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Józef Jundziłł. A Description of Plants Growing Wild in Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia, and Ukraine, as Well as Cultivated Ones, According to the Sixteenth Edition of Linnaeus’s System of Plants. Vilnius 1830. Published at his own expense by Józef Zawadzki, 20 x 13 cm, p. XII, 583, [2], period half-leather binding, with an ex-libris (monogram B.S.) on the spine. Soiling, stains, traces of ...
Tadeusz Kutrzeba, The 1920 Kiev Expedition. Warsaw: Gebethner & Wolff, 1937. 358, [1] pp., [5] plates, [9] folded maps: ill.; 25 cm. Deluxe binding, full leather, with a blind-stamped mark on the back cover: B. Zjawiński Bookbinding Workshop, Warsaw. On the reverse of the title page, an oval ownership stamp: From the book collection of Bartłomiej Ciećkiewicz. Author’s piece, intended ...
THE BIBLE, that is, the Books of the Old and New Testaments. Based on the Latin translation of the Old Testament accepted by the universal church, carefully retranslated into Polish ... by D. Jakub Wuyk of Wągrowiec ... first published in Kraków in 1599, now reprinted. (Vol. 1). Wrocław 1740. Printed by the Academic College of the Society of Jesus. (21.5 x 13 cm), [7] leaves, 550 pages, per...
DW Damaged dust jacket LEM, Stanisław - Solaris [first edition, 1961] [illustrated by K. M. Sopoćko]
Julian Tuwim.Selected Poems in a New Arrangement. Warsaw, 1949. “Czytelnik” Publishing Cooperative, p. 282, [2], 21.5 cm, original paperback cover. On the half-title page, a handwritten dedication by Julian Tuwim to Zofia Krzyżanowska, datedNovember 10, 1949. The volume contains poems selected fromthe collections: “Waiting for God,” “Sokrates tańczący,” “Siódma jesień,” �...
Feliks Rybarski, The Higher Real School in Kielce, 1845–1862 Kielce 1888, printed at the “Gazeta Kielecka” Printing House. 38 pp., 1 plate [a full-page illustration depicting the building of the Higher Real School in Kielce (drawn by S. Górnicki)]; 22 cm. Paperback binding. Old ownership inscription on the front cover (L. Janowski?). Handwritten marginal notes. A rare monograph on one o...
Polish publications Tomasz Poniewierka – Coins Minted During the Reign of John II Casimir. Part I – Bydgoszcz, Knight Press 2025, ISBN 9788011071356 53 pages, A5 format, softcover, mint condition. The first part of the “Guide” catalogs 129 variants of thymphs struck at the Bydgoszcz mint between 1663 and 1666. Each entry is accompanied by an enlarged photograph, including, among other ...
Pol, Wincenty. A Song About Our Home. Lviv, 1866. Published by the author, p. 155, [3], 22 cm, paperback. On the inside cover , a handwritten dedication by the author: “May Deputy Juwenal Boczkowski graciously accept my latest work, which Wincenty Pol offers from heart to heart.” First edition. “A Song About Our Old Home, About the Piast Family’s Forest Home, Which Has Stood on Our Fat...
Polish Publications Tomasz Poniewierka – Tymfy Minted During the Reign of John II Casimir. Part II – Kraków, Knight Press 2025, ISBN 9788090975811 51 pages, A5 format, softcover, mint condition. The second part of the “Guide” catalogs 181 variants of thyms struck at the Kraków Mint between 1663 and 1666. Each entry is accompanied by an enlarged photograph, including, among other thin...
Adam Mickiewicz’s *Konrad Wallenrod* and *Grażyna*, with a French translation by Kryst. Ostrowski and an English translation by Leon Jabłoński. A deluxe edition produced, published, and edited by Jan Tysiewicz. Paris: Jan Tysiewicz, 1851. [12], 268, [2], 7, [3] pp., [21] pp. of plates, [1] p. of portraits: ill.; 26.5 cm. Publisher’s binding, decorated cloth. Gilded page edges. Old, obso...
Polish Publications Kazimierz Stężyński-Bandtkie – National Numismatics, Volume I, Warsaw 1839 159 + IX pages, 4 + 35 plates, hardcover in half-leather, frontispiece preserved; on the inside of the frontispiece, a dedication from the author to Gwalbert Pawlikowski of the Cholewa coat of arms, the book bears Gwalbert Pawlikowski’s ownership stamps; the cover is worn; the outer edges of t...
A highly regarded book.
*The Imitation of Christ: A New Translation by Father Dassance, with Reflections Drawn from the Church Fathers, and from Bossuet, Fénelon, Massillon, and Bourdaloue, Illustrated by Tony Johannot and Cavelier.* L. Curmer, Paris, 1836 VIII, 454 pp., [10] plates (steel engravings), pages with decorative borders; 25 cm. Contemporary binding, full leather with features typical of bindings from the...
- With a dedication from the author to Władysław Reymont - Stanisław Wyspiański. Akropolis. A drama in four acts.Kraków, 1904. Published by the author, p. 160, [25], 5 ill. plates (including 4 fold-outs), 21 cm, contemporary binding,leather with an embossed and gilt label. With a handwritten dedication by Stanisław Wyspiański to Władysław Reymont: “To my dear Władysław Reymont, p...
Polish River Shipping "Vistula" — Trips and Excursions on the Vistula and by Sea to Gdynia. Warsaw [193-] Printed by Dziełowa. 18 cm, 12 pp., [4], 1 fold-out plate, original cover. Cover stained; otherwise in good condition. Advertising brochure.
[Matczyński, Józef Xawery?]. A collection of witty jokes by various authors for the reader’s entertainment. Included at the end are other amusing poems, along with an alphabetical index of all the jokes. Warsaw, 1780. Printed at the Royal Printing House of His Royal Majesty, 8º, pp. [8], 243, [16], contemporary binding, leather, colored page edges, cloth slipcase. E.XXXIV, 401–402. E.XI...
Summer Resorts of the Hutsul Region. [Warsaw 1936]. Published by the Associationof Counties of the Republic of Poland, p. 40, 14 x 19.5 cm, paperback. A publication promoting the charms of the Hutsul region to summer vacationers. Text presented in parallel in Polish, French, English, and German. Numerous photographs throughout the text. Minor soiling and stains on the cover and the lower margi...
A Description of Ancient Poland by Tomasz Święcki, Attorney at the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Poland and member of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Science. Second edition. Volume One; Warsaw: [n.p.], 1828; [14], 456, [12] pp., [2] plates [lithographs]: err.; 19 cm. A Description of Ancient Poland by Tomasz Święcki, Counselor at the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Poland and member of...
*Chowanna, or The System of National Pedagogy: On the Skills of Upbringing, Learning, and Education—In Short, the Education of Our Youth* by Bronisław Ferdynand Trentowski. Volume I, Part II; Poznań: Księgarnia Nowa, 1842; Pages [4], 321–785: errata; 20.5 cm. Chowanna, or The System of National Pedagogy as the Art of Upbringing, Learning, and Enlightenment—in short, the Education of O...
Franciszek Gwiżdż - Chrzanów and Its Surroundings. Part I. Chrzanów, 1929. Published by the author. Printed by Lipman Diamant in Chrzanów. 23 cm, 30 pp., original cover. Good condition. Contents: The significance of Chrzanów and its surroundings for Poland in the past and today. Landscape. Irrigation. Climate and weather. Flora and fauna. Population. Ethnic and religious relations. Settl...
Stefan Szuman. Old Kilims in Poland and Ukraine. Poznań 1929. Fiszer and Majewski, pp. [14], 138, [2], 67 illustrations (including 7 in color), 25 cm, hardcover. Piece No. 752. The first such comprehensive attempt to illustrate the development and significance of the art of kilim weaving. A historical overview of the rich tradition of kilim weaving (dating back to the Middle Ages in Europe) i...
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Stanisław Jakubowski. The Gods of the Slavs. The Gods of the Slavs. Le dieux des Slaves. Kraków, 1933. Initials, vignettes, and plates in woodcut by Stanisław Jakubowski. Title and text in Polish, French, and English. 3,000 copies were published. The plates feature stylized depictions of pagan deities and sacred sites, rendered in precise woodcut on yellow tint: Światowit, Swarożyc, Radgo...
[August III]. Account of the Wedding and Coronation of His Majesty King Augustus III. No place, no year, no publisher, 4º, p. [2], contemporary binding, half-leather. E. makes no note of this. An account of the coronation ceremonies of King Augustus III and the funeral of the remains of John III Sobieski and Augustus II at Wawel Cathedral, held from January 11 to 21, 1733, in Kraków, includi...
Polish publications Bogumił Sikorski – Substitute Currency for Land Estates: Catalog of Dominial Tokens, Volumes III and IV, Piła 1994 48 + 60 pages, B5 format, softcover; Volume III bears the Borowski family’s ownership stamp; Volume IV has the front of an envelope addressed to Mirosław Borowski pasted inside
Józef Kisielewski. The Earth Gathers Ashes. Second edition. Poznań, n.d. [1939]. St. Adalbert Bookstore, p. 486, [9], map 1 (fold-out), numerous illustrations, photomontages, small maps, 24.5 cm, decorative hardcover binding, leather, with color and gold accents. A widely discussed book documenting the truth about the Slavic past of eastern Germany, particularly Pomerania, written by J. Kisi...
Kazimierz Wierzyński. The Fabric of the Earth. Biblioteka Kultury, vol. LVII. Paris 1960. Instytut Literacki, p. 104, [2], 21 cm, paperback. With a dedication by the author: “To Professor Juljan Krzyżanowski….Kazimierz Wierzyński, December 10, 1960, Paris.” First edition. A volume of poetry by Kazimierz Wierzyński (1894–1969), poet, prose writer, essayist, and winner of the gold me...
A book published by Książka i Wiedza in Warsaw in 1950. A richly illustrated edition, featuring not only smaller illustrations within the text but also larger fold-out illustrations; additionally, the book comes in its original hinged slipcase. Hardcover with a paper dust jacket + slipcase; book dimensions: 34 cm x 25 cm; 405 pages. Condition as shown in the photos.
Fablok 1924–1974. The F. Dzierżyński Locomotive Factory in Chrzanów. Chrzanów 1974, no publisher 21.5 x 30.5 cm, p. 104, [1], illustrations in the text, original binding. Good condition. A commemorative book about the first locomotive factory in Poland, founded in 1919.
DW District Address Book of the Grünberg District in the Schl Region, 1921, by A. O. Schultz.
Tomasz Dziekoński. The Life of Napoleon According to the Best Sources, with Steel Engravings Based on Original Paintings by the Most Famous French Painters. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Warsaw 1841. Published by S. H. Merzbach, pp. [8], 508, [4], portrait 1 (steel engraving), plate 9 (steel engravings); 460, [4], plate no. 14 (steel engravings), 22.5 cm, leather binding with embossing, gilt edges...
Julian Tuwim. Polish Drunkard’s Dictionary. and A Bacchanalian Anthology. Illustrated by Feliks Topolski. Warsaw, 1935. First Edition A famous illustrated dictionary. The text includes, among other things: the author’s introduction, synonyms for terms such as: vodka, drunkard, intoxication, drinking, chatter, etc., an anthology of literary texts centered on alcohol consumption, such as fol...
Julian Tuwim—Socrates Dancing. Warsaw, 1920. Published by J. Mortkowicz. Published by the Publishing Society in Warsaw. Printed by Narodowa, Warsaw. 17.5 cm, 341 pp., [1], cloth-bound. Binding worn: canvas frayed, spine reinforced; stamps on the title page and in the text. The first edition of this volume of poetry, the second in J. Tuwim’s body of work.
Catching Stars. Lviv 1908. Published by H. Altenberg’s Bookstore. Warsaw: E. Wende & Co. 8, p. 285, [2], in a contemporary half-leather binding.Scuffing, discoloration, stains, slight loosening of the binding, slight cracks along the spine. Owner’s signature, third-party dedications and inscriptions, slight soiling on a few pages. Good condition. A collection of poetry.
Zygmunt Gloger. A Polish Year in Life, Tradition, and Song. Second edition. With forty illustrations. Warsaw, n.d. [1908]. Published by the author, 406 pp., [2], 40 illustrations in the text (including full-page ones), sheet music, 27 cm, hardcover with embossing, gilding, and an illustration on the front cover. One of the most important works in the oeuvre of Zygmunt Gloger (1845–1910), an ...
CORPUS caesarianum. Translated and edited by Eugeniusz Konik and Wanda Nowosielska. Wrocław 2003. Published by the University of Wrocław. 4 vols., 519 pp., [3], ill., hardcover. Slight tear at the corner of the cover; otherwise, in very good condition. The first complete Polish edition of the works of Gaius Julius Caesar.
Stanisław Wyspiański. Original color lithograph. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.5 cm. Handmade paper with watermark. Damage, losses, and tears. Wyspiański created this work as the cover for the 1900 Kraków Yearbook. The color lithograph is signed with the artist’s linked monogram in the lower left corner. Despite the damage, it remains a beautiful example of Young Poland art, executed in an origi...
Atlas of the Latin Church in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th Century. Catalogued by Maria Juran. Lublin 2006. Scientific Society of the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). 4, p. 511, [1], numerous color maps and illustrations, hardcover. Works of the Institute of Historical Geography of the Church in Poland, KUL 10.Slight dent on the spine; otherwise, in very good condition.
Poland During the Three Partitions, 1772–1799: Studies on the History of the Spirit and Customs of J. I. Kraszewski. Foreword by Prof. Szymon Askenazy. Vol. I, 1772–1787; Warsaw: published by Gebethner and Wolff, 1902; XVI, 424, [1] pp., [1] fold-out map: ill.; 24 cm. Poland During the Three Partitions, 1772–1799: Studies in the History of the Spirit and Customs by J. I. Kraszewski. Pref...
[The Golden Classics Bible – publisher’s advertisement]. “Sample copy.” The Golden Classics Bible. The History of Divine Revelation in the Old and New Testaments… Edited by Rev. Dr. Jan Ładysław Sykora […] Translated into Polish by Rev. Zygmunt Chełmicki […] Vienna, n.d. [1899]. Published by the Golden Classics Bible, Max Herzig, pp. [10], 8, [6], 8, illustrated plates [20] �...
H. VERNIER. ARITHMETIC FOR BEGINNERS by [...], PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF LOUIS IN PARIS. TRANSLATED BY MICHAŁ BRZOSTOWSKI. VILNIUS 1833, PRINTED AT THE AUTHOR’S OWN EXPENSE BY JÓZEF ZAWADZKI. 13.5x9 cm, p. II, 188. Hardcover, inventory labels, title page glued back in, condition: more than good. FIRST EDITION of an arithmetic textbook for beginners, translated by Mic...
Breviarium Coloniensis by Ser. by the Reverend Father and by God’s grace Ferdinand Archbishop and Elector of Cologne, Duke of Vtruisca and Bavaria, Reformer. Cologne 1618 A lovely "block-style" breviary with preserved original brass fittings, gilded page edges, and engraved patterns. Good condition: original leather binding on boards, some scuffing and minor losses, a small insect bite mark,...
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Leopold Staff. A Rainbow of Tears and Blood.Kharkiv 1918.Published by H. Toeplitz, pp. [2], 196, [7], 17.5 cm,cloth binding with a title label featuring embossing and gilding; the front cover of the paperback edition is preserved. First edition. A poetry collection by Leopold Staff (1878–1957), inspired by the events of World War I, containing, among others: Rain of Blood and Fire; “Righte...
120 Adventures of Koziołek Matołek. Kraków 1983. Wydawnictwo Literackie. 4 staps, [24] pp., color illustrations on every page, publisher’s paperback cover. Cover is slightly soiled and has minor scuffing. One page is discolored. In good condition.
Hugh John Lofting. Dr. Dolittle’s Mail. Warsaw-Kraków 1938. J. Mortkowicz Publishing House. Publishing Society in Warsaw, p. 342, [10], numerous full-page illustrations in the text, 19.5 cm, publisher’s half-leather binding with a color illustration on the front cover. The first Polish edition of the children’s novels from the famous series by Hugh Lofting (1887–1947) about the advent...
First-Year Course (1840–1841) in Slavic Literature Taught at the French College by Adam Mickiewicz; Paris: published by the Editorial Board of Dziennik Narodowy, 1843; XVI, 389, [2] pp.: err.; 17.5 cm Second-year course (1841–1842) in Slavic literature taught by Adam Mickiewicz at the French College; Paris: [n.p.], 1842; [4], 94 pp. ; 17.5 cm. Binding slightly later, half-leather. Outdated...
Jews in Reborn Poland: Social, Economic, Educational, and Cultural Activities. Edited by I. Schiper, A. Tartakower, and A. Hafftka. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 volumes). Warsaw [1932]. Published by “Jews in Reborn Poland,” p. 574, [3], 19 illustrated plates (including color); 617, [15], 17 plates (including color), 5 tables, numerous illustrations in the text, 26.5 cm, uniform paperback binding with ...
A very rare item on the market. Condition of the item: fair Quantity: 31 Dimensions: 27x20 cm.
Waldemar Łysiak. The Patriotic Empire of Bibliophilia. A guide to the hunting grounds of Bibliophilia and neighboring empires. A two-volume set. Warsaw 2004. A luxuriously published synthesis of Polish culture, history, and tradition, viewed through the lens of collecting as a bastion of patriotism. With passion and uncompromising rigor, the author analyzes key national myths—from Renaissan...
An album dedicated to the 10th Mounted Rifle Regiment, compiled by Lieutenant Antoni Położyński. Published on the occasion of the regiment’s anniversary by F. Willmy GmbH in 1947 in Nuremberg. Dimensions: 33.2 x 23.7 cm, hardcover, 150 pages. Good condition; the lower part of the cover is torn, and there is some soiling.
550 Years of Printing in Poland. Exhibition catalog. Kraków 2023. Jagiellonian Library. 8, p. 120, numerous illustrations, paperback cover, publisher’s edition.Condition: very good. 
Stefan Żeromski. Sułkowski. A Tragedy in... Kraków, no year. [1910]. “Książka” Publishing Company, 20 x 15.5 cm, pp. [4], 255, with one color lithographic plate . The lithograph serves as a copyright mark; on its reverse side is the edition number, handwritten by the author (number and initials), to protect copyright. The lithograph is loose; the corner of the print is creased; the pa...
[Krakow]. Antoniewicz, Karol Bołoz. Bielany. Lviv 1829. Printed by Józef Schnayder, p. 14, 18 cm, unbound. A small pamphlet, the proceeds from which were donated to the Kraków Charitable Society. A poetic guide to the Bielany district near Kraków and the Camaldolese monastery there. A work by Karol Bołoz Antoniewicz (1807–1852), a Jesuit, poet, and participant in the November Uprising, ...
Józef Mędrzecki. On Polish Property Law Based on the Public Nature of Land and Municipal Registers [...] Warsaw 1828. No place of publication, p. [4], 86, 20 cm, paperback cover. From the library of Antoni Zygmunt Helcl (stamp). A discussion of Old Polish property law solutions related to the transfer of ownership, primarily with regard to real estate, which were based on the public nature o...
TUWIM, Julian—*Bal w operze* (A Ball at the Opera). With illustrations by Bronisław Wojciech Link. Edited by T. Januszewski. Warsaw, 1982. Czytelnik. 8, p. 46, [2]. Paperback. Cover worn and slightly soiled; in good condition. The first separate (and complete) edition of J. Tuwim’s poem, which, alongside *Kwiaty polskie* (*Polish Flowers*), is the poet’s most outstanding work. “Bal”...
DW Beijing, China, published by Rong Bao Zhai (1950) Traditional Chinese color woodblock print / folk art (nianhua) a collection of New Year’s prints with the year indicated in the seal (year 195
Józef Edward Dutkiewicz [pseudonym: I. Darski]. The Adventures of a Black Man(!) and Other Short Stories for Young People. Illustrated by Tadeusz Jeleń. Warsaw-Krakow [1925]. Published by Księgarnia J. Czerneckiego, p. 39, [2], illustrations in the text, 24.5 cm, half-leather binding. The collection contains four stories: The Adventures of a Black Man (!) (“Once upon a time there was a bl...
Bałaban Majer. From the History of the Jews in Poland. Sketches and Studies. Warsaw 1920. Published by “B-cia Lewin-Epstein i S-ka,” p. III, 236, [4], illustrated plates. 9 (1 fold-out), 23.5 cm, contemporary binding, cloth, preserved cover of the paperback edition. A collection of essays, studies, and literary reviews, including: Two Contributions on Jagiełło’s Relations with the Jew...
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Jerzy Morgulec - Dictionary of Postcard Printers and Publishers in the Polish Lands, and of Polish-Related Items. Warsaw 2000–2007. Self-published. 21 cm, original covers. Good condition. Limited edition. Rare. Dictionary of Postcard Producers and Publishers in the Polish Lands, and of Polonica. Parts I–XIV: A–Ż. Dictionary of Postcard Producers and Publishers in the Polish Lands, and P...
The Spirit of the Steppe. A Prelude to New Poetry. An Introduction to New Poetry. 2nd ed. Paris, no date (ca. 2nd half of the 19th century). Luxembourg Bookstore. 16, p. 64, cardboard cover. Slight soiling and wear on the cover. Stains on the pages (heavy in places). Good condition.
Adam Chętnik. Rafting on the Narew. Rafts, oryle, and orylka. An ethnographic study with a map and 82 illustrations. Warsaw 1935. Published by the Mianowski Institute for the Promotion of Science, p. VIII, 137, [3], illustrations and a map in the text and on plates, 21.5 cm, paperback edition. 1st edition. A work by Adam Chętnik (1885–1967), ethnographer, museum curator, and social and pol...