Hannover: Merzverlag, Juli 1923. With several photographic illustrations throughout. First edition Printed on pink paper. In publisher’s printed gray wrappers, typographic composition by Schwitters. 33–48 p. [=16 p.]. The fourth number of Kurt Schwitter’s illustrated journal, the magazine of the Dada in Hannover. The 21 numbers of Merz..... More

[Budapest]: Föfoto, [1984]. First edition. Signed by Kertész. Text in Hungarian and French. Illustrated with reproductions of fifty photos by Kertész and more than thirty of him. In publisher’s cardboard with the original photographic dust jacket. 103, (1) p. A signed copy of the oeuvre of Kertész’s early photographs taken..... More

Beograd: Marsias, 1922. First edition, proof copy. Ristić’s ownership inscription on the front cover and the stamp of Putevi’s editorial (also on the rear cover). Notes, corrections, deletions (however the magazine was published with the here crossed paragraphs) and doodles in Ristić’s hand in ink and blue pencil. “црвени круг” (Red..... More

Budapest: ELTE Bölcsészettudományi Kar, 1984. Richly illustrated. First edition. Printed in only 550 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor László Beke to László Baránszky-Jób. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, designed by Imre Bak. 139, (1) p. Scarce Hungarian neo-avant-garde art anthology. The contributors were (among many others): Péter..... More

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1859. First edition. In contemporary half leather, spine gilt. Publisher’s, green, illustrated wrappers bound into. With three illustrations (one text illustration and two on the wrappers). VI, 326 p. Rare Swedish travelogue about the East Indies, North America, Hawaii and Australia. This scarce travelogue..... More

Budapest: Novák Rudolf és Társa Orvosi Szakkönyvkereskedés és Könyvkiadóvállalat, [N.d. but ca. 1935]. First edition. Photographically illustrated. In publisher’s printed wrappers. 54, (2) p., and one plate (the original red cellophane sheet, accessory of the illustration, included). Richly illustrated publication on cosmetic surgery, illustrated with forty-four photographic reproductions. More

Budapest: Hungária, (1943). First edition. In original wrappers, with woodcut title vignette on front cover, printed in red and black. 67, (9) p. László Reiter (1894–1945) was a Hungarian graphic artist, book designer and the director of the Amicus bibliophil publisher. This booklet shows his Art Deco and modernist woodcut..... More

Paris: Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1921. With numerous marginal illustrations by Henri Epstein. First edition. Limited, lettered. One of the fifteen lettered copies that were printed for the author. In publisher’s paper with illustrated wrappers, protected with tracing paper. (5), 2–306, (2) p. The illustrator of the book is Henri Epstein..... More

Paris: Au Sans Pareil, [1921]. Illustrated with a black-and-white photographic reproduction of Max Ernst’s work. First edition. Sheet blue inside. 6 printed pages on one large, oblong sheet, folded twice. Scarce catalogue of Max Ernst’s the first solo exhibition, Exposition Dada. Max Ernst had his first solo exhibition..... More

[N.p. but Warsaw?]: [S.n.; Samidat], [1984]. Samizdat comics. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Stapled. 16 p. The first Polish underground comic, the story of the first 500 days of Solidarity, the first independent trade union in the Soviet Bloc. It was created by Wojciech Starzynski, Andrzej Witwicki written by Janowi..... More

1931. Two sets of painted designs. Altogether fifteen caricatures. ca. 190 × 230 and 240 × 320 mm. Fifteen caricatures about elections, mocking the process, the participants or making wordplay jokes related to the election. Published in “Kis Újság” an illustrated political daily newspaper which was ideologically close to the..... More

[Vienna]: Hellas-Verlag, [1922]. Illustrated with reproductions of erotic scenes, one by Rudolf Keller. First edition. Title page printed in purple and black. Published in 325 copies. In publisher’s wrappers, covered with the original, printed tracing paper. 76, (4) p. and 3 plates. First edition of the collection of lesbian-themed erotic..... More

London: Printed by W. Botham, for James Knapton, at the Crown in St Paul’s Church’s Church-yard, 1707. First edition. In contemporary (publisher’s?) leather, panels blind-tooled, spine gilt. Rebacked, later endpapers. Printed bibliographical note mounted on front pastedown. [24] 300 [i.e., 302] [18] p., and 10 engraved plates and 5 folding..... More