Search Results: Titles starting with D from Foldvaribooks

Kaunas: Zalia Vetra, 1927. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Small damage to the spine at the head. Overall in very good condition.. Expressionist cover illustration by Jonas Juozas Burba.. Expressionist cover illustration by Jonas Juozas Burba. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 31, (1) p. First edition with expressionist cover illustration by the renowned Lithuanian graphic artist, Jonas Juozas Burba (1907-1952).

1917. In contemporary half-cloth. In very good condition. In contemporary half-cloth. 261 hand numbered and typed pages. Battle songs up to page 150, national songs from page 151. Illustrated with drawings between the text. Written by a Hungarian POW in Russia.

Budapest: May-nyomda, 1928. First edition. Folded. Torn at folding. Overall in very good condition.. With photographically illustrated title page.. With photographically illustrated title page. First edition. (4) p. Pécsi-illustrated dance performance program leaflet. With a reproduction of József Pécsi's full-length photo of Flóra Korb, a Hungarian modern ballet dancer. József Pécsi (1889-1956) was a Hungarian photographer, known for his influential book "Photo und Publizität" (Photography and Publicity; 1930) wherein, by his own advertisement designs, promoted the blending of typography, design, and photography in avant-garde advertising. .

Budapest: Dante, 1937. First edition. In original paper. In very good condtion, folded.. Cover design by Sandor Bortnyik. Cover design by Sandor Bortnyik. First edition. In original paper. 8 p. Very rare publisher house adveritsment.

Paris: Montparnasse, 1922. In original paper. Some foxing an d dirt in the cover. On the back with two adhesive trace. With an illustration by Joseph Csaky.. With an illustration by Joseph Csaky. In original paper. 17 p. Inscribed to the post Lajos April.

Istanbul: Necm-i Istikbal Matbaasi, 1913. In contemporary half leather binding. In contemporary half leather binding. 127 p. with a portrait of Darwin. The second work on Darwinismi n the Ottoman Turkish language. Tanslation of the work "Wahrheit and Irrthum im Darwinismus" ("Truth and Error in Darwinism") by the German philosopher Eduard Hartmann (1842-1906), which was first published in Berlin in 1875. It is here translated from Georges Guérolt's French version by the scholar Memduh Süleyman, who also added a commentary and critical apparatus. - Very rare; only two copies traced in library internationally (Library of Congress; Leiden University Library). Özege 3637. OCLC 67050243.

[Zagreb]: [Ivan Standl], 1881. Photographic album with 25 original, vintage black and white photographs, mounted on cardboard leaves. Each leaf bears Standl's embossed seal, the images otherwise unlabelled. In original leather binding with gilt ruling at edges. Spine gilt with raised bands. Front panel with ornate metal corner pieces, bimetal title plaque, clasp. Edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Binding slightly rubbed. Light foxing on the cardboard leaves throughout, no effect on the images. Images clean and sharp. Overall in fine condition.. Photographic album with 25 original, vintage black and white photographs, mounted on cardboard leaves. Each leaf bears Standl's embossed seal, the images otherwise unlabelled. In original leather binding with gilt ruling at edges. Spine gilt with raised bands. Front panel with ornate metal corner pieces, bimetal title plaque, clasp. Edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Contemporary album with 25 photographic images showing the destruction of the 1880 Zagreb earthquake.… Read More

Berlin/ Düsseldorf, 1875. In original paper. In very good condition.. In original paper. 47 p. Very rare and early technical manual on various methods of photographic reproduction, i.a. aniline prints, cyanotype and Burnett's uranium salt prints.

Москва (Moscow): ОГИЗ - Государственное издательство художественной литературы (OGIZ-GIKhL), 1932. First Russian edition. In original, illustrated cloth, designed by V. A. Shishlovskogo. With the errata-leaf. Front flyleaf loose, cover slightly stained. Overall a good copy.. With a portrait of Piscator. Several text illustrations and 7 full page photographic reproductions.. With a portrait of Piscator. Several text illustrations and 7 full page photographic reproductions. First Russian edition. In original, illustrated cloth, designed by V. A. Shishlovskogo. (4), 3-229, (3) p. First Russian edition of Piscator's major work "Das Politische Theater" (The Political Theater).

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

O. M. Theater, 1983. Copy nr. 1 of 50 copy. Signed by Nitsch. In original half cloth. Very light dirt. In fine condition.. Copy nr. 1 of 50 copy. Signed by Nitsch. In original half cloth. 874 p. Nitsch's most well-known work is the Orgien Mysterien Theater (1960s-ongoing), which he has performed over 100 times and which has provoked outrage since its inception. These bacchanalian performances include mock religious sacrifices, crucifixion, blood, entrails and nude participants, and produce paintings reminiscent of the revelry that created them. Nitsch is also a painter, creating large canvases pulse with deep reds, blues, and greys, reminiscent of blood spatters. Although Nitsch's work may appear shocking to onlookers, it is rooted in art history, drawing inspiration from Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece (1512-1516) and the hanging meats found in some of Rembrandt's works. Nitsch exhibited work at the 2013 and 2011 Venice Biennale.

A Versailles: de l'Imprimerie du Département de Seine & Oise, 1794. First edition printed in Versailles. Published unbound. Contemporary registration note in ink on title page. "Comté de Surveillance" written in ink on last page by a contemporary hand. Small holes at the gutter. Tanned at the edges. Overall in fine condition.. First edition printed in Versailles. Published unbound. 2 [2 (blank)] p. The declaration of the first general abolition of slavery in the modern world, known as the Law of 4 February 1794. This historic document, enacted by Revolutionary France on February 4, 1794, marks a significant moment in the history of human rights-the abolition of slavery in French colonies. The decree, issued by the National Convention, declares the abolition of slavery in all French colonies, affirming that all men, regardless of color, are entitled to the rights and privileges of French citizenship. The roots of this decree lie in the rising anti-slavery sentiments in France, fueled by events like… Read More

Helsingforsiae [Helsinki]: Ex Officina Typographica Frenckelliana, 1839. First edition. Partly printed in Arabic. Unbound as published. Partly unopened. Untrimmed. Pages slightly dusted. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Partly printed in Arabic. Unbound as published. Partly unopened. Untrimmed. 47, (1) p. First edition of Wallin's dissertation on the differences between classical and modern Arabic. Georg Augustus Wallin (1811-1852) was a Finnish orientalist and explorer. He travelled the Arab world for six years, and disguised himself as Muslim to gain acceptance in the two holy Islamic cities, Mecca and Medina, which at the time were still forbidden to holders of other faiths. .

Budapest, 1940. Only editon. Signed by Koffan and Gachot. In original cloth. In fine conditon.. Only editon. Signed by Koffan and Gachot. In original cloth. Koffan studied in Paris between 1934 and 1939 and won a gold medal at the 1937 World's Fair. As a summary of his French period, he published his bibliophilic volume "De Profundis (From the Deep)" in only 115 copies. Gachot, Francois (1901-1986) was a French writer and diplomat living in Hungary between the two wars.

Amsterdam: T.A.V.E.N.U., 1896. First edition. Original paper. Very good condition.. First edition. Original paper. 4 p. Very early. Dutch sheet music cover of a song about Röntgen's discovery: X-stralen (X-rays). On the cover we see a photograph of a human body part using X-rays.

Gravenhage: W.P. v. Stockum, 1840. In original paper. Some stain on cover but still a good copy. In original paper. 40 pp. First dutch edition.

Antverpiae [Antwerp]: Antverpiae [Antwerp], 1587. First edition (a variant with 246 pages in the second part was published in the same year by the same publisher; no priority has been established). In 17th-century limp vellum. Title lettered in ink on spine. Occasional annotations and underlines by a 17th-century hand in ink. Binding restored, new endpapers and thongs. Pages restored throughout, heavily in the first third, at some places affecting the text, few leaves over trimmed. Overall in very good condition.. First edition (a variant with 246 pages in the second part was published in the same year by the same publisher; no priority has been established). In 17th-century limp vellum. Title lettered in ink on spine. Occasional annotations and underlines by a 17th-century hand in ink. 78 [=98] [4]; 234 pp. The first book devoted entirely to tobacco. "This little work, produced by a physician who is said to have practiced with distinction in Antwerp, appears to have been the first published… Read More

Imprimé à l'Arrivour Abbaye [Larrivour]: dudict Seign, Par Maistre Nicole Paris, 1547. First edition, later version (first in 1546). Title page in an ornate frame. Woodcut printer's device on the last page. Woodcut initials throughout. Woodcut coat of arms of Jean de Luxembourg on S1r. In later paste paper. Gauffered edges. Label with shelfmark on the front panel. Old collection stamps on the title page. Budé's name underlined in ink on the title page, ghosting. Wormholes at the gutter. Binding artistically restored. Overall in very good condition.. First edition, later version (first in 1546). Title page in an ornate frame. Woodcut printer's device on the last page. Woodcut initials throughout. Woodcut coat of arms of Jean de Luxembourg on S1r. In later paste paper. Gauffered edges. [Complete:] A4, B-S6; (6), 15-16, 13-204, (12) p. A scarce edition of Budé's mirror for princes. This important mirror for princes was written by Guillaume Budé (1467-1540), the greatest French humanist, or the… Read More

Paris: Chez les Frères Debure, 1777. First edition. In contemporary leather. Gilt spine with green title vignette. Marbled fore-edge. Occasional underlines and marginal signs in ink and pencil. Binding somewhat worn, overall a good copy.. First edition. In contemporary leather. Gilt spine with green title vignette. Marbled fore-edge. (8º) a-b8, A-Gg8, Hh4; (5), VI-XXXI, (2), 2-488 p. Scarce first edition of Le Trosne's treatise on Physiocracy. In "De l'ordre social", Le Trosne sets out the main principles of Physiocracy, the "Government of Nature", that is considered as the first school of thought in economics. They believed that the wealth of nations was derived from the value of "land agriculture" and the agricultural products should be highly priced. In the second part of the book (Discours [...] sur la liberté du Commerce des Grains) Le Trosne demanding the liberation of grain trade within France. Guillaume-François Le Trosne (1728-1780) was a French jurist and economist, founding member… Read More

Antwerpen: Sikkel, 1927. One of the 500 copy. In original cloth. in fine condition.. One of the 500 copy. In original cloth. 131 p. Woodcuts by Henri van Straten, Frans Masereel , Joris Minne , Jozef Cantré en Gustave de Smet.