Szin és szinharmónia (Color and color harmony)
Márkus: Budapest, 1885. In contemporary cloth. 235 p. 6 plate. Rare book on colour theory. Béla Tafferner (1850-) was a high school teacher from Esztergom. More
Márkus: Budapest, 1885. In contemporary cloth. 235 p. 6 plate. Rare book on colour theory. Béla Tafferner (1850-) was a high school teacher from Esztergom. More
Prague: 1938. Unbound, as published. 4 p. Inscribed to Paul Eluard. Exhibition catalogue of Štyrský and Toyen, with text by Karel Teige. The catalogue contains a three-page writing by Teige about Štyrský and Toyen and lists the artworks exhibited at the Topičův Salon in 1938. Both Jindřich Štyrský..... More
Paris: Galerie Claude Bernard, 1978. First edition. In original paper. 20 p. Inscribed to his teacher, Aurel Bernath by Csernus: „Kedves Mester, Ime ismét egy másik kiállítás, 5 év után. Mit választott amit festettem ez idő alatt, az előző óta, gondolom ebből valamit látni lehet itt, dacára a kissé..... More
Budapest: 1982. First edition. In original paper. 20 p. The samizdat periodical titled Sznob International [Snob International] had six issues altogether from 1981 and 1984. This issue was devoted to Tibor Hajas. It is illustrated by Júlia Szaniszló. and the cover photo. by János Vető. Printed in 500..... More
Budapest: The authors (Hungária), 1932. The photomontage and design by Albert Kner. First edition. In publisher’s wrappers, with original photographically illustrated dust jacket, printed in red and black. 160 p. More
(Budapest: Világosság nyomda. 1909. With fourty, mostly full page illustrations. Front cover illustrated. First edition. In publisher’s orange wrappers, bound with two green silk ribbon. 44 leaves. First edition of Tichy’s collection of erotic, Art Nouveau drawings. Gyula Tichy (1879-1920) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist, strongly..... More
Paris: Maxime Ferenczi, 1914. 4 original woodcuts by Ernst Kempter (2) and Aloys Ludwig Wach (2), the woodcuts are signed. First edition. One of the 50 numbered and signed copy. Inscribed to Szilard Detere, Hungarian painter. In original paper. 24 p. Prose poems, the first book of Raith, an important..... More
Halle / Saale: Max Niemeyer Verlag, [ca. 1933]. First separate edition. Offprint. Inscribed in Hungarian by the author to Karl Mannheim and his wife, Juliska Lang. In original wrappers. [2] 79–93 [1] p. An essay by Charles de Tolnay inscribed to Karl Mannheim. Charles de Tolnay (1899–1981) was an..... More
(Budapest): (Országos Magyar Képzőművészeti Társulat – Hornyánszky Viktor), (1909). First edition. In publisher's printed wrappers. Text in Hungarian, English, French and German. 64 p. and 15 plates of reproductions and one blank. A guide for Tornai’s major exhibition of 150 paintings in 1909 at the Art Gallery in Budapest. Contains..... More
Budapest: Táltos, 1916. First edition. Initials printed in red. In original illustrated hard paper. 29, (3) p. and 16 plates. In this work Toroczkai-Wigand gathers his knowledge on Transylvanian architecture and culture. Written in the dialect of Székely Land. He also formulates his own artistic ideas and identifies its sources..... More
Budapest: Táltos (Világosság), 1917. With 16 full page illustrations. First edition. Title page in red and black. Initials printed in red. In original illustrated hard paper. Presentation copy. 12 p. and 16 plates. This work of Toroczkai-Wigand starts with a short poem, the national epic of the Székelys (Hungarian people..... More
Budapest: Táltos, 1916. With two full-page illustrations and numerous initials and astrological illustrations printed in blue and black. First edition. Limited and numbered edition up to 100, this copy holds number 26. In original illustrated hard paper. With a full-page manuscript inscription by the author on half-title in ink, dated..... More
Budapest: Egyetemi Nyomda, 1936. Plans of buildings, several images of interior design, furniture and stained glass designs. First edition. llustrated title page. Text in Hungarian and German. Initials printed in red and blue. Fine set of typography. Color portrait of Toroczkai Wigand (by Bertalan Karlovszky). In illustrated hard paper. 124..... More
[Paris]: Propugnabit in avla Colleg. Claromontani Societ. Jesu. [Collegium Claromontani], Die augusti anno MDCLXXIX [1679]. First edition. Engraved throughout. In later grey hard paper, with calligraphic title on the front cover. Large folio; 15 engraved plates on 8 leaves. Scarce, splendidly illustrated, entirely engraved baroque booklet, a collection of philosophical..... More
[Paris]: [S.n.], [1919]. First edition. Printed on one side. Two on gray-green and one on light green paper. ca. 105 × 70 mm. Three leaflets of the series of the “Papillons Dada”. Texts are attributed to Tristan Tzara and Paul Eluard, and they were issued by the Paris..... More
Paris: [S.n.], 1920. First edition. With two illustrations by Francis Picabia. The sixth issue of Tzara’s periodical. 1 bifolio. The sixth issue of the magazine of the Dada movement, edited by Tristan Tzara and illustrated by Francis Picabia. The Dada review was published in 8 numbers (7 issues) between..... More
[Prague]: [Jazz], 1947–1948. First editions. Ten issues, complete run of the first year, and five numbers of the second. Photographically illustrated title pages and additional photographic reproductions inside in each issue. Two inserted, scarce flyers for a song contest are also present in II./5. 15 [1], 16, 16, 15 [1]..... More
(Paris): (Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert), (1924). First edition. In original paper. Title in red and black. 8 p., 3 plates. With text by Adolphe Tabarant, André Salmon, Francis Carco, Florent Fels, etc., the list of the exhibited paintings and three reproduction of the paintings. Catalogue of one of the most important..... More
Praha (Prague): Vilém Bitnar, 1910. Illustrated by Josef Váchal. First edition. One of 250 hand numbered copies. Printed in red and black. In publisher’s printed wrappers. 26, (6) p. With four full page and several text illustrations, beside the elaborated initials, the head and tail pieces by Josef Váchal the..... More
First edition in Czech. Folio. Signed by all contributors, numbered, this copy holds number 1 of 93 (of 99), printed on Italian hand made paper. In original, ochre, illustrated wrappers. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books of the time. Housed in publisher’s hard paper box which is..... More
Pécs: Magyar Építő, Díszítő Művészet. 1920. In original illustrated paper. 104 p. Linoleum engraved on page 3: "In memory of Ödön Lechner". After the brief introduction, from page 10, the building plans and ornamental studies of the two young architects, Kálmán Vargha and József Komáromy. Rare. More
Kharkiv: Around 1920. 12 x 17 cm. Vasyl Dmytrovych Yermylov (Ukrainian: Василь Дмитрович Єрмилов) (1894–1968) was a Ukrainian painter, avant-garde artist and designer. His genres included cubism, constructivism, and neo-primitivism. More
Praha: A Művészeti Alkotások N. V., 1950. With more than 80, mostly full page illustrations. First edition. Text in Hungarian. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. The gatherings are unstapled as customary for Czech books. 91, (5) p. A broad collection of woodcuts by Chinese revolutionary artists..... More
Kaunas: 1930. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. 32 p. The most important Lithuanian avant-garde magazine. Trečias Frontas was a leftist, antifascist literary magazine. Only five issues were published, the last double number (6–7) was banned and the magazine was closed. Scarce. More
Kaunas: 1931. Illustrated wrappers. Each printed in modern, avant-garde lay-out. The most important Lithuanian avant-garde magazine. Trečias Frontas was a leftist, antifascist literary magazine. Only five issues were published, the last double number (6–7) was banned and the magazine was closed. One illustration by Masareel. Scarce. 48 p. More