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1942 Strážcovia a ochrankyne Slovenska. Martin Benka
Valentín Beniak – Martin Benka – Strážcovia a ochrankyne Slovenska [Protectors and Protectresses of Slovakia]. Turčiansky Svätý Martin: Matica slovenská, 1942. Folio (31.5 × 23.5 cm). Original printed wrappers and publisher’s cloth-backed binding. Cycle of studies with prologue and sonnets, accompanied by 24 full-page colour reproductions of oil paintings by Martin Benka, printed by Neografia on simili-Japan paper (Bodoni type). Condition: Good. Original wrappers with small tears, neatly taped from the inside; approx. 2 cm tear to the cloth spine of the back binding; small stain to fore edge of page tips. Dark stain to back wrappers. Binding firm, plates clean and bright. Inv. G8