Dve povidky
by Antonin Macek, Josef Vachal illus
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not issued.
- Seller
-
Newton MA USA, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Octavo, ½-calf from the era with original wrappers preserved, Octavo 21 x 15.5 cm, unpag.(50pp). Symbolist tales with a social twist (Albert D'abel, Prítel a milenec) with 4 woodcuts and title design by Josef Váchal. Author Antonin Macek (1873-1924) was a left wing journalist, novelist, playwright and Symbolist poet. A political activist, he founded the communist party in 1921, and helped to establish workers journals throughout his working life. A bibliophile edition of 35 numbered copies; this unnumbered but signed by Macek in the colophon. Sanka 504. Three copies in North American libraries.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4378
- Title
- Dve povidky
- Author
- Antonin Macek, Josef Vachal illus
- Illustrator
- Josef Váchal
- Format/Binding
- Octavo, bound in half-calf with original wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alois Konicek
- Place of Publication
- Prague
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- (50)
- Size
- 21x15.5 cm.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Josef Váchal, Czech symbolism, Czech mysticism, Antonin Macek,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Czechoslovakia;
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About the Seller
Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
Newton MA USA, Massachusetts
About Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books
Private bookseller. Prearranged visits only.We specialize in modernist and avant-garde art and publications from 1910-1948. Emphasis is on the visual arts and architecture, and also the supporting literary cultures that interacted and supported them.
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