- 98
Zdenka Marčanová
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Our World (Náš svět). Prague: Drustevní práce, 1934
- Paper
oblong 4to (230 x 307mm.), coloured illustrations by Toyen, original illustrated boards
Exhibited
Houston, Cullen Collection, 2011, no. 50, illustrated in the catalogue
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION of Toyen's classic children's book.
The purpose of the book was to acquaint children with items of contemporary civilisation. The book contains poems and illustrations that describe the benefits of the machine age and the wonders of modern technology, ranging from the lightbulb and the typewriter to the aeroplane and the telegraph.
The purpose of the book was to acquaint children with items of contemporary civilisation. The book contains poems and illustrations that describe the benefits of the machine age and the wonders of modern technology, ranging from the lightbulb and the typewriter to the aeroplane and the telegraph.