Search Results: Titles starting with O from Foldvaribooks

Moscow: Bсероссийский Пролеткульт (All-Russian Proletkult), 1923. First edition. In publisher's modernist, typographical wrappers. Somewhat chipped at edges. Paper yellowed due to aging. Underlines and marks on p. 13. and 14. in ink, notes on p. 18 in pencil. A few pages are torn at gutter, with no effect on the text. Ownership inscriptions on cover and title page. Otherwise clean and firm. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's modernist, typographical wrappers. 69, (3) p. First edition of Tarabukin's theoretical work on avant-garde and modern art. The Fundamentals of a Theory of Painting was written in 1916, by the influential Russian-Soviet art historian Nikolai Tarabukin (1889-1956) and published by the All-Russian Proletkult, the avant-garde Soviet artistic institution, in 1923. In this theoretical work, Tarabukin discusses the state of contemporary art, analyzes Tatlin's work, and the Cubist and Futurist movement in the context of the cultural… Read More

Łódź: Towarzystwo Bibljofilów, 1934. First edition. Printed in only 300 copies. Printed on handmade paper with elaborated typography. Text in Polish. In publisher's hard paper wrappers. In good condition.. First edition. Printed in only 300 copies. Printed on handmade paper with elaborated typography. Text in Polish. In publisher's hard paper wrappers. (8), 3-93, (1) p. One of the most important theoretical works on avant-garde and modern art of its time. Contains the essay on modern western art, written by Jan Brzękowski (1903-1983) the Polish poet and theoretician of art, who was one of the chief figures of the avant-garde circle of Krakow. Leon Chwistek's essay the "Tragedy of Naturalism", Chwistek (1884-1944) was an avant-garde painter and also theoretician of art and founder of the expressionist group the "Formists". Przecław Smolik's (1877-1947; ethnographer, writer, bibliophile collector of Asian art) study on art and reality. And the avant-garde painter, typographer and art theorist,… Read More

Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 1910. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. Wrappers tanned due to aging, somewhat chipped. Inside firm and clean. Overall in very good condition.. First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. (4), (1)-210, (2) p. One of the earliest works of Jan Lukasiewicz (1878-1956) the Polish logician and philosopher, who introduced mathematical logic into Poland, and who was a founding member of the Lwów-Warsaw school of logic (which was later made internationally famous by Alfred Tarski), and one of the principal architects and teachers of that school. Lukasiewicz is known to give the first rigorous formulation of many-valued logic and for introducing various improvements in propositional logic, and for becoming the first historian of logic to treat the subject's history from the standpoint of modern formal logic. In this early work, which marks a crucial turning point in the development of the Lwów-Warsaw school, Lukasiewicz questions the assumptions of… Read More

Budapest: Magyar Szocilaista Munkáspárt, MTA, 1971. 24 x 33 cm. Folded, in good condition. 24 x 33 cm. Obituary of important philosopher.

Moskwa: Wydawnictwo Literatury w Jezykach Obcych, 1944. First Polish edition. With 13 photographic illustrations. In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. Cover very slightly chipped. Tanned due to acidic paper. Overall in fine condition.. First Polish edition. With 13 photographic illustrations. In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. 22, (2) p. and 4 plates. First Polish edition of Simonov's report on the Red Army's discovery of the Nazi death camp at Majdanek. With 11 reproductions of the famous images, taken after the liberation, of the crematories, the piles of shoes and the partly cremated corps in uncovered mass grave. The Majdanek concentration and extermination camp was established on Heinrich Himmler's order and operated from October 1, 1941, until it was liberated by the Soviet Army on July 22, 1944. It is known to be the best preserved Nazi concentration camp of the Holocaust, as the Germans did not have enough time to destroy the evidences of their crimes, thus "many of the symbols of the… Read More

Jana Laichtera, 1904. First czech edition. In later cloth. In fine conditon.. First czech edition. In later cloth. xvi, 316, [3] p., Added frontispiece with the portrait of M. Wollstonecraft. Advertisements at the end. First Czech edition of one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy.

Francois Trottier, late 19th century. Vintage photographic map. Albumen print mounted on cardboard. With hand-painted altitude marks on the photograph in blue ink, and routes marked with black and red ink. Photographer and creator indicated in the lower right and left of the photograph in red ink. Title and scale of the map on cardboard in black ink. arely noticeable foxing to the cardboard. Light stains on the verso of the cardboard in the upper right, not visible from the front. Overall in fine condition.. Vintage photographic map. Albumen print mounted on cardboard. With hand-painted altitude marks on the photograph in blue ink, and routes marked with black and red ink. Photographer and creator indicated in the lower right and left of the photograph in red ink. Title and scale of the map on cardboard in black ink. Item dimensions: 472 × 309 mm. Photograph dimensions: 277 × 190 mm. Nineteenth-century photographic map of Puy-de-Dome by the French photographer, Francois Trottier. Francois… Read More

Prague, 1982. Samizdat edition. Xerox. In original cloth. Fine conditon.. Samizdat edition. Xerox. In original cloth. 301 p. Hrabal's story has been adapted to movie by Jiří Menzel in 2006. The two already worked together on the "Closely Observed Trains" (1965) that won the Oscar in 1968. Bohumil Hrabal (1914-1997) regarded as one of the best Czech writers of the 20th century. .

(Praha): (Jazz Petit, Jazzová Sekce.), 1982. First (semiofficial) edition. In original, illustrated paper. In fine condition.. First (semiofficial) edition. In original, illustrated paper. 301, (1) p. Hrabal finished this story already in 1971, but at that time he was under censorship, so the story could be spread only as samizdat. "Jazzová Sekce" that published first in 1982, was a civil association in the socialist Czechoslovakia to publish and propagate jazz, underground and counter culture. Hrabal's story has been adapted to movie by Jiří Menzel in 2006. The two already worked together on the "Closely Observed Trains" (1965) that won the Oscar in 1968. Bohumil Hrabal (1914-1997) regarded as one of the best Czech writers of the 20th century. .

Praha [Prague]: Fr. Borový, 1939. In half cloth, with the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. Cover with a few browns stains. Dust jacket chipped at edges with a light stain to the back. Remains of a previous sticker on the spine. Pages tanned, light brown stains sporadically. Overall in very good condition.. In half cloth, with the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. 214, (6) p. With the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by František Muzika. Karel Čapek (1890-1938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot. František Muzika (1900-1974) was a Czech painter, illustrator, typographer and a well-known figure of the Czech Avant-garde. .

[Warsaw]: Spoldzielnia Wydawnicza Czytelnik, 1945. First edition. Signed and dated (18. IX. 99.) by the author. In publisher's wrappers, printed in grey and brown. Collection stamp of Ludwik Bohdan Grzeniewski on the half-title. Spine slightly worn, with minor damage at the tail and the head. Light water stain on the cover at the upper right corner. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. Signed and dated (18. IX. 99.) by the author. In publisher's wrappers, printed in grey and brown. 154, (6) p. Signed copy of the early poetry collection by the Nobel laureate Polish poet and writer, Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004). Ocalenie was Milosz' first book to published after World War II, thus many of his poems, written during the Nazi occupation of Poland appeared first in this extensive volume. Among others, it features the first printed appearance of his most remarkable poem sequence, The World: A Naive Poem, originally created in 1943 in one handwritten copy. The book also contains Milosz' famous poem… Read More

[Warsaw]: Spoldzielnia Wydawnicza Czytelnik, 1945. First edition. In publisher's wrappers, printed in grey and brown. Ownership inscription on half-title. Small damage to the corner of the first two leaves. Tiny ink stain on the fore edge. In fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's wrappers, printed in grey and brown. 154, (6) p. Early poetry collection by the Nobel laureate Polish poet and writer, Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004). Ocalenie was Milosz' first book to be published after World War II, thus many of his poems, written during the Nazi occupation of Poland appeared first in this extensive volume. Among others, it features the first printed appearance of his most remarkable poem sequence, The World: A Naive Poem, originally created in 1943 in one handwritten copy. The book also contains Milosz' famous poem about the revolt in the Warsaw Ghetto, Campo di Fiori, and several pieces from the volume Wiersze, published underground in 1943 under the pseudonym Jan Syruc. .

V Praze (Prague): Hyperion, 1927. First edition. In publisher's artistic leather binding, gilt ornamentation on panels of Hebrew text with biblical and astrological motifs. Gilt title on spine. Bound by Antonín Tvrdý. In publishers hard paper box. The original, illustrated wrapper bound to the rear. In fine condition.. With a plate of etching by Cyril Bouda.. With a plate of etching by Cyril Bouda. First edition. In publisher's artistic leather binding, gilt ornamentation on panels of Hebrew text with biblical and astrological motifs. Gilt title on spine. Bound by Antonín Tvrdý. In publishers hard paper box. The original, illustrated wrapper bound to the rear. 109, (3) p. Short story by Gérard de Nerval's, the precursor of the symbolists and surrealists. Illustrated by Cyril Bouda (1901-1984) the Czech painter and graphic artist. .

1930. 3 cm high. 8 cm wide. In very good condtion, a very small damages.. 3 cm high. 8 cm wide. Around 1930, signed Ocean candy metal box designed by Róbert Berény. Very, very rare, Róbert Berény was one of the most famous advertising graphic artists and painters of the time in Hungary. He started painting as a child, then studied first at the Model Drawing School in Budapest, and then at the Julian Academy in Paris. After returning home, he became a member of the most important group of artists of Hungarian modernism, the Eight. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in 1919, he assumed a public role and designed the iconic poster of the era ("To arms! To arms!"). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, he emigrated to Berlin and stopped painting for a while. In the mid-thirties, he started creating again: with a new style, he became a representative of the Post-Nagybánya group. He expressed his lyrical imagery with subtle, eclectic colors, and painted self-portraits with a… Read More

Koethen (Leipzig): A. Wiede (Ernst Keil), 1849. First Polish edition (second overall). Papered spine. Light foxing. Fine condition.. First Polish edition (second overall). Papered spine. Light foxing. 40 p. The proclamation was first published in German, in December 1848 and it followed, presumably in a few weeks, the Polish edition. Early, scarce and important work of the founder of anarchism. Bakunin (1814-1876) was member at the Pan-Slav Congress which was held in Prague, on June 2, 1848 and ended 10 days later when Austrian troops bombarded the city. After the event he wrote "Appeal to the Slavs", in which he proposes that Slav revolutionaries unite with Hungarian, Italian and German revolutionaries to overthrow the three major European autocracies, the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. However this work is not merely a statement of Bakunin's Pan-Slavism but in many ways it anticipates his later anarchist attitudes (e.g. the peasants as revolutionary force;… Read More

Nakladem Komitetu Centralnego, 1946. First polish edition. In original paper. In very good condition.. First polish edition. In original paper. 31 p.

Budapest: Uj Idök Irodalmi Intézet Rt. (Singer és Wolfner) kiadása, 1947. Second Hungarian edition. In publisher's half cloth with illustrated front panel. With the illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly chipped, small tears at foldings, restored at head of the spine, otherwise in very good condition. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper, apart from that the book is fine condition.. With 18 full page illustrations by Lajos Szalay.. With 18 full page illustrations by Lajos Szalay. Second Hungarian edition. In publisher's half cloth with illustrated front panel. With the illustrated dust jacket. 213, (3) p. Illustrated Hungarian edition of John Steinbeck's 1937 novella Of Mice and Man, with the scarce illustrated dust jacket.

Budapest, 1944. Single sheet. Original photo identification document with passport photograph. Signed by the secretary of the Hungarian Minister of the Interior and countersigned by Carl Ivar Danielsson, the head of the Swedish legation in Budapest. Some dirt on it. Still in good condition. Single sheet. Original photo identification document with passport photograph. Signed by the secretary of the Hungarian Minister of the Interior and countersigned by Carl Ivar Danielsson, the head of the Swedish legation in Budapest. 1 p. Photo identification issuedat the Swedish Legation. Official exemption from the obligation to wear the yellow badge. Original text in translation: "the owner of a verifiable certificate has been awarded an exemption from the obligation of distinguishing markers." After the occupation of Hungary by Nazi Germany in March 1944 a decree was issued to make it mandatory for Jews to wear a bade, the yellow Star of David, on their outer garments to easily identify Jews. A humiliating… Read More

Boston: Printed and Sold by James Loring, No. 2, Cornhill, 1818. First edition(?). Ownership inscription on title page. In contemporary, probably publisher's half leather, with gilt-stamped red calf ownership label mounted on front cover. Cover rubbed, artistically restored. Pages browned, stained. Overall in very good condition.. First edition(?). Ownership inscription on title page. In contemporary, probably publisher's half leather, with gilt-stamped red calf ownership label mounted on front cover. 196 p. [pp. 149-164 misnumbered: 145-160]. This, the first volume of Old Colony Collection of Anthems was published jointly by the Old Colony Musical Society in Plymouth and the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston and formed the backbone of the latter's repertoire in its early years. The Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) which is today the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, was founded in Boston in 1815 with the aim of "cultivating and improving a correct taste in the… Read More

Budapest, 1963. In original cloth. The spine is missing and the rear panel damaged. Inside fine. In original cloth. 127 p. Extremely rare original screenplay for Cantata. This is the favorite Jancso film of the Foldvaribooks's staff. Provenience: Ferenc Lohr's copy who was the film's sound engineer.