V Praze (Prague): Fr. Borovy, 1922. Cover and illustrated frontispiece designed by Vaclav Spala. First edition. The gatherings are unstapled and pages loose as customary for Czech paperbacks of the time. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. 61, (3) p. First edition of the Czech poet, Josef Hora’s (1891–1945) book of poems..... More
![Joachim Achim. Dramat w trzech zjawach. [Joachim Achim. Drama in Three Acts.]. Jerzy Hulewicz](/pictures/thumb/569.jpg?v=1437106972)
Kościanki: (S.n.), 1922 (on cover: 1923). With a mounted expressionist linocut vignette. Cover and the linocut by Hulewicz. First edition. Numbered. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. 95, (1) p. Drama book by Jerzy Hulewicz (1886–1941) the Polish expressionist graphic artist and author. The expressionist cover design and the vignette on half..... More
![In Yiddish:] Zoologishe Khrestomatye Dertseylungen mit Bilder. Shaye-Shloyme Hurvits-Zalke,...](/pictures/thumb/2045.jpg?v=1615297016)
Varshe [Warsaw]: Brider Levin-Epshteyn un shotfim, 1923. First edition. Illustrated throughout. In publisher’s half cloth. Front panel with uncredited avant-garde illustration. 123 [1] p. Avant-garde cover design; a scarce zoology book for children by Byelorussian-and Ukranian-born Yiddish educators. More
Bratislava: Schwarz Pal, 1934. In original illustrated wrappers. 64 p. Hungarian edition of Ehrenburg essai. More
![In Yiddish:] Himlen in Opgrunt. / Himłen in Opgrunt. Napisał Chaim Król. Komozycje Estery...](/pictures/thumb/1773.jpeg?v=1587735127)
[Lod] Łodz: Achrid [Drukarnia Z. Szaladajewskiego] (Drukarnia Z. Szaładajewskiego), 1921. Linocut text (9 full-page blocks) and illustrations throughout (10 full-page, 7 small blocks, title page, and cover), added watercolor on top of prints, by Esther Karp. First edition. Limited, numbered in hand, one of 200 copies. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers..... More
![Archy. Issue 12.] 12. archy k Velikonocim leta Pane 1929. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff](/pictures/thumb/1511.jpeg?v=1537544549)
Stara Rise na Morava: Dobre Dilo, 1929. With several text illustrations, one full-page, and five illustrated plates by various artists, including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated grey folder, printed in red. Complete. Page size: 118 × 155 mm. Scarce portfolio of collected short stories and poems, with five..... More
![Prozrachnye Teni I Obrazy. [Transparent Shadows and Forms.]. Nathalia Goncharova, Mikhail...](/pictures/thumb/832.jpg?v=1461944172)
Paris and Moscow: Zorna (Union; J. Povolotzki & Cie), 1920. Cover, title-page, initials, headings, endpieces and the 2 full page woodcut illustrations by Natalia Goncharova, each printed in red and black. First edition. One of 150 copies, printed on Vieux Chine paper (this an unnumbered, out-of-series copy) of a total..... More
Budapest: 1939. With Kinszki's handwriting on the back. Lajos Lengyel (1904–1978) graphic artist, typographer and photographer. In his early years he was involved in the modernist movements, member of Kassák’s Munka-Circle. As typographer he won the Gutenberg-prize in 1965. More
[Tel-Aviv]: [Tel Aviv Municipality], [1952]. Original, vintage poster. Text in Hebrew. Color lithograph printed by A Kofman and Co. 625 × 468 mm. Original, vintage advertising poster of the Tel Aviv Municipality, designed by Pesach Irsai. István Irsai (Pesach Ir-Shay or Pesach Irsai; 1896–1968) was a Hungarian-born modernist graphic..... More
![Dziesiata Muza.] Dziesiąta Muza. Zagadnienia estetyczne kina. [The Tenth Muse. Aesthetic...](/pictures/thumb/1740.jpeg?v=1586356684)
Krakow: [Krakowska Spólka Wydawnicza.] Krakowska Spółka Wydawnicza, 1924. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, designed by Lucjan Kobierski. 238, [2] p. The leading piece of Polish 1920s film criticism, featuring Lucjan Kobierski’s expressionist cover design. Karol Irzykowski’s Dziesiąta Muza is considered as the “first original work and the crowning..... More
Brno: Privately published (printed by Zár), 1946. Typographical design by Vilém Reichmann. Illustrated with 5 reproductions. First edition. Printed in only 100 copies. In publisher’s photographically illustrated wrappers by Milos Korecek. 16 p. Illustrated brochure of the Czech surrealist RA Group with five full page reproductions. The RA..... More
Stuttgat: 1927. Blueprint on tracing paper, both 52x63 cm., titled and dated. Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud, known simply as J.J.P, was a leading Dutch architect, designer, and urban planner of the modern movement. Born in 1890, he was educated at the Quellinus Arts and Crafts School, Amsterdam, the Rijksnormal School..... More
Budapest: Munka (Falus Ervin; Hungária nyomda), (1932). With John Heartfield’s montage on cover. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. 47, (1) p. Scarce antifascist booklet, published by “Munka” the group of avant-garde artists around Lajos Kassák. Only two books (no. 1–2. and 3–4.) were..... More
Santiago: 1934. In original wrappers. Extremely rare second and last issue of the Chilean avant-garde periodical "Pro" founded by the architect José Dvoredsky Roitman (i.e. Dvor, Chili 1914-2007) and the musician Eduardo Lira Espejo (Chili 1912-1980). With texts by Vicente Huidobro ("Joan Miró"), Juan Larrea, Eduardo Anguita, Eduardo Lira, J...... More
![Vaeste-patuste alev. Romaan 2 köites. [A Borough of the Poor Sinners. Novel In Two Volumes.]....](/pictures/thumb/279.jpg?v=1420607043)
Tartu: Loodus (K. Mattiesen), 1927. First edition of the first book by Jakobson. In two volumes. In original, illustrated wrappers, designed by Jaan Vahtra. (8), 9–407, (1); (6), 415–760 p. Jaan Vahtra (1882–1947) was the leader of the 1923 found Estonian Artists’ Group of Cubism and Constructivism. August..... More
Bécs (Vienna): Ferenc Jankó, 1922. First edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers, designed by Sándor Bortnyik. 32 p. Illustrated weekly magazine. With several photographic reproductions. Contains the portraits of the directors Micheal Curtiz, Alexander Korda and Stefan Lorant and frames from their films, Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis (Mrs. Dane's Confession; 1921), Prinz..... More
Chelm: Zenon Wasniewski (Kultura), 1935. With an inset linocut. First edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers. 81–100 p. and. Polish review of modern poetry with an inset expressionist linocut by Zenon Waśniewski. Contains Slavic literary works, among them a translation of Alexander Blok’s poem, this issue also has a French..... More
Prague: Grosmann a Svoboda, 1919. In original wrappers. 93 p. Cubist cover. More
Barcelona: 1928. In original wrappers. 11 p. One issue of the short-lived Catalan modernist periodical by Joan Merli. More
Kaunas: Ona Pleškevičaitė-Lubickienė, 1928. First edition. Complete(?). With numerous illustrations. Each issue in publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Single issues are 24 pages, the 2 double numbers (5–6; 7–8) are 32 pages. Scarce Lithuanian weekly art magazine. Cover by Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (1907–1997) who was one of most renowned 20th century..... More
Prague: Around 1940. Folder with a collage on the front and with the Atelier Henrych brand on the back of the folder, all stored in a protective envelope made of black cardboard. Title double sheet of blue cardboard with printed list of works, 10 free cartons loosely stored in black..... More
Budapest: Érdekes Újság, 1919. First edition. Spine rubbed. In original illustrated paper, by Mihály Biró. 40 p. This journal celebrated the fall of the Socialist Democrat government led by Count Mihály Károlyi through the coup d’état led by Béla Kun on 21 March 1919 and the establishment of the Hungarian..... More
Paris: GLM, 1938. Frontispiece illustrated by Max Ernst. First French edition. Limited, numbered (1/400/445). In publisher’s printed wrappers. (36) p. First French edition of a selection of writings from Beschreibung eines Kampfes (Description of a Struggle) by Franz Kafka (1883–1924), with an illustrated frontispiece by Max Ernst (1891–1976). More
![Illustrator’s Dummy of:] Arba’ah Teyashim. [Four Billy Goats.]. Uriel Kahana, Benzion Raskin,...](/pictures/thumb/1557.jpg?v=1554392619)
[Warsaw]: [ca. 1922]. Original book dummy. Designed and illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Cover design attributed to El Lissitzky. Illustrations and text-bands (the earlier typewritten ones overlaid by print-proofs) are mounted on the pages. With corrections, notes and other signs in black and red pencil. Together with two red-and-black proofs of..... More
