Prague: Státní Nakladatelství Krásné Literatury, Hudby a Uméní, 1956. 46pp, followed by 232 gravure plates. Oatmeal linen stamped in black; gray silk bookmark bound in; dust jacket. About fine in a very good jacket with internally reinforced tears to spine, moderate toning and soiling.
Attractive copy of the first monograph on the work of Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896-1976), published on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Designed by artist Frantisek Tichy, and wiht an essay by Lubomir Linhart; "one of the finest books of photography ever made," per Roth (The Book of 100 Books, pp. 144-145).
