Zyw (21 results)

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bumped edges. Scratches to the cover. Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.

Folding Sheet. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. First Edition. Drawing by the artist.

Original Card Wraps. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Aleksander Zyw (illustrator). First Edition. 1972. 16pp. Selected B&W and Colour Plates. Aleksander Zyw (1905-1995) was a Polish artist who lived and created especially in France, United Kingdom and Italy. Catalogue to Exhibitions at The Scottish National Galery of Modern Art' 3 June to 2 July 1972; Aberdeen Art Gallery, 8 July to 29 July; Dundee City Museum and Art Gallery, 19 August to 9 September. Full Catalogue. Softcover with jacket. Unclipped jacket with minor tears to the top edge. Book in excellent condition, staple bound. No inscriptions.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VG in VG wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. William Gillies (illustrator). First Edition. 2012. 48pp. Colour illustrations. Catalogue for the Exhibition, 'William Gillies Landscapes and Still Lifes', held at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 11 January - 3 March 2012. The book is in excellent condition. Minor shelf wear to corners and spine. Fold to front fore edge corner. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. Aleksander Zyw (illustrator). First Edition. 1943. First trade edition - 100 copies signed by the artist were also issued. 128pp, with pages 8 onwards consisting of sketches by the Polish artist Aleksander Zyw (1905-1995). Zyw joined fellow Poles in France where the Polish Army was reforming, and after training he was promoted to Sergeant and served with the heavy machine gun unit in the 2nd Regiment of 1st Division of Grenadiers. Soon after the French surrendered they were ordered to try to make their way to Britain where the Polish Army was regrouping. After a miraculous escape through France, Spain and Portugal, ?yw made his way to Scotland where he was appointed war artist to the Polish army, where he served again in 1944 in the liberation of France. This sketch book illustrates the life of the Polish armed forces in Britain from 1940 to 1943, and all are drawn from first hand knowledge. For the sketches of the navy he made a journey in the 'Piorum', the Polish destroyer made famous by engaging the 'Bismarck' in battle. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with bumping to the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with a crease running down from the top corner of pages 15 to 20. The front free endpaper has a vertical crease about 4" from the fore edge and also bears a gift inscription from a Polish serviceman, dated June 1943. The inscription is to a GP and is wife, who lived at East Lothian, in thanks for the hospitality they showed him at their home. The unclipped dustwrapper is in good to very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling. Small pieces are missing from the corner tips, spine ends and bottom front edge, and larger pieces are missing from the top and bottom rear edges. There are a few tears of up to about 1" on the edges. The wrapper is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover.

FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.34. Publisher's card wraps, stapled, printed price of one shilling and sixpence to upper. Some toning and marks to covers. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Red boards with gilt title. Small creases to corners of pages 112-128. A small black mark on top of first free endpaper where someone has marked out some writing or price.

1.Ausgabe. 30 S., 1 nn.Bl. Mit 1 ganzseitigen photogr.schwarz-weiss-Portrait, mit 6 farbigen Abb.(2 davon ganzseitig) und 21 schwarz-weiss-Abb.(1 davon ganzseitig). Untere Ecken und obere Rückenkante etwas bestossen, Deckel stellenweise verblasst. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 180 26,5 cm. x 21 cm. Kartonierte Original-Broschur mit Beschriftung auf Rücken und Vorderdeckel.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (World War 2, Poland, Polish Military).

1943. Original cloth with dustjacket. Book a bit discoloured, edges somewhat duststained, dustjacket with tears and missing pieces. Pictures on request.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A soft cover catalogue from the 1972 exhibitions. Very small inkstain to rear cover, otherwise Fine - appears unread. Quite scarce. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hard Covers. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Aleksander Zyw (illustrator). 1st. Following the defeat of Poland, at the opening of WWII, thousands of Poles subsequently served in the three forces alongside or with British units. This folio contains sketches of the Polish army, navy and airforce from 1940 to 1943 and covers the various branches of each force. This copy one of 100 numbered copies, signed by the artist title page verso, and numbered 50. Brief text by Edwin Muir, 128 pages, approx 120 b/w sketches, most full page. Green hard covers with gilt front/spine titles VG with few light, unobtrusive marks, slight wear top front corner, light foxing few early/late pages but not extending to pictorial area, which is excellent. No inscriptions apart from Zwy's signature. Signed copies scarce. By Artist.

unknown_binding. Condition: Good. 1943 Thomas Nelson first edition with tatty Dustjacket.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed and dated 1943 by the artist and with a TLS Signed by Edwin Muir who was responsible for the text. Cloth slightly scuffed in a few places. Signed By the Illustrator and.