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1929 One hundred Czech books exhibition

One Hundred Books Exhibited by the First Edition Club London 1929. One hundred books from the Czechoslovak Government Printing Office, Prague, and the Industrial Printing Establishment, Prague. Prague: Statní tiskárna v praze, 1929. 32+XVI [2] pp. Contains a detailed description of all 100 books exhibited followed by 16 samples of illustrations and designs. The final part presents original Czech types cut and cast by the Czechoslovak Government Printing Office at its own foundry: Preissig Antique, Preissig Italic, Malostranská Antique, Malostranská Italic and Dyrynk Roman. Very good condition.