Search Results: Authors starting with L from Foldvaribooks

A Paris: Chez Daniel Hortemels, Saint Jacques, au Mecenas, 1687. First edition. In contemporary leather. Spine with five raised bands, compartments gilt, titled. Tinted edges. Bookplate and shelfmark on inner front panel. A different possessor's inscription on flyleaf. Ownership stamp on title page. Spine with worm traces. Corners slightly bumped. Inside clean with occasional stains throughout. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In contemporary leather. Spine with five raised bands, compartments gilt, titled. Tinted edges. (30), 370, (4) p. [Complete.]. First edition of Du Vignau's important work dealing with the decline of the Ottoman Empire. L'état présent de la puissance Ottomane was written after the unsuccessful siege of Vienna by the Ottomans in 1683 and the following withdrawal. It deals with the possible reasons led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire and provides an overview of the period Ottoman power. The book gained interest throughout Europe, and in the subsequent… Read More

En Anveres [Antwerp]: En l'Oficina Plantiniana, Cerca la Biuda, Iuan Moreto [widow of Plantin and Jan Moretus], 1591. First Plantin edition. In contemporary limp vellum. Title on spine lettered in ink. Edges tinted in red. Roman type. 20 verse lines, and headline. Large floriated and historiated woodcut initials, ornamental tailpieces, printer's device at the end. A few stains on the binding, rear panel rubbed at lower left corner. Title page artistically restored at the lower margin, with no effect on the text. Last leaf (O4) cut, the residual part mounted on pastedown. Inside clean, illustrations are sharp, the margins wide. An attractive copy, in fine condition.. Illustrated with an engraved title vignette of a knight on horseback with background and 20 full-page etchings, attributed to Pieter van der Borcht.. Illustrated with an engraved title vignette of a knight on horseback with background and 20 full-page etchings, attributed to Pieter van der Borcht. First Plantin edition. In contemporary… Read More

Tallin: Eesti opetajate liidu kirjastus, 1927. First edition. Original wrapper. Nice condition. Light stain on covers.. First edition. Original wrapper. 56 p. Estonian book on woodcuts with illustrations by Frans Masereel, Mart Laarman, Félix Vallotton, Edvard Munch and many other.

Tallinn: Eesti Opetajate Liidu, 1927. First edition. In illustrated paper. With several woodcut illustration throughout. Handwritten title on the spine. Cover water stained with light foxing. Inside clean. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In illustrated paper. With several woodcut illustration throughout. 55, (1) p. Märt (Martin) Laarman (1896-1979) Estonian graphic artist and painter. Member of the Estonian Artist Group founded by Jaan Vahtra. He made his early works in Expressionist style later he turned to Constructivism. Exhibited with the members of the group "Die Abstrakten" in Berlin, 1924. Editor of the "Book of New Art", 1928 that contained the programme of the Estonian Artists' Group. One of the most important Estonian Modernist artist.

[Rhenen], early 18th century. Manuscript in ink in various hands. In contemporary overlapping limp vellum. Text in Dutch. Simon Laat's name in ink by contemporary hand on front panel and inner rear panel, also in text. Ink stain on rear panel and spine. Binding tired. Some pages removed, one leaf partly clipped. Stains occasionally. Otherwise in very good condition.. Manuscript in ink in various hands. In contemporary overlapping limp vellum. Text in Dutch. Simon Laat's name in ink by contemporary hand on front panel and inner rear panel, also in text. [116] p. Collection of early 18th-century manuscript recipes for wine fining. Including 71 numbered and some thirty unnumbered recipes for fining, clarifying, and stabilizing wines, a few recipes for beer, other drinks, and wine-based remedies, a list of wine merchant tools, and an index to the first 53 recipes. Also contains a drawing of the coat of arms of Amsterdam and a few other small doodles. Simon Laats was a wine merchant from Rhenen, The… Read More

Pest (Bécs [Vienna]): Ráth Mór (Holzhausen Adolf), 1871. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's green cloth. Title lettered gilt on spine. Marbled fore-edge. United States of America" written in pencil on the title page of the first and second volume, and on the front fly-leaf of third. Slight foxing and stains throughout, overall a good copy.. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's green cloth. Title lettered gilt on spine. Marbled fore-edge. IV, 444; IV, 406; (4), 503, (1) p. First Hungarian edition if Laboulaye's work on the political history of the United states. It was frist published in France between 1855-1866. Laboulaye (1881-1883) was a French jurist and anti-slavery activist. He was the intellectual creator of the Statue of Liberty in New York, proposing the idea for a monument in 1865. .

1869: Ráth Mór. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary half velum. In very nice conditon.. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary half velum. 220 p., [4] 249 p. Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye (French pronunciation:was a French jurist, poet, author and anti-slavery activist. In 1865, he originated the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States that resulted in the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

Paris, 1938. First editon. In publisher's paper. Cover slightly faded, with small missings on the sides.. First editon. In publisher's paper. 16, 8 p. One of the first important texts of Jacques Lacan. Rare.

Krakow: Galeria Potocka. Muzeum Sztuki Aktualnej. Two original, vintage black and white posters. 247 mm × 309 mm and 298 mm × 415 mm. One of the posters folded once, the other one twice. Both in fine condition.. Two original, vintage black and white posters. 247 mm × 309 mm and 298 mm × 415 mm. Original advertising poster of Andrzej Lachowicz's exhibition titled PERMAFO, that was on show in the PERMAFO Gallery in Wrocław, Poland in 1971 with a photographic image of his 1971 artistic action, PERMART, that took place during the Golden Grape Symposium in Zielona Góra. Original black and white photographic poster of Lachowicz's work with a hand, showing 'three' or rather 'W' for the German word, 'Widerstand' [resistance] two times (one under the other). Andrzej Lachowicz (1876-1944) was Polish graphic artist, photographer, filmmaker and art theoretician. In 1970 - along with Natalia LL, Zbigniew Dłubak and Antoni Dzieduszycki - he initiated the Neo-Avant-Garde group Permafo (an abbreviation… Read More

Szabadka: Forum, 1981. First edition. Printed in 800 copy. In original illustrated paper. In fine conditon with a bookseller's ticket at the end. First edition. Printed in 800 copy. In original illustrated paper. 113 p. Katalin Ladik (b. 1942) is a Yugoslavian-born (today Serbia) Hungarian radical female performance artist, poet, and writer. Besides other prizes, in 2016 she was awarded by the LennonOno Grant for Peace together with Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor, and Olafur Eliasson. She was an exhibitor at "documenta 14" in 2017.

Újvidék [Novi Sad, Yugoslavia]: Symposion (Forum Lap- és Könyvkiadó és Nyomdaipari Munkaszervezet), 1978. First edition. In original, photographic cover. Illustrated throughout by the author. The illustrations are printed in silver on black paper. Slightly rubbed at extremities. Inside fine. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In original, photographic cover. Illustrated throughout by the author. The illustrations are printed in silver on black paper. 107, (5) p. First edition of Ladik's illustrated book of poems. Katalin Ladik (b. 1942) is a Yugoslavian-born (today Serbia) Hungarian radical female performance artist, poet, and writer. Besides other prizes, in 2016 she was awarded by the LennonOno Grant for Peace together with Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor, and Olafur Eliasson. She was an exhibitor at "documenta 14" in 2017. The publisher of the book was the avant-garde, literary and art magazine of the Hungarians in Yugoslavia (Serbia) "Új Symposion". .

[Újvidék]: [Fórum Könyvkiadó], 1971. First edition. Inscribed by the author. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Gábor Ifjú. Printed on differently colored papers. Cover rubbed at extremities. In fine condition.. First edition. Inscribed by the author. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Gábor Ifjú. Printed on differently colored papers. 89, (7) p. Inscribed first edition of Katalin Ladik's book of surreal poems. Katalin Ladik (b. 1942) is a Yugoslavian-born (today Serbia) Hungarian radical female performance artist, poet, and writer. Besides other prizes, in 2016 she was awarded by the LennonOno Grant for Peace together with Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor, and Olafur Eliasson. She was an exhibitor at "documenta 14" in 2017. .

Madrid: Imprenta Nacional, 1859. First edition. In somewhat later half leather. Spine with gilt embossed title and ornamental decorations. Marbled endpapers. Cover rubbed, bumped at corners. Spine slightly rubbed, with small damage to the head. The half-title is not presented. Presentation inscription on the verso of the free endpaper. Pages yellowed due to ageing. Light foxing throughout. Small damage to page 67-68 at the lower corner. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In somewhat later half leather. Spine with gilt embossed title and ornamental decorations. Marbled endpapers. 242 [4] p., and one folding plate. First edition of Emilio Lafuente y Alcantara's influential treatise on the Arabic inscriptions of the Alhambra in Granada, including the poems of Ibn Zamrak. Lafuente y Alcantara wrote his present book on the inscriptions of the Alhambra in Granada, including Palacio Árabe, Puerta Justicia, Puerta del Vino, Torre de la Cautiva, Torre de las Infantas and the royal tombstones,… Read More

Rigā: Latvju Kultura, 1930. First edition. Published in only 1300 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Blue inkblots on title page. Spine artistically restored. Slightly trimmed. Overall in fine condition.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks. First edition. Published in only 1300 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 47, (1) p. First issue of the third and last year of "Kreisā fronte", the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky's magazine the "LEF" and the design of "Novy Lef". Only 17 issues were published between 1928 and 1930 (the last one was double), when it was banned by the authorities, and Laicens launched his new magazine the "Tribīne". The content of "Kreisā fronte" was more cultural than political, contained avant-garde literary elements as well as photographic… Read More

Rigā (Riga): Vaiņaga (Latvijas Sargs), 1920. First edition. In original, illustrated cover. Slightly chipped at edges, slightly worn. Overall a good copy.. With a full page illustration.. With a full page illustration. First edition. In original, illustrated cover. 125, (3) p. Cover and a full page illustration by Niklāvs Strunke (1894-1966) the most outstanding representative of the 20th century Latvian Avant-garde. Linards (Petrovich) Laicens (1883-1938) was a Latvian Expressionist writer, poet. He was also active in politics as a member of Communist party. Editor or leftist Avant-garde journal Tribine. He was imprisoned several times in Latvia as a Communist, in 1932 he fled to the Soviet Union where he was perished during the Great Purge in 1938. .

Rigā: Latvju Kultura, 1930. First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. In fine condition.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks. First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 55, (1) p. Third issue of the third and last year of "Kreisā fronte", the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky's magazine the "LEF" and the design of "Novy Lef". Only 17 issues were published between 1928 and 1930 (the last one was double), when it was banned by the authorities, and Laicens launched his new magazine the "Tribīne". The content of "Kreisā fronte" was more cultural than political, contained avant-garde literary elements as well as photographic artwork. Linards (Petrovich) Laicens (1883-1938) was a Latvian Expressionist writer… Read More

Rigā: Latvju Kultura, 1930. First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Tear to margin of title page, no effect on text. Overall in fine condition.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks and two reproductions of Georg Grosz' drawings.. Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with photographic artworks and two reproductions of Georg Grosz' drawings. First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 47, (1) p. Second issue of the third and last year of "Kreisā fronte", the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky's magazine the "LEF" and the design of "Novy Lef". Only 17 issues were published between 1928 and 1930 (the last one was double), when it was banned by the authorities, and Laicens launched his new magazine the "Tribīne". The content of "Kreisā fronte" was more cultural than… Read More

Rigā (Riga): Latvju Kultūras, 1930. First edition. In original illustrated cover. Artistically restored. In good condition.. With a full page illustrationcby Eriks Kalis.. With a full page illustrationcby Eriks Kalis. First edition. In original illustrated cover. 222, [2] p. Kalis (Eriks Kālis 1904-1939) was a graphic artist and scenographer, member of the Riga Artist Group. For this graphic design of the book (the front and rear cover, and the full page illustration) he combined geometric forms with photography into an abstract architectural composition, that is inspired by Lajos Kassák's and other modernists from east-central Europe. The photographs of Latvian prisoners refer to the contents of the book, which is about the tsarist prisons that were established in Riga following the 1905 revolution. Linards (Petrovich) Laicens (1883-1938) was a Latvian Expressionist writer and poet. He was active in politics as a member of the Communist party. He was the editor or the leftist Avant-garde… Read More

Riga: Linards Laicens (Latvju Kultura), 1929. First edition. Printed in 1300 copies. In publisher's, constructivist cover. Printed in red and black. Ownership inscription of title page in ink at upper right edge.. Cover artistically restored. In fine condition.. With several photographic illustrations and reproductions (one by Georg Grosz).. With several photographic illustrations and reproductions (one by Georg Grosz). First edition. Printed in 1300 copies. In publisher's, constructivist cover. Printed in red and black. 47, (1) p. "Kreisā fronte" was the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky's magazine the "LEF" and the design of "Novy Lef". Only 17 issues were published between 1928 and 1930 (the last one was double), when it was banned by the authorities, and Laicens launched his new magazine the "Tribīne". The content of "Kreisā fronte" was more cultural than political, contained avant-garde… Read More

Riga: Latvju Kultura, 1931. First edition of the first issue. With 2 photographic reproductions. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Blue stamp on title page. Spine artistically restored. In good condition.. First edition of the first issue. With 2 photographic reproductions. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 47, (1) p. Tribine was one of the major organs of Latvian avant-garde between 1931-33, only 10 issues were published. This issue contains a photographic reproduction of V. Sila's painting "Unemployment" and a photo of a leftist political poster. Linards (Petrovich) Laicens (1883-1938) was a Latvian Expressionist writer and poet. He was active in politics as a member of Communist party. .