Various authors

Toyen (1902-1980)

THREE BOOKS

1930, 1932, 1934
Karel Konrád: Dvojí stín. Book format 12°, 15.8 × 11.8 cm. 15 numbered pp., in Czech. Frontispiece by Toyen. Title page printed in black and red. Original soft sewn binding in paper wrappers. In spring 1930 printed by Orbis Press on Dutch simili Japon in an edition of 350 numbered copies as the 1st private publication of the Megalith series. This copy is no. 6. Wrappers slightly frayed and leaf margins slightly stained. Lit.: Arno Sáňka, České bibliofilské tisky IV. 1929–1945, Prague 1967, p. 311, no. 3690. Leonhard Frank: Ze tří milionů tři. Book format 8°, 19 × 12.5 cm. 205 numbered pp., in Czech, translated by Jaroslav Zaorálek. Title page printed in black and blue. Design, frontispiece and 3 further two-colour lithographs and binding by Toyen. Publisher’s full cloth binding with gilt-tooled decoration and spine label. Published by Rudolf Škeřík in Prague in 1932 as vol. 59 of the Symposion series. In addition to the edition on Antik paper, 40 copies were printed on Dutch Pannekoek paper (I–XL) and 300 copies on domestic simili Japon (1–300), of which this copy is no. 190. Spine slightly faded and cover soiled, otherwise in good condition. Sáňka IV., p. 195, no. 3113. Camille Mayran: Odlesky. Book format 12°, 17 × 10.5 cm. 36 numbered pp., in Czech, translated by Bohuslav Reynek. Title page printed in black. Design and frontispiece by Toyen. Original soft sewn binding in paper wrappers. Published in spring 1934 by Jan V. Pojer in Brno as vol. 21 of the Atlantis series in an edition of 350 numbered copies, 1–50 on Van Gelder, 51–350 on good quality wove paper; this copy is no. 323. Spine browned, otherwise in good condition, partially unopened sheets. Sáňka IV., p. 395, no. 4111.