karel teige typography writings book covers vloemans antiquarian books a special collections catalogue

karel typography teige writings book covers a special collections catalogue vloemans antiquarian books

Obálky nazírám jako plakát I see the cover as a poster for the book Karel Teige, 1927

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Karel Teige, c. 1946. Photo Miroslav Hak.

Karel Teige avant-garde books of the 20th century This is the last catalogue in the Vloemans special collection series, devoted to Czech avant-garde books of the first half of the 20th century. It is entirely devoted to Karel Teige (1900-1951), who, without doubt, was the most important figure of the Czech avant-garde movement in the interbellum. He was not only a critic, designer, theoretician, photomontagist and editor, but also the moving spirit of the Czech avant-garde of the twenties and thirties, the way Breton was in France, Van Doesburg in Holland, Marinetti in Italy, Janco in Rumania, Gropius in Germany, Peeters in Belgium, Kassak in Hungary. They all knew each other, whether through personal visits or the exchange of their periodicals. Teige was of great importance on the international scene also. In Timothy Benson s and Eva Forgác s preface to Between Worlds. A sourcebook of central European avant-gardes 1910-1930 (MIT Press 2002) they write: An anthology of this sort can never convey the full experience of a text s visual impact or its tactile existence, the physical medium in which it appears, whether a cheaply printed broadside or a luxuriously appointed volume. Yet perhaps in no other area were artists more sensitive to the expressive potential of such details as layout and design, illustrations and even paper used. Among the authors we consider, El Lissitzky, Lajos Kassák, Lászlo Moholy-Nagy, and Karel Teige were most responsible for a complete transformation of the page, one that would be widely influential throughout the entire century. Teige s first graphic contribution appeared in Die Aktion, 1917 (when aged 17), and in 1920 Ivan Suk s book Lesy a ulice was published with three linocuts by Teige. Soon afterwards however, he understood that his artistic capabilities were too limited to become a famous artist and directed his attention towards typography, book design, prose and poetry, art criticism and architecture. In October 1920 the art association Devìtsil was founded, with Teige as the driving force, together with Adolf Hoffmeister (secretary) and Vladislav Vanèura (president) and in 1921 Teige produced his first book cover for Jaroslav Seifert s Mìsto v Slzách. 1922 saw the publication of the Zivot almanac (as a matter of fact the second year of the magazine with the same name), with a photomontage front cover by Teige, Krejcar, Feurstein and Šima. In the same year the Devìtsil almanac was published, with typography by Teige. From then on more and more books were published with title pages, colophons or publisher s devices designed by Teige, at first together with his friend Mrckvièka. In 1925 Jan Fromek founded the publishing company Odeon, which became the publication forum of Devìtsil, very often designed by Teige. From 1927-1931 Odeon published ReD, Teige famous magazine in his exceptionally beautiful typography with numerous contributions by his hand. Another groundbreaking publication was Nezval s book Abeceda, with Teige s typography incorporating Paspa s photographs of Milcá Mayerova dancing the alphabet (Praha, J. Otto, 1926). In the early years of the thirties Teige became interested in surrealism and started creating surrealist book covers, often with the use of photomontage. In 1934 he became a member of the Surrealistická skupina v ÈSR. Fine examples of Teige s surrealist book art are the two books by Nezval Praha s prsty dìsté and Zena v mnozném èisle, both published by Borový, Prague 1936. However, Teige was never invited to design an official publication, such as a memorial volume, an international exhibition catalogue, for example. (they were mostly commissioned to Sutnar). He had to work with little means, with material found in ordinary printing companies, and for small publishers who used cheap paper for their publications. It is both his limitation and his strength. This catalogue does not pretend to give a complete survey of all of Teige s printed work. It contains the books and periodicals we have in stock or have handled during the past 30 years. After 1938 in particular, as a communist, Teige had problems working and despite the communist takeover in 1948 that situation did not change, although it is likely that some covers and/or books designed by him were published anonymously. In 1935 Teige started to create collages, which he continued to do until his early death in 1951. John Vloemans

all items in this catalogue are complete and in good condition unless otherwise stated. small defaults not mentioned; the illustrations show the actual book. prices are in euro, postage extra. prices do not include tax. clients within the european community without a vat registration number will be charged an extra 6% vat. voor kopers in nederland worden de prijzen verhoogd met 6% btw. Published in the Vloemans series of special collection catalogues devoted to Czech avant-garde: # 1. Czech avant-garde book design. typography and photomontage. The Hague 2005 # 2. Josef Bartuška and some other members of the Linie Group. The Hague 2005. # 3. Josef Èapek a kniha. The book art of Josef Èapek. The Hague 2006. # 4. Štyrský & Toyen. Photomontage book covers from the thirties & forties. The Hague 2006. # 5. The book art of Adolf Hoffmeister. The Hague 2006. # 6. The book art of Ladislav Sutnar. The Hague 2007. # 7. Karel Teige. Writings, typography, book covers. The Hague 2009. Vloemans Antiquarian Books The Hague Netherlands 2009

karel teige writings 1 Teige, Karel. Archipenko. Praha, Nákladatelstvo Devìtsilu, 1923. (18 x 13 cm). 13, (3) pp, with 8 plates. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Publikace Devìtsilu, 2) 395,- Teige s first book, published on occasion of the Archipenko exhibition in Prague, organized by Devìtsil in April-May, 1923. 2 Teige, Karel. Jan Zrzavý Praha, Aventinum, 1923. (21 x 14,5 cm). 27 pp. 36 plates. Original wrappers. (Musaion, IV). 375,- In 850 copies only. Plates printed by V. Neubert. The fourth volume of the second series of Musaion (see item 40) and the first monograph on the painter Jan Zrzavý (1890-1977). 3 Teige, Karel. Film. Praha, Václav Petr, 1925. (19,5 x 14,4 cm). 127, (2) pp., with numerous illustrations. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Radosti ze Zivota, 1). (spine renewed). 585,- Dedicated to Teige s Devìtsil friends, this is a collection of previously published articles and essays on the aesthetics and history of film and cinematography and their importance in the context of art of the avantgarde. The photomontage cover by Teige printed in brown and black on cream stock, incorporating portraits of the actors Alla Nazim and Harold Lloyd, a photo from Charlie Chaplin s film The Kid and stills from an abstract film by Hans Richter. 4 Teige, Karel. Stavba a básen. Umìni dnes a zítra 1919-1927. (Construction and Poetry. Art today and tomorrow, 1919-1927). Praha, Vanìk a Votava, 1927. (24 x 16 cm). 188 pp., with 32 plates. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers designed by Teige. (Edice Olymp, 7-8). 950,- Selected articles on art and architecture from the years 1919-1917, originally published in Devìtsil, Stavba, Tvorba, Pasmo, Veraikon, Kmen and Host. Illustrated with photographs of work by A.& G.Perret, Van Doesburg, Le Corbusier, Behrens, Picasso, Mondriaan, et al.

5 Teige, Karel. Sovìtská kultura. Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,8 x 13,9 cm). 132 pp., with 32 plates. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 31). 825,- Based on a trip undertaken in the fall of 1925, Teige discusses the books and the press in the USSR, Soviet cinema, plastic art, contemporary architecture, the Soviet culture, and the State. Plates depict work by El Lissitzky, Naum Gabo, Wassily Kandinsky, K.S.Malewits, Ivan Puni, N.Altman, A.Rodtschenko, (a photomontage from Majakovski s Pro Eto ), M.J Ginsburg, and others. Attractive constructivist typographical cover, printed in blue on rosa stock. Text on cover erroneously mentions 42 plates. 6 Teige, Karel (Edited by). Soudobá Mezinárodní Architektura. (International architecture of today). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (23,5 x 18 cm). 40 pp., with 55 illustrations. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 475,- This is a separate offprint of ReD, vol. 1. no. 5, 1928. Illustrated is work by 33 architects. 6a Teige, Karel & Vitìzslav Nezval. Manifesty Poetismu. Praha, Odeon, 1928. (23,5 x 18 cm). 32 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 475,- This is a separate offprint of ReD, vol. 1. no. 9, 1928. Signed by Nezval on title page. 7 Teige, Karel. K sociologii architektury. (Toward the sociology of architecture). Praha, Odeon, 1930. (23,5 x 18 cm). 64 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 475,- Wrappers soiled, handwritten dedication in upper margin, wrappers repaired and reinforced, spine renewed with loss of text. Outer margins of first 8 pages expertly reinforced, some pencil underlinings in the text, cover as described, with a dedication from Z.Micháet to Jiri Kroha (repeated on title page). Also published as ReD, vol. 3, nos. 6/7, 1930. For another offprint of ReD see item 22. 8 Teige, Karel. O humoru, clownech a dadaistech. (Of humour, clowns and dadaists). Praha, Odeon, 1928-30. 2 vols. (19,5 x 13,9 cm). 91 pp. 8 plates; 239, (1) pp., 12 illustrations. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 41-42). 950,- Vol. I. Svìt, který se smìje. (The world which is laughing). With photomontage cover by Teige (incorporating a portrait of Charlie Chaplin). - Vol. II. Svìt, který voni. (The world full of smells). Typographical cover by Teige, illustrations by Picasso, Schwitters, Hans Arp, Picabia, etc. Essays on the development of modern art from romanticism to dada and on its way to surrealism. Though published only two years apart, there is a considerable difference in the concept of the covers.

9 Teige, Karel. Nejmenší byt. (Minimum House). Praha, Václav Petr, 1932. (25 x 17,5 cm). 364 pp., and 3 pp. publicity. Profusely illustrated. Typography by Teige. Titel page by Teige. Original half cloth. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 1.250,- The introductory volume of ESMA: Edice soudobé mezinárodni architektury (Series of Contemporary Architecture) is closely related to the CIAM. It was also Teige who founded the Czechoslovak branch of the CIAM. A paper Teige contributed to the 1930 CIAM in Brussels (New architecture and the housing problem in Czechoslovakia) let to his writing the Minimum House, which at the time constituted the biggest monograph on the housing problem in international professional literature. 10 Teige, Karel. Práce Jaromíra Krejcara. (The work of Jaromir Krejcar). Praha, Václav Petr, (1933). (26 x 19 cm). 208 pp., with numerous illustrations and a few pp. publicity. Typography by Krejcar, title page designed by Teige. Original cloth, with red lettering, designed by Teige. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 1.250,- Esteemed monograph of Krejcar, with summaries in Russian and German. Teige summarized the history of Devetsil and its importance in the context of the European avant-garde movement, while at the same time demonstrating Krejcar s exceptional role within the Czech group. 11 Teige, Karel. Za socialistickou architekturu. Sbornik redigoval Karel Teige. (For a socialist architecture. Almanac edited by K. Teige). Praha, knihovna levé fronty (Books of the Left Front), 1933. (19,4 x 14,1 cm). 240 pp., including 11 pages publicity. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 550,- Contributions by Bens, Honzik, Janu, Krejcar, Kroha, Stursa, Teige, and J.Vozenilek. 12 Teige, Karel. Zahradní mìsta nezamìstnaných. (The garden city of the unemployed). Praha, knihovna levé fronty (Books of the Left Front), 1933. (18,5 x 12 cm). 55 pp., with 12 illustrations. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (spine renewed, cover and title page spotted). 350,- At end a bibliography of foreign publications on the subject of garden cities and social housing.

13 Teige, Karel. Architektura pravá a levá. Stavovské otázky architektù a stavitelù. (Architecture right and left. Standpoints to be taken by architects and builders). Praha, knihovna levé fronty, 1934. (18,6 x 12,2 cm). 80 pp. including 16 pp. plates with explanatory text. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (publikace svazu socialistických architektu) 450,- 14 Teige, Karel & Ladislav Štoll. Surrealismus v diskusi. Sborník. (Surrealism in discussion. Almanach). Praha, knihovna levé fronty, (1934). (19,5 x 14,5 cm). 109 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (spine damaged). 575,- Based on the discussion evenings organized by the Left Front, with contributions by K. Teige, L. Štoll, V. Nezval, Z. Kalandra, J. Honzl, and J. Krejèi. 15 Teige, Karel. Jarmark umìní. (The Art Fair). Praha, Müller, 1936. (18,5 x 10 cm). 68 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Müller. (Krasné uzitkové knihy, 6). 275,- Teige s attempt to formulate his viewpoint on the sociology of art. 16 Teige, Karel. Vývoj sovìtské architektury. (Development of Soviet architecture). (On front cover: sovìtská architektura). Praha, 1936. (20,7 x 13,2 cm). 63 pp., with illustrations and bibliography. (Monografie SSSR - Umeni 29-30). 450,- Bound in one volume with the following issues of Monografie SSSR: 23-24. F.Pisek. Sovetska literature. - 25-26. J.Honzl. Sovetske divadlo. - 27. O.Mrkvicka. Vytvarnictvi v SSSR. - 28. Linhart, L. Sovìtsky film.- 31-32. Z.Nejedly. Sovetska hudba. - 33-34. Z.Nejedly. Sovetska hudba II. - All original wrappers, designed by Jiri Friml, preserved (margins cut short).

17 Teige, Karel. Vladimir Majakovskij. K historii ruského futurismu. (Vladimir Majakovskii. About the history of Russian futurism). Praha, knihovna levé fronty, (1936). (18 x 11,6 cm). 94 pp., 10 illustrations, with photo portrait of Majakovsky by Moholy-Nagy as frontispiece. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, incorporating the photo portrait of Majakovsky by Moholy-Nagy, designed by Teige. 450,- 18 Teige, Karel. Surrealismus proti proudu. (Surrealism against the current). The surrealist group replies to Nezval, Fuèik, Konrad, Neumann, Rybak, Stoll, a.o. Praha, Surrealistická skupina, (1938). (19,3 x 14,2 cm). 67 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 750,- Teige replies to Nezval s attack after the break between Nezval and the Prague Surrealists. 19 Teige, Karel. Modern architecture in Czechoslovakia. Praha, 1947. (29,8 x 20,8 cm). (46) pp., illustrated throughout with photo plates. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (repair in back cover, and fold in back cover). (special issue of Czechoslovakia ). 450,- Useful, well-illustrated condensed study of Czech architecture. Includes a list of important works created by modern architects in Czechoslovakia since 1922. Also in German and French edtitions. 20 Teige, Karel. Das moderne Lichtbild in der Èechoslovakei. (Modern photography in Czechoslovakia). Praha, Orbis, 1947. (21,1 x 15 cm). (15) pp. introduction by Teige, and with 25 photo reproductions on glossy paper. Typography by Teige. Orginal wrappers, designed by Teige, with photo pictorial front and back cover. 1.500,- Published on occasion of the exposition Moderne Fotografie in der Tschechoslowakei, at the Kunstgewerbeverein in Vienna, which opened on July 31, 1947. The frontcover incorporating a photo by Hak, the backcover incorporating a photo by Skopec. Furthermore reproductions of photographs by Behárka, Bernát, Ehm, Funke, Honty, Hajduch, Hák, Herman, Hipman, Honty, Jenicek, Korecek, Reichmann, Savadin, Sever, Strániova, Štyrský, Sudek, Vobecký, Wiskovský. Also in English and French editions.

karel teige major contributions in books and periodicals 21 Ani labut ani lùna. Sborník k stému vyroèi smrti K.H.Máchy. (Neither swan nor moon, Collection for the 100th anniversary of the death of K.H. Mácha). Edited by V. Nezval. (Praha), O. Jirsák, 1936. (21,3 x 14,7 cm).76 pp. With 6 full-page surrealist illustrations by J. Štyrský, 4 full-page surrealist illustrations by Toyen and one small drawing by Hoffmeister. Typography by Teige. Contemporary cloth, original wrappers designed by Teige, bound in. (Nová edice, 1) 950,- No.102 of a limited edition for subscribers. Contributions by K.Biebl, B.Brouk, E.F.Burian, A.Hoffmeister, V.Nezval, Toyen, Z.Kalandra, V.Makovský, L.Novomesky, J.Štyrský, K.Teige ( Revolucní romantik K.H. Mácha ) and others. With handwritten signatures by all contributors. The collection was published as a gesture of protest against the sentimentalism of the official celebrations of the Czech romantic poet Mácha (1810-1836). First edition. 22 Apollinaire - Památce Guillaumea Apollinairea. Souvenir de G.Apollinaire. Praha, Odeon, (1928). (23,5 x 18,5 cm). 40 pp., with illustrations. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 350,- In memoriam Guillaume Apollinaire, 26.7.1880-9.11.1918. With contributions by Karel Teige ( Guillaume Apollinaire a jeho doba ), Jindrich Honzel, Jaroslav Seifert, et al. Illustrations by Léger, Josef Šima, F.Kupka, Albert Gleizes, Picasso, Matisse, etc. and a few poems by Apollinaire in Czech translation. This is a separate offprint of ReD II, no. 3 (1928) with 8 extra pages. 23 Baudelaire, Charles. Fanfarlo. Translated by J. Nevarilová. Praha, Odeon, 1927. (18,3 x 12,7 cm). 126 pp., with Nadar s photograph of Baudelaire as frontispiece. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Bibliofilské edice Odeon, 5), 350,- No. 662 of 900 copies (and 100 on Japan). With an important, critical study of Baudelaire by Teige (pp. 59-122). Published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Baudelaire s death. Title page and colophon printed in orange and black. 24 Blok. Èasopis pro umìní. Periodical for Art. Year 2, no. 6. Brno, 1948: Blok o fotografie. (Blok on photography). (30 x 21 cm). Pp. 177-208, profusely illustrated, followed by: Blok P. Informace a kulturni práci, pp. 77-92. Original wrappers, front cover incorporating a photograph by Josef Øehùøk, designed by Antonin Jero. 425,- See at lenght: Farova, A. Josef Sudek. Munich, 1999; pp. 102-104 with 5 illustrations. The rare and sought after issue of Blok, devoted to photography, with photographs by Niepce, Adget, Coburn, Man Ray, Walker Evans, Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, Sudek, Ehm, Funke, Hák, Reichmann, Štyrsky, etc. Articles by Max Bill (Is photography an art?) and Karel Teige (Photo and Art. Answer to Max Bill). (With translations in French and English). With the supplement Blok P, containing another article by Teige on photography, Cesty ceskoslovenské fotografie.

25 Catalogue: Praha, Mánes, 15. ledna do 3. unora 1935: Pruní výstava skupiny Surrealistù v ÈSR. (First exhibition of the Czech Surrealist Group). (21 x 15,2 cm). 9 pp. Original wrappers, with cover design by Štyrský. 350,- Extremely rare catalogue for the first exhibition of the Czech Surrealist Group, held in Prague from January 15 - February 3, listing a total of 191 works by Makovsky, Štyrský and Toyen. Texts by Teige ( Surrealismus není umeleclou skolou ) and Nezval. 26 Èerven. Proletkult - Komunism - Literature - Nové Umìni. (June. Proletarian Life - Communism - Literature - New Art; subtitle varies). Edited by Stanislav K.Neumann. Praha, Borovy, 1918-1921. Year I-IV. In 3 vols. 8vo (26,5 x 18 & 26,5 x 20,6 cm), and one volume 4to (30 x 23 cm). New cloth bindings. 4.500,- All published. Founded by S.K.Neumann, the promoter of the Czech Cubist movement. In 1921 Teige assumes the post of art director. Poems, literary texts, essays on art, literature and politics by i.a. K.Teige, K.Èapek, S.K.Neumann, G.Apollinaire, I.Goll, H.Roland-Holst, J.Seifert, etc.etc. In the first two volumes illustrations (including linocuts) by Èapek, Brunner, Spala, Kubista, Teige, Hofman, etc. - Lacks pp. 57/ 58 of Year I, and one plate of Year II, otherwise good set of this rare Czech, early avant-garde, leftist-anarchist journal. Added: Lang, Jaromir. Neumannùv Èerven. Praha, 1957. (21 x 15,3 cm). 262 pp. Original cloth, with d.j. - About Neumann and the periodical Èerven. Èapek Teige 27 Devìtsil. Revoluèní Sborník. (Revolutionary anthology). Praha, Vortel, 1922. Edited by J.Seifert and K.Teige. (24,3 x 16 cm). 202 pp., with numerous illustrations. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Edice Devìtsil, 1). 1.800,- The famous almanac and manifesto of the Group organized in the Modern Cultural Union Devìtsil, a focus for socialist and revolutionary trends in culture which determined throughout the first post-war decade, by their fruitful and expressive works, the development of many aspects of cultural life (Teige, Modern Architecture in Czechoslovakia, 1947). Contributions by Seifert, Teige, Krejcar, Nezval, Honzl, Wolker, et al. Short summary of the Groups s principles in German, French and Russian. Among the foreign members of Devìtsil were i.a. Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. At the end a page of publicity for the Zivot almanac, published in the same year. colophon title back front

28 Disk. Internacionálni revue. Le disque, revue internationale. Der Diskus, intern. Zeitschrift. The Disc, international review. Il Disco, rivista internazionale. No. 1, Prague, 1923, edited by Krejcar, Seifert and Teige. No. 2 (subtitled moderní almanach), Prague and Brno 1925, edited by Èernik, Krejcar, Seifert and Teige. No. 1: 20 pp. (29,5 x 21,4 cm), with 22 illustrations (Delaunay, Mrkvièka, Archipenko, Zadkine, Survage, Štyrský, Šima, etc), and texts by Nezval, Honzl, Seifert, Schulz, Vancura, Èerni, Teige ( Malirství a poezie ), a.o. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. - No. 2: 32 pp. (29 x 21,5 cm), with 17 illustrations (Obrtel, Krejcar, Teige, Štyrský, Šima, Rösler, a.o.), and texts by Václavek, Èernik, Honzl, Nezval, Halas, Teige ( Konstruktivismus a likvidace umìni, and together with J. Seifert the film script Pristav (Harbor) with the subtitle Partitura lyrického filmu (Score for a lyrical film)), Voskovec, a.o. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. p.o.r. 29 Doba. Èasopsis pro kulturní i politicky zivot. (Our Time. Journal for culture, social and political life). Edited by Karel Teige. Vol. 1 (nos. 1-19/20). Praha, Fromek, 1934-1935. (24,6 x 17,5 cm). 275 pp. with a few text illustrations. Cloth, original wrappers designed by Teige, bound in. 1.000,- All published. Rare, complete series of this periodical, which can be considered as the continuation of MSA and ReD, though in a much more modest form, due to the difficult economic situation at the time. It acts as the mouthpiece of the surrealists. Contributions by Kisch, Fucik, Muzika, Nezval, Breton, Kroha, Teige, and others. Illustrations by Grosz, Hoffmeister, Nouza, and others. 30 Horizont. Revue soucasné kultury v Èeskoslovensku. (Magazine of contemporary culture in Czechoslovakia). Editor: J. Kroha, from no.11 onwards V. Rostlapil. Brno, 1927-1932. Nos. 1-38 in 23 issues. (31 x 23,2 cm). Profusely illustrated. Original wrappers. 3.800,- With the exception of no. 35-36, a complete series of this important avant-garde architectural magazine, in a fine typography, and well-illustrated. All issues in the original wrappers, and in excellent condition. The first 10 issues contain articles (in German and Czech) by Fischer, Fuchs, Kroha, Teige (i.a. his study Slova, slova, slova in nos 1-4), Lothar Schreyer, Herwarth Walden, Marek, etc. From no. 11-13 onwards each (double or triple) issue is devoted to a single theme or architect. Markalous 31 Host. (Guest). Mìsièník pro moderní kulturu (subtitle varies over the years). Prerov and Prague, Years I-VII, 1921/22-1927/28. Edited by Fr.Götz, C.Jerabek, Lev Blatny, Zd.Kalista. Years I and IV bound; Years II, III, V, VI and VII in parts, as issued, with original wrappers. 2.500,- The first seven complete years (of eight years published in all) of this periodical devoted to modern cultural life, including art, poetry, prose, architecture. Starting as a rather traditional periodical devoted to literature, the lay-out and contents change dramatically in the 4th year, in which appears e.g. Teige s extensive essay on Soviet art, one of the first important articles on constructivism. Other contributors include Biebl, Hoffmeister, Nezval, Pisa, Seifert, Wolker, Honzl, Hilberseimer, etc. Translations of work by Apollinaire, Cendrars, Cocteau, Goll, Huidobro, etc. Illustrating among others work by Kral, Zrzavy, Prochazka, Štyrský, Šima, Gropius, Prampolini, Malewitsch, Archipenko.

32 Istler, Josef - Catalogue: Praha, Topièùv salon, Prosinec 1946 (December 1946): Souborná výstava Josefa Istlera (Retrospective exhibition of work by Josef Istler). (16 pp.). (24,5 x 16,5 cm). 16 pp., 4 loose plates. Texts by Zd. Lorenc and L. Kundera. Introduction to Istler s work by Teige. 185,- 33 Kmen. Mesièník pro moderní literaturu. (Stem. Monthly for modern literature). Editor: Julius Fuèík. Year I, nos 1-12 and Year II, nos. 1-10. Praha, Vydává Klub Moderních Nakladatelù Kmen, October 1926 - February 1929. (30 x 21 cm). 22 issues in 19. Original wrappers, each issue incorporating a cover drawing. Covers designed by Teige. 1.500,- All published of new series (first series published between 1917-1922 and edited by F.X. Salda). Literary periodical with contributions by all major members of the Czech avant-garde: J. Hora, A.M.Písa, J. Honzl, J. Durych, Fr. Halas, Karel Teige ( Vudce ceské moderny ), K. Èapek, Ot.Storch-Marien, Vl.Vancura, Fr.Götz, J. Seifert, K. Biebl, and others, as well as translations of work by Tzara, Edgar Allen Poe, Dermée, Cendrars, etc. Much attention is given to foreign artists and authors: Baudelaire, Proust, Picasso, James Joyce, Jacob Wasserman, to name a few. Of interest also for the extensive book reviews and detailed lists of recent publications. Illustrated with photo portraits of artist and authors, photo reproductions (Sudek), drawings (Štyrský) and many caricature drawings by (especially) Adolf Hoffmeister, as well as V.H.Brunner, Fr.Muzika, i.a. In no. 6 of Year II an important article by Teige on Abstract Art, Surrealism and Artificialism on occasion of the exhibition in Prague of paintings by Šima, Štyrský and Toyen, with a few small reproductions. Year II with separately published index, 4 pages, title printed in red and black on cream stock, designed by Teige. 34 Kvart. Sborník poesie a vìdy. Ed. by Vit Obrtel. Vols. 4-5. Praha, 1945/46-1949. Vol. 4 in loose gatherings, vol. 5 (last) in 6 parts, each with title page and index. (24,5 x 19 cm). 950,- Complete set of the post war years of this important magazine devoted to literature and art, with contributions by Biebl, Effenberger, Kolar, Seifert, Štyrský, Obrtel, Brouk, Teige ( Entartete Kunst, Poslání kritiky, Bohumil Kubista, etc) and many others. 35 Leva Fronta (kulturnich pracovníku a intelektualu). Left Front (of Cultural Workers and Intellectuals).- (Teige, Karel). Leva Fronta manifesto. Praha, November 1929.(. (31 x 23,4 cm). Broadside, printed verso only. 425,- The Leva Fronta was founded in Prague in October 1930, with Karel Teige as its principal organizer. He is also the author of this programmatic manifesto, signed by F.X. Salda, O. Chlup, J.Chochol, J.Krejcar, J.Havlicek, K. Honzik, K. Biebl, V.Nezval, J.Seifert,, K.Teige J.Štyrský, Toyen, among others (Dluhosch & Svacha, p.368). The manifesto is also printed in ReD, vol. 3 no. 2. Very rare. 36 Leva Fronta. No. 4, Praha, September 23, 1933. One leave (47 x 31,5 cm), printed on both sides. 250,- Special Brno Film issue. After confiscation, second edition, censored. Contributions by Karel Teige (censored), Jiri Kroha (censored), and Richard Fleisner. With a protest declaration against provincialism in film, signed by L.E. Berka, A. Hackenschmied, L. Linhart, K.Smrz, O. Vávra among others. - The fragile paper somewhat yellowed, middlefold.

37 Majakovskij, Vladimir. Verlaine a Cézanne. Praha, Girgal, 1948. (21 x 15 cm). 16 pp. Translated by Ivo Fleischmann. With an epilogue by Karel Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 150,- Published as a New Year s wish 1948 by publisher Girgal. Publisher s device designed by Teige. 38 Meznárodní buletin surrealismu. Bulletin international du surréalisme. No. 1 Praha, 9.Duben (April), 1935. (29,8 x 21 cm). Vydala Skupina surrealistú v CSR. Publié par le Groupe surréaliste en Tchécoslovaquie. 12 pp., with 4 illustrations, original selfwrappers. 650,- Contains Czech and French texts of a joint proclamation and excerpts from lectures by A.Breton and V.Nezval, as welll as Teige s interview with A. Breton and P. Eluard, originally published in the newspaper Haló noviny ( Hello News ). 39 M.S.A. (Mezinarodní Soudobá Architektura). Internationale Architektur der Gegenwart. Architecture Internationale d Aujourd hui. Editor: Karel Teige. Praha, Odeon, 1929-1931. Vols. I-III. (23,5 x 18,5 cm). Typography by Teige. Title pages by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 1.725,- All published. MSA, together with ReD, the most important organ of the Czech and international avantgarde, inspired by functionalism and the Bauhaus Dessau. As follows: I. Sbornik 1929 (Yearbook 1929). Ed. by Karel Teige. Contributions by Teige, Le Corbusier, Giedion, Ginsburg, Adolf Loos, Mies v.d.rohe, Mart Stam, etc. - II. Karel Teige: Moderni architektura v Ceskoslovensku. (Modern architecture in Czechoslovekia). Architects include: Jan Kotera, Adolf Loos, Krejcar, Paval Janak, Josef Chochol, Kamil Roskot, etc. - III. Havlíèek & Honzík. Stavby a planu. (Buildings and projects). - All volumes profusely illustrated with plates and groundplans, typography by Teige. Vol. III with autograph dedication by Havlíèek. 40 Musaion. Sbornik pro moderní umení. (Musaion. Yearbook for modern art). Years I-X. Praha, 1920-1929/30, 1931. Profusely illustrated, and complete with the original graphics in the first two years: 3 original linocuts by Vlatislav Hofman (signed in pencil), Václav Spála, Josef Èapek, and one original lithograph by Rudolf Kremlicka. Vols. I-II, (26 x 17,5 cm), original wrappers; Vols. III-VIII, (21 x 14,5 cm), original wrappers; Vols. IX-X, (32,5 x 24,5 cm), modern cloth. 4.250,- All published. The first two volumes (1920 and 1921) appeared as an anthology, edited by Karel Èapek. Vols. III-VIII (1923-1928) were published as monographs of modern artists: III. V.Nebesky: Umeni po impresionismu (Impressionist art). With 32 reproductions. - IV. Karel Teige: Jan Zrzavy. With 36 reproductions. Signed in ink by Zrzavy. Text in Czech and French. - V. Karel Èapek: JosefÈapek.

With 40 reproductions. Text in French. - VI. Faure, Elie: Rudolf Kremlicka. With 33 reproductions. - VII. Kodicek, Josef: Václav Spála. Signed in ink by Spala. With 37 reproductions. - VIII. Siblík, Emanuel: Frantisek Kupka. With 32 reproductions. The volumes IX and X (1929/30 and 1931) appeared as an international art magazine edited by F.Muzika and O.Storch-Marien. 41 Nezval, Vitezslav. Štyrský a Toyen. (Štyrský and Toyen). Praha, Borovy, (1938). (30 x 21,2 cm). 200 pp., with 118 reproductions.original wrappers, designed by Toyen. 1.250,- Not in Štyrský-Toyen-Heisler, Pompidou 1982. Karel Srp, Toyen, Prague 2000, page 313 with illustration. Discussing the work of Štyrský and Toyen, with introduction and poems by Nezval. Epilogue by Karel Teige. Standard reference work on Štyrsky and Toyen. Fine copy. 42 Pasmo. (La Zone. Pamphlet interntional /The Zone. International pamphlet) (from Year 1, no. 11 onwards subtitled: Revue Internationale Moderne). Brno, 1924-1926. Year I, nos. 1-14 in 10 issues; Year II. nos. 1-9/10 in 8 issues. Edited by A.Èernik (Devìtsil) and from Year II, nos. 1-5 co-edited by Krejcar and Teige. Year I, size 47,5 x 31,5 cm, between 6 and 12 pp. per issue, with illustrations, issues printed on various coloured paper. Year II, size 31,5 x 24 cm, between 16 and 20 pp. per issue, with illustrations. Original self wrappers. p.o.r. Schwarz, Almanacco Dada, 115; Valencia, pp. 55 with ills. Complete set of this Czech avant garde, and partly dadaistic, magazine, published under the auspices of Devetsil. The multilingual title already indicates the international links of the Czech avantgardists, and contributors include e.g. Teige, Halas, Honzl, Wolker, Voskovec, Krejcar, Nezval, etc. but also Willi Baumeister, Prampolini, Behne, Van Doesburg, Kassak, Schwitters, Moholy-Nagy, Gropius, Herwarth Walden, with texts in Czech, German and French. Illustrations include reproductions of work by Zadkine, Baumeister, Léger, Štyrský, Sima, Moholy-Nagy, Schlemmer, Obrtel, Teige, Rössler, Citroen, i.a. Articles about Hollywood, film (with portraits of Chaplin, Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd in no. 13/14 and e.g. in Year I, no. 7/8 Teige s K estetice filmu ), theatre, architecture (see e.g. Year I, no. 7/8 Walter Gropius, Der Baukasten in Grossen ), a sound poem by Moholy ( Dynamik der Gross-Stadt ), French poems by Malespine, free poetry in Dada typography by Karel Schultz, etc. Covers for the greater part designed by Zd.Rossmann. Given the tabloid format, and the fragile paper, apart from some very minor defauts, in good condition. All issues as always with a middle fold. 43 Praha-Moskva. Revue pro kulturní a hospodáøskou spolupráci ÈSR a SSSR. Chief editor: Karel Teige. Years I, II and III. Praha, Melantrich, 1937/37, 1937/ 38 and, 1938. 3 vols. (24,3 x 17,5 cm). 356, 356 & 356 pp., with numerous photo illustrations, and indexes. Typography by Teige. Bound in uniform clothbacked boards. 2.500,- All published. A periodical for cultural exchange between Czechsolovakia and the Soviet Union. With numerous contributions by Karel Teige, as well as E.F.Burian, Adolf Hoffmeister, K. Jelinek, Jiri Kroha, Vl. Majakovskij, Vs. Meierhold, Lotte Stam-Beese, Vl. Procházka, Hana Gregorova, V.M.Molotov, Hubert Ripka, and many others. 44 Proletkult. Tydenik kommunisické strany Èeskoslovenska pro proletárskou kulturu. (Journal of the Czechoslovakian communist party for proletarian culture). Editor: S.K.Neumann. Vols. I-III. Praha, January 1922 - January 1924. 3 vols. (26 x 18,4 cm).412, 412 & 619 pp., with a few illustrations. Original selfwrappers, bound in 3 uniform cloth-backed bindings. 2.500,- All published. In August 1921 the poet S.K.Neumann founds the cultural organization Proletkult, with Karel Teige as a member. In January 1922 the first issue of the periodical Proletkult appears. Teige publishes his article Obrazy ze zivota, subtitled Uryvek z prednásky o proletárském umìní ( Pictures from Life. Fragment of a lecture on proletarian art ) in no. 17, May 1922.

45 ReD. Mìsiènik pro moderní kulturu. (ReD. International monthly for modern development). Director and designer: Karel Teige. Praha, Odeon, 1927/28-1929/31. (23,1 x 18 cm). Vol. I, nos. 1-10; Vol. II, nos. 1-10; Vol. III, nos. 1-10. Together 30 issues in 29. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. p.o.r. Complete series, in the original wrappers, of the most important Czech avant-garde periodical and principal platform of the Devìtsil group in the late twenties - early thirties, with texts and illustrations by almost all major architects, artists and authors of the period, such as Arp, Baumeister, Chagall, Van Doesburg, Ernst, Gropius, Kassak, Le Corbusier, El Lissitzky, Šima, Štyrský, Toyen, Teige, Nezval, Krejcar, etc. Included are issues on a single theme: Bauhaus, Soviet Art, Apollinaire, Marinetti and World- Futurism, new photography and design, (no. 8, 1929, entitled foto-film-type.) e.g. All issues in a fine constructivist design by Teige, and profusly illustrated with drawings and photo reproductions. Teige s chef-d oeuvre, that gave Teige and the Czech avant-garde its international reputation. 46 Rozpravy Aventina. List pro literaturu, umìni a kritiku. (Aventinum s Newsletter. Journal for literature, art and critics). Edited by Ot.Storch-Marien. Year I-IX. Praha, Aventinum, 1925/25-1933/34. (approx. 47 x 31 cm). Bound in 7 volumes (not uniform), all original wrappers and selfwrappers preserved. 8.500,- All published, complete and with all indexes. Published by Aventinum, together with Odeon the leading avant-garde publishing house in Prague in the twenties and thirties, this periodical is a goldmine for the literary and artistic movements of the period, including film, theatre, stage design, exhibitions, painting, book publications etc., and some occasionial articles on architecture (Le Corbusier, Gocar, Loos), and contains contributions by all major Czech authors and artists of the period: Èapek, Eisner, Hoffmeister, Krejcar, Seifert, Mahen, Neumann, Sima, Mrkvicka, Muzika, Rutte, Nezval, Durych, Závada, Klicka, Götz, Smrz, and many others. Profusely illustrated with photo portraits, stills from films, stage designs, caricature drawings, reproductions of paintings, etc. Of interest also for all the advertisments for books and periodicals published by Storch-Marien, Fr.Borový, Manes, and other publishing houses, most of them in a fine avant-garde typography, supplying a wealth of information on the book production of that period especially evident in the first two/three years when the periodical is in the first place a mouthpiece for Aventinum s new publications (with numerous reproductions of book covers) when in later years it shifts to a more general literary art periodical. Not only Aventinum was an important publishing house for the avant-garde, also their exhibition space Aventinká Mansarda ( The Aventinum Garret ) played an extraordinarily important role in the art world of Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s, presenting the work of several leading Devìtsil artists. Year V sought after, for all 40 issues of that year complete with the marvellous, coloured, cover drawings by Adolf Hoffmeister. Fine set, in good condition, and of great importance for the history of the literary Czech avant-garde.

47 Socialistický realismus. Sborník. Praha, Leva Fronta, (1935). (19 x 14 cm). 184 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Knihovna levé fronty, 9). 300,- With an article by Karel Teige Socialistický reallismus a surrealismus (pp. 120-181). Further contributions by N.I. Bucharon and Kurt Konrad. 49 Stavba. Mìsièník pro stavební umìni. (The building. Monthly review of architecture). Praha, Ed. Klub Architektu v Praze. Year I (1922) - Year XIV (1937/38). (approx. 31 x 23 cm). Together 14 vols (8 volumes bound, 6 volumes in parts as issued). 12.000,- All published. Together with Styl and Stavitel one of the most important periodicals on modern architecture published in Czechoslovakia. The editorial staff varies over the years and include as main editors: F. Ctrnáctý, B.Feuerstein, J.E.Koula, Karel Teige, Starý, Tyl, Hannauer. Contributions by: J. Kroha, J.J.P.Oud, A.Behne, Le Corbusier, Saugnier, R.Neutra, J.Krejcar, A.& G.Perret, Theo van Doesburg, Karel Teige, et al. Profusely illustrated: work by Le Corbusier, Berlage, El Lissitzky, Mendelsohn, Mallet-Stevens, C.van Eesteren, Van Doesburg, J.Wils, Henry v.d.velde, V.Bourgeois, J.E.Koula, Hannes Meyer, and many others. Some captions to illustrations in Czech, French, German and English. In 1923 Teige becomes chief editor of Stavba and contributes many articles. Under Teige s leadership the journal becomes a single-minded proponent of modern architecture and propagator of international purism and constructivism (Dluhosch & Svacha, p. 355). 50 Stavitel. (The Builder). Umìlecko-Technický Mìsièník (from Year V onwards subtitled: Mìsièník pro Architekturu). Editors vary of the years and include J. Svoboda, Vl. Wallenfels, A. Bens, J. Stepanek, J. Kabes, B. Fuchs, J. Gillar, J. Havlièek. Praha, Nákladem Stavitel, Year I-II, IV - XVI, 1919/20-1937/38. (approx. 29,8 x 22,5 cm). Profusely illustrated. Year I, IV-V cloth-backed boards, Year VI-IX in issues, within original wrappers; Year X-XIV bound in uniform cloth; Year XI-XV with the original photomontage wrappers designed by Zd. Rossmann, bound in; Year XV cloth-backed boards; Year XVI in issues, within original wrappers. With indexes. 9.500,- With the exception of Year III a complete run of Stavitel, which together with Stavba and Styl, is the most important Czechoslovakian periodical devoted to modern architecture. Published by the Society of Czechoslovakian Architects. From Year XI also subtitled: Revue mensuelle d architecture/monatsheft für Baukunst. The many Czech and foreign contributors include: J. Fragner, J. Gillar, J. Polasek, Karel Teige, H.Drescher, Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret, Bohuslav Fuchs, Josef Fuchs, W.Gropius, El Lissitzky, Hannes Meyer, A.Loos, A.Boeken, A. & G. Perret, J.Krejcar etc. With numerous illustrations depicting work by P.Behrens, J.Fuchs, B.Fuchs, J.Gocar, Mart Stam, L.Hilberseimer, Le Corbusier, W.M.Dudok, A.Lurçat, J.J.P.Oud, Bijvoet & Duiker, J.Krejcar, Jan Wils, M.Ginsburg, F.L.Wright, N.A.Miljutin, and many others. Text in Czech, captions to the illustrations and table of contents in German and English. Good set, in good condition.

51 Surrealism - Catalogue: Praha, Topièùv Salon, 1947: Mezinárodní Surrealismus.(15,5 x 11,5 cm). Title and 34 unnumbered pp., 10 plates covering work by Ernst, Tanguy, Donati, Brauner, Matta, Herold, Miro, Lam, Toyen, and Man Ray, and loosely inserted catalogue of the exhibition (8 pp). Original wrappers. 225,- With an important text by Teige Mezinárodní Surrealismus. First post-war exhibition of foreign Surrealists in Prague, such as Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Francis Bouvet, Max Ernst, Fred.Kiesler, Matta, Miro, Toyen, and others. Furthermore an introduction by A. Breton. 51a Toyen - Catalogue, Praha, Topièùv Salon, 1945: Toyen. (20,2 x 14,4 cm). 12 pp. With a poem by Heisler, an essay by Teige and 4 reproductions. Original wrappers, with cover design by Toyen. 150,- 52 Tvorba. List pro literarni, politickou a umìleckou kritiku. (Creation. Periodical for literature, politics and art; sub-title varies over the years). Prague, various publishers, Years I-XII, 1925-1937. Editors vary over the years, but included Ot.Fischer, Fr. Götz, Karel Teige, F.X.Salda, K.Fuèik. From year III onwards illustrated with photos, caricature drawings, and photomontages. Size: 30,5 x 23 cm (the first two volumes in a small format). Year III-IV in issues, all others bound in cloth or half cloth, original wrappers preserved. Year IV published in two parts: Part I, nos. 1-17/18 and Part II, nos. 1-25/26. With all indexes, a few with separate title pages for the index, printed in red and black on cream stock, designed by Teige. 6000,- The complete prewar series of Tvorba to which mostly all members of the Czech avant-garde contributed: K. Teige, J. Štyrský, O. Fisher, V. Lacina, Salda, Fr. Hals, K.Biebl, J.Honzl, K.Bartos, K. Konrad, J.Weil, A.Hoffmeister, and others. Foreign contributors include L.Aragon, H.Barbusse, Rosa Luxemburg, A.Malraux, M.Gorkij, A.Gide, O.Wilde, and others. The scope of the periodical can be learnt from the index divisions, such as: Poetry/Czechoslovakia/USSR/Imperialism/Marxism/ Leninism/Fascism/Literature/Theatre/Film/Music/Architecture/Satire. Important contributions by Teige, i.a. on the Bauhaus and its closing by the Nazis. A few items with the mention: After confiscation second edition. - Lacking Year IV, no. 8 and Year X,nos, 6, 28, and 45. 53 Veraikon. Umelecká Revue. (Veraikon. Art Periodical). Editor: Emil Pacovský. Year VIII. Praha, Grafie, 1922. (25 x 17 cm). 12 issues in 5. Together 116 pp. With numerous reproductions and 23 loosely added linocuts, woodcuts and reproductions. Original wrappers. 350,- Complete eighth year of this very scarce Czech art periodical. No. 9-12 entirely devoted to Young French Art, with an important article by Karel Teige Kubismus, orfismus, purismus a neokubismus v dnesní Parízi ( Cubism, orphism, purism, and neo-cubism in today s Paris ), an article he wrote after his first visit in Paris. - Spine of no. 9-12 repaired and reinforced, otherwise good. 54 Voskovec & Werich - 10 let Osvobozeného divadla, 1927-1937. (10 years Liberated Theatre, 1927-1937). Praha, Fr.Borovy, 1937. (21 x 13,5 cm). 177 pp., with title page and 9 drawings by A.Hoffmeister, printed in red and black on off-white stock, and photos of the various performances. Original wrappers, front and back cover designed by A.Hoffmeister. 200,- Contributions by Nezval, Konrad, Vancura, Honzl and others. With an article by Teige Poezie na divadle. ( Poetry in the theatre ), pp. 55-72. 55 Zák, Ladislav. Obytná krajina. (The habitable region). Praha, S.V.U.Manes - Svoboda, 1947. (30,5 x 21,5 cm). 213 pp., and 136 pp. illustrations. Original cloth-backed boards, with dust jacket. 170,- Introduction by Karel Teige. Short summaries in Russian, French and English.

56 Zivot (II). Nové umìni - Konstrukce. Soudobá Intelektuelní aktivita. La vie. l Art Nouveau - Construction. Activité intellectuelle contemporaine. Ed. by J. Krejcar. Praha, 1922. (25 x 18,5 cm). 208 pp., with numerous illustrations. Title in Czech and French. Typography by J. Krejcar. Original wrappers, a photomontage by Teige, Krejcar, Feuerstein and Šima (upper spine slightly damaged with a 2 cm. loss of paper, small repairs in upper and lower margins). 1.800,- Technically, Zivot II was published as the second year of a periodical of the same name, although both its contents and its design were dramatically different from the rest of the run and established its autonomy. Contributions included Ozenfant and Jeanneret s Le Purisme and Architecture et purisme, the latter specially written for Zivot and published in French and the Czech translation. The conceptual influence of Le Corbusier s own periodical, l Esprit Nouveau, was also evident in Zivot II. Much of the illustrative material came directly from l Esprit Nouveau, as well as from Lissitzky and Ehrenburg s Vesch-Objet-Gegenstand. An excerpt from Ehrenburg s Und sie bewegt sich doch (And still she turns), Construction, shows the growing influence of Soviet constructivism on the Czech avant garde. The theme of new beauty in architecture, embraced the machine age ( Architecture of the trans-atlantic liners and the exotic Tibetan architecture ). Photography and film were discussed in Jean Epstein s Cinema and particularly Teige s essay Foto, kino, film, illustrated with stills featuring Fairbanks, Pickford and Chaplin, as well as with photographs by Man Ray. Included is Teige s published lecture The art of the present. Articles by the editor Krejcar, Die moderne Tschechische Kunst, and Made in America (about the culture of the machine agae). Other Devìtsil contributors include Šima, Honzl, Nezval, Voskovec, Schultz and Seifert, whose poetic manifesto, All the beauties of the world introduced and encapsulated the whole anthology. The cover is the first example of a collective photomontage and the first Czech photomontage book cover. 57 Zrzavý, Jan - Sourka, Karl. Dilo Jana Zrzavého 1906-1940. Praha, Druzstevní práce (Cooperative work), 1941. (30,3 x 22 cm). 308 pp. with 143, partly coloured plates. Original cloth, with dust jacket. 225,- With a contribution by Teige: Predchudce (pp. 49-66). Furthermore contributions by Salda, de Chirico, Sourek, Kramar and Mukarovsky. 58 Zvìrokruh. Mìsièník soudobého umìní. / Zodiac. Revue internationale illustrée de littérature et d art contemporain. Editor: Vítezslav Nezval. Nos. 1 & 2. Praha, November & December, 1930. 2 issues. (29,8 x 21.3 cm). Together 96 pp., with numerous illustrations. Original selfwrappers. 3.000,- All published. The contents of Zverokruh reflects Nezval s interest in the surrealist movement and prefigured the activities leading to the establishment, in 1934, of the Prague Surrealist Group. The first issue includes an excerpt from Breton s Nadja, as well as surrealist texts by Eluard, Aragon, Mesens. Other contributions by Nezval, Brouk, Hoffmeister, Biebl, Teige, and others. The second issue includes the full text of Breton s Second Surrealist Manifesto, poems by Tzara, Mallarmé, Lorca. Illustrated with reproductions of work by O.Redon, Germaine Krull, De Chirico, Max Ernst, J.Stryrský, Toyen, Man Ray, Atget, and others. Text in Czech. - Front cover of first issue slightly stained, otherwise fine.

karel teige book covers and typography 59 Suk, Ivan. Lesy a ulice. Verše. (Wood and street. Poems). Smíchov, Stanislav Minaøík, 1920. (20,2 x 11, 6 cm). 57, (2) pp. With 3 original woodcuts by Karel Teige. Original wrappers (upper and lower spine damaged, cover a bit spotted). 575,- Edition of 1200 copies. The first book illustrated by Karel Teige. Typography by V.H.Brunner. 60 Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. (City in tears). Praha, Komunistické knihkupectví a nakl. R.Rejman, (1921). (18,7 x 13,8 cm). 62 pp., with 2 full page linocuts by Teige. Original linocut wrappers, designed by Teige. 475,- First edition. The frontispiece linocut is a portrait of Jaroslav Seifert. One of the first publications under auspieces of Devìtsil with an introduction signed U.S.Devìtsil. The first book cover by Teige. 61 Schulz, Karel. Tegtmaierovy zelezárny. (Tegtmaier s iron factory). Praha, Komunistické knihkupectví a nakladelstvi R.Rejman, 1922. (19 x 14 cm). 185 pp. Title page designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 400,- The cover still shows Teige s early, expressionist style, the title page already more constructivist. Teige s first typographical title page design.