Search Results: Authors starting with J from Foldvaribooks

William Henry Jackson, 1898. Vintage mammoth plate albumen photograph mounted on cardboard. Photograph slightly faded. Blue ink retouch on the right edge of the image. Minor flaking offs at the lower edge of the photograph. Overall in very good condition.. Vintage mammoth plate albumen photograph mounted on cardboard. 532 × 423 mm. Scarce mammoth plate by the American photographer William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), one of the foremost photographers of the American West. The photograph shows the view of the Cathedral Spires rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado with three men on horseback in the foreground of the image.

Paris, 1946. En dix lignes quoi dire aux artistes . ... Je suis heureux d'être là. Hélas, à ma grande joie du retour, se mêle l'amertume de ne pas trouver tous ceux, proches et lointains, qui ne sont plus. Ils ont donné leurs vies pour que nous puissions vivre en hommes. Ce privilège ne nous sera pas accordé sans lutte. Pour cette tâche exaltante, je viens humblement me mettre dans vos rangs.

Paris: E. Dentu, 1865. First edition. Presentation copy. In publisher's orange wrappers. Cover slightly worn. Inside clean. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Presentation copy. In publisher's orange wrappers. 288 p. Catalogue of the Paris Salon of 1865, with the review on Manet's "scandalous" Olympia. Paris Salon was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the greatest recurring art event of the Wester world since the mid 17th century. In 1863, the conservative jury rejected to exhibit the modern paintings at the show, and they were exhibited separately at Salon de refuses, which is considered the birth of Impressionism. It attracted many visitors and drew the attention on the new tendency in art, thus in the year 1865 the jury decided accept all paintings. The most scandalous and talked pieces of this year exhibition were Manet's two works, "Olympia" that shows a nude women as a prostitute in bed, being brought flowers by a black servant and "Jésus… Read More

Tartu: Loodus (K. Mattiesen), 1927. First edition of the first book by Jakobson. In two volumes. In original, illustrated wrappers, designed by Jaan Vahtra. In fine condition.. First edition of the first book by Jakobson. In two volumes. In original, illustrated wrappers, designed by Jaan Vahtra. (8), 9-407, (1); (6), 415-760 p. Jaan Vahtra (1882-1947) was the leader of the 1923 found Estonian Artists' Group of Cubism and Constructivism. August Jakobson (1904-1963) won the literary award of the Loodus publishing-house with this work. He was the head of the Estonian Writer's Union between 1939-1940 and 1944-1946. .

Warszawa [Warsaw], 1830. In contemporary half leather. No title page in vol. 1. CCracks in the spines, stains and dirt inside, stuck defects in the corner of the last pages vol. 4, a few pages in ink. The copy is clearly worn out. In good conditon.. In contemporary half leather. 225; [2], 216; 212; 194. Cooper's first novel translated into Polish. The English original was first published in 1821.

Wien - Leipzig: Universal Edition, 1922. In original paper. Very good copy.. In original paper. 40 p. Inscribed to Esther Ilse Hoffe by Max Brod. Brod was the translator of the work to German. Janácek probably decided in early 1919 to set Ostrowski's "Das Gewitter" to music. It is not surprising that he chose a Russian theme for this opera, since Janácek, co-founder of the Russian circle in Brno, was a lover of Russian culture and often took inspiration from Russian literature. The opera premiered on November 23, 1921 at the National Theater in Brno under the direction of Frantisek Neumann. Almost exactly a year later, on November 30, 1922, Katja Kabanova took the stage in the Prague National Theater.

1964. Collage. Signed and dated at lower left corner. With official stamps on the verso. Worned, corners damaged.. Collage. Signed and dated at lower left corner. With official stamps on the verso. 82 × 58 cm. The original design of the poster for Miklós Jancsó's (1921-1914) 1965 movie, "Így jöttem" (My Way Home), which is considered his first masterpiece. Designed by András Máté (1921-2000) the leading graphic artist of the 1960s.

Budapest, 1968. One page, typed letter. Signed by Jancsó and Hernádi. With manuscript supplement by Jancsó, signed twice. Folded twice. Creased at upper left corner. In fine condition.. One page, typed letter. Signed by Jancsó and Hernádi. With manuscript supplement by Jancsó, signed twice. 205 × 290 mm. Signed letter by Miklós Jancsó and Gyula Hernádi sent to the Artist's Copyright Office, with handwritten supplement by Jancsó. Jancsó and Hernádi urges the Hungarian Copyright Office to conclude the contract with Lorrimer Publishing. They request the royalty to be divided equally between them. Jancsó added in hand that the net price of the deposit should be included into the contract. Presumably it refers to the contract for distribution of the 1967 film "The Red and the White" (Csillagosok, katonák) in the UK, whose screenplay was written by Jancsó and Gyula Hernádi. .

(1958). In good condition.. Original, vintage, black and white photo of the staff of Jancsó's movie. Title and date on verso in pencil.. Original, vintage, black and white photo of the staff of Jancsó's movie. Title and date on verso in pencil. 143 × 90 mm. "A harangok Rómába mentek" was Jancsó's first feature film, a classical realistic story about children pressured to join the army during WWII, but they refuse to fight on German side againt the Russians on the eastern front, and try to rescue bells that are being taken to be used as metal for guns. Jancsó later dismissed his film, considered it too romantic thus false. .

1965. Ink. Singed at upper right edge. Date and official stamps on verso. Folded.. Ink. Singed at upper right edge. Date and official stamps on verso. 82 × 58 cm. The original design of the poster for Miklós Jancsó's (1921-1914) 1965 movie, "Szegény legények" (The Round-Up), which was the director's first film that received international acclaim. The image of the published poster is identical, the background was changed to red. Designed by László Bánki (1916-1991) who was one of the leading Hungarian poster designers of his time. .

Budapest: Mafilm, 1970. Mimeographed. Only on recto. In Original red cloth. Fine conditon. Mimeographed. Only on recto. In Original red cloth. 39 p.

Bécs (Vienna): Ferenc Jankó, 1922. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. Cover slightly chipped and stained. Inside tanned due to acidic paper. Overall in good condition.. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. 32 p. Illustrated weekly magazine. With several photographic reproductions. Contains the portraits of the directors Micheal Curtiz, Alexander Korda and Stefan Lorant and frames from their films, Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis (Mrs. Dane's Confession; 1921), Prinz und Bettelknabe (The Prince and the Pauper; 1920) and Die Narrenkappe der Liebe (1921). Cover by Sándor Bortnyik (1893-1976) the Hungarian painter and graphic designer, one of the chief Hungarian avant-garde artists. .

Bekescsaba: Tevan, 1947. Portfolio housed in printed wraps over boards. Cover worn, but still in good conditon. Inside fine.. Portfolio housed in printed wraps over boards. Portfolio of sixteen tipped in reproductions of charcoal drawings about the holocaust by Tibor Jankay. Edited by Bela Zsolt 1895-1949) , Hungarian Jewish author of one of the earliest Holocaust memoirs, Nine Suitcases (Kilenc koffer) Drawings by Tibor Jankay (1899-1994) , who was born in Békéscsaba, studied art in Budapest and Paris until World War II, when he was sent to a forced labor camp. Later escaping from a train bound for Auschwitz, Jankay became a fugitive, trading his drawings for food. Despite terrible trials, he survived the war and was miraculously reunited with his beloved wife. The couple resettled in Venice, California.

Praha, 1947. Mimeographed typescript. Text in Czech, only on rectos. Handwritten, contemporary note in pencil on the title page and a few corrections and underscores throughout. Some pages creased, chipped, or dog-eared. First and last pages partly detached. Altogether in very good condition.. Mimeographed typescript. Text in Czech, only on rectos. [158] leaves. Copy of the original Czech typescript of Janouch's book, later published under the title Conversations with Kafka. The author of this extraordinary portrait of Kafka, was the Czech composer and author, Gustav Janouch (1903-1968). As a seventeen-year-old aspiring poet, he was introduced to Kafka by his father, who worked with the writer at the Workers' Accident Insurance Institute. Janouch accompanied Kafka on his walks through Prague, where they "talked about everything, from writing to carpentry". Janouch took notes of these conversations, and in 1947 he was ready with the first version of the book, in German and Czech, in order to… Read More

Budapest: Pátria, 1906. First edition. Limited. One of 300 numbered copies. Japanese-bound. In publisher's wrappers, with illustrated title vignette by Lajos Kozma. Some folded pages are trimmed. Paper yellowed due to ageing. First 2 leaves somewhat dusted at lower right corner. Binding artistically restored. Overall in very good condition.. With numerous text illustrations, many by Kozma. Title page, initials head and tail pieces also by him. Many of the illustrations coloured and one mounted.. With numerous text illustrations, many by Kozma. Title page, initials head and tail pieces also by him. Many of the illustrations coloured and one mounted. First edition. Limited. One of 300 numbered copies. Japanese-bound. In publisher's wrappers, with illustrated title vignette by Lajos Kozma. 50 p. Art Nouveau Yearbook of the students of architecture at the Royal Joseph Technical University. With many illustrations by Lajos Kozma and his fellows at the university artist group "Fiatalok" (Youth), a… Read More

1920. Mixed technics. In fine condition. Mounted on paper.. Mixed technics. 18 x 12 cm.

Krakow, 1923. In original illustrated paper. Little bit dirty cover and some handwriting, inside is fine.. In original illustrated paper. One of the signed 200 copy. Bruno Jasieński was one of the leader of the Polish Futurist movement. Extremely rare.

Chelm: Zenon Wasniewski (Kultura), 1935. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. Cover sunned at edges, slightly chipped. Overall in fine condition.. With an inset linocut.. With an inset linocut. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. 81-100 p. and. Polish review of modern poetry with an inset expressionist linocut by Zenon Waśniewski. Contains Slavic literary works, among them a translation of Alexander Blok's poem, this issue also has a French section (Cocteau, Rimbaud, Francis Jammes, Gide, Nerval, Cros). .

Nyiregyháza: Nyirvidék: (Nyomtatott Pringer és Jóba könyvnyomdájában), 1883. In somewhat later half cloth. With the formerly unrecorded, green, printed wrappers of the "Debrecen-edition" mounted on front panel. Possessor's inscription on front panel (Miklós Preiser). Pages yellowed, fragile, occasionally chipped due to the acidic paper. Title page of the second part bound to the front. Wanting the last annex (to issue no. 29; 2 pages). Pages numbered in pencil. Few notes in pencil. Title page restored with some loss. Closed tears in the first part, restored with Japanese paper tape (p.156, 201-212 , 305), p. 205 open tear with some loss to the text at the upper edge. Missing upper corners to pp. 65-72 (1st part) with unimportant loss to the headers, and in the 2nd part: p. 15, 22 (tiny loss of text). Brown stains to pp. 17-20 (2nd part). Otherwise in fine condition.. In somewhat later half cloth. With the formerly unrecorded, green, printed wrappers of the "Debrecen-edition" mounted on front… Read More

Stockholm: tryckt hos Carl Delén, 1802. First Swedish edition. Papered spine. Occasional brown spots. In very good condition.. First Swedish edition. 87, [1] p. First edition of the Swedish translation of the first biography of the "Black Napoleon" Toussaint-Louverture. François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803) was an ex-slave, the best-known and the most successful black commanders of the Haitian Revolution, the only successful slave rebellion in history. The insurrection culminated in the elimination of slavery and the founding of the Republic of Haiti, in 1804, the first independent black republic and the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere. Approaching the last phase of the Revolution, after Toussaint Louverture defeated the British expeditionary force in 1798, and led a successful invasion of the neighboring Santo Domingo, freeing the slaves there in late 1800 and early 1801, he issued a constitution for Saint-Domingue that decreed he would be governor-for-life and… Read More