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 × 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. 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

Letovice: self-published, 1931. Octavo (18.6 × 12.8 cm). Original typographically designed wrappers (anonymous); 18, [2] pp. Wrappers detached from text and lightly soiled; text lightly toned; still good or better. Scarce provincial book of poetry, with understated, but appealingly avant-gardistic wrapper design by Oldřich Elbl). We are unable to find..... More

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

84 total leaves including 80 numbered full-colored plates, each plate with multiple Art Deco-style commercial images on various themes including travel, liquor, coffe, tea ceremony, dancing, music, furniture and interior design, bicycles, fashion, makeup and perfume, hygiene, smoking, food, transportation, sports, animals, and plants. Some minor scattered toning and foxing..... 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

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

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

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

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

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1922. Quarto (28 × 22.5 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 107 pp., [30] leaves of plates, one folded; numerous illustrations throughout. With professional repair to spine; internally very good, save for stamp of a Berlin Russian book store. First monograph, containing a catalog of engravings for 1886-1921, on..... 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