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Lot 61

"The Bogeyman of Russian Literature", Anthology of Futurist Poetry – Moscow, 1923 – Cover by Natalja Nagorskaja, Illustrations by Ivan Kliun

Бука русской литературы, anthology of Futurist poetry. Moscow: ЦИТ, 1923.
Anthology of poetry by Futurist poetry by poets David Burliuk, Sergei, Rafalovich, Sergei Tret'iakov, and Tatiana Tolstaia.
Cover designed by Natalia Nagorskaia (Наталья Нагорская; 1895-1983) and illustrations by Ivan Kliun (Иван Васильевич Клюн; 1873-1943), painter, sculptor and art theoretician, a prominent artist of the Russian avant-garde.

44, [4] pages. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Tears and minor open tears to margins of some leaves. Minor tears cover and spine, repaired in part. Some inscriptions on rear cover.
MoMA 462.