Czech avant-garde design with Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey

Dr. A. Osička & Lidka Osičková – From the Land of Skyscrapers [Ze země mrakodrapů] Prague: Zemědělské knihkupectví A. Neubert, 1928. Octavo. Illustrated wrappers; 159 pp. A lively, illustrated Czech travel account of the United States, presenting impressions of modern urban life—skyscrapers, sport, jazz, and popular culture. Avant-garde cover and interior drawings by Ladislav Süss, notably depicting American icons including Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. Very good condition. Inv. i1