Various authors

Karel Teige (1900-1951)

TWO COLLECTIONS OF POEMS

1946
Paul Eluard: Výbor básní 1918-1938. Book format 12°, 18x13 cm. 150 numbered p., in Czech. Title page printed in black. Edited by Jindřich Heisler. Illustrations: Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Jindřich Štyrský. Cover designed by Karel Teige. Paperback. Issued by Odeon in Prague in 1946. Paul Verlaine: Prokletí básníci. Book format 8°, 21x14,7 cm. 130 numbered p., in Czech, translated by Adolf Kroupa. Title page printed in black. Illustrations by P. Verlaine, Toyen...; cover, typographically designed and edited by K. Teige. Paperback. Issued by Otto Girgal in Prague in 1946. 3000 copies. Slightly frayed edges of the covers, creased corners. In one case, a piece of the cover is torn at the spine, in the second case, there are sealed tears on two pages, otherwise in very good condition.