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Including: Guillaume Apollinaire, PASMO; Georges Duhamel, Ze života mučedníků (From the Life of the Martyrs); Jules Romains, Na Březích Villegte (On the Banks of the Villette); František Němec, Sebe i vás (Me and You); Rachilde, Krvavá ironie (Bloody Irony); Charles Vildrac, Objevy (Discoveries); Fráňa Šrámek, Plačící satyr (Crying Satyr); Josef Kopta, Pět hříšníků u velryby (Five Sinners at the Whale); Henri Béraud, Měsíční vitriol (Monthly Vitriol); Eugene O'Neill, V ponorkovém pásmu (In the Submarine Zone); Karel Čapek, Trapné povídky (Embarassing Stories); Charles Louis Philippe, Ranní povídky (Morning Stories); W.B. Yeats, Příběhy Ryšavého Hanrahana (Tales of Red Hanrahan); Míla Moravec, Hvězdy v oknech (Stars in the Window); Osip Dymov, Bežící od kríže (Running from the Cross); Josef Kopta, Hlídač č. 47 (Watchman no. 47); Joseph Conrad, Vítězství: Povídka z ostrovů (Victory: A Tale from the Islands); Karel Šourek, Josef Čapek In Memoriam
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Guillaume Apollinaire, PASMO: In addition to the catalogue description, the full sheets, occasional pale moisture stains, wear and creases in places throughout, minor wear and splitting to the binding (the cover detached) Overall: 105⁄8 x 77⁄8 x 1⁄8 in. (270 x 200 x 3 mm.)
Georges Duhamel, Ze života mučedníků (From the Life of the Martyrs): linocut in red, on wove paper, 1919, published by Alois Srdce, Prague, with margins In addition to the catalogue description, with margins, light-staining and pale toning to the sheet, surface soiling in places, a short 3⁄8-in. tear (backed with tape) and pale moisture stain in the right margin, and other lesser defects Image: 77⁄8 x 45⁄8 in. (198 x 116 mm.) Sheet: 81⁄2 x 51⁄4 in. (215 x 133 mm.)
Jules Romains, Na Březích Villegte (On the Banks of the Villette): linocut in brown, on wove paper, 1920, with margins In addition to the catalogue description, with margins, pale toning to the sheet, soft creases, surface soiling, and wear in places throughout Image: 73⁄4 x 43⁄4 in. (196 x 120 mm.) Sheet: 81⁄2 x 53⁄8 in. (215 x 135 mm.)
František Němec, Sebe i vás (Me and You): linocut in red, on wove paper, 1920, the cover for the first edition published by Fr. Borovy, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, the full sheet, pale toning to the sheet, occasional soft creases in places, minor paper losses at the left sheet edge (presumably from removal of previous binding), and other lesser defects Sheet: 67⁄8 x 41⁄4 in. (173 x 106 mm.)
Rachilde, Krvavá ironie (Bloody Irony): linocut in red, on wove paper, 1921, the paperback cover for the first edition published by Ot. Štorch-Marien, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, uneven toning to the sheet, creases in places (with associated minor ink loss), tape remains on the reverse (showing through toward the right sheet edge), and other lesser defects Sheet: 83⁄8 x 51⁄8 in. (212 x 130 mm.)
Charles Vildrac, Objevy (Discoveries): linocut in blue, on wove paper, 1923, the paperback cover for the edition published by Aventinum, Prague, with margins In addition to the catalogue description, with margins, pale toning to the sheet, a 3⁄4-in. stroke of ball-point pen in the central image, pinpoint areas of discoloration, surface soiling, and creases in places, and other lesser defects Image: 8 x 47⁄8 in. (201 x 123 mm.) Sheet: 83⁄8 x 51⁄4 in. (212 x 133 mm.)
Fráňa Šrámek, Plačící satyr (Crying Satyr): linocut in green and red, on wove paper, 1923, paperback cover for the first edition published by Zatisi, Knihy srdce i ducha, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, pale uneven toning to the sheet, soft creases and minor nicks in places (with associated minor ink loss), and other lesser defects Sheet: 87⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (226 x 150 mm.)
Josef Kopta, Pět hříšníků u velryby (Five Sinners at the Whale): lincout in colors, on wove paper, 1925, paperback cover for the first edition published by Josef Elstner, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, the left sheet edge uneven (presumably from removal from previous binding) pale surface soiling in places in the lower right quadrant of the image, tape remains on the reverse right sheet edge Sheet: 7 x 51⁄4 in. (179 x 134 mm.)
Henri Béraud, Měsíční vitriol (Monthly Vitriol): linocut in green, on wove paper, 1925, published by Čin, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, pale toning to the sheet, occasional soft creases in places (primarily toward the sheet edges, with associated minor ink loss), a short tear at the upper and lower sheet edge (the largest measuring 1⁄4-in.), and other lesser defects Sheet: 73⁄4 x 53⁄4 in. (195 x 146 mm.)
Eugene O'Neill, V ponorkovém pásmu (In the Submarine Zone): linocut, on red wove paper, 1925, published by Zátiší, knihy srdce i ducha, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, a band of uneven toning toward the left sheet edge, minor rubbing at the left sheet edge (with associated minor ink loss), soft creases in places, folded at the center sheet (as issued, with minor skinning from removal of interior pages on the reverse), minor wear to the binding, and other lesser defects Sheet: 75⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (193 x 150 mm.)
Karel Čapek, Trapné povídky (Embarassing Stories): linocut in brown and green, on wove paper, 1926, paperback cover for the second edition published by Aventinum, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, pale toning to the sheet, occasional soft creases in places primarily toward the extreme sheet edges (with associated minor splitting and minor ink loss), and other lesser defects Sheet: 81⁄4 x 57⁄8 in. (212 x 149 mm.)
Charles Louis Philippe, Ranní povídky (Morning Stories): linocut in red, on thin wove paper, 1926, paperback cover for the Brána edition published by A. Král, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, the sheet edges slightly uneven, pale mottling in the unprinted area, soft creases in places (some with associated minor ink loss, primarily at the sheet edges), occasional short tears in places at the right sheet edge, and other lesser defects. Sheet: 71⁄4 x 5 in. (185 x 130 mm.)
W.B. Yeats, Příběhy Ryšavého Hanrahana (Tales of Red Hanrahan): linocut in browns, on wove paper, 1926, paperback cover for the Aventinum edition published by Ot. Štorch-Marien In addition to the catalogue description, the sheet edges slightly uneven (presumably from removal of previous binding), a 3⁄8-in tear at the lower sheet edge (backed with tape), soft creases in places primarily toward the sheet edges (with associated minor splitting and minor ink loss, and other lesser defects Sheet: 81⁄2 x 51⁄2 in. (216 x 137 mm.)
Míla Moravec, Hvězdy v oknech (Stars in the Window): linocut in purple, on pink paper, 1927, paperback cover for the Atom Praha edition published by Václav Petr, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, a flattened fold toward the left sheet edge (from previous binding, with associated minor wear and ink loss), soft creases in places primarily at the sheet edges (with associated minor splitting and ink loss), an ink annotation on the reverse upper sheet corner, binding remains in places toward the reverse right sheet edge, and other lesser defects Sheet: 85⁄8 x 61⁄2 in. (218 x 165 mm.)
Osip Dymov, Bežící od kríže (Running from the Cross): linocut in blue, on wove paper, 1927, the paperback cover for the Aventinum Edition published by Ot. Storch-Marien, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, the sheet edges slightly uneven, pale toning to the sheet, a flattened horizontal fold in the center sheet, soft creases in places primarily at the sheet edges (with associated minor splitting and ink loss in places, and other lesser defects Sheet: 8 x 51⁄2 in. (201 x 140 mm.)
Josef Kopta, Hlídač č. 47 (Watchman no. 47): linocut in colors, on wove paper, 1929, paperback cover for the first edition published by Vaclav Petr, 1953 In addition to the catalogue description, the sheet edges slightly uneven, the reverse slightly unevenly toned, soft creasing in places at the extreme sheet edges Sheet: 81⁄4 x 53⁄8 in. (209 x 137 mm.)
Joseph Conrad, Vítězství: Povídka z ostrovů (Victory: A Tale from the Islands): linocut, on wove paper, 1929, the paperback book cover for the Harvest Edition In addition to the catalogue description, the sheet edges uneven, light-staining and uneven toning to the sheet, an 'ex libris' ink stamp in the lower half of the sheet, two short tears at the right sheet edge Sheet: 8 x 53⁄8 in. (202 x 134 mm.)
Karel Šourek, Josef Čapek In Memoriam: linocut in black and red, on wove paper, 1945, the paperback cover for the book published by VVoUb, Prague In addition to the catalogue description, pale toning to the sheet, pale surface soiling in places, two vertical flattened folds toward the left and right sheet edges, and other lesser defects Sheet: 81⁄2 x 7 in. (215 x 179 mm.)
Please note this lot consists of one bound magazine and 17 book covers.
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Lot 548Sale 22471
18 works by the artistJOSEF ČAPEK (1887-1945)Estimate: USD 1,000 - 1,500
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