6.0ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA 'The Scapegoat' is a compelling mid-century mystery novel, adapted for a 1959 film starring Alec...

Agatha Christie They Do It With Mirrors, 1952

Agatha Christie They Do It With Mirrors, 1952 $51 $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...

Great Women-Women Singers of My Time

Great Women-Women Singers of My Time $31 $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,...

'Betty Crocker's Dinner in a Dish' Hardcover

'Betty Crocker's Dinner in a Dish' Hardcover $26 $60 8.6ʺW × 0.45ʺD × 10.2ʺH Los Angeles, CA Another great illustrated vintage Betty Crocker Cook Book. This is 'Dinner in a Dish,' a pictoria...

Romola Nijinsky "Nijinski" Inscribed Pearl Argyle

Romola Nijinsky "Nijinski" Inscribed Pearl Argyle $31 $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...

The Judgment of Dungara by Rudyard Kipling

The Judgment of Dungara by Rudyard Kipling $15 $50 4.25ʺW × 0.3ʺD × 7.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is a charming Art Nouveau book by Rudyard Kipling. 'The Judgment of Dungara' was printed cir...

Life With Father, First Edition

Life With Father, First Edition $20 $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 $18 $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...

"The Story of the Old Southwest Spanish Missions" 1939 Book

"The Story of the Old Southwest Spanish Missions" 1939 Book $20 $50 5.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This is the book "The Story of the Old Spanish Missions of the Southwest". It is an illustrated h...

"Japonette" 1912 Robert W. Chambers Novel

"Japonette" 1912 Robert W. Chambers Novel $15 $55 6.0ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Japonette is a beautiful Art Nouveau novel illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson, creator of The Gib...

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, 1958

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, 1958 $15 $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...

A Full-Grown Nation, Art Deco Book

A Full-Grown Nation, Art Deco Book $15 $43 6.5ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 8.25ʺH Los Angeles, CA Here's a vintage school history book that's actually more art history than civic lessons. 'A Full...

Art and the Stage

Art and the Stage $70 $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...

Vintage Dickens Book Trinket Box

Vintage Dickens Book Trinket Box $36 5.5ʺW × 2.1ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA 'Charles Dickens' Best Stories' vintage book is now a trinket box, with room for your baubles, sp...

The Littlest Rebel Book

The Littlest Rebel Book $26 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 Essential James Joyce

The Essential James Joyce $35 $55 5.75ʺW × 1.4ʺD × 8.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA This vintage hardcover includes four of James Joyce's books - 'Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artis...

"Famous Artists Art Annual" 1978 Book

"Famous Artists Art Annual" 1978 Book $31 $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...

Motion Picture Boys Books - A Pair

Motion Picture Boys Books - A Pair $27 $70 5.25ʺW × 2.0ʺD × 7.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA Quiet on the Set' Here's pair of early 1900s adventure books for boys focusing on the then new ...

Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe

Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe $34 $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 Thurber Carnival' Hardcover Book

'The Thurber Carnival' Hardcover Book $35 5.75ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This 1945 illustrated book, 'The Thurber Carnival' presents the best of James Thurber's writings ...

'The Yearling' Hardcover Book

'The Yearling' Hardcover Book $30 $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...

Klee Vintage Books - A Pair

Klee Vintage Books - A Pair $37 $80 9.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 11.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA Artist Paul Klee's paintings are part of the inheritance of Bauhaus design, Here are two vintage ...

"My Life" Illustrated Book by Marc Chagall

"My Life" Illustrated Book by Marc Chagall $25 $65 6.5ʺW × 1.0ʺD × 8.5ʺH Los Angeles, CA This 1960 autobiography of the great artist, Marc Chagall, is the First American Edition from The...

Temples of India

Temples of India $18 $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...

"Merry Christmas" Antique Restored 1853 Set of Stories

"Merry Christmas" Antique Restored 1853 Set of Stories $25 $80 4.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 6.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA If you'd like to add some tradition to Christmas, here's a quaint antique book to share with your...

Antique 'Maurine' 1st Edition Book

Antique 'Maurine' 1st Edition Book $26 $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...

Vintage French Paperback Books - Set of 5

Vintage French Paperback Books - Set of 5 $21 $100 4.5ʺW × 3.0ʺD × 7.0ʺH Los Angeles, CA A treasure trove of five vintage paperbacks (1930s-'50s) by famed French authors. This set in...

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