Various authors

Josef Čapek (1887-1945)

A COLLECTION OF 5 BOOKS DESIGNED BY JOSEF ČAPEK

1919 - 1922
Karel Čapek: Loupežník. Book format 8°, 21,8x14,8 cm. 91 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Design and cover: Josef Čapek. Issued in 1920 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 10th volume of edition Aventinum. 2000 copies. With a poster for theatre play, printed by Typia Brno, probably from 1937-1939. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 88. Karel Čapek: Věc Makropulos. Book format 8°, 21x14 cm. 92 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Design and cover: Josef Čapek. Issued in 1922 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 57th volume of edition Aventinum. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 94, Picture no. 4.4.11. Karel and Josef Čapek: Ze života hmyzu. Book format 8°, 21x13 cm. 79 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Design, cover and illustrations: Josef Čapek. Issued in 1921 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 43rd volume of edition Aventinum. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 97. Georges Duhamel: Ze života mučedníků. Book format 8°, 21x13 cm. 103 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Růžena Říhová. Original paperback. Title page printed in black and red. Design, cover and illustrations (linocut): Josef Čapek. Issued by publishing house Alois Srdce in Prague in 1919. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 74, Picture no. 4.1.5 and 4.1.6. Jindřich Hořejší: Hudba na náměstí. Book format 8°, 21,5x14 cm. 56 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Cover: Josef Čapek (linocut). Issued by ČIN, Tiskové a nakladatelské družstvo československých legionářů in Prague in 1921. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 86, Picture no. 4.3.6. Normal signs of wear: slightly dirty covers, frayed corvers and edges, several fingerprints, overall good condition. Linocut covers.