Josef Lada (1887-1957)

TWO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

1913
Kalamajka, Format 4°, 18.6x17.6 cm, unpaginated, in Czech. Soft binding stitched with metal staples in a paper wrapper. Title page printed in several colours, containing a further 23 lithographs by Josef Lada. Published by the Ústřední dělnické knihkupectví, nakladatelství a antikvariát (Antonín Svěcený) in Prague, in 1913 (the year is not stated in the book), first edition. Moje abeceda, Format 4°, 18x17.5 cm, unpaginated, in Czech. Soft, stitched binding. Contains 22 lithographs by Josef Lada plus one further one on the cover. Published by the press committee of the Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers` Party in 1911, first edition. Kalamajka - damaged cover, loosened binding, soiled pages. Moje abeceda - cover with bent corners, soiled, loosened binding, soiled pages. Condition: damaged. Provenance: the Jiří Kačer collection