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Avant-garde - Russia - Kirsanov, Semen (that is:...

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Avant-garde - Russia - Kirsanov, Semen (that is: Samuil I. Kortchik). Slovo predstavlyaetsya Kirsanovu. (The word is given to Kirsanov). Constructivist cover design and lettering and layout by Solomon Telingater. Moscow, GIZ, 1930. 42 pp. 20.5 x 9.5 cm. Color illustrated original brochure (spine with small losses, protruding edge with tears). First edition. - MoMA, 913 - Hellyer, 202 - Turchinskij, p. 241 - Important book design of the Russian avant-garde, probably the most beautiful by S. Telingater. - Like V. Mayakovsky, S. Kirsanov also rhythmized his texts and can be considered a pioneer of rhythmized prose in Russian literature in his tradition. - Slightly browned due to paper, 2nd and 3rd leaf trimmed approx. 0.5 cm in margins. VAT: *