Nike. Quarterly Magazine Devoted to Polish Plastic Culture [cover by Edward Manteuffel][woodcuts by Ostoja-Chrostowski].

Nike. Kwartalnik poświęcony polskiej kulturze plastycznej/ Warsaw 1939/ Wyd. Instytutu Propagandy Sztuki/ annual II, notebook 2/ publisher's binding, cardboard cover with wrapper/ pp. 90 (pagination 105-195)/ black and white illustrations in the text, also on separate chalkboards/ good condition, loss of wrapper, minor discoloration of the spine of the wrapper. Text preserved in nice condition.

Coverdesign by Edward Manteuffel, mentioned in the book , "Now the cover!". by Jan Staruss: Its perhaps best embodiment is the signature trident cover of the second issue of the quarterly magazine "Nike" from 1939. Its heroine: a barefoot goddess, like a little girl winged with joy, is so unlike the armless ruler from Samothrace. This is another parabola - after all, the triumph of art (even in the shadow of the coming war) should inspire optimism.

The notebook includes an original woodcut by St. Ostoi-Chrostowski. Edited by Juliusz Starzynski.

Includes, among others:
- From the history of a certain legend, From studies on old Polish weaving,
- Notes due to the exhibition of A. Chmielowski,
- Monumental declarations of the Polish pavilion at the exhibition in New York and the Main Station in Warsaw,
- Chronicle of exhibitions of the Institute of Art Propaganda,
- "History of Art Criticism". - L. Venturi. Graphic design by S. Ostoja-Chrostowski