Zagreb: Merkantile, 1929. First edition. In original Constructivist cover. 67, (1) p. First edition. In original Constructivist cover. Small damage on page 42, otherwise in fine condition. Bonifačić (1901–1986) was a Croatian politician, émigré journalist and critic. After Word War II he emigrated to Brazil where he became the... More
[Madrid]: [Se hallara à Imprenta de Don Pedro Joseph Alonso de Padilla, Impressor, y Mercader de Libros; vive en la Calle de Santo Thomàs, junto al Contraste], [around 1740]. In 20th century leather. Panels blind tooled, spine gilt with red title vignette. Marbled endpapers. 8º; (16) p. Extremely scarce edition... More
![A balga és a halál. [Death and the Fool.]. Hugo von Hofmannstahl.](/pictures/thumb/1338.jpg?v=1511544514)
Budapest: Pán Könyvkiadó, 1922. Illustrated by Dezsö Fáy. Second Hungarian edition. Limited (1/700/710). In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, printed in red and grey. 33, (3) p. Limited edition of Der Tor und der Tod (Death and the Fool) from Hugo von Hofmannstahl (1874–1929), illustrated by the Hungarian graphic artist and painter..... 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
En Anveres [Antwerp]: En l’Oficina Plantiniana, Cerca la Biuda, Iuan Moreto [widow of Plantin and Jan Moretus], M. D. XC I. [1591]. Illustrated with an engraved title vignette of a knight on horseback with background and 20 full-page etchings, attributed to Pieter van der Borcht. First Plantin edition. In contemporary... More
![Kreisa fronte. N. 6. 1. XII. 1929. [Left Front. No. 6. December 1, 1929.]. Linards Laicens.](/pictures/thumb/898.jpg?v=1467386031)
Riga: Linards Laicens (Latvju Kultura, 1929. With photographic illustrations. First edition. Printed in 1300 copies. In publisher’s, constructivist cover. Printed in orange and black. 47, (1) p. “Kreisā fronte” was the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky’s magazine the “LEF” and..... More
![Kreisa fronte. N. 6. 24. XII. 1928. [Left Front. No. 6. December 24, 1928.]. Linards Laicens.](/pictures/thumb/901.jpg?v=1467387295)
Riga: Linards Laicens (Latvju Kultura), 1928. With photographic illustrations. First edition. Printed in 1400 copies. In publisher’s, constructivist cover with photographic illustration. Printed in lilac and black. 46, (2) p. “Kreisā fronte” was the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky’s magazine..... More
![Filozofia przypadku. Literatura w swietle empirii. [The Philosophy of Chance. Literature in the Light of Empiricism.]. Stanislaw Lem.](/pictures/thumb/1359.jpg?v=1513857708)
Krakow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, [1968]. Cover design by Barbara Konarzewska. First edition. In publisher’s printed grey cloth with the illustrated dust jacket. With three full page illustrations. 608, (4) p. First edition of Stanislaw Lem’s book about literary theory. However Lem's essay starts with his take on literary theory, his argument..... More
![Elvesztett Paraditsom Milton által. Fordította Frantziából Bessenyei Sándor Cs. és Kir. Lovas Kapitány. Első [Második] darab I.–VIII. [IX–XII.] Könyv. [És A’ visszanyert Paraditsom IV. Könyvekbenn.] [Paradise Lost. Paradise Regained.] [Paradise Lost. Translated from French by Sándor Bessenyei.]. John Milton, Sándor Bessenyei.](/pictures/thumb/1488.jpg?v=1535388225)
Kassán (Kassa): Ellinger János Cs. [Ts.] és Királyi privil. Könyv-nyomtatónál. 1796. First edition. In two volumes. In later, restored half leather binding. Spine with 7 raised bands, gilt ornaments, and yellow title vignette. Edges tinted in red. Ornamented endpapers. (32), 366; 388 p. First Hungarian edition of Milton’s Paradise Lost..... More
![Bunt w Krainie Maszyn. (Bibljoteka Premjowa 1.) [Revolt in the Mashine’s Land.]. Michał Rusinek.](/pictures/thumb/78.jpg?v=1406348434)
Kraków: Bibljoteka Premjowa, (1927). First edition. In original, illustrated yellow wrappers, designed by Jósef Kluska-Stawowski. 113, (3) p. A science fiction novel, the first book of Michał Rusinek (1904–2001) the Polish Futurist writer and poet. Jósef Kluska-Stawowski (1902–1975) was a Polish painter and graphic artist. [Ref.: Lichodziejwska... More
Praha [Prague]: [Popelnice], 1981 [1982]. With a photographic frontispiece. Second, improved edition. p. 64 is handwritten, as published. Additional handwritten notes and drawing on p. 69 and 75, also as published. In publisher’s half cloth, with illustrated panels. (1 [photographically illustrated frontispiece]) leaf, (1), 151 leaves (p. 95 mis-numbered: 92)... More
![Aladdin és a csodalámpa. [Aladdin and his Magic Lamp.]. Frantisek Sklar, František Sklař, Jaroslav Béza.](/pictures/thumb/337.jpg?v=1423544513)
Prague (Budapest): Artia (Móra Ferenc Könyvkiadó), 1963. First Hungarian edition. Text in Hungarian. In original half cloth, with illustrated cardboard. (12) p. and two pop-ups. František Sklař and Jaroslav Béza were the two designers of this book, and the series of the “Arabian Nights” that contained two more pop-up books..... More
![Drakula. Angol regény. Forditotta: Tar Ferencz. [Dracula.]. Bram Stoker.](/pictures/thumb/1166.jpg?v=1499435963)
Budapest: Uránia Könykiadó Vállalat, Aczél testvérek (Otthon nyomda), [1925]. First edition in this translation. In contemporary blue half cloth. 424 p. An early Hungarian edition, first in Tar’s translation, of Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. More
![Noiasormus. Fantastilised Novellid. [Sorcerer’s Ring. Fantastic stories.]. Aleksander Tassa.](/pictures/thumb/1501.jpeg?v=1535983504)
Tartu: Odamehe [Odamees] (Bergmann), 1919. First edition. In original, illustrated wrappers, designed by Ado Vabbe. (8), 7–160, (1), [1] p. Ado Vabbe (1892–1961) was one of the most important and influential figures of the Estonian Avant-garde, founder of the Estonian art society “Pallas” and tutor at “Korgem Kunstikool Pallas” (Higher... More