Search Results: Titles starting with R from Foldvaribooks

Warszawa: Klub Miedzynarodowej Prasy i Ksiazki, 1971. First edition. Limited edition of 500+10 copies. In original illustrated wrappers with black-and-white photographic reproduction. Text in Polish. Wrappers and pages slightly yellowed due to acidic paper. In fine condition.. First edition. Limited edition of 500+10 copies. In original illustrated wrappers with black-and-white photographic reproduction. Text in Polish. (8) p. Limited edition booklet of the Polish postwar photographer, painter and art theoretician, Zbigniew Andrzej Dłubak (1921-2005). With black-and-white photographic reproductions on the cover and the front and rear endpapers of pieces from the photographic series of the artist, called Gestykulacje (Gesticulations). The booklet contains a two-page essay from Dłubak as well as his biography. The booklet was created on the occasion of the 1971 solo show of Dłubak that took place in the Galeria Współczesna in Warsaw, Poland.

Kosice: Szlovák, 1922. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary halfcloth. In. very. good conditon.. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary halfcloth. 97 p. First Hungarian edition of this key work by Czech dramatist Capek, originally produced in Prague in 1921. The word "robot" was coined by Capek's brother Josef, and the concept of the robot has its source in this play.

Prague, 1921. With the Dritkol's blind stamp. In fine condition.. With the Dritkol's blind stamp. 14x 9 cm.

Budapest: Szent István-Társulat, 1927. First edition. In original wrappers. Light water stains on a few page. In very good condition.. First edition. In original wrappers. 136 p. Tagore had extensive Hungarian relations, between 1920 and 1925 about 30 works were published in Hungarian. In October 1926, he arrived to Hungary for a Central European tour, where he spent a longer time in Balatonfüred and, met Miklós Horthy and prominent persons of Hungarian literary life.

Budapest: Fővárosi Könyv- és Lapkiadó R.-T, 1921. First edition. In publisher's ornamented wrappers, printed in red and black. Pages yellowed, due to acidic paper. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In publisher's ornamented wrappers, printed in red and black. 48 p. The first Hungarian monograph on Tagore. Ervin Baktay (1890-1963) was a Hungarian scholar of Oriental studies, Indologist, a pioneer in popularizing Indian culture in Hungary. .

Budapest: Thalia-Kultura, 1928. Original, vintage, printed movie poster. Printed in black on yellow paper. Folded. Notes and date (March 1, 1928) in blue pencil on verso. Overall in fine condition.. Original, vintage, printed movie poster. Printed in black on yellow paper. 85 × 21,5 cm. Printed poster of the "Omnia" cinema in Budapest, for Nils Olaf Chrisander's 1927 movie, "The Heart Thief", written by Lajos Biró starred by Josef Schildkraut and Lya de Putti.

Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, 1907. First edition. In publisher's wrappers. Small stains on cover, otherwise in good condition.. First edition. In publisher's wrappers. 248 p. Romantic novel by Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952) that has been adapted into an early sound film by William A. Seiter in 1929, featured Corinne Griffith, Ian Keith and the pre-Dracula Bela Lugosi.

Warszawa: M. Arct, 1938. First edition. In publisher's photographic soft cover. Stains on rear cover. Binding somewhat loose. Overall in very good condition.. Graphically and photographically illustrated throughout.. Graphically and photographically illustrated throughout. First edition. In publisher's photographic soft cover. 151, (1) p. Modern photobook of the Polish Radio. Programme and almanac between 1935 and 1938. With a long chapter on the Polish Radio's 1935 founded own symphony orchestra (Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia). .

In Bologna: presso Vittorio Benacci, 1601. First edition. In contemporary vellum. Spine rubbed, ink lettering faded. Stains on the binding. Spine damaged at bands. Inside clean, large margins. Overall in very good condition.. Illustrated with two double-page engraved plates. Enriched with two recurring large woodcuts and woodcut and typographical head and tailpieces.. Illustrated with two double-page engraved plates. Enriched with two recurring large woodcuts and woodcut and typographical head and tailpieces. First edition. In contemporary vellum. Coll: [𝜋]4; A-H4 ; [ 8], 64 p., and [2] engraved plates. One of the earliest reports of the decisive Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578, which, by the death of Sebastian I, led to the end of the Aviz Dynasty of Portugal and the establishment of the Iberian Union. One of Ciro Spontone's (1554 or 1556-1610) scarcest books, published in 1601, a year after his expedition to Hungary by the side of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, on his crusade against the… Read More

Warsaw, 1943. In original paper. Fine condition. In original paper. 22 p. Anti-communist brochure.

Netherlands, 1920. In original binding. Bound in half cloth with copper embossing on both boards, large folio size. In good condition. Working copy with marginal notes. Binding heavily worn and mostly loose, some leavs holding on cords, some samples worn and with offset on facing page, a few leaves blank.. In original binding. Bound in half cloth with copper embossing on both boards, large folio size. More than 600 samples. Rath & Doodeheefver is a former Dutch wallpaper manufacturer. Cornelis van der Sluys was also making wallpapers desing fot the R& D.

Strasbourg, Hagenau: Knobloch; Seltz, 1528. Four works in one volume. In contemporary wooden panels with the traces of leather and a codex leaf on spine. Spine with three raised bands. The original copper clasps are presented. The title pages of the first three works (by Erasmus) with identical architectural borders. Signs on top edge in ink. Old collection stamp on verso of inner front pastedown. Sporadic manuscript marginal notes removed. Occasional underlines in the text throughout. Few stains throughout, some leaves tanned. The title page of the fourth work (Gebwiler) with a tiny loss to the right edge, with no effect on the text. Overall in fine condition.. Four works in one volume. In contemporary wooden panels with the traces of leather and a codex leaf on spine. Spine with three raised bands. The original copper clasps are presented. The title pages of the first three works (by Erasmus) with identical architectural borders. Erasmus, Desiderius Ratio seu methodus compendio perveniendi ad… Read More

En Madrid: : En la Imprenta Real, 1796. First edition. Disbound from a larger volume. With the official stamp: "Carolus IV. D.G. Hispaniarum Rex. Para despachos de oficio quatro mrs. Sello quarto, Año de mil setecientos noventa y seis" on p. 3 and 10. The first and last leaves partly, inner pages loose. Few underlines in pencil here and there. Otherwise in fine condition. First edition. Disbound from a larger volume. 10 [2 (blank)] p. First edition of Carlos IV's declaration of war on England. The Spanish declaration of war on England, the beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1796-1808. In the royal decree, Charles IV accuses England of violating the Nootka Convention of 1794, and of threatening to invade Spain's American possessions.

Madrid: En la Imprenta de la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañia, 1786. First edition. In later marbled paper. Binding damaged at tail of spine. Lower outer corner bumped. A dark stain to the lower outer corner of the first five quires. Otherwise clean. Overall in fine condition.. First edition. In later marbled paper. [2] 138 p. Scarce document related to the estate of Manuel de Guirior, former Viceroy of Peru. José Antonio de Areche (?-1788), as the appointed visitador or royal inspector, arrived in Peru in 1777. The difference between him and the Viceroy Manuel de Guirior (1708-1788) arose immediately concerning the extent of authorities. Their conflict culminated with the dismissal of Viceroy Guirior upon the charges brought by Areche. The quarrel went on after Guirior went back to Spain, and eventually, he was acquitted of the charges but only after his death. The present document, Dated in San Ildefonso, October 6, 1785, is a summary of the case, and it relates to Viceroy Guirior's… Read More

Budapest: Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, 1931. First edition. Extremities slightly creased. In fine condition. // Első kiadás. 74 [2] p. Lapszélek kissé gyűröttek. Kiváló állapotban.. First edition. 74 [2] p. Szentkuthy's first published work. Szentkuthy doktori értekezése, egyben első, nyomtatásban megjelent munkája. A disszertáció a Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetem Angol Philológiai Intézetének 4. füzeteként látott napvilágot. .

Paris: De l'Imprimerie d'Aubry, Salle neuve des Marchand, au Palais de Justice, 1803. n contemporary cardboard, gilt spine. Ex libris of François Xavier Borluut de Noortdonck and Pierre Bergé on front pastedown and free endpaper. Notes in pencil on pastedown. Binding very slightly rubbed at the extremities. Bumped corners. Occasional foxing. Otherwise in fine condition.. n contemporary cardboard, gilt spine. Ex libris of François Xavier Borluut de Noortdonck and Pierre Bergé on front pastedown and free endpaper. [9] viii-xiv 92 p. and 4 unnumbered engraved plates. First illustrated edition of this scarce medical thesis on culottes. The discussion of fashion as a matter of health was opened by the authors of the Enlightenment who saw the dress of their time as a danger to the body and health and advocated a more natural approach to the clothing especially for women and children suffering from the corset and swaddling. Physicians who participated in the public debate went further and claimed that… Read More

1221. 15 x 8,5 cm. Manuscript on vellum. Pierre de Corbeil was a French theologian and prelate . He was a master of theology at the University of Paris; his best-known pupil later became Pope Innocent III. Pierre received ecclesiastical preferment, becoming a canon of Notre Dame in Paris, Archdeacon of York (1198), Bishop of Cambrai (1199) and Archbishop of Sens (1200). He led the council at Paris in 1210 which forbade the public teaching and private reading of Aristotle's works on natural history. As archbishop Pierre was a respected familiar of King Philip Augustus. Of his works, including sermons and commentaries, very few have survived. An Office of the Assumption, used at Sens until the 17th century, and the Office for Circumcision are attributed to him.

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

1 page document. Ca. 1802-1803. Written both sides. Signed by Boyer. With the stamp of "État Major Général de l'Armee de St. Domingue. Chipped at edges. Overall in good condition.. 1 page document. Ca. 1802-1803. Written both sides. Signed by Boyer. With the stamp of "État Major Général de l'Armee de St. Domingue". List of the the deceased officers of the French Army during the Saint-Domingue expedition. Signed by the Brigadier General, the Chief of Stuff Pierre François Joseph Boyer (1772-1851). Thirteen names are registered, among them the leaders of Napoleon Bonaparte's Saint-Domingue expedition, the attempt to regain the control of the island: Major General Charles Leclerc (1772-1802), Divisional General Charles Dugua (1740-1802), Divisional General Pierre-Joseph Watrin (1772-1802), Brigadier General Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769-1802), and Brigadier General Jean-Baptiste Maur Meyer (1768-1802). All died from the 1802 Saint-Domingue yellow fever epidemic that hit the French… Read More

[Lyon], 1840. [140] p., [2] loose large designs; [3] silk brocade samples (around 130 ×190 mm; 180 × 270 mm; 200 × 280 mm). Over 600 hand-colored, silk-pattern designs on paper in various dimensions (of which a dozen full-page, and two double-page), mounted onto plain sheets of a book. The book-block loosely inserted into an older vellum binding; unrelated title lettered on the front panel. The patterns are placed onto the first 71 pages (the remaining leaves left blank). In addition: 2 loose large designs, and 3 original silk brocade samples (stamped, labeled, and dated by the Yemeniz manufacture). The vellum binding is somewhat worn. The first pages are dusted, dogeared here and there. The pattern designs and the silk samples are in fine condition. Overall in very good condition. Nicolas Yemeniz's register book of silk-pattern designs, comprises more than 600 motifs, together with three original silk brocade samples. Nicolas Yemeniz (1781-1871) was a descendant of a Greek Phanariot family… Read More