Vintage and antique books focused on design, printing, painting, and advertising

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Commercial Engraving and Printing A comprehensive textbook covering early 20th-century printing techniques, illustration, and graphic arts production, The Master Painter's Partner An antique trade manual or reference guide tailored for professional painters, decorators, and paint formulations, and more.

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Vintage and antique books focused on design, printing, painting, and advertising

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Artisian's Cache Part 2: Hidden Treasures Auction

May 30, 2026 4:00 PM EDT

Dallas, OR, United States

These are a collection of vintage letterpress printing blocks and copper cuts: The blocks feature a diverse mix of retro advertisements, illustrations, decorative borders, logos, and stylized text.

These are a collection of vintage letterpress printing blocks and copper cuts

Vintage children's books: Appear to be early 20th-century editions, featuring titles such as: Fairy Tales That Never Grow Old, published in a "Star Edition" by Platt & Munk.Once Upon a Time: Children's Stories from the

Vintage children's books

Lot of Antique Circus & Carnival Printing Blocks Wood Type, Copper & Lead Printing Plates: This lot features a rare, highly collectible assortment of antique printing blocks and plates used for circus and carnival advertisements. The collection spans various materials and styles, capturing

Lot of Antique Circus & Carnival Printing Blocks Wood Type, Copper & Lead Printing Plates

Printing Blocks - Assorted Maps, Cartography, and University Layouts: These blocks feature intricate, reversed cartographic details, regional maps, and structural layouts. They are crafted from a mix of copper, zinc, and metal plates mounted securely onto solid wood

Printing Blocks - Assorted Maps, Cartography, and University Layouts

vintage collection of printing press plates or letterpress blocks: Featuring botanical and portrait designs.

vintage collection of printing press plates or letterpress blocks

Vintage European Travel Photograph Albums Featuring Paris, Ocean Liner & Family Snapshots: Likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. nteresting collection of vintage photograph albums filled with early travel and family photographs. Albums contain numerous black-and-white and

Vintage European Travel Photograph Albums Featuring Paris, Ocean Liner & Family Snapshots

Lot of Antique 19th & Early 20th Century Photo Albums & Daguerreotype/Tintype Case: This collector's lot features a diverse assortment of seven antique photograph albums and early photographic presentation pieces, showcasing historical bookbinding and imagery from the Victorian era

Lot of Antique 19th & Early 20th Century Photo Albums & Daguerreotype/Tintype Case

Two vintage photo albums filled with photos: Vintage black-and-white family photograph album spanning the late 1930s, featuring handwritten captions for events and parades.

Two vintage photo albums filled with photos

Antique Black & White Photographs, Cabinet Cards, Portraits & Snapshots: This is a large, diverse estate collection of over 100 original vintage photographs spanning the early to mid-20th century. The archive features a rich variety of photographic mediums, subject

Antique Black & White Photographs, Cabinet Cards, Portraits & Snapshots

Vintage, black-and-white, and sepia-toned photographs: The collection spans various eras, likely from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.

Vintage, black-and-white, and sepia-toned photographs

Large lot of vintage and antique photographs: Primarily from the 1910s through the 1960s.

Large lot of vintage and antique photographs

Collection of vintage letterpress printing blocks featuring various designs: These are vintage letterpress printing blocks featuring military figures and stylized clothing patterns, and more.

Collection of vintage letterpress printing blocks featuring various designs

Vintage Letterpress Printing Blocks Collection: Advertising, Automotive & Wildlife Plates.

Vintage Letterpress Printing Blocks Collection

Collection of Vintage Letterpress Printing Plates & Die-Cut Litho Silhouette Elements: The collection includes commercial letterpress plates and stylized decorative cutouts across various mediums.

Collection of Vintage Letterpress Printing Plates & Die-Cut Litho Silhouette Elements

Vintage 1944 "The Men's Fashion Advertiser" Spring Catalog Service: Vintage Spring 1944 edition of The Mens Fashion Advertiser A Service published by Cramer-Tobias-Meyer, Inc., New York. This oversized hardcover reference volume features period mens fashion

Vintage 1944 "The Men's Fashion Advertiser" Spring Catalog Service

Collection of Vintage Atlases and Reference Books: This lot features a curated selection of four vintage atlases and educational reference books, spanning the mid-to-late 20th century. This collection is ideal for collectors of historical

Collection of Vintage Atlases and Reference Books

Collection of 9 Vintage Books: Antique Travel Guides: This auction lot contains 9 vintage and antique hardback books spanning geographical education, international travel history, and early 20th-century cultural ethnography. The books feature diverse

Collection of 9 Vintage Books: Antique Travel Guides

Collection of three vintage, illustrated bird-related books: Portraits of New England Birds (1932), Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs (Thomas Coward), Pocket-Sized Reference Guide: A small, heavily weathered pocket guide titled Familiar Birds,

Collection of three vintage, illustrated bird-related books

Collection features four vintage art and craft-related books: This lot includes a first edition hardcover copy of Painters' Idiom by R.W. Alston published in 1954.

Collection features four vintage art and craft-related books

Antique House Painter & Decorator Reference Books: This lot features a collection of four antique, hardcover reference books focused on the trade of house painting, decorating, and finishing from the early 20th century. The set includes multiple

Antique House Painter & Decorator Reference Books

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