Search Results: Titles starting with N from Foldvaribooks

Budapest: Feministák Egyesülete - Uránia Nyomda, 1914. In contemporary half cloth. In very good conditon.. In contemporary half cloth. 1-152+177-296+4+205-220 p. , 224 p. The second year is complete. Very rare Hungarian feminist periodical. Rosika Schwimmer ( 1877 - 1948) was a Hungarian-born pacifist, feminist, world federalist, and women's suffragist. A co-founder of the Campaign for World Government with Lola Maverick Lloyd, her radical vision of world peace led to the creation of the World Federalist Movement, the first such federalist organization of the 20th century. Schwimmer came into contact with members of the international women's suffrage movement and by 1904 became involved in the struggle. She co-founded the first national women's labor umbrella organization in Hungary and the Hungarian Feminist Association. She also assisted in organizing the Seventh Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, hosted in Budapest in 1913.

Zrínyi Miklós Katonai Akad, 1964. In contemporary half cloth. In very good conditon. In contemporary half cloth. 48 p. with 3 plate. Published by the Hungarian military school, for the exploratory students. Numbered. Printed in 250 copy.

Lwow, 1922. In original paper. In very good condition, some stains. Cover Berlewi. Cover Berlewi. In original paper. 72 p. The famous play by S. An-Ski translated into Polish. In the same year H.N. Bialik translated the play into Hebrew. On the cover is an illustration by the artist Henryk Berlewi. The last part of the book has musical notes. Polish.

Lwow, 1922. Old library stamp. The binding in poor condition. Altogether an ok copy.. Cover Berlewi.. Cover Berlewi. 72 p. The famous play by S. An-Ski translated into Polish. In the same year H.N. Bialik translated the play into Hebrew. On the cover is an illustration by the artist Henryk Berlewi. The last part of the book has musical notes. Polish.

St. Petersburg: Andrei Ivanov, 1845. Second lifetime edition. Two volumes. In contemporary half cloth. Foxing throughout the first volume and on some pages in second. Otherwise in fine condition.. Second lifetime edition. Two volumes. In contemporary half cloth. 421, [1], (1), [1]; (7), 4-407, [1], (1), [1] p. Second lifetime edition of collected works of Vladimir Sollogub (1813-1882) Russian writer, poet, author of dramas and memoirs. He made his first literary appearance in the "Sovremennik" (Современник) the literary magazine of Alexander Pushkin, with whom he almost had a duel for Sollogub's alleged attention to his wife Natalya Goncharova. Sollogub's best known work is "Tarantas" (1833), a satirical journey from Moscow to Kazán, that he made together with his friend Grigory Gagarin the painter, who made the illustrations of the book. Sollogub also renowned for the text "Trouble of the Tender Heart" (Беда от нежного сердца) that was later used by Tchaikovsky as the… Read More

Pesth (Pest): Gedruckt mit v. Trattner-Károlyischen Lettern (Herrenhasse Nro 612), 1836. First edition. Text in German. In publisher's paper. Wrappers typographically ornamented. Front cover slightly stained, a stain on first leaves, no effect on legibility. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. Text in German. In publisher's paper. Wrappers typographically ornamented. (7), 8-47, (1) p. and 4 lithograph and engraved plates. Early book on blind education. The "Blinden-Institut in Pest" was the fist institution for the blind in the Habsburg Monarchy and it is among the earliest of such schools in Europe. The school opened in 1826 and in 1836 it moved to its new building and apparently the publication of this book followed the important occasion. Edited by the director of the school Anton Joseph Doležálek whose intention was to put the emphasis on music education according to the predominant thought of the 19th century that the only possible future for blind children is becoming a… Read More

Vienna [Wien], 1922. In original wrappers. The wrapper is restored. Inside good condition.. In original wrappers. 103 p. First hungarian editon. Translated by Sandor Barta.

Budapest: Európa Könyvkiadó, 1973. First edition. Signed by Allen Ginsberg. In publisher's wrappers. Lower left corner bumped. Light stain on the rear panel, as a result of a removed price tag. Ownership inscription in ink on the half-title. Upper margin of pp. 11-12 torn. Otherwise in very good condition.. First edition. Signed by Allen Ginsberg. In publisher's wrappers. 109, (3) p. Signed first edition of a collection of Ginsberg's poems. Signed by Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) with the initials AH under his signature. AH refers to Albert Hofmann, the Swiss scientist and creator of LSD. .

Budapest: Világirodalom, 1925. First Hungarian edition. In original illustrated paper. In very good condition, an inscription on the title page.. First Hungarian edition. In original illustrated paper. 156+(4) p. Maximilian Hugo Bettauer was a prolific Austrian writer and journalist, who was murdered by a Nazi Party follower on account of his opposition to antisemitism. Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City Without Jews, directed by Hans Karl Breslauer, 1924), a satire against antisemitism.

Eger: Szolcsányi Gyula Bizománya, Érsek-Lyceumi Nyomda, 1886. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. Unopened. Somewhat tanned. In fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. XV [1] 231 [1] p. Early Hungarian translation of Nala's story from the Mahabharata. Translated and revised b Manó Michalek in 1886, present work is one of the earliest, partial Hungarian translations of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. .

Stockholm: Tryckt hos Carl Delén; C. F. Marquard, 1802. First editions.Two books in one volume. In 19th-century half leather, gilt spine. Binding artistically restored. Corners are bumped, rubbed at extremities. Bookplate on front pastedown. Old ownership entry on the title page of the first book. Occasional light brown stains in both books. Ink blots on the second leaf of the second book. Overall in very good condition.. First editions.Two books in one volume. In 19th-century half leather, gilt spine. Binding artistically restored. [11] 10-180; [2] 178 p. First Swedish edition of Dubroca's Les femmes celebres de la revolution, bound with an unrelated translation. Dubroca's book includes a series of anecdotes about the heroic acts of women under the French Revolution. Jean-Louis Dubroca (1757-1835) was a propagandist of Napoleon, best known for his biased Toussaint Louverture-biography. The second work is a curious novel titled Den Persiska slafvinnan. Scarce, no copies outside of Sweden… Read More

Budapest: Grimm Gusztáv, 1881. First Hungarian edition. Illustrated. In contemporary red half cloth. Gilt title on spine. In fine condition.. First Hungarian edition. Illustrated. In contemporary red half cloth. Gilt title on spine. 387, (1) p. and 8 plates; 337, (3) p. and 7 plates. Published only one year after the French first edition of 1880. The ninth installment of the Rougon-Macquart series. With the illustrations of the French edition.

Tartu: Odamees (Bergmann), 1919. First edition. In original illustrated paper, designed by Ado Vabbe. Cover slightly chipped. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In original illustrated paper, designed by Ado Vabbe. 102, (1), [1] p. Ado Vabbe (1892-1961) was one of the most important and influential figures of the Estonian Avant-garde, founder of the Estonian art society "Pallas" and tutor at "Korgem Kunstikool Pallas" (Higher Art School Pallas).

Budapest: Taltos, 1913. First edition. In contemporary cloth. Very nice copy.. Illustrated by Sandor Nagy. Illustrated by Sandor Nagy. First edition. 79 p. One of the nicest Hungarian art nouveau book. The title page, the 14 and then full-page illustrations in the volume, and the complete typographic layout of the book were made by Sándor Nagy. The three tales of the volume were written by Sándor Nagy, Aladár Kriesch Kőrösfői and Árpád Juhász.

Budapest: Benko, 1907. First edition. In original illustrated cloth. In fine condition. First edition. In original illustrated cloth, 175 + [1] p. (Illustrated with 76 pictures). Rare book of the Hungarian traveler about his trip in the Crimea and Caucasus. Inscribed by the author to the the Hungarian politician Sandor Barkoczy.

Prague: Private printing, 1937. 40 p. 12 illustrations in the text and over 200 recipes. Scarce first edition. Vrabec was a Czech cook and teacher credited with developing Czech 20th century cuisine thanks to his international experience. Fine condition with original sash in fine condition.

Budapest: Pantheon, 1928. First edition. In original paper. Very good condition. Light folding on coverr. Bit dirty.. First edition. In original paper. 349 p. Photomontage by Lajos Kassák on the cover.

Budapest: Hungária, 1942. First edition. With 12 illustrations in color. In publisher's wrappers. Tanned. In fine condition. // Első kiadás. Kiadói papírkötésben. 12 színes illusztrációval. Kiváló állapotú példány.. First edition. With 12 illustrations in color. In publisher's wrappers. [12] p. The most scarce publication by Miklós Radnóti. The calendar includes twelve short, illustrated poems, one for each month. Radnóti Miklós legritkább kötete. A Naptár az év tizenkét hónapját átölelő, színes rajzzal illusztrált, rövid versből áll. .

Moskwa: Wydawnictwo Literatury w Językach Obcych, 1945. Second Polish edition. In publisher's green wrappers, printed in black and white. With the stamp of the Zwiazek Patriotow Polskich on the first and last pages. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper. Slight damage to the spine and the front cover at the middle part. Overall in very good condition.. Second Polish edition. In publisher's green wrappers, printed in black and white. 134, (2) p. The Union of Polish Patriots' gift copy of Vasily Grossman's 1942 novel, The People Immortal. The Union of Polish Patriots (Zwiazek Patriotow Polskich) was anti-fascist political organization, created by Polish communists with the support of Joseph Stalin in 1943. The aim of the organization was to fight against the Nazi occupiers and to create a people's democratic Polish state, that would rely on the implementation of Stalinism and the country's alliance with the Soviet Union. Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (1905-1964) was a Russian writer and journalist… Read More

[S.l.]: Izdal glavni stab NOV in PO Slovenije, 1944. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. Artistically restored. Overall in fine condition.. With twelve linocut illustrations by Nikolaj Pirnat and Mihelic France.. With twelve linocut illustrations by Nikolaj Pirnat and Mihelic France. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. (36) p. Scarce Slovene partisan publication with twelve linocut illustrations by Nikolaj Pirnat and Mihelic France. Published in a limited edition by the Slovenian anti-Nazi resistance organizations, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Yugoslavian nations fighting on the side of the Allies. Nikolaj Pirnat (1903-1948) and Mihelic France (1907-1998) were Slovenian painters, graphic artists and illustrators who worked together at the propaganda department of NOS (National Liberation Army) and POS (Partisan Detachments of Slovenia) during World War II. After the war, both artists worked at the newly established Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. . Read More