Kamil Bednář (1912-1972)

Kamil Lhoták (1912-1990)

YPSILON A EVANGELINA

1965
Format 8°, 20.4x13 cm, 55 numbered pages, in Czech. Half-leather hardcover binding with an airship motif on the boards, cardboard slipcase, original wrapper bound in. Signatures of Kamil Bednář and Kamil Lhoták on the half-title page. Title page printed in black and brown. Five original lithographs by Kamil Lhoták (frontispiece and others). This lyrical grotesque was published for the Society of Czech Bibliophiles by Československý spisovatel in Prague in 1965. Edition of 600 copies on laid Maršov wove paper, issued as a non-commercial premium for SČB members for the year 1964. Hardcover binding slightly loosened. Spine slightly torn and rubbed at the edges. Cardboard slipcase shows signs of wear. Provenance: Galerie Moderna.