Prerov, Czechoslovakia: Obzor, [1923]. First edition, first printing. 61, [3] pp. Text in Czech. Bound in publisher's printed tan wraps with front cover designed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova. Near Fine with light foxing to front joint and light wear at corners, minor toning to contents; edges untrimmed. The first collection of..... More
[Brno]: [Self-published], [1919]. First edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova in pencil on the front wrap (difficult to see in pictures but easier to see in person). Twelve lithographs mounted on 6.5" x 9.5" loose sheets of gray paper, housed in publisher's wraps. Very Good, lithographs in great shape, gray paper..... More
Brno: Exod, 1935. Third edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova on the title page in pencil. 165, [5] pp. Bound in publisher's french wraps, housed in a plain stapled cardboard slipcase. Fine, bright and sharp. Slipcase has a small scrape but is holding together well. A beautiful copy of the Czech..... More
Brno: Karel Novotny and Uh. Hradisti, 1925. First edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova in pencil on the inner sleeve; copy #6 of 150. Fifteen designs for bookplates by the Czech artist, known for her pioneering graphic novels. Each bookplate design is mounted on loose green paper sheets, which are housed..... More
Brno, Czech Republic: Printed by Pokorny for K.V.U. Alsem, 1936. First edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova on the title page in pencil. Limited edition of only 100 copies, this copy unnumbered. 19, [20]-[60] pp. Bound in publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine, black edges, internal bookmark ribbon. Text in Czech. Very..... More
Prague: Dr. Vladimir Bochorak, 1967. First edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova on the title pagein pencil. Loose page gatherings laid into paper wraps. Near Fine, lightly worn, former owner's name (?) written on rear wrap in pencil. Publisher's signature on colophon in pencil. A rare letterpress edition from the acclaimed..... More
[Brno, Czech Republic]: Grafický klub pro Moravu, 1926. First edition. Portfolio housing six loose prints, each signed in pencil by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova, the artist. Complete. Paperclip stains and faint impression along top edge, else Fine. Paper toned with age. Rare, only two institutional copies located in WorldCat. A visual hymn..... More
Prague: Orbis, 1929. First edition. Signed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova on the title page in pencil. Bound in publisher's cream-colored boards with black stamping to front board. Text in Czech with 52 woodcuts. Very Good+ with rebacked spine, resoration to joints with heavy foxing to top edge of text block. Fresh..... More
Prague: Tiskem A Nakladem Noviny, 1944. First edition. Unpaginated. Bound in publisher's boards with black cloth backstrip. About Very Good with tear and fraying to a spot on the spine, boards slightly bowed, former owner's stamp on a few pages. A wordless graphic novel about the life of Jesus with..... More
Prague: Miroslav Stejskal, 1941. Presumed first edition. 98, [4] pp. Text in Czech. Bound in publisher's printed wraps with front cover designed by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova with additional full page plates by her as well. Good+ with light foxing and shelf wear to wraps, some page gatherings detached from binding as..... More
Brno: Vydalo Druzstvo Moravsky Legionar, 1926. First edition, first printing of an autobiographical travel account of a 1919 journey from Vladivostok to Prague. [vi], 155, [5] pp. with several black and white photographic illustrations and a folding map of Eurasia at rear. Loose sheets laid into printed wraps, as issued..... More