21. Hostovsky, Egon / Teige, Karel.

Ukryt (The Hideout).

Praze / Prague, Melantrich, 1946. Octavo. 130 pages. Original, illustrated softcover, designed by Karel Teige, in protective collector’s mylar. Original first czech edition of the novel translated as “The Hideout”. The work, which owes something to Graham Greene, was first published in the United States in the previous year. Original wrappers detached – Typography designed by Karel Teige. Bookblock cleanly detached / Text darkened, but a very good copy. Inscribed / Signed by Hostovsky in New York.

22. Fallada, Hans / Šváb, Jaroslav.

Obcánku, a co ted ? / [Little Man, what now ?] / [Erste tschechische Ausgabe von “Kleiner Mann was nun ?] Roman. [Z nemciny prelozil Josef Vrbata. Treti vydani Typografickou upravu, onbalku a vazbu navrhl Jaroslav Svab Vytiskla “Osveta”, spolecnost s o.r. ve Valasskem Mezirici pro makladatele Josef Hampla v Celakovicich roku 1936].

Celakovicich / Celákovice, Nakladartel Josef Hampl Knihkupec, 1936. Octavo. 301 pages. Original, illustrated softcover, designed by typographer Jaroslav Šváb, in protective collector’s mylar. First czech edition in publisher’s printed wrappers. Unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Uncut pages. Extremely scarce publication of Hans Fallada’s “Little Man, what now ?” / “Kleiner Mann, was nun ?”. Extremely Rare / Scarce !!

23. Dymov, Osip [Yosif (Osip) Isidorovich Perelman] / Capek, Josef.

Bezici od Krize Velky Clovek / Bežící od kríže. Velký clovek : Román. [Unlike the Great People’s Crisis].

Praze / Prague, Aventinum, 1927. Octavo. 243 pages. Original, illustrated softcover, designed by Josef Capek in protective collector’s mylar. First edition in printed wrappers. Excellent condition. [Romanova knihovna Aventina, XLII].

24. Burian, Emil František / Zdenek Rossmann.

Atomovy mir. Obalka a graficka osnova Zdenka Rossmanna [Zdenek Rossmann].

Prague, Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel, 1950. Octavo. 99 pages. Original, illustrated softcover, designed by Zdenek Rossmann, in protective collector’s mylar. First edition in publisher’s printed wrappers. Excellent, near fine condition.