1930 Karel Teige Constructivist Design for Editio Princeps

Konstantin Biebl – Nebe Peklo Ráj [Heaven Hell Paradise]. Prague: Erna Janská, 1930. Large 8vo. Original wrappers with black-and-orange printed label mounted on the front cover; typography in red and black throughout. Uncut. One of 130 numbered copies (this copy no. 38) from a total edition of 150 (130 + 20 hors commerce). Signed by the author. Typography and book design by Karel Teige. Preserved in the publisher’s slipcase with die-cut V-shaped fore-edge notch. Important Czech avant-garde bibliophile edition from the Editio Princeps series. Teige’s constructivist typographic design in red and black. Biebl’s major collection marking the culmination of Poetism and transition toward Surrealism. Fine condition. Inv. i3