Šichty: motivy hornické a sociální [Shifts: mining and social motifs] de Švingr, Vítězslav Jan

Prague: self-published, 1936. Octavo (20.8 × 13.5 cm). Original typographically designed wrappers (anonymous); 28, [1] pp. Signed and inscribed by the author. Fine condition. In protective mylar sleeve. Scarce undocumented book of proletarian verse with a dominant mining theme, with a striking avant-gardistic wrapper design (unattributed). LIttle is known about Švingr (1907-1939), who also published under the pseudonyms Emilie De Vasceari and Jan Grvít. KVK and OCLC show copies at the Czech National Library, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and the British Library.