Venec z Klokoci: Kniha historickych balad [A Wreath of Bladdernuts: A Book of Historical Tales]
by Habrina, Rajmund; Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Prague: Miroslav Stejskal, 1941. Presumed first edition. Paperback. Good. 98pp. Octavo [20 cm] in wraps. Very light soiling to wraps; most pages detached (all present); uncut. Three historical stories by Rajmund Habrina, Czech author, poet, and journalist. Cover illustration and three interior illustrations in woodcut by Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova.
Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of Flemish artist Frans Masereel, the originator of the form, and was inspired to create her own. Over the course of her long career, Bochorakova-Dittrichova published several wordless novels, along with travelogues and historical works. She also worked as a printmaker and illustrator, and was highly regarded in her native land, though largely unknown elsewhere. This changed in 2014, when the National Museum of Women in the Arts held an exhibition of her work entitled "The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova," and this important artist finally began to gain global recognition. Her work, however, is still not widely available.
Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova (1894-1980) was the first female wordless novelist and the only woman to work in this medium during its heyday. She was born in the Moravian region of what is now the Czech Republic and spent most of her life in Brno, the Moravian capital. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and in 1923 received a government scholarship to study printmaking in Paris. Bochorakova-Dittrichova's unpublished wordless novel Malí ka Na Cestách [The Artist on Her Journey] recounts this period in her life. In Paris, she first encountered the wordless novels of Flemish artist Frans Masereel, the originator of the form, and was inspired to create her own. Over the course of her long career, Bochorakova-Dittrichova published several wordless novels, along with travelogues and historical works. She also worked as a printmaker and illustrator, and was highly regarded in her native land, though largely unknown elsewhere. This changed in 2014, when the National Museum of Women in the Arts held an exhibition of her work entitled "The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova," and this important artist finally began to gain global recognition. Her work, however, is still not widely available.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50414
- Title
- Venec z Klokoci: Kniha historickych balad [A Wreath of Bladdernuts: A Book of Historical Tales]
- Author
- Habrina, Rajmund; Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition
- Publisher
- Miroslav Stejskal
- Place of Publication
- Prague
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- WOODCUTS; Helena Bocho áková-Dittrichová; PASADENA 2018 (ABAA); BOSTON2019; WORDLESSCAT; NYCBIB2020; californiafairs2024
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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