Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Anthology of Poems / Binding Design by El Lissitzky – Leningrad, 1928

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Записки поэта, (Zapiski poeta), anthology of poems by Ilya Selvinski, Moscow-Leningrad, 1928. Binding design: Eliezer (El) Lissitzky.
Poetry book by Ilya Selvinski (1899-1968), Jewish-Russian author, poet and playwright. A prominent poet of the constructivist movement in the USSR. Cover photomontage design by El Lissitzky. 91, [3] pp + folding plate 17.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, damages and tears to edges of cover and to spine.
Yiddish Literature, Avant-Garde, Hebrew Literature
Yiddish Literature, Avant-Garde, Hebrew Literature