1957 Lhoták Tom Sawyer

Twain, Mark. Dobrodružství Toma Sawyera [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]. Prague: Státní nakladatelství dětské knihy (SNDK), 1957. Second SNDK edition, and the first illustrated by Kamil Lhoták. Octavo (8vo). Original pictorial wrappers. 124 pp. Translated from the English by František Vrba. Issued as volume 12 in the series Knihy odvahy a dobrodružství (Books of Courage and Adventure). Preceded by numerous Czech editions beginning in the late 19th century (notably J. Otto and Jos. R. Vilímek), this 1957 issue marks the first collaboration between SNDK and artist Kamil Lhoták, whose distinctive mid-century illustrations gave Twain’s classic a fresh and enduring visual identity for Czech readers.