UP (Catalogue for modernist furniture design)
Prague: Around 1935. In original illustrated paper, 31 p. Filled with photographs of UP designs. No text. Numerous Jindrich Halabala designs. Anon design. Stamp of noted Brno architect Lubor Lacina. More
Avant-garde
Zdrój. Dwutygodnik poświęcony sztuce i kulturze umyslowej (Biweekly magazine devoted to the art and culture) 1918 nr 2.
Poznan: 1918. 30 p. In the text of woodcuts by Stefan Szmaj, Jerzy Hulewicz, Władysław Skotarek and Małgorzata Kubicka. Cover by August Zamoyski. Zdrój (The Source) was the literary review of the Poznan Expressionist group, founded in 1917 and existed until 1922. More
Zdrój. Dwutygodnik poświęcony sztuce i kulturze umyslowej (Biweekly magazine devoted to the art and culture) 1918 nr. 3
Poznan: 1918. In original wrappers. In the text of Jerzy Hulewicz's woodcuts.Cover by August Zamoyski. Zdrój (The Source) was the literary review of the Poznan Expressionist group, founded in 1917 and existed until 1922. 30 p. More
![Item #2216 Zwrotnica. Kierunek: sztuka teraźniejszości. [nr.] 8. Miesięcznik 1926. [Switch....](/pictures/thumb/2216.jpg?v=1624982333)
Zwrotnica. Kierunek: sztuka teraźniejszości. [nr.] 8. Miesięcznik 1926. [Switch. Direction: Art of the Present. No. 8. June, 1926.]
Krakow: 1926. 207-215 p. This issue includes, among others texts by T. Peiper "Early Access", J. Przyboś "Man in Things", J. Brzękowski "Fragment of a Film Novel". “Zwrotnica” was the magazine of “Awangarda Krakowska” the Kraków-group of avant-garde artists’. The founder and the editor of the periodical was..... More
Konrad Veidt.
Moscow: Kinopechat, 1926. With six photographic illustrations. First edition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 14, (2) p. Early Soviet-Russian, illustrated biographical pamphlet on Konrad Veidt in constructivist cover. In the 1920s Kinopechat, the Soviet state publishing house for cinema, published a series of booklets focusing on the popular foreign film..... More
![Item #1496 Inimen. Luuletused. [Man. Poems.]. Hendrik Adamson](/pictures/thumb/1496.jpeg?v=1535981751)
Inimen. Luuletused. [Man. Poems.]
Tartu: Noor-Eesti (J. Mällo), 1925. First edition. In original, illustrated paper, designed by Ado Vabbe. 62, [2] 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 Art School..... More
![Item #1447 [Rinktines zydu apysakos.]Rinktinės zydu apysakos. O[zeris] Finkelsteinas,...](/pictures/thumb/1447.jpeg?v=1532099874)
[Rinktines zydu apysakos.]Rinktinės zydu apysakos. O[zeris] Finkelsteinas, Ch[ackelis] Lemchenas, G[enrikas] Zimanas. [Selected Jewish Stories.]
Kaunas: Spaudos Fondo Leidinys, 1931. Illustrated with three black-and-white photographic reproductions of the authors’ portraits. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Untrimmed. 232, (2) p., and 3 plates. Scarce, Lithuanian edition of Yiddish literature. With modernist cover design. A collection of short stories by Yiddish authors, such..... More
Autograph letter to Arnold Rudlinger
1957. 2p. Arnold Rüdlinger (1919 - 1967 in Basel ) was a Swiss art historian and museum director. He is considered one of the pioneers of American art in Europe. In this time he was the director of Kunsthalle Basel. More
Carmina Barbata.
Tartu: Odamehe [Odamees] (Postimehe), 1921. With an illustration by Rudolf Paris mounted on second leaf. First edition. In original illustrated paper, designed by Ado Vabbe. 94, [2] 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..... More
![Item #1498 Üksinduse Saartele. [Desert Island.]. August Alle](/pictures/thumb/1498.jpeg?v=1535982534)
Üksinduse Saartele. [Desert Island.]
Tartu: Odamehe [Odamees] (Paalmann), 1918. First edition. In original illustrated paper by Balder Tomasberg. 80 p. Balder Tomasberg (1897–1919) was an Expressionist, Symbolist painter. More
Pretkara JAUNA GVARDE. Rakstu krājums. 7. [The Antiwar NEW GUARD. Collection of Articles. No. 7.]
1928. In original illustrated wrappers. 16 p. With several photographic and graphic text illustrations. Penultimate issue. In original illustrated wrappers, printed designed by probably Eriks Kalis. More
Pretkara JAUNA GVARDE. Rakstu krājums. 9. [The Antiwar NEW GUARD. Collection of Articles. No. 9.]
Riga: Julijs Alsiņŝ, 1929. Illustrated by Samuils Haskins. With several photographic and graphic text illustrations. First edition. Penultimate issue. In original illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black, designed by Eriks Kalis. 17. The ninth, penultimate issue of the Latvian militant leftist journal. In corresponding avant-garde design on cover by..... More
Na Pograniczu Dwoch Swiatow (Dybuk).
Lwow: 1922. Cover Berlewi. 72 p. The famous play by S. An-Ski translated into Polish. In the same year H.N. Bialik translated the play into Hebrew. On the cover is an illustration by the artist Henryk Berlewi. The last part of the book has musical notes. Polish. More
![Item #285 Viirastusi valges öös. Romaan. [The Phantoms of the White Night. Novel.]. Anvelt, eo](/pictures/thumb/285.jpg?v=1420607047)
Viirastusi valges öös. Romaan. [The Phantoms of the White Night. Novel.]
Tartu: Loodus (G. Roht), 1928. First edition. In original illustrated paper, designed by Peet Aren. 221, (1) p., and an inset oder form of the publisher. Peet Aren (1889–1970) was an Estonian graphic artist, studied art in St. Petersburg, Vienna and Munich. Tutor at “Kõrgem Kunstikool Pallas” (Higher Art School..... More
L’antitradition futuriste. Manifeste=synthèse.
Milan: Direction du Mouvement Futuriste, 1913. Designed by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. First edition. Original, vintage flyer. Apollinaire’s possessor’s stamp on the first page. Bifolio. 230 × 290 mm. Apollinaire’s copy of his famous manifesto, L’Antitradition Futuriste. In the 14th Futurist manifesto, dated to June 29, 1913, Apollinaire urges a...... More
Ubrousek basniku / Ubrousek básníků.
Moravská Ostrava: Bohuslav Krýsa - Soukromý tisk - Kacíř a spol. 1931. First Czech edition. Presentation copy, signed by the illustrator. Limited edition up to 250 signed copies. One of the first one hundred copies. Cornes slightly bumped. Overall in fine condition. In publisher's wrappers, with printed title vignette. 16..... More
La Véritable histoire de Louise Lalanne ou le poète d'"Alcools" travesti en femme
Paris: Les Marges, 1933. First edition. In original paper. 15 p. illustrated with a photo of Apollinaire. Inscribed to Apollinaire's wife, More
![Item #1745 [Dve Basne.] Dvě básně. [Two Poems.]. Hans Arp, Ludvik Kundera, Frantisek Kalivoda](/pictures/thumb/1745.jpeg?v=1586358651)
[Dve Basne.] Dvě básně. [Two Poems.]
[Brno]: [Privately published], [1961]. Illustrated by Hans Arp, designed by František Kalivoda. First edition. Signed by the Ludvík Kundera. 1 bifolio. Ludvík Kundera’s signed New Year card, with two poems by Hans Arp in Kundera’s translation, and two reproductions of Arp’s images. The card was typographically designed by František Kalivoda..... More
Vajda Lajos festomuvesz emlékkiállitása (Lajos Vajda's exhibition) with 20 vintage photo of Vajda works
1943. 8 reproduction of Vajda works in the text. In original wrappers. 14 p. Inscribed to Andre Breton by Endre Balint. Endre Balint was one of the most important Hungarian painter of the 20. century and very good friend of Vajda the iconic Hungarian artist. More
Marxizmus, Hitlerizmus. Fordította Dénes Béla. (Kis Kosmos könyvek 4.) [(Marx gegen Hitler) Marxism, Hitlerism. Translated by Béla Dénes. (Kosmos Small Books 4.).]
Budapest: Kosmos (Radó), 1934. First Hungarian edition. In original illustrated paper. 64 p. First Hungarian edition of the Anti-Fascist, Communist pamphlet. With a foreword by Gregory Bienstock. More
![Item #1407 [Cover Title:] Schlauraffenland. 9 linoschnitte und Schrift. Heinz Baden](/pictures/thumb/1407.jpg?v=1524845350)
[Cover Title:] Schlauraffenland. 9 linoschnitte und Schrift.
[Germany]: [Self-published by the artist.], [1921]. Limited, numbered. 11 linocut plates printed on tracing paper in black. Each plate mounted on cardboard. 9 plates of illustration, 1 plate of double-page and 1 plate of single-page text. Last plate signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. In original illustrated folder..... More
![Item #1918 Cuaderno de Poesia Negra. [Black Poetry Notebook.]. Emilio Ballagas, Ernesto Gonzalez...](/pictures/thumb/1918.jpg?v=1606134105)
Cuaderno de Poesia Negra. [Black Poetry Notebook.]
Havana: [S.n.], 1934. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to José Ardévol. Limited, printed in 500 copies. Cover and six woodcut illustrations by Ernesto Gonzalez Puig and Domingo Ravenet. n original, illustrated wrappers. In protective cloth open case. [42] p. and 6 woodcut illustrations. Scarce, richly illustrated Cuban..... More
Áfonya (Blackberry) Poems
Budapest: Munka, 1937. In original paper. 30 p. Published by Munka the periodical edited by Lajos Kassak. Rare. More
Horizontoj. El la Estona Lingvo Tradukis Hilda Dresen.
Tallinn: Eldono de Esperanto-Asocio de Estonio en Tallinn, 1931. Cover and illustration by Jaan Vahtra. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with a full page linocut. Text in Esperanto. 78 [2] p., and a photographic frontispiece. Striking cover and a full page illustration by Jaan Vahtra (1882–1947), the chief..... More
![Item #655 Katastroofid. (1919–1920). [Disasters. (1919–1920).]. Johannes Barbarus, Vares](/pictures/thumb/655.jpg?v=1439568313)
Katastroofid. (1919–1920). [Disasters. (1919–1920).]
Tallin: Auringo (Mattieseni), 1920. First edition. With publisher’s vignette on half title. In original, illustrated wrappers, designed by Aleksander Mülber. 63, (1) p. Johannes Vares (1890–1946) was an Estonian avant-garde poet and politician. More