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Mickiewicz- Poezye of Adam Mickiewicz Five volumes in one with the author's portrait. New enlarged and reworked edition (New Polish Parnas). "The best of the best", that is creme de la creme, is a section where we present extremely rare items, valuable and sought-after prints, real white ravens -...

Artistic leather books as an exclusive gift. We have shown you many times various realizations of artistic books bound in noble materials: leather books, that is full leather bindings, and half-leather or semi-leather bindings ....

Słowacki - Poema Piasta Dantyszka Herbu Leliwa O Piekle, first edition Paryz 1839 appeared in the "The Best of the Best" section. A rare and valuable bibliophile book!

Mickiewicz - Dziady part III, pub. Paris 1833 with the author's bust We have already written about the first and first editions of the works of bards and their popularity. These books are valuable not only because of their important role in national literature, but also because of their material...

Sienkiewicz- Pan Wolodyjowski, first edition from 1887-8 Not only the first editions and the first editions of the works of the trinity of romantic poets [Zygmunt Krasiński, Adam Mickiewicz and Juljusz Słowacki] enjoy a growing interest. Similar editions of the works of Henryk Sienkiewicz -...

Hugo Steinhaus and his Mathematical kaleidoscope in a leather cover In the break between the auction emotions, we present a glory in which we show the extraordinary beautiful leather cover of the second edition of the work popularizing mathematics, entitled: "MATHEMATICAL KALEIDOSCOPE" by Hug...

Słowacki- Anhelli, Paris 1838, first edition. The first editions and first editions of the works of the trinity of romantic poets [Zygmunt Krasiński, Adam Mickiewicz and Juljusz Słowacki] enjoy a growing interest. These are valuable books not only because of their important role in the national...

Best of the best. Decorative impressions on the bindings, i.e. super-libraries on antique books. Superexlibris (Latin super - higher, ex libris - from books) - a special form of a bookplate, a book's proprietary mark, which is part of the bookbinding decoration. Today we are going to present a...

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Best of the best. Szczerbic - Articles Securitatis ... Speculum Saxonum or the Saxon Law and Mydeburg. Rare Polish legal old prints. "The best of the best", that is creme de la creme, is a section where we present extremely rare things, valuable and sought-after prints, real ravens.

Słowacki- Beniowski. Poema Leipzig 1841 - first edition. The first editions and first editions of the works of the trinity of romantic poets [Zygmunt Krasiński, Adam Mickiewicz and Juljusz Słowacki] enjoy a growing interest. These are valuable books not only because of their important role in...

Best of the best. Medical old prints. Due to the fast approaching finale of the "3rd Book and Antique Prints Auction" of Antiquarian Sobieski, we will present you three thematically related antique prints that have entered the catalog of this event ....

First edition of "Pan Tadeusz" by Adam Mickiewicz, or how it was with this Tadzio ... The catalog of our next auction, which will take place on Saturday, October 6, 2018, includes the Paris edition of "Pan Tadeusz" from 1834 ... The first edition of "Pan Tadeusz" had a circulation of 3,000...

The first bell is behind us ... Autumn is fast approaching, September 1 is already behind us. In addition to the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, this day is inextricably associated with the first bell and return to school ... The most famous book for learning the Polish language is...

Recipes for preserves from vintage cookbooks. August is the best time to make fruit and vegetable preserves, all kinds of preserves, marmalades, juices, jellies, compotes and tinctures.

Adam Mickiewicz's "Pan Tadeusz" publishing stencil with engravings by Elwir Androlle.

The first Polish edition of one of the most famous books for children, or "Winnie the Pooh" by Milne

Nicholas of Błonie from 1488. Polish incunabula in the European state of preservation. It is worth noting that only 1-2 incunabula appear at Polish auctions during the year in domestic turnover. Due to our historical achievements, the state of preservation of Polish incunabula, which is rich in...

Best of the best. Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum. A treasury of the writing achievements of the Polish brothers. For a long time, we want to share with you on our blog the best works from an investment point of view, because the most rare Polish old prints or hardly available Polish monks, the...

Luxury books, or leather-bound books...continued "Bibliophile books should revive the diversity of frames and colors. Monotonicity is tiring, frames must be as different as the content of books is different. Above all, one should take care of the good condition of his library, avoid trash,...

Poland through the eyes of Pawel Jasienica Poland of the Piasts, Poland of the Jagiellonians and the Commonwealth of Both Nations is a famous series of historical essays written by Paweł Jasienica.

Results of the second bibliophile auction of books and old prints Thank you to everyone for participating in our second auction. Emotions have already subsided, the time has come to settle, pack, think, and for buyers to enjoy exceptional shopping, the first shipments will leave us tomorrow.

Second bibliophile auction of books and old prints. Antykwariat Sobieski is pleased to inform you that the Second Auction of books and antique books, organized with our participation, will be held on 1.04.2018 - 14.04.2014 on the professional auction website OneBid, known to you from, among...

Culinary and vintage cookbooks. Fashion continues! In 2016, we wrote about the growing interest in cuisine and cooking, which translates into an increase in the readership of cookbooks, as well as using old and pre-war traditions. Such a fashion has already reigned some time ago and, one might...

The first bibliophile auction of books and old prints ... and after the auction. We would like to thank everyone for participating in our first, and I assure you, not the last auction. Emotions have already subsided, the time has come to settle, pack, think, and for buyers to enjoy exceptional...

The first bibliophile auction of books and old prints. If you've ever wondered how to measure such a value, the answer is simple: the price will be determined by an auction in which bidders successively break through to the final amount, similar to the art market. The Antiquarian Bookstore...

Stephen King's Opus Magnum. The darkness is coming!Stephen King is perhaps the most popular writer of horror and horror stories, a very prolific author, appreciated by both critics and readers, as evidenced by the millions of copies sold of his novels around the world. His prose was also very...

Each of us probably has his own beloved books from childhood. However, there is probably no person who does not know the masterful and magical illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer.

A book the best gift "Reading books is the most beautiful fun that mankind has come up with." Wisława Szymborska, polish poet and essayist. Nobel Prize laureate for 1996.  

Today we have the honor to present you further work on Tolkien booklets in renaissance knurled fixtures. Our Tolkien world has expanded to include "Hobbit", "Silmarillion", "Unfinished Stories", "Children of Hurin." Full leather on board with deep embossing and real ties on the back.

Luxury books, i.e. leather bindings, continued

"Hobbit" J.R.R. Tolkien – classic literature  in the leather bounding A cult "Hobbit" who enjoys the eye of a bibliophile.

Little Prince rules The first Polish edition of the Little Prince For a long time I have been trying to write this post... What to write about your favorite book? What to write about a beautiful book about love, sacrifice, loss of childhood, innocence, not to fall into exaggeration, being banal...

Today we present you a unique " "The Lord of the Rings" TRilogy by Tolkien. This is a fine, stitched book bound in natural leather on a wooden board.

Zbigniew Nienacki or Mr. Samochodzik strikes back!

The latest books in leather covers.

Why is it worth buying first editions, first prints and early editions of literature. The value of the first editions of twentieth-century novelists on the global book market has increased significantly over the past dozen or so years.

Cooking is in fashion in our online antiquities shop, i.e. a little something about pre-war cookbooks.

Revolutionary Napoleon's Civil Code from 1804.

How to link luxury books to leather-bound books ...

"Most people don't want to swim until they learn to swim," or Steppenwolf from 1929.

Polish original covers for books aka "printed bindings" are machine-made bindings for a part or all of the edition for a mass recipient. Today, perfectly preserved Polish publishing covers are often classified as rare books due to our historical legacy. There are many such rare books in the offer...

ANDRZEJEWSKI Jerzy ASH AND DIAMOND [originally: POPIOL I DIAMENT] Novel. First edition!