Koncius Ignas (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Dar forest green boards, gold titles. Corners sharp, binding strong, pages clean and unmarked. Text in Lithuanian. No dj. You will notice that my book descriptions are not generic, saying "may have." certain conditions. All descriptions are written with actual book in hand.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Koncius, Ignas., published by Liudas J. Koncius, c1954, presumed 1st Edition, green cloth with gilt titles (hard cover), very light foxing to endpapers o/w near fine (no dj), 223 pp with index, bilingual text in English & Lithuanian, extensive B&W photographic illus., 'Later, when he was forced to flee Lithuania, he took two small drills and an awl which he made from a nail', Lithuanian Woodcarving; Art History; Shrines; scarce.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. INSCRIBED by author. Split and raggedy remains of dj in mylar cover. Green cloth faintly edge worn.; 9.0 X 7.0 X 1.0 inches. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Used copy with some page toning. Binding is tight no interior marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. boards are shelf worn.

Condition: very good. 1st Edition. 223pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered green cloth with numerous b&w illustrations from photos. Text in Lithuanian and English. very good well illustrated with black and white illustrations of of these folk art carvings of mainly a religious theme.

Wood Carvings to Remember the Native Country. Published by Liudas J. Koncius, [1954]. (Lietuviu Enciklopedijos spaustuve Bostone). 223p. Fine halftones of mostly religious folk carvings. 10x7'', cloth. Signed by father, signed presentation from son. Text in Lithuanian & English. 'Much of the carving was done while confined to DP Camps in Bavaria . . . carefully taken apart, stored in a small suitcase & taken to the United States'. Lower board lightly creased, else VG.…

good green cloth, cover lightly scuffed. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on half-title: To / Polly Wilcox / I. Koncius / Jan. 29, 1969. KONCIUS, IGNAS. Medzio droziniai gimtajam krastui atsiminti. Wood carvings to remember the native country / Ignas Koncius. Dorchester, Massachusetts: Published by Liudas J. Koncius, 1954, 223pp., . Medz?io droz?iniai gimtajam kras?tui atsiminti / Koncius: Lithuanian intellectual, scientist, and cultural historian who taught physics, protected national cultural monuments and led the physics department in Kaunus. Arrested in 1941 and escaped the 1941 Soviet massacre in Cherven. Later moved to Germany, then in 1949 to the US (for details see Lithuanian Wikipedia page, as translated using Google translator). THIS BOOK: Pages 19-215 consist of black and white photos of shrines (small wooden models of religious content) Koncius has carved from wood, from memory, standing for the many shrines in eastern Samotitia, Lithuania. In a brief 2-page foreword in English the author notes the history of these shrines since the 13th century and their decline, particularly under Russian and German occupation. A one-page "Publisher's word" by Liudas J. Koncius recalls that his father made wood carvings to make a living in World War I and then again in the 1930s. "Later whe he was forced to flee Lithuania he tood with him 2 small drills and an awl which he made from a nail." - "Much of his carving was done while confined to DP Camps in Bavaria. Some wered carved and given away. Others were carefully taken apart, stored in a small suitcase and taken with him when he came to the United States. Titles below each photograph of each work are in Lithuanian and in English: they "are symbolic to the author but lose their meaning to great extent when translated. They are only to be used as a guide if one wishes to try to understand their meaning." - Includes 8-pages of text in Lithuanian which clearly exceeds the brief English versions by author and publisher. …