Å ichty: motivy hornické a sociálnà [Shifts: mining and social motifs] by Å vingr, VÃtÄzslav Jan
by Å vingr, VÃtÄzslav Jan
Šichty: motivy hornické a sociálnà [Shifts: mining and social motifs]
by Å vingr, VÃtÄzslav Jan
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Prague: self-published, 1936. Octavo (20.8 Ã 13.5 cm). Original typographically designed wrappers (anonymous); 28, [1] pp. Signed and inscribed by the author. Fine condition. In protective mylar sleeve. Scarce undocumented book of proletarian verse with a dominant mining theme, with a striking avant-gardistic wrapper design (unattributed). LIttle is known about Å vingr (1907-1939), who also published under the pseudonyms Emilie De Vasceari and Jan GrvÃt. KVK and OCLC show copies at the Czech National Library, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and the British Library.
- Bookseller Bernett Rare Books Inc (US)
- Book Condition Used
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- Keywords avantgarde, avant-garde, modernism, modernist, lettering, typography, czech, czechoslovak, interwar, ostrava, regional, graphic art, graphic design, typo
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