A number of significant, rare, and in some cases unique antiquarian works from Eastern Europe were purchased for Columbia’s libraries over the past twelve months. Through the efforts of colleagues in Global Studies, Rare Books & Manuscripts, and the Avery Classics Library, and with additional financial support from the Libraries’ Primary Resources Fund, distinctive collections […]
Tag: Czech literature
Recent Slavic & East European Antiquarian Acquisitions
In recent months, the 2CUL Librarian for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies made a number of significant antiquarian purchases for library partners Cornell & Columbia. Cornell purchased two stunningly illustrated Hungarian artist books by Tibor Galle (1896-1944). Linoleumok. Masodik konyv. (Budapest, [1925]), an extremely rare portfolio of striking expressionist prints. No other copy is […]