Search Results: Authors starting with D from Foldvaribooks

Zürich, 1919. Handbill program. On the verso advertisements for the Dada 4-5, and a monthly edited publication by Walter Serner "Das Hirngeschwür", and also earlier publications of the movement the "Collection Dada. Formerly folded, overall in fine condition.. Handbill program. On the verso advertisements for the Dada 4-5, and a monthly edited publication by Walter Serner "Das Hirngeschwür", and also earlier publications of the movement the "Collection Dada". 1 leaf, 2 printed pages. 280 × 200 mm. Handbill with the program of the 8th Dada Soirée, the last official event of the Dadaists in Switzerland. The program was divided into three acts, the first - printed under the rubric "Mouvement Dada. Manifeste, Vorträge, Kompositionen, Tänze, Simultanische Dichtungen" - was recitations and performances by Viking Eggeling, Käthe Wulff (reading Huelsenbeck and Kandinsky) Tristan Tzara ("La fièvre du mâle," and other selected poems). The performers of the second part were Hans Richter, Hans… Read More

München: Drei Masken Verlag. First edition, published as manuscript, not for sale. Lil Dagover's copy. In publisher's wrappers. Spine sunned. Dagover's name and address in ink on front cover by her own hand. With signes, notes underlines in red, blue and black pencil, also in blue and red ink on almost each pages by Dagover. One addiditional manuscript page in red ink added. Cover somewhat bumped, slightly worn. Yellowed, due to acidic paper. Overall in very good condition.. First edition, published as manuscript, not for sale. Lil Dagover's copy. In publisher's wrappers. 87, (1) p. Lil Dagover's copy of the script of the play "Die erste Frau Shelby", she played the role of Mrs. Janet Selby, the main character of John Ervin's play.

Poland, 1984. Polish samizdat edition of the second novel in the Han Solo Adventures trilogy. Original pictorial wrappers, with 2 stickers on the wrapper. Polish samizdat edition of the second novel in the Han Solo Adventures trilogy. Original pictorial wrappers; 111 p. of mimeographed typescript to rectos and versos. The book was published by the Polish Sci-fi fan club "Falcon". with the words "for internal use of the organization" printed at the bottom of the title page. Unusual for samizdat, a print run of 100 copies is indicated on this item. The translator of the novel, likely also a member of the fan club, is unknown.

Barcelona: Galerie Dalmau, 1920. Poster printed in colors (45 x 31.5 cm). In great conditon.. Poster printed in colors (45 x 31.5 cm). Original poster from the first international avant-garde exhibition held in Barcelona in 1920 at the Dalmau Gallery. It included Georges Braque, Derain, Juan Gris, Auguste Herbin, Fernand Léger, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Matisse, Jean Metzinger, Juan Miró, Ortiz de Zarate, Pablo Picasso, Gino Severini, Leopold Survage.. Josep Dalmau's Barcelona gallery played a key role in the promotion of avant-garde European artists at the beginning of the 20th century, organising exhibitions that have all made history, from the Cubists in 1912 to Angel Planells in 1930. Dalmau supported the publication of the first four issues of the journal 391 in early 1917, and dedicated an exhibition of Picabia's recent works in 1922. The 1920 exhibition of avant-garde French art, organized with the Parisian dealers Léonce Rosenberg and Georges Bernheim, was one of the most memorable.

Budapest: AB Független Kiadó, 1985. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. In large format (A3 size). In publisher's, illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. Slightly chipped at extremities. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper. Overall in very good condition.. Inner covers illustrated, 4 full page illustrations and a text illustration. Cover and illustrations by László Rajk.. Inner covers illustrated, 4 full page illustrations and a text illustration. Cover and illustrations by László Rajk. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. In large format (A3 size). In publisher's, illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. Inscribed by the author, the illustrator and the publisher. (35) leaves [133 pages], and 6 plates (4 of them full page illustrations). Illustrated samizdat edition of Dalos' sequel of Orwell's 1984. The book was first published in English in 1984 unter the title "1985. A Historical Report (Hongkong 2036) From the Hungarian of ***". This copy inscribed by Dalos (in 1999), by… Read More

Pesten (Pest): Szent-István-Társulat (Herz János), 1856. First edition. In contemporary half leather. Gilt ornaments and title on spine. Moderate foxing throughout effecting the plates more intensely. A stain on front panel. Cover and spine somewhat rubbed, bumped. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In contemporary half leather. Gilt ornaments and title on spine. VI, 2, (1)-416, (2) p., and 2 plates protected with tissue (portrait of Columbus and a double portrait of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile) and a folding map of Central America. The earliest historical book about Columbus, his voyages and discovery of the Americas in Hungarian by a Hungarian. Danielik (1817-1888) gives Columbus's biography and the historical background of his voyages to the Americas. The book is illustrated with a portrait of Columbus, depicts him on the coast of America, stands under a palm tree with a map in his hand and Santa María in the background; a royal double-portrait of Ferdinand… Read More

[Budapest]: (Offset), 1966. Original, vintage poster. Offset color print. Folded twice. Notes in blue pencil on verso. A light water stain to upper right corner. Otherwise in fine condition.. Designed by Árpád Darvas.. Designed by Árpád Darvas. Original, vintage poster. Offset color print. ca. 40 × 60 cm. Original Hungarian movie poster for the 1964 British-Greek comedy-drama film Zorba the Greek, based on Nikos Kazantzakis' 1946 novel of the same title. It was premiered in Hungary in 1966 and the poster was designed by Árpád Darvas (1927-2015). .

Prague: I. L. Kobra, 1914. First edition. In publisher's cloth binding. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Corners slightly rubbed. Light foxing here and there. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's cloth binding. 387 [1] p. and 1 folding chart. First Czech edition of Darwin's opus magnum, On the Origin of Species (1859), the foundation of evolutionary biology. The translator, František Klapálek (1863-1919) was a prominent entomologist, founding member and the first chairman of the Czech Entomological Society. .

Budapest: Kiadja a M. K. Természettudományi Társulat, 1884. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's red buckram, with gilt title on spine, and front panels blind stamped, in two volumes. With bookplates and contemporary bookseller's vignette on inner front panels. Covers are slightly rubbed at extremities. Endpapers reinforced at joints. Overall in very good condition.. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's red buckram, with gilt title on spine, and front panels blind stamped, in two volumes. LXXI, (1), (1)-542, (2); VII, (5), (1)-436 p. First Hungarian edition of Darwin's 1871 book on human evolution and sexual selection, "The Descent of Man". Tivadar Margo (1816-1896) was a biologist, the author of Darwin's biography, written for this edition, and one of the earliest Hungarian Darwinists, who wrote the first Hungarian zoological book that based on Darwin's idea about the evolution. Margo had the chance to meet Darwin personally in 1875, he describes this meeting in the introduction of this… Read More

Budapest: Kiadja a Természettudományi Társulat Könyvkiadó Vállalata, 1873. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's green cloth, bound into two volumes, gilt-stamped spine titles, panels with blindstamped device. Contemporary ownership signature on half-titleOccasional light foxing throughout in both volumes. Overall in fine condition. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's green cloth, bound into two volumes, gilt-stamped spine titles, panels with blindstamped device. 2 v. XIV, [2], 303, [1] p. and 1 folding plate; VII, [1], 361, [3] p., and a plate with Darwins portrait, protected with tissue paper. First Hungarian edition of Darwin's opus magnum, the On the Origin of Species (1859), the foundation of evolutionary biology. A fajok eredete was Darwin's first book to be translated into Hungarian. The translator László Dapsy (1843-1890) was a gymnasium teacher in Budapest, who studied at the New College in The University of Edinburgh. While in Scotland Dapsy was introduced to Darwin's… Read More

Budapest: Vass, 1906. Early Hungarian edition. In later cloth. Some foxing, one page with missing of very. small text.. Early Hungarian edition. In later cloth. 441 p. With A fajok eredete [Kivonata az eredeti munkának.] (The Origin of Species [Extract from original work) Budapest: Vass Jozsef, 1905. Hungarian edition. . 95 p. In very good condition. A rare and early Hungarian edition of Darwin.

Budapest: Vass Jozsef, 1905. Hungarian edition. In contemporary half cloth. In very good condition. Hungarian edition. In contemporary half cloth. 95 p. A rare and early Hungarian edition of Darwin.

Barcelona: Imprenta de la Renaixensa, 1876. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. Spine with small damage to the head, wormholes at joints. Corners slightly bumped. Pages yellowed due to aging. Last pages with wormholes. Overall in very good condition.. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. XI, (2), 14-322, (2) p. First Spanish edition of Charles Darwin's 1871 groundbreaking book on human evolution and the sexual selection, "The Descent of Man".

Zagreb: Tisak Kr. Zemaljske Tiskare, 1922. First Croat edition. In original printed wrappers. In very good condition.. With a photographic portrait of Darwin and a double page folding map. Illustrated throughout.. With a photographic portrait of Darwin and a double page folding map. Illustrated throughout. First Croat edition. In original printed wrappers. (7), (4)-165, (1) p., with a photographic plate and a folding map. Rare first Croat edition of the The Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's only work translated into this language, until recent times. The present translation was never completed. The full (and different) translation was published in 1949 (Putovanje jednog prirodoslovca oko svijeta; Zagreb: Beograd, Novo Pokoljenje). Not in Freeman. .

Budapest: K[irályi]. M[agyar]. Természettudományi Társulat, 1904. First Hungarian edition. In original blind stamped cloth, gilt title on spine. In good condition.. With numerous illustrations.. With numerous illustrations. First Hungarian edition. In original blind stamped cloth, gilt title on spine. XV, [1], 308 p. First Hungarian edition of "The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System" by Sir George Howard Darwin, the second son of Charles Darwin, on the effects of tidal friction on the Earth-Moon system. Slightly amended edition. E.g. the diagram and details on Poincaré's pear-shaped figures (pp. 238-241). .

(Paris): Bary. Anc.ne Photographie Benque. 33. Rue Boissy d'Anglas, 1880. Original, vintage photograph. Albumen print, mounted on photographer's card. In very good condition. Original, vintage photograph. Albumen print, mounted on photographer's card. In very good condition. 105 × 135 mm.

[Paris]: [Imprimerie de J.-A. Boudon], 1835. First edition. In publisher's printed ochre wrappers. Artistically restored at spine. Ink stamp "Bibliothèque Heim Paris" on verso of title page. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's printed ochre wrappers. 11, (1) p. Catalogue of Louis David's 1835 exposition and sale of 15 paintings and a collection of twelve sketchbooks. Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) was Napoleon's appointed painter, and the most celebrated French artist of the era in the Neoclassical style. After David's death, his works were sold on two sales, the first of 66 items was held in 1826, and the second in 1835 with 16 lots. .

[Budapest]: Nova Irodalmi Intézet, 1934. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's printed cloth with gilt-embossed ornaments on the spine and the publisher's logo on the cover. With the original, illustrated dust jacket, designed by Jenő Pályi. Dust jacket very slightly chipped and dusted. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper. Overall in fine condition.. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's printed cloth with gilt-embossed ornaments on the spine and the publisher's logo on the cover. With the original, illustrated dust jacket, designed by Jenő Pályi. 392 p. First Hungarian edition of Alfred Döblin's (1878-1957) 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz. Dust jacket illustrated in a modernist style by Hungarian graphic artist Jenő Pályi (1900-1953).

Pest: Trattner, 1830. Offprint editions of Tudományos Gyujtemény. In original paper. Spines restored. In very good condition.. Offprint editions of Tudományos Gyujtemény. In original paper. 18 p., 18 p. Scarce accounts of travels on Caucasus and Crimea. The author was a Hungarian who served in the Prussian army during the Napoleonic Wars and then with the French. In 1829 he travelled to the Caucasus in search of the Magyars. Then he continued his journey through the Crimea to study the Tartars and crossed the Black Sea to Trebizond Erzurum Tbilisi Constantinople and Trieste. - The famous geographer, Alexander von Humboldt - whom he met in Paris - also played a role in the financing of his scientific expedition, who also took part in the trip.

1566. 4 pages, folio, address panel on last page, docketing and seal remnants on the verso, countersigned by Catherine's secretary of state, [Jacques] Bourdin, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 24 November 1566. Folded, small holes and light discoloration at the main folding. In fine condition.. 4 pages, folio, address panel on last page, docketing and seal remnants on the verso, countersigned by Catherine's secretary of state, [Jacques] Bourdin, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 24 November 1566. Singed letter by Catherine de' Medici, expressing her annoyance at Montluc's invasion of Madeira to Seigneur de Fourquevaux, the French Ambassador to Spain. Catherine de' Medici's signed letter, as Queen Mother to Raimond de Beccarie de Pavie, baron (Seigneur) de Fourquevaux, her son's ambassador to Spain, referring to the raid of Pierre-Bertrand de Montluc on the Island of Madeira, its effect on the relations between the Kings of France and Spain, and other matters related her daughter Elisabeth of Valois, the Queen of Spain… Read More