Search Results: Authors starting with H from Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books

České Budějovice: Kornout, 1931 Octavo 21.5 x 15 cm, wrappers, 19pp. Cover, book design, and a hand-colored and signed frontispiece by Josef Bartuška. Haller (1901-1968) was a poet, writer, translator, theater critic, teacher and member of the Skupina Linie. He had already collaborated with Bartuška before the founding of the group, and was on the editorial staff for the journal Linie, publishing his poetry regularly. A beautiful book production, scarce as with all the bibliophile gems from this regional avant-garde. Haller's signature also on the title page. Ex-coll Josef Bartuška, with his bookplate designed by Richard Lander. Worldcat locates one institutional holding in North America (Northwestern). Fine. .

New York: Abrams, 1967. Large 4to, dec cl, 384 pp. Fine in DJ. Important survey.

Prague: SNTL, 1964 Oblong quarto, decorated boards, 166pp., with numerous illustrations throughout, some in color. Havlicek (1899-1961) was a noted Czech architect making essential contribution to the functionalist development. He collaborated with Karel Honzik in some of the largest projects for which he is famed. This is a commemorative volume incorporating Havlicek's own notes and his collaborators and architectural historians on his life work. Four copies found in North American institutional libraries. A fine copy.

Prague: Topicuv Salon, 1945, 1945 Octavo, wrappers, unpag.(14pp), 4 plates, plus lithograph cover. An exhibition catalogue, with a poem by Heisler and essay by Teige. Very scarce, this copy fine with no flaws.

Prague: Manes, 1946 Octavo (21 x 15 cm), wrappers, 14pp. The first posthumous exhibition of Styrsky, who died in 1942, taking place in April of 1946 and the Manes Gallery. Preface by Heisler, book design by Teige, who also organized the exhibition. Includes a catalogue of executed work. Condition very good+.

Royal Sch of Dec Arts, Budapest, 1936 4to, dec wrs, 52pp.

Prague: Nakladatelstvi Kratochvi, 1919-1923 Folio, 20 x 13-3/4 inches, 88pp., 110 tipped-on plates of paintings by Jindrich Hlavin, all loose as issued. A celebratory overview, describing the new Republic of Czechoslovakia. Two essayists celebrate the founding of the republic with sketches of 110 places accompanied by paintings. Elaborate decorated pages with modernist/Cubist Czech motifs. An unusual, splendid production, and very uncommon! Internally fine; text signatures uncut. Cover rubbed, loose hinges. Paper flaps disconnected, but all present; can be easily reattached. Original ties complete. Weight about fifteen lbs. Please write for shipping quotes.

Budapest: Ma-Kiadas, 1919 Octavo 24.3 x 16 cm, wrappers, 32pp, 40 plates. Published in the momentous year of 1919 which saw the Hungarian Soviet Republic eruption and demise in less than five months, this is one of the more significant Ma publications under Lajos Kassák at the time and was released shortly before he and most of the Hungarian artists appearing in this book were forced into exile. In addition to surveying the noted movements in the title, Hevesy also includes works of the the Hungarian Activists operating under the banner of Kassák's Ma. Aktivizmus was strongly influenced and drew freely from the three movements under discussion. The activist artists whose works appear here include Janos Mattis-Teutsch (one woodcut), a linocut cover by Sándor Bortnyik and with photo-illustrated works by Bornyik as well. There is also a linocut by Czech Cubist Vincenc Benes which appeared in an early Ma issue, together with reproductions of works by numerous artists of the… Read More

Berlin: Bruno Hessling, 1904 "New construction in the City of Berlin. Overall Views and Details After the Compositions and Furnished with the Original Drawings of the Facades and Interiors, as well as Outdoor Photos of the Most Noteworthy Parts of Urban Works Erected Since 1897 in Berlin." Elephant folio 51 x 48 cm, silk cloth, xivpp., 50 plates with mounted photographs, numerous illustrations throughout. This is the oversize, deluxe edition published in a series from 1902 to 1912 commemorating the recent architecture from 1897 to date and a magnificent publishing production showcasing Jugendstil and other modernist tendencies of the day. Edited by the Berlin Chief Officer of Building Construction and City Architect Ludwig Hoffmann, it is replete with architectural drawings, photos of interiors, details and full elevation images. The deluxe edition, the Lieber-Ausgabe published for architecture enthusiasts, were limited to only 20 copies. The plates appear to be mounted original photographs,… Read More

Prague: Cin, 1921 Folio (31.1 x 25.2 cm, 12-1/4 x 9-7/8 in), 6 full-page woodcuts and a 7th on the title, loose as issued, signed in the plates. Unstated edition. Commissioned by the Czech Legionnaires, this is a depiction of major historical moments in Czech history, emphasizing military and political significance. Fine.

Prague: Odeon, 1925 Octavo, wrappers bound in cloth, 184pp., with photocollage cover by Styrsky & Toyen, book design and title page by Karel Teige. "The Revolving Stage: Prelude to a new theater," a devětsil treatise on theater. Jindrich Honzl (1894-1953) was a Czech theater and film director, critic and theorist of the stage and cinema. His writings under the devetsil banner largely created the groundwork for the avant-garde theater that developed in Czechoslovakia. Numerous illustrations.

Prague: Ceskoslovenský Spisovatel, 1957 Octavo, wrappers, 40pp, 5 full-page woodcuts and title by Josef Šíma, loose as issued in portfolio, in an edition of 700. Signed by František Hrubín. Fine copy.

Prague: Karel Zink, 1925 Octavo (19.2 x 14.5 cm, 7-1/2 x 6-3/8 in.), wrappers, 32, 24, 52pp., issues 1-4 of Year I (all published), edition of 222 numbered copies for each issue. Contributors include Josef Váchal, Anna Macková, Emmerich Alois Hruka, Broz, etc., with original woodcuts and linocuts, full-page and vignettes, and literary contributions by the artists and friends. Includes a few chapters and illustrations of Váchal's KRVAVÝ ROMÁN in pre-published form as they were in the process of completion, and as first issues they are quite significant in the context of Váchal's oeuvre. Editor Emmerich Alois Hruka (1895-1957) is noted for his graphic work, with special emphasis on the erotic and grotesque. He is often associated with Váchal and considered himself a disciple of JV. Hruka's work and interests drew on the visionary, occult and magical arts. Six library holdings in North America. This set in near fine condition.

Paris: Robert-J Gaudet, 1943 Quarto 23.5x17 cm., stiff wrappers, 23pp., loose as issued. No. 70 of 176 on Pur fil. With 35 drawings, two full-page, by Arp in this collaboration, privately distributed, by the author. Thirteen North American library holdings. This copy fine, as new.

Prestel-Verlag, München, 1979 The German-language edition of the Pompidou exhibition of the same year. No DJ issued. Slight wear on corners, else VG+.