Books and Manuscripts auctions

Marya Śleżańska - A Cook from Greater Poland. Practical recipes for cooking tasty and inexpensive dishes, making jams, baking cakes, preparing ice cream, custards, jellies, desserts, preserves, and cured meats, as well as various household secrets. Sixth, revised and expanded edition. Published by Jarosław Leitgeber Hardcover, decorative. Light-colored half-leather with a title label on th...
Nicolaus Copernicus – *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium* (Collector’s Facsimile Edition, *On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres*) A unique, limited-edition collector’s edition of one of the most important works in human history. This volume is a faithful, deluxe facsimile of a priceless piece from the first edition (Nuremberg, 1543), housed in the Copernican Library in Toruń. A...
Henryka Francka Synowie S.A. - 25 color advertising lithographs for ENRILO coffee [early 20th century, Skawina near Kraków] The lithographs are in very good condition; the small album holding the sheets is torn, has been repaired with adhesive, etc. Album size: 16 x 20 [cm] Rare.
Eliasz Walery - A Guide to the Tatra and Pieniny Mountains - Kraków, 1886 includes 23 illustrations, 2 plans, and a map of the Tatra Mountains. Reprint published in Warsaw in 1989 Decorative hardcover. Very good condition. Number of pages: 360 Dimensions: 10 x 16 [cm]
AN ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE ARTIFACT FROM THE BORDERLANDS – MANUALE PHARMACEUTICUM (1852) A handwritten pharmaceutical manual by Józef Kruczek of Bircza— a testament to the cholera epidemic, the art of distillation, and a cultural monument of Galicia. Bircza (former Lviv Province / Central Galicia) Date: 1852 and subsequent years (19th century) Authors: Józef Kruczek (founder of the historic ph...
BRAUN, Georg; HOGENBERG, Franz — *Civitates Orbis Terrarum* — A Selection of Panoramas of the Most Famous Cities, Including Warsaw. Publisher: Coron EXclusive, Berlin 2006. Dimensions: 42.5 × 30 cm (large folio) Exclusive bibliophile binding suitable for a study Luxurious binding in natural morocco leather in a deep burgundy-purple color. Six-panel spine with distinct raised bands, decora...
P.P. Żegluga Polska Gdynia - Maritime Tourism on the Baltic Sea, Warsaw 1929 Published by Tygodnik Przemysł i Handel Softcover, publisher’s binding. Signs of previous water damage; otherwise in good condition. Number of pages: 32 + a map of the Baltic Sea with cruise routes. Format: 17 x 24 [cm] Rare. An interwar advertising and propaganda publication issued in 1929 in Warsaw, promoting Po...
Dr. Tytus Chałbiński - Six Days in the Tatra Mountains, Published by the Editorial Board of Orli Lot, Kraków 1921 Softcover, publisher’s binding. Minor scuffs. Very good condition. Number of pages: 72 Dimensions: 11.5 x 15.5 [cm]
Jan Kołodziński - Encyclopedia and Methodology of Legal Sciences and Knowledge, Warsaw 1842 Printing House at 591 Długa Street Hardcover, attractive half-leather binding with the title label on the spine. Text block intact, stamps, slight soiling of the paper. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 479 Format: 14.5 x 21 [cm] An exceptionally rare item on the antiquarian book market....
F.A. Ossendowski - Polish Forests [Wonders of Poland Series], Poznań 1936 Published by Polskie R. Wegner Hardcover, publisher’s edition, decorative. Very good condition. Slight dust on the cover. Number of pages: 234 + map Format: 17 x 21 [cm] A nice, clean piece.
Austria-Hungary — Baedeker’s Travel Guide with 28 maps and 25 city plans, Leipzig 1895 [Kraków, Lviv, Stanisławów, Żywiec, Bielsko] Karl Baedeker - Austria-Hungary - Leipzig 1895 The guide is in very good condition, with a tear in the fold-out map. The edges of the pages are marbled. It includes color maps of Vienna, Kraków, and many other cities. In addition to detailed, top-quality ...
Collective Work - POLAND: IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS - Lviv 1906 Volume I, 370 illustrations and 3 maps - Polish Landscape, Geography, Ethnography, Political History of Poland Hardcover with canvas binding, spine repaired—reinforced with canvas. Block intact, overall condition good. A richly illustrated work. Number of pages: 930 Dimensions: 22 x 28 [cm]
Tadeusz Furtak - Prices in Gdańsk, 1701–1815, Lviv 1935 Published by the Mianowski Fund Hardcover, hand-bound. In very good condition. Number of pages: 281 Format: 17 x 24 [cm] Tadeusz Furtak’s work is one of the most important source studies for examining purchasing power and the value of money in the 18th and early 19th centuries in the Polish lands. At that time, Gdańsk was the Republ...
Konstanty Prus - From the History of Mikołów and Its Surroundings - Mikołów 1932 [ Decorative binding ] Published by the Mikołów City Council Hardcover, decorative period half-leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Condition: very good, nearly cabinet condition, with slight edge wear. Seals. Number of pages: 458 + two maps Dimensions: 16 x 23.5 [cm] A beautiful, complete piece...
Jerzy Remer - VILNIUS - [The Wonders of Poland Series], Poznań 1934 Published by Polskie R. Wegner Hardcover, publisher’s edition, decorative. Very good condition. Slight dust on the cover. Number of pages: 210 Format: 17 x 21 [cm] A nice, clean piece.
Marian Sobański, The Karkonosze: A Popular Tourist and Vacation Guide Published by the Polish Archive of Local History and Documentary Photography, Warsaw 1947, Paperback, in very good condition. Number of pages: 30 Dimensions: 13 x 18 [cm]
Dr. Alfred Tarski - On Mathematical Logic and the Deductive Method, Lviv / Warsaw 1936 Książnica Atlas Publishing House First Edition Paperback, cover scuffed; the phrase "Assistant Professor at Józef Piłsudski University in Warsaw" was painted over by censors during the Polish People’s Republic. No endpapers. Otherwise, in very good condition. The book has undergone professional conserv...
Percivaldi, E., Brown, K. — Maps of the Sky / Historical Maps — ARKADY Publishing — Warsaw 2019 Hardcover, minor damage to the spines; otherwise in very good / perfect condition. Number of pages: 207 + 207 Dimensions: 27.5 x 32 [cm] A beautifully published set.
Henryk Gąsiorowski - A Guide to the Eastern Beskids - The Czarnohora Range, Lviv 1935 [Czarnohora, Hutsul Region] Published by the Central Board of the Polish Tatra Society in Kraków, Książnica Atlas, Lviv 1935 Softcover, minor soiling on the cover, no maps, complete set of panoramas—3 Number of pages: 558 Format: 12 x 17 [cm] A Guide to the Eastern Beskids, published by “Książnica "...
X. Marcin Czermiński - In Norway and Lapland, a text illustrated with 60 engravings First edition, Czas Printing House, Kraków 1897 Hardcover, half-cloth, stamped. Overall condition: very good. Minor scuffing on the cover. Number of pages: 236 Format: 17 x 24 [cm]. Rare.
Guide to the Ternopil Voivodeship with a Map, Ternopil 1928 Published by: Provincial Tourist and Local History Society Hardcover, publisher’s binding, cloth. Scuffs and discoloration on the cover; otherwise, overall condition is very good; stamps. MAP. Number of pages: 139 Format: 13 x 17 [cm] Rare.
Marian Adam Liberak, Historical Disputes Over Property and Easements in the Tatra Mountains. Zakopane, 1926. Published by the Kórnik Library. Hardcover, bookbinder’s binding; a crack in the block; in good condition. Number of pages: 28 pp., Dimensions: 15 x 20.5 cm
Jastrzębie Zdrój—The Pearl of Silesian Health Resorts, Tourist Guide—Cieszyn 1938 [Orbis Zakopane Seal, + 1938 Guide] Published through the efforts of the Management of the Bathing Establishment and the Municipality of Jastrzębie Zdrój—Printed by P. Mitręga in Cieszyn, 1938 Brochure, in very good condition, Orbis Zakopane stamp. Number of pages: 20 Format: 12 x 22 [cm] Rare.
Dr. Stefan Banach - Differential and Integral Calculus, Complete Set, Volumes I–II, Lviv 1929 Published by the Ossoliński National Publishing House First edition A two-volume set of one of the most important pre-war Polish academic textbooks on mathematical analysis, authored by Stefan Banach—an outstanding mathematician and co-founder of the Lviv School of Mathematics. The first edition,...
Yearbook of the Tatra Society for 1910, Kraków 1910 [Tatra Mountains, Zakopane] Published by the Tatra Society Softcover, spine reinforced with cloth. Pages are intact, pages are clean. Illustrations in the text; overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 104 Format: 20 x 28 [cm]
Polish Publications Jerzy Koziczyński – Polish Banknotes / Polish Paper Money, Lucow Collection, Volume VI (1957–2012), Warsaw 2013, ISBN 9788391226151 280 pages, hardcover with gold lettering and dust jacket, A4+ format, illustrations and rarity ratings in the text, excellent illustrations, a sought-after work comprising the sixth volume of the largest collection of Polish banknotes, in ...
DW Damaged dust jacket LEM, Stanisław - Solaris [first edition, 1961] [illustrated by K. M. Sopoćko]
Aleksander Mohl - Evolution or the Persistence of Species, Poznań 1909 St. Adalbert Hardcover, in very good condition. Seals. Number of pages: 75 Dimensions: 13 x 19 [cm]
Curie, Ewa - Maria Curie - with 85 illustrations, Warsaw 1938 First edition Published by J. Przeworski Translated by Hanna Szyllerowa. Hardcover, decorative—light-colored cloth with gilt lettering. Overall condition: very good; a nice, clean piece. Illustrations in the text. Number of pages: 448 Format: 18 x 24 [cm]
Maria Ochorowicz-Monatowa - The Universal Cookbook, Lviv / Warsaw, ca. 1926 Published by Bernard Połoniecki’s Polish Bookstore. Featuring illustrations and color plates that won awards at hygiene exhibitions in Warsaw in 1910 and 1926 Over 2,200 simple and refined recipes for household and culinary use, taking into account the essential requirements of a proper diet, daily hygiene, and vege...
Nicolaus Copernicus - *Monete Cudende Ratio* - Facsimile of the original from the Czartoryski Museum collection, Toruń 2023 On the Method of Coin Striking. Manuscript transcription by Michał Targowski. Hardcover, decorative, full leather. Very good condition, like new. Number of pages: 71 Format: 21 x 30 [cm] Limited edition of approx. 200–300 copies.
Format: 9x14 cm. The photograph shows delegates—instructors, scouts, and invited representatives of state and military authorities—during the 5th General Assembly of the Polish Scouting Association, which took place in Lviv on April 17–18, 1925.
Stanisław Trzeciak - The Program of World Jewish Politics: Conspiracy and Exposure Gebethner and Wolff, Warsaw 1936 Stanisław Trzeciak (born October 25, 1873, in Rudna Wielka; died August 8, 1944, in Warsaw)—Polish Catholic priest, social activist, Doctor of Theology, professor. Contents include: The Covert Authors of Jewish Writings, Land Ownership and the Jews, The Preparation and Course...
Jacek Sarosiek, Money of the Łódź Ghetto, 1940–1944, Białystok 2022 SOUGHT AFTER ON THE NUMISMATIC MARKET: a richly illustrated volume on the issuance of coins and banknotes by the Łódź Ghetto, with a limited print run of 100 copies, hardcover, in Polish
Huculszczyzna - Huzulenland - Tourism Promotion League, tourist brochure, Warsaw 1937 [ Kresy ] Brochure, in very good condition. Number of pages: 10 Format: 10 x 21 [cm]
Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg The Wonders of the World: Remarkable Creations of Nature and Astonishing Works of Human Hands (Wonders of the World: Outstanding Creations of Nature and Astonishing Works of Human Hands) Berlin, ca. 1920, Complete Set, Volumes I–II Hardcover, publisher’s binding, decorative Art Nouveau-style cloth covers. Pages are intact, pages are clean. Both volumes are in very g...
Focke-Wulf-Flugzeugbau Werk Posen factory tag/tool mark, A round metal token with a hole for hanging; the obverse bears the inscription “FOCKE-WULF-FLUGZEUGBAU WERK POSEN” and the serial number “0795.” The reverse is plain. An item associated with the German Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau aircraft factories operating in Poznań from 1941 to 1945; an identification or tool tag used within the f...
Karczewska, M. — On Vegetable Cultivation: A Handbook for Small-Scale Farmers, Warsaw 1920 Polish Bookstore Hardcover, bound by a bookbinder. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 88 Dimensions: 15 x 19 [cm]
Adam Moraczewski - Warsaw with 138 Illustrations, Warsaw 1939 [Varsaviana] Gebethner and Wolff Hardcover, cloth-bound with a mermaid. In very good condition. Map with pasted-in sections. Number of pages: 391 Dimensions: 15 x 20 [cm]
Roberto Delzanno, SVERIGES MYNTBOK 995-2022 - The World's Best Book on Coins (2 volumes) The world’s best book on coins—now in 2 monumental volumes! A thousand years of Swedish coins, history, and craftsmanship—all in one breathtaking work. From Viking-era silver groszy to modern-day kronor, this definitive reference covers the full range of Swedish coins from 995 to 2022. - Over 2,000 c...
Taubenschlag, R., Kozubski, W. — History and Institutions of Roman Private Law, Kraków / Warsaw 1938 Second, revised edition. Hardcover. Overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 318 Dimensions: 16 x 23 [cm]
O My Beloved and Trusted Homeland! Scenes from the Waldenburg Highlands. Edited by Max Kleinwächter "O Homeland, Beloved and Dear! Scenes from the Wałbrzych Mountains" 1st edition A comprehensive, richly illustrated pre-war compendium of local history and geography dedicated to the Wałbrzych region. The publication was edited by regional historian Max Kleinwächter on behalf of the regional...
Jan Piątek - Rules of Decent Behavior for High School Students, Lviv 1913 Compiled by Juliusz Wisnar... Illustrated by Władysław Witwicki. Second edition. Rules of proper conduct, including at the table, on the street, at school, in church, etc. Softcover, publisher’s binding, overall condition: very good, Number of pages: 46 Format: 15 x 20 [cm]
Henryk Gąsiorowski - A Guide to the Eastern Beskids - GORGANY, Published by the Executive Board of the Polish Tatra Society in Kraków, Książnica Atlas, Lviv 1935 Paperback, minor soiling on the cover, maps and panoramas missing. Number of pages: 240 Format: 12 x 17 [cm] A Guide to the Eastern Beskids, published by “Książnica "Atlas" in three parts stands out remarkably among other publ...
Silesian Voivodeship, 1918–1928 An Overview of the Development of Local Government in the Silesian Voivodeship. A Guide to the Silesian Voivodeship Exhibition at the General National Exhibition in Poznań. Katowice 1929, Hardcover, cloth binding with title labels, overall condition: very good. Number of pages: 460, including advertisements + MAP Format: 15 x 20 [cm]
I. Shatalin, *Orts Sigismund III Vasa* (*The Orts of Sigismund III Vasa*), 3rd ed., 2015 also includes the decrees of Gustav Adolf and George William Hardcover, 142 pages.
Stanisław Wasylewski - LWÓW [The Wonders of Poland Series], Poznań 1931 Published by Polskie R. Wegner Hardcover, publisher’s edition, decorative. Very good condition. Slight dust on the cover. Number of pages: 172 Format: 17 x 21 [cm] A nice, clean piece.
Władysław Szajnocha - Our Mining Industry, Kraków 1904 Printed at the Czas printing house, Paperback, cover slightly torn, pages intact, in good condition. Number of pages: 36 Format: 15 x 22 [cm]
Tomasz Janowicz - The Czechs: A Historical and Political Study - Kraków 1936 Paperback, publisher’s edition. Secondary back cover; small tear in the corner of the front cover; otherwise in very good condition. Number of pages: 158 Dimensions: 14 x 19 [cm]
DR. Hromus - A Medicinal Herbarium, or a Description of Medicinal Herbs, Including Information on Their Cultivation and Uses. With color plates and woodcuts, Chrzanów, ca. 1915 Hardcover with an introduction. Pages are intact, pages are clean. Overall condition: very good, with stamps. Number of pages: 214 Dimensions: 15 x 21 [cm]
A Brief Monograph on All Cities, Towns, and Settlements in the Kingdom of Poland, compiled by Leonard de Verdmon Jacques Published by F. Borysławski, Warsaw 1902 Hardcover, half-leather binding. Title page and following page have been repaired. A few pages are soiled; overall condition: +good. Number of pages: 330 Format: 16 x 22 [cm]
Format: 22 x 27.5 cm. Pages: 22. Number of photos:209. Hand-bound, loose-leaf format; some photos show traces of where the pages were glued together. An album rich in photographs, including, among others: # 3 photographs of Marshal Józef Piłsudski taken in Święcica. The Marshal’s two-day visit to the estate of Zdzisław Lechnicki, president of the Kresowa Guard Society, in , wherehe met,...
Igor Shatalin, Polish Coins 1608–1684, piece 119, Lviv 2021 This publication covers Polish orts from Sigismund III Vasa to John III Sobieski, organized by mint and additionally the orts of George William (1621–1640), Gustav II Adolf (1628–1631), and Charles X Gustav (1656–1658). Hardcover, 304 pages. We highly recommend it!
Bolesław Olszewicz - Medieval Geographical Legends, Kraków 1926 [ORBIS Library] Paperback, in very good condition. Number of pages: 95 Format: 12 x 16 [cm]
Łukasz Gołębiowski - Customs and Traditions of the Poles, Volume II - The Polish People: Their Customs and Superstitions, Warsaw 1830 Printed by A. Gałęzkowski & Co. Includes a fold-out plate with musical notation. The plate with folk costumes is missing. Hardcover, period half-leather binding. Stains, water damage, and mold on the first 50 pages; handmade paper. Overall condition: go...
Klementyna Hoffman, née Tańska - Descriptions of Certain Regions of Poland, Warsaw, ca. 1857 Selected Writings—Volume IV Describes a journey to, among other places: Warsaw, Podlasie, Lublin, Kraków, Nieborów, and Sandomierz No title page; signs of water damage; in good condition; pages intact; hardcover with half-leather binding. Number of pages: 453 Dimensions: 13 x 19 [cm]
Szymon Konarski - Establishing Small Orchards - Warsaw 1934 Published by the Central Committee for Rural Youth. Hardcover, in very good condition. Number of pages: 17 [9 illustrations] Format: 15 x 21 [cm]
Gdynia and the Coast—School Trips, Published by Orbis Travel Agency, Warsaw 1937 Softcover, with the spine and edges of the cover lined with paper. Jan Bułhak is among the photographers ORBIS stamp on the cover. Overall condition: good. Number of pages: 32 Dimensions: 13 x 18 [cm]
Janusz Deresiewicz - Western Pomerania - Poznań 1949 Part 1 Published by the Western Institute. Hardcover, leather-bound, with the title on the spine. Very good condition. + maps. Number of pages: 587 Western Pomerania is a historical and geographical region along the lower Oder River and smaller rivers flowing into the Pomeranian Bay, between Reknica and Łeba. To the west, it borders Meckle...
NICOLAS COPERNICUS – On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres. Facsimile of the autograph edition of *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*. Piece No. 81 of a limited edition of 99 pieces. Pelplin [2015] Pelplin: Tadeusz Serocki Publishing House, [2015]. Published by the Papal Mint. p. 426 and protective inserts.A numbered, collector’s facsimile of Nicolaus Copernicus’s autograph manu...
Edward Nehring - A Handbook of Vegetable Gardening with 75 Illustrations, Warsaw 1941 Polish edition. Paperback; the last 30 pages are missing. Otherwise, in very good overall condition. Number of pages: 256 Dimensions: 15 x 21 [cm]
Stanisław Karwowski - Chronicle of the City of Leszno, Poznań 1877 [Leszno] Printed by Kraszewski. Reprint. Hardcover, decorative leather with the city’s coat of arms, in very good condition. Number of pages: 112 Dimensions: 17 x 24 [cm]
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 ...
Jacek Żaba - A Journey to Old Szczyrk, Szczyrk 2019 Hardcover, in very good condition. Like new. Number of pages: 120 Dimensions: 22 x 31 [cm]