New York: Abrams, 1994. Richly illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs. 224 pages. 4to, grey boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, 1994. First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. From the horrors of the Warsaw uprising in 1944 to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Magdalena Abakanowicz has personally witnessed the worst of humanity's instinct for destructive behavior, and has made art that unflinchingly presents the human condition. More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1987. Color and black and white illustrated exhibition catalogue. 168 pages. Slim 4to, yellow pictorial wrappers (some fading and minor edgewear). Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, (1987). A very good copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Jack Tworkov: Paintings, 1928-1982, held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, January 30-April 5, 1987. More
New York: Knopf, 1991. 198 pages. Thin 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1991. First edition. A touch of fading at edges, still near fine. The author's first book. Autographed by him on the title page. More
Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. Illustrated. 63pp., thin 8vo, pictorial wrappers; some repaired damage to foot of spine. Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. A very good copy. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2015. Illustrated in black and white. vii, 544 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2015). Front endpapers and first two pages with heavily inked annotations, all other pages pristine. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Translated from the Polish by Alissa Valles. More
London: Henry S. King & Co., 1872. xviii + 184 pages. Thin 8vo, ultramarine cloth, gilt lettering. London: Henry S. King & Co., 1872. Toning to spine, small soil spots to covers. Toning to endpapers, cracking to rear hinge ; binding intact. A very good copy. More
New York: Random House, 1988. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., remainder mark. New York: Random House, (1988). Very good. More
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Tribeca, (1983). vg. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Illus. 351pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1988). First Edition. Fine. More
Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953. Translated into German from the original Polish. Profusely illustrated with 142 large plates (122 fine gravures & 20 mounted color) all depicting the fine wood carvings by the master German sculptor, at St. Mary's Church in Cracow. Folio, gilt and black-stamped green cloth, torn d.w. (Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953). Top of spine lightly bumped, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a good only dust wrapper. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro... More
Seattle: University of Washington, 1983. xviii + 235 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; ownership signature front free endpaper, dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1983). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Washington, D.C. 1887. 1 page, 8 x 5 inches, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1887. In this letter, Davis responds to a request for the previous Secretary of State's autograph (Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, who died in office). In part: "I regret that I am unable to comply with your request for an autograph of Mr. Frelinghuysen or to give you information on the subject..." Two partial tears on the back from tape removal; very good(-) condition. Grant's Secretary of the Alabama..... More
1908. Photograph of Polish opera singer Edouard de Reszke. Signed in 1908. Please inquire for more information. Edouard de Reszke was a Polish bass from Warsaw. A member of the musical Reszke family, he was a successful opera singer, as were his brother Jean and his sister Josephine. He made his debut in Verdi's Aida in Paris on 22 April 1876. More
Milan: Bettalli, 1815. Print. Stipple engraving. Image measures 7 3/4" x 5" Carefully engraved portrait of Prince Jozef Poniatowski, a Polish military officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This print is in excellent condition with some light stains. It was engraved by Demarchi after Sasso, and published by Bettalli and Fanfani in "Serie di vite e ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi Tempi," 1815-1818. More
New York: Schocken Books, 1977. Illustrated in black and white. xviii, 269 pages. 4to, beige cloth with silver stamping, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Shocken Books, (1977). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Warsaw: Ossolineum, 1981. 48 color and 104 b/w plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Warsaw: Ossolineum, 1981. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1990. Color illustrations throughout. 110 pages. Square 8vo, natural cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1990. First edition. A very good copy in a very good wrapper--intact but with some foxing to both cloth and wrapper verso. More
New York: International Center of Photography, 1979. Illustrated. 50pp., tall, thin 8vo, stiff, pictorial wrappers. New York: International Center of Photography, 1979. A near fine copy. More
8vo, cloth; (small tear to head of spine). N.Y.: Farrar, (1959). More
Warsaw: Polonia, 1961. Folding maps. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 209pp. small square 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper torn. Varsovie: Editions Polonia, 1961. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1980. Illustrated in color and b/w. xii + 337 pages. 8vo, decoratively gilt white cloth (owners bookplate on flyleaf), pictorial d.w. (edges chipped with several tears). New York: Knopf, 1980. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Schocken, 1977. Edited by Zvi Szner and Alexander Sened. With text from "The Chronicle of the Lodz Ghetto," edited by Lucjan Dobroszycki and Danuta Dombrowska. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Schocken Books, (1977). Fine. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Illustrated. xx + 277 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1994). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993. 472pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, (1993). More
Amsterdam: Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, 1696. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 23" x 35". Stunning map showing the vast extent of the German Empire, including parts of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Italy, France and the Netherlands. Exquisite and subtle coloring, beautifully detailed. Based on a plate by Nicolas Sanson, reworked and published in "Atlas Nouveau" by Jaillot. Severe toning due to early acid backing, chipping to edges and corners and some tears. Priced as is. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632--1712) was..... More
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