Prague: Galerie V. Hořejš, 1945. Quarto (29.5 × 21 cm). Original printed wrappers; [20] pp., with 5 pp. of text and 6 full-page black and white reproductions on better stock. Very good. Rare catalog. With an introductory essay by František Bárta and a poem by Vítězslav Nezval read at the..... More
1986. Facsimile, in publisher's cloth case and slipcase. Sofia: Bulgarski pisatel, 1986. Quarto. Introductory text and the two supplements bound in cloth; 83, [5] pp. The facsimile issues are housed in an attached cloth case. With Milev's portrait pasted to the case cover. Some rust to staples of issues; boards..... More
![Karo stovis (dušioj) [State of war (of the soul)]. Jonas Graičiūnas, designer Algirdas...](/pictures/thumb/50343_001.jpg?v=1589314084)
Kaunas: self-published (Spausdino kooperatinė “Raidės” spaustuvė), 1928. Octavo (18.7 × 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Algirdas Jakševičius; 80 pp. Very good. First publication by Graičiūnas (1903-1994), a Lithuanian poet, publisher and translator. Born into a military family in Tbilisi, Georgia Graičiūnas returned to Lithuania in his early years and..... More
[Moscow]: SAAV, [1921]. Octavo (24.7 × 18 cm). Original printed wrappers; 46 pp. Light wear and staining to wrappers; else good or better. This polemical work offers a scathing critique of Imaginism, a movement in avant-garde Russian poetry that polemicized with Futurism (especially with Mayakovsky), and saw the creation of..... More
The first edition of this children's book, 191 pp., telling the story of a young immigrant, featuring illustrations by Lea Grundig. Scattered illustrations throughout, including a number of visually arresting full-page illustrations. Minor browning, scattered foxing, spine slightly shaken, repair to front endpaper and flyleaf. 8vo. Original decorative cloth binding..... More
![Dělnice [The working woman]. With a signed engraving by Václav Zykmund. František Halas,...](/pictures/thumb/P6774_1.jpg?v=1580327116)
Brno: Vladimír Matula, 1946. Octavo (22.5 × 13.8 cm). Original tan printed wrappers; [16] pp. of old laid paper. With an original frontis engraving by Václav Zykmund, signed in pencil, and his overall design. Signed by Halas to first page. Wrappers somewhat discolored and worn to upper spine; contents fine..... More
Prague: Družstvo "Vlast", 1948. Small octavo (16 × 12 cm). Original staple-stitched printed; [26] pp. of text. Fourteen black-and-white reproductions and a frontis portrait of the author. Signed by three of the four contributors: Lorenc, Kundera, and Tomeš. Very good. Scarce booklet accompanying what appears to be the first solo..... More
![Sepie [Sepia]. František Halas](/pictures/thumb/P6493_1.jpg?v=1588746243)
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1948. Octavo (21.2 × 13.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 65, [6] pp. Very good. Third, expanded edition of Halas’ collection of verse (first published in 1927, then in 1938), here with wrappers illustrated using a drawing by Jan Smetana (1918–1998). Outside the Czech Republic, KVK, OCLC show..... More
![Marxistická filosofie a přírodní vědy [The Marxist philosophy and the natural sciences].;...](/pictures/thumb/P5525.jpg?v=1593529083)
Prague: Práce, 1946. Octavo (20.5 × 15.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers with design and typography by Karel Teige; 161 [2] pp. Unopened and uncut; in protective mylar; very good or better. A translation of the 1939 text by the British scientist and Marxist J. B. S. Haldane, with cover design..... More
Slezská Ostrava: Tiskem a nákladem Aloise Šaška, [1923]. Oblong octavo (14.4 × 21.2 cm). Original decorative card portfolio, containing [8] pp. of introductory text and 60 numbered lithographed plates in black-and-white on card stock. The cards fine; the portfolio worn, with tape repairs and one flap detached. Portfolio of decorative..... More
![Útok na Českou moderní hudbu [An attack on Czech modern music]. Vladimír Helfert](/pictures/thumb/P6258.jpg?v=1587551525)
Olomouc: Index, 1937. Octavo (20.5 × 14.6 cm). Publisher's decorative wrappers; 50, [1] pp. Bookstore stamp to rear wrapper; very light soil to wrappers; else very good. First edition of this work on Czech modernist music by interwar musicologist Helfert (1886-1945), an early champion of the work of Leoš Janácek..... More
![Jumalaga Ene! [Farewell, Ene!]. Henrik Visnapuu](/pictures/thumb/P003960.jpg?v=1597925804)
Tartu: Odamees, 1918. Small octavo (17.5 × 13 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Ado Vabbe; 78, [2] pp. Printed on regular paper (a variant on thick wove paper also exists), with five lithographs by Ado Vabbe on separate pages. A very good copy. Visnapuu was a notable Estonian writer and..... More
Prague: Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum, 1985. Octavo (20.7 × 15 cm). Original yellow printed folder containing [6] + 38 leaves of Hoffmeister's humorous collages to rectos. Very good. Complete series of reproductions of humorous collages, or jokes in collage form, by Adolf Hoffmeister (1902-1973), an artist influenced by the Poetist style formulated..... More
![Elektra: tragöödia ühes vaatuses [a tragedy in one act]. Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Marie Under](/pictures/thumb/P003947_1.jpg?v=1593527553)
Tallinn: Teatrikirjastus Tavet Mutsu, [1924]. Octavo (19 × 11.5 cm). Original pictorial paper-covered boards, with a design by Peet Aren and executed by the studio of Ed. Taska; 103 pp. Boards lightly scuffed; small stain to lower front board; upper spine torn; internally very good. First Estonian edition of Hofmannsthal's..... More
![Moderní ruské divadlo [Modern Russian theatre]. Jindřich Honzl, designer Karel Teige](/pictures/thumb/50545_1.jpg?v=1582060144)
Prague: Václav Petr, 1928, Octavo (19 × 14 cm). Original photomontage wrappers by Karel Teige. 93 pp. and [17] pp. of plates. Professionally restored spine and edges; still good or better, partly uncut and unopened, in protective mylar. First edition. Contains leaves of plates showcasing stage and costume designs by..... More
Berlin: Izdatel'stvo Skify, 1920. Octavo (20 × 14 cm). Original printed wrappers; [7], 8-80 pp. A very good, apparently unread copy; tiny stain to front free end paper and light soil to lower spine extremity. One of the first publications of this Socialist Revolutionary-allied publishing house, founded in 1920 by..... More
![Trn: satirický časopis studentů [The thorn: a satirical student journal]. Vol. 6 (1930), nos....](/pictures/thumb/P6274_1.jpg?v=1591812375)
Prague: Quido Langhans, 1924-1932. Quartos (ca. 28 × 20 cm. each). Publisher's pictorial self-wrappers; 12 pp. per issue. About very good; a few removed staples and a few issues slightly resized. A partial run of year 6 (1930), all in original wrappers, of the astonishing satirical journal of the Czech..... More
Prague: Jaroslav Motyčka, 1930. Octavos (23.5 × 16 cm). Publisher's pictorial wrappers; 440 pp. of consecutive pagination. Occasional light ear to wrapper edges; overall very good. Substantial first year run of this Czech interwar journal, which was associated with the Czech National Labor Party (Národní strana práce) and the Czech..... More
Brno: Blok výtvarných umělců země Moravskoslezské, [1946]. Oblong octavo (15 × 21 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 14 pp. Old vertical crease; else very good. Catalog of a regional exhibition in Brno, Moravia, held jointly by various associations, such as SVU Aleš Brno, SVUM Hodonín, SOV Olomouc, SUS Opava, and MSVU..... More
![Blok: časopis pro umění [Block: a journal for the arts], vols. I-III, nos. 1-30 (all...](/pictures/thumb/P003893_1.jpg?v=1585583343)
1947-1949. Brno: Blok výtvarných umělců země Moravskoslezské, 1947-1949. Quartos (28.6 × 20.7 cm). Original pictorial and photo-illustrated wrappers; 324, 352, and 364 pp. per volume (continuous pagination), and additional leaves of advertisement. The supplements, where applicable, are separately paginated, and between 16 and 24 pp. each, with additional illustrations and..... More
![Kniga o Evreinove [A book about Evreinov]. Vasilii Kamenskii](/pictures/thumb/P6184_1.jpg?v=1589471239)
Petrograd: Izd. “Sovremennoe iskusstvo” , 1917. Octavo (23 × 17 cm). Publisher's pictorial wrappers; 110, [1] pp. Cover illustration, frontis portrait, and typographic design by A. K. Shervashidze. Spine discretely rebacked; small tear to lower fold of front wrapper, still about very good. First edition. The first monograph on Nikolai..... More
![Štika: časopis satirický [The pike: a satirical journal], vol. I, no. 1. Karel Hašler](/pictures/thumb/P6748_1.jpg?v=1592580761)
Prague: Karel Hašler, 1919. Octavo (23.8 × 15.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 16 pp. About very good; wrappers lightly dust-soiled. First issue of this satirical journal published by the Czech songwriter, actor, film, and theatre director Karel Hašler (1879-1941). At the time of publishing, he was head of several Prague..... More
Prague: Filmový ústav, 1966. Octavo (20 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Jaroslava Veselá; 220 pp. of reproduced typescript to rectos and versos. Very good; in protective mylar. The first volume to gather Karel Teige's various articles on film, mostly published during the 1920s and 1930s, with a lengthy..... More
1928. Leningrad: Izdanie Gosudarstvennogo Russkogo Muzeia, 1928. Octavo (17.5 × 13.2 cm). Original decorative wrappers with a constructivist design by M. S. Brodsky; 72 pp. and 14 illustrations in the text, some full-page. Very light soil to wrappers; overall a very good copy. First and only edition of this work..... More
![Izbianyia pesni [Isbalieder; Izba songs]. Nikolai Kliuev](/pictures/thumb/P002977.jpg?v=1591526403)
Berlin: Izdatel'stvo Skify, 1920. Octavo (20 × 14 cm). Original printed wrappers; [5], 1-30, [2] pp. A very good, apparently unread copy; small stain to front wrapper; text evenly toned due to stock. The first emigre edition of poems by Nikolai Kliuev (1884-1937), who represented the so-called "peasant poetry" along..... More