Svedove pred Brnem: kniha drevorytu (The Swedes Besiege Brno: A Book of Woodcuts)
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 Good+ with slightly toned and foxed cloth. Uncommon. A graphic novel in woodblock prints by the pioneering female Czech illustrator. Recounts the Swedish siege of the Czech city of Brno (the author's home town) in 1645 during the Thirty Years' War.
Price: $3,500
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