Two books of poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский; 1893-1930), and a monograph printed after his death with reproductions of his works:

• Летающий пролетарий [The Flying Proletarian], a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow: Авиоиздательство и Авиохим, 1925. Russian. Cover designed by Grigory Bershadsky (Григорий Соломонович Бершадский; 1895-1963).

64 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Fair condition. Brittle paper. Tears and wear to page edges. Cover detached and damaged. Enclosed is an additional original cover (with wide margins) in good condition, which was not used for binding.

MoMA 902.

• Без доклада не входить [No Admittance without being Announced], poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky (one of the last poetry collection published by Mayakovsky before his death). Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство, 1930. Russian. Cover in constructivist design by Sergei Senkin (Сергей Яковлевич Сенькин; 1894-1963), with a photomontage incorporating Mayakovsky's portrait.

110, [2] pages. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear.

MoMA 902.

• Владимир Маяковский [Vladimir Mayakovsky], album commemorating Vladimir Mayakovsky's work. Editor: Vladimir Katanyan (Катаньян), introduction by Osip Brik (Брик). [Moscow]: Государственное издательство изобразительных искусств, [1932]. Russian. Book and cover designed by Nikolai Denisovsky (Николай Фёдорович Денисовский; 1901-1981).

The album was printed two years after Mayakovsky's death, and includes, alongside text about his life and work, hundreds of reproductions created over the years. A portrait of Mayakovsky appears at the beginning of the album.

287 pages. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Handwritten dedication on title page. Inscriptions and stamps on back cover. Cover detached, slightly worn. Housed in original cardboard box, with tears and wear to edges and corners.

MoMA 988.