Search Results: Authors starting with V from Foldvaribooks

Praha (Prague): Vilém Bitnar, 1910. First edition. One of 250 hand numbered copies. Printed in red and black. In publisher's printed wrappers. Slightly chipped at edges. Artistically restored. Overall in very good condition.. Illustrated by Josef Váchal.. Illustrated by Josef Váchal. First edition. One of 250 hand numbered copies. Printed in red and black. In publisher's printed wrappers. 26, (6) p. With four full page and several text illustrations, beside the elaborated initials, the head and tail pieces by Josef Váchal the expressionist Czech painter, graphic artist and book-printer.

Budapest: Löbl Dávid, 1937. First edition. In origianl paper. Fine condition. Illustrated by Endre Vadasz. Illustrated by Endre Vadasz. First edition. In origianl paper. 2 p. and 10 woodcut. Portfolio of 10 woodcuts about the emigration of Hungarian Jews to Palestine.

Budapest: Tamas Galeria, 1937. First edition. In original portfolio. Fine condition. First edition. In original portfolio. 5 signed prints colored by hand with watercolors by the artist. Very rare. Complete.

Budapest: Magyar Királyi Belügyminisztérium (Magyar Királyi Állami Nyomda), 1944. Unbound as published, stiched. Signed by the secretary of the Minister of the Interior. With the stamp of the Royal Ministry of Interior of Hungary. In very good condition.. Unbound as published, stiched. Signed by the secretary of the Minister of the Interior. With the stamp of the Royal Ministry of Interior of Hungary. 14 p. The official list of 600 Hungarian Jews exempted from the "race laws" by the Arrow Cross (Nyilas) Party. On October 15, 1944, the radical anti-Semite Nyilaskeresztes Párt (Arrow Cross Party) came into power in Hungary, led by Ferenc Szálasi and Gábor Vajna as Minister of the Interior. One of the first acts of the new régime was to reconsider and limit the list of Jews exempted from the anti-Semitic legislation of the previous governments. The present pamphlet contains a renewed and largely limited list of only 600 names of Hungarian Jews who remained exempted from the race-based… Read More

Prague: Aventinum, 1929. In original paper. In fine condition. Little damage on the lower part of spine. Partly uncut.. Drawings by J. Clará on the cover, Miklos and J. Bernard in the text.. Drawings by J. Clará on the cover, Miklos and J. Bernard in the text. In original paper. 71 p. Signed by Paul Valery and Emanuel Siblík (the translator).

Brno: MPVU, 1973. In original black portfolio. In fine condition. In original black portfolio. 297 x 212 mm, 9 silkscreen, 2 p. Extremely rare portfolio by Kolibal. Kolibal is one of the most important Czech artist, his works can be found in Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate Gallery, London. The portfolio and all plates signed on the back.

First edition in Czech. Folio. Signed by all contributors, numbered, this copy holds number 1 of 93 (of 99), printed on Italian hand made paper. In original, ochre, illustrated wrappers. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books of the time. Housed in publisher's hard paper box which is slightly worn. The book is in fine condition.. First edition in Czech. Folio. Signed by all contributors, numbered, this copy holds number 1 of 93 (of 99), printed on Italian hand made paper. In original, ochre, illustrated wrappers. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books of the time. Housed in publisher's hard paper box which is slightly worn. A beautiful bibliophile edition of Valéry's poem with a full page etching, beside the cover and colophon ornaments. Signed by Valéry, Karel Svolinský (illustrator) and Josef Palivec (translator). Number one of 93 copies.

Hamburg: Verlag der Kommunistischen Internationale (Hamburger Volkszeitung), 1922. First edition. In original paper. Waterstaing throughout. Otherwise a good copy.. First edition. In original paper. 32 p. With (2): Varga, Jenő (Eugen Samuilovich Varga): Mit adott Németországnak a "Totális Mozgósítás"? [What "Total Mobilization" Gave To Germany?] Moszkva, 1943. Idegennyelvű Irodalmi Kiadó (Iskra Revolucija). 19, (1) p. First edition. In original paper. Printed in 3200 copies. In fine condition. A research on the effects of the statute on "total mobilization" in Germany, that has been enacted on January 22, 1943 as a result of the loss of man and munitions of the Winter Campaign of 1942-1943. With (3): Varga, Jenő (Eugen Samuilovich Varga): Az imperializmus gazdasági bírálata. (A Huszadik Század Könyvtára 59.) [A Critic of Imperialism in Economical Approach. (Library of "Huszadik Század" No. 59.)] Budapest, 1916. Politzer Zsigmond és fia (Márkus Samu). 26 p. Offprint of… Read More

1976. In fine condition. 24x17 cm. Vattay was a close friend of Pilinszky.

1886. In very good condition.. 1 p, with envelope. Vay's letter about a legal case. We coundn't find any other Vay letter in auctions. Extramly rare. Sándor Vay (1859 -1918) was a Hungarian poet and journalist. As a female, Sarolta Vay was one of the first Hungarian women to complete university studies. Vay worked as a male journalist both before and after the sensational trial for his marriage to another woman in 1889. The case drew the attention of noted sexologists of the period, including Havelock Ellis and Richard von Krafft-Ebing, who used it to explore female inversion in the emerging field of sexology. During his lifetime, he was well respected as an author of historical articles on notable figures and cultural topics related to Hungary. . Vay's legal case was an influential one in the development of medical analysis of lesbians. The case was studied and published in journals by eminent sexologists, including Havelock Ellis and Richard von Krafft-Ebing] Sociologist and historian Hanna… Read More

Bratislava: [Published privately by Zdenek Rossmann], 1934. First edition. Limited, one of 250 copies. Japanese binding. Cover slightly dusted. Overall in fine condition.. Cover illustration by Frantisek Bidlo, layout designed by Zdenek Rossmann.. Cover illustration by Frantisek Bidlo, layout designed by Zdenek Rossmann. First edition. Limited, one of 250 copies. Japanese binding. (15) double leaves. Scarce publication on Frantisek Halas and contemporary poetry, created by members of Devetsil, the Czech avant-garde artists group. Bedrich Václavek's (1897-1943) book about the Czech poet, Frantisek Halas (1901-1949). Cover illustration by the Czech cartoonist and illustrator Frantisek Bidlo (1895-1945). Layout designed by the Czech Bauhausler, avant-garde photographer and graphic designer, Zdenek Rossmann (1905-1984). .

Kaunas, 1930. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. Foxing throughout. Restored.. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. 32 p. The most important Lithuanian avant-garde magazine. Trečias Frontas was a leftist, antifascist literary magazine. Only five issues were published, the last double number (6-7) was banned and the magazine was closed. Scarce.

Kaunas, 1931. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. Wrapper little bit cut and restored. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. The most important Lithuanian avant-garde magazine. Trečias Frontas was a leftist, antifascist literary magazine. Only five issues were published, the last double number (6-7) was banned and the magazine was closed. One illustration by Masareel. Scarce. 48 p.

Kaunas: [Zalia Vetra (Raides)] Žalia Vėtra (Raidės), 1927. First edition. In publisher's wrappers, designed by Jonas Juozas Burba. Cover chipped at edges. Spine slightly worn. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In publisher's wrappers, designed by Jonas Juozas Burba. 47, (1) p. Venclova (1906-1971) was a Lithuanian born Soviet Avant-garde poet and journalist. He was the editor of the chief Avant-garde journal the "Trečias Frontas" (Third Front, 1930-1931). Jonas Juozas Burba (1907-1952) was one of the most influential Lithuanian graphic artist of his time. .

[Budapest]: Franklin, 1898. In later half cloth, publisher's illustrated wrappers bound into. Ownership inscriptions in pencil on title page. Four leaves stained. Overall in very good condition.. In later half cloth, publisher's illustrated wrappers bound into. 99, (1) p. Guide to Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin's (1842-1904) 1898 exhibition in Budapest. The catalogue lists and partly describes the 154 exhibited paintings, particularly the pieces of the "1812" series on Napoleon's Russian campaign. .

First Czech edition. In contemporary half cloth. Marbled edges. Possessor's inscription on front paste down. Ownership stamp on title page. Somewhat stained, more in the first part. Overall in very good condition.. First Czech edition. In contemporary half cloth. Marbled edges. First Czech edition of Verne's science fiction novel "Autour de la Lune" (Around the Moon). Published in the same year as the first French edition, preceded the English translation which was only published in 1873.

(Budapest): Neumann Á. (Neufeld Z.), 1930. First edition. One folded page. Printed in orange and black. In fine condition.. First edition. One folded page. Printed in orange and black. Modernist interiors and furniture by the Hungarian architect and interior designer Pál Vágó.

Praha: A Művészeti Alkotások N. V., 1950. First edition. Text in Hungarian. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books. Cover and a few pages slightly stained, overall in fine condition.. With more than 80, mostly full page illustrations.. With more than 80, mostly full page illustrations. First edition. Text in Hungarian. In publisher's illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books. 91, (5) p. A broad collection of woodcuts by Chinese revolutionary artists. With a short foreword about Chinese woodcut and woodblock printing, that is followed by the reproductions of the images, mostly with revolutionary themes by Xia Feng, Lu Xun, Li Hua, Wang Qi, Gu Yuan, etc. Published to deepen the knowledge about the art and its history of China, and to propagate the friendship between the Communist countries of the Eastern Block and People's Republic of China. Scarce,… Read More

1956. A portrait in charcoal, signed and dated. Taped to frame. Marks of folding. In very good condition.. A portrait in charcoal, signed and dated. 270 × 330mm. A signed portrait in charcoal by Boris Vian. The drawing depicts a middle-aged man, in a hat and with a cigarette in his mouth. Signed "Boris 56" on the left and the name "Carouzo" written on the right. .

Madrid and Paris, 1924. In original wrappers. In very good conditon. Some tears inside.. Illustrated with photos.. Illustrated with photos. In original wrappers. Contributions by Céline Arnauld, Georges Braque, Jean Cocteau, René Crevel, Paul Dermée, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, Claire and Yvan Goll, Vicente Huidobro, Juan Larrea, Paul Morand, Amédée Ozenfant, Pablo Picasso, Raymond Radiguet, Pierre Reverdy, Erik Satie, Arnold Schoenberg, Tristan Tzara, etc. Extremely rare.