Books and Manuscripts auctions

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...
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
Pisma Jakóba Jasińskiego, Jenerała Inżynieryi w b. Wojsku Litewskim, published by the Jagiellonian University Printing House, Cracow 1869. Good state of preservation of the book, noteworthy half-leather binding with gilt on the spine and gilt superexlibris of Zygmunt Czarnecki. 135 pages Dimensions : 22,2cm / 14,6cm
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
The World, an illustrated weekly magazine. 1906 Nos. 1-52 (complete annual). 31 cm, each issue ca 24 p. Binding in period fl. (spine loss), blocks slightly delaminated, otherwise good condition. First year of publication edited by St. Krzywoszewski.
Gazeta Warszawska. 1861 Nos. 120 - 309 (May 16 - December 31) plus 7 supplements (2 no. missing). Format 51 cm, each issue 4 pages. Vintage cloth binding, cracked spine edge, otherwise good plus condition. A sizable and rare collection of a recognized periodical of the pre-insurrection era.
The World, an illustrated weekly magazine. 1907 Nos. 1-52 (annual). 31 cm, each issue ca. 30 pp, 1 sheet missing. Age binding fawn, gilt, block separated from binding (in vol. 1 one-sided), one window cut out, otherwise good condition.
polish publications Marcin Sawaniewicz - Catalogue of Malbork Trajaks of Sigismund III Vasa, Orneta 2023, ISBN 9788394259754 66 pages fromatu A5, softcover
Skamander: a monthly poetry magazine. 1936 Vol. X Nos. 66-77 (complete annual). 25 cm, pp. 575. retained edition covers (one missing). Bibot. binding, near fine condition. among others. first editions of Czeslaw Milosz.
Prince Henry, a tragedy in 5 acts, published by the author, Lviv 1896 , Good state of preservation of the book, notable binding with superexlibris of Zygmunt Czarnecki. 144 pages Dimensions : 22,8cm / 15cm
Vilnius Weekly. 1819 volume VII. Vilnius 1819, circulated by A. Zolkowski. 20.5 cm, pp. [6], 412. bound in gilt, page edges stained, condition b. good, nice copy. On p. 113 the first printing of "Zywili" by Adam Mickiewicz (anonymously, provided for printing by P. S. F. Ż) - Mickiewicz 's second printed work.
The World, an illustrated weekly magazine. 1914 Nos. 1-52 (annual). 31 cm, each issue ca 30 pp, after the start of the war 8-16 pp, plus supplements Romance and novel. Period binding of bibliot. fawn, in 1st p. two windows cut out, in 2nd p. 4 pages missing. Blocks preserved in nice condition.
Gazeta Sądowa Warszawska year 1906 no. 1-52 (complete annual), and year 1907 no. 1-52 (no. 33, 38-39 missing). Format 31 cm, pp. 804; 812. Period cloth binding, strong rubbing of spine, block in nice condition.
Straight from the Bridge. A weekly literary and arts magazine. 1937 Nos. 1-4, 6-9, 11-21, 23-29, 31-34, 36-45, 47-58. 52 issues in total, 6 issues are missing for a complete yearbook. 57 cm format, loose copy, each issue ca 8 pages. A literary-artistic weekly published between 1935-1939 in Warsaw by Stanislaw Piasecki, with national-radical overtones, it was a competitor of Literary News at th...
Kurjer Warszawski. 1918 No. 272-360 (October 2-December 31), morning and evening issues. Format 42 cm, each issue ca 6-28 pages. Missing 6 issues, 8 evening issues, 3 morning issues and ca 40 pages mostly with announcements. Age binding, a few pages rearranged, a few nr repeated, good condition. rare in such a large collection.
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.
Kurjer Warszawski. 1938 No. 239-268 (September 1-30). Morning and evening editions. Missing 2 morning editions and 1 evening edition. Format 41 cm, each issue a 8-16 pages, Sunday editions ca 70 pages. Loose copy, folding marks, under-sticking, stamp marks in places, page ends frayed.
General horticulture, including remarks on the establishment of gardens, general principles of plant cultivation, as well as practical science of arranging hothouses, greenhouses and conservatories, propagation and cultivation of all garden herbs, shrubs and trees, both useful and ornamental, that is flowers. Based on long experience and applied to the needs of the country by ... With thirteen...
Tygodnik Mód i nowości pertaining to households, chiefly edited by J.K.Gregorowicz, in the printing house of Karol Kowalewski, Warsaw 1862. 48 issues of the iconic 19th century fashion magazine, 25 full-page hand-colored engravings, and two double uncolored. "Tygodnik Mód i nowości Dotyczących Gospodarstwa Domowego" is a historic Polish magazine of the 19th century (1862-1868). It was a m...
Very rare publication by Jozef Chociszewski from 1873 and extensive manuscript of his works from 1872, last entry ( descendant ? ) from 1923, interesting ! All in good condition, the manuscript written in legible calligraphy. Good state of preservation of book and manuscript. Book 64 pages, manuscript more than 100 pages, Dimensions : 11cm / 6,8cm and 19,4cm / 15,5cm
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.
Wiech, Na Perłowo, Czytelnik publishing house, Warsaw, 1951, first edition Handwritten dedication from Wiech to Jan Gebethner ! Good state of preservation of the book. Cover designed by Eryk Lipinski, 153 pages Size : 20,7 x14,1 cm
Wiech, Śmiech Śmiechem, Czytelnik publishing house, Warsaw, 1986, first edition.Handwritten autograph under the photo and dedication. Good state of preservation of the book. Wrapper and cover designed by Władysław Brykczyński. 723 pages Size : 19.8 x 12.8 cm
Kije samobije, Nasz Księgarnia Publishing House - Warsaw 1949, 1st editionIllustrations : Jan Marcin Szancer Good condition of book ( spine to be glued ) 63 pages Dimensions : 29,4cm / 20,5 cm.
National Review. Monthly magazine devoted to issues of national life in the political, scientific, social, literary and artistic fields. Under the management of Zygmunt Balicki. 1909 Nos. 1-12 (complete annual). Format 23 cm, pp. 760. loose issues in publisher's cover, good condition.
Democritus: organ of the national and social Youth Movement. 1934 Nos. 1-13 (complete yearbook). 29 cm, each issue ca. 16 p. Fawn binding, good condition. infrequent.
Gazeta Warszawska. 1817 Nos. 52 - 78 (July 1 - September 30) with first and second supplements, 11 third supplements. No. 76 and two supplements missing. Age binding fawn with loss on spine, back cover missing. no. no. knocker marks, good condition.
Aurora: A national illustrated magazine for all. 1923 nos. 20-26, 29-48, 51 (May 20-December 23). 31 cm, each issue ca 12 pages. Loose copy, good condition, good plus. infrequent .
Vilnius Journal . 1821 January-April. Vilnius 1821 in Druk. A. Marcinowski. 20.5 cm, pp. [10], 502, also sewn in is a prospectus on Horace's Odes. Age binding full leather, embossed, slight traces of pale dampstaining in places, otherwise very good condition.
Policya Królestwa Polskiego, in the shape of Aristotle's policies written out R. 1566. from a manuscript published by D.E. Friedlein's Bookstore, Krakow 1859. Stanislaw Orzechowski Latin Orichovius coat of arms Oksza - Catholic priest, canon of Przemysl, historian, author of political and religious writings of the Renaissance period, ideologue of the golden freedom of the nobility and the mov...
Czasopismo Naukowe od Zakładu imienia Ossolińskich wydawane. rok 1832 Zeszyt I-IV. Lviv [1832, Wytł. Nar. Ossolińskich]. 19 cm, pp. 184, [1], 33-48; 136, 49-64, 1 plate; 138, [1], 65-80; 164. In addition, sewn cd. of the first part of K.L. Slotwinski's Catechism of Galician Subjects (Lviv 1832) pp. 33-80. Period binding in gilt, very good condition, nice copy.
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...

PREVIEW 1893

 
12 EUR
Przedświt Socio-political periodical. 1893 Nos. 2-12 (No. 1 is missing for a complete yearbook). 24 cm, each issue ca. 24-28 pages. Loose copy, good condition.

WORLD 1918 - WAR

 
43 EUR
The World, an illustrated weekly magazine. 1918 Nos. 1-37 and No. 40 (Jan. 5-Sept. 15). 30 cm, each issue ca 8-12 pages plus supplements Romance and novel. Fawn period binding, good condition.
National Thought. Weekly magazine devoted to the culture of Polish creativity. 1935 Nos. 1-53 (complete annual). 31 cm, pp. 824. loose copy, good plus condition.

WARSAW COURIER 1835

 
177 EUR
Kurjer Warszawski. 1835 No. 180 - 348 2nd half-year (July 10-December 31). 18 cm, pp. [1], 942-1736. no. 187, 193-194, 245-250, 341-343 and 1 card missing. Ex. unframed, a few pages rearranged, after p. 1688 confused pag., good condition.
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...
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...

POLAND AT SEA 1935

 
35 EUR
Poland at sea. Journal of the Maritime and Colonial League. 1937 Nos. 1-12 (complete yearbook). Format 27 cm, each issue 16 pages, . Period binding in gilt. fl. (discoloration), stamp marks, otherwise block in nice condition.
Sports. Illustrated weekly. 1924 Nos. 102-119 (August 6-December 10). Format 31 cm, each issue ca 12 pages, good condition.
Memoir of physical, mathematical and statistical skills with application to industry. Year 1830 notebook 4-5. Warsaw 1830, Printed by A. Gałęzowski and Komp. Format 20 cm, pp. [1], 172-301, 3 plates (one damaged), front cover of edition missing in z. 5, good condition.
Flame, a weekly magazine for children and young people. Year 1935 No. 1-17 and year 1936 No. 18-40. Two complete annuals (school). 25 cm, pp. 542, IV; 542, IV. Period cloth binding with gilt date on spine, b. good condition. A nice copy.
Flame, a weekly magazine for younger children. Year 1935/36 issues 1-40 (September 1-June 15). Complete yearbook (school year). 25 cm, pp. 303, [5]; 307, [5]. Period cloth binding, loss of back cover veneer, two pages taped, otherwise very good condition.
Rzeczpospolita. 1944 No. 1 (Chelm, July 22). Format 41 cm, double-sided printing, undercover. The first issue containing the PKWN manifesto.
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.
The Warsaw Society of the Friends of Learning, operating in Warsaw 1800-1832, was a kind of academy of sciences, bringing together scholars, writers and important Polish personalities. Founded on the initiative of Stanislaw Soltyk (1752-1833), one of the founders of the 1791 constitution, it aimed to maintain Polishness in a nation deprived of its own state. The way to achieve the goal was to ...
Children's Friend. Weekly illustrated magazine for young people. 1913 Nos. 1-52 (complete annual). Warsaw [1913], "Świat". 32 cm, pp. 632. fawn era binding, good plus condition.
The World, an illustrated weekly magazine. 1908 Nos. 27-52 (complete annual). 32 cm, each issue ca. 30 pp. Fawn age binding, b. good condition.

EARTH 1913

 
28 EUR
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.
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 ...
Lublin Express August 9, 1924 extraordinary supplement. Format 54 cm, single-sided printing, folding marks.
Illustrated People's Daily. 1938 No. 184 - 371 (July 3 - December 31). Format 52 cm, each issue ca 6-10 pages. Adapted No. 320, folded margins of several pages, block delaminated in one place, otherwise b. good condition, nice complete semiannual.
Liberum Veto. A national-radical magazine. 1919 Nos. 7, 9, 10, 11, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35. Format 35 cm, each issue ca 12 pp, good condition.
Physiographic memoir . Volume IV. Warsaw 1884, Printed by J. Berger. 28 cm, pp. 437, [8], plates XVI. Period binding in fawn (discoloration), page edges stained, block in nice condition.
Ladies' Cut Handbook supplemented with 132 drawings in the text, by the author, Warsaw 1936 Dedication from the author: "To the Ministerial Viscountess Jadwiga Beckowa his modest work is offered - by the author". Very good state of preservation of the book. 153 pages, numerous illustrations in the text. Dimensions : 24,4cm / 17,8cm
VilniusLocal Government Worker. Organ of the Trade Union of Municipal Employees of the city of Vilnius. 1938 Nos. 5-11. Format 31 cm, each issue 12-16 pp, good minus condition. Infrequent.
Gazeta Sądowa Warszawska year 1920 no. 1-52 (complete yearbook). Format 36 cm, pp. 416. replacement cover, page ends uncut, good plus condition.
Publicperformance by students of the Kielce Province School. Odbywać się będzie dnia 26, 27, 28 lipca r. b. na który przeswietną publiczność rektor I nauczyciele zaprosią. Kielce 1824, in Druk. Jan N. Wodziczki. 20 cm, p. 28. replacement cover, good condition.
Flame, a weekly picture magazine for younger children. Year 1932/33 Nos. 1- 42-43 (September 7-June 14-[21]). Complete yearbook (school year). 24 cm, pp. 675, [1]. Period cloth binding, gilt date on spine, b. good condition. A nice copy.
A journal of law and economics. Organ of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University and the Legal and Economic Society of Krakow. Yearbook XXIV no. 1-12. krakow 1926, Krak. Sp. Wyd. 23 cm, pp. XI, 450. period binding of bibliot. fawn, good plus condition.
Economic Voice . 1938 Nos. 1-4, 6-8, 10 and 1939 No. 4. Format 30 cm, each issue ca 36 pages plus ads. Loose copy in publisher's cover, near fine condition. In 2 copies stamp of museum in Rapperswil.
Warsawdiary of pure and applied skills. Volume III. Warsaw 1829, Druk. A. Gałęzowski i Komp. 20 cm, pp. 377 (pp. 281-288 missing), table in lithogr. Binding in period cloth, spine missing, good condition.
Examples of the Polish Style in various kinds of pronunciation and poetry collected and arranged by Ignacy Szydlowski, volume one - prose. Self-printed by Józef Zawadzki in Vilnius, 1827. Good state of preservation of the book, period half leather with gilt on the spine, 448 pages Dimensions : 20,2cm / 12,6cm