Various authors

Viktor Oliva (1861-1928)

TWO BOOKS IN ARTISTIC BINDINGS

1893
Jan Neruda: Písně Kosmické. Book format 4°, 27,5x19,3 cm. 66 numbered pages, in Czech. Hardcover, cloth binding with relief, color, gilded and silvered décor, marked by bookbinder Josef Pfeiffer from Prague and with the emblem of the publisher. Gold edge. Title page printed in black and red. Issued by František Topič in Prague in 1893. Fourth edition. Illustrated by Viktor Oliva. Svatopluk Čech: Petrklíče. Book format 4°, 27,5x19,3 cm. 55 numbered pages, in Czech. Hardcover, cloth binding with relief, color, gilded and silvered décor, marked by bookbinder Jos. Pfeiffer from Prague and with the emblem of the publisher. Gold edge. Title page printed in black and red. Issued by F. Topič in Prague in 1893. Third edition. Illustrated by V. Oliva. Missing frontispiece. Slightly scratched bindings, first partially loose, repaired, otherwise in a good condition, few fingerprints.