Books and Manuscripts auctions
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...
Marja Reutt - Lithuanian Fairy Tales, Warsaw, ca. 1920 [with illustrations] Hardcover, publisher’s binding, overall condition: good+. Minor stains on the cover. Number of pages: 110 Dimensions: 13 x 17 [cm]
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 ...
Jules Verne - Hector Servadac: Adventures on a Journey Through the Solar System Complete Set: Parts 1 and 2 Księgarnia Polska, Lviv 1878 First Polish edition. Hardcover, decorative binding from the early 20th century. The text block is intact, pages are clean, with signatures on the title page. The text block has been re-sewn. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 272 + 264 Format: 1...
Franciszek Mirandola (born Franciszka Zdzisława Pika) — Everyone would love to buy the whole world. Published by Wyd. Polskie, Lviv, ca. 1925 Illustrations by Jan SUSKA—full-page Stamp of Krzyżanowski Bookstore. Hardcover, cover edges scuffed, pages clean, block intact, overall condition: + good. Number of pages: 24 Format: 23 x 29 [cm] Rarity.
Julian Podoski - Knights of the K.O.P. - Atlas Library, Lviv / Warsaw 1933 [Cover design by K. Sopoćko. Border Protection Corps] Hardcover, publisher’s binding. In very good condition, with minor soiling and scuffs. Cover design by K. Sopoćko. Number of pages: 190 Format: 15 x 20 [cm] A rarity in such good condition.
Yevhen Yuliy Pelenksy — A Selection of Contemporary Ukrainian Humorous Stories — Smiles, Lviv 1935
7 EUR
Yevhen Yuliy Pelenksy – A Selection of Contemporary Ukrainian Humorous Stories – Smiles, Lviv 1935 Title: “УСМІШКИ” (Usmiszky – Smiles) Subtitle: “Вибір сучасної української гуморески” (A Selection of Contemporary Ukrainian Humorous Stories) Series: “Ukrainska Biblioteka” (Ukrainian Library), vol. 29. Editor/Compiler: Є. Ю. Пелен...
Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita - Warsaw 1969 Czytelnik Publishing House, Nike Series First Polish edition - First printing Translated by Irena Lewandowska and Witold Dąbrowski Original hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: very good—nearly perfect ( slightly faded spine). Number of pages: 603 Format: 11 x 16 [cm]
F.A. Ossendowski - Men, Animals, Gods Wydawnictwo Polskie, Poznań 1927 Complete Set, Vol. I–III: 1. The Martyr’s Wanderings 2. Through the Land of Satan 3. The Bloody General Softcover, covers restored, with some areas patched and repaired. Pages intact, overall condition very good. Number of pages: Format: 11 x 17 [cm] Ownership stamps, including one belonging to Stanisław Sierotwiński...
Władysław Umiński - Under the Polish Flag - Around the World by Car [The Journey of Scout Jerzy Jeliński], Warsaw 1929 [First edition] Published and printed by T. Ulasiński Bookstore. Hardcover, half-leather binding, original color cover preserved. Some soiling on the paper; text block intact; in good condition. Numerous illustrations. Number of pages: 416 Format: 13 x 18 [cm] An exceptio...
Aleksander Kamiński [pseudonym J. Górecki]. *Stones for the Rampart*. A Story About Wojtek and Czarny. Warsaw, July 1943. KOPR [BIP Propaganda Commission]. T[ajne] W[ojskowe] Z[akłady] W[ydawnicze], p. 67, [1], 16.5 cm, original paperback cover. 1st edition. Underground printing. The most famous novel by Aleksander Kamiński (1903–1978), a prose writer, educator, Scout leader, and co-foun...
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]
Tove Jansson - Moomin Summer - Warsaw 1967, First Edition, Nasza Księgarnia, First edition. Paperback, in very good condition, clean pages, pages firmly bound, minimal scuffing on the spine edges and some soiling on the back cover. Collector’s piece. Number of pages: 182 Format: 12 x 18 [cm] Rare to find in such good condition.
Lepecki, M.B. On the Amazon and in Eastern Peru, Lviv 1931 Atlas Library. Hardcover, designed by Janina Petry-Przybylska (1898–1960). Pages are intact, pages are clean, cover has some dirt and scuffs. Good condition. Number of pages: 280 Format: 14 x 20 [cm] An illustrated account, featuring photographs, of one of the many expeditions undertaken by Mieczysław Lepecki—a legionnaire, aide-d...
DAUTREMER, Joseph (trans.) The Prince of Brilliant Fire and the Prince of Shining Fire Tokyo, ca. 1889–1905. Published by Takejirō Hasegawa (長谷川武次郎). Series: Les Contes du Vieux Japon, No. 14. Handmade, crepe-textured [softcover] binding with a block bound with Japanese cord. A valuable example of a Japanese chirimen-bon crepe-paper book from the Meiji period, published by the r...
Aleksander Gwagnin. Chronicle of W.X. of Lithuania [from A. Gwagnin’s work *Chronicle of the European Sarmatians*]. Kraków 1611. Printed by Mikołaj Lob, p. [2], p. 116, 2 pages of the register, folio bound in parchment E.XVII, 481–483. A volume concerning the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (with a separate woodcut title page) from one of the most important historical works by Aleksander Gwagni...
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book VIII, Warsaw 1973 [First edition, comic book]
9 EUR
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]
Józef Kremer - A Journey to Italy - Complete Set, Volumes I–VI, Warsaw 1878 / 1880 [woodcuts]
117 EUR
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...
RELAX - A Magazine of Comic Stories, Issue 1, First Edition, Warsaw 1976 Softcover, scuffing and creases on the cover, single-staple binding, tear in the spine, fair condition. All pages present. Format: 20.5 x 29 [cm]
Julian Tuwim - The Locomotive - Nasza Księgarnia - Warsaw 1967 Illustrations by Jan Marcin Szancer Hardcover in good condition, with some dirt, scuffs, and drawings. Number of pages: complete Dimensions: 17 x 23 [cm]
Jerzy Szaniawski - *Professor Tutka: New Short Stories*, Kraków 1962 Autograph and dedication by the author to Aleksander Zaczyński— Aleksander Zaczyński (born January 31, 1941, in Polanka; died October 29, 2004) – Polish soccer player, basketball player, physical education teacher, and soccer and basketball coach. Forward for the Pogoń Prudnik Club. Illustrations by Daniel Mróz, 1st ...
Woycik, J. — The History of the Curse — Based on Works of Fantasy Literature — 1911 Biblical Curses: Their Origins and Effects—Curses Among the Ancient Greeks and Romans—The Muslim Curse Curses in the Catholic Church—the difference between an ordinary curse and an excommunication. Brochure, some soiling, pages intact. Good condition. Stamp: BIBLIOTEKA P.S.L. BÓR Number of pages: 3...
RELAX - A Magazine of Comic Stories, Issue 2, First Edition, Warsaw 1976 Softcover, scuffing and creases on the cover, tear in the spine, condition: fair All pages present. Format: 20.5 x 29 [cm]
Emil Ludwig - NIL - The Life of a River, Volumes I-II, Lviv 1938/39 [over 50 illustrations and 6 maps, Egypt] Published by Książnica Atlas Paperback with dust jackets byZygmunt Radnicki. Pages are firmly bound, pages are clean, small owner’s signature from 1942. Collector’s condition. Nearly perfect. Number of pages: 413 + 387 Format: 15 x 21.5 [cm] Contains: Volume IBook I: Freedom and ...
Boglar, K. — Wolves on the Trail of Gucio and Cezar, Warsaw 1973 [illustrated by Bohdan Butenko]
2 EUR
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]
F.A. Ossendowski - Wańko of Lisów, Książnica Atlas, Lviv / Warsaw 1929 Hardcover, publisher’s binding. In nearly perfect condition—a collector’s item. Cover and illustrations by Konstanty Sopoćko Number of pages: 335 Format: 15 x 20 [cm] A rarity in such good condition.
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]
Karl May - A Collection of 10 Titles in 15 Volumes - Winnetou, Old Shatterhand, The Oil King, and Others Hachette Publishing, Warsaw 2017 Hardcover, in very good condition. All pages present. Format: 14 x 20 [cm]
Agnieszka Osiecka - DIXIE, Warsaw 1972 First edition, illustrated by Ewa Kuryluk Published by Ruch Hardcover, cover has some scuffs; condition: good+. Number of pages: 46 Format: 17 x 20 [cm]
Bohdan Butenko - Kwapiszon and Beczka - Warsaw 1978 Nasza Księgarnia, First edition. In very good condition. Collector’s item. Like new. Format: 16 x 24 [cm]
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.
Collective Work - Bukvar - Russian Primer, Moscow 1952 Hardcover; some soiling on the title page; minor scuffs and stains; condition: good. Number of pages: 95 Format: 15 x 23 [cm]
Artur Oppmann (Or-Ot) — *Pan Twardowski*, Warsaw 1947 [Illustrations and cover by Witold Kalicki]
5 EUR
Artur Oppman (Or-Ot) — Pan Twardowski, Warsaw 1947 [Illustrations and cover by Witold Kalicki] Eugeniusz Kuthan Publishing House Hardcover, cover has some scuffs and stains. Overall condition is good; the book block is intact, and the pages are clean. Number of pages: 110 Format: 18 x 24 [cm]
80 Ways to Win at TOTO - LOTKA - Warsaw 1958 Paperback, some stains and scuffs, pages intact, fair condition. Number of pages: 70 Format: 15 x 21 [cm]
[Wujek’s Bible]. The Bible. The Books of the Old and New Testaments, translated from Latin into Polish by [...] Illustrated with over 500 images. Second edition. Leipzig 1844–1846. Stereotypical edition by Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz. Published by J. Baumgaertner, plate 1 (steel engraving), frontispiece (woodcut), p. [3], p. VIII; 1249, [1], L, ill. plate 2 (steel engravings); [8], 458; II, pl...
Ewa Szelburg Zarembina - NIEDZIELA - Warsaw 1947 Illustrations by Maria Podoska-Kochowa Published by Gebethner and Wolff Hardcover, cover has some dirt and scuffs, pages are intact and clean. Condition: + good. Number of pages: 48 Dimensions: 17 x 25 [cm] Rare. Beautiful illustrations.
Stawiński, J. — *Rakietowe Szlaki* — science fiction short stories, Warsaw 1958 [First edition]
7 EUR
Julian Stawiński - Rocket Trails - science fiction short stories, Warsaw 1958 Czytelnik, First edition Paperback, in very good condition. A nice piece. Number of pages: 487 Format: 13 x 20 [cm]
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...
Zofja Urbanowska - A Rose Without Thorns - Short stories from the recent past set against the backdrop of the Tatra Mountains. - Książnica Atlas, Lviv / Warsaw 1928 Volume I. Hardcover, publisher’s binding. Condition: very good, nearly perfect. Cover design by K. Sopoćko. Number of pages: 268 Format: 15 x 20 [cm] A rarity in such good condition.
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book X, Warsaw 1975 [First edition, comic book, in very good condition] Published by Harcerskie - Horyzonty Paperback, in very good condition, with a note on the back cover; otherwise, a very nice piece. All pages present. Format: 16 x 24.5 [cm]
Jules Verne - *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea*, with 19 illustrations and a cover by De Neuville. Warsaw, 1928 Fourth edition. Hardcover, publisher’s binding, block intact, pages clean. Minor soiling and scuffs on the cover. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 335 Dimensions: 17 x 24 [cm]
Sanguszko, Władysław. On the Art of Horse Breeding and Herd Management. Kraków 1850. Published by the author, p. 53, [1], 20.5 cm, paperback. A Guide to Horse Breeding: “There is perhaps no country where horse breeding is as important a matter as it is here in Poland, and almost every circumstance seems to confirm this truth; yet even a reliable expert will notice that in this very countr...
Milne, A. A. — *Winnie-the-Pooh* — illustrated by Ernst Shepard, Warsaw 1948 Wiedza Publishing Cooperative. Hardcover, restored. Cloth spine with title lettering; hardcover with original publisher’s covers preserved. Text block re-sewn; missing pages and minor damage to the pages repaired. Stains on the paper; stamps. New decorative endpapers. Number of pages: 181 Format: 16 x 21 [cm] A ...
Leon Prince Sapieha - The Volcanoes of Kivu: Travel Memoirs Gebethner & Wolff Main Printing House, Kraków 1934 Hardcover, cloth binding with decorative lettering and an African mask motif on the front cover, and the embossed noble coat of arms of the Podhorski family on the back. Minor soiling on the cover, owner’s stamps. The block is intact, pages are clean. Overall condition: very go...
King Popiel and the Mice - A Tale of Popiel and the Mice, Warsaw 1976 First edition, comic book, illustrated by Grzegorz Rosiński - (work on this comic preceded his cult series Thorgal). [1, 2, 3] Paperback, condition: very good. Spine scuffed. Number of pages: complete Format: 19 x 26 [cm]
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book XVI, Warsaw 1981 [First edition, comic book]
9 EUR
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book XVI, Warsaw 1981 [First edition, comic book] Youth Publishing Agency Paperback, pages intact. Very good condition. A nice piece. All pages present Format: 16 x 24.5 [cm]
People and Monsters - Comic Book - Based on Erich von Däniken - A. Mostowicz, A. Górny Illustrations by B. Polch – Warsaw, 1984 First edition, Paperback, In excellent condition. Number of pages: 48 Dimensions: 21 x 28 [cm]
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski - KOSMACZ - illustrations by Tadeusz Lipski, Poznań 1936 First edition, R. Wagner’s Wydawnictwo Polskie Softcover, publisher’s binding, the entire book has undergone professional bookbinding restoration. Condition as shown in the photos. Number of pages: 16 Format: 15 x 20 [cm] Rare. “Kosmacz” by Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, published in 1936, is a unique...
Piast le Charron - About Piast the Wheelwright, Warsaw 1977 First edition, comic book, illustrated by Grzegorz Rosiński Paperback, in very good condition. Number of pages: complete Format: 17 x 24 [cm]
Astrid Lindgren - The Children of Bullerbyn - Warsaw 1971 Nasza Księgarnia, translated by Irena Wyszomirska Hardcover, minor stains and scuffs on the cover, stamp, overall good condition. Number of pages: 389 Dimensions: 13 x 17 [cm]
Herbert Zbigniew - *Hermes: The Dog and the Star*, Warsaw 1957 First edition, cover designed by W. Brykczyński Published by Czytelnik. Paperback. In very good condition. Number of pages: 174 Format: 12 x 18 [cm] Cover and title page designed by Władysław Brykczyński, an outstanding Polish graphic artist, illustrator, and book designer. The first edition of Zbigniew Herbert’s second volum...
RELAX - A Magazine of Comic Stories, Issue 3, First Edition, Warsaw 1976 Softcover, scuffs and creases on the cover, tear in the spine, condition: fair, the pages have been taped to the cover with old tape. All pages present. Format: 20.5 x 29 [cm]
Milo Manara - KAMASUTRA Published by Scream, 2019 First edition Hardcover, in very good condition, like new. Total pages: 67 Format: 24.5 x 32 [cm] Milo Manara (born Maurilio Manara on September 12, 1945) is a legendary Italian artist, recognized worldwide as the undisputed master of erotic comics and one of the most important illustrators in the history of the medium. His distinctive, excepti...
Stanisław Lem - Return from the Stars, Warsaw 1961 Published by Czytelnik, First Edition Paperback, designed by Marian Stachurski. A small section of the spine is missing; the cover has some scuffs and creases. The interior is clean. Overall condition: good. Number of pages: 243 Format: 13 x 18 [cm]
Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910), writer, journalist, social activist – A short letter to Aureli Drogoszewski. Dated Grodno, January 18, 1905. Handwritten letter with the autograph: “El. Orz.” Page [1], measuring 6.8 x 13.5 cm (written on both sides). Handwritten letter and autograph by Eliza Orzeszkowa. A short note “written on the road,” containing best wishes for the recipient and a...
Chmielewski, H.J. — Tytus, Romek, and Atomek, Book V, Warsaw 1970 [First edition, comic book] Published by Harcerskie. Softcover, loose covers, pages intact. Good condition. All pages present Format: 16 x 24.5 [cm]
A. Wildenstein—translated by Władysław Umiński—*The Hero from Spinoskop*, a novel set against the backdrop of the last war between the Boers and the British, Warsaw 1900 First edition with 4 color illustrations Published and printed by M. Arct Hardcover, publisher’s binding; minor scuffs and soiling on the cover and pages. Pages intact, in good condition. Number of pages: 200 Format: ...
Guido Crepax - Emmanuelle / Bianca, Warsaw 2009 [comic book, erotic] Published by Mireki Paperback, slight soiling on the edges of the pages, minor damage to the spine and cover corners. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 371 A unique and rare title on the Polish comic book market. A monumental, collected edition containing two flagship works by the classic of European erotic comic...
Herbert Zbigniew - The String of the World, Warsaw 1956 First edition, cover designed by Andrzej Radziejowski Published by Czytelnik. Paperback. In very good condition. Almost like new. Number of pages: 82 Format: 12 x 18 [cm] Zbigniew Herbert’s debut poetry collection, published in 1956, which paved the way for one of the most outstanding voices in 20th-century Polish poetry. “A String of...
Captain Żbik - Man Overboard, Warsaw 1972 [First Edition, comic book] Paperback. Very good condition. Attractive. All pages present. Format: 17 x 24 [cm]
About the Wawel Dragon and Queen Wanda - Der Wawel drache und Königin Wanda, Warsaw 1975 First edition, comic book, illustrated by Grzegorz Rosiński— (work on this comic preceded his cult series *Thorgal*). Paperback, condition: good+. Minor stains and scuffs. Number of pages: complete Format: 19 x 26 [cm]
Milo Manara - The Golden Donkey, Scream Publishing, 2016 [ First edition, graphic novel, erotic ]
12 EUR
Milo Manara - The Golden Donkey, Scream Publishing, 2016 First edition Hardcover, in very good condition, like new. Total pages: 56 Format: 24.5 x 32 [cm] Milo Manara (born Maurilio Manara on September 12, 1945) is a legendary Italian artist, recognized worldwide as the undisputed master of erotic comics and one of the most important illustrators in the history of the medium. His distinctive, ...
POLISH White Cross. Report 1918–1933. XV. Warsaw 1933. Office of the Supreme Board of the White Cross. 8, p. 37, [1], ill., paperback cover.Cover discolored and slightly stained. Condition: good.
Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910), writer, journalist, social activist – Postcard to Aureli Drogoszewski. Dated Grodno, February 10, 1906. Handwritten with the autograph: “El. Orz.” Black-and-white print, card in the pre-1905 format, measuring 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Handwritten text and autograph by Eliza Orzeszkowa. A short note in which Orzeszkowa expresses her joy at receiving a letter from the ...