Author: COMENIUS, J.A.,
Title: Angelus Pacis ad Legatos Pacis angelos et Belgas Bredam missus, Indeque ad Omnes Chritlanos per Europam et Mox ad Omnes Populos per orbem totum mittendus, et se seistant, belligerare desinant, Pacisque Principi, Christo, Pacem Gentibus jam locutoro, locum Faciant. Anno MDCLXVII, mense Maio./The
Description: Angel of Peace sent to the Peace Ambassadors of England and the Netherlands in Breda, Whence it is intended for transmission to All the Christians in Europe and thereafter to all the Nations throughout the World, that they should call a halt, cease to wage war, and make way for the Prince of Peace Christ, who now desireth to announce Peace to the Nations. May A.D. 1667. Pragensis (Prague), Vladimir Zikes, nd. [1926]. sm. 4°. orig. lightblue goatskin binding, broad gilt outer dentelle within thin gilt 2 barred gilt line borders on both sides, richly gilt dentelle tooling on spine in compartments, date (1927!) stamped in gilt at tail of spine in compartments, t.e.g. ti.-. printed in red and black with a small vignette in centre, (verso blank). hftitle also printed in red and black (verso blank), 2nd.hftitle (verso blank), 2nd. title (verso blank), 195pp. This Polyglot (Bibliophile)-edn.(Rud. Vonka auctor fuit.) has been printed in Latin (edited by Jos. Hendrich), Czech (Bohemian version, edited by Jos Hendrich), French(ed. by René Maurice Ruelle), English(ed. by W.A. Morrison) and German (ed. by O.Forting), each with a separate hf.title(verso blank) and ti.-p.(verso blank). 1 coloured initial (to latin text), 4 other plain initials, vignette at end of each translation. LOOSELY ADDED: Publisher's Promotion specimen, 4°. 4 leaves, stitched signed by publisher. A beautiful bibliophile publication published upon the occasion of the end of the Great War (World War I) at Prague by the bibliophile publisher Vladimir Zikes. Type-set in Garamondt, printed on heavy paper, large-paper copy. Published in a total edn. of 165 numbered copies, of which XV copies are numbered in roman numerals and initialled by Vladimir Zikin. This copy bear nr. IX, initialled by Vladimir Zikin. The loosely inserted Promotion specimen also bear Nr. IX and is signed in Ms. in ink in full at end of Czech language introd. by Vladimir Zikin. Extremely rare copy in MINT condition.

Keywords: great war/bibliophile