Beschreibung
WÖHRLE, Oskar; TOYEN: Baldamus. A jeho dobrodružný život. [Baldamus and his adventurous life]. Translated by Vacláv Nechleba. Cover design and frontispiece by Toyen. (= Symposion, 63). Prague: Symposion (Procházka) 1933. 8vo. 347, [1] p. Original publisher’s cloth.
First Czech edition of the first book publication by German leftist writer Oskar Wöhrle originally published in 1912 as „Der Baldamus und seine Streiche“. Wöhrles book „Querschläger“ was burned by the Nazis only a few month ahead of this edition to appear. The volume was courageously published in Rudolf Škeříks »Symposion«, an edition dedicated to modern foreign literature and criticism in translation and designed by numerous protagonists of Czech avant-garde. The cover vignette and frontispiece for this volume were designed by Toyen (i.e. Marie Čermínová) and show surrealist settings. – Pictorial Exlibris signed „F. Rady“ on title leaf verso.
No dust wrapper, as published. Very fine copy indeed.
