Toyen (1902-1980)

Pierre Louÿs (1870-1925)

PYBRAC + MAGDALENA

1930, 1932
Magdalena, Size 12°, 21 × 13 cm. Title page printed in red and black, in Czech, 30 numbered pages. Contemporary half-cloth binding. R. K. T., volume XIII. This book was printed on 25 March 1930 as a private and manuscript edition in 30 numbered copies exclusively for the publisher’s bibliophile friends; it was therefore not intended for sale or inclusion in public libraries. This copy bears the number 22. A collection of erotic or erotic-naturalistic poetry. Author not stated; probably someone from the circle of the editions 69 or Lotos (Toyen, Štyrský, Brouk, Bruner, Teige…). Pybrac, Size 12°, 19 × 13.6 cm. Title page printed in black, in Czech; translated by K. S., illustrated by T., 73 numbered pages. Contemporary half-cloth binding. Private edition issued for a circle of friends and collectors in May 1932. Total edition of 300 copies, this copy numbered 251. Decorated with ten illustrations by Toyen.