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Šichty: motivy hornické a sociální [Shifts: mining and social motifs] by Švingr, Vítězslav Jan - 1936

by Švingr, Vítězslav Jan

Šichty: motivy hornické a sociální [Shifts: mining and social motifs] by Švingr, Vít�zslav Jan - 1936

Šichty: motivy hornické a sociální [Shifts: mining and social motifs]

by Švingr, Vítězslav Jan

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Prague: self-published, 1936. Octavo (20.8 × 13.5 cm). Original typographically designed wrappers (anonymous); 28, [1] pp. Signed and inscribed by the author. Fine condition. Scarce undocumented book of proletarian verse with a dominant mining theme, with a striking avant-gardistic wrapper design (unattributed). Little is known about Švingr (1907-1939), who also published under the pseudonyms Emilie De Vasceari and Jan Grvít. KVK and OCLC show copies at the Czech National Library, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and the British Library.

  • Bookseller Penka Rare Books and Archives DE (DE)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher self-published
  • Place of Publication Prague
  • Date Published 1936
  • Keywords avantgarde, avant-garde, modernism, modernist, lettering, typography, czech, czechoslovak, interwar, ostrava, regional, graphic art, graphic design, typo

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