Stanislav Kostka Neumann (1875-1947)

Jaroslav Benda (1882-1970)

KNIHA LESŮ, VOD A STRÁNÍ, PRIORITY COPY

1914
Book format 8°, 19,6x15,2 cm. 84 numbered pages, in Czech. Title double-page printed in black and red. Design and woodcuts by J. Benda. Hardcover leather binding with gold embossed Art Deco ornaments and letters on spine by Ludvík Bradáč. Issued by Spolek výtvarných umělců Manes in Prague in 1914. In addition to the regular edition, the first 50 copies were numbered, signed by the author, and printed on japon. Copy no. 15 with the author`s signature. On the front endpaper, there is an ex libris of A. Šmahel from Jaroměř. Slightly worn binding, otherwise very good condition. Arno Sáňka, České bibliofilské tisky, Brno 1923, p. 71, no. 270. Provenance: from the collection of MUDr. J. Kačer.