(AVANT GARDE CZECH MODERNIST) Rozpravy Aventina List pro Lit

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(AVANT-GARDE, CZECH MODERNIST.) Rozpravy Aventina, List pro Literaturu, Umeni a Kritiku. 4 bound volumes for years 1925-26; 1928-31 and a duplicate set of Nos. 1-40 [complete] for the years 1929-30 in original wrappers. Together, 4 bound volumes and 40 loose numbers. Profusion of illustrations, photographic reproductions, film and stage stills, designs, caricatures, and numerous contemporary advertisements. Folio, bound issues in buckram-backed boards; single issues in original pictorial wrappers by Adolf Hoffmeister, spines worn (possibly bound at some point), some chips and creasing along edges, still bright. Prague: Aventinum, 1925-31

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Nice run of the leading Czech review of art and culture of the period. It covered such topics as visual arts, film, music, and literature, with special reference to significant exhibitions and developments in the arts. The issues contain contributions by the major artists and authors such as Capek, Muzika, Eisner, Nezval, Smrz, Klicka, and some architects like Loos, LeCorbusier, Gocar and others.