78 pp. volume cataloging an 1889 exhibition of 579 works total, following under the categories of Extra Illustrated Books, Rare Books, Cruikshankiana, First Editions of the Works of Charles Dickens, Christmas Books, Autographs, Drrawings and Lithographs, and Etchings and Engravings, each work briefly cataloged. Not illustrated. 8vo. (approx. 9-1/2 x...... More
Prague: SČSVU, 1965. Octavo (21.5 × 16.5 cm). Original pictorial self-wrappers; [16] pp. Eight black-and-white reproductions. About very good. With a long introduction by literary and art critic Jindřich Chalupecký (1910–1990), a poem by Novák, artist biographies and lists of works exhibited. An important exhibition held at the Václav Špála..... More
[Czech Republic]: [2004]. Single leaf, printed recto and verso, thrice folded. Fine. Documentation of an exhibit of the Czech "parasurrealist group Stir Up" founded in 1995 by younger artists as well as members of the Skupina Lacoste. With a text by Budík on the "far borders of the relationship between..... More
Moscow: Moskovskii gosudarstvennyi universitet, 1928. Octavo (19.5 × 14.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; 13, [1] pp. Trace of rust to staple; title with owner signature; faint trace of moisture to lower edges; still about very good. One of the last exhibitions of “Bytie” (Being), a society of “fellow traveler” artists..... More
Prague: Český fond výtvarných umění, 1965. Octavo (18 × 12 cm). Staple-stitched pictorial wrappers; [16] pp. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog of František Hudeček, with six full-page reproductions and a list of works exhibited. Introductory article by Eva Petrova and artist biography. The artist was an early member of the..... More
Warsaw: “Arsenał”, 1955. Octavo (23 × 16.5 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 47 pp. with [47] leaves of photo-reproductions. Light soil to wrappers; spine extremities starting, a small chip to spine. Internally very good. A catalog of the famous “Arsenał 55” exhibition of young art, a landmark event for Polish art..... More
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
Prague: S.V.U. Mánes, 1946. Octavo (20 × 12 cm). Original pictorial dust-wrappers over blind wraps; [26] pp. and twelve unnumbered leaves of reproductions. Occasional underlining to last few pages; else very good. Catalog of the 361. exhibition of S.V.U. Mánes, held January 30 through February 23, 1946, and showing the..... More
České Budějovice: Jihočeské muzeum, 1967. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original staple-stitched printed self-wrappers; [8] pp. including wrappers. Six full-page black-and-white reproductions. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog of two members of Aubin Pasque's Fantasmagie group, German-born Sigrid and Jean Martin-Bontoux, both members of CIAFMA, the Centre international de l'actualite fantastique..... More
Prague: SČSVU, 1970. Octavo (20.8 × 14.5 cm). Staple-stitched printed wrappers; [16] pp. Eight reproductions. Very good. Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Nová síň in Prague in Spring 1970. With an introduction by Eva Petrová, including biographical information, and a resume in French. The Czech post-war artist collective..... More
[Brno]: [1966]. Two leaves, mimeographed typescript to rectos and versos, [4] pp. Stapled to left margin, horizontally folded. Very good. Evidently this typewritten catalog accompanied the first iteration of an exhibition of contemporary surrealist collages organized by members of the short-lived Brno-based "Lacoste" Group of Czech surrealists. This catalog, which..... More
České Budějovice: Dům umění, 1967. Octavo (23 × 9.9 cm). Original staple-stitched photographic self-wrappers; [16] pp. including wrappers. Eight photographs. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog of surrealist collages, evidently based on a similar exhibit the previous year, which was organized and curated by members of the short-lived Brno-based “Lacoste” Group..... More
Czechoslovakia: Středočeská galerie, 1968. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Staple-stitched green printed wrappers; [16] pp. Six full-page reproductions. Very good. Exhibition catalog of Skupina 42, with an introduction by Jan Dvořák featuring biographical information on the artists and a list of works exhibited. The Czech post-war artist collective “Skupina 42”..... More
Opava: Galerie Zámek Hradec u Opavy, [1967]. Octavo (23.5 × 17 cm). Original staple-stitched decorative wrappers; 23, [1] pp. Nine black-and-white reproductions. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog of the Fantasmagie group around Aubin Pasque and the C.I.A.F.M.A. (Centrale International de l’Actualité Fantastique et Magique). Held May-August 1967. Contains poems by..... More
Prague: Prague: Grafia dělnická knihtiskárna, 1928. Octavo (23 × 15.3 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 115, [40] pages of reproductions in black-and-white. Spine extremities frayed; wrappers lightly toned; still about very good. Divided into four sections on Czechoslovak art: painting, art on paper, sculpture and architecture. With an added German preface..... More
Prague: Umělecká beseda, 1938. Octavo (20.8 × 14.7 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 140, [16] leaves of black-and-white illustrations. Very good. Illustrated catalog for an exhibition of Czech baroque art, organized by Umělecká beseda and the city of Prague in 1938. Laid in is a plan of the exhibition grounds at..... More
Prague: Bedřich Kočí, [ca 1900]. Quarto (28 × 20 cm). Original drawn pictorial wrappers with publisher's device to rear wrapper; XVI pp., 38 leaves of plates on heavy paper stock. Signed and inscribed by Anna Kuberová-Muchová, sister of Alfons Mucha. Good or better; wrappers lightly discolored; binding somewhat shaken. Issued..... More
[Prague]: Ministerstvo Školství a Kultury, 1957. Octavo (21 × 14.5 cm). Original pictorial dust-wrappers over staple-stitched printed wrappers; [28] pp. With twelve full-page reproductions and two smaller plates. Very good. Catalog of a major exhibition of the works of Bohumír Dvorský (1902-1976), a Czech painter of the Academy who created..... More
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Brno: Dům umění města Brna, [1967]. Oblong octavo (17 × 21 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; [12] pp. including wrappers. Five black-and-white reproductions. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog for the little-known Polish-born surrealist painter Rudolf Haus (1879–1977), a member of C.I.A.F.M.A. With a list of 30 exhibited paintings, created 1961–1965..... More
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Brno: Dům umění Brna, 1966. Octavo (21.4 × 14.8 cm). Original leporello, single leaf folded twice; [6] pp. One full-page black-and-white photograph. Very good or better. Ephemeral catalog for an exhibition of works by Helmut Leherb (1933-1997), the Viennese artist and surrealist, a representative of the Vienna School of Fantastic..... More
Edinburgh: The Richard Demarco Gallery, 1972. Folio (40.5 × 29.5 cm). Original staple-stitched photo-illustrated self-wrappers; [52] pp. In English and Polish. Illustrations throughout. Very good. A catalog for an exhibition of avant-garde Polish art presented by The Richard Demarco Gallery in 1972, held as part of the Edinburgh International Festival..... More
Prague: SČSVU, [1966]. Octavo. Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; [8] pp. Numerous reproductions of Ovčáček’s work, including concrete poetry, on the wrappers and throughout. Very good. Scarce catalog of an exhibition held in Prague in early 1966, apparently the first solo exhibition of Ovčáček’s work. Born 1933, Ovčáček was one of..... 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: 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
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