Jaromír Nečas – Východoevropská tragedie a Ukrajina [The Eastern European Tragedy and Ukraine]. Prague, 1919. Scarce Early Czech Study of Ukrainian Independence

Nečas, Jaromír – Východoevropská tragedie a Ukrajina (Její vývoj a životné síly) [The Eastern European Tragedy and Ukraine (Its Development and Vital Forces)]

Prague: Nákladem spolku „Všesvit“, 1919. 8vo. 79 pp. Original printed wrappers with yellow and blue horizontal bands.An early Czech study of Ukraine and the Ukrainian national question, published in Prague in the immediate aftermath of the First World War and the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires. Nečas examines Ukrainian history, national aspirations, and the contemporary struggle for political independence at a decisive moment in the formation of postwar Eastern Europe.The work is dedicated to Ukrainian statesman Symon Petliura and draws in part upon Nečas's personal experience and contacts with Ukrainians. Published as no. 1 of the Czech series of the Prague-based Všesvit collection; the rear wrapper advertises both its Czech and Ukrainian series, as well as forthcoming Czech-Ukrainian publications. With the contemporary stamp and bookseller's label of B. Havlíček, Prague.Good condition. Wrappers toned with moderate edge wear, restored spine, sturdy; internally generally clean.