Nov 29, 2007 - Sale 2130

Sale 2130 - Lot 126

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LISSITZKY'S FIRST BOOK COVER (RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE.) Bol'shakovv, Konstantin. Sol'ntse na izlete (Spent Sun. Second Book of Poems 1913-1916). 8vo, original pictorial wrappers in orange and black by El Lissitzky featuring a strong, dynamic Futurist image, few nicks along spine and a small dark spot at foot. Nice copy. Moscow, 1916
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first edition. one of 480 copies. The first collection devoted exclusively to the poetry of Bol''shakov. The poem on page 35 is dedicated to Lissitzky and the original drawing for the cover design, Inscribed to Bol''shakov, is in the Costakis collection. Compton 126; Markov 266.