Prague: Fr. Nedvěd, 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 of..... More
![Book ID: 50310 Paříž se baví [Paris is having a good time]. Marèze-Cheronval,...](/pictures/thumb/50310.jpg?v=1644522273)
Prague: L. Mazáč, 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 books..... More
[Berlin?]: ca. 1930. Original woodcut print in red, on fine laid paper, 21.5 × 15.5 cm. With the estate stamp of Masiutin to lower left. Matted using adhesive tape in paper folder; very good. Original early woodcut print, mostly likely produced during Masiutin's life in exile in Berlin. Due to..... More
[Berlin?]: ca. 1930. Original woodcut print in red, on fine laid paper, 21 × 15 cm. With the estate stamp of Masiutin to lower right. Matted using adhesive tape in paper folder; very good. Original early woodcut print, mostly likely produced during Masiutin's life in exile in Berlin. Due to..... More
[Berlin?]: ca. 1930. Original woodcut print in dark brown, on fine wove paper, 22 × 17.6 cm. With the estate stamp of Masiutin to lower right. Matted using adhesive tape in paper folder; very good. Original early woodcut print, mostly likely produced during Masiutin's life in exile in Berlin. Due..... More
[Berlin?]: ca. 1930. Study of historical figures and faces, ink on paper, 26.5 × 19.5 cm, ca. 1930. With the estate stamp of Masiutin to lower right. Old horizontal crease; lower edge lightly worn; else about very good. Original study of various Russian historical figures and their faces, accompanied by..... More
[Riga?]: ca. 1920. Study of various figures and faces, ink on paper, 21 × 17 cm, ca. 1920 (paper with watermark of a Riga papermill). With the estate stamp of Masiutin to lower right. Light wear to edges; matted using adhesive tape; else about very good. Original ink sketch of..... More
![Book ID: 51979 Iskusstvo i fizicheskaia kul'tura [Art and physical culture]. Mileev,...](/pictures/thumb/51979_1.jpg?v=1652890122)
Moscow: Fizkul'tura i turizm, 1931. Octavo (19 x 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 207, [1] pp. followed by unnumbered leaves of plates. 55 illustrations throughout. Wrappers somewhat toned; minor staining to lower right corner, affecting several pages; still about very good. A history of the “social function of the motif..... More
![Book ID: P6374 Avtomati: neveroiatni razkazi [Machines: incredible stories]. Svetoslav Minkov](/pictures/thumb/P6374_1.jpg?v=1593514683)
Sofia: Izdanie Kazanlushka Dolina, 1935. Second, expanded edition. Small octavo (17.5 × 12.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Sirak Skitnik; 133, [3] pp. Wrappers with light overall wear; front wrapper beginning to detach; some ink stains to upper edge and rear wrapper; bookstore stamps; still good or better. Second edition..... More
![Book ID: P003026 Razkazi v taralezhova kozha [Stories in the hedgehog's skin]. Svetoslav...](/pictures/thumb/P003026_1.jpg?v=1597926543)
Sofia: Khemus, 1936. Octavo (17.7 × 12.8 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Sirak-Skitnik, and with a sketch of the author by Ilia Beshkov; 164, [12] pp. Signed and inscribed by Minkov in 1936. About very good; wrappers very lightly discolored and lightly worn to hinges. Collection of five short stories..... More
![Book ID: 51180 Shikisai shogyo zuan-shu [Commercial design in color]. Ryoji Naito](/pictures/thumb/51180.jpeg?v=1677767232)
Tokyo: Taishudo, 1938. Small quarto. 84 leaves, including 80 numbered plates in color. Housed in a two-piece nesting cardboard portfolio and slipcase, the portfolio in blue, white, black, and gold card stock, the slipcase of yellow, green, black, and beige cardboard. Minor wear to portfolio; split along one edge of..... More
![Book ID: P004077 Znamení na nebi: básně [The sign in the sky: poems]. Jan Neugebauer](/pictures/thumb/P004077.jpg?v=1587487803)
Prague: Edice Sad, 1932. First Edition. Large octavo (25 × 19.6 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 99, [3] pp. Signed and inscribed by the author, possibly to the poet Adolf Černý (Jan Rokyta) on the dedication leaf. A very good, uncut and unopened copy; small crease to rear wrapper. First, and..... More
![Book ID: 50308 Dějiny Spojených Států [Pocket history of the United States]. Allan...](/pictures/thumb/50308_1.jpg?v=1592471305)
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
![Book ID: P6432 Tiché melodie: básně [Quiet melodies: poems].; Edice Skupiny literátů...](/pictures/thumb/P6432_1.jpg?v=1587490562)
Olomouc: Slav, 1934. Octavo (19 × 14.2 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 74, [6] pp. Very good. In protective mylar sleeve. Scarce regional avant-garde book of poems, with spare but attractive typographic design to wrappers and throughout (on title, section titles, etc.). Nezbeda (1912-2004) was a teacher and poet from Moravia..... More
![Book ID: 50540 Monaco: román [Monaco: a novel]. Vítězslav Nezval, designer...](/pictures/thumb/50540_1.jpg?v=1581695279)
Prague: Mánes, 1934. Octavo (19.2 × 13 cm). Original photomontage dust-wrapper over printed wrappers by Jindřich 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, later..... More
![Book ID: 50552 Ulice Gît-le-coeur [Rue Gît-le-coeur]. Vítězslav Nezval,...](/pictures/thumb/50552_1.jpg?v=1636750427)
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, Jindřich Štyrský, and Jindřich Honzl. Poetic essays by Nezval on his stay in Paris and his companionship..... More
![Book ID: P6863 Sklěnený havelok [A havelock of glass]. Signed and inscribed....](/pictures/thumb/P6863_1.jpeg?v=1647620405)
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1932. Octavo (19.4 × 11.7 cm). Original decorative beige cloth, printed in red and blue, by Karel Teige; 210, [1] pp. Signed and inscribed by Nezval in the year of publication. Lacking pictorial wrappers; boards lightly soiled and worn; internally very good. First edition. Nezval (1900–1958) was..... More
Prague: Fr. Borový, 1931. Octavo (21.5 × 13.7 cm). Original paper-covered card wrappers with typography by Karel Teige; 25, [2] pp. Decorative typographic title and half title designed by Teige. Housed in the original gray card slipcase. Slipcase worn and with tape repair; spine of book sunned; trace of tape..... More
![Book ID: 50556 Zpáteční lístek [Return ticket: poems]. Vitězslav Nezval, designer...](/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
![Book ID: P4528 Most: básně [The bridge: verse] 1919-1921. Vítězslav Nezval](/pictures/thumb/P4528.jpg?v=1587488702)
Brno: Nakladatelství B. Kočí, 1927. Octavo (18.5 × 13 cm). Original printed wrappers; 74, [4] pp. Frontis woodcut illustration by Arnošt Ráž. Spine faded; a few faint smudges throughout; a very good copy. First published book of poetry by Nezval (1900-1958), perhaps the most significant twentieth-century Czech poet. He was..... More
![Book ID: 52366 Svět nic neví: román [The world knows nothing: a novel]. Miloslav...](/pictures/thumb/52366_1.jpeg?v=1669752170)
Prague: Družstevní práce, 1934. Octavo (18.6 × 13.7 cm). Original cloth with typographical design by Ladislav Sutnar; [2], 177, [3] pp. With photomontage frontispiece by Ladislav Sutnar. About very good. Vloemans 310; Cat. Sutnar, Praque 2003, 133; not in Toman. More
![Book ID: 50539 Otvorené okná [Open windows]. Laco Novomeský, designer Karel Teige](/pictures/thumb/50539.jpg?v=1583943900)
Bratislava and Prague: L. Mazáč, 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 445..... More
![Book ID: P6057 Nezávislá scéna [The independent stage], vol. I, nos. 1–10 (complete...](/pictures/thumb/P6057_1.jpg?v=1587489183)
Kroměříž: Nezávislá scéna v Kroměříži, [1931-1932]. Small octavos (19.2 × 14 cm). Original typographically illustrated self-wrappers (single folded leaves); 128, [1] pp. (continuous pagination). Very good or better, uncut and unopened issues. Complete first year run (of two volumes published) of this independent Czech theatre journal from Kroměříž, allied with..... More
Bucuresţi (Bucharest): self-published (Studio grafic "Steaua Artei"), 1930. Quarto (32 × 23.8 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; [8] pp. Removed from binding, with tiny traces of sewing to left margin; else very good. Published from 1928 to 1932, first at Dorohoi and beginning with no. 10 in Bucharest, UNU was among..... More
Bucuresţi (Bucharest): self-published (Studio grafic "Steaua Artei"), 1932. Quarto (32 × 23.8 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; [8] pp. Old horizontal crease; light overall wear; trace of (mailing?) label to first leaf; some tearing to fold; still good to very good. Published from 1928 to 1932, first at Dorohoi and beginning..... More