![Item #P6866 ["DADA SHOES ARE THE BEST!"] Nejkrásnější boty na světe: tříaktová hra o jednom ševci, kterak bojoval a vítězil [The most beautiful shoes on earth: a play in three acts about a chef who fought and won]. Josef Kopta, Josef Čapek.](https://penkararebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/P6866_1.jpeg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1709131865)
![["DADA SHOES ARE THE BEST!"] Nejkrásnější boty na světe: tříaktová hra o jednom ševci, kterak bojoval a vítězil [The most beautiful shoes on earth: a play in three acts about a chef who fought and won].](https://penkararebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/P6866_2.jpeg?auto=webp&v=1709131865)
["DADA SHOES ARE THE BEST!"] Nejkrásnější boty na světe: tříaktová hra o jednom ševci, kterak bojoval a vítězil [The most beautiful shoes on earth: a play in three acts about a chef who fought and won].
Prague: Cin, 1927. Octavo (17.5 × 11.2 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Josef Čapek; 145, [2] pp. About very good; light overall wear to wrappers; in protective mylar. Item #P6866
An interesting example of the prolific Czechoslovak book designer's work, unusual for the incorporation of photographic element. Josef Čapek (1887−1945) was a Czech graphic artist and painter who was reportedly responsible for suggestion the word "robot" for use in his brother Karel Čapek's famous play "R.U.R." He was arrested following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and ultimately perished at Bergen-Belsen.
A curious humorous play by Kopta (1894-1962), a former soldier of the Czechoslovak Legions, which appears to take aim at Tomáš Baťa's shoe empire (the company is here named DADA).
Pomajzlová, Book Design of Josef Čapek, 4.15.16, no. 248.
As of February 2022, KVK, OCLC show six copies in North America.
Price: €400.00