Staropramen 1869–1939: Akcionářský pivovar na Smíchově

Staropramen 1869–1939: Akcionářský pivovar na Smíchově [Staropramen 1869–1939: The Staropramen Joint-Stock Brewery, Smíchov]. Prague: Published by the brewery, 1939.

8vo. 47 pp. followed by 30 pp. of illustrated advertisements. Original printed wrappers. Profusely illustrated throughout with documentary photographs of the brewery, brewing process, workers, machinery, horses, transport, and modern industrial facilities. Includes contemporary advertisements for Škoda automobiles and other Czech industrial firms. Two pages feature striking avant-garde photomontages combining dynamic photographic compositions with industrial imagery. Photographs by J. Posselt.

Issued to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Prague's celebrated Staropramen brewery, documenting its development from its founding in 1869 to the eve of the Second World War.

Very good condition. Clean, bright copy with only light wear to the original wrappers. Some notes and underlines in pencil. Pencil notes to inner back cover.