10 Early Vellum Books

A nice bowl or cigar ashtray by the French artist Andre Guiron executed in Vallauris. It feautures Lascaux cave painting figures. Signed on the base. In good condition with minor imp...

A custom made walnut and maple chess set and game table we commissioned. It is solidly made with squares of curly maple and walnut. The table legs and borders are solid walnut. The c...

1970’s lucite chess set. The pieces are in a smoky brown and clear acrylic with a fitted case with a board built into the top. The case is vinyl I bel...

A beautiful and elegant chess set designed by Rena Dumas for Hermes circa 1985. Come with a leather folder. Pieces are made of steel and brass. The King...

A limited edited Ivanko weight set plated in 22-karat gold made in a limited run in the early 1980s. There are four 5-pound weights, four 2.5-pound weights,...

A stunning of colored quartz crystal mounted on a custom solid zebra wood base. The piece is oddly shaped and a custom iron holder is balancing it beautifully. The exotic zebra wood ...

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. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...

A French set of eleven vellum bound books from the early 18th century. This antique set of six books from France, which were published in Amsterdam, retain their original vellum bindings and will make fabulous decorative objects. Should you choose to use these standing together in a bookcase, side-by-side they measure an approximate run of 1.25 feet, and have an approximate height of 6.75 inches. Note that there is some minor interior moisture damage to some of the books. This collection of French vellum books...

A wonderful 39 volumes set of 18th century Italian Vellum Books. A wonderful addition to any bookcase.

A handsome collection of 6 Austrian vellum bound books from the late 17th century. This antique set of six books from Austria, which retain their original vellum bindings, have Latin...

Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books. 1.) Sermoni Per Tutte Le Domeniche Dell' Anno (Sermons for all the Sundays in a Year) by Monsignore Alfonso Maria De Liguori. Na...

Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain 18th century. Weathered and small losses H:15,5cm W:3cm D:11cm each