Books and Manuscripts auctions

Kluk Krzysztof. Dicionary of Plants, in which, according to Linnaeus' system, there are described not only domestic wild plants, useful or harmful: cultivated on the land, in gardens, in hothouses, but also foreign plants, which could be useful in the country, or from which we have medicines, roots, paints, etc., or which have some extraordinariness in themselves: their medicinal, economic, hu...
Book "Polish Porcelain" - E. Kowecka, M. and J. Łosiow, L. Winogradow Ossolineum Publishing House
Mint coins in a dedicated box, including Poland's most valuable circulating coin today - the 1990 PLN.
The first underground edition of Aleksander Kaminski's Kamienie na szaniec, published in Warsaw in 1943, is one of the most important works of war and occupation literature. Describing the dramatic and heroic fate of members of the Grey Ranks, the book was not only a literary tribute to their sacrifice, but also a strong expression of opposition to the German occupation and a symbol of the ind...
Basic and reference catalog for Hungarian coins. Very good state of preservation. edition: 1979365 pages
Dimensions of the classifier: 23 x 27.3 cm.
Edition: Moscow 2022336 pages
Artur Władysław Potocki coat of arms Pilawa (born June 14, 1850 in Krzeszowice, died March 26, 1890 there) - count, Austrian chamberlain since 1881, conservative Galician politician, Knight of Malta (in the Order since 1886), Knight of Honor and Devotion in the Great Priory of Bohemia. Document portfolio, decorative cloth with embossing. Abrasions and soiling of the portfolio. Overall good c...
edition: Gdańsk 2000335 pages
Roman Dmowski - Upadek myśli konserwatywnej w Polsce -. First Edition - Published by Sp. Wydawnicza Warszawska, Warsaw 1914 On the pre-title page, handwritten dedication by the author to Julian Święcicki : " " To Julian Adolf Święcicki, a distinguished writer, a fencer of Polish thought, as a humble token of appreciation and friendship, the author submits- Warsaw May 1914.". Softcover. Ve...
Amsterodami 1607 Exusum in aedibus Iudoci Hondij. Editio Secunda qua et ampliores descriptiones et novae Tabulaae Geographicae accesserunt. Parts 1-2 [of 3-4] in 1 vol. folio: 48 cm, title sheet, pp. [6], 2 k: portrait of Mercator and Hondius. Errors in pagination. p. [10], p. 177 (including 65 maps: colored copperplate engravings), p. [12]: Index. Renaissance, knurled, parchment binding: six-...
Polish publications Pawłowska Krystyna - Kolekcja medalików i krzyżyków Władysława Bartynowskiego, Kraków 2023, ISBN 9788381388085 178 pages, soft cover with wings and embossed medallions, a richly illustrated catalog of Władysław Bartynowski's hitherto unpublished collection of devotional objects. The main content of the book is a catalog including photographs and descriptions of all...
Journal of Laws vol. 3(Duchy of Warsaw), no. 25-36 (1809-1811). 18 cm, pp. 466, [15], 1 table, 2 plates missing. At the end, 15 pages from an earlier volume were sewn in by mistake. Binding in period fawn, page edges stained red, good condition. Contains, among others, a resolution on adopting the Napoleonic code for civil law in the Duchy of Warsaw, and laws on minting coins and organization ...
KOWALEWSKI Zbigniew - The mortal enemy of Christianity. Warsaw 1943; Glob Publishing House. 4, s. 61, [3]. Broch. Top 652. Front and back cover corner loss, edge tears, cover tears at staples, page corners creases. Illustrations in the text. Anti-Semitic publication.
16d podł, pp. [2], 32, [1]. Illustrated in black and white and color, original ppb: spine bound with string. On title p. signature. Good condition. Includes: View of the Brewhouse according to a painting by Tondos, View of the Brewhouse, Interior of the Brewhouse, Interior of the Brewhouse according to a painting by Tondos, Fermentation vats, Storage barrels (muffs), View of the cooperage acc...
My Gazette. Tygodnik dla dziatwy. Year 1933 Nos. 1-40 (March 26-December 23), in No. 11 only the first page is preserved. First annual issue 27 cm, each issue 8 pages. Binding in period fl., gilt date on spine. Sharp page of the first no. with taping, otherwise very good condition.
8, pp. 229, [1], top cover retained, cloth binding decorated with selvedge. Canvas cover soiled,with small loss at lower spine, cover with trimmed lower margin, spine loose, stamps. Third edition, unchanged, the last edition during the author's lifetime.
My Gazette. Weekly magazine for kids. 1934 Nos. 1-50, missing No. 12. Format 27 cm, each No. 8 pages. Fawn binding, gilt date on spine. A few undercovers, otherwise very good condition.

MISS ADA

 
7 EUR
Grabska Leonia, Miss Ada. Kyiv 1914, outp. bookst. L. Idzikowski. 18 cm, pp. 288, stamped by own publisher, good condition.
Verne Julius, Homeland of the castaways. A fantasy novel. Poznan [1927], Bookg. St. Adalbert. 19 cm, pp. 468, illustrations, period dedication. Publishers' covers, no discoloration, block in b. nice condition.
1846 Chronicle of the Noble Manors Collected for the fifty-year anniversary of the sad events of February. Jasło 1896; Nakł. Author. 8, pp. 443, publisher's age-toned cloth, gilt on spine.Coat of arms stamps "Biblioteka Radziechowska". On the cover a library sticker - "Bibljoteka Radziechowska". Good condition. The first wider study of the Galician massacre made on the basis of memoirs and e...
Adam Szparlo, Letters of the little "People's Republic", issues 1974-1993, autographed by the author, Olmots 2022 print condition
16d, pp. LXIV, 264, 6 city plans, 3 maps, original fawn binding. good condition. 1st, only edition.
Dimensions of the classifier: 22.5 x 26 cm.
Fischer Ludwig, Warschau unter deutscher Herrschaft. Deutsche Aufbauarbeit im Distrikt Warschau. Krakau 1942, Burgverlag GmbH. 25 cm, pp. 310, illustrations. publisher's cover loss and understicking of spine edge, otherwise b. good condition.
The most accurate study of proof coins of the communist period in a beautiful edition. Unwrapped from foil. edition: Szczecin 2018582 pages
Verne Julius, Expedition into the depths of Africa. Lviv 1929, Ksiaznica-Atlas. 20 cm, pp. [2], 231, [1], illustrations. publisher's cover, near fine condition.
Młodożeniec Jan, Original illustrations for the first Polish edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit or There and Back Again (1960) and the first book edition of The Hobbit (Warsaw 1960, Iskry) with illustrations as above. The set includes: Cover design (ink, gouache) 19.5 x 39 cm; drawings (ink, paper) 4 pcs. 19 x 12 cm pasted on cardboard 29 x 21 cm; 15 pcs. 20 x 25 cm pasted on cardb...
Printing. F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig. folio, pp. [8], 294, [1], illustrations in the text and full-page illustrations on 25 tables (tinographs), decorative vignettes and finials, original boards preserved, publisher's cloth cover richly decorated: red cloth, gilt decorations and titling on the front and spine. Small cracks at the spine of the back binding, ded. entry on the first blank page, o...
A very rare set of Numismatic News from the years: 1957(from the beginning of publication in the post-war period) to 2006, in bookbindings. In the entire set, two notebooks are copies (I/1957, II/1973). From 1965 onward with preserved publisher's covers. In addition, it contains "Findings of coins in the Polish area according to the data of the Leningrad archives".
Sienkiewicz Henryk, Trilogy. Koszalin 1999. published by Kurtiak and Ley. Luxurious limited edition in 499 copies, our copy no. 122. Format 30 cm, pp. 1216, [5], 7 illustrations on the decimal plate on handmade paper signed Jerzy Kozimor, the same artist painted the edges of the pages of the volume. Full gilt binding, made in the atelier of introlig. Kurtiak and Ley. Each copy had an individua...
Dickens Charles, A novel about two (sic!) cities. Warsaw 1928, GiW. 20 cm, pp. 354. publisher's covers, no discoloration, block in nice condition.
8, pp. X, [2], 244, cloth binding slightly later. Back: brown leather, gilt titling, sticker marks; face: marbled cardboard. On title p. handwritten entry stating author and part number, stamps; on last p. stamp. Printed on luxury blue paper. Authors of the work: Hugo Kollataj, Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski, Stanisław Kostka Potocki and Ignacy Potocki. Place and publisher after BN.
du Prel Max Freiherr, Manual for the General Government in Poland. An overview of the area, formation and history. Kraków Buchverlag Ost. 20 cm, pp. 220. publisher's cover, good condition. Infrequent !
Dimensions of the case: 24 x 26 x 9.5 cm. Inside the cassette 6 trays with the number of places: 1x 7x71x 4x42x 3x33x
Editorial. Anna Kozak, Tadeusz Majda. 4, pp. 438, numerous color illustrations, wrappers, o.b. Very good condition.
The book "Souvenirs of the First World War". - Małgorzata Dubrowska, PWN Scientific Publishers, Warsaw 1994
Jan Kucharzewski, From the White Tsar to the Red Tsar. Volumes I-VII (complete). Warsaw 1926-1935, Mianowski Fund Publishing House. 23 cm, each vol. ca. 400-700 pages. Uniform period binding in gilt, unsoiled, blocks in nice condition.
Militarycalendarfor the year 1932 (sixth yearbook). Warsaw 1931, own order. 15.5 cm, pp. [24], 32, 562, XXIV, map. Gilt period binding, good plus condition.
The latest study by Czeslaw Miłczak. Pieces new, unwrapped from foil. The most complete and best catalog of Polish banknotes - a publication that goes beyond the framework of a typical catalog study, constituting a handy encyclopedia of knowledge about Polish paper money. edition Warsaw 2023format B5
Adam Szparlo, Letters of the little "People's Republic", issues 1974-1993, autographed by the author, Olmots 2022 print condition
Dimensions of the case: 24 x 26 x 9.5 cm. Inside the cassette 6 trays with the number of places: 2x 5x52x 7x72x 6x6
Majerski Stanislaw, Description of the Earth. Volumes I-IV (complete). Vienna ca 1900, circulated by Fr. Bondy. 25.5 cm, pp. 317, [1]; 306, [2]; 319, [1]; 304, illustrations including color chromolithographs. Nice publisher's binding with rich gilt and embossing, page edges stained red. Gilt signatures, on title pages, otherwise near fine condition.
edition: Gdańsk 2000335 pages
Book published through the efforts of the Pomeranian Reserve NCO Association, dedicated to Pomerania in the years 1920-1930. Torun 1930. hardcover, 554 pages.
How to stack police dogs - Developed by State Police Commissioner A. Grimm, head of the police dog kennel of the State Police Headquarters. Published through the efforts of the editors of the State Police newspaper, Warsaw 1921 Softcover, Block consistent, small tears on spine and back cover. Otherwise very good condition, illustrations in the text. Number of pages : 63 Format : 12 x 16 [cm]. ...
XXVII International Tatra Rally. 5th elimination of the European Rally Championship, Zakopane [...]. Zakopane, 25-26 July 1970 [Subp.] Organizing Committee. Single-sided print on sheet 86x60.8 cm. In the upper part, emblems of the Polish Motor Association, the Tatra Rally and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Cont. course of the routes of both stages of the rally and appeal for ...

SPYRI - HEIDI

 
16 EUR
Spyri Joanna, Heidi. Poznan [ca 1930], Wyd. pol. R. Wegner. 21 cm, pp. [2], 232, [3], illustrations, period dedication, own stamp. publisher's covers (no discoloration), b. good condition.
KOWALEWSKY Zbigniew - Żydzi się przedstawiają się! Warsaw 1944 Glob Publishing House. 8, p. 24. broch. Top 652. good condition. Cover title: "Jews present themselves to us". Occupation anti-Semitic print. Pages 9-10 replaced by publisher (trace of card removed, another one pasted in slightly smaller format).
A General Dicionary of Medicine, Surgery, and the Art of Dykcyonarz Powszechny medykykyky, chirurgii, i sztuki hodowania bydląt, czyli lekarz wieyski, zawiera rozciągłły wiadomości wszystkich części sztuki lekarskiey , dokładne y nayszczególnieysze opisy zaożanych roślin, sposoby ratowania zdrowia ludzkiego y leczenia chorób bodowcych. Warsaw 1792, u P. Dufour ... 16 cm, pp. [1], ...
Dimensions of the classifiers: 23.3 x 30.5 cm.
A. Podczaski, Catalog of Replacement Money, Greater Poland - Volume III. Catalog of paper money substitutes from Polish lands 1914-1924 covering Greater Poland. Dimensions 22 x 30 cm, 360 pages, hard cover. Edition: Warsaw, 2006 A rare and needed item on the market of numismatic literature additionally of low circulation. Very good condition. Errata issued by the author in 2019 is added to the...
Roman Dmowski - Thoughts of a Modern Pole -. Second Edition. Published by the Publishing Society, Lviv 1904 From the preface : " Writing a little more than half a year after the publication of the book a preface to its second edition, I have no reason to complain about the reading public. The circulation in such a short time of a thousand pieces of a book, devoted to the more serious questions...
TOLKIEN J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] - Expedition. Translated by Maria Skibniewska. Warsaw 1961; Czytelnik. 8, pp. 526, [2], loose map 1. pamphlet, wraps. Lord of the Rings, [ch. 1]. Minor staining of upper block trim, staining of last page in spine. First Polish edition of the first part of Tolkien's famous Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien began work on the novel during World War II. It was publ...

DIE WEHRMACHT

 
9 EUR
Die Wehrmacht, volumes 1-2. Berlin 1940-1941. Verlag "Die Wehrmacht". 22 cm, pp. 319, [1], map, illustrations; 320, illustrations. publisher's wraps, one wrapper preserved (with losses), blocks in nice condition.
Catalog of the exhibition of postcards from the collection of Krzysztof Lorek organized in the Witold Gombrowicz Provincial Public Library in Kielce from November 26 to December 13, 2024. Publisher.Światowid Kielce 2024.Hardcover.pages 146 Edition of 70 pcs. Presentation of postcards issued for the lands of the contemporary Świętokrzyskie province at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries,...
LEM Stanislaw - Plan Anti-V. Illustrated by J. Mieszkowski. Katowice [1947]. Books for All. Folio, pp. 15, [1]. brochure. Every Week Novel, no. 57. Good condition. An early short story by Stanislaw Lem published in a notebook publishing series. It was to be included in a planned collection of this author's short stories, "Intelligence and Atoms," prepared in 1949 by the private Krakow Publishi...
Three social realist books : Zhurkovsky Michal, Victory. Warsaw 1955, MON. 21 cm, pp. 198, [1], illustrations, dedication by the author; Tepicht Jerzy, How the Polish people farm their country, Warsaw 1954, KiW. 20 cm, pp. 108, [4], illustr., ost. card with footer written over; Czachin W., O towarzyszach przyjacioły. Warsaw 1951, KiW. Publishers' wraps, good and b. condition.