[ALEXANDER JANTA]. A group of 8 prints and postcards related to the person of Alexander Janta....

[ALEXANDER JANTA]. Group of 8 prints and postcards related to the person of Alexander Janta. Three postcards with images of maps from the collection of Al. Janta : 1). Danzig. Dazig. Gedanium a XVI century view of the port and cultural center at the estuary of the Vistula, a major Polish city on the Baltic sea. Color postcard. Oblong format 22/14 cm. 2). Lower Silesia, as drawn by the Italian cartographer J. Coronelli (ca. 1690) shows a prevalence of Polish names in a territory which is now again within the boundaries of Poland. Color postcard. Oblong format 19/14 cm. 3). This XVI Century Map of the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwelth by the cartographers W. Grodecki and A. Pograbski (Ortelius 1598) shows the territory of what was then largest state of Europe. Color postcard. Oblong format 19/14 cm. All published by : Published by the Institute for Cultural Development, Hampton Boys, N. Y. Print. Plastichrome by Colourpicture, Boston. Fourth postcard with image of Wawel arras : Polish Royal treasures in exile "Scabellum Pedum Tuorum". Photo by Karsh, Ottawa. Published by the American council of Polish Cultural Clubs. Print. jw. Color postcard. Format 15/18 cm. Print advertising a volume of poetry edited by Aleksandr Janta entitled "The Hour of the Wild Duck. "Hour of the Wild Duck" a small anthology of Japanese poetry, published by Oficyna Stanislaw Gliwa. Printed in 4 pages. Format 14/23 cm. Enclosed publisher's decorative envelope and a one page print on order of this publication format 14/10 cm. One 4 page print on handmade paper informing : A rarity for book lovers! Florence Tyszkiewicz Publishing House communicates : In Nice, under German occupation from 1943 to 1944, two valuable books by Alexander Janta were embossed in a secret branch of the Publishing House : Psalms [...]. Wall of Silence [...]. 8/12 cm format. (ZR).