Apollinaire, Guillaume – Fantasie 1924

Apollinaire, Guillaume – Fantasie Brno: Arno Sáňky, 1924. 8vo, 59 pp. Original printed wrappers. Six original etchings by Jan Konůpek. No. 00000 of 200 numbered copies (additional copies numbered separately for official deposit in accordance with publication law). Czech edition containing six prose pieces: Pražský chodec, Honoré Subrac, Růže z Hildesheimu, Krásný film, Cox City, and Mesiáš. Pražský chodec (The Prague Walker) was inspired by Apollinaire’s stay in Prague in 1902 and recounts a French visitor’s encounter with the Eternal Jew wandering through the city; Vítězslav Nezval’s later poem of the same title was directly inspired by this narrative. Very good condition. Light crease and small fleck to front cover. Inv: I1