Legion, poem by Gabriel Talphir. Warsaw: Pratzim, [1925]. Hebrew. The debut book of poet Gabriel Talphir; an impressive futurist long poem depicting a vision of Hebrew legions conquering Palestine. Cover design by Henryk Berlewi (signed in the plate: "H. Berlewi"). Errata sheet tipped in to inside front cover. The Jewish-Polish artist Henryk Berlewi (1894-1967) was one of the leading constructivist artists in Poland in the 1920s. He studied art in Warsaw, Antwerp and Paris. During the years 1919-1921, he worked with the artistic and literary avant-garde group Yung Yidish. Berlewi designed and illustrated books; he is especially known for his illustrations for books by poets Uri Zvi Greenberg and Peretz Markish. Berlewi published a theoretical essay titled "Mechano-Faktura" in which he introduced the theoretical basis for his artistic work, namely, using mechanical means to create texture. The "Mechano-Faktura", which is based on arrangements of lines and simple geometric forms, using the colors black, white and red, rejects the illusion of space in favor of two-dimensionality. In late 1920s, Berlewi moved to Paris, where he mainly focused on portrait painting. After World War II, his works were displayed in several major exhibitions in Paris, as well as in Berlin, Warsaw, Zurich and New York. 80 pp. approx. 27.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, mostly minor. Tears to edges of some leaves. Inked stamps. Several leaves partly detached. Minor creases and stains to cover. Tears to spine (parts of spine missing; cover partly detached). Pencil scribbles to back cover.