1933 Nova Evropa jubilee publication

A rare surviving group of original production and promotional materials related to the 1933 Nova Evropa jubilee publication honoring Ivan Meštrović, edited by Dr. Milan Ćurčin. The group includes progressive proof states, printed variants, editorial layouts, and a typed manuscript/prospectus describing the planned deluxe Meštrović volume.

Original Omer Mujadžić portrait study of Joseph Stalin, executed in expressive black line work and reproduced in the publication Ljenjin Trocki Stalin. The composition displays Mujadžić’s characteristic modernist handling of form and political portraiture associated with the Yugoslav interwar avant-garde.

The work remains accompanied by its related publication context and archival provenance from t

A Coherent Series of Signed Caricature Portraits from the Milan Ćurčin ArchiveThis rare and historically significant series of original signed caricatures by Branimir Petrović (1888–1957) depicts leading figures of the Employers’ Group within the International Labour Organization (ILO) during the interwar League of Nations period.

Collection of 50 Original Balkan Wars Glass Lantern Slides Attributed to Milan Curcin and  Mons. Marianov, Serbia, 1912–1913.  Example below:

Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia in Conversation with Serbian Military Personnel During the Balkan Wars (c. 1912–1913).

Crown Prince Alexander and Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton During Serbian Balkan Wars Operations, c. 1912–1913

King Petar I Inspecting Serbian Military Positions During the Balkan Wars(c. 1912–1913)

Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton with Red Cross Nurses During Serbian Relief Operations, c. 1

Original Illustration and Production Drawings (c. 1933)
– Four original ink master drawings by Marijan Trepše, Frano Kršinić, and Omer Mujadžić
– Created for the 1933 jubilee edition of Alkar by Dinko Šimunović
– Each bears editorial/printer’s notations (St. 27, 47, 63, 77), confirming their role as production material

 One sheet (Trepše) includes a hand-drawn cover layout on the verso

This offering represents the defining discovery of the Milan Ćurčin Archive: the primary master set for his final, unpublished manuscript. It is a work of profound intellectual synthesis, capturing the "last word" of a man who spent his life bridging the cultural divides between the Balkans and Central Europe.

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678 Softcover Issues + Multiple Hardbound Annual Volumes, Complete Softcover Runs (1920–1941) issues in both Latin and Cyrillic. Uncut copies, Rare publisher’s wrappers and editorial office copies with markings, distribution notes and corrections.