Search Results: Authors starting with P from Foldvaribooks

[Prague]: [Svaz čs. umělcuͦ v Praze], 1966. First edition. In original, illustrated wrappers. Text in Czech. Illustrated with nine black and white photographic reproductions, many full-page. In fine condition.. First edition. In original, illustrated wrappers. Text in Czech. Illustrated with nine black and white photographic reproductions, many full-page. [12] p., and the list of artworks on separate paper. Scarce exhibition catalog on Czech concrete art held at Galerie Václava Špály. Edited by Jiři Padrta and richly illustrated with artworks from Jiři Kolář, Jan Kotík, Adolf Hoffmeister, Karel Malich, Jiři Balcar, Zdeněk Sklenář, Eduard Ovčáček and Běla Kolářová. The scarce list of the exhibited works also included on a loose sheet. .

Roma: Wydał Rererat [Referat] Kultury i Prasy Kresowej Dywizji Piechoty, 1945. First edition. Text in Polish, English and Italian. In publisher's photographically illustrated wrappers. Cover slightly chipped, dusted. With an inscription on inner front panel, dated in 1945 in Martinsicuro. Somewhat worn, a gathering loose. Overall in good condition.. Photographically illustrated throughout.. Photographically illustrated throughout. First edition. Text in Polish, English and Italian. In publisher's photographically illustrated wrappers. (144) p. Scarce photobook that tells the story of the Polish II Corps. The Polish II Corps was a major tactical and operational unit recruited from Polish deportees in the Soviet Gulags in 1943. First they fought in the Middle East, and in 1944 February they were transferred to Italy and as independent part of the British Army to fight in the Italian campaign, in the battles of Monte Cassino and Ancona and also the Battle of Bologna during the final offensive in… Read More

A Paris: Chez Cardin Besonge, au Palais, dans la Gallerie des Prisonnier, aux Roses Vermeilles, 1655. Extremely scarce first edition of this work, illustrated with the first scientific map of the Amazon River. In somewhat later leather. Panel with ruled in gilt, spine gilt, with red title vignette. Engraved coat of arms on the title page. Rear panel damaged. Inside in fine condition. A very nice copy.. Extremely scarce first edition of this work, illustrated with the first scientific map of the Amazon River. In somewhat later leather. Panel with ruled in gilt, spine gilt, with red title vignette. Engraved coat of arms on the title page. [4] 190 p., 1 folding map. A very rare work by the French military engineer, mathematician, and cartographer Blaise François de Pagan (1604-1665) on the Amazon River. The account is often considered as a paraphrased version of Cristóbal de Acuña's report on his journey down on the entire length of the river in 1639 (Nuevo descubrimiento del Gran Río de las… Read More

Vienna: Verlag Julius Fischer, 1925. First edition. Inscribed by the author. In original, illustrated wrappers. Old ownership entry on title page. Some pages chipped, or dog-eared. Tanned. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Inscribed by the author. In original, illustrated wrappers. 255 [1] p. Inscribed by the author to the Hungarian Avant-Garde poet, Tivadar Raith, cover design by František Reichentál. František Reichentál (1895-1971) was a Jewish Eastern-European modern artist. His expressionist works focused mainly on social issues. He had exhibitions in several cities and was teaching together with Marc Chagall. Julius Fischer published many of the important Hungarian Avant-garde books in Vienna, including Lajos Kassák's Novelláskönyv and Világanyám. .

Budapest: (Otthon-ny.), 1922. In original paper. In fine condition. In original paper. 16 p. Palasowsky's first solo manifesto the "New Station" from 1922, wherein he is calling for the new kind of art, the a collective art for the masses. Extremely rare. Ödön Palasovszky (1899-1980) was one of the most prominent figures of the Hungarian Avant-garde movement, writer and poet, an actor and theatre director, founder of the Activist Theater the "Zöld Szamár" (Green Donkey) together with Sándor Bortnyik. In 1922 as a collective called "Manifesztum" with Iván Hevesy, published three manifestos, this is the last piece of the series.

Kecskemét: Kecskeméti Katona József Múzeum, 1980. Facsimile edition, a silk screen copy of the original. Signed by Palasovsky. Limited edition up to 100 copies. In illustrated folder. Numbered. The leaves are bound with a string. Ownership seal on title page twice. Folder slightly rubbed. Overall in fine condition.. Facsimile edition, a silk screen copy of the original. Signed by Palasovsky. Limited edition up to 100 copies. In illustrated folder. Numbered. The leaves are bound with a string. (16) p. Facsimile edition of Palasowsky's first solo manifesto the "New Station" from 1922, wherein he is calling for the new kind of art, the a collective art for the masses. Ödön Palasovszky (1899-1980) was one of the most prominent figures of the Hungarian Avant-garde movement, writer and poet, an actor and theatre director, founder of the Activist Theater the "Zöld Szamár" (Green Donkey) together with Sándor Bortnyik. In 1922 as a collective called "Manifesztum" with Iván Hevesy, published three… Read More

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann (Breitkopf und Härtel), 1901. First edition. Papered spine. Possessors vignette on titel page. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Papered spine. XI, (1), (1)-48 p. Melchior (Menyhért) Palágyi (1859-1924) was a Hungarian philosopher, mathematician and physicist. In this study, which is considered as his major work, he presents a new theory of space and time, which had some similarities with space-time formalism of Poincaré and Minkowski in the context of special relativity theory. However Palágyi later he criticized Minkowski's and Einstein's theories.

Budapest (Vác): Magyar Történeti Múzeum (Kapisztrán Nyomda), 1940. First edition. Text in Hungarian and French. In publisher's purple paper. Printed in only 400 copies. In fine condition.. With 187 photographical reproductions of embroderies, of them eight in colour.. With 187 photographical reproductions of embroderies, of them eight in colour. First edition. Text in Hungarian and French. In publisher's purple paper. Printed in only 400 copies. 145, (1) p., and 50 plates (four coloured). Pioneer work in the subject. The study describes the Turkish-Hungarian relation before and of the time of the of Ottoman Hungary (1541-1699), delineates the various Turkish-Ottoman patterns of ornamentation on fabrics, cloths, arms, horse harnesses, carpets and the materials of making the embroderies, and compares them with the Hungarian embroderies collected from the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary. A scarce and elaborate work. .

Budapest: Müller Károly Könyvkiadóvállalat (Légrády), 1945. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. Tanned. Overall in very good condition.. Cover and numerous text illustrations by István Szigethy.. Cover and numerous text illustrations by István Szigethy. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. 43, (1) p. Collection of anti-fascist jokes, by two Hungarian journalists and humorists. Illustrated by István Szigethy (1891-1966) Hungarian cartoonist, painter and graphic artist.

Budapest - New York: Vajna, 1945. First editon. In original half cloth. In fine condition.. Photos by Kublin and Janos Manninger. Photos by Kublin and Janos Manninger. First editon. In original half cloth. 80 p. Photos of Budapest right after the WWII with plans for the reconstruction.

Bucharest: Unu, 1932. First edition. In original paper. Fine condition. First edition. In original paper. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. .

Bucharest: Unu, 1932. In original paper. FIne condition, collection stamp on cover. In original paper.

Bucharest, 1931. First edition. In original paper. FIne condition, collection stamp on cover. First edition. In original paper. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. .

Bucarest: Unu, 1930. First edition. Issue Nº. 27 of Romanian Avant-Garde journal, Unu. In fine condition.. First edition. Issue Nº. 27 of Romanian Avant-Garde journal, Unu. [6] p. Scarce blank issue of the important Romanian Avant-Garde periodical, Unu. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. Issue Nº. 27 is known as the "white issue" (Alb) as all the inner pages are empty. The collaborators are listed on the title page..

Bucarest: Unu, 1930. First edition. Issue Nº 26 of the Romanian Avant-Garde journal, Unu. Photographically illustrated title page, additional illustrations and two pressed plant leaves. In fine condition.. First edition. Issue Nº 26 of the Romanian Avant-Garde journal, Unu. Photographically illustrated title page, additional illustrations and two pressed plant leaves. [8] p. Scarce issue of the important Romanian Avant-Garde periodical, Unu. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. A photographic collage on the title page and an additional illustration by Victor Brauner (1903-1966), an influential modernist artist, whose first surrealist drawings were published in Unu. Another illustration by Brauner's friend, the Russian-French painter, Grégoire… Read More

Bucharest: Unu, 1935. In origianl paper. Fine condition.. In origianl paper. Issue 51 was never sold, it was printed in 50 copies and distributed to guests at the wedding of Moldov (1907-1966), the Romanian Avant-Garde writer and co-editor of the magazine. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. .

Bucharest: Unu, 1929. In origianl paper. Fine condition. Two small hole.. In origianl paper. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza.

Bucharest: Unu, 1929. In original paper. Fine condition. In original paper. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza. .

Bucharest: Unu, 1929. In original paper. Fine condition. In original paper. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza.

Bucharest: Unu, 1928. In original. Fine conditon. In original. The magazine was published between 1928-1932 and edited by Romanian poet Saşa Panǎ (1902-1981), who also supported it by his financial means. Unu became one of the most important magazines of Romanian Avant-Garde with collaborators such as Tristan Tzara, Victor Brauner, and Geo Bogza.