[CZECH AVANT-GARDE - MUZIKA DESIGN] Zapálené obilí: a jiné povídky [Burnt grain: and other short stories]. Jihoslovanská knihovna, Svazek 8 [South Slavic Library, Volume 8, series title]

Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1974) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a founding member of Devětsil. Active in a wide range of media and other endeavors, including painting, graphic design, set design, illustration, directing, and teaching, Muzika also created a range of experimental book covers beginning in the late 1920s. He served as art director of the publishing house "Aventinum," adding his own covers which "in their simplicity and use of white space ... represent a distinct step beyond the rich poetist cover" (Jindřich Toman, Photo/Montage in Print, p. 197).

Translated by O. F. Bablera and Františka Čuberky. Second edition in this design by Muzika.

Vloemans 373; not in Toman.

As of September 2022, OCLC finds three (including two copies of the first edition designed by Muzika) in North American institutions. Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1974) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a founding member of Devětsil. Active in a wide range of media and other endeavors, including painting, graphic design, set design, illustration, directing, and teaching, Muzika also created a range of experimental book covers beginning in the late 1920s. He served as art director of the publishing house "Aventinum," adding his own covers which "in their simplicity and use of white space ... represent a distinct step beyond the rich poetist cover" (Jindřich Toman, Photo/Montage in Print, p. 197).

Translated by O. F. Bablera and Františka Čuberky. Second edition in this design by Muzika.

Vloemans 373; not in Toman.

As of September 2022, OCLC finds three (including two copies of the first edition designed by Muzika) in North American institutions.