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“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
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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.
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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 19191917, 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, 192830. 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 Czecho-
slovakia. 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 19171922 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 WorldFuturism, 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. ¶ Introduction by Karel Teige. Short summaries in Russian, French and English.
170,-
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 Zv ìrokruh. 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.
62 Schulz, Karel. Sever - Jih - Západ - Východ. (North
- South - West -East). Praha, Vortel & Rejman, 1923. (18 x 13 cm). 137, (2) pp. Original wrappers, designed by K.Teige and J.Krejcar. 375,¶ Together with his friend Krejcar, Teige designed the remarkable cover, printed in blue on cream stock, probably influenced by Lissitzky’s ‘Proun R.V.N.2’. Title page designed by Teige.
63 Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. (City in tears). Praha, Veèernice, (1923).
2nd edition. 77,(1) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige.
250,-
¶ One of the early covers by Teige, featuring architectural elements and incorporating the words ‘Disk’ and ‘Devìtsil’, printed in red on yellow stock. Back cover missing, spine damaged.
64 Èapkové, Bratøí. (Èapek Brothers) Ze zivota hmyzu. Praha, Aventinum,
1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). 74 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Karel Teige and O. Mrkvièka (Lidová Knihovna Aventina, 1). 225,¶ Teige designed a special device for the Lidová knihovna Aventina series.
65 Èapek, Josef. Umìlý èlovìk. Illustrovaný feuilleton. (Artificial Man. An
illustrated serial). Praha, Aventinum, 1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). 58 pp., with numerous illustrations by Josef Èapek. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová Knihovna Aventina, 4). ¶ Cover somewhat discoloured. 200,-
66 Delluc, Louis. Charlie Chaplin. Praha, Aventinum,
1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). 72 pp., with photo illustrations, and 3 portraits of Chaplin after drawings by Fernard Léger. Title page designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová Knihovna Aventina, 7). 250,-
67 Erenburg, Ilja. Dýmky. Praha, Aventinum, 1924. (17
x 11,5 cm). 106 pp. Title page designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 5). 200,-
68 Erenburg, Ilja. Trust D.E.Historie zkázy Evropy.
(The D.E.Trust. History of the Destruction of Europe). Authorized translation by F. Pišek. Praha, Aventinum, 1924. (20 x 13,8 cm). 167 pp. Typography by Teige and Mrkvièka. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Románová knihovna Aventina). 400,¶ Fine cover design by Teige and Mrkvicka, using the cover illustration of the original Russian edition. Though no photographic illustration is used, the cover is very close to a ‘picture poem’. The title page and the total lay-out in strong, constructivist design.
69 Flaubert, Gustave. Pamìti bláznovy. Praha, Aventinum, 1924. ((17 x 11,5
cm). 58 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Karel Teige and O. Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 3) 175,-
70 Kubka, Frantisek. Básníci Revoluèního Ruska.
Praha, Aventinum, 1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 2). 175,-
71 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Pantomima. Poesie. (Pantomime.
Poetry). Praha, Ustredni studentské Knihkupectvi a nakladatelsvi, 1924. (25,4 x 16,4 cm). 140, (1) pp. Several plates (2 smaller ones tipped-in) and several illustrations by Štyrský. Typography by Karel Teige. Original wrappers, with photomontage front cover, designed by Štyrský (small fold in lower righthand corner). (Prazské saturnálie, 1). 1.250,-
¶ Edition of 1000 copies. Nezval’s second collection includes his famous ‘Abeceda’, ‘Adé’, and an epic poem ‘Podivuhodny kouzelnik’ (The amazing magician), first published in ‘Devìtsil’, 1922, pp. 32-50. A series ‘Tyden v Barvách’ (A week in colour) is dedicated to Nezval’s friend Štyrský, who provided six black and white illustrations for the book, in addition to designing the ‘photo-type’ or picture poem style cover. The book shows evidence of much typographical experimentation: for every chapter Teige made use of different characters.
72 Scheinpflug, Karel. Paøíz. Praha, Aventinum, 1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). 105 pp.
Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 8). 175,-
73 Sovová, Lucie. Dìtská knízka. Praha, Aventinum,
1924. (17 x 11,5 cm). 56 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 6). 150,-
74 Vanèura , Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul (The baker Jan Marhoul). Praha,
Druzstevní práce, 1924. (22 x 15 cm). 118 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Zivých Knih, 9). 175,¶ Edition of 2000 copies.
75 Apollinaire, Guillaume. Sedící zena. (La femme assise). Praha, Odeon,
1925. (19,6 x 14 cm). 142 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka (lower spine slightly damaged, margin a bit frayed). (Odeon, 3).300,¶ The original wrappers printed in blue, red and yellow on cream stock, being an example of one of the few designs by Teige and Mrkvièka inspired by Jeanneret and Ozenfant’s ‘Purism’.
76 Apollinaire, Guillaume. Zavrazdìný básnik. (Le poete assasiné). Authorized
Czech translation by M.Sraml and J.Seifert. Praha, Aventinum, 1925. (21,4 x 13,3 cm). 84 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka (somewhat dusty, edges frayed). (Knihy dnešku, 11). 300.¶ Limited edition of 2000 copies, and 50 de luxe. The cover combines the elements of orthogonal design in blocks of black and red with a lyricial component of a lyre. Knihy dnešku (Books of Today) was a series devoted to translations of modern, predominantly French authors. Prior to this translation of Apollinaire, it included works by J.Romains, G.Duhamel, Rachilde, Ch.L.Philippe, Ch.Vildrac and G.Ribemont-Dessaignes. New publisher’s device designed by Teige.
77 Balzac, Honoré de. Chagrinová kùze. (Le Peau de chagrin). Praha, Aventinum,
1925. (17 x 11,5 cm). 262 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 9). 175,-
78 Delluc, Louis. Filmová dramata. (Drames de cinéma). Authorized translation
by Jane. Praha, Kunèír, 1925. (19,8 x 12,4 cm). 77 pp., with photo portrait of Eve Francis pasted in as frontispiece. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 350,¶ Teige’s assymentrical cover incorporates a double photo portrait of actress Eve Francis as part of the geometrical lay-out.
79 Dolar, Jimmie. Amerièané v Lenigradì. Èili Mess Mend. (An American in
Leningrad. Miss Mend). Praha, Komunistické Naklad., 1925. (19 x 13,5 cm). 381 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrckvièka. (Lidové romány, 68). 450,¶ Czech translation of the famous Jim Dolar (= Mariette Chaguinina) series ‘Miss Mend or a Yankee in Petersburg’ published Moscow 1924 with covers by Rodtschenko, here with a beautiful photo montage cover by Teige and Mrkvièka.
80 Erenburg, Ilja. Láska Jeanny Neuillové. Roman. Praha, Komunistické
Nakladatelství, 1925. (18 x 13 cm). 406 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Knihovna Lidových románu, 21). 250,¶ This copy bound in full cloth, title on spine, the original wrappers (rebacked, repaired), bound in. An unfindable book.
81 Honzl, Jindøich. Roztoèené jevištì. Úvahy o novém divadle. (The unfolding
stage: reflections on the contemporary theatre). Praha, Odeon, 1925. (20 x 14 cm). 182 pp., with plates, mainly of set designs. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, with photomontage cover by Štyrský & Toyen (edges frayed, spine slightly damaged). (Odeon, 7). 675,¶ Honzl was one of the most important commentators of the avant-garde theater and the books deals with new trends in Czech theater and abroad, mainly Germany and the Soviet Union. Copies, with the imaginative photo montage cover by Štryský and Toyen, have become rare.
82 Lidin, Vladimir. Moøský prùvan. (Sea breeze). Praha, Aventinum, 1925. (20,1
x 12,5 cm). 127 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (spine and backcover renewed). (Knihy dnešku, 10). 325,¶ Cover design reproduced in ‘Film und Foto der zwanziger Jahre’, Stuttgart 1979, ill. 203. - Library stamp on verso of title page, also visible on recto
83 Mahen, Jiøi. Husa na provázku. 6 filmových libret. (Goose
on a rope. 6 film scenarios). Praha, Aventinum, 1925. (19,7 x 12 cm). 115, (1) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. 375,-
84 Nohejl, Miloslav. Dívka a sen (Girl and a dream).
Praha, Aventinum, 1925. (17 x 11,5 cm). 80 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka, (Lidová knihovna Aventina, 10). 195,-
85 Seifert, Jaroslav. Na vlnách TSF. Poesie. (On the waves of T(élégraphie) S(ans) F(il). Poetry). Praha,
Petr, 1925. (22,5 x 16,5 cm). 68, (2) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (cover a bit discoloured, see illustration). (Edice Hosta, 1). 950,¶ First edition. Fine, inventive and experimental typogaphy by Teige. On the title page, Seifert’s name is associated with that of the ‘Devìtsil’ group. The nearest approach to a ‘Dada’ publication by Teige. As a matter of fact, none of the ‘Devìtsil’ members were much influenced by the Dada movement.
86 Vanèura, Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul. (The baker Jan Marhoul). Praha,
Odeon, 1925. Second edition. (20 x 14 cm). 136, (1) pp. Original wrappers, with photomontage front cover designed by Teige and Mrkvièka (?) (spine a bit worn). (Odeon, 4). 400,¶ Although published only one year after the first edition (1924, see item 74), there is world of difference in the conception of the cover. The colophon mentions only Teige as typographer, the cover, however, is signed Mrkvièka and Teige.
87 Vanèura, Vladislav. Pole orná a váleèná. (Field and battle-field). Praha,
Odeon, 1925. (19,7 x 13,6 cm). 212 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (Odeon, 1). 375,¶ The first volume published in the by Jan Fromek in 1925 founded publishing house ‘Odeon’, the principal platform of the avant-garde group Devìtsil. Teige designed the publisher’s device for Odeon.
88 Verhaeren, E. Svítání. (Les aubes). Praha, Odeon,
1925. (19,6 x 13,9 cm). 103 pp. Title page by Teige. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 2). 350,¶ Translated by St.K.Neumann. The second volume published by the Odeon company.
89 Apollinaire, Guillaume. Prsy Tiresiovy. (Les
mamelles de Tiresias). Authorized translation by J.Seifert. Praha, Odeon, 1926. (20 x 14 cm). 72 pp., with 4 full-page collage/drawings by Šima. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 475,¶ No. 363 of an edition of 1000 copies on Japan Banzai. The Czech translation of ‘Les mamelles de Tiresias’, inclusive of the author’s preface in which surrealism was first discussed. Coincided with the first production of the play by the ‘Osvobozené Divadlo’ (Liberated Theatre). Constructivist cover, printed in brown and blue. The title page, in a constructivist, though, somewhat inconsistent, typography, printed in blue and black. The 4 full-page surrealist collage/drawings by Šima are not only of a surprising quality, but they are also the only collages he made to illustrate a book; sofar he only used this technique for book covers.
90 Cendrars, Blaise. Zlato. Obdivuhodná historie generála Johanna Augusta
Sutera. (L’Or. La merveilleuse histoire du général Johann August Suter). Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,8 x 13,8 cm). 153 pp., with 4 full-page illustrations by Šima. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, cover design incorporating Suter’s portrait with typographical elements, by Šima. 325,¶ Authorized translation by Šima. First Czech edition.
91 Cocteau, Jean. Svatebèané na Eiffelce. (Les mariées de la Tour d’Eiffel).
Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,5 x 14 cm). 29 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Malé edice Odeon, 3) 200,-
92 Delteil, Josef. Cholera. Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,5 x 14 cm). 101, (2) pp.
Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Šima. (Odeon, 17)
250,-
93 Erenburg, Ilja. Neobyèejná dobrodruzství Julia
Jurenita. (The extraordinary adventures of Julio Jurenito). Praha, Aventinum, 1926. (20 x 14 cm). 288, (3) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Románová knihovna Aventina, 30). 300,-
94 Erenburg, Ilja. Zivot a smrt Nikolaje Kurbova. (Life
and death of Nikolai Kurbov). Praha, Fromek, 1926. (19,8 x 14 cm). 236 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Odeon, 18). 350,-
95 Hellens, Franz. Bas-Basina-Bulu. Román. Praha, Aventinum, 1926. (20 x 14
cm). 170, (3) pp. Original wrappers, designed by (Mrkvièka and) Teige (cover a bit stained in left margin). (Románová knihovna Aventina, 31). 400,¶ Cover signed MaT, in the colophon however only Teige is mentioned as designer.
96 Jakobson, Roman. Základy èeského verše. Praha,
Odeon, 1926. (19,8 x 14 cm). 140 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (Odeon, 9). (Margins slightly frayed). 300,-
97 Literární zprávy edice Odeon. (Literary Review of Odeon Publishing House). Year 1, no. 1. Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,5 x 13,5 cm). 14 pp. Original
selfwrappers, designed by Karel Teige.
225,-
¶ All published.
98 Maurois, André. Básník a svìt. Zivot, lásky a smrt básníka P.B.Shelley (Ariel
ou la vie de Shelley). Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,6 x 14 cm). 187 pp. Title page designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by J. Jelínek. (Odeon, 16). 300,-
99 Nezval, Vitezslav. Abeceda. Taneèni komposice Milèí Mayerové. (The ABC.
Dance compositions of Milcá Mayerová). Praha, J.Otto, 1926. (30 x 23,2 cm). 57 pp. Typography, title page and photomontages by Teige, incorporating Paspa’s photographs. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 4.200,¶ Edition of 2000 copies. Poems by Nezval, ‘performed’ by dancer Milcá Mayerová on April 14, 1926, and photographed by K.Paspa. Teige’s design and photomontages makes Abeceda one of the finest and earliest ‘Typo-Foto’ books of the 20th century, a landmark achievement in European modernism.
100 Nezval, Vítezslav. Básnì na pohlednice. (Poems on
postcards). Praha, Aventinum, 1926. (19,5 x 12,4 cm). 59, (3) pp. Typography by Teige and Mrkvièka. Title page by Teige and Mrkvièka. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Aventinum, 137). 275,-
101 Nezval, Vitezslav. Karneval. Romaneto. (Carnival. A novellette). Praha,
Odeon, 1926. (20 x 14 cm). 103 pp. Title page designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. Original wrappers with photomontage front cover designed by J.Don. (Odeon, 6). 475,¶ Edition of 2000 copies. The splendid photomontage cover designed by J.Don, in harmony with the pink and black cheerful, almost carnavalesque, composition of the title page.
102 Nezval, Vítezslav. Menší rùzová zahrada. Poesie. (A smaller rose garden.
Poetry). Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,5 x 13,8 cm). 93, (3) pp. Portrait drawing of author by Šíma as frontispiece. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, with photomontage front cover by Štyrský and Toyen (spine damaged, edges a bit frayed). (Odeon, 12). 300.-
103 Rakovsky-Kyril. Køizník Potìmkin. Zápisky o vzpouøe na køizniku “Knaz
Potìmkin Tavrický”. Praha, Komunistického nakladatelství a knihkupectví, 1926. (17,6 x 13,6 cm). 254 pp. Cloth-backed boards, original wrappers, designed by Karel Teige bound in. 400,-
104 Ribemont Dessaignes, Georges. Ano a ne èili klec v ptáku. (Oui et non ou
la cage dans l’Oiseau) Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,8 x 14,1 cm). 173 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Šima (Odeon, 13). 350,¶ First edition, never published in french.
105 Seifert, Jaroslav. Slavík zpívá špatnì. (The Nightingale is singing off-key).
Praha, Odeon, 1926. (19,7 x 14 cm). 63, (3) pp. With 3 full-page drawings by Šima. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Štyrsky and Toyen. (Odeon, 19). 475,106 Slang, F. Køizník Potìmkin. (Pantzerkreuzer Potemkin). Praha, Odeon, 1926.
(17,5 x 12,7 cm). 75 pp., with 15 plates, including 10 stills from Eisenstein’s film. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Malá edice Odeon,2). 400,-
107 Soupault, Philippe. Bratøi Durandeau. Román. (The Brothers Durandeau. A
Novel). Praha, Odeon, 1926. (20 x 14,5 cm). 111, (2) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by J. Jélinek. (Odeon, 14). 350,-
108 SSSR. Úvahy, kritiky, poznámky (SSSR. Reflections, critics, notes). Edited by B. Mathesius.
Praha, Èin, 1926. (19,4 x 14 cm). 364 pp., with 37 plates. Title page by Teige. Contemporary clothbacked boards, original wrappers by Teige bound in. 475,¶ Political and cultural observations on account of a journey made through the USSR in the year 1925 by members of the Czech Union for economical and cultural cooperation with the New Russia: Th.Bartosek, G. Hart, J.Honzl, B.Mathesius, Vl. Prochazka, Zd. Nejedly, J.Seifert, J. Stolz and K.Teige. Reproductions of work by El Lissitzky, Tatlin, Altmann, stills from films (Eisenstein), views of the Meijerhold theatre, etc.
109 Cocteau, Jean. Kohout a Venuše. (The rooster and
Venus). Praha, Odeon, 1927. (19,5 x 14 cm). 72, (5) pp. Selfportrait of author as frontispiece. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 22). 350,-
110 10 let diktatury proletariátu 1917-1927. (Ten years of proletarian dictatorship 1917-1927).
Edited by Jiøi Mach. Praha, Komunistické Nakl.a Knihkupectví, 1927. (24,5 x 16 cm). 445 pp., 16 plates and 4 maps. Typography by Teige.Title page by Teige. Original full cloth binding, designed by Teige. 700,¶ Contributions by O.E.Berger, J.Fucik, J.Honzl, J.Hora, K.Teige, J.Weill, and others..
111 Erenburg, Ilja. Historie jednoho léta. Roman. (Story
of one summer. A novel). Authorized translation by Václav Koenig. Praha, Odeon, 1927. (19,5 x 14 cm). 138 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 23). 550,-
112 Ehrenburg, Ilja. Nesnáze kavárenského povaleèe. (Difficulties of a café bum).
Praha, Odeon, 1927. (20 x 14 cm). 126, (2) pp. Title page designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Mrkvièka. (Odeon, 32). 400,-
113 Halas, Frantisek. Sepie. Praha, Odeon, 1927. (19,8
x 14,2 cm). 58 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Vit Obrtel. (Odeon, 30). 450,¶ Edition of 500 copies. Obrtel designed the cover in sepia and black on cream stock, while Teige designed the delicate title page, printed in the same colours, and the colophon. For the typography Teige used a different type for each poem, a technique he used for the first time in Seifert’s ‘Na vlnách TSF’ of 1922.
114 Konrad, Karel. Rinaldino. Román. Praha, Odeon, 1927. (19,8 x 14 cm). 137, (1) pp. Typography by
Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (Odeon, 26).
375,.
115 Proust, Marcel. Dilo Marcela Prousta. Vols. 1-14. Praha, Odeon, 1927-1930.
(20 x 14 cm). With the supplement: Cremieux, Benjamin. Marcel Proust. Praha, Odeon, 1928. (20 x 14 cm). Together 15 volumes. Title pages and original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 25, 28, 29, 35, 36, 42, 44, 45, 48-50, 52, 53, 55, 56). 1.600,¶ The complete series of the Czech translation of ‘A la recherche du temps perdu’. The title pages and the front and back covers printed in red, blue and black on various coloured paper, published over a period of 4 years, are Teige’s most consistent, simple but subtle designs, using typographical means only. The series constitute an example of innovative, low cost book design and is a highlight in Teige’s typographical work.
116 Supervielle, Jules. Muz divokých krajù. (l’Homme
de la pampa). Praha, Odeon, 1927. (20 x 14 cm). 89, (3) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. (margins slightly frayed). (Odeon, 24). 395,-
117 Anthologie.
9 básnikù Devìtsilu. (9 Devetsil poets) Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,5 x 13 cm ). 38 pp. loose as issued. Typography by Teige, kept in a new paper portfolio (illustrated is the original cover). 975,-
¶ No. 112 of 150 copies. Poems by Biebl, Halas, Konrád, Maøanek, Nezval, Seifert, Vanèura, Voskovec, Závada. With handwritten signatures of all contributors.
118 Babel, Isaac. Rudá jízda. (The Red Cavalry). Praha,
Odeon, 1928. (19,5 x 14 cm). 148 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (margins slightly frayed). (Odeon, 38). 500,¶ With a beautifully designed title page by K.Teige. One of the rarest Odeon volumes, with a advertisement for ‘ReD’ on back cover.
119 Biebl, Konstantin. S lodí jez dovázi èaj a kávu.
Poesie 1926-1927. (With the ship that brings tea and coffee. Poetry 1926-1927). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,8 x 14 cm). 66 pp. Typography and coloured typographical compositions by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 37). 1.000,¶ The second, but first illustrated edition. With 5 full-page, including the title page, and 6 smaller functionalist typographical compositions by Karel Teige, printed in rosa and black on cream stock. The cover design also a functionalist, typographcial composition, printed in orange and blue on yellow stock. Together with Biebl’s ‘Zlom’, an outstanding example of Teige’s concept of constructivist typography, in the colophon rightfully described as ‘typographical montage’.
120 Biebl, Konstantin. Zlom. Nové vydáni. (Rupture.
New edition). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,8 x 14 cm). 64 pp. Typography and 4 coloured typographical compositions by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (Odeon, 46). 1.000,-
¶ Edition of 1600 copies. The second, expanded edition of Biebl’s surrealistic poems from the years 1923-1928 (1st ed., 1925, E.Jánská, design O.Fuchs and C.Bouda, 800 copies), here for the first time with Teige’s typographical compositions, printed in red and black on yellow stock, illustrating his concept of ‘modern illumination’: ‘new typography is not art, nor is it black. The black, grey and white ideal of the renaissance printing belongs to the past and, in the main polygraphical discipline, colour fulfills an ever more important role’ (Panorama, 12, 1934). The composition differ from the companian volume ‘S lodi....’, in using more decorative elements: stars, braces, etc. The cover design, however, printed in brown and blue on light blue stock, is strictly constructivist and incorporates both front and black cover, possibly inspired by El Lissitzky’s cover for ‘Wendingen” (1921, however not published until December 1922 / January 1923). The title page, printed in red and black, is also different in being an almost functional design.
121 Ehrenburg, Ilja. V prùtoèné ulièe. Roman. (The canal street. A novel).
Authorized translation by A.Koenig. Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,8 x 13,6 cm). 196 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Mrkvièka. 400,¶ The wrappers by Mrkvièka combine drawing, photomontage and typography in a remarkable mixture of traditional and modern design. The title page, however, designed by Teige, in a strong, constructivist typography.
122 Girard, Pierre. Poznejte lépe srdce zen. (Connaisez mieux le coeur des femmes). Praha, Neumann,
1928. 2nd ed. (15,5 x 9 cm). 193 pp. Title page and frontispiece designed by Teige. Original cloth, designed by Teige. Original wrappers bound in at end. (Knízky pro potìšeni, II). 475,-
123 Honzl, Jindøich. Moderní ruské divadlo. (Modern
Russian theatre). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (18,1 x 12,4 cm). 93 pp., with 27 plates. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (Malé Edice, 10). 450,¶ A historical overview of the landmark development in the Russian theatre of the19th and the beginning of the 20th century to the current state of the art in Russia. Separate chapters on Alexander Tairov, E.B.Vachtangov, A.M.Granovski and Vsevold Meierhold. Teige’s imaginative typo-photo cover, printed in red and blue on cream stock, incorporates a photograph from Tretiakov’s play ‘Cry out, China’, produced by Meierhold. Former owner’s name on title page.
124 Kmen. Seznam knih. Vydaných èleny Klubu modernich
nakladatelù Kmen. (List of books. Editions by club modern publishers ‘Kmen’). Praha, Kmen, 1928. (17,6 x 11,7 cm). 202, (14) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 400,¶ The catalogue of books published by the Modern publisher’s Club “Kmen”. Members were i.a. the publishing companies Aventinum, Borový, Èin, Hyperion, Odeon, Orbis, Petr, Symposion, etc.
125 Maøánek, Jiøi. Bøichomluvec a Amazonka. (The ventriloquist and the
Amazon). Praha, A.Kral, 1928. (17,8 x 13 cm). 77, (1) pp. with a caricature drawing of Maranek by Muzika as frontispiece. Original wrappers, designed by Teige and Mrkvièka. 425,-
126 Neumann, Stanislav K. Bragozda a jiné valeèné
vzpominky. (Bragozda and other war souvenirs). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,8 x 14 cm). 85 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (front cover a bit spotted). (Odeon, 47). 225,¶ Cover printed in orange and black on cream stock, in a for Teige unusual, since almost lyrical, design.
127 Nezval, Vitezslav. Zidovský Høbitov. (The Jewish cemetery. A poem).
Praha, Odeon, 1928. (30,4 x 24,5 cm). 31, (6) pp., with 6 original full page lithographs by J. Štyrský. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 3.725,¶ Edition of 220 copies.
128 Romains, Jules. Obrozené mìsteèko. (The re-awakend town), Praha, Fromek,
1928. (20,1 x 14,2 cm). 58 pp., with drawing illustrations by Adolf Hoffmeister. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by A. Hoffmeister. (Odeon, 40) 225,-
129 Tinan, Jean de. Pøíklad Ninony de Lenclos milovnice. (L’Exemple de Ninon
de Lenclos amoureuse). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19 x 13 cm). 97, (6) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Bibliofilské Edice Odeon, vol. 7). 225,¶ No 209 of a limited edition of 550 copies.
130 Václavek, Bedøich. Od umìní k tvorbì. Studie z
pøítomné èeské poesie. (From art to creation. Essays on the contemporary Czech poetry). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (20 x 14 cm). 187, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 34). 350,-
131 Weiskopf, F.C. Do XXI. století pøestoupit!
(Umsteigen ins 21.Jahrhundert!). Praha, Odeon, 1928. (19,6 x 14 cm). Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (spine a bit damaged). 400,¶ The constructivist title page incorporates a square, diagonally divided into black and white and a hand with a pointing finger. Beautifully designed cover by Teige, incorporating a photo of a train, moving into the 21st century.
132 Ameriètí Básníci. Anthologie (Anthology of American poets). Praha, Odeon,
1929. (19,5 x 14 cm). 123 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 450,¶ Introduction by A.Vaneck. Anthology of American poems in Czech translation. Poems by Conrad Alken, John Gould Fletcher, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, etc.
133 Burian, E.F. Èernošské tance. (Negro dance). Praha,
Odeon, 1929. (18 x 11,9 cm). 15 pp., with 34 photo plates. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Obrazová knihovna ReDu, 1). 375,¶ Èernošské tance is the first (and only) volume in an illustrated series published under the auspices of ReD and the editorship of Karel Teige. Burian relates the many manifestations of the art of the negro dances, from ritual dance to that of Josephine Baker, whose performance in Prague he witnessed in 1928.
134 Burian, E.F. Památník bratøí Burianù. (In Memoriam
the Burian brothers). Praha, Odeon, 1929. (18,8 x 12,1 cm). 100 pp. and 21 full-page photo reproductions. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige.Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Malé edice Odeonu, 13). 275,-
135 Dymes, Ladislav. Ze svìta do svìta. (From one world into the other). Praha,
Rejman, 1929. (20 x 12,2 cm). 47 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 450,-
136 Lautreamont, Comte de. Maldoror (Les chants de Maldoror). Praha, Fromek,
1929. (18,5 x 12,5 cm). 123 pp., with 12 full-page illustrations by J.Štyrský. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Bibliofilská Edice Odeonu, 8). p.o.r ¶ Nr. 142 of 300 numbered copies, of which nos. 1-25 were handcoloured and signed by the artist; 2650 printed on Holland van Gelder; and nos 51-300 on Antik paper. With an essay on Lautreamont’s life and work by K.Teige. In spite of the fact that the book was banned by the censors as morally offensive, publisher Fromek secretly managed to sell all 300 copies. (See: Štyrský, Toyen, Heisler, Paris 1982, pp. 13-14; Poetismus p. 312).
137 Seifert, Jarolsav. Básnì. (Poems). Praha, Druzstevní
práce, 1929. (19,8 x 12,6 cm). 147 pp., with Seifert’s portrait by Kremlièka as frontispiece. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Generace, 3). 375,¶ With a new series’ device designed by Teige. Signed by Seifert on the fly leaf, dated 1972.
138 Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. (City in tears).
Praha, Odeon, 1929. 3rd ed. (19,8 x 13,8 cm). 67, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 54). 395,¶ The introduction signed ‘Devìtsil, Praha 1921’. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
139 Vanèura, Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul. (The baker Jan Marhoul). Praha,
Odeon, 1929. (19,8 x 14 cm). 134, (1) pp., with 11 illustrations by Toyen (of which 5 full page). Original h.calf binding, original wrappers, designed by Teige bound in. (Odeon, 4). 400,¶ The third, but first illustrated edition. No. 99 from nos. 26-100 on Japan, signed by the author.
140 Vanèura, Vladislav. Poslední soud. (The last judgement). Praha, Odeon,
1929. (19,4 x 14 cm). 143, (2) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 51) 200,-
141 Almanach Kmene 1930-31. Redigoval F.X.Šalda. Praha, Klub modernich nakladatelù Kmen, 1930.
(19,3 x 12,2 cm). 284 pp., with 31 photographs (mainly portraits) by Sudek and Teige (?).Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 400,¶ Beautifully produced almanac with contributions by Mahen, Hora, Hostovskt, Durych, Zavada, Filla and others. Pp. 221-284 contain a list of publishers and their publications. The delicate photomontage on the front cover is repeated in negative on the back cover. The functionalist title page printed in red and black.
142 Biebl, Konstantin. Nebe, Peklo, Ráj. (Heaven,
Hell, Paradise). Praha, Janska, 1930. (22,5 x 16 cm). 43, (2) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original boards with printed label by Teige (Editio Princeps). 600,¶ First edtion, published by Janska in the Editio Princeps series. No. 102 of a limited edition of 150 copies.
143 Jasienski, Bruno. Paøíz hoøí! (I am burning Paris). Praha, Nakladatel Josef Hokr, 1930. (18,8 x 11,5
cm). 295, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Modern cloth, original photomontage cover designed by Teige, bound in. (Pøelom, 3). 450,-
144 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Chtìla okrást lorda Blamingtona.
Poesie a analyse (She wanted to rob Lord Blamington). Praha, Odeon, 1930. (19,5 x 13,5 cm). 123, (2) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Odeon, 58). 275,-
145 Stendahl (Henry Beyle). O lásca. (On love). Praha, Symposion, 1930. (19,5 x
13 cm). 385, (5) pp. Typography by Teige. Original full calf binding, decorated in gold by Teige. (Symposion, 43). 400,¶ Edition of 440 copies, this no. 20 of 400 copies on Simili-Japan (and 40 on van Gelder). Spine a bit spotted. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
146 Šalda, F.X. Krásná literatura èeská v prvním desetiletí republiky. (Fine Czech
literature in the first decennium of the Republic). Praha, O.Girgal, 1930. (21,3 x 15,3 cm). 28 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Separate offprint from Šalduv zápisník). 250,-
147 Biebl, Konstantin. nebe, peklo, ráj. (heaven, hell, paradise). Praha, Sfinx, 1931. (21,2 x 15 cm). 54,
(3) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Rùzová zahrada, 2). 300,¶ Second, revised edition of poems from the years 1929-1930 (1st, limited edition of 150 copies was published by E. Jánská in 1930, see item 142). Nebe marks the beginning of a ten years hiatus in Biebl’s poetic work and already contains elements of surrealism. Teige’s cover design, on both front and back cover, shows the Bauhaus influence eliminating capital letters. The functionalist title page printed in rosa and black.
148 Ivanov, Vsevolod. Údolí TBA. (The valley of the TBA). Praha, Druzstevni
práce, 1931. (18,6 x 13,5 cm). 232 pp. Typography by Ladislav Sutnar. Original cloth binding, designed by Teige. 250,¶ A rare example of collaboration between Teige and Sutnar.
149 Miljutin, N.A. Socgorod. Otázky stavby socia-
listickych mìst. (Socgorod. How to build socialist cities). (Praha), 1931. (18,5 x 12,5 cm). 113 pp., with 61 illustrations. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original cloth, designed by Teige. (Knihovna Levé Fronty, 1). 250,¶ Czech translation of Miljutin’s celebrated work on townplanning, first published in Russian in 1930.
150 Neumann, Stanislav K. Vzpomínky. Cást první.
(Memoirs. Part I). Praha, Fr. Borový, 1931. (21,5 x 13,5 cm). 163, (2) pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige, incorporating a photograph of Neumann by Sudek. (Spisy S.K.Neumann, VII). 300,-
151 Neumann, S.K. Zal. Basné 1928-1930. Praha, Janská, 1931. (24 x 16 cm). 41, (2) pp. Frontispiece and
three handcoloured illustrations by Toyen. Typography by Karel Teige. Original brown wrappers, in slipcase. (Editio Princeps). 2000,¶ No. 55 of 140 copies, signed by Neumann. In Teige’s beautiful typography, title-page and colophon printed in brown and black matching the colour of the cover. No illustration available.
152 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Schovávaná na schodech. (A Hide-
and-Seek on the Steps). Praha, Fr.Borový, 1931. (24,3 x 16 cm). 156, (3) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (wrappers frayed). 400,¶ First edition, published in 100 copies on Van Gelder, signed by the author. A free adaption of Calderone’s play ‘Escondito y la tapada’. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
153 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Schovávaná na schodech. (A Hide-
and-Seek on the Steps). Praha, Fr.Borový, 1931. (24,3 x 16 cm). 156, (3) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 300,¶ 2nd edition. A free adaption of Calderone’s play ‘Escondito y la tapada’.
154 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Schovávaná na schodech. (A Hide-and-Seek on the Steps).
Praha, Fr.Borový, 1931. (24,3 x 16 cm). 156, (3) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 300,¶ A variant edition, with different cover design by Teige.
155 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Signál Èasu. Panichida za Edisona (Time signal. An eulogy
for Edison). Praha, Borový, 1931. (19 x 12,5 cm). 25, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. 475,¶ No. 144 of 200 numbered copies.
156 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Tyranie nebo láska. Praha, Borový,
1931. (19,9 x 12 cm). 29, (6) pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. In publisher’s slipcase. 500,¶ No. 179 of 200 numbered copies on Holland van Gelder. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
157 Remarque, Erich Maria. Cesta Zpátky. (Der Weg zurück). Praha, Fr.Borovy,
1931. (21,5 x 13,3 cm). 304, (1) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (edges a bit frayed). 250,-
158 Romains, Jules. Psyché. Praha, Symposion, 1931. 3
volumes (19 x 13,4 cm). 230, 195 & 218 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. In 3 original full calf bindings with gilt decoration, designed by Teige. 500,¶ No. 63 of 400 copies on Simili-Japan (and 50 on Van Gelder).
159 Zenatý,Berty. Americké domeèky. (American
houses). Praha, 1931. (22,5 x 18 cm). 169 pp., with 112 groundplans, sketch drawings, and illustrations. Original cloth designed by Teige. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 275,-
160 Èapek, Karel O vìcech obecných èili Zoon Politikon. (Public matters, or the
Zoon Politikon). Praha, Borový, 1932. (18 x 14 cm). 162 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Spisy bratøí Èapku, 32). 250,-
161 Gorbunov, K. Ledy pukají. Praha, Karel Boreck, 1932.
(20 x 15 cm). 234, (2) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Sovetski Autori, ed. by J.Weil) 500,¶ Foreword by M.Gorki.
162 Hlaváè, Bedøich. František Josef I. Zivot, povaha, doba. (Franz Josef I. Life, character, work). Praha,
Borový, 1932-1933. (25 x 20,1 cm). 715 pp., with 293 illustrations. Published in 22 installments. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Knihy dalekých obzorù, XIII). 375,¶ With a new publisher’s device by Teige. In 1933 Borový published a book edition, with binding by Fr. Muzika (see item 168).
163 Neumann, Stanislav K. Zlatý oblak.
Román. (Golden cloud. A novel). Praha, F. Borový, 1932. (20, 5 x 13 cm). 293, (4) pp. With 4 drawings by A. Hoffmeister. Title page by Teige. Original clothbacked boards, designed by Teige. Original photomontage dust jacket, designed by Teige. (S.K. Neumann spisy, VIII 450,-. ¶ With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
164 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Sklenìný havelok.(The glass cloak). Praha, Borový, 1932. (20 x 12,5 cm). 210 pp.
Typography by Teige. Title page in blue, by Teige. Original cloth binding, designed by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige bound in (as published). 400,¶ Collection of old and new verse. Teige experimented with different type for each individual poem in a strict geometrical lay-out. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
165 Bibl, Viktor. Orlík syn Napoleonùv. (Orlík, son of Napoleon). Praha, Borový, 1933. (25 x 20 cm). 700
pp., with 318 illustrations. Published in 22 installments. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Knihy dalekých opbzorù, 14). 300,-
166 Èapek, Karel. Dášenka èili zivot štìnìte. (Dasenka or the life of a Puppy). Praha, Borový, 1933. (28
x 21 cm). 51, (3) pp., pp.55-93 reproductions of Èapek’s photographs. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige.Original cloth-backed illustrated boards, and original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 475,¶ First edition. Charming, humoristic children’s book, written, illustrated, and photographed by Karel Èapek, telling the history of the little dog ‘Dášenka’. The book became very popular: from 1933-1947 no less than 15 editions were published, all in the same typography, binding and dust jacket. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
167 Krejcar, J. Lazansky dùm. Heilanstalt im Badeort Trentschin-Teplitz für die Krankenversicherung-
sanstalt der Privatbeamten und Privatangestelleten in Prag. Praha, 1933. 35 pp. with numerous illustrations. Typography and original wrappers by Teige. ¶ Text in czech and german. In a very attractive lay-out by Teige. No illustration available.
168 Hlavac, B. Frantisek Josef I. Praha, Borový, 1933. See item 162.
169 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Zpáteèni lístek. (A return ticket). Praha, Borový, 1933. (21,2 x 13 cm). 233 pp.
Typography by Teige. Original cloth, designed by Teige. Original dust jacket with photomontage front cover, designed by Teige. 350,¶ With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
170 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Sbohem a šateèek. Básnì z cesty. (A
farewell and a handkerchief. Poems from a journey). Praha, Drusztevní prace, 1934. (18,9 x 12 cm). 205 pp. Typography by Teige.Title page by Teige. 225,¶ First edtion of poems inspired by Nezval’s trip to France and Italy. Jointly offered by the publishers Fr. Borový and the publishing co-operative, Druzstevní prace. Differing in format and design, the Borovy edition featured a photomontage cover by Teige, while the dp edition (in 1200 copies) was smaller, in a simple full cloth binding. It is one of the very few books Teige designed for Druzstevní prace, including a new publisher’s device.
171 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Sbohem a šateèek. Básnì z cesty. (A
farewell and a handkerchief. Poems from a journey). Praha, B orový, 1935. (21.5 x 13,2 cm). 205 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 225,¶ The Borový edition of the above book, in third edition, equal to the first edition. With a different cover, title page and a new publisher’s device by Teige.
172 Brouk, B ohuslav.
Autosexualismus a psycherotismus. Vol. I: Autosexualismus. (Autosexuality and pshychoerotism). Praha, Edice Surrealismu, 1935. (21 x 15 cm). 177 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 295,¶ Published in the series ‘Edice Surrealismu’, a series edited by J. Štryrský.
173 Malraux, André. Lidský údìl. (La condition humaine).
Praha, Druzstevní práce, 1935. (19,5 x 13,5 cm). 373, (3) pp. Typography by L.Sutnar. Original decorated cloth, designed by Teige. Original photomontage dust jacket, designed by Teige. (Zivé knihy A, vol. 120). 225,-
174 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Neviditelná Moskva. (The invisible
Moscow). Praha, Fr.Borový, 1935. (21,5 x 13,5 cm). 171, (2) pp. Typography by Teige. With 3 photographs (2 by Štyrský and 1 by Union Photo) and title page vignette by Štyrský. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 450,¶ Dedicated to André Breton, ‘The invisible Moscow’, is a poetic travelogue of Nezval’s 1934 visit to the Soviet capital. The surrealist cover, printed in rosa and black on cream stock incorporates a monumental arche and a photomontage of a coffin with a key, symbols which Teige quite often used in his surrealist period. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
175 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Pantomima. Nové vydáni. (New edition). Praha, Fr.Borový,
1935. (20,4 x 13,6 cm). 226 pp., with illustrations by Štyrský. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 375,¶ Second edition, which differs from the first in every respect in the illustrative matter: a more modest typography by Teige, new Surrealist drawings by Štyrský, intriguing photomontage wrappers by Teige. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
176 Novomeský, Laco. Otvorené okná. (Open windows). Praha-Bratislava,
L.Mazác, 1935. (18,2 x 13,6 cm). 62 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Edície Mladých Slovenských Autorov, (EMSA), 54). 200,¶ Edition of 2000 copies.
177 Anthologie Protifašistických umìlcù. (Anthology
of artists against fascism). Praha, B.Šmeral, 1936. (24,3x16 cm). 71 pp., with drawings by Štyrský, Toyen and Hoffmeister. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Label on cover in photocopy). 550,¶ No. 468 of a numbered editon of 565 copies: I-XV printed on handmade Pannekoek and 1-550 on wood-free paper. Contributions (poems and prose) by i.a. Biebl, Halas, Horejsi, Novomesky, Nezval and Neumann.With handwritten signatures of all contributors.
178 Arconada, César M. Rozdìlení pùdy. (Reparto de
tierras). Praha, Odeon, 1936. (19,7 x 13 cm). 237, (3) cm. Original cloth, with original photomontage dust jacket, both designed by Teige. (Mezinárodní edice Odeonu, 1. Odeon, 78). 225,¶ With a new series’ device by Teige. Wrappers frayed.
179 Brouk, Bohuslav. O smrti, lásce a zárlivosti. (About death, love and jealousy).
Praha, A.Srdce, 1936. (21,5 x 15,3 cm). 53, (3) pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 250,-
180 Èapek, Karel. Válka s mloky. (War with the news). Praha, Borový, 1936. (19 x 12 cm). 348, (4) pp.
Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige.Original wrappers, front and back, designed by Teige. 225,¶ Èapek’s last novel was first published by Borový in 1936 (with a different cover) and went through 6 editions in one year.
181 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Praha s prsty dešté. (Prague with
the fingers of rain). (Praha), Fr.Borový, (1936). (21,5 x 13,5 cm). 204 pp. Typography by Teige. 2 photomontages and title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 425,¶ Collection of poems written in 1936. With two remarkable surrealist collages and title page. The cover again incorporates a monumental arche, while the symbolic key re-occurs in the photomontages. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
182 Nezval, Vítìzslav. Zena v mnozném èisle. (The woman
in the plural). (Praha), Fr.Borový, (1936). (21,7 x 13,7 cm). 206, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. 2 photomontages and title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 495,¶ Subtitled ‘Poems, notes from a diary, stage poetry, surrealist experimentation’, the book is typographical consistent with the other titles Teige designed for Borový, though the photomontages bear a much heavier evidence of Teige’s own surrealist experimentation in this period. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
183 Breton, André. Co je surrealismus? Tøi pøednášky. (Qu’est ce que le
surréalisme? Three lectures). Brno, Joza Jicha, 1937. (18,9 x 13,5 cm). 158 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 350,¶ Czech translation of three lectures given by Breton, in Prague 1935. The first was originally published in Brussels as a separate pamphlet under the title ‘Qu’est ce que le surréalisme’ (1934). The text of the latter two was translated from manuscripts and it differs somewhat from the text published subsequently in the French edition of ‘La position politique du surréalisme’, Paris 1935. With a postscript by Nezval, who reminisces about the Czech surrealists’ stay in Paris in June 1935 and their contacts with Breton, Eluard, Peret and Tanguy. With publisher’s device by O. Fuchs.
184 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Most. (The bridge). Praha, Fr.Borový,
(1937). 2nd edition. (21,4 x 13, 5 cm). 148, 1 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page and 2 photomontages by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 375,¶ A new edition of Nezval’s first book of poems from the period 1919-1921 (first ed., published in Brno, S.Koci, 1922, under the auspices of Devìtsil, and not illustrated) is remarkable for the lenghty introductory essay ‘Introduction to my work to-date’, an overview of Nezval’s literary output since his debut. The remarkable title page, with traditional elements, in strange contrast with the two surrealist photomontages. With a new publisher’s device and a composition with the letter N, designed by Teige.
185 Salda, F.X. O nasí moderní kulture divadelne
dramatické. (About our modern cultural theatre). Praha, O.Girgal, 1937. (25 x 18 cm). 36 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 300,-
186 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Básnì noci. (Poems of the night). Praha, Fr.Borový, 1938.
4th edition. (19,5 x 12,5 cm). 206, (3) pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige (wrappers frayed and darkened). 275,¶ In ‘Poems of the Night’ Nezval collected some of his most important work from the period 1926-1930: Dedication, To the Night, Amazing Magician, Acrobat, Edison, etc. Teige’s fascinating surrealist collage cover for the 4th edition provides an interesting contrast to Muzika’s spare treatment of the same subject used for earlier editions. With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
187 Brouk, Bohuslav. O funkcích práce a osobitosti.
(The functions of work and personality). Praha, Edice surrealismu, 1939. (21,9 x 15,8 cm). 121 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 300,-
188 Bouèek, Dr. Bedøich. Geologické výlety do okolí
prazského. (A geological trip in the surroundings of Prague). Praha, Melantrich, 1941. (19,2 x 14,5 cm). 201 pp., 59 plates, 12 maps. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige, incorporating a photograph by Josef Ehm. 250,-
189 Cihak, Ing. Vlastimil. Geodesie ver stavební praxi. (Geodesy versus
construction practice). Praha, Nakladelství Práce, 1945. (21,8 x 15,6 cm). 302 pp. with 306 text illustrations. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Novodobé stavitelství, 1). 250,-
190 Procházka, Theodor. V pøedveèer války. (On the eve
of the war). Praha, Melantrich, (1945). (22,5 x 14,8 cm). Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 295,¶ The second world war and the powers that shaped it.
191 Vanéèek, Václav. Stát Pøemyslovcù a støedovìka
“øise”. Praha, Melantrich, 1945. (20,7 x 15 cm). 75 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 250,-
192 Èechov, A.P. Rasskazi. Povídky Rasskazi. (Fairy
tales) Prague, Melantrich, 1946. (18 x 13 cm). 208 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Russkaja biblioteka, 1). 225,¶ Text in Russian. With an extra dust jacket, rather traditional in conception, covering the Teige wrappers.
193 Èeskoslovensko. Year I, no. 5. Monthly, edited by the Department of
Information. Praha, Orbis, March, 1946. (29,7 x 21 cm). 69 pp. (and 12 pp. publicity), with numerous illustrations. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 200,-
194 Dvoøák, Antonin. Dialektické rozpory v divadle. Praha, Girgal, 1946. (17,5 x
11 cm). 49 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers by Teige. ¶ With publisher’s device by Teige.
195 Eluard, Paul. Výbor básní. Praha, Odeon, 1946. (18 x 12,8 cm). 150, (5) pp.
Frontispiece portrait of Eluard by Man Ray, and 4 drawings by Man Ray, Štyrský, Picasso and Max Ernst. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 225,¶ With publisher’s device by Teige.
196 Haldane, J.B.S. Marxistická filosofie a pøírodní
vìdy. (The Marxist philosophy and the sciences). Praha, Práce, 1946. (20,6 x 15,2 cm). 161 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Zivé myšlenky, 2). 250,196a Hoffmeister, Adolf. Turistou proti své vuli.
(Unwilling tourist). (Praha), Mladá fronta, (1946). (20 x 13 cm). 107 pp. profusely illustrated with text drawings and full page drawings by A. Hoffmeister. Original wrappers, designed by K.Teige, incorporating a Hoffmeister drawing (edges very slightly frayed.) (Edice Boje, 14). 275,¶ First Czech edition of ‘The animals are in cages’, New York 1941.
197 Hostovský, Egon. Listy z
vyhnanství. (Letter from exile). Praha, Melantrich, 1946. (20 x 13,5 cm). 156 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page and colophon by Teige. Original cloth, designed by Teige. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 250,-
225,-
198 Hostovský, Egon. Sedmkrát v
hlavní úloze. (Seven times the leading man). Praha, Melantrich, 1946. (20 x 13,5 cm). 202 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page, in brown and black, designed by Teige. Original cloth with original wrappers bound in, both designed by Teige. 200,-
199 Hostovský, Egon. Úkryt. (The Hideout). Praha,
Melantrich, 1946. (20 x 13 cm). 129, (1) pp. Typography by Teige. Original cloth, designed by Teige. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 200,¶ Cover of the original American edition of The Hideout is reproduced on the back cover.
200 Hrubý, Pavel & Václav Vik. Základy marxistického myšlení. Praha, Práce,
1946. (20,8 x 15,2 cm). 164 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Zivé myšlenky, 1) 250,-
201 Jandera, Otakar. Sport mladých. (Sport for the youth). Praha, Práce, 1946.
(21 x 14,5 cm). 284 pp., 162 illustrations and 16 photographs. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 225,-
202 Koláø, Václav. Mrakodrapy. Praha, (1946). 8vo. 218
pp., with 96 photo plates. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Aktuality Budování, edited by Zd. Pešánek, 4). 115,¶ Discussing the skyscrapers in America (especially New York) and discussing the possibilities and necessity of building skyscrapers in Czechoslovakia.
203 Šalda, F.X. Analysa. Praha, Klub modernich nakladatelu Kmen (Club of Modern
Publishers Kmen), 1946. (20,1 x 13,5 cm). 26 pp. Typography Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 225,¶ Edition of 850 copies.
204 Šalda, F.X. Paul Verlaine. Praha, Kmen, 1946. (17,2 x 11,1 cm). 14 pp., with
Verlaine’s portrait by Carlegle as frontispiece. Typography by Karel Teige. 200,¶ Edition of 750 copies on occasion of the 50th anniversary of Verlaine’s death.
205 Soukop, F.A. Sociální inzenýr. (Civil engineering). Praha, Práce, 1946. (21 x
15 cm). 101 pp. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers. designed by Teige. (Aktuality Budování, edited by Zd. Pešánek, 1). 250,¶ The first volume published in the series ‘Aktuality budování’, edited by Zd. Pesánek.
206 Verlaine, Paul. Prokletí básníci. (Les poetes maudites). Praha, Girgal, 1946.
(21,5 x 15 cm). 130 pp., with 13 illustrations and 16 plates. Typography by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Orloj, edited by K. Teige, 2). 200,¶ Plates include photo portraits of Stéphane Mallarmé and Arthur Rimbaud, painted portraits of Auguste Renoir and Paul Gaugain, a photocollage by Karel Teige, a drawing by Henri Matisse, etc.
207 B enda, Julien. Velká zkouška demokracií. (La grande épreuve des
démocraties). Praha, Klub Socialistické kultury, 1947. (22,4 x 14,7 cm). 116, (2) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 250,-
208 Bromfield, L. Nez se rozední. (Until the day break). Praha, V.Šmidt, 1947.
(20,7 x 14 cm). 240 pp. Original cloth-backed boards, with original photomontage dust jacket, designed by Teige. (Zahrada krásné prózy, VII). 200,-
209 Cole, G.D.H. Fabiánský socialismus. (Fabian socialism). Praha, Klub
Socialistické kultury, 1947. (22,8 x 14,7 cm). 156 pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 250,¶ Translated by M.Haluza.
209a Generace. Revue pro umeni, zivot a spolecnost. (Generation. Magazine
for art, life and society). Editors: Ivo Fleischmann, Jirí Hájek, Jaromír Horec, and Frantisek Vrba. Year I, nos. 1-12 and Year II, nos. 1-3/4. Praha, Year I, Mladá Fronta, November 1945 - March-April 1947. (24,7 x 17,3 cm). 16 issues in 12. Typography and original wrappers, printed in various colours, designed by Karel Teige. 1.000,¶ All published. Postwar cultural magazine with contributions by Jirí Hájek, Jan M.Grossmann, F.Vrba, Ilja Erenburg, Tristan Tzara, Ivan Blatný, Jirí Kolár, Ludvik Kundera, Olga Hálová, Vladimir Majakovskij, Vladimir Bor, and others. Issues between 24-38 pages. With a few illustrations, including two photographs by Stochl. In fine condition.
210 Kaczér, I. Ikongo neumírá. (Ikongo dies). Praha, V.Šmidt, 1947. (20,7 x 14
cm). 403 pp. Original cloth-backed boards. Original dust jacket, designed by Teige. (Zahrada krásné prózy, 6). (dust jacket frayed, reinforced on inside). 200,-
211 Kubišta, Bohumil. Pøedpokladny slohu. Úvahy. Kritiky. Polemiky. (Supposed
style. Considerations, critics, polemics). Praha, Girgal, 1947. (21,9 x 15,3 cm). 171 pp., with 42 illustrations. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Orloj, edited by Karel Teige, 1). 300,¶ With a new publisher’s device by Teige.
212 Nevins, Allan & Henry Steele Commager. Dìjiny USA. (Pocket History of
the United States). Praha, Melantrich, (1947). (23 x 15 cm). 376, (1) pp. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 225,-
213 Šalda, F.X. Z dopisù Josefu Horovi. Praha, Klub
modernich nakladatelu (Club of Modern Publishers), 1947. (21,5 x 15,5 cm). 26 pp. Typography by Teige. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 200,¶ Edition of 1100 copies, published on occasion of Salda’s 80th birthday.
214 Tyl, J.K. Jan Hus. Praha, Girgal, 1947. (19,3 x 13 cm). 88 pp. Typography by
Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige.
200,-
215 Jírovec, Prof. Dr. Otto. Parasitologie pro lékaøe. (Parasitology for docters).
Praha, Melantrich, 1948. (24 x 17,5 cm). 378 pp. Original cloth-backed boards, with dust jacket designed by Teige. 250,-
216 Sázavský, MUDr. Karel. O reflexní osteoporose. In one volume with: Janeèek, MUDr. Zd . Chirurgické léèení rakoviny koneèníku. Praha,
Melantrich, 1948. (25 x 17,5 cm). 158 pp. with 31 illustrations. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. (Purkynova kniznice lékaøská, 9-10). 250,-
217 Schneider, A. Mladý všeumìl (Young wizard). Praha, Melantrich, 1948. (24,5
x 17,5 cm). 149 pp. with 121 illustrations. Original illustrated cloth-backed boards, designed by Karel Teige (cover a bit scratched). 250,-
218 Jezek, Jaroslav. Petite suite. Piano a deux
mains. Praha, Hudební matice Umelecké besedy, 1949. (31 x 24 cm). 12 pp. Title page by Teige. Original wrappers, designed by Teige. 250,¶ Music score.
219 Kopal, Josef. Dìjiny francouzské literatury. Praha, Melantrich, 1949. (24,1
x 17,5 cm). 472, (2) pp. Original clothbacked boards, with original dust jacket, designed by Teige. 225,-
Publisher’s announcement for Teige’s ‘Nejmenší byt’, and ‘Práce arch. Jarom. Krejcara’. Praha, Petr, 1933. (26,6 x 18,2 cm). 4 pp. 150,-
Publisher’s announcement for Teige’s magazine ‘ReD’, year 2, Praha, Odeon, 1929. (23 x 18 cm). 4 pp. 150,-
karel teige
reference books 220 Bohatec, Miloslav. Teige a kniha (Teige and the book). Praha, Klub pøatel výtvarného umìní, 1965.
(21 x 13,3 cm). 25 pp., with 20 reproductions. Typography by S. Odvárko. Original wrappers. (Edice Obolos, 16). 125,¶ Edition of 500 copies. In those days a daring publication, marking the beginning of the ‘Prague Spring’.
221 Dluhosch, E. & R. Svácha. Karel Teige 1900-1951. L’Enfant terrible of the Czech modernist avant-
garde. Cambridge, MIT Press, 1999. (26,1 x 24,5). 418 pp., with numerous b/w illustrations (a few in colour). Original cloth, with original dust jacket. 100,¶ Unfortunately illustrations are mostly black and white, which is inadequate for the subject.
222 Hamanová, Ruzena. Karel Teige (1900-1951). Praha, (Literární archív pamatniku národního
písemnictví), 1968. (19,7 x 14,4 cm). 63 pp. stencilled text. Original wrappers. (Literární pozustalost (Literary estate), 736). 150,¶ Edition of 500 copies. Description of Karel Teige’s literary estate.
223 Kral, Peter. Karel Teige a film. (Praha), Filmový ùstav, 1966. (20,2 x 14,4 cm). 219 pp. stencilled text.
150,¶ In the ‘Prague Spring’ a few publications on Teige were more or less secretely published in unobstrusive series such as this book. Dedicated to Vratislav Effenberger.
224 Lof, Nico van der. De Tsjechische avantgarde en het boek. Den Haag, Museum Meermanno-
Westreenianum, 1992.(20,7 x 15 cm). (20,7 x 15 cm). 30 pp. with numerous illustrations. Original wrappers. 75,¶ Published on occasion of the exhibition of Czech avant-garde books from the Zdenek Primus collection.
225 Máèel, O. & K. Sierman & H. Cisaøová. Teige animator. Karel Teige en de Tsjechische avantgarde.
Amsterdam, Teige Genootschap, 1994. (23,8 x 16,7 cm). 24 pp., with numerous illustrations. Original wrappers. 150,¶ Published on occasion of the Karel Teige exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1994.
226 Srp, Karel. Karel Teige. Prague, Torst, 2001. (18 x 16 cm). 164 pp., with 85 plates. Original wrappers.
(Fototorst, 8). ¶ Text in English and Czech.
95,-
227 Teige, Karel. Architecture and poetry. Bologna, Cipia, 1993. (30,2 x 23,1 cm). 117 pp. with numerous
b/w and coloured illustrations. Original wrappers. (Rassegna, 53).
125,-
¶ Texts by R. Svácha, E. Dluhosch, Zd. Primus, K. Srp, O. Macel and others.
227 Teige, Karel. Surrealistické koláze. Surrealist collages 1935-1951. Praha, Støedoevropská galerie a
nakladatelství, 1994. (23 x 16,4 cm). 85 pp., with 48 plates. Original wrappers. (Edice Detail, 1). ¶ Texts by V. Lahoda, K. Srp and R. Daceva, in both Czech and English.
50,-
228 Teige, Karel. Výbor z díla. Vols. I-III. (Anthology of his work). Edited by J. Brabec, V. Effenberger, K.
Chvatik and R. Kalivoda. Praha, Ceskoslovenský spisovatel & Aurora, 1966-1994. (21 x 14 cm). 637 pp.; 743 pp. & 707 pp. In 3 vols original cloth, with original dust jacket. 500,¶ Vol. I: Svìt stavby a básnì (World of building and poetry). Praha, Èeskoslovenský spisovatel, 1966. 637 pp., 16 plates. Dust jacket a bit frayed. Edition of 2200 copies. Vol. II: Zápsasy o smysl moderní tvorby (Struggle with the meaning of modernity). Praha, Èeskoslovenský spisovatel, 1969. 743 pp., 16 plates. Dust jacket a bit frayed. Edition of 3000 copies, however confiscated by the communist authorities after publication. Vol. III: Osvobozování zivota a poezie (Liberation of the life and poetry). Praha, Aurora, 1994. 707 pp. Edition of 2000 copies, published 28 years after the first volume.
229 Teige, Karel. Vývojové promìny v umìní. (Developments in art). Praha, Nakladatelství èeskoslovenských
výtvarných umìlcù, 1966. (19,5 x 12 cm). 489 pp., with 161 b/w illustrations. Original cloth, with original dust jacket. (Edice orientace, 3). 150,¶ Edited by V. Effenberger.
230 Teige, Karel. Catalogue, Essen, Museum Folkwang, 1966: Karel Teige Collagen 1935-1951. (27 x 19 cm).
14 pp. 8 plates. Original wrappers.
110,-
¶ First part of this catalogue, with introductions by O. Steinert and V. Effenberger. The second part of this catalogue is devoted to ‘Surrealismus und Fotografie’, also with introductions by O. Steinert und V. Zykmund.
231 Teige, Karel. Catalogue, Brno, Graficky Kabinet domu umìni, May 1966: Surrealistické koláze. (21 x
19,7 cm). 22 pp. 16 plates. Original wrappers.
135,-
232 Teige, Karel. Catalogue, Dùm pánù z Kunštátu & Alsova jihocèeská galerie v Hluboké nad Vltavou,
1967: Karel Teige. Od poetismu k surrealismu. (21,4 x 22,6 cm). 38 pp., with numerous illustrations. Original illustrated wrappers. 125,¶ Text by V. Effenberger.
233 Teige, Karel. Catalogue, Praha, Dùm U kamenného zvonu, 1994: Karel Teige. (29,6 x 21 cm). 207 pp.,
with numerous illustrations. Original wrappers. ¶ Texts by K. Srp, Zd. Primus, A. Fárová, V. Lahoda and others. With English summary.
100,-
karel teige
register 10 Let diktatury proletariátu 1917-1927. Abeceda
110 99
Burian, E.F. Památník bratøí Burianù Èapkové, Bratøi. Ze zivota hmyzu
64 65
Almanach Kmene 1930-1931
141
Èapek, Josef. Umìlé èlovìk
Ameriètí Básníci.
132
Èapek, Karel. Dášenka
Ani labut ani lùna
21
Anthologie 9 básníkù Devìtsilu
117
Anthologie Protifašistických umìlcù
177
Apollinaire, Guillaume. Prsy Tiresiovy
89
Apollinaire, Guillaume. Sedící zena
75
Èapek, Karel. Valká s mloky
180
Èechov, A.P. Rasskazi
192
Èeskoslovensko
Apollinaire, Guillaume. Zavrazdéný básnik
166
Èapek, Karel. O vìcech obecných èili Zoon Politikon 160
Èerven
Apollinaire, Guillaume. Památce Guillaumea Apollinairea 22
134
26 193
Catalogue: Praha, Manes, 1935: Pruní výstava skupiny Surrealistù v ÈSR 25
76 Cendrars, Blaise. Zlato
Arconada, César M. Rozdìlení pùdy
178
Babel, Isaac. Rudá jizda
118
Balzac, Honoré de. Chagrinová kùze
77
Baudelaire, Charles. Fanfarlo
23
Cihak, Vlastimil. Geodesie ver stavební praxi
189
Cocteau, Jean. Kohout a Venuše
109
Cocteau, Jean. Svatebèané na Eiffelce Cole, G.D.H. Fabiánský socialismus Benda, Julien. Velká zkouška demokratií
207
Bibl, Viktor. Orlik syn Napoleonùv
165
Biebl, Konstantin. Nebe, peklo, ráj. 1930
142
Biebl, Konstantin. Nebe, peklo, ráj. 1931
147
90
91 209
Delluc, Louis. Charlie Chaplin
66
Delluc, Louis. Filmová dramata
78
Delteil, Josef. Cholera
92
Devìtsil. Revoluèni Sbornik
27
Biebl, Konstantin. S lodí jez dovázi èaj a kávu 119
Disk. Internationálni revue
28
Biebl, Konstantin. Zlom
120
Doba. Èasopis pro kulturní
29
Blok. Èasopis pro umìní
24
Dolar, Jimmie. Amerièané v Leningradì
79
Breton, André. Co je surrealismus
183
Dvoøák, Arnost. Dialestické rozpory v divadle
194
Bromfield, L. Nez se rozední
208
Dymeš, Ladislav. Ze svìta do svìta
135
Brouk, Bohuslav. Autosexualismus
172
Ehrenburg, Ilja. Neznáze kavárenského povaleèe 112
Brouk, Bohuslav. O funkcích práce a osobitosti
187
Brouk, Bohuslav. O smrti, lásce a zárlivosti
179
Ehrenburg, Ilja. V prùtoèné ulièce
121
Eluard, Paul. Vybor básní
195
Bouèek, Bedøich. Geologické výlety do okoli prazského 188
Erenburg, Ilja. Dymky
Burian, E.F. Èernošské tance
Erenburg, Ilja. Historie jednoho léta
133
67 111
Erenburg, Ilja. Láska Jeanny Neuillové
80
Erenburg, Ilja. Neobyèejná dobrodruzství Julia Jurenita 93 Erenburg, Ilja. Trust D.E.Historie zkázy Evropy
68
Erenburg, Ilja. Zivot a smrt Nikolaje Kurbova
94
Flaubert, Gustave. Pamìti bláznovy Generace
Kolaø, Václav. Mrakodrapy
202
Konrad, Karel. Rinaldino
114
Kopal, Josef. Dìjiny francouzské literatury
219
Krejcar, J. Lazansky dùm
167
Kubišta, Bohumil. Pøedpokladny slohu
211
Kubka, Frantisek. Básníci Revoluèního
70
Kvart
34
69 209a
Girard, Pierre. Poznejte lépe srdce zen
122
Gorbunov, K. Ledy pukají
161
Lautreamont, Comte de. Maldoror
Halas, Frantisek. Sepie
136
Leva Fronta
36
113 Leva Fronta Manifest
35
Haldane, J.B.S. Marxistická filosofie a pøirodní vìdy 196
Lidin, Vladimir. Moøský prùvan
82
Hellens, Franz. Bas-Basina-Bulu
95
Literární zprávy edice Odeon
97
Hlaváè, Bedøich. František Josef I.
162
Mahen, Jiøi. Husa na provázku
83
Honzl, Jindrich. Moderní ruské divadlo
123
Majakovskij, Vladimir. Verlaine a Cezanne
37
Honzl, Jindrich. Roztoèené jevištì
81
Malraux, André. Lidský údìl
173
Horizont.
30
Maøánek, Jiøi. Bøichomluvec a Amazonka
125
Host
31
Maurois, André. Básnik a svìt
98 38
Hostovský, Egon. Listy z vyhnanství
197
Mezinárodní bulletin surrealismu
Hostovský, Egon. Sedmkrát v hlavné úloze
198
Miljutin, N.A. Socgorod
Hostovský, Egon. Úkryt
199
M.S.A. Mezinárodní Soudobá Architektura.
39
Musaion
40
Hrubý, Pavel & Václav Vik. Základy marxistického myšlení 200 Istler. Catalogue, Praha, Topicùv salon, 1946 Ivanov, Vsevold. Údolí TBA Jakobson, Roman. Základy èeskeho verše
32 148 96
Jandera, Otakar. Sport mládych
201
Jasienski, Bruno. Paøiz hoøí
143
Jezek, Jaroslav. Petite suite
218
Jírovec, Otto. Parasitologie pro lékaøe
215
Kaczér, I. Ikongo neumirá
210
Neumann, Stanislav K. Bragozda a jiné váleèné vzpomínky 126 Neumann, Stanislav K. Vzpomínky
150
Neumann, Stanislav K. Zal
151
Neumann, Stanislav K. Zlatý oblak
163
Nevins, Allan & Henry Steele Commager. Dìjiny USA 212 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Abeceda
Kmen. Mesièník pro moderní líteraturu Kmen. Seznam knih
33 124
149
99
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Básnì na pohlednice
100
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Básnì noci
186
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Chtìla okrást lorda Blamingtona 144 Nezval, Vitìzslav. Karneval
101
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Mìnsí rùzová zahrada
102
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Neviditelná Moskva
174
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Pantomina. 1st edition 1924
71
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Pantomina. 2nd edition 1935
175
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Praha s prsty dešté
181
Salda, F.X. O nasí moderní kulture divadelne dramatické 185 Salda, F.X. Paul Verlaine
204
Salda, F.X. Z dopisù Josefu Horovi
213
Sázavský, Karel. O reflexní osteoporose
216
Scheinpflug, Karel. Paøiz Nezval, Vitìzslav. Sbohem a šateèek
170-171
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Schovávaná na schodech
152-154
Schneider, A. Mladý všeumìl
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Signál Èasu
155
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Sklenìný havelok
164
217
Schulz, Karel. Sever - Jih - Západ - Východ
62
Schulz, Karel. Tegtmaierovy zelezárny
61
Seifert, Jaroslav. Básnì Nezval, Vitìzslav. Štyrský a Toyen
72
137
41 Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. 1st edition 1921. 60
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Tyranie nebo láska
156
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Zena v mnozném èisle
182
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Zidovský Høbitov
127
Nezval, Vitìzslav. Zpáteèní lístek
169
Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. 2nd edition 1923 63 Seifert, Jaroslav. Mìsto v slzách. 3rd edition 1929 138 Seifert, Jaroslav. Na vlnách TSF
85
Seifert, Jaroslav. Slavik zpivá špatnì
105
Nezval, Vitìzslav & Karel Teige. Manifesty Poetismu 6a
Slang, F. Køizník Potìmkin
106
Nohejl, Miloslav. Dívka a sen
Socialistický realismus. Sbornik
Novomeský, Laco. Otvorené okná
84 176
47
Soukop, F.A. Sociální inzenýr
205 107
Pasmo
42
Soupault, Philippe. Bratøi Durandeau
Praha-Moskva
43
Sourka, Karl. Dílo Jane Zzravého 1906-1940
57
Sovová, Lucie. Dìtská knízka
73
Procházka, Theodor. V pøedveèer války Proletkult
190 44
SSSR. Úvahy, kritiky, poznámky
108
Proust, Marcel. Dilo Marcela Proust
115
Stavba
49
Rakovsky, Kyril. Køizník Potìmkin
103
Stavitel
50
ReD. Mìsiènik pro moderní kulturu
45
Remarque, Erich Maria. Cesta Zpátky
157
Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges. Ano a ne èili klec v ptáku 104
Stendahl. O lásca Suk, Ivan. Lesy a ulice Supervielle, Jules. Muz divokých krajù Teige, Karel. Archipenko
Romains, Jules. Obrozené mìsteèko
128
Romains, Jules. Psyché
158
Teige, Karel. Architektura pravá a levá
Rozpravy Aventina
46
Salda, F.X. Analysa
203
59 116 1 13
Teige, Karel. Film
3
Teige, Karel. Jan Zzravý
2
Teige, Karel. Jarmark umìni. Salda, F.X. Krásná literatura èeská v pruním desetiletí republiky 146
145
Teige, Karel. K sociologii architektury
15 7
Teige, Karel. M.S.A. Mezinárodni Soudobá Architektura. 39 Teige, Karel. Modern architecture in Czechoslovakia 19 Teige, Karel. Moderne Lichtbild in der Cechoslovakei, Das 20 Teige, Karel. Nejmenší byt
9
Teige, Karel. O humoru, clownech a dadaistech
8
Teige, Karel. Práce Jaromíra Krejcara
10
Teige, Karel. Soudobá Mezinárodní Architektura
6
Teige, Karel. Sovìtská kultura
5
Teige, Karel. Stavba a báseò. Umìni dnes a zítra.
4
Teige, Karel. Surrealismus proti proudu
18
Teige, Karel. Vladimir Majakovskij
17
Teige, Karel. Vývoj sovìtské architektury
16
Teige, Karel. Za socialistickou architekturu
11
Teige, Karel. Zahradní mìsta nezamìstnaných
12
Teige, Karel & Vitìzslav Nezval. Manifesty Poetismu 6a Teige, Karel & Ladislav Štoll. Surrealismus v diskusi 14 Tinan, Jean. Pøiklad Ninony de Lenclos milovnice 129 Toyen. Catalogue, Praha, Topicùv salon, 1945 Tvorba
51a 52
Tyl, J.K. Jan Hus
214
Václavek, Bedøich. Od umìní k tvorbé
130
Vanèura, Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul. 1924
74
Vanèura, Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul. 1925
86
Vanèura, Vladislav. Pekaø Jan Marhoul.1929
139
Vanèura, Vladislav. Pole orná a váleèná Vanèura, Vladislav. Poslední soud
87 140
Vanéèek, Václav. Stát Pøemyslovcù a støedovìka “rise” 191 Ve r a i k o n
53
Verhaeren, Emile. Svítání
88
Verlaine, Paul. Prokletí básníci
206
Voskovec & Werich. 10 let Osvobozeného divadla 54 Weiskopf, F.C. Do XXI. století pøestoupit 131 Zák, Ladislav. Obytná krajina Zenatý, B. Americké domeèky
55 159
Zivot (II) - Nové umeni - Konstrukce
56
Zvìrokruh
58
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