Megy korben az arc (The face goes around. Poems)
Budapest: Dokumentum, 1927. Cover by Lajos Kassak. First edition. In original paper. 16 p. Rare Dokumentum edition. More
Budapest: Dokumentum, 1927. Cover by Lajos Kassak. First edition. In original paper. 16 p. Rare Dokumentum edition. More
Budapest: Stamp on the back, Around. 1920. Vintage print. 8 x 11 cm. 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. More
Budapest: Érdekes Újság, 1919. First edition. Spine rubbed. In original illustrated paper, by Mihály Biró. 40 p. This journal celebrated the fall of the Socialist Democrat government led by Count Mihály Károlyi through the coup d’état led by Béla Kun on 21 March 1919 and the establishment of the Hungarian..... More
Paris: GLM, 1938. Frontispiece illustrated by Max Ernst. First French edition. Limited, numbered (1/400/445). In publisher’s printed wrappers. (36) p. First French edition of a selection of writings from Beschreibung eines Kampfes (Description of a Struggle) by Franz Kafka (1883–1924), with an illustrated frontispiece by Max Ernst (1891–1976). More
Paris: Éditions Bonaparte, [1931]. With full page photographic illustrations throughout. First edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers. (48) p. First edition of this scarce illustrated catalogue of the 1931 exhibition of modern Hungarian artists in Paris. With Gustave Kahn’s preface and the photographic reproductions of a work by each of..... More
Brno: [Telehor], [1936]. First edition. Promotional brochure for Kalivoda’s Telehor. Photographically illustrated using Moholy-Nagy’s artworks. 1 bifolio. 21×15cm. Extremely scarce promotional brochure for Frantisek Kalivoda’s important magazine, Telehor, illustrated with Moholy-Nagy’s artworks. The brochure includes the manifesto of Telehor and a list of the magazine’s collaborators, among them chief..... More
Budapest: Misztótfalusi, (1947). With numerous photographic illustrations of art pieces. First edition. In the original illustrated paper wrapper. 36 p., 20 plates. A rare pamphlet by Ernst Kállai (1890–1954) the Hungarian art historian who first published his works in Lajos Kassák's magazine “MA”. In 1928 he was the editor of..... More
Budapest: Uj Konyvtar, 1934. In original illustrated paper. 14 p. More
(Kraków): (1943). Original, vintage, black and white photograph, most likely by Witold Witaliński. 175 × 235 mm. Showing Marcin Wenzel as Filon, and the avant-garde stage design and costumes of Juliusz Słowacki’s play “Balladyna”, directed by Tadeusz Kantor, staged on 22–24 May, 1943 in Krakow. Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990) was..... More
(Kraków): (1943). Original, vintage, black and white photograph, most likely by Witold Witaliński. 175 × 235 mm. Showing the avant-garde stage design and costumes of Juliusz Słowacki’s play “Balladyna”, directed by Tadeusz Kantor. Maria Proszkowska as Balladyna and Franciszek Puget as the Chancellor. “Balladyna” was staged on 22–24 May, 1943..... More
1930s. Je me souviens tous les jours à vous. ( I remember you everyday.) From the collection of Jean-Paul Kahn. 20x13 cm. More
Budapest: Dokumentum, 1927. Cover and typography by Kassak. First edition. In original paper. 32 p. Rare book with design by Lajos. Kassak. More
Budapest: Pantheon, 1935. First edition. In original cloth. 228 p.; 231 p. Kassák's autobiography. Inscribed to his wife Jolán Simon. More
Budapest: Hungaria, 1940. In original illustrated wrappers. 52 p. With the preface of Lajos Kassák, thirty poems and six drawings. Published in 300 copies, it is unnumbered. It was typographized and the cover was designed by Lajos Lengyel. Inscribed to the Cserepfalvi family. Imre Cserépfalvi, born Imre Deutsch (1900 -..... More
(Budapest): Munka (Hungária Nyomda), 1931. Five full page illustrations. First edition. In original photographically illustrated paper, printed in red and black. (52) p. Cover photo (portrait of Kassák) by Árpád Szélpál the avant-garde poet and photographer who, together with the painter Ernő Schubert and the (later Oscar winner) scenic designer..... More
Budapest: Pantheon (Globus), (1929). First edition. In original, photorgraphically illustrated cover, designed by Kassák. 356, (4) p. Novel by Lajos Kassák (1887–1967) the Hungarian poet, author, painter, theoretician of art and the main figure of the Hungarian Avant-garde. In 1915 he founded the anti-militarist, activist periodical “A tett” (The Deed)..... More
Budapest: Grill Cs[ászári]. és Kir[ályi]. Könyvkereskés; Benkő Gyula (Világosság), 1912. First edition. In original illustrated paper. 155, (5) p. Kassák’s debut book, a collection of short stories. The cover was designed by Béla Uitz, a close associate of Kassák. From 1916 they co-edited the major Hungarian avant-garde magazine “MA”... More
Budapest: Grill Csász. és Királyi Könyvkereskedés – Benkő Gyula (Jakab M. H.), 1914. First edition. In original illustrated cover, printed in red and black. Designed by Lajos Gulácsy. 71, (1) p. Early work by Lajos Kassák (1887–1967) the Hungarian poet, author, painter, theoretician of art and the main figure of..... More
Budapest (Szeged): Pantheon (Délmagyarország), (1932). First edition. In original photographically illustrated cover. 338, (2) p. Novel by Lajos Kassák (1887–1967) the Hungarian poet, author, painter, theoretician of art and the main figure of the Hungarian Avant-garde. In 1915 he founded the anti-militarist, activist periodical “A tett” (The Deed) in the..... More
Wien (Vienna): Bécsi Magyar Kiadó (Johann N. Vernay), 1920. In pubisher’s illustrated wrappers, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. 159, (1) p. The Vienna edition of Kassák’s first novel that has originally published in Budapest, 1918. Cover by Sándor Bortnyik the avant-garde painter and graphic artist, the co-editor Kassák’s magazine “MA”. More
Budapest: Lajos Kassák (Helikon-Biró-Nyomda), (1933). First edition. In original illustrated paper. 191, [1]; 205, [1] p. Cover by Lajos Lengyel(1904–1978) the Hungarian graphic artist and photographer. In his early years he was involved in the modernist movements and became member of Kassák’s Munka-Circle. More
Budapest: Kassák Lajos – Kelet Népe (Arany János Irodalmi és Nyomdai Műintézet), 1941. First edition. Signed. Limited, numbered edition (270/300). In original illustrated wrappers, by József Csáky. 60, (4) p. Book of poems by Lajos Kassák (1887–1967) the Hungarian poet, author, painter, theoretician of art and the main figure of..... More
Budapest: Lajos Kassák (Krausz J. és Társa), March 1, 1918. Illustrated title page, a linocut illustration and a full page photographic reproduction. First edition. Text in Hungarian. (1), 30–40 p. With Ede Bohacsek’s drawing on title page, an original linocut by János Mattis-Teutsch and a photographic reproduction of Pál Pátzay’s..... More
Budapest: Lajos Kassák (Krausz J. és Társa), October 15, 1918. Illustrated title page and two illustrations. First edition. Text in Hungarian. (1), 110–124 p. Lajos Tihanyi’s painting on title page, and two full page reproductions by him. Lajos Tihanyi (1885–1938) was an outstanding Hungarian Avant-garde painter and lithographer, lived and..... More