Toyen (1902-1980)

Various authors

THREE BOOKS FROM THE EDITION SYMPOSION DESIGNED BY TOYEN

1932, 1933
Book format 8°, 19x12,5 cm. Hardcover cloth bindings with gilded décor and spine labels. Bound without covers. Romain Rolland: Petr a Lucie. 144 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Zaorálek. Design, frontispiece, 2 other two-color lithographs and binding by Toyen. Issued by Rudolf Škeřík in Prague in 1932 as 2nd edition of 18th volume of edition Symposion. Leonard Frank: Ze tří milionů tři. 205 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Zaorálek. Design, frontispiece, 3 other two-color lithographs and binding by Toyen. Issued by Rudolf Škeřík in Prague in 1932 as 59th volume of edition Symposion. Jean Giono: Hlasy země. 202 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Zaorálek. Design, frontispiece (two-color lithograph) and binding by Toyen. Issued by Rudolf Škeřík in Prague in 1933 as 60th volume of edition Symposion. Good to very good condition, Book Petr a Lucie slightly affected by moisture, also slightly worn lower edge of the frontispiece.