Published by Corvina, Budapeszt, 1956
Seller: Wentworth Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1956. 8vo. 344 pp. Hungarian Version by Pal Justus. Tan and brown cloth boards with gilt insignia to front and gilt title to spine. Bumped and rubbed corners and spine ends. Inscription to FFEP and title page. Pages throughout are clean, binding tight. This version of Shakespeare's sonnets in Hungarian is Very Good+ $24.00.
Published by Budapest: Merkur (Munka), 1931
Seller: Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto 23.5x16 cm., wrappers, 48pp. Cover design by Kassák with photo by Éva Besnyö; Justus (1905-1965) was a poet, social science author and political ideologue. He worked closely with Lajos Kassák and the Munka group during the 1930s, and this work is an early Munka publication, bearing the same cover design standards of Munka. Justus was engaged in political life, later jailed by the Rákosi régime for life and released in 1956. The present work, a collection of poems calling for social vision and remaking of man, made a strong impact in the literary community. Photographer Éva Besnyö, student of József Pécsi, is well known for her work for children's books later in exile. Rare, early Munka publication: no library copies held outside of Hungary. Signed by Author(s).