Volkskunst und Gewebe: Stickereien des tschechischen Volkes

Václavik, Antonin. Volkskunst und Gewebe: Stickereien des tschechischen Volkes. Prague: Artia, 1956. First edition. VIII, 51, [1]pp (text) + unnumbered pages of plates, VIIIpp. Original grey cloth with red-stamped illustration on front cover and blue lettering on spine and front board. Decorative endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece. Title page in red and black lettering. Remarkable work on embroidery art in Czech folk art, magnificently illustrated with 59 full-page color, and 300 b/w photographic reproductions. Moderate rubbing along edges. Back joint frayed. Hinges starting. Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Text in German. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Hardcover. (33229) $65