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Guillaume Apollinaire: Sedící žena, 1925

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First Czech publication of this translation of Apollonia’s novel La femme assise (published posthumously in 1920 in France).

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicky.
  • Year: 1925
  • Client/Publisher: Ot. Storch-Marien.
  • Size: 145mm x 200mm

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Guillaume Apollinaire: Sedící žena, 1925. Designed by Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicky.
Guillaume Apollinaire: Sedící žena, 1925. Designed by Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicky.
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