Various authors

Otakar Mrkvička (1898-1957)

A COLLECTION OF 7 BOOK DESIGNED BY OTAKAR MRKVIČKA

1925-1928
G. Apollinaire: Sedící žena. Book format 8°, 19,5x13,5 cm. 142 numbered pages, in Czech, translated by J. Fastrová. Title page printed in black and red. Cover design by K. Teige and O. Mrkvička. Original paperback binding. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1925 as the 3rd volume of the Odeon edition. V. Nezval: Nápisy na hroby. Book format 8°, 21,8x15 cm. 82 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black. Typography and cover design by O. Mrkvička. Hard half-cloth binding. Published by J. Otta in Prague in 1926 in an edition of 2000 copies. J. Laforgue: Hamlet. Book format 12°, 17,7x12 cm. 67 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black and purple. Design and illustrations by O. Mrkvička. Hardcover binding without cover, spine with gold lettering. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1927 in an edition of 520 numbered copies on Banzay Japan paper, this copy is number 69. I. Ehrenburg: Nesnáze kavárenského povaleče. Book format 8°, 19,5x13,5 cm. 126 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black and red according to K. Teige`s design. Cover by O. Mrkvička. Original paperback binding. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1927. Binding partially detached. Stendhal: Abatyše v Castru. Book format 12°, 18x12 cm. 106 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black, with the stamps "EX LIBRIS JAROSLAV KOPŠ." and "MAJETEK knihovny J. KOPŠE," and a dedication on the front endpaper from P. Chrysostom to J. Kopš in 1944. Cover design by O. Mrkvička. Original paperback binding. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1927. H. Heine: Z pamětí pána von Schnabelevopski. Book format 12°, 18,5x12,3 cm. 80 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black and red. Design and illustrations by O. Mrkvička. Original paperback binding. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1928 in 700 numbered copies, this copy is number 361 and is printed on domestic Japan paper. I. Ehrenburg: V průtočné uličce. Book format 8°, 19,5x13,5 cm. 196 numbered pages, in Czech. Title page printed in black according to K. Teige`s design. Cover by O. Mrkvička. Original paperback binding. Published by J. Fromek in Prague in 1928. Publ.: Srp 2009, pp. 93. Good to very good condition. Provenance: Galerie Maldoror.