Books and Manuscripts auctions

foreign publications Sear David R. - Greek Coins and their values, Volume 1: Europe, London 1997, ISBN 0713478497 316 pages format approx. 15 x 22.5 cm, hardcover with wrapper, richly illustrated catalog of Greek coins, next to each item a valuation, very nicely preserved
Polish publications Szparło Adam - Letters of the "little People's Republic". Issues 1974-1993, Olmonty 2022, ISBN 9788396584205 60 pages A5 format, soft cover, banknote catalog with a breakdown of the series and their rarities, additionally a handy card with a list of the series and their rarities, traces of flooding on the last few pages, soiling on the cover
foreign publications Cuhaj George S. - Confederate States Paper Money. Civil War Currency from the South, History, Identification and Pricing, 11th Edition, Iola 2008, ISBN 9780896897069 271 pages + ads, softcover, richly illustrated
foreign publications Sear David R. - Greek Coins and their values, Volume 2: Asia & North Africa, London 1996, ISBN 0713478500 pages 317-762, format approx. 15 x 22.5 cm, hardcover with wrapper, richly illustrated catalog of Greek coins, with each item a quote
foreign publications Sear David R. - Roman Coins and their values, London 1981, 3rd edition, ISBN 0900652578 376 pages + 12 plates, format approx. 15 x 22 cm, hardcover with wrapper, illustrated catalog of Roman coins with valuations, fourth edition of a price guide containing a representative list of virtually all the coins of the Roman Empire from its humble beginnings in the 3rd century B.C...
foreign publications Sayles Wayne G. - Ancient Coin Collecting III. The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda, Iola 1997, ISBN 0873415337 198 pages B5 format, hardcover with wrapper. The third volume of a series of publications describing ancient and ancient numismatics. An illustrated, cross-sectional study this time of the minting of the Roman republic and empire (3rd century BC - 5th centur...
Münzpreisbuch Livland, Preise aus Auktionen und Lagerlisten 1980-2001, 2001Eckhard Kruggel, Gundars Gerbaševskis, 2001 Riga, 217 pages.
foreign publications Friedberg Arthur L., Friedberg Ira S. - Paper Money of the United States, 20th Edition, Willistone 2013, ISBN 9780871847201 305 pages, format approx. A4, hardcover, book new, in foil
Polish publications Waluś Konrad J., Łukomski Michał - Papiery wartościowe o wypłata randomowej, Volume III. Polish scratch cards 1991-2023, 1st edition, Poznan 2024, ISBN 9788396441430 378 pages A4 format, hardcover, richly illustrated, book new, printer's condition.
foreign publications David R. Sear - Byzantine coins and their values, London 1974. 415 pages of approx. A5 format, hardcover with wrapper, ripped wrapper, basic catalog of Byzantine coins
Polish publications Paszkiewicz Borys - Silesiorum Moneta, or Silesian Minting in the Late Middle Ages (1419-1526) with a catalog of Silesian, Klodzko and Lusatian coins from 1327-1526; Warsaw - Wroclaw 2021, Bibliotheca Nummaria Leopoldina volume 3, ISBN 9788395967504 465 pages of approx. A4 format, hard varnished binding, several thousand color photographs; extremely comprehensive monograph ...
An edition of 250 pieces, but this volume is the least on the collector's market due to the fact that Janusz Lucow distributed most of it to friends and people not connected with collecting banknotes. Warsaw 2008, 264 pages. A book that does not need to be advertised. Every banknote collector dreams to own a set of Lucow collection catalogs.
polish publications Marcin Sawaniewicz - Catalogue of Malbork Trajaks of Sigismund III Vasa, Orneta 2023, ISBN 9788394259754 66 pages fromatu A5, softcover
Polish publications Szymczyk Maciej (ed.) - Treasury tickets from the time of the Kościuszko Uprising, Duszniki-Zdrój 2024, ISBN 9788360990773 123 pages, format approx. 21 x 21 cm, soft cover. The first contemporary catalog of its kind describing banknotes from the time of the Kosciuszko Insurrection. The catalog presents, among other things, the economic situation of the Polish lands in the...
Polish publications Koziczynski Jerzy - Polish Banknotes / Polish Paper Money, Lucow Collection, Volume III (1919-1939) - with ex-libris with space to write the name; Warsaw, 2005, ISBN 839133614X richly illustrated catalog, rarity designation next to each item, 264 pages, hardcover with gilt and wrappers, A4+ format
polish publications Oleński Jan - Ogólnopolskie kartki zaopatrzeniowe z lat 1976-1989, Warsaw 2010, ISBN 9788392333289 130 pages B5 format, softcover, richly illustrated first study of Polish food and commodity cards from the PRL era, very interesting for anyone interested in the PRL times
SZKLARSKI Alfred - Tomek na wojnej ścieżce. Katowice 1959. publishing house "Silesia". 8, s. 298, [6]. Original binding soft card. Wraps rubbed and slightly soiled, inside local paper yellowing, otherwise good condition. Owner's signature. Ex-libris in the form of a stamp. Edition I. Cover, pastedown and illustrations by Józef Marek.
[AUTOGRAPH]. Autograph of Magdalena Samozwaniec on a sheet of paper with printed inscriptions : Handwritten signature of the author of the book. Publisher "AWIR" Katowice. Card size 10/14 cm.
Polish publications Шлапінський Володимир - Львівський монетний двір 1656-1663, Львів 2024, ISBN 9786178450434. 228 pages, A4 format, hardcover, traces of moisture, blunted upper outer corners of the cover, a sheet of paper with space for dedication sewn in before the title page, at the end a summary in Ukrainian, Polish and English, a detailed st...
ROŚLINY prawnie chronione. Warsaw 1965. the League of Nature Protection, Department of Trees and Greenery. 8, p. [6], plates 62. oryg. pp. Wraps dusty, otherwise good condition.
750 copies, Warsaw 2010, 320 pages. A book that does not need to be advertised. Every collector of banknotes dreams to own a set of Lucow collection catalogs.
Dziennik Praw Królestwa Polskiego vol. 5 no. 20-21 [Warsaw 1818]. 18 cm, pp. 387 (pp. 373-387 supplemented by hand in period writing). Binding in period fawn with signs on spine, good plus condition.Contains, among other things, the Code of Penal Law in the Kingdom of Poland.
SIENKIEWICZ Henryk - In the desert and in the wilderness. Warsaw 1912 [owned 1911]. Nakł. Gebethner and Wolff. 8, s. [4], 395, [2]. Late fep. binding, cover broch. pasted on binding. Abrasions of the covers, many pages glued in the spine (spine much thicker than the opposite edge of the block), copy quite heavily trimmed by the bookbinder. Ex-libris (by K. Wiszniewski) and repeatedly imprinte...
Book from 2015, 116 pp with handwritten autograph of Rafał Olbinski The book introduces the world of Rafal Olbinski - one of the most recognizable Polish artists in the world. Olbinski is not only an accomplished painter and illustrator, but also a talented designer who has made a unique contribution to the history of Polish and European jazz through his iconic posters. The album "50 Covers f...
An edition of 250 copies, the second rarest volume after IV on the collector's market. Warsaw 2005, 264 pages. A book that does not need to be advertised. Every banknote collector dreams to own a set of Lucow collection catalogs.
SZKLARSKI Alfred - Sobowtór profesora Rawa. Katowice 1963; Silesia publisher. 16d, pp. 137, [3]. Brochure. Slight dusty covers, erased owner's signature on title page, otherwise very good condition. First edition of Szklarski's only science fiction novel. Full of drama, the action takes place in Katowice. A spy network tries to steal a momentous invention of a Polish cyberneticist. The novel ...
polish publications Auction catalog of the 50th anniversary WCN auction: Borys Paszkiewicz - Podobna jest moneta nasza do urodnej panny, Warsaw 2012, ISBN 9788362939008 234 pages A4 format, hardcover lacquered, very interesting item describing the history of Polish money, in which the auction offer is interwoven; study based on the latest findings, richly illustrated with photos of coins from ...
Piwowarczyk Andrzej (text), Szymon Kobylinski (fig.), Old Clock. Captain Gleb tells the story. Warsaw [1957], Biuro Wydawniczo-Propagandowe "Ruch". 20 cm, pp. [2], 21, [1]. Publisher's cover, good condition, good plus. The first stand-alone comic book published in Poland. The sensational plot is taken from a short story by A. Piwowarczyk under the same title. The second notebook was not publis...
Independence. 1929 and 1930. volume 1 (issues 1-4), volume 2 (issues 1-4). Format 24 cm, pp. XV, 386; XV, 384. period binding in gilt, condition b. good.
foreign publications Schechter Scott, Garrett Jeff - 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Atlanta 2013, 2nd edition, ISBN 9780794839574 112 pages format 26.5 x 31.5 cm, hardcover with wrapper, American equivalent of the Polish album " 100 numismatic rarities in the National Museum in Cracow". The album presents 100 of the rarest and most expensive American coins. Each coin is shown in an enlarged c...
KURTYKA Janusz - Reborn Kingdom. The monarchy of Władysław the Short and Casimir the Great in the light of more recent research. Cracow 2001. scientific society SOCIETAS VISTULANA. 8, p. 272. oryg. card wraps. Very minor rubbing of covers, otherwise very good condition. Handwritten dedication by the author.
Warsaw Library . A journal devoted to the sciences, arts and industry. 1844 volume two. Warsaw 1844, in Druk. J. Kaczanowski. 22 cm, pp. [2], 728, [8], table. Age binding in gilt, traces of dampstaining on page margins in places, otherwise good, good plus condition. Includes Norwid's first printing signed Ludwik Norwid.
BRZECHWA Jan - The adventures of the king of yore. Illustrated by J[an] M[arcin] Szancer. Warsaw 1964, Biuro Wyd. "Ruch". 4, s. [24]. Orig. pp. Rubbing and soiling of the cover, corner of the back cover folded, minor soiling inside, good condition nonetheless. First edition.
Polish publications Michal Bishop - Banknotes my passion, Notebook IV 1944-1965, Kielce 2025, ISBN 9788362509379 107 pages B5 format, soft cover, on the title page autograph of the author
The Leopolita Bible was the first ever printed translation of the Scriptures into Polish in their entirety. The featured old print is the New Testament from the 1561 first printing of the Bible. (LEOPOLITA'S BIBLE) The New Testament of Poland To iest Święta Pana Jezusa Christusa Ewangelia/ od Evangelistów y od inych Apostołów napisana 1561 The complete sixteenth-century New Testament in P...
Family evenings. Children's section. 1910 Nos. 1-52 (complete annual). 23 cm, pp. 420. no collective title page, no. 47 sewn in before no. 46, a few pages colored in, otherwise good condition, good plus. Humorous picture stories started the history of Polish comics. rare !
BOGDZIEWICZ Ryszard - Photography in the Lublin region against the background of European and national photography in the years 1839-1918. Lublin 2017. W. Pol Higher School of Social and Natural Sciences. 4, p. 412. opr. oryg. kart. Very good condition. Very rich illustrative material. An edition of 300 pieces. From the author: "Although almost 180 years have passed since the official announce...
GOMULICKI Juliusz Wiktor - On old and new Warsaw. Warsaw 1952. state publishing house popular-scientific "Wiedza Powszechna". 16, s. 70, [2]. Brochure. Little Library of TWP. Good condition. Author's own stamp "From the JWG Warsaw book collection". Numerous underlining in the text, notes and notes by the author regarding editorial interference with the original text.
New unused pieces. Basic catalog for the subject. A4 format, 348 pages. Warsaw 2005.
numismatic literatureauction catalogs Auction catalog of the 65th WCN auction: Witold Garbaczewski - The Beauty of Polish Coinage. A tale of rulers, artists and symbols, Warsaw 2016, ISBN 9788362939015 211 A4 pages, hardback lacquered binding, richly illustrated history of Polish money, described mainly in terms of iconography, interspersed with auction offerings, a very interesting item compl...
LABUDA Gerard - Saint Stanislaus, bishop of Cracow, patron saint of Poland. Footsteps of murder, martyrdom, canonization. Poznań 2000. institute of history UAM. 8, p. 180, [5]. broch. Publications of the Institute of History UAM, [vol.] 39. Minor rubbing of the edges of the cover, good condition. Handwritten dedication by the author to Bozena and Jerzy Wyrozumski (with reference to the previo...
NIESIECKI Kasper -[Excerpt: Korona Polska Przy Złotey Wolnosci Ancientnemi All Kathedr, Prowincyi, y Rycerstwa Kleynotami Heroiczne Męstwem y odwaga [...] Ozdobiona [...]. Vol. 1, Part 2:] Herby y familie rycerskie, tak w Koronie Jako y Wielkim Xięstwie Litewskim zebrane przez .... Lviv 1728. druk. Collegium Lwowskie Societatis Jesu. folio, p. [2], 392. opr. 19th/20th c. psk. E. 23, 128. sp...
ZAREWICZ Ludwik - Skałka with the church of ڦ. Michała i Stanisława in Cracow. Source compiled by ... Kraków 1889; druk. "Czas". 16d, p. 84, [1], plate 3. ppb. of epoch. Rubbing of the binding, good condition inside. Deleted stamp. bibliot.
polish publications the set includes: 1) Bogacz Teresa, Sakwerda Jan - Medals - polonica and silesiaca of the 16th and 17th centuries in the collection of the Museum of Medal Art, Catalogue of the collection, Wrocław 1999, ISBN 8386626313, 177 pages B5 format, 2) Sakwerda Jan - Medals - silesiaca of the 18th century in the collection of the Museum of Medal Art Branch of the City Museum of Wro...
New Pieces. 200 pages + tables at the end. Format 247 x 347 mm. Issued by NBP in 2009, where only 180 pieces were in leatherette.
LABUDA Gerard - Saint Adalbert, bishop-martyr, patron saint of Poland, Bohemia and Hungary. Wrocław 2000. funna. 8, s. 333, [15]. Orig. card wrappers. Monographs of the Foundation for Polish Science. Very good condition. Handwritten dedication by the author to Bożena and Jerzy Wyrozumski.
NANSEN Fridtjof - Journey to the North Pole. In translation and with a preface by S. Janiszewski (with illustrations). Vol. 1-2. Warsaw 1898: Library of Selected Works. Druk. Granowski and Sikorski. 16d, pp. 144, plate 7 ; 144, plate 7, map 1. Original cloth binding. Library of Selected Works, nos. 38-39. Covers slightly scuffed and dusty, otherwise good condition. Own stamp.
ŁUCZAK Marek - Lost treasury of Kamień Pomorski. Catalog of war losses from the cathedral in Kamień Pomorski. Warsaw 2020. ministry of culture and national heritage. 8, p. 365. binding original card. Very good condition.
[VISIT]. Dr. Julian Krzyzanowski. Professor of the Univ. Secretary General of T. N. W. Warsaw, Krak.-Przedm. 26. Business card sent to editor J. Dabrowski. On the back handwritten text : Dear Sir - I would like to ask you to prepare for me - if possible - 5 card prints each ???? to Jasieńczyk and Morcinek. I believe that this can be done at the last proofreading. My compliments are combined. ...
Polish publications Parchimowicz Janusz, Brzezinski Mariusz - Trojaki Stefana Batorego, Szczecin 2023, edition I, ISBN 9788387355043 358 pages B5 format, hardcover, richly illustrated, very detailed (591 illustrated varieties) catalog of Stefan Batory's trojaki, new copy, in foil
For the Ambulance Service in Warsaw. Information andencyclopedic calendar for the leap year 1908. Warsaw 1908, GiW. 22 cm, pp. [6], V, [28], LXVIII, 39, [7], (continuous pagination, ca. 10 pages missing), [1], 182-687, CIV, 64. publisher's fawn covers, no discoloration, good condition.
[KazimierzMIKULSKI ]. Kazimierz Mikulski. Painting. Warsaw 2000; Desa Unicum. 4, s. 141, [1]. Orig. card wraps. Near very good condition.
BULHAKOV Mikhail - The Master and Margarita. Translated by Irena Lewandowska and Witold Dabrowski. Warsaw 1969, Czytelnik. 16d, pp. 603, [5]. Original fl. binding, wraps. Nike series. Wrapper slightly rubbed, taped on the inside and with a discolored spine, otherwise good condition. Owner's signature. 1st ed.
SZKLARSKI Alfred - Przygody Tomka na Czarnym Lądzie. Katowice 1958. publishing house "Silesia". 8, s. 301, [3]. Original binding soft card. Minor rubbing and soiling of the cover, handwritten notes on the back cover, good condition inside. Edition I. Cover, pastedowns and illustrations by Jozef Marek.
Rosiński [Grzegorz], Van Hamme [Jean], Thorgal. Arachnea. Warsaw 2000, Egmont Poland. 29 cm, pp [46]. Publisher's cover, b. good condition. Handwritten drawing by Rosiński (pen) with autograph dated 2000.
ZIEMIA Myślenicka. Popular guide to sightseeing and tourism. Myślenice 1948. Polskie Towarzystwo Krajoznawcze.16d, p. 72, map rozkł. 1 (Myslenice district). broch. Covers slightly dusty, good condition. Includes, among others: Geographical location, History of Myslenicka Land. Illustrations in the text.
Earth. 1913 Nos. 1-52 (annual). Format 29 cm, pp. 852. Binding age-toned foxed, separated from the block. Block loosened, 2 pages missing, two pages half preserved, two small windows cut out, three ost. nry loose, no. 51 tattered.
TACIT - Caius Cornelius Tacitus The Complete Works of Tacitus translated by Adam Stanislaw Naruszewicz. Edited by Tadeusz Mostowski. T. 3-4 (in 1 vol.). Warsaw 1804, in Drukarnia Nr. 646 at Nowolipiu. 16d, pp. 557, [1]; [2], 68. opr. psk. of period. Wybor Pisarzow Polskich. Histora. Cover abrasions, minor loss of leather on spine, good condition.
DUMAS Alexander - The Count of Monte Christo. Vol. 1-2. trans. J. Rogozinski. Warsaw 1956; Iskry. 8, pp. 578, [4], plate 7; 491, [3], plate 5. o.w. f., wraps. Rubbing and minor edge tears of the wraps, otherwise very good condition.
Journal of Laws of the Kingdom of Poland vol. 4 no. 16-19 [Warsaw 1816-1818]. 18 cm, pp. 418, [7], 4 typeset tables. Period cloth binding with signs on spine, good condition, good plus. Includes : Royal resolutions; Governor's resolutions.
SŁOWACKI Juliusz - Lilla Weneda. Tragedya in five acts. Illustrated by A. M. [!] Andriolli. Warsaw, 1883; publ. M. Orgelbrand. folio, pp. [6], V, [1], 84, plates 12. original cloth cover, gilt trim. Banach 793. Rubbing and soiling of binding, spine covered with linen, yellowing of pages especially extreme ones, visible yellowing on interleaving blotters, otherwise good condition. Boards refle...
Polish publications Gucwa Grzegorz - Rzadkie serie banknotów 1944-48, Krakow 2025, 1st edition, ISBN 9788396886637 76 pages close to B5 format, soft cover, richly illustrated catalog with degrees of rarity of the series according to their states of preservation
Volume one of the first printing of our national epic by Adam Mickiewicz. Pages 253,1 k. Index of Things. Condition: traces of old dampstaining, minor staining on a few pages towards the end, image card unoriginal - from the 1929 pre-war edition. As an extra - an identically bound reprint of the second volume of PT, plus a case to hold both volumes.