Search Results: Authors starting with S from Foldvaribooks

Budapest: György és Somogyi Vasalás- és Asztaloskellékek Szaküzlete, 1935. First edition. Coil bound. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Lajos S. Szőnyi. Ownership stamp on cover. Cover slightly dusted, stained at rear, somewhat chipped. Pages yellowed due to ageing. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Coil bound. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, designed by Lajos S. Szőnyi. 36 [65] leaves. Scarce trade catalogue of doors and windows, with drafts to each design. Last two pages with various doorhandles.

Venice, Parma, Madrid (etc.), Late 18th, early 19th century. More than 100 handwritten, some partly printed documents. Written in ink by different hands. Housed in a contemporary folder with a title vignette. Some folded, creased, dented, and chipped, but in general in very good condition.. More than 100 handwritten, some partly printed documents. Written in ink by different hands. Housed in a contemporary folder with a title vignette. Interesting collection of more than one hundred documents related to Francesco Sabatini's estate (among them paintings by Goya and Tiepolo) and savings in Venice banks of more than 2 million reais. Francesco Sabatini (1721-1797) was an Italian architect, born in Palermo and studied at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, under Ferdinando Fuga and Luigi Vanvitelli under whose orders he worked in Naples and with whose daughter, Cecilia he later married. Sabatini settled in Madrid in the 1760s, developed his professional career in Spain in the service of Carlos III and… Read More

Basileae [Basel]: Ex officina Hervagiana (Johannes Herwagen) [In colofon: Apud Ioannem Hervagium et Erasmium Frobenium Anno M. D. XXXVIII. Mense Martio, 1538. First Basel edition. Two volumes, in 18th-century uniform leather, spine with raised bands, compartments gilt, with title vignettes. Woodcut printer's device on title and final pages. Woodcut initials throughout. Binding rubbed, corners bumped. The second volume's woodcut devices on the title and the last page, and 3 initials from the last two leaves are clipped. Occasional 18th-century underlines and marginal notes throughout both volumes, more to the second. Reoccurring water stains to the upper edge and to the lower outer corner in both volumes. Sporadic foxing. Pages of signature m-n in the first volume are tanned, few other pages too. A closed tear on 2B5 in the first volume, not affecting the legibility. A closed tear on 2Q3 in the second volume, not affecting the legibility. Grey stains on 3k5 in the second volume. Otherwise in very good… Read More

[Spain], 1651. In contemporary vellum. Title lettered on spine in ink, faded. Text in Latin and Spanish (Introducion; Los Simples de Mesue). Title in architectural frame. The frame copied by a somewhat later hand on the opposite page with no text but completed with a figure and ornamental details on the top of the page. Written throughout by a neat hand in brown ink. Amended with several old, but somewhat later marginal notes in ink by another neat hand. Extra formulations written on the recto of the first leaf, and three more on the last leaf by a contemporary (probably the same) hand. Provenance: Pascual Savall's bookplate on inner front panel. The title written in pencil on the inner front panel in a later hand. A later sheet with bibliographical notes (Sanchez's Bibliografia Aragonesa) mounted on the second free endpaper. Front free endpaper somewhat worn. Due to the different quality of the paper, some quires are more tanned and foxed, and the ink ghosts stronger. Other stains (browning, water,… Read More

Early 20th-century manuscript copy. In blue buckram. Gilt, green morocco title vignette on front panel. Written on music manuscript paper, marked "J. E. & Co. / Protokoll Schutzmarke / No. 1 / 10 linig. Few notes, musical marks, and corrections in pencil. Binding rubbed at the extremities. Pages yellowed due to aging. Otherwise in fine condition.. Early 20th-century manuscript copy. In blue buckram. Gilt, green morocco title vignette on front panel. Written on music manuscript paper, marked "J. E. & Co. / Protokoll Schutzmarke / No. 1 / 10 linig.". 10 leaves; 16 pages MS score. An early manuscript copy of Saint-Saëns' organ transcript of Liszt's La Prédication Aux Oiseaux or Die Vogelpredigt. As part of a pair of pieces for solo piano, Deux légendes, Liszt composed St. François d'Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux in 1863. Saint-Saëns finished the composition of the organ reduction before 1878 April, and the transcript was first published by Rózsavölgyi & Co. in 1899.

Prague: [Spolek Výtvarných Umělců Mánes], 1907. In publisher's hard paper, with a gilt blind stamp on the front panel. Cover toned and somewhat stained, the rubbed. Plates are loose. With notes, corrections and prices in pencil by contemporary hand. Overall in very good condition.. In publisher's hard paper, with a gilt blind stamp on the front panel. [4] 5-31 [1] [5 plates included] p., [10] plates, [6] 47-57 [3] p. First edition of this very early exhibition of the French impressionists in Bohemia. The exhibition was organized by the Manes Union of Fine Arts, the Bohemian artist's association and exhibition society, who, by its international exhibitions, was responsible for the early interactions between the Bohemian artists and the foreign modern movements. The introductory text is by František Xaver Šalda, the Czech journalist, and art critic. The catalogue contains the list of the 156 exhibited paintings by 38 (mostly French) artists, and illustrated with fifteen plates of photographic… Read More

Beirut: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Kāthūlīkīyah lil-Ābāʼ al-Yasūʻīyīn [Catholic Press of the Jesuit Fathers], 1890. First edition of this version of the text. In publisher's wrappers (printed title on front and spine on vol. 3 and 5). Unopened. Wrappers slightly dusted, chipped, and creased, vol. 3 spine missing, front upper outer corner torn with loss. Inside clean and firm, in fine condition.. First edition of this version of the text. In publisher's wrappers (printed title on front and spine on vol. 3 and 5). An early edition of the Arabian Nights by the Jesuit printing house in Beirut. Edited by Antun Salihani, from a different MS version than the earlier - such as the Bulaq and Calcutta -editions. Salihani believed that he "purified and corrected" the text, in fact largely expurgated.

Warszawa [Warsaw]: Iskry, 1961. First Polish edition. In publisher's illustrated hard paper. With the original dust jacket designed by Jan Młodożeniec. Bumped at the upper corner. Pages yellowed due to aging. Otherwise in very good condition./Dust jacket chipped, partly torn at foldings.. First Polish edition. In publisher's illustrated hard paper. With the original dust jacket designed by Jan Młodożeniec. 261, (3) p. First Polish edition of Salinger's cult book, The Catcher in the Rye, originally published in 1951.

Impresso en Cadiz: por Juan Lorenzo Machado, 1670. First edition. In contemporary limp vellum. Title lettered on spine. Binding discolored, worn, loose. Endpapers damaged. Title page, f. 60 and 206 torn, restored, no effect on legibility. A small hole on f. 224 affection the text. Open tear on f. 131 at the outer edge. F. [6] torn at the lower edge, with some missing text. Engraving trimmed, restored at the lower edge and the lower outer corner. Many pages chipped, dented, dogeared, discolored stained. Water stains, foxing occasionally. Possible provenance inscription of f. [246]v, indecipherable. Otherwise in good condition.. First edition. In contemporary limp vellum. Title lettered on spine. ff. [6] [1 (engraved plate)] 245 [17]. A scarce Americana and Judaica, the life of a Portuguese converso who became a merchant in Lima. The life of Antonio de San Pedro (1570-1622), a Portuguese New Christian, a converso who was sent to Lima by his parents, in fear of the inquisition. In Lima, he became a… Read More

Vienna: Artaria & Comp, 1850. Album with 13 lithographs of Vienna. Text in German. Lithographs by Wilhelm Mayer, Franz Sandmann and Karl Waage. In publisher's decorated, red cloth, lettered in gilt. Foxing here and there. Overall in fine condition.. Album with 13 lithographs of Vienna. Text in German. Lithographs by Wilhelm Mayer, Franz Sandmann and Karl Waage. In publisher's decorated, red cloth, lettered in gilt. 14 lithographs. Scarce album of thirteen 19th Century lithographs of Vienna. The lithographs are made after daguerreotypes, and drawings by the French artist, Nicolas-Marie-Joseph Chapuy (1790-1858) and show street scenes, important buildings, and sights of Vienna, mainly in the old town, in the area of the Hofburg (the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty) and at Schönbrunn (the summer residence of the Habsburg dynasty). Titles of the lithographs as follows: 1. Innere Stadt von der Seite de Burgthors (today: Äußere Burgtor) 2. K. K. Hofburg. 3. Franzens-Platz.… Read More

Budapest, 1931. First editon. In original paper. Small gamage on the cover. In good conditon. Cover design by Bortnyik. Cover design by Bortnyik. First editon. In original paper. 140 p.

Kassa: Globus, 1921. First edition. In original paper. In very good conditon./Small stains on the cover.. First edition. In original paper. 164 p. The very rare first edition of Marai's second book.

Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan, 1967. 15 vintage, black and with photos, approximately 180 × 130 mm. Mounted on black album card leaves. With 3 pages of typed text in French about the history of the kibbutz. In blue leatherette album with gilt floral ornament to panel. In fine condition.. 15 vintage, black and with photos, approximately 180 × 130 mm. Mounted on black album card leaves. With 3 pages of typed text in French about the history of the kibbutz. In blue leatherette album with gilt floral ornament to panel. With a dedication in French: "A Jean Paul Sartre en souvenir d'une journee a Lahavot Habachan. 17/3/1967". The photos are showing the view, the facilities and the daily life of the kibbutz. This unique photo album was a gift to Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) the French existentialist philosopher, Nobel Prize winner and political activist who visited kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan on March 17, 1967. Sartre and his wife Simone de Beauvoir arrived to Israel on March 14, 1967 after their voyage to… Read More

Madrid: Librería Clan [Atenas], 1953. First edition. Numbered, one of 300 copies. Illustrated with 14 photographic reproductions. In publisher's printed wrappers. Slightly discolored at spine. Cover somewhat dusted. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. Numbered, one of 300 copies. Illustrated with 14 photographic reproductions. In publisher's printed wrappers. [12], 13 plates, [2] p. Photographically illustrated exhibition catalogue of Fantastic Art, organized by the Clan Gallery in Madrid. The publication is illustrated with 14 photographic reproductions (13 full page) of works by the participants of the exhibition. Text by Antonio Saura (1930-1998) who was one of the most influential post-war Spanish artists. .

Prague: Nakladatelé Kvasnička a Hampl, 1928. First edition. In publisher's decorated wrappers. Somewhat creased at extremities. Loose, as issued. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's decorated wrappers. 96 [4] p. and 4 full-page, black and white photographs. Cover design and several illustrations by the avant-garde artist, Adolf Hoffmeister. The Czech poet, novelist, translator, editor and artist, Adolf Hoffmeister (1902-1973) was one of the founders of Devětsil, and an important figure of the Czech avant-garde. .

[Florence]: [Bartolommeo di Libri], 1497. First edition. Traces of removed bookplate on front pastedown. In fine condition.. First edition. In late-19th century half leather. Panels covered with marbled paper. Marbled paper pastedown. [14] leaves. First edition of Savonarola's sermon held about a month after the "bonfire of vanities". A more tender and pathetic teaching delivered on the Saturday after the second Sunday of Lent in 1497. Scarce on the market, Americana Exchange records only two records in the last 80 years (1970 Parke Bernet; 1958 Maggs). Audin 84. Hain 14396. BMC. VI. 653. .

Basle: Adam Petri, 1517. Third edition of this anthology after 1513 and 1514. With contemporary marginal notes. In later paper. Third edition of this anthology after 1513 and 1514. With contemporary marginal notes. In later paper. 122 leaves. Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313-1357) was an Italian lawyer and professor of law at Perugia, one of the most prominent jurists of Medieval Roman Law. Chief among postglossators, or commentators, a group of norther nItalian jurists who wrote on the Roman civil law. He was already famous at his lifetime and later regarded the greatest jurist after the renaissance of Roman law. Giovanni d'Andrea (ca. 1270-1348) was an Italian expert in canon law, the most renowned and successful canonist of the later Middle Ages..

[S.l. (Paris?)]: [S.n.], 1652. One of the first editions. . In modern cardboard. Pages restored at the gutter. The second and last leaves slightly over-trimmed at the outer edge, shaving the marginal note. Otherwise in fine condition.. One of the first editions. . In modern cardboard. 8 p. Scarce Americana, Scarron's mazarinade, praising America. Supposedly published in 1652, the year when Scarron planned to leave Paris for Cayenne in the West Indies, escape the misery in Europe, and flee from the Fronde and the Cardinal Mazarin. Scarron describes America as a calm place, with no cold, war, or taxes, especially where there is no Cardinal Mazarin. Published anonymously, with no imprint, but the poem also appeared with the title Adieu du sieur Scarron fait au roi sur son départ pour l'Amérique. Scarce on the market, no record in RBH. Sabin 0; Moreau 3063 (variant); Gagnon (Bibl. Canadienne) 2954; Magne (Bibl. [...] de Scarron) 94; Literature: Kullberg, C. (2020). Lire l'Histoire générale des… Read More

Wien: Eigenverlag d. Theater u. Kabarett "Fledermaus, 1908. First edition. In original paper. Very small missing of the cover on the top left corner. Inside fine. Illustrated with 20 examples of musical notation.. Illustrated with 20 examples of musical notation. First edition. In original paper. 18 p. Cover by Bertold Löffler. Bertold Löffler (1874-1960) began his studies at the Reichenberg School of Drawing in Northern Bohemia, and continued with Franz Matsch, Carl Otto Czeschka and Koloman Moser at the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) in Vienna from 1890 in 1900. He also learned the technique of mural painting and collaborated in 1903 on the execution of the fresco for the dome of the Sainte-Brigitte chapel in Vienna. From 1904 he taught at the Kunststichereischule (Artistic Embroidery School) then at the Kunstgewerbeschule from 1907 to 1935, where he replaced C. O. Czeschka in the painting class and the printing workshop. Highly appreciated by the Viennese public, in 1905 he founded… Read More

Munich, 1703. Copper-engraved map. Uncolored. Verso blank. From Heinrich Scherer's Atlas Novus. Traces of folding as issued. Fine impression, clean and bright copy.. Copper-engraved map. Uncolored. Verso blank. From Heinrich Scherer's Atlas Novus. 350 (394) × 230 (278) mm. An attractive map of the North Pole and adjacent land masses. An important milestone in the development of scientific and thematic cartography, providing remarkable and revolutionary alternative version of the World in showing only its major physical and topographical features. This highly decorative map showing the North Pole, North America and the northwest of Europe and Asia, including Greenland, Lapland, the British Isles, Iceland, Nova Zemblya, Hudson Bay, New England, Northern Canada, Europe, and Russia, etc. As it is typical for the period the possibility of both Northeast and Northwest Passages to the Far East left open. Filled with images of sailing ships, sea monsters, hunting, fishing and exploration scenes. Title… Read More