Гравюра и литография: краткое руководство с 81 иллюстрациями ["Engraving and Lithography: Brief Guide with 81 Illustrations"], by Wasyl Masjutyn. Moscow-Berlin: Геликон (Helikon), 1922. Russian.
Guide containing detailed information regarding various print techniques, including lithography, copper engraving, woodcuts and mezzotint. The guide has numerous illustrations (both within the text and on separate pages): Prints by famous artists from different periods, including Masjutyn's own works. Cover design by Masjutyn.
Wasyl Nikolayevich Masjutyn (Василий Николаевич Масютин, 1884-1955). Born in Riga; educated at a military school. Studied art in Moscow, and specialized in printmaking. Fought for roughly two years as a front-line soldier in the Russian army during WWI. Lived in Berlin from 1921, working as a painter, sculptor, and cinematic set and backdrop designer, but dealing mostly in graphic design and book illustration for a number of different Russian publishers, in particular illustrating the works of classic Russian authors such as Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, and others.
133, [1] pp., 22 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly to cover). Abrasion to title page. Several leaves partly detached. Cover detached. Minor tears to edges of cover; open tears to spine.