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Svět nic neví. Román. (The world knows nothing. A Novel.) by Miloslav Nohejl
Published by Druzstevní práce, Prague in 1934.
Size approximately 18.5 x 13.5 cm, 227 pp.,
With famous photo-montage frontspiece by Ladislav Sutnar.
And original red and black cloth cover, also designed by Sutnar.
Condition: Very Good + (without DJ)
Czech language
Druzstevní práce (in English, Co-operative work) was a subscription based Czech publishing house that had gained popularity among the Czech middle classes in the 1920s for its consciously forward looking stance. Sutnar become its principle art director in 1929, bringing his visionary approach to design to bear on all aspects of its output.
His startlingly innovative book jacket designs included the pioneering use of photomontage
and photographic detail inspired by Hollywood cinematography.
As the Victoria & Albert Museum states in its Modernism microsite, Sutnar played a very key role in the emergence of Modernism, but has been widely overlooked outside Eastern Europe. His original designs are rarely offered for sale. This is a very rare opportunity to acquire an important piece of design history with clear investment potential.
For more information on him, see the V&A's biography here:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1331_modernism/artist_92_bio.html
Reference: ladislav sutnar - praha - new york - design in action, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and Arco publishers, 2003, p 85.
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