Books and Manuscripts auctions

Foreign publications Bateson, J. D. – Coinage in Scotland, London 1997, ISBN 0907605745 176 pages, approx. 14.5 x 22 cm, hardcover with dust jacket, an illustrated catalog of Scottish coins.
Author: Czesław Miłczak Publisher: NUMIS POLAND Krzysztof Klitończyk For sale: a set of two volumes of the iconic catalog by Czesław Miłczak—an invaluable source of knowledge for collectors and enthusiasts of Polish paper currency. Volume I and Volume II contain detailed descriptions and illustrations of Polish banknote designs from various historical periods. Each banknote is accompani...
Foreign publications Sear, David – Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values, The Local Coinage of the Roman Empire, London 1982, ISBN 0900652594 636 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, a richly illustrated catalog of Greek coins, with valuations provided for each entry. The catalog provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide specifically devoted to the local coins of the Roman Empire, a ser...
Foreign Publications Krause, Chester L., Mishler, Clifford, Bruce, Colin R. II (senior editor) – Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal, and the New World, Iola, ISBN 0873493257 648 pages, approximately A4 size, softcover
Foreign Publications Davenport, John S. – Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th–19th Centuries, Iola 1991, 3rd edition, ISBN 0873411668 192 pages, approximately A4 size, hardcover, a richly illustrated catalog of coins with denominations several times that of a thaler, issued in Germany, as well as in Asia, South America, and Europe, including Royal Poland
Polish publications Paszkiewicz, Borys – Provisional Coins of Silesia, Kłodzko, and Lusatia, 1800–1960, catalog, Warsaw 1984, no ISBN 296 pages + maps, A5 format, paperback, plus errata
Foreign Publications Norbert Thun - Deutsche Taler, Doppelgulden, Doppeltaler from 1800 to 1871, Frankfurt am Main 1974 255 pages, 14 x 21 cm, hardcover; an important and detailed study of German large silver coins, including cross-references to other catalogs
Foreign publications H.A. Seaby – Roman Silver Coins, VOL. IV., London 1971, no ISBN 139 pages, hardcover with a glued-on dust jacket, a richly illustrated catalog of Roman silver coins with valuations
Foreign publications Seaby, H.A., and David R. Sear – Roman Silver Coins, Vol. V: Carausius to Romulus Augustus, London 1997, ISBN 0900652802 214 pages, approx. 14.5 x 22 cm, hardcover with dust jacket, an illustrated catalog of Roman silver coins with valuations. A list of all known types and varieties of silver coins issued between Diocletian’s monetary reform (284–305 CE) and the coin...
Polish publications Jarosław Dutkowski - The Gold of the Wasa Dynasty, Volume I, Gdańsk 2015, ISBN 9788392745396 544 pages, B5 format, hardcover, shrink-wrapped (as printed), a richly illustrated catalog of the Wasa dynasty’s gold coinage
ZPAP CBWa "Zachęta" contains information about the ŁAD Cooperative, the exhibition, and numerous black-and-white photographs; it has 72 numbered pages and numerouscatalog format, cover shows signs of wear
Includes a biographical sketch, descriptions of the exhibition, and sample black-and-white photographs of the works; print run: 200 copies.brochure format, some soiling, overall in good condition
Foreign Publications Igor Shatalin, Yuri Denisienko, Dmitry Pyadyshev – The Testaments of Sigismund III Vasa, Minsk 2011, ISBN 9789856917885 111 pages, A5 format, hardcover
The ALFA Comic Book Series—Volumes 1–6, Warsaw 1976 [First edition, Rosiński, Świerzy] Publisher: National Publishing Agency (KAW), Warsaw Publication years: 1976–1981Condition: Very Good (VG), complete pieces, minor scuffing on the covers, pages intact.Binding: softcoverFormat: approx. 20 × 29 cm The first six issues of the cult magazine “Alfa”— a pioneering Polish publication ...
ZPAP CBWA "Zachęta," Warsaw. Numerous black-and-white photographs of the works, accompanied by descriptions. Print run: 750 copies.Catalog format; cover is worn and soiled; overall condition is good
Foreign publications Fivaz Bill – United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide, Atlanta 2005, ISBN 0794820077 214 pages, approximately A5 size, softcover with spiral binding, outdated library stamps, a richly illustrated (over 1,000 color photos) catalog of counterfeit U.S. gold coins. A detailed guide to help identify counterfeit gold coins issued by the United States. Virtually all gold ...
Polish Publications Jerzy Koziczyński – Polish Banknotes / Polish Paper Money, the Lucow Collection, Volume VI (1957–2012), Warsaw 2013, ISBN 9788391226151 280 pages, hardcover with gold lettering and dust jacket, A4+ format, illustrations and rarity ratings in the text, excellent illustrations, a sought-after work comprising the sixth volume of the largest collection of Polish banknotes,...
Polish publications Jarosław Dutkowski – The Gold of the Wasa Dynasty, Volume II (John II Casimir, Courland, Prussia, Brandenburg, Livonia, and Medals), Gdańsk 2016, ISBN 9788392745396 560 pages, B5 format, hardcover, shrink-wrapped (factory-sealed), a richly illustrated catalog of the Wasa dynasty’s gold coinage
Polish publications Jarosław Dutkowski - The Gold of the Wasa Dynasty (Gold während der Wasa-Dynastie), Volume III (Silesia / Schlesien), Gdańsk 2017, ISBN 9788392745396 660 pages, B5 format, hardcover, shrink-wrapped (as printed), a very important—groundbreaking—study of Silesian gold coinage, containing descriptions of nearly 1,000 items illustrated with approximately 2,500 photographs
Counterfeit Polish Stamps: Theoretical Issues, Practical Guidelines, Information, and Interesting Facts — Maciej Perzyński, “RUCH” Publishing Agency, Warsaw 1971, format 14.5×20.5 cm, p. 46, [2] softcover, in very good condition
A book in Japanese, featuring numerous color photographs of paintings and ceramics, Piast Gallery, Tokyocatalog format, overall condition: very good
ZPAP in Jelenia Góra, information about the plein air event, and sample black-and-white photographs; print run: 300 copies.catalog format, worn binding
BWA Wrocław. A detailed biographical note with a chronology and numerous descriptions of the works, along with black-and-white photographs of the works. Print run: 300 copies.Catalog format; handwritten note in pen on the cover; slightly soiled but in good overall condition
The Silesian Museum in Wrocław. Biographical note and sample black-and-white photographscatalog format, in good overall condition
The "Zachęta" exhibition catalog includes a description of the exhibition and numerous color and black-and-white photographs of the workscatalog format, in good overall condition
includes numerous black-and-white photographs with captionssoftcover with dust jacket; dust jacket is worn; the catalog is in good overall condition
Sir George Staunton - "Gesandtschaftsreise nach China" (Diplomatic Mission to China), Berlin 1800 Haude und Spener Publishing House The third volume of the account of Lord Macartney’s diplomatic mission to China (1792–1794)—the first official British expedition to the court of the Qing emperor. The author is Sir George Staunton, the embassy secretary, who compiled the account based on th...
information about the exhibition and sample black-and-white photographsbrochure format, in good overall condition
Jan Brzechwa - The Needle and the Thread Danced - Warsaw 1972 Illustrated by Bohdan Butenko, First Edition Paperback; minor soiling and creases; small tears repaired in several places. Overall condition: good. Number of pages: 16 Dimensions: 18 x 26 [cm] Rare.
Christa Janusz - Kajtek and Koko in Space, Gdańsk 1974 Gdańsk, Art and Graphic Publishing House, First Edition Published through the efforts of the Gdańsk District Board of the TPD and “Wieczór Wybrzeża.” Paperback; minor creases and stains on the front cover and last page; back cover missing. Otherwise, in very good condition. A nice, clean piece. First album edition of the cult comi...
Published in 1982, softcover, 40 pages, 31 × 23 cm. This piece is number 273
Hardcovers in embossed leather (with a crack on the back), gilded edges, size 3.8 × 2.5 cm.
Foreign publications Q. David Bowers – A Guide Book of Gold Dollars: Complete Source for History, Grading, and Values, Atlanta 2008, ISBN 0794826644 214 pages, approximately A5 size, softcover
Foreign Publications Keller Arnold, Pick Albert, Siemsen Carl – Das Deutsche Notgeld. Catalog of Small-Denomination Notes 1916–1922. Part IV: Circulating Issues, Munich 1975, ISBN - 295 pages, A4 format, a very detailed catalog of emergency currency
Polish Publications Banknotes of the Second Polish Republic in the Collection of the Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój, Duszniki-Zdrój 2018, ISBN 9788360990469 63 pages, approx. 21 x 21 cm, paperback, richly illustrated album
Polish publications Czesław Kamiński, Janusz Kurpiewski – Catalog of Polish Coins 1632–1648 (Władysław IV), Warsaw 1984, ISBN 8303004778 120 pages, B5 format, paperback, several hundred illustrations in the text, a catalog of Władysław IV’s coins, including their valuations and rarity ratings
Polish publications Jerzy Koziczyński – Polish Banknotes / Polish Paper Money, the Lucow Collection, Volume III (1919–1939) – with bookplate no. 019 featuring a space to write a name, Warsaw, 2005, ISBN 839133614X a richly illustrated catalog, with a rarity rating for each item, 264 pages, hardcover with gold lettering and a dust jacket, A4+ format
Polish publications Józef Tyszkiewicz – Numismatic Handbook containing collector’s prices for Polish coins from 1506 to 1795, Warsaw 1195 (REPRINT) 74 pages, 2 plates, softcover
Polish publications Biskup Michał – Banknotes: My Passion. Volume II 1916 (1917)–1923 (1924), Kielce 2024, ISBN 9788362509355 116 pages, B5 format, softcover. Over 70 color photographs, many of them enlarged; a collection of essays on various aspects related to the production and issuance of Polish banknotes. The author provides a detailed presentation and description of the banknote issu...
Polish Postage Stamps, Volumes I–IV—edited by Antoni Łaszkiewicz and Zbigniew Mikulski, Warsaw 1960–1966, format 18x24.5 cm, p. 1570 The topics covered in the individual volumes include: Volume I: The Pre-Stamp Period, 1762–1860, postmarks of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Poland, 1808–1870; postage stamps of the state postal service [Kingdom of Poland and Republic of Poland...
Polish publications Anna Szyszko-Czyżak – Polish Medals of the 16th–18th Centuries in the Collection of the Regional Museum in Toruń – catalog, Toruń 1981, no ISBN 70 pages, B5 format + plates, softcover with dust jacket, a catalog of Polish medals from the collection of the Regional Museum in Toruń
ERIC STANTON She Dominates All & Other Stories in English, German, French comics in English ICONS series, Taschen 2001. Full-color reproductions of comics. Dimensions: 20x14.5 cm; 193 pages. Softcover. Slight crease on the spine, barcode sticker on the back cover
Polish publications Piotr Kalinowski - PRUSY Paper Money, Parts XVIII–XXIII: East Prussia, Kalety 2019, ISBN 9788365324627 72 pages, 14.5 x 20.5 cm, softcover
CBWA Kordegarda Gallery contains information about the exhibition of the collection and sample color photographs of the workscatalog format, in good overall condition
Serpieri - Druuna - Complete Set, Vol. 1–5, KURC Publishing, Koluszki 2016 This is a deluxe collected edition in which each volume combines two original, classic episodes featuring the adventures of Druuna. Volume 1: Morbus Gravis / Delta Volume 2: The Creature / Predator Volume 3: Mandragora / Aphrodisia Volume 4: The Forgotten Planet / The Clone Volume 5: Brought by the Wind (and extras) D...
ZPAP, BWA Wałbrzych. A brief biographical note, 3 large black-and-white photographs of works. Additionally, an excerpt from *Art Gallery* magazine dedicated to Mr. Beksiński in English, featuring several color photographs of his works. Print run: 80 copies (?)Brochure format, approximately A4 size; the binding is damaged, but the overall condition is good
Józef Kremer - A Journey to Italy - Complete Set, Volumes I–VI, Warsaw 1878 / 1880 Published and Printed by S. Lewental Hardcover, period half-leather binding, blocks intact; the work is illustrated with over 160 woodcuts and a fold-out map of the ruins of ancient Rome. Foxing on the paper. Stamps; otherwise, in very good condition. Complete set of pages, format: 16 x 23 [cm] A monumental w...
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book VIII, Warsaw 1973 [First edition, comic book] Published by Horyzonty Paperback, pages intact. In very good condition. A nice piece. Slight crease on the cover. All pages present Format: 16 x 24.5 [cm]
Oldřich Hlavsa - Latin Typefaces / LATIN FONTS State Publishing House of Technical Literature, Prague 1960. Dimensions: 24.5 x 18 cm; 494 pages. Hardcover with cloth binding (decorated, with some soiling). Traces of tape on the endpapers, loose block, soiled pages. Latin type design (latinkova) is the foundation of European visual communication, encompassing the principles of designing and ty...
Captain Żbik - *The Well*, Warsaw 1971 [First edition, comic book, in good condition] Paperback. Very good condition. All pages present. Format: 17 x 24 [cm]
Boglar, K. — Wolves on the Trail of Gucio and Cezar, Warsaw 1973 [illustrated by Bohdan Butenko] Paperback, minor staining, overall condition good. Several color illustrations. Number of pages: complete Format: 16 x 24 [cm]
Inside, there are numerous autographs and dedications beneath the black-and-white photographs, including entries by Andrzej Gieraga, Bolesław Rosiński, Andrzej Skoczylas, Jerzy Nowosielski, and many others; black-and-white photographs; a description of the outdoor shootcatalog format, slightly soiled cover, overall in good condition, with the owner’s signature—photojournalist Jan Popło�...
ZPAP BWA, includes a biographical note and sample black-and-white and color photographs of the works; print run: 500 copies.catalog format, in good overall condition
pencil/paperDimensions: 22 x 22 cmA list of 245 works and a text by Stach z Warty Szukalski: “The Silent Chirping of Larks Above a Lead Pond.” The most important postwar exhibition by Stanisław Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Group. On the last page, a stamp reads: 'ARCHIVE | MARIAN KONARSKI'
Boglar, K. — Gucio and Cezar on Carrot Island, Warsaw 1973 [illustrated by Bohdan Butenko] Paperback, minor stains, overall condition very good. Number of pages: complete Format: 16 x 24 [cm]
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - The Little Prince - Warsaw 1961 - First Edition [Edition I] Translated by Wiera and Zbigniew Bieńkowski with illustrations by the author, P.I.W. Hardcover, cover has some soiling, stamps. Pages are intact. Title written on the spine with a marker. Overall condition: good. Number of pages: 81 Format: 17 x 25 [cm]
Fighter Pilot: Battling the Elements, Warsaw 1978 First edition, comic book, illustrated by Bogusław Polch Paperback, overall condition very good. A very nice piece. All pages present. Format: 16.5 x 24 [cm]
The TPSP in Warsaw contains information about the artist and sample black-and-white photographs of his workscatalog format, in good overall condition
Fighter Pilot - Targets for Fighters, Warsaw 1982 [ 1st edition, comic book, art by Szyszko ] Art by Marek Szyszko Paperback, overall condition very good. A very nice piece. All pages present. Format: 16.5 x 24 [cm]
Andrzej PEREPECZKO - THE WILD ANT AND THE TAM-TAMS Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdańsk, Gdańsk 1977. Second edition, illustrations by the author. Dimensions : 20x14.3 cm; 264 pages. Softcover (scuffs, discoloration). Handwritten dedication on the title page.
Fighter Pilot No. 5: Dramatic Moments, Warsaw 1990 [ 2nd edition, comic book ] Paperback, in good overall condition. Small tear on the spine, cover is dirty. All pages present. Format: 16.5 x 24 [cm]
Catalog of Polish Postmarks in German Prisoner-of-War Camps During World War II, Volumes I–VI [COMPLETE SET] - Józef Machowski, Wydawnictwo Artystyczno-Graficzne, Kraków 1963, size 17x23.5 cm, pp. 35, [2], 74, [3], 57, [3], 24, [4], 54, [1], 16, [1], RARE AS A COMPLETE SET The individual volumes of this work cover: I. General Catalog of Polish Post Offices in German Prisoner-of-War Camps I...
Bolesław LEŚMIAN - Polish Folktales 1ST EDITION Graphic design by D. Rewkiewicz-Niemirska.PAX, Warsaw 1959. Dimensions: 18.5 x 17 cm; 272 pages. Color illustrations. Hardcover; cloth-bound with decorative elements (scuffs, soiling, and slight fraying along the edges of the dust jacket). Interior in good condition.
Vol. I. The Middle Ages, Part 2. Coins of Pomerania, Silesia, Mazovia, and the Teutonic Order, contains 186 numbered pagesbook format, overall condition: good