Po’sonyban (Bratislava): Wéber Simon Péter és fijának betűivel, 1816. With an engraved, folded map of Solar System Orbits. First Hungarian edition. In 20th century hard paper. (24), (1)–136, (2 [errata]) p., and 1 engraved, folded plate. First Hungarian edition of Bode’s “Allgemeine Betrachtungen über das Weltgebäude” (after the 1804, Berlin..... More

Budapest: [Privately printed at “Fejér és Glatter”], [1923]. Photographically illustrated throughout. First edition. In publishers printed wrappers. 31, (1) p. First edition of this architectural album, the oeuvre of the firm of the two Hungarian architects Géza Bogdánfy and Gedeon Gerlóczy. The most part of the book, the forward..... More

Wien - Leipzig: Eugen Prager, 1933. First edition. In original photographically illustrated wrappers. 77, (2) p. Vilmos Böhm (1880–1949) was a Hungarian Social Democrat politician, served as Minister of War in 1918 and during the Hungarian Soviet Republic as People’s Commissar of War. After WWII he served as the Hungarian..... More

16 pages with sketches in color pencils. 1931. Ca. 125 × 195 mm. The binding is rubbed, inside in fine condition. Sixteen pages of sketches of various British design by Karl S. Bolander. The sketchbook starts with the interior design of the ocean liner RMS Empress of Britain, supposedly..... More

M.vásárhelyt [Marosvásárhely]: Nyomtattatott a’ Reform. Kollégyom betüivel Felsö Visti Káli Jó’sef ltal. 1830. First edition. In somewhat later half leather binding. The panels are covered with marbled paper. Spine with gilt title. XVI, [XVII–XX], [1]–162 p., and one folding plate. First edition of Farkas Bolyai's first mathematical publication. This work..... More

Maros Vásárhelyini [Marosvásárhely]: Typis Collegii Reformatorum per Josephum, et Simeonem Kali de felső Vist [József and Simon Káli], 1832, 1833. First edition of János Bolyai’s Appendix, his “explanation of the absolutely true science of space”, “the most extraordinary two dozen pages in the whole history of thought” (Halsted, 1896), a...... More

Around the first half of the fifteen century. Manuscript in Latin. Large margins. Paper with unidentified watermark. Text in black ink, headings, initials and rubrications in red. With a note by later hand on title page, about Alfonsus: “Parisis per manum fratris Alfonciis”. In modern half vellum binding. 20 leaves..... More

(Budapest): (Királyi Egyetemi Nyomda), (1943). First edition. Limited, numbered in ink (one of 200). Presentation copy, inscribed to Gyula Ortutay. Each woodcut signed by the artist. In publisher’s cloth. (14) p. (each woodcuts protected with an additional sheet). Twelve elaborate woodcuts, by Ferenc Bordás (1911–1982) the outstanding graphic artist, student..... More

[Munich]: Oficyna Warszawska na Obczyznie, 1946. First edition. Numbered copy. In publisher’s illustrated cardboard. 212, (4) p. First edition of this accurate description of Auschwitz and other concentration camps and the brutality of daily life by three former Polish political prisoners. Dedicated to the U.S. Seventh Army, the liberator of..... More

[Budapest]: [1930]. Designed by Sándor Bortnyik. Original lithographic small poster. Printed in shades of blue, red, and orange. 160 × 238 mm. Advertisement poster for the Hungarian beer brand Dreher, designed by Sándor Bortnyik (1893–1976) the Hungarian painter and graphic designer. He was influenced by Cubism, Expressionism, Constructivism and the..... More

Vintage, offset print. Printed in red, yellow and blue. 215 × 285 mm. Sándor Bortnyik’s design for Modiano cigarette paper advertisement poster. The Modiano cigarette paper was very popular in Italy and Hungary in the first half of the 20th century. The company was famous for it’s commercial advertisement..... More

Budapest: Dante, (1931). First Hungarian edition. In publisher’s red cloth. With the scarce, illustrated dust jacket, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. 248 p., and 8 plates with photographic reproductions. The book was published in the series of travelogues by the Dante publisher, and some of the dust jackets were designed by..... More

Kispest: Miklós Korschelt, ca. 1940. Original, vintage, black and white photograph. Stamped by the photographer, Miklós Korschelt on verso. Title and date in pencil on verso. 180 × 240 mm. Extremely scarce original photograph of the robot, designed by Sándor Bortyik. The “man machine” was exhibited in Budapest at..... More