Földvári Books

Artistic Magazine for May Day

Szélpál, Árpád (ed.)

1938 Május 1. [May Day. 1938.]

Budapest: Esztergályos János (Világosság), 1938. With illustrated title page. Several text illustrations. First edition. Printed in red and black. 8 p. Folded. Torn at foldings, edges chipped. Overall in good condition.

Magazine of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party for the 1937 May Day. Illustrated by leftist, avant-garde artist, among them István Szőnyi, Gyula Derkovics and Otto Quante.

Edited by Árpád Szélpál (1897–1987) the Hungarian poet, journalist and photographer. He was member of Lajos Kassák’s avant-garde circles and published his poems in “MA” and later in “Munka”. As a photoreporter his first works were published in “Népszava”, the Social-democrat newspaper.

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Price: €250.00