Aventinum prague (44 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very Good copy. (see picture) 160 pages including index.All clean and tight. Mrix, Michal; Smrcinova, Eva (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. tan cloth binding with gilt stamped title on spine cover, binding tight and square, light discoloration on front and back panel, text clean and unmarked, No DJ. Pavel Stecha, Pavel Vacha (Photographs) (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 95pp black boards gilt in wrapper well illustrated in colour with illustrated end-papers.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 5th ed. 4to, 199 pp., Translated from the Czech by R. Elizabeth Novak; foreword by Vaclav Havel. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Prague: Aventinum, [1945]. 62pp, followed by 64 gravure plates. Gray cloth; lacking the jacket. Very good, with mild sunning to spine, light toning to edges of textblock. Collaborative photobook exploring the history of the Bohemian town of Kolin; a long essay writtten under his Petr Den pen name by Czech lawyer and diplomat Ladislav Radimsky (1898-1970), followed by 64 striking gravure plates by Czech modernist photographer Jaromír Funke (1896-1945). Introduction by Jaroslav Janik. All text in Czech.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Aventinum edition vol. 16. Cover by Josef Capek, pages uncut. Back cover slightly torn, see photo, otherwise book in good condition. 48 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Original pictorial boards, numerous (pop-up) illustrations in colour, oblong (circa 21x25cm).

OBrosch., 9 Textseiten u. 36 SW-Reproduktionen von Rudolf Kremlickas Werke, 8° (15 x 21 cm), einzelne Blätter nur lose im Umschlag eingelegt, Umschlag gebräunt u. Hinterseite leicht geknickt, meisten Seiten unten mit leichtem Wasserfleck, sonst unbeschädigt, insgesamt noch guter Zustand. Book Language/s: French.…

Musaion VI., Einleitung von Elie Faure (9 Seiten), 33 Tafeln mit SW-Reproduktionen u. einer Reproduktion auf Vorderdeckel, ohne Text-Abb., 8° (14,5 x 21 cm), Deckel altersbedingt gebräunt u. oben am Rücken eingerissen, einige Seiten aus der Bindung gelöst, sonst innen schön erhalten, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: French.…

Large Hb. Dj. Fully Illustrated. G+.

Hardback, 12 pp., 8° (20 x 26 cm), cover slightly worn, one piece slightly creased, plastic part of one scene partly detached, some pages very slightly dirty, condition: good Book Language/s: Turkish.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. In Czech. Very good condition. Brown cloth boards with leather spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Embossed and gilt lettering on cover. BR (Box 305).

Pamphlet. Zustand: Collectible; Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDOffprint. Very good condition. First edition. Offprint. Original wrappers. Ownership stamp of J.T. Baldwin, Jr. on front cover. Science. Biology. Genetics. *.

Zustand: Very good. 200 x 140 mm. Book, bound in paper wraps printed black on green, cover design by the Czech constructivist artist Karel Teige. Czech translation of the French novel La Vénus Internationale. Condition: age tone to paper, wear along teh edges and corners of pages and covers, some fraying along the corners of the spine. Overall VG.…

8°. 110 pages. Original brochure. Binding torn, good condition inside. Number 23 out of 50 copies, signed by author. Sprache: tschechisch.

Zustand: Good. 149, [5] pp., color frontis., b&w and color plates; original paper wrappers with later tape rebacking, covers chipped, good only however internally clean. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 8° - 62pp. 64 b/w photo-reproductions (photogravure) by Jaromir Funke(1896-1945) Czech photographer. Funke was a leading figure in Czech photography during the 1920s and 1930s. First Edition. Missing original dustjacket, otherwise in good condition.

softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 84, [4] p. Wrapper design by Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicka. Cover with marginal wear, creasing to corner and water stain to bottom edge, small stains to inside cover, some signatures loose. Otherwise fine and clean. cs Gewicht in Gramm: 150.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto 24x16 cm., wrappers, 266 (2) pp. Cover, title, and publisher's sigil all color linocuts by Josef Capek. Sven Hedin (1865-1952) was was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya area known in the West and located the sources of its major rivers, along with numerous other achievements. This work includes 77 reproductions of the author's photographs and a regional map. First Czech translation O.J. Hradecky. No institutional holdings found worldwide for this Czech language edition. Josef Capek (illustrator).…

Zustand: In fine condition. Illustrations by Adolf Hoffmeister. Full page illustration on the verso of the half title. With numerous text illustrations and 25 full pages illustrations. First Czech edition. Illustrated, limited signed edition, one of 30 copies. In publishers red cloth. Gilt leather title vignette on spine. Printed on hand-made paper. 302, (4) p. First Czech edition of the Russian writer Ilja Erenburg's (18911967) novel, richly illustrated by Adolf Hoffmeister. Scarce, signed by the author. In publishers red cloth. Gilt leather title vignette on spine. Printed on hand-made paper First Czech edition. Illustrated, limited signed edition, one of 30 copies. Illustrations by Adolf Hoffmeister. Full page illustration on the verso of the half title. With numerous text illustrations and 25 full pages illustrations. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. (A Goose on a String) Octavo, wrappers bound in cloth, 120pp. Book design, typography by Karel Teige, fine photocollage cover by Otokar Mrkvicka. Six screenplays, with topics of the day championed by Devetsil. Jiri Mahen (1882-1939), a cousin of Vaclav Vancura, was a novelist, playwright and essayist. These screenplays are highly experimental. Devetsil's earmarks redolent throughout in book design. A champion of free public discourse and open way of life, Mahen suffered so much depression from the Nazi occupation that he committed suicide soon after the invasion. Rare, with two holdings found in North American libraries.…

In publisher's printed buckram. Zustand: In fine condition. With numerous text illustrations by the author. Signed by the author. Title page printed in red and black. In publisher's printed buckram. 106, (6) p. Signed copy of ?apek's humorous travelogue of England, with numerous illustrations, also by him. Karel ?apek (18901938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot". . Signed by the author. Title page printed in red and black. With numerous text illustrations by the author. (illustrator).…

In gilt grey buckram. Zustand: In fine condition. Signed by the author. Signed by the author. In gilt grey buckram. 146, (6) p. Signed copy of the collection of ?apek's early short stories. Karel ?apek (18901938) was a Czech novelist best known for his science fiction novels, and mostly for his play "R.U.R." that introduced the word "robot. .…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. (Many Nights) Large octavo 21x14.8 cm., wrappers, 72pp. With drawings by Josef ima, title by Jan Zrzavý, 1000 numbered copies (this #175). Known as odd man out" of the Czech literary world, who influenced and was influenced by Kafka, Weiner (1884-1937) still remains unknown outside of Czech readers. His poetry absorbed the influence of Vildrac and Duhamel and became increasingly surrealist by this date; he was close to René Daumal and Le Grand Jeu during his extended stay in Paris. His prose and novels are treasures awaiting discovery by a larger, global readership. This is a fine bibliophile production, containing Weiner's most important verse and abstract surrealist drawings by Weiner's close friend Josef ima. …

Leather. Zustand: Fine. A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. In the original Czech.Flat signed by Capek to a front endpaper. Signed copies of R.U.R., Capek's best known work, are very scarce.The fifth Czech edition of the work, from the same publisher as the first edition.First performed in the original Czech in 1921, the work quickly became influential, and by 1923 had been translated into thirty languages.Capek coined the word 'robot' in the play, based on the Czech word 'robota', or 'forced labor'.A signed copy of an early edition of this important work of science fiction, set in a factory that makes artificial people that have been created from synthetic organ matter. Initially happy to work for humans, the robots revolt and cause the extinction of the human race. Isaac Asimov's "Laws of Robotics" are specifically and explicitly designed to prevent the kind of situation depicted inR.U.R. Rebound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed, but retaining an original front blank, which is flat signed by the author. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto 30x22.5 cm., folio wrappers, 14 leaves, loose as issued. Album of the reproductions of Jan Zrzavý's drawings to Erben's poetry cycle "Bouquet," displayed in a commemorative exhibition illustrating Kytice z povesti národních (A Bouquet of National Legends). Kytice is a collection of folk ballads originally published in 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870) that had strong reverberations for Czech nationalism and is revered to this day. Erben was a folklorist, poet and archivist who spearheaded Czech Romanticism and Czech national revival. The present work appeared as a special printing for the guests of the opening of the exhibition Aventina Mansard on 16 November 1927. It is a bobliofile edition, with 14 sheets of Japanese imitation and envelope, printed by Neubert & Sons. The first illustration is a printing tag, the other thirteen are illustrations to Kytice. The limitation is not stated but must have been small, and each copy was issued to a guest with their handwritten name on the colophon. This copy states that the guest who received it was the Mansard Director A. Kaláb. OCLC finds only one holding worldwide, in British Library.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Folio 48 x 32 cm, 9 annuals in 7 vols. (all published), 130, 228, 250, 398, 504, 474, 324, 72, 134 pp. A weekly and sometimes biweekly magazine which showcased all the contemporary visual arts, film, music, and literature. with greatest emphasis on the Czechoslovak world but embracing the international scene in a spectacular newspaper format. It is most renowned with the covers of the fifth year by Adolf Hoffmeister, whose caricature portraits of avant-garde luminaries both Czech and abroad have reached greatest exposure and established as cultural icons of the day, but only in the post-communist era. It is now an historical fact that interwar Prague was the most open city of the era, possibly overtaking Paris and New York as a center of discourse and exchange of ideas artistic and political. This weekly magazine included reviews of important exhibitions, interviews with artists and authors, essays on all the artists and richly illustrated with drawings, graphics and photos: a document comprehensive in scope. The contributors over the course of Rozpravy's life read like the full gazetteer of important avant-garde figures in Western and Eastern Europe. Full sets of this journal are very rare, with most libraries holding only incomplete sets. The full set is massive, weighing in at 37 lbs before shipping. Annuals 1-6 in various bindings and overall very good, 7 through 9 are loose and darkened in the center page and good to very good.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo 19.5x12.5 cm., wrappers, 107 (6) pp. Vladimír Raffel (1898-1967) was a writer and psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of the science fiction genre in Czech literature. He also published under the pseudonym Karel Nešeda. Raffel was influenced by the Poetist movement and expressionism. Book design by František Muzika, with drawings by Josef Šima. Šima (1891-1971) was a painter and graphic artist who moved to Paris in 1921 for life but interacted regularly in the Czech book publishing world through the 1940s. He participated in the Devětsil movement and engaged with the surrealists in France. OCLC locates one North American institutional holding (Getty). Josef Sima (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo 21.5x14.5 cm., wrappers, 42(4) pp. Cover and frontispiece by Jan Zrzavý, book design by Vaclav Brünner. No. 297 of 500 copies. Otakar Storch-Marien (1897-1974) was a poet, publisher, and writer. He ran the publishing house Aventinum and edited a number of groundbreaking journals of new writing and art, collaborating with and commissioning works of the avant-garde during the interwar years of the First Czech Republic. His poetry aligns with Western European avant-garde currents of the day. The artist Jan Zrzavý (1890-1977) was a painter, graphic and book artist who was somewhat of a visionary and symbolist. His work runs parallel to and in confluence with the Poetism of the Devětsil group from the 1920s. He was honored as a National Artist in 1965. Here he provides a sensitive frontispiece portrait and cover vignette. Vratislav Brünner (1886-1928) was a famed graphic illustrator, book designer, painter, toy designer, and theater designer. The present work is a fine collaboration of the aforementioned parties. No institutional holdings found worldwide. Near fine. Jan Zrzavy (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, wrappers, 264(4)pp. Edition of 1000. Fine; one uncut signature. Richard Weiner (1884-1937) is recognized in Czechia as an equal to Kafka in literary significance. This is Weiner's famous phantasmagoric prose work coinciding with his intense involvement in the Czech-French group Le Grand Jeu. Although nominally aligned with surrealism, Weiner can be best understood as a proto-existentialist. Furthermore, writing in Czech and as an outsider of all literary genres in his own country during his lifetime , his work fell into oblivion after his death, untranslated. Only in the Dubcek/Prague Spring era did his poetry, novels, and short stories begin to achieve acclaim among Czechs. He still awaits discovery by an international audience.…