Verlag: Obzina, Morave., 1924
Anbieter: Antiquariat J.J. Heckenhauer e.K. - Tübingen & München, Tuebingen, Deutschland
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Quarto. 4°. 111 pp, ( 2 nn. pages). Original illustrated brochure with a pergamin cover. The cover is a bit worn and stained, otherwise fine. The avant-garde group "Devetsil" had a literary branch, publishing this almanach. With texts by Biebl,Chaloupka and others. With illustrations by Czech artists like Hoffmeister and other Avantgarde European Derain, Foujita, Modigliani, Utrillo, Picasso and others. Rare. Sprache: tschechisch.
Verlag: Brno: Mor.-Slezske Revue, 1920
Anbieter: Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books, Newton, MA, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo 17.5x13.4 cm., wrappers, 46(2)pp. unstated limitation. Lev Blatný (1894-1930) was a poet, theater critic and dramaturg; he was the father of poet Ivan Blatný (1919-1990). He is widely known for his theater works of which this is one.It was staged at the National Theater in Brno, where he served as lecturer and playwright. The plays all met with success. He also authored expressionist short stories. Blatny worked with Jiri Wolker and Frantisek Götz to found the Literárna skupina in Brno. His short life was marked by a long battle with tuberculosis. Cover design by "the Painter Podesva," Frantisek Podesva (1893-1979) who studied with August Brömse in the prewar years. His work moved from expressionist to regionalist. OCLC locates two institutional holdings in North America (Yale, Harvard).
Verlag: Obzor, Prerov, 1923
Anbieter: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Presumed first edition. 61pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] in wraps. Light wear to toned wraps; ink name and initials on title page; two signatures completely disbound (but present); occasional light ink underlining throughout. The first collection of prose by Lev Blatny, Czech playwright and founding member of the Expressionist literary society 'Literarní skupina'. Features two linocuts by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (cover and one interior illustration). Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of Flemish artist Frans Masereel, the originator of the form, and was inspired to create her own. Over the course of her long career, Bochorakova-Dittrichova published several wordless novels, along with travelogues and historical works. She also worked as a printmaker and illustrator, and was highly regarded in her native land, though largely unknown elsewhere. This changed in 2014, when the National Museum of Women in the Arts held an exhibition of her work entitled "The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova," and this important artist finally began to gain global recognition. Her work, however, is still not widely available.
Verlag: Obzor, Prerov, 1923
Anbieter: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Presumed first edition. 61pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] in wraps. Soiling and light wear to toned wraps; two closed tears to spine extend into rear wrap; ink note on rear wrap; last signature completely disbound (but present). The first collection of prose by Lev Blatny, Czech playwright and founding member of the Expressionist literary society 'Literarní skupina'. Features two linocuts by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (cover and one interior illustration). Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of Flemish artist Frans Masereel, the originator of the form, and was inspired to create her own. Over the course of her long career, Bochorakova-Dittrichova published several wordless novels, along with travelogues and historical works. She also worked as a printmaker and illustrator, and was highly regarded in her native land, though largely unknown elsewhere. This changed in 2014, when the National Museum of Women in the Arts held an exhibition of her work entitled "The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova," and this important artist finally began to gain global recognition. Her work, however, is still not widely available.
Verlag: Vyskov na Morave: Host, 1923, 1923
Anbieter: °ART...on paper - 20th Century Art Books, Lugano, Schweiz
Verbandsmitglied: ILAB
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4° - 110pp - Very interesting Tipped and in-text reproductions. Publication of the Literary Group Issue N° 1 association of Czech poets and writers, centered around the magazine HOST. First edition, text in Czech language. Original pictorial wrappers by Lev Blatny. In Very good condition. Signed by Author(s).
Anbieter: Penka Rare Books and Archives, ILAB, Berlin, Deutschland
Vý?kov na Morav?: Nákladem F. Obziny, 1923. Quarto (26 × 20.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 110, [3] pp. Numerous plates, some full-page on coated stock, some tipped-in. Light wear and fraying to lower spine; very minor moisture stains to overlapping wrapper edges; overall still about very good. First and only edition of this cultural and literary review by the Literary Group, an avant-garde grouping that existed alongside Dev?tsil and Proletkult, but represented somewhat less radical views and was mostly active in Moravia, rather than Prague. It was also affiliated with the journal "Host" published in Brno. Edited by Lev Blatný, it contains work by Blatný, Konstantin Biebl, Franti?ek Gotz, ?estmír Je?ábek, Zden?k Kalista and Josef Zamazal, including poetry, criticism, interviews and fiction. Illustrated with numerous works by Hoffmeister, Van?k, Foujita, Muzika, Kubi?ta, Derain, Picasso and Zamazal. Numbered copy 453 of 1050 published.
Verlag: Obzor, Prerov, Czechoslovakia, 1923
Anbieter: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, USA
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Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. First edition, first printing. 61, [3] pp. Text in Czech. Bound in publisher's printed tan wraps with front cover designed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova. Near Fine with light foxing to front joint and light wear at corners, minor toning to contents; edges untrimmed. The first collection of expressionistic prose by the notable Czech poet, theater critic, and father of the equally important poet, Ivan Blatny. He was a founding member of the post-War literary group Literarní skupina, which included members such as Milo Jirko, Joseph Knap, and A. M. Pisa. They remained active between 1921-1929 and famously published the magazine Host, which still runs to this day. Beautifully, yet minimally adorned with linocuts by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova who is widely recognized as the first female graphic novelist.