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Contemporary art books seem to be the most valuable art books these days. Art magazines were fashionable at one time, mostly in Europe, and today are valued for their lithographed prints of often now-famous art. Other collectible art books include retrospectives of an artist's work, illustrated Biblical texts, and various short illustrated books meant more as a showcase for the art than for the text.
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Modern Classics, Tony Sansone, 1932
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Marvelman Secret Identity Story Original Comic Magazine Art
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The New International Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Art, Complete 24 Volume Set
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Eskenazi Chinese Procelain From The 15th To The 18th Century Exhibition Catalog
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Original Alphonse Mucha Design Magazine Cover Le Mois, 1912 Art Noveau
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Great Andy Warhol Art Cover 
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'the Studio Year-book Of Decorative Art' 1918: Architecture, Textiles, Ceramics
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Alt Russland Architecture Art Old Russia 1923 Lukomski Plates Lukomskij 1st
1956 Mourlot 4-color Lithograph Pablo Picasso Exhibition Catalogue Paris
After The Fact: The Art Of Historical Detection By Mark H. Lytle And James...
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Ho-hum Tell A Tale Book Original Art 1957
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