Ostrava: Český fond výtvarných umění v Ostravě, 1965. Octavo (20.3 × 14.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; [20] pp. Twelve reproductions. Very good; a few underlined words on p. 18. Scarce catalog of an exhibition of Czech concrete poetry and narrative art held in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, in May 1965. With an introductory..... More

Ostrava, 1980. Small quarto (24 × 21 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial wrappers; [29] pp. Printed on coated stock, with forty reproductions, some full-page. Very good. Scarce provincial catalog of an exhibition of Ovčáček’s visual works, including graphic art, painting, and sculpture, structured around letters and words. Held in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia..... More

[Prague]: Státní nakladatelství dětské knihy, 1964. Small octavo (17 × 11 cm). Decoratively printed white synthetic wrappers; 45 pp. Numerous full-page illustrations in color and two-color letterpress designs set by Josef Doležal. Very good. Strikingly designed children’s book, a playful exploration of word-based games children play on a train ride..... More

Prague: Svoboda, 1965. Quarto (24.5 x 17 cm). Gatherings loose in printed wrappers; 42, [2] pp. Introductory text in Czech. Very good; small tear to front panel; two unidentified signatures to flap. A distinguished Czech artist and poet, Kolář (1914–2002) was the co-founder of the existentialist post-war group “Skupina 42”..... More

Opava: Svaz protifašistských bojovníků, 1963. Octavo (20.5 × 14.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Eduard Ovčáček; 48, [4] pp. Very good. Regional publication about the terror of the German occupation during World War II, with an attractive cover design by Eduard Ovčáček (born 1933), an artist and writer whose work..... More

Prague: Svaz čs. umělců v Praze, [1966]. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; [16] pp. Front and rear wrappers with illustrations to rectos and versos; numerous illustrations throughout. Very good. Uncommon catalog of an exhibition of Czech concrete poetry and narrative art at the famous Galerie Václava..... More

[Brno: self-published], 1969. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original printed card folder, with four letter-press printed leaves of text to rectos loosely laid in, as issued. Signed and inscribed on folder flap by Valoch, in German, and with red pen drawing to front wrapper, presumably also by Valoch. Very good..... More

Kolín: Muzeum v Kolíně, 1966. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; [32] pp. Folding front and rear wrappers with illustrations to rectos and versos; numerous illustrations throughout. Near fine. Uncommon catalog of an exhibition of Czech concrete poetry and narrative art at the Museum in Kolín, outside of..... More