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Josef Čapek (1887-1945)

THREE BOOKS DESIGNED BY JOSEF ČAPEK

1924, 1926, 1927
Karel Čapek: Boží muka. Book format 8°, 21x14,5 cm. 108 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Title page printed in black and brown. Design and cover (linocut) by Josef Čapek. Issued in spring 1924 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 83th volume of edition Aventinum. II edition. Slightly faded color of the cover, dirty cover with frayed corners and edges, inventory label on the spine. Slightly dirty sheets, frayed corners, missing p. 21-22, 27-28 and 39-42. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 148, Picture no. 6.2.7. Karel Čapek: Továrna na absolutno. Book format 8°, 19,2x13,7 cm. 167 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Title page printed in black and red. Cover (linocut) and illustrations by Josef Čapek. Issued in autumn in 1926 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 99th volume of edition Aventinum. III edition. Slightly torn cover by the spine, frayed corners and edges, few bent corners and tiny spots, otherwise in good condition. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 157, picture no. 6.2.40. Pierre Mac Orlan: Přístav mrtvých vod. Book format 8°, 19x13,3 cm. 54 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Jan Paulík. Original paperback. Title page printed in black and green. Design and cover (linocut) by Josef Čapek. Issued in January in 1927 by Otakar Štorch-Marien in edition Aventinum as 17th volume of Knihy dnešku. 2000 copies. Restored. Published in: Alena Pomajzlová, Vidět knihu / Knižní grafika Josefa Čapka, Prague 2010, p. 167, picture no. 6.3.20.


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