Various authors

Karel Teige (1900-1951)

A COLLECTION OF 8 BOOKS WITH TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN BY KAREL TEIGE

1926, 1928, 1946
Karel Teige: Svět, který se směje (1924-26). 1st part of 2-volume series O humoru, clownech a dadaistech. Book format 12°, 19,5x13,5 cm. 91 numbered pages, VIII Picture attachments, in Czech. Issued by Jan Fromek in Prague in 1928 as 41st volume of edition Odeon. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 98, picture no. 230 and 231. Karel Konrád: Dinah. Book format 12°, 17,5x11 cm. 85 numbered pages, in Czech. Hardcover, cardboard binding. Cover designed by K. Teige bound at the end. Issued in 1928 by Václav Petr in Prague. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 100, picture no. 239 and 240. Vítězslav Nezval: Básně na pohlednice. Book format 8°, 19,5x12 cm. 59 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Issued in 1926 by Dr. Otakar Štorch-Marien in Prague as 137th volume of his edition Aventinum. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 68, picture no. 145 and 146. Paul Eluard: Výbor básní. Book format 12°, 17,5x12,5 cm. 150 numbered pages, in Czech. Illustrations: Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Jindřich Štyrský. Original paperback. Issued in 1946 by publishing house Odeon in Prague. Jean de Tinan: Příklad Ninony de Lenclos, milovnice. Book format 12°, 18,5x12,5 cm. 97 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Zaorálek. Original paperback. Issued in 1928 by Jan Fromek in Prague. 550 numbered copies. Copy no. 291. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 99, picture no. 238. Egon Hostovský: Sedmkrát v hlavní úloze. Book format 8°, 20x13 cm. 292 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Issued in 1946 by publishing house Melantrich in Prague. First edition. 10 000 copies. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 214. Egon Hostovský: Úkryt. Book format 8°, 20x13 cm. 129 numbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Issued in 1946 by publishing house Melantrich in Prague. Published in: Karel Srp, Karel Teige a typografie. Asymetrická harmonie, Prague 2009, p. 215. Egon Hostovský: Listy z vyhnanství. Book format 8°, 20x13 cm. 156 unnumbered pages, in Czech. Original paperback. Issued in 1946 by publishing house Melantrich in Prague. Normal signs of wear, slightly dirty covers, slightly unglued bindings, yellowed paper, bent corners, tiny spots. Two books with uncut sheets, one with unglued cover. Overall in good condition.