Various authors

THREE RARE BOOKS WITH ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PRINTS

1946, 1947
Ludvík Kundera, Josef Istler: Tolik cejchů. Book format 12°, 17,7x12,8 cm. Unpaginated, in Czech. Title page printed in black. Frontispiece - drypoint 11,5x7,7 cm, signed in pencil "Istler". Soft sewn binding. Issued in 1946 in 100 numbered copies, copy no. 81. Dedication on title page "panu Kropáčkovi Ludvík Kundera, Istler". František Halas, Josef Liesler: Nikde. Book format 8°, 23x14 cm. Unpaginated, in Czech. Title page printed in black and red. Frontispiece - etching 15,5x7,5 cm, signed and dated in pencil under the print area "Liesler 46". Soft sewn binding. Issued in 210 copies, printed by Orbis Prague in 1946. Copy no. 49. Charles Vildrac, Josef Istler: Kniha lásky. Book format 8°, 23x18,5 cm. Unpaginated, in Czech, translated by Vladimír Holan. Title page printed in black and red. Etching 16x11 cm, signed and dated in pencil under the print area "Istler 47". 14 loose sheets with watermark in a paper cover. Signed by the translator in colophon "Vladimír Holan". Graphic design and print by Josef Istler in 1947. 333 numbered copies, of which 218 on handmade paper antik. Copy no. 32. Provenance: from the collection of MUDr. J. Kačer