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Czech Photomontage Book Design

Buďte pánem svého času! [Be the master of your own time!]

Prague: Bratří Šulcové, ca. 1928. Octavo (18 × 13 cm). Single folded leaf, [4] pp. With striking photo-montage compositions to first and last page, and advertising text to pp. 2 and 3. Lower right corner very lightly creased; else very good.

Scarce leaflet announcing BSA motorcycles, with urban streetscapes evocatively conveyed using photomontage design. The design to the rear wrapper features the text "Don't walk on foot, ride a BSA." For more on Czech interwar photo-montage, see also Jindřich Toman, Foto/montáž tiskem. Photo/Montage in Print. This title not in Toman. As of May 2020, KVK and OCLC only locate one institutional holding.

Book ID: 50767

Price: $275.00