SAMA LASKA. 1923. SIGNED BY SEIFERT.

Prague: privately published (Nakladatlstvi Vecervice), 1923

14 x 19.5 cm. 62 pp. Four textual illustrations by Mrvicka. Beige wrappers with a photographic design in two colours by Mrvicka. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning Czech author’s third book written when he was only 22 years old. The title translates as Sheer Love (or ‘Nothing but Love’) and, interestingly for the revolutionary writer, places that emotion even above political zeal.  Later Seifert left the Communist Party. A co-founder of the avant-garde Devetsil group, together with Karel Teige, Viteslav Nezval, among others, Seifert’s experimental poems of this period were simultaneously revolutionist and emblematic of the young author’s personal investigations.

Some heavy foxing to the cover and some chipping to the edges of the wrappers, minor paper loss to spine but internally very fine and the glue binding remains solid. Rare. This copy is additionally signed by Seifert. Priced to reflect condition.