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1. Anonymous
Russian Photo Album. 1920's-1950's.
Russian photo-album with 59 warm-toned matted photographs and accompanying captions, titles, and dates for images of the Gindukushskaya Dam, Murgabskaya GES, the Kaspian Sea, Krim, Simferopl', Tiflis, Batum, Fergana Canal, etc. Illustrated front cover.
$1,000
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3. Blok, Aleksandr
O simvolizme. O sovremennom sostoianii russkogo simvolizma, 1921. (About Symbolism. On the Contemporary Condition of Russian Symbolism) St.-Petersburg: Alkonost, 1921. A discussion of the Russian Symbolist movement by A. Blok. Includes anthology of Symbolist books and writers. 32 pp.
$350
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8. (Chagall, M.) Efros, A. and Tugenhold, Ia.
Iskusstvo Marka Shagala, 1918.
(The Art of Mark Chagall), Helikon: Moscow, 1918.
The cover design by Vera Muchina incorporates a drawing by Chagall. Text is illustrated with works left by Chagall in Western Europe in 1914.
The Helikon trademark on the frontispiece is attributed to El Lissitzky.
$2,200
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16. Irkutov, A.
Krasnoarmejskaya Estrada, (The Red Army Stage), 1929.
Published by "GosIzdat," Moscow-Leningrad, 1929. A collection of theatrical scenes, stories, monologues, poems and jingles, compiled by A. Irkutov. 88 pp. plus illustrated covers.
$200
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17. Kamensky, V. ed.
Pervii Zhurnal Russkikh Futuristov, 1914.
(First Journal of Russian Futurists), Issue #1-2, Moscow, 1914.
Includes poetry, prose, drawings and articles on Futurist polemics and theory by Mayakovsky, Burliuk, Khlebnikov, Kamensky and others.
158 pp.
$1,500
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18. (Klutsis, G.) Kino Front (Cinema Front) Issue # 7-8, 1926
Rare single issue of Kino Front, publication of the Association of Russian Revolutionary Cinematographers with cover design by Gustav Klutsis. This issue features Constructivist advertisements, articles on experimental Russian Cinema by directors such as Kuleshov and Pudovkin, and critical commentary on Japanese cinema.
$900
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23. Kochetkov, A
Rabochaya tetrad' po Korrekture, (Proofreading Notebook), 1932.
Technical manual by M. Kaushanskij, A. Kochetkov, and P. Maslyanenko on the theory and practice of proofreading, 1932. 32 pp, plus illustrated covers.
$100
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36. (Malevich, K.) Kruchenykh, A., Khlebnikov, V. and Guro, E.
Deklaratsiia slova kak takovogo, 1913.
(Declaration of the Word as Such), Petrograd, 1913.
Illustrations and cover lithograph by Malevich. In this manifesto, Kruchenykh explains the need for creating a new language, one without a "definite meaning." He advances his belief that "new verbal form creates a new content, and not vice versa," and advocates the development of a transrational language. Edition: 500.
$9,500
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37. (Malevich, K.) Kruchenykh, A., Guro, E., and Khlebnikov, V.
Troe (The Three), St. Petersburg, 1913.
Cover design and four reproductions of works by Malevich. Contains prelude to the opera Victory Over the Sun in memory of Elena Guro. Poems and text by Kruchenykh, preface by Matiushin.
Edition: 500.
$7,500
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40. Malevich, Kazimir
Tainye poroki akademikov, 1915.
(Secret Vices of Academicians), 1915.
A book containing literary and art criticism with important theoretical statements by the three leaders of the Russian Avant-garde. Includes illustrations by Kliun: one on front wrapper, two in the text and one full-page illustration.
$4,000
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43. Malevich, Kazimir
Bog ne skinut (God Is Not Cast Down), 1922.
UNOVIS publication. An important piece from Malevich's theoretical heritage. This book maps out the artist's aesthetic and philosophical ideas, as well as his polemics with contemporary art criticism.
Wrappers, not illustrated.
$2,600
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49. Mayakovsky, V. , Khlebnikov, V Burliuk, D.
Trebnikh troikh. Sbornik stikhov i risunkov, 1913.
(The Prayer Book of the Three), Moscow, izdanie G.L. Kuzmin and S.D. Dolinskii, 1913. A collection of poems and drawings by Khlebnikov, Mayakovsky and Burliuk.
$5,500
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50. Mayakovsky, V. c. 1931
Edited by S. Abramov, V. Katan'an.
A collection of articles by and about Vladimir Mayakovsky, compiled after his death. Includes the previously unpublished "An Overview of Art in Paris, 1922", and "A Cartoon about a Deserter and His Fate". With student sketches, reproductions of advertising designs, portraits, photographs of Mayakovsky, and drawings by Mayakovsky from his college years.
$600
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53. Mikhailov, A.I.
Gruppirovki Sovetskoi Arkhitektury, 1932.
(Soviet Architectural Groups). Publisher: Moscow-Leningrad: Ogiz-Izogiz, 1932. Illustrated colored wrappers, comprising 133 pages all with photographic illustrations, Constructivist cover and text, with discourses on ASNOVA, Formalism in Soviet architecture, Conservation of national architecture, the construction of the Palace of Soviets and various architectural issues. Edition 5000.
$150
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54. Miliutin, Nikolai
SotsGorod, (The Socialist City), 1930.
A comprehensive analysis of Socialist city planning, with special emphasis on public housing. Illustrated throughout with architectural plans for factories, workers' clubs, and housing projects. Also presented are projects designed by Le Courbusier and the Bauhaus, which are offered as examples of contemporary Western architecture. Published by GosIzdat. Moscow-Leningrad, 1930. Dedicated to A. P. Smirnov. Edition: 7000. 84 pp. including soft covers.
$750
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60. Pasternak, Boris
L'AN, 1905, (The Year, 1905), 1958.
Published in Paris, 1958. Poem by Boris Pasternak, translated into French and with an introductory essay by B. Goriely. 78 pp.
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62. (Rodchenko, A. ) Gan, Aleksei
Konstruktivism, 1922.
(Constructivism). Tver', 1922. Cover design by Aleksandr Rodchenko. Gan's agitational treatise on the development and tenets of the Constructivist movement. 71 pp. Edition: 2,000.
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63. (Rodchenko A.) Gan, A. ed. Kino-Fot, No.1
(Cinema-Photography) Issue No. 1, August 1922.
Rare single issue of a Russian periodical on Cinema and Photography edited by Alexei Gan, one of the founders of the Russian Constructivist movement. Cover designs by Aleksandr Rodchenko. Includes numerous articles on Russian, European and American cinema and photography, Constructivist advertisements and illustrations of work by Rodchenko. This issue features an article on methods of critically regarding the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko.
$450
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64. (Rodchenko A.) Gan, A. ed. Kino-Fot No. 4
(Cinema-Photography) Issue No. 4, October, 1922.
Rare single issue of a Russian periodical on Cinema and Photography edited by Alexei Gan, one of the founders of the Russian Constructivist movement. Cover designs by Aleksandr Rodchenko. This issue features cover photomontage and several interior illustrations by Rodchenko, and verses by Mayakovsky on Soviet cinema.
$1600
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65. (Rodchenko A.) Gan, A. ed. Kino-Fot No. 5
(Cinema-Photography) Issue No. 5, December 1922.
Rare single issue of a Russian periodical on Cinema and Photography edited by Alexei Gan, one of the founders of the Russian Constructivist movement. This issue features cover montage of Thomas Edison and interior illustrations of Constructivist sculptures by Aleksandr Rodchenko.
$1600
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68. (Rodchenko,A. ) Mayakovsky, V.
LEF, Issue #2, April - May, 1923.
LEF - Art Journal of the Left Front. Published by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Moscow 1923. The landmark periodical of the Russian avant-garde, and an invaluable record of the development of Constructivism.
Covers and photomontages by A. Rodchenko. Includes poems by Aseev, Mayakovsky, Pasternak, Terent'ev, and articles by O. Brick, S.Tret'yakov, A. Lavinsky, N. Chugak and many others.
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71. Rodchenko, Aleksandr
Spravochnik. Kavkazskie Mineral'nie Vodi, (Reference Book on Kavkaz Mineral Waters), 1924.
Cover design by Aleksandr Rodchenko. Russian reference book, published by GOSIZd., Moscow, 1924. Editor in Chief V. V. Vladimirskij. Includes a map of the Kavkaz Region, photographs of sanatoriums and other scenes, a detailed description of the geological regions of mineral waters, and a discussion of its climate, history and development. 140 pp. Including soft illustrated cover.
Edition: 5000
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75. (Rodchenko, A.) Mayakovsky, V.
Parizh (Paris). Moscow, 1925.
Poetry by Vladimir Mayakovsky.
Photomontage cover by A. Rodchenko.
Wrappers. 40 pages.
Edition: 8,000
$800
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79. (Rodchenko, A.) Mayakovsky, V.
Sifilis (Syphilis), 1926.
Constructivist cover design and illustrations with photomontages by Aleksandr Rodchenko.
Trimmed edges.
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80. Rodchenko, A.
Kino-Literatura (Film-Literature), 1927.
Catalogue of the first worldwide exhibition of Books and Periodicals on Cinema, published by G.A.H.N., Moscow, 1927. Exhibition designs were done by A. Rodchenko and V. Stepanova. Catalogue includes a series of articles, exhibition descriptions, and graphic tables on Cinema-Literature and its evolution in Germany, France, USA, and Russia from 1907-1927.
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81. (Rodchenko, A.) Mayakovsky, V.
Klop, Feericheskaya komediya, devyat kartin.
(The Bedbug, A fairytale comedy in ten scenes), 1929.
State Publishing House, Moscow - Leningrad,1929. Mayakovsky’s satirical critique of the bourgeois values and lifestyles still present in Soviet society despite twelve years of Socialism. Illustrated Constructivist covers designed by Aleksandr Rodchenko.
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83. (Rodchenko, A.) Zelinskii, K. L and Selvinskii, I.L., eds.
Biznes (Business), Moscow, 1929.
An anthology of ideological, critical and fictional writings by members of the Literary Circle of Constructivists. The cover montage by Rodchenko superimposes a large-scale pair of red spectacles over a photograph of skyscrapers.
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84. (Rodchenko, A.) Aseev, Nikolai
Izbrannie Stikhi, (N. Aseev. Collected Verses), 1930.
Paper coverboard with Constuctivist typography designed by Aleksandr Rodchenko. A collection of verses by Russian poet, Nikolai Aseev. Published by "Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo, Moskva, 1930". 238 pp. not including illustrated covers.
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86. (Rodchenko A./Stepanova V.)
First Cavalry, 1938.
A massive photo documentary for which Rodchenko and Stepanova were commissioned to trace the heroic feats of the First Cavalry during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1921. Included in the book's 300 pages are montages composed from archival photos, facsimiles of archival documents, and photographic contributions from Shagin, Petrusov, Nappelbaum, Debabov, and others. Other unique features are the Egyptian style type-face, and an innovative binding.
$1,800
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87. Rodchenko, A.
Rabota s Mayakovskim (My Work With Mayakovsky), Moscow, 1939.
In this typewritten manuscript, Rodchenko reminisces about his friend Mayakovsky, from their first meeting in 1912 to the poet's suicide in April of 1930. Other recollections include their trip to Paris in 1925 for the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, their partnership in advertising, and their collaboration for the production of Klop (The Bedbug) in 1929.
$8,500
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88. (Rodchenko, A. /Stepanova V.)
Sovxozy (State Collective Farms), 1939.
Contains photographs and articles on state collective farms and their growth during Stalin's Five Year Plan with portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Molotov, and Kalinin. Designs by A. Rodchenko and V. Stepanova. Illustrated with photomontages, photographs, and photo-essays, depicting the industrialization of the Soviet Union's agriculture industry. Layout by Stepanova and Rodchenko. Contains articles on state collective farms and their growth during Stalin's Five Year Plan.
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89. Rodchenko, A. Manuscript. Moscow, 1940
(Original type-written autobiography).
16 typed sheets with hand-written corrections and revisions, signed in ink by Rodchenko and dated "15/XI 1940." In this autobiographical account, Rodchenko presents a chronological overview of his artistic development and achievements. He discusses exhibitions in which he participated, awards with which he was honored, and transitions from one creative medium to another. Interspersed throughout the text are excerpts from reviews and critiques of his work, and his reflections on Vladimir Mayakovsky, Vladimir Tatlin and other figures of the Russian avant-garde.
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90. Rozanova, O.
Katalog posmertnoi vystavki kartin, etiudov, eskizov i risunkov O.V. Rosanovoi, 1919.
(Catalog of the posthumous exhibition of paintings, studies, sketches and drawings by O. R. Rozanova 1918-1919)
Moscow: V.Ts.V.B. otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstb, 1919. Text by I. Kliun. 12 pp.
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91. Russian Avant-Garde. Exhibition Catalog
Bubnovyi Vallet (Jack of Diamonds), 1927.
Vystavka proizvedenii khudozhnikov gruppy "Bubnovyi Vallet"
(Exhibition of the work of the artists from the Group "Jack of Diamonds")
Moscow: izdanie gosudarstvennoi tret'iakoskoi gallerei, March 1927.
Exhibition catalogue. Exhibitors were N. Goncharova, P. Konchalovskii, A. Kuprin, M. Larionov, V. Rozhdestvenskii and R. Falk.
Edition: 500
$900
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95. Russian Avant-Garde
Industrialization. 31-Booklet Collection, 1924-37.
A collection of 31 technical booklets related to industrialization, transportation, and the electrification of the Soviet Union, from 1924-37. Approximately 8 x 6 Inches. Booklets range from 50 - 250 pp.
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96. Russian Avant-Garde
1905, (The Year, 1905)
Published by Leningradskaya Pravda. A collection of photographs with descriptive captions depicting the political events of 1905, the year of the first Russian Revolution. Includes a two-page text description of the significance of this pivotal year in Russian history. 26 pp.
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97. Russian Avant-Garde
Muzika Massam, (Music to the Masses), 1930.
A series of 20 small-scale musical scores for piano and/or voice and piano, by noted European and Russian composers, designed to bring classical music the working proletariat. Includes pieces by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Beethoven, Schubert, Davidenko, and others, plus the score and lyrics for the "Internatzsional". Published in Moscow by "Muzsektor Gosizdata", Moscow, 1930. Issues range from 3-7 pages each. Constructivist cover design with portraits of individual composers and the slogan "Workers of the World, Unite".
$400
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102. Sluchanovskij, Antonij
Proklyataya Kolibel'naya, (Damned Lullaby), 1928.
Selected poetry in Russian by Antonij Sluchanovskij. Cover design by Ignatij Nivinskij. Soft covers. 28 pp.
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103. Stalin, Joseph
6 Uslovii, (Six Conditions), 1932.
Text from a speech given by Joseph Stalin at the Conference of Communal Land Managers, June 23, on "A New Atmosphere - New Tasks for Agricultural Development", 1932. Published by "Partizdat", Moscow, 1932. 32 pp. plus soft-illustrated covers.
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104. (Stenberg, Vladimir)
Kamernyi Teatr. Statyi, Zametki, Vospominanyia
(Kamernyi Theater. Articles, Notes and Recollections), 1934.
Published by the State Art and Literature Publishing House, Moscow, 1934.
Clothbound Russian illustrated book on the Kamernyi Theater in Moscow with cover design attributed to Vladimir Stenberg. Includes photographs of actors, sets and performances, and articles on the theater by Litovsky, Lunacharsky, Tairov and Rubinshtein.
103 pp.
$350
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108. Stepanova, Varvara
Moskovskij Metropoliten, (Moscow Subway), 1953.
Rare illustrated book designed by Varvara Stepanova, on the construction of the Moscow Metro. Photos By Petrusov and Shagin. 124 pp. not including hard bound covers.
$750
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111. (Telingater, S.) Bezymenskij, A.
Tragedijnaya Noch', (Tragic Night), 1931.
A poem by A. Bezymenskij, published by "GIKHL, 1931". Includes a photograph by Telingater on page 59 and additional photographs by Ignatovich, Kislov and Makhailova. 64 pp. Soft-illustrated covers.
$175
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112. (Telingater, S.) Mayakovsky, V.
Vo Ves' Golos, (At the Top of the Voice), 1931.
2nd Edition. Moscou-Leningrad: GIKhL, RAPP Novinki Proletarskoi Literatury, 1931. Front and back covers designed by Solomon Telingater, including the famous portrait of the poet by Rodchenko. Forword by the secretaire of RAPP. Both cover sides feature photographs of V. Mayakovsky. Edition: 10,000.
$900
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114. (Telingater, S.) Iurev, D.
Vestnik buri (Herald of the Storm), Moscow, 1931.
Cover photomontage and layout by Telingater. This biography of Maxim Gorky surveys the major events in the writer's career, and establishes him as a true hero of the revolution. Vestnik covers Gorky's imprisonment and subsequent exile by the Tsar, his long-term friendship with Lenin, and his triumphant return to Russia after the Revolution. Photographs of the author during these periods accompany the text.
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117. USSR in Construction
Published in Russian, French, English, German, and eventually Spanish, this seminal propaganda journal published under the Stalinist regime from 1930-1941, informed readers abroad of the hyper-construction taking place within the nation, and portrayed the emergence of the Soviet Union as a leading industrial power.
A true monument to the energy, innovation and dynamism of the Russian avant-garde, the journal combines articles by esteemed writers such as Nikolai Fadeev, Isaac Babel, and Sergei Tretiakov, with montages composed from images created by the Soviet Union's most talented photo-journalists: Max Alpert, Arkadii Shaikhet, Georgii Zelma, Boris Ignatovich, Semon Fridland, and Georgii Petrusov. El Lissitzky and Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers designed the overall layout and cover arrangements for a number of issues, as did Alexander Rodchenko and his wife, Varvara Stepanova.
Each issue of USSR in Construction exists as an elaborate artistic creation, and offers some of the greatest examples of early 20th-century photomontage.
Collection and single issues available.
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118. Utkin, Josif
Povest' o rigem Motele, gospodine Inspektore, Ravvine Isaije I Komissare Blokh, (A Novel about Rizhi Motell, Sir Inspector, Rabbi Isaija, and Commissar Blokh), 1924-25.
Humorous illustrated Russian rare book in verse, about the daily life of a Jewish tailor and his interactions with a rabbi, an inspector and a commissar. Published by " OGIZ, Molodaya Gvardiya", Moscow, 1933. Cover and drawings by M. Gorshman. Editor in Chief N.Radionov. Art Editor S. Telingater. Hard covers. 42 pp.
$250
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121. Zelinskii, Kornelii
Poeziya kak smisl, (Poetry as Meaning), 1929.
Treatise by Zelinskii on the philosophy and ideology of the Constructivist movement, and its relationship to poetry, literature, and Russian Symbolism. Related newspaper clippings from TASS and other publications are folded inside back cover. Published in Moscow, 1929. 316 pp. not including hard-bound covers.
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123. Zharov, Aleksandr
Osen' - Vesna, (Fall-Spring), 1933.
Selected poetry and verses by Aleksandr Zharov. Published by GIKHL, Moscow, 1933. Edition: 6000. Editor in Chief V.V. Kazin. Drawings by U.I. Pimenov. 74 pp. of text and drawings, including hard covers.
$750
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125. Zivel'chinskaya, L. Ya
Ekspressionizm, (Expressionism), 1931.
A discussion of the Expressionist art movement, published in Moscow-Leningrad, 1931. Dedicated to "an old Bol'shevik and sensitive friend" T. Lyudmile Nikolaevne Stal'. Includes essays on Expressionism, Surrealism, art theory, Kandinsky, Vorringer, and Valden. Includes reproductions by El Greco, Cezanne, Godler, Munk, Shagal, Ruo, and others. 140 pp.
$150
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