Collection of Books with Futurist and Constructivist Style Bindings and Covers – Moscow-Leningrad, 1918-1931 – Alexander Rodchenko, Anton Lavinsky, Boris Titov, Alexander Surikov and Solomon Telingater

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Five books and booklets:

1. Коринфяне (Трагедия) [The Corinthians (Tragedy)], a poetic drama by Ivan Aksenov. Moscow: Центрифуга, 1918. Russian. Plate after the title page designed by Alexander Rodchenko (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ро́дченко; 1891-1956). MoMA 191.

2. Не попутчица [Not a Fellow Traveler], a story by Osip Brik. Moscow-Petrograd: Государственное издательство, 1923. Russian. Cover designed by Anton Lavinsky (Анто́н Миха́йлович Лави́нский; 1894-1968). MoMA 472.

3. Путь энтузиаста [The Path of an Enthusiast], a memoir by Vasily Kamensky. Moscow: Федерация, 1931. Russian. Binding designed by Boris Titov (Борис Борисович Титов; 1897-1951). At the beginning of the book is a plate with a portrait illustration of the author by Vladimir Mayakovsky.

4. Пушторг [Fur Trade], a novel in verse by Ilya Selvinsky. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1931. Russian. Binding and cover designed by Alexander Surikov (Александр Михайлович Суриков; 1907-1946). Significant tears to cover and spine. Second edition. MoMA 962.

5. Во весь голос, Первое вступление в поэму [At the Top of My Voice, First Introduction to a Poem], by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1931. Cover designed by Solomon Telingater (Соломо́н Бенеди́ктович Телинга́тер; 1903-1969). MoMA 966-968.

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Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)
Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)