Search Results: Authors starting with C from Foldvaribooks

Madrid: Imprenta de Don Miguel de Burgos, 1829. First edition. [Atlas imprint: A Paris: Imp. Lith. de Engelmann & Cie. Lithographes de la Chambre et du Cabinet du Roi, 1829. (10 [desultorily numbered, but complete]), 11-118 p.]. Text volume: In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Atlas: In publisher's printed wrappers. Lithographed throughout. Text volume: Pastedowns discolored, also a few quires. Browning to some quires at print space. Cover artistically restored. In fine condition. Atlas: Wrappers stained. A brown stain to lower left corner of the front cover, it affects the first leaves. Pastedowns discolored. Occasional brown spots throughout. Browning to some leaves at the rear. Artistically restored, overall in very good condition.. First edition. [Atlas imprint: A Paris: Imp. Lith. de Engelmann & Cie. Lithographes de la Chambre et du Cabinet du Roi, 1829. (10 [desultorily numbered, but complete]), 11-118 p.]. Text volume: In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Atlas: In publisher's printed… Read More

Pari: Gallimard, 1961. First edition. In publisher's binding. In fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's binding. 149, (7) p. Boldizsár, Iván (1912-1988): Hungarian poet and writer. President of the Hungarian PEN Club from 1970 and President of the International PEN Club in 1984 and one of the first people from the former Soviet bloc who received  Honorary Degree in the United States.

(Paris): Gallimard, 1958. Presentation copy. In publisher's paper. Untrimmed. Near fine condition.. Presentation copy. In publisher's paper. 221, (1) p. Inscribed by the French author Roger Caillois (1913-1978) to Iván Boldizsár (1912-1988) the Hungarian poet and writer. Boldizsár was the president of the Hungarian PEN Club from 1970 and President of the International PEN Club in 1984, he was one of the first people from the former Soviet bloc who received Honorary Degree in the United States. .

Assisi, 1794. First edition. In later paper. Wide margins, untrimmed. Light foxing throughout. Otherwise in fine condition.. First edition. In later paper. CX [2] p. First edition of this important and scarce Italian proto-feminist work. Breve difesa dei diritti delle Donne, this "brief defense of women's rights" is a milestone in the Early Modern Italian debate on gender. The eighteenth century was a crucial period in the struggle for human rights, culminating in the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789, yet this important document lacks giving women equal rights. Such injustice has facilitated many reactions throughout Europe, including the present Italian proto-feminist treatise by Rosa Califronia - apparently a pseudonym, their real identity remained unknown - who argues that human rights and education should be provided to women too as their mental capacities and intellectual abilities are equal to men. Rare on the market.

Paris, 1891. 1 p. Pissarro asking about the money he sent to Monet. "Mon cher Monet, avez-vous reçu ma lettre chargée contenant mille francs ? J'en suis inquiet. Un mot de réponse me tranquilliserait. Il est probable que je pourrai partir à la fin de cette semaine, sans avoir cependant tout à fait terminé ma guérison...

Napoli: Dalla Stamperia de' Fratelli Fernandes, 1818. First edition. In contemporary half leather. Spine lettered gilt. Water stain to first pages, slight foxing throughout. The plates trimmed but no effect on images. Overall in good very condition.. First edition. In contemporary half leather. Spine lettered gilt. XX, 213, (3) p., and 4 engraved plates. The first overview of Kurdish region and about their customs. With four engraved plates, three show the Kurdish costumes and the fourth a wild goat which is among the Kurdish national symbols. Giuseppe Campanile (1762-1835) was among the earliest Europeans who reached Kurdistan. He was sent to Mosul by the Roman Propaganda in 1802 and within a few years he was named the Apostolic Prefect for Mesopotamia and Kurdistan. During this time he wrote his book "Storia della Regione del Kurdistan" (History of the Region of Kurdistan). Beside recalling historical events of the region it is a travelogue, a description of the customs, geography, the economy,… Read More

V Praze (Prague): Knihy dobrých autorů (J. Skaláka a Spol.), 1917. First edition. In publisher's purple, printed wrappers. Some gatherings were bound loose as usual for Czech books of the period. Bookseller's stamp on half-title. Modestly sunned in a narrow stripe at spine on front cover. Cover artistically restored. Inside clean. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's purple, printed wrappers. Some gatherings were bound loose as usual for Czech books of the period. 74, (6) p. Josef Capek's first book, a collection of short stories. Čapek (Czech cubist painter, writer, and poet; 1887-1945) is credited as the coiner of the word "robot". Although some sources claim that the word "robot" first appeared in the short story "Opilec" (The Drunkard; pp. 30-37.) of this book, but actually it was "automat". "Robot" appeared first in Josef's brother's 1920 play, "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots), as the name for artificial workers. Karel had difficulties to name these humanoid… Read More

Praha (Prague): Aventinum, 1925. First edition. Limited, numbered copy (1/1,000). Title page printed in black and orange. In publisher's black wrapper, printed white and orange. Wrappers artistically restored. Inside clear and firm. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. Limited, numbered copy (1/1,000). Title page printed in black and orange. In publisher's black wrapper, printed white and orange. 87, (9) p. First edition of this collection of short stories by Čapek. Lelio was Čapek's debut book, published first in 1917, Pro delfína appeared in 1923. Two years later this joint edition of the two collections of short stories was also published in 1,000 numbered copies. Josef Čapek (Czech cubist painter, writer, and poet; 1887-1945) is credited as the coiner of the word "robot". Although some sources claim that the word "robot" first appeared in the short story "Opilec" of the volume "Lelio", but actually it was "automat". "Robot" appeared first in Josef's brother's 1920 play, "R.U.R."… Read More

Praha (Prague): Fr. Borový, 1937. One of the 50 signed and numbered copies, printed on Van Gelder paper. In gilt grey buckram. In fine condition.. With numerous full page illustrations by Josef Čapek.. With numerous full page illustrations by Josef Čapek. One of the 50 signed and numbered copies, printed on Van Gelder paper. In gilt grey buckram. 229, (7) p. Singed and numbered copy, one of the fifty, of Capek's science fiction novel, with several full page illustrations by his brother, Josef. Tovérna na absolutno (The Absolute at Large) is Capek's science fiction novel about the changes of the society as the result of a reactor that produces free energy. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot". Illustrated by Karel's brother Josef (1887-1945) who was a graphic artist, and painter, also a writer and poet. He is credited as the coiner of the word "robot", for Karel's book "R.U.R.". .

Praha [Prague]: Fr. Borový, 1934. First edition (later impression). In publisher's green cloth. With the illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. Dust jacket with a small stain on the rear, and a restored tear at the spine. Otherwise in fine condition.. First edition (later impression). In publisher's green cloth. With the illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. 222, (6) p. A fine copy of Čapek's Meteor, with the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. František Muzika (1900-1974) was a Czech painter, illustrator, typographer and a well-known figure of the Czech Avant-garde. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot". .

[Praha (Prague)]: Aventinum, 1929. Signed by the author. In gilt grey buckram. In fine condition.. Signed by the author. In gilt grey buckram. 146, (6) p. Signed copy of the collection of Čapek's early short stories. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot. .

Praha [Prague]: Fr. Borový, 1939. In half cloth, with the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. Cover with a few browns stains. Dust jacket chipped at edges with a light stain to the back. Remains of a previous sticker on the spine. Pages tanned, light brown stains sporadically. Overall in very good condition.. In half cloth, with the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. 214, (6) p. With the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot. František Muzika (1900-1974) was a Czech painter, illustrator, typographer and a well-known figure of the Czech Avant-garde. .

Prag: Aventinum, 1931. Presentation copy to Edvard Beneš. In original blue cloth. Gilt title on spine and ornamentation on front panel. In very good condition.. Presentation copy to Edvard Beneš. In original blue cloth. Gilt title on spine and ornamentation on front panel. 259 p. Inscribed to Edvard Beneš (1884-1948) Czech statesman who at the time served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia and later became the President of the state. The acquaintance of the two is dated back to the mid 1910s when Čapek, as university student, attended Benes' lectures on American pragmatism. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot".

Kosice: Szlovák, 1922. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary halfcloth. In. very. good conditon.. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary halfcloth. 97 p. First Hungarian edition of this key work by Czech dramatist Capek, originally produced in Prague in 1921. The word "robot" was coined by Capek's brother Josef, and the concept of the robot has its source in this play.

Praha (Prague): Aventinum, 1927. Signed by the author. Title page printed in red and black. In publisher's printed buckram. In fine condition.. With numerous text illustrations by the author.. With numerous text illustrations by the author. Signed by the author. Title page printed in red and black. In publisher's printed buckram. 106, (6) p. Signed copy of Čapek's humorous travelogue of England, with numerous illustrations, also by him. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot". .

[Warsawa]: Czytelnik, 1958. First Polish edition. In publisher's printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket very slightly chipped and tanned on the spine due to acidic paper. Overall in fine condition.. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan S. Miklaszewski.. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan S. Miklaszewski. First Polish edition. In publisher's printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. 223, (1) p. First Polish edition of Truman Capote's (1924-1984) first published novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Illustrated by the Polish graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor, Jan Samuel Miklaszewski (1907-1982).

A Paris: , rue Dauphine: De l'Imprimerie de L. Cellot, 1781. First edition. In later blue wrappers, shelfmark vignette to the front. Light foxing. In fine condition.. First edition. In later blue wrappers, shelfmark vignette to the front. [4] [1]-20 p. An extremely scarce contemporary account in verse of the Yorktown Campaign and the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. A commemoration of the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781, the "double victory" on land and on the sea, a decisive victory of the French and American forces over the British Army. The American Continental Army troops were led by General George Washington with support from Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau, while the British Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The poem, La double victoire, dedicated to Madame la Comtesse de Rochambeau, composed by the journalist, Caron de Chanset, served fresh news from America and of the Revolutionary War to the Parisian society, two months after… Read More

Lisboa: Regia Officina Typografica, 1788. First edition. In later paper. Collection inscription on the title page in ink. Light foxing throughout. Quire I stained, more visible on its first 3 leaves. Page IX dusted towards the edges. Plate 2 with a light stain towards the gutter with no effect on the print area. Restored. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In later paper. [I]-X [1]-148 [4] p., and two folding plates (one coloured by contemporary hand). First edition of Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo's important treatise on colour theory which influenced Goethe's famous work, Zur Farbenlehre. In his 1788 book, the Portuguese nobleman and scientist Carvalho y Sampayo (1750-1807) describes his colour system, "the first fully coloured system of one-dimensional simple hue and tint/shade scales as well as a gray scale", in two main chapters. In the first chapter, he introduces its six simple colours (white, black, yellow, red, blue, and green), while in the second one, each simple colour is combined… Read More

[S.l.]; Moscow: Presses Universitaries de France; Sovetskaya Rossiya, 1984. First editions. Three presentation copies inscribed by the authors to Erich Honecker in French and Russian. All three in publisher's wrapping / leather binding. Dust jacket present for Повесть о моем друге. Some minor creases here and there. In fine condition.. First editions. Three presentation copies inscribed by the authors to Erich Honecker in French and Russian. All three in publisher's wrapping / leather binding. Dust jacket present for Повесть о моем друге. 240 p.; 188 [4] p.; 348 [4] p. Three presentation copies, inscribed to Erich Honecker, former leader of the DDR..

En Pamplona: Por Nicolás de Assiayn [Asiaín], Impressor de libros, y a su costa, 1629. In later cardboard, covered with marbled paper. Handwritten title label on spine in ink. Shelfmarks on front pastedown in pencil and ink, shelfmark vignette on rear pastedown. Title page with loss at the upper corner no effect to text, tears at the upper and outer edges, affecting the text, but no loss, wormholes and damp stain at the gutter. Sporadic damp stains throughout, a brown stain on ff. 57v and 58r. Small defects of the paper occasionally with a tiny loss to text on f. 166r.. In later cardboard, covered with marbled paper. Handwritten title label on spine in ink. Shelfmarks on front pastedown in pencil and ink, shelfmark vignette on rear pastedown. ff [1(title page)] [1]-296 [Complete, with several misnumberings to foliation and quire signatures]. Collation: 8º: 𝜋1 A-Z8 2A-2O8. Extremely scarce, early Pamplona edition of Persiles, Cervantes's last work. "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda was… Read More