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grafika
by Gielniak, Jozef
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Wroclaw: Muzeum Slaskie, 1968. First Edition. 60 pp., with an Introduction and catalogue notes (in Polish) by Stanislaw Pasternak. 67 illustrations by Gielniak, including one fold out. Presumably in a printing of 500 copies. Pictorial softcover, with Gielniaks last name written on spine. Overall about VG, with soiling and discoloration and a crease on front cover, with light musty odor. INSCRIBED on the ffep in French by the author and artist Gielniak. Gielniak (1932-1972) was a famed Polish graphic artist known for his linocuts, whose style is similar to that of Escher. He was active from 1956 until his death, making only 68 works (15 of which were bookplates). Born in France to Polish immigrants, Gielniak studied briefly at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts after World War II, and in 1959, he won first prize at the National Exhibition of Graphic Art and Drawing in Warsaw. From 1953 until his death, Gielniak was treated for tuberculosis at the Bukowiec Sanatorium in Poland, which figured significantly in his work. A truly scarce piece, particularly signed, not found in auction records or in commerce, and only 2 found in OCLC, although none in U.S. holdings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crow Hop Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 326
- Title
- grafika
- Author
- Gielniak, Jozef
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Muzeum Slaskie
- Place of Publication
- Wroclaw
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Crow Hop Rare Books
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About the Seller
Crow Hop Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Kennesaw, Georgia
About Crow Hop Rare Books
Established in 2018, Crow Hop Rare Books sells a variety of unusual and hard to find material, including photo albums, vernacular material, signed/inscribed first editions, African Americana, ephemera, and midcentury Americana.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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