Kameninové Dlazdice (Sample Ceramic Tiles)
Prague: Keramika Spolecnost S R. O., 1936. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 80 leaves. Original photo-illustrated string bound wraps with red lettering on cover, red spine, protected by modern mylar. Modern design on title page.
Trade catalog of Keramika, a limited liability company in Prague for the year 1936. The catalog is illustrated with thirty-two full page sepia-toned photogravures illustrating the application and design of tiles produced and offered by the company mostly for commercial and public places. It contains forty-seven pages illustrated with intricate tile patterns, up to six per page, rendered in color lithography, five of them in b/w.
The photographs show various establishments fitted with 'Rakofloor' tiles, e.g. restaurants, a crematorium, retail stores, passage ways, pension vestibules, walkways in railway stations, courtyards, bathrooms in private houses, a walkway in the ministry of finance, public toilets, the AXA swimming pool, a dental clinic, a waiting room of a medical spa, school corridors, clinical operating rooms, a maternity hall in a sanatorium, etc. , with captions in Czech. All pages, photos and tile patterns, with Keramika printed to verso in bold letters. Very light wear along edges of wraps. Very good+ condition. Item #51819
Price: $500.00