1924. Poems by Hans Janowitz. Publisher: Die Schmiede, Berlin 1924. 31 x 24.5 cm. Purple original cloth binding (partially faded, spine split) with calligraphic title inscription. 73 pp., 3 leaves. With 16 (4 full-page) original lithographs by Marcel Słodki. One of 400 hand-numbered copies of edition C (total print run 500). Reference: Raabe/Hannich-Bode, 137, 1; Kunsthaus Zürich 165957
The Polish-Jewish painter, graphic artist and stage designer Marcel Słodki studied in Munich, was one of the first Dadaists in Zurich, then worked in Berlin for Pfemfert's ‘Die Aktion’ and exhibited in Paris, Warsaw and London. In 1943, he was deported from France to Auschwitz and murdered there.
