1940 Ladislav Klíma. A Letter on Illusionism and Ivan Karamazov

Ladislav Klíma – List o illusionismu a Ivanu Karamazovu [A Letter on Illusionism and Ivan Karamazov] Praha: Jaroslav Duchan, 1940. Original printed wrappers, 22 [2] pp. 25.5 × 17 cm. First and only separate edition. Philosophical letter on illusionism and Ivan Karamazov, written to one of Klíma’s friends and printed here for the first time. Illustrated with an original etching by Jan Konůpek. Hand-printed in April 1940 on a hand press in an edition of 125 numbered copies; this copy no. 91. Issued as a companion to Filozofické listy (1939, edice Přátelství). A notable Czech avant-garde private-press production combining Klíma’s radical late philosophy with Konůpek’s expressionist graphic work. Very good condition. Inv. BX1