![Socialismus v Sovetskem svazu zvít zil [Socialism has triumphed in the Soviet Union]. D. S....](/pictures/thumb/50307_1.jpeg?v=1580327007)
Prague: Fr. Nedv d, 1935. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers; 46, [1] pp. Some color offsetting to first and last page; a few nicks to fragile spine; still good or better. Reproduces the text of a triumphalist speech about the successes of Soviet construction and industry, held at the seventh congress..... More
![Pa íž se baví [Paris is having a good time]. Marèze-Cheronval, designer J. R. Vávra](/images/noimage.png)
Prague: L. Mazá , 1931. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers by J. R. Vávra; 207, [2] pp. About very good; very light wear to lower edge of front wrapper and spine extremities. Jaroslav Raimund Vávra (1902-1990), though far less well-known than Sutnar and Teige, was a designer of numerous accomplished photomontage-illustrated..... More
![Zast ený profil [Blurred profile]. Miloš Marten, Jindrich Štyrský](/pictures/thumb/P5528_1.jpg?v=1581508746)
Prague: self-published, 1940. Octavo (19 × 13 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Zdenka Braunerová; text loosely inserted as issued; [6], 12, [4] pp. Woodcut title and vignette to p. 15 by Braunerová and with Jind ich Štyrský's "imaginary portrait" of Lautréamont on p. 5. A fine copy, signed by Štyrský..... More
![Úvod do grafického pr myslu [Introduction to graphic arts printing]. Richard Martin ik](/pictures/thumb/50072_1.jpeg?v=1580326903)
Brno: Grafický klub, 1922. Octavo (25.6 × 17.4 cm). Original decorative paper-covered boards; 172, [1] pp. Ten full-page illustrations executed using various printing techniques and one folding plate showing a Vilém Ostwald's color circle. Very good. A near fine copy of this scarce introduction to the graphic arts, with numerous..... More
![ítanka pro ženy [An anthology for women]. Vilma Meisnerová, designer Frantisek Drtikol](/pictures/thumb/50557_1.jpg?v=1581695292)
Mladá Boleslav: Karel Va lena, 1929. Octavo (21.3 × 13.4 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Frantisek Drtikol; 184, [4] pp. Very good. Superb anonymous photomontage incorporating a photopgraph by František Drtikol. A curiously modern choice given the rather mundane contents, which contain advice on childrearing, modern kitchens and electric appliances..... More
![Jen zem (Rien que la terre) [Nothing but the earth]. Paul Morand, Jarmila Fastrova](/pictures/thumb/P6100_1.jpg?v=1580327097)
1928. Prague: Václav Petr, 1928. Octavo (23 × 13.8 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by C. Bouda; 116, [1] pp. Very good, in protective mylar. A Czech translation of a fictional travelogue, written in 1926 by the French modernist Paul Morand (1888-1976). The photo-montage cover design was done by the celebrated..... More
Prague: Meltantrich, 1947. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers; 376, [3] pp. Very good, in protective mylar. A late photomontage design by Karel Teige. Translated by St. Budin. A hardcover version was also published. See Karel Teige a typografie 5.2.1. More
![Ulice Gît-le-coeur [Rue Gît-le-coeur]. Vít zslav Nezval, designer Jind ich...](/pictures/thumb/50552_1.jpg?v=1581508628)
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1936. Octavo (21.3 × 13.4 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Jindrich Štyrský; 120, [3] pp. A fine copy. Photomontage cover designed by Jindrich Styrsky. Illustrated with eight photographs by Nezval, Jind ich Štyrský, and Jind ich Honzl. Poetic essays by Nezval on his stay in Paris and..... More
![Monaco: román [Monaco: a novel]. Vít zslav Nezval, designer Jindrich Štyrský](/pictures/thumb/50540_1.jpg?v=1581695279)
Prague: Mánes, 1934. Octavo (19.2 × 13 cm). Original photomontage dust-wrapper over printed wrappers by Jind ich Štyrský; 147, [1] pp. Signed and inscribed by the author to Vlastimil Fiala. Very good. Nezval (1900-1958) was one of the most outstanding twentieth-century Czech poets, a leading light of Czech poetism and..... More
![Karneval [Carneval]. Vit zslav Nezval, designer Jiri Kroha](/pictures/thumb/50555_1.jpg?v=1581695288)
Prague: Odeon, 1926. Octavo (21.3 × 13.4 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Jiri Kroha; 103 pp. Signed by Nezval to half title. Good or better; light wear to lower spine and foreedge of wrappers. High Poetism in verse and cover design, with a cover photomontage signed "J. Don", thought to..... More
![Zpáte ní lístek [Return ticket: poems]. Vit zslav Nezval, designer Karel Teige](/pictures/thumb/50556_1.jpg?v=1581695290)
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1933. Octavo (21.3 × 13.4 cm). Original photomontage wrappers and title page designed by Karel Teige; 234, [1] pp. A fine copy. First edition of this volume of poems, with overall design by Karel Teige. Nezval (1900-1958) was one of the most outstanding twentieth-century Czech poets, a...... More
![Falešný mariáš [False poker]. Vit zslav Nezval, Štyrský, designers Toyen](/pictures/thumb/50554_1.jpg?v=1581695287)
Prague: Jan Fromek; Odeon, 1925. Octavo (19.6 × 13.8 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Jindrich Štyrský and Toyen (signed); 38, [3] pp. Signed by Nezval; very good. Nezval (1900-1958) was one of the most outstanding twentieth-century Czech poets, a leading light of Czech poetism and, later, surrealism, as well as..... More
![Otvorené okná [Open windows]. Laco Novomeský, designer Karel Teige](/pictures/thumb/50539_1.jpg?v=1581695278)
Bratislava and Prague: L. Mazá , 1935. Octavo (18 × 13.3 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Karel Teige. 62, [1] pp. In Slovak. A very good copy, in protective mylar. Third volume of poems by the Slovak poet, journalist, and later commnist politician Laco Novomeský (1904-1976) Karel Teige a typografie..... More
![Antologiia russkoi poezii XX stoletiia [An anthology of twentieth-century Russian poetry],...](/pictures/thumb/P6558_1.jpg?v=1580327106)
1920. Prague: Nacha rech', 1920. Octavos (19.5 ×14 cm). Original printed wrappers in red and blue, with translucent protective covers; 70, [1] pp. and 123, [1] pp. Owner signature of the Russian-born American painter and graphic artist Louis Lozowick. Text evenly toned due to stock; some light underlining in pencil..... More
![Josef Istler. [Cyklus "hlav" od Josef Istlera. The cycle of "heads" by Josef Istler]....](/pictures/thumb/P5192_1.jpg?v=1580761923)
Ústí n. Orlicí: JZK ROH Klub prátel výtvarného um ní, 1965. Octavo (21.3 × 13.9 cm). Single folded leaf, printed to recto only and apparently conceived as a poster. With four full-page reproductions of Istler's work. Signed by Istler to the front page. Fine condition. Ephemeral exhibition catalog, printed as..... More
1954. Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Muzykal'noe Izdatel'stvo, 1954. Quarto (29 × 22 cm). Original illustrated wrappers; 100 pp. Small chip to upper corner of front wrapper, else very good. First edition. An excerpt from the ballet “Cinderella,” considered by many (including Galina Ulanova, who danced the part of Cinderella) to be the..... More
![T lové povídky [Flesh-colored tales]. Vladimir Raffel, designer František Muzika](/pictures/thumb/50542_1.jpg?v=1581508625)
Prague: Aventinum, 1928, Octavo (19.8 × 12.3 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by František Muzika; 67, [2] pp. Light stain to lower left corner, crease to upper right corner; still about very good. First edition of these stories, written 1925-1926, by Vladimír Raffel (1898-1967), a writer and psychiatrist who is considered..... More
Stara Zagora: Knigoizdatelstvo Vezni, [1919]. Octavo (15 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Sirak Skitnik; [3] pp., [8] leaves of plates, of which three in color. Very good. Rare album of eight reproductions of work by Stoian Rainov (or Raynov), one of the founders of the Bulgarian school of..... More
![Dev tsil: revolu ní sborník [The nine powers: a revolutionary anthology]. Jaroslav Seifert,...](/pictures/thumb/P5531_1.jpg?v=1580761623)
Prague: Ve ernice, 1922. Large octavo (24 × 16 cm). Original decorative wrappers on dark green paper stock; 202, [6] pp. Numerous leaves of plates and reproductions in the text. A very good, entirely unrestored copy; light fading to left edge and tiny chip to lower right corner. A particularly..... More
![Samá láska [Nothing but love: poems]. Jaroslav Seifert, designer Otakar Mrkvi ka](/pictures/thumb/50543_1.jpg?v=1581508626)
Prague: Ve ernice, 1923, Octavo (19.3 × 14 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Otakar Mrkvi ka. 61, [1] pp. A very good, uncut and unopened copy, with very faint discoloration to wrappers. First editon of the second volume of poems by Nobel Prize winning Czech writer and poet Jaroslav Seifert..... More
Prague: Otto Girgal, 1929–1930. Small quartos (24.5 × 17.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; consecutive pagination, 135, [6] pp. Occasional illustrations. Small loss to lower right corner of first issue (not affecting text); the other issues in fine condition, in protective mylar. Complete run of this Czech avant-garde theatre journal, which..... More
![Pallas: Almanach estnischer Dichtung und Kunst [Pallas: an almanach of Estonian poetry and art]....](/pictures/thumb/P5183_001.jpg?v=1580327088)
1927. Tartu: Pallas-Verlag, 1927. Octavo (21.5 × 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers (front and back), and one title vignette, by Jaan Vahtra; 120, [2] pp. Numerous reproductions, many full-page, and smaller vignettes. Light abrasions to overlapping wrapper edges; front wrapper with light creases and profesionally repaired tear; still about very..... More
Prague: Družstevní práce, 1936. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers by Ladislav Sutnar; 203, [1] pp. About very good. First edition of the scarce paperback version with Sutnar's photomontage-illustrated wrapper. One of 900 copies printed. A hardcover edition with the bound-in cover was also published and is encountered more frequently. Translated by..... More
![Smeshno o kino [About the cinema with humor]. Vadim Shershenevich, designer unattributed](/pictures/thumb/50314_001.jpg?v=1580327010)
Moscow: Teakinopechat’, 1928. Octavo (16.7 × 11.5). Original pictorial wrappers; 32 pp. Very good. First edition of this rare collection of cinema-themed feuilletons by Shershenevich, one of the co-founders of the Ego-Futurist group and later a noted theoretician and propagator of Russian Futurism, who edited numerous almanacs and collections of..... More
St. Petersburg: Izdanie "Kol'tso Poetov," 1922. 12mo (13.8 × 11 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 31, [1] pp. About very good; private inventory stamp to front wrapper verso; small Soviet bookstore stamps to rear wrapper. Third volume of poems by Boris Viktorovich Smirenskii (1900-1970), who would go on to become..... More