Básnê: Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel Praha [Poems: Czechoslovakia the Prague Writers]
Jirí Wolker (29 March 1900 - 3 January 1924) was a Czech poet, journalist and playwright. He was one of the founding members of KSC - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1921. [Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak: Ceskoslovensko, Cesko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993].
(Book #ID 78371)
Published Edice ceske klasicke prozy a poezie circa 1974. 1974.
Hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 209 [iv] printed pages of Czech text. He was born in Prostejov, into a cultural family. He studied at the Prostejov gymnasium, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague. He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdenek Nejedlý and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in close connection with the association of Czech avant-garde artists Devetsil. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died at the age of 24. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with tears and chips to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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