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Amerikán: Národní Kalendár na rok 1914. Se 105 Vyobrazeními Vázného i Žertovného Obsahu. Rošník XXXVII
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Nákladem a tiskem Aug. Geringera, 1913. First Edition. Octavo (25.5cm.); original color lithograph wrappers;338,[26](ads)pp.; illus. throughout. Wrapper extremities chipped with shallow one-inch loss to fore-edge of upper cover, spine crown chipped, a few interior leaves dog-eared, else Good to Very Good. Text entirely in Czech. Czech-American literary almanac, including a daily calendar, cartoons, poetry, jokes, short stories, and articles on major events of the year, among these the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. Literary content includes tales set among the early Czech settlers of Texas and the Czech upper crust in New York. Uncommon item in the lovely color lithographic wrappers signed "Nádherny" in image.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47660
- Title
- Amerikán: Národní Kalendár na rok 1914. Se 105 Vyobrazeními Vázného i Žertovného Obsahu. Rošník XXXVII
- Author
- [FOREIGN LANGUAGE IMPRINTS - CZECH]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Nákladem a tiskem Aug. Geringera
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Periodicals; Social History; Eastern Europe / Soviet Bloc; Foreign Language Imprints;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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