1935 The Beskids in Winter. Signed Limited Edition with Skiing Woodcut by Ferdiš Duša

1935 The Beskids in Winter. Signed Limited Edition with Skiing Woodcut by Ferdiš Duša

Richter, Fráňa. Beskydy v zimě [The Beskids in Winter]. Moravská Ostrava: self-published, 1935. 8vo. 16 pp. Frontispiece woodcut, signed by the artist, and three further skiing illustrations by Ferdiš Duša. Rebound in half calf vellum with red paper-covered boards.

A collection of poetry devoted to the Beskid Mountains in winter. Published by the author with the assistance of Petr Bezruč, who supplied Beskid-related material and arranged the order of the poems and their accompanying illustrations. One of 200 numbered copies printed on handmade paper, from a total edition of 800 copies, this being no. 144/200.

Signed by Fráňa Richter on the title page. The frontispiece woodcut is additionally signed by Ferdiš Duša.

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