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Russian Constructivist Books Held in the British Library (Selected from A

Russian Constructivist Books Held in the British Library (Selected from A

Russian Constructivist books held in the British Library: a selected list from A Catalogue of Russian Avant-Garde Books 1912-1934 (HLR 741.64 and YC.2006.b.2068) compiled by Peter Hellyer With indexes of artists and titles

Books with Constructivist covers and/or design/illustrations

1. Afinogenov, Aleksandr Nikolaevich. Na perelome (v riady): drama v 4 deistviiakh i v 8 kartinakh. [At the turning point: a drama in 4 acts and 8 scenes.] Moscow: Moskovskoe teatral'noe izdatel'stvo, 1927. 88p. (Repertuar teatra Proletkul'ta.) Typographic constructivist design on cover bears the initials "KZ", and is attributed to K. Zdanevich in ZD. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.121, fig.71 and in colour in MO, p.203. C.191.a.17.

2. Arkhitektura: raboty arkhitekturnogo fakul'teta Vkhutemasa, 1920-1927. [Architecture: works from the Architecture Faculty at .] Moscow: Izdanie Vkhutemasa, 1927. xiiip, 45 plates. Photographs of architectural projects including formal exercises by students as well as buildings. Cover with photomontage by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in colour in LB, p.61, fig. 80, in SC2, plate 14 and in MO, p.216. C.190.aaa.25.

3. Arkhitektura SSSR: organ Soiuza sovetskikh arkhitektorov. [Architecture of the USSR: organ of the Union of Soviet Architects.] Moscow, 1933- . BL holdings: 1933, nos. 1, 2; 1934, nos. 1-12; 1935, nos. 1-12; 1936- . Cover design for 1933, no.1 et seq. by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in EL, fig.7. and the same design for 1934, no.1 is reproduced in SC2, p.143, no.82. PP.1667.h.

4. Aseev, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Izbran' stikhi 1912-1922. [Selected verse, 1912-1922.] Moscow; St Petersburg: Krug, 1923. 132p. Cover by A. Rodchenko. On the back cover appears the publisher's device for Krug, initialled by Iu. Annenkov. Front cover is reproduced in OL, p.75, fig.53 and in colour in LB, p.83, fig. 132 and MO, p.189; both covers are reproduced in KM, p.130. See EL, no.416 for list of contents. Cup.410.f.70. Another copy: X.908/90037

5. Bezymenskii, Aleksandr Il'ich. Partbilet No. 224332: stikhi o Lenine. [Party membership card number 224332: poems about Lenin.] 3rd. ed. Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1930. 93p. Cover with photomontage illustrations on front and back by Gustav Klutsis is reproduced in MO, p.238. X.907/2679.

6. Biznes: sbornik Literaturnogo tsentra konstruktivistov. [Business: a collection of the Literary Centre of Constructivists.] Edited by K. Zelinskii and I. Sel'vinskii. Moscow: Gosizdat, 1929. 260p. BL copy lacks the photomontage paper cover attributed to A. Rodchenko in EL, fig.22 and to S. Telingater in WE. Cover reproduced in colour in LB, p.45, fig.44 and in MO, p.213. 12349.s.18.

7. Bobrov, Sergei Pavlovich. Vosstanie mizantropov. [Revolt of the misanthropes.] Moscow: Tsentrifuga, 1922. 160p. Cover designed by L.S. Popova, back cover uses Tsentrifuga emblem by N. Goncharova. Cover is reproduced in colour in LB, p.100, fig.148. Cup.408.d.35.

8. Brigada khudozhnikov: organ Federatsii ob"edinenii sovetskikh khudozhnikov. [Artists' brigade: organ of the Federation of Soviet Artists.] 1932, no.2(9)-6, 7 (Feb. - June 1932). Moscow, 1932. P.P.8004.us.

9. Brik, Osip Maksimovich. Ne poputchitsa. [Not a fellow traveller.] Moscow; Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo [LEF], 1923. 36p. Izdatel'stvo LEF on back cover. Cover by A. Lavinskii from a preliminary design by V. Maiakovskii. Cover is reproduced in: SC2, p.56, fig.26; OL, p.74, fig.49; and in colour in LB, p.80, fig.124 and in MO, p.209. Cup.408.g.24.

10. Chernikhov, Iakov Georgievich. Arkhitekturnye fantazii: 101 kompozitsiia v kraskakh: 101 arkhitekturnaia miniatiura (Architectural fantasies: 101 compositions in colour: 101 architectural miniatures.] By Ia. Chernikhov, with D. Kopanitsyn and E. Pavlova. Leningrad: Izdanie Leningradskogo oblastnogo otdeleniia Vsesoiuznogo ob"edineniia "Mezhdunarodnaia kniga", 1933. 102p. Title page in English bears title "Architectural fictions". No.28 is reproduced in MO, p.227. C.185.bb.5.

11. Daesh'! [Let's produce!] Ed. by M. Kostelovskaia. No. 1 - 14 (complete run). Moscow: Rabochaia Moskva, 1929. Covers (some with photomontage) by D. Moor, A. Deineka, Dobrokovskii and A. Rodchenko. This journal has a constructivist typographic design with each issue limited to 2 colours. Illustrations include avant-garde photographs by A. Rodchenko, B. Ignatovich and D. Debabov, as well as photomontage and caricatures. Covers of no.6 and 10 are reproduced in MO, p.237. RF.2004.b.32.

12. Dollar, Dzhim (Jim), (pseudonym of Marietta Sergeevna Shaginian). Mess Mend ili Ianki v Petrograde. [Miss Mend or the Yankee in Petrograd a novel.] See No. 94.

Dollar, Dzhim (Jim), (pseudonym). SEE Shaginian, Marietta Sergeevna (real name).

13. Efros, Abram Markovich. S. Chekhonin. [S. Chekhonin.] By A.M. Efros and N. Punin. Moscow; Leningrad, State Press, [1924] 104p. English language edition. Cover design in suprematist style is by S. Chekhonin. L.42/291

14. Epopeia: literaturnyi ezhemesiachnik. [Epopée: literary monthly.] Edited by A. Belyi. No.1( April 1922); No.2 (September 1922) and No.3 (January 1923 - though December 1922 on cover). Moscow; Berlin: Gelikon, 1922. Typographic cover design by El' Lisitskii. Cover of no.1 is reproduced in LB, p.115, fig.185, and in OL, p.65, fig.39; cover of no.2 is reproduced in EL (where the contents of the journal are described), fig. 54 and SC2, p.99, fig.56. Ownership inscription, dated 1922, by A. Remizov. BL copy is laminated. Cup.410.f.427.

15. Erenburg, Il'ia Grigor'evich. Materializatsiia fantastiki. [Materialization of the fantastic.] Moscow; Leningrad: Kinopechat', 1927. 30p. (Kinopechat'; no.126). Constructivist design and photomontage on two-colour covers by A. Rodchenko. Cover is reproduced in EL, fig. 58 and in colour in LB, p.71, fig.109, SC2, plate 10 and MO, p.215. C.136.b.35.

16. Erenburg, Il'ia Grigor'evich. Trinadtsat' trubok. [Thirteen pipes.] Moscow; Berlin: Gelikon, 1923. 257p. Cover by Liubov' Kozintseva is reproduced in MO, p.202. Title on cover : 13 trubok. 012591.aa.39.

17. Erenburg, Il’ia and El’ Lisitskii. Moi Parizh. [My Paris] by Il’ia Erenburg and El’ Lisitskii. Moscow: Izobrazitel’noe iskusstvo, 1933. 235p. Cover reproduced in MO, pp. 218-19

18. Erste Russische Kunstausstellung. [First Russian art exhibition.] Berlin: Galerie Van Diemen, 1922. 31p,[45p of plates]. Cover design by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in EL, fig. 279 and in LB, fig.51 (see also projects for cover in LB, fig.52, 53) and in MO, p.197. Cup.410.f.119.

Forsh, Ol'ga Dmitrievna see Terek, A. (pseudonym)

19. Fülöp-Muller, René The Russian Theatre. By René Fülöp-Muller and Joseph Gregor. London: Harrap, 1930. Includes constructivist sets and costume design. 11795. tt.15

20. Gan, Aleksei Mikhailovich. Konstruktivizm. [.] Tver': Tverskoe izdatel'stvo, 1922. 70p. The cover by Gan is reproduced in colour in LB, p.61, fig.78 and in MO, p.200. An unused design for the cover by A. Rodchenko is reproduced in LA, fig. 26. Cup.410.g.220. Microfilm copy: MIC.A.7177.

21. Ginsburger, Roger. Frankreich: die Entwicklung der neuen Ideen nach Konstruktion und Form. [France: the development of new ideas of construction and form.] Vienna: Anton Schroll and Co. 1930. 132p. (Neues Bauen in der Welt; Bd.3.) Cover with lithographed lettering and photographic illustration by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in MO, p.229. 7822.d.24/3.

22. Ginzburg, Moisei Iakovlevich. Stil' i epokha: problemy sovremennoi arkhitektury. [Style and epoch: problems of contemporary architecture.] Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, [1924]. 238p. Model of a set by A. Vesnin is reproduced in SC2, p.110, fig.64. X.421/22844.

23. Gorin, Aleksandr. Kto, chto, kogda v Moskovskom Kamernom teatre 1914-1924. [Who, what, when in the Moscow Kamerny Theatre 1914-1924.] [Moscow, 1924?]. Pages not numbered. Designed by G. Stenberg. Cover reproduced in SC2, p.109, fig.63. Cup.1264.gg.23.

24. Gorn: literaturno-khudozhestvennyi i obshchestvenno-nauchnyi zhurnal. [Furnace: literary-artistic and social-scientific journal.] Kn. 1, 4, 8, 9. Moscow: izdanie Vserossiiskogo i Moskovskogo Proletkul'tov, 1918- 1923. Cover of kn. 1 (1918) is reproduced in SC2, p.50, fig.23a. Typographic cover of kn.8 and 9 designed by G. Klutsis is reproduced in in SC2, p.51, fig.23b. Publisher's device on back cover designed by S. Sen'kin. PP.4842.cep.

25. Gozzi, Carlo, Count. Printsessa Turandot... [Princess Turandot.] Moscow; Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, [1923]. 222p. On Vakhtangov's production of the play at the Moscow Arts Theatre. Includes colour plates and production photographs. Cover and illustrations by I. Nivinskii. Cover is reproduced in SC2, plate 11. Cup.410.c.86.

26. Imazhinisty. [Imagists.] By R. Ivnev, A. Mariengof, M. Roizman, V. Shershenevich. Moscow: Izdanie avtorov, 1925. 38p. Cover design attributed to G. Stenberg is reproduced in LB, p.121, fig.206, in SC2, p.57, fig.27 and in MO, p.213. C.191.b.4.

27. Iskusstvo kommuny. [Art of the commune.] No.1 (7 Dec. 1918) - no.19(13 Apr. 1919). Peterburg: Izdanie Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv Komissariata Narodnogo Prosveshcheniia, 1918-1919. BL holdings: nos. 1-12, 13(in xerox), 14-16, (17 in xerox), 18, 19. Newspaper masthead of no.4, 1918 (designer unidentified) is reproduced in SC2, p.46, fig.21. C.191.c.6.

28. Iskusstvo v proizvodstve: sborniki Khudozhestvenno- Proizvodstvennogo soveta Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv Narkomprosa. [Production art: collection of the Art-Industrial Council of the Department of Visual Arts of the Comissariat of Enlightenment.] Vol.1. Moscow: [Khudozhestvenno-Proizvodstvennyi sovet Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv Narkomprosa], 1921. Cover lithograph attributed to D. Shterenberg. Cover is reproduced in EL, fig.33, and in SC2, p.131, fig.75. Cup.410.d.80.

29. Iugo Lef: zhurnal Levogo fronta iskusstv Iuga S.S.S.R. [South Lef: journal of Left Front of the Arts of South U.S.S.R.] 1924, no. 2. Odessa: Izdatel' Iugo-Lef, 1924. Cover by N. Sokolov. Cup.410.g.207.

Ivanov, Razumnik Vasil'evich SEE Ivanov-Razumnik, R.V. (pseudonym).

30. Ivanov-Razumnik, R.V. (pseudonym of Razumnik Vasil'evich Ivanov). Vladimir Maiakovskii, "Mysteriia" ili "Buff". [Vladimir Maiakovskii, "Mystery" or "Buffo".] Berlin: Skify, 1922. 55p. Only "Maiakovskii" appears on the cover: the sub-title appears inside. The text is signed dek. 1918 - mart 1919g. Constructivist typography by El' Lisitskii on front cover. Cover is reproduced in LB, p.58, fig. 71; EL, fig.89 and in SC2, p.102, fig.59. Cup.410.f.72.

31. Izobrazitel'noe iskusstvo: zhurnal Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv Komissariata Narodnogo Prosveshcheniia. [Fine art: journal of the Department of Visual Arts of the Commissariat of Enlightenment.] No.1. St Petersburg: Narkompros, 1919. 87p. No more published. Includes articles by: K. Malevich, V. Kandinskii, N. Punin and O. Brik. Includes reproductions of works by D. Shterenberg, V. Tatlin, N. Al'tman, K. Malevich, O. Rozanova and Shkol'nik's decor for Act 2 of V. Maiakovskii's "Tragediia" from the 1913 production. Coloured paper covers by D. Shterenberg are reproduced in EL, fig.90, and in SC2, p.47, fig.22. L.R.416.tt.10.

32. Kamenskii, Vasilii Vasil'evich. Iunost' Maiakovskogo. [Youth of Maiakovskii.] [Tiflis]: Zakkniga, [1931]. 83p. Cover design signed Boris R. [attrib. to Konstantin Ramenskii]. Cover reproduced in EL, fig.190 and oversize in colour in LB, fig.167. Cover also reproduced in colour in MO, p 217. Cup.408.d.37.

Kamenskii, Vasilii See 78. Moi zhurnal - Vasilliia Kamenskogo.

33. Kamernyi teatr i ego khudozhniki 1914-1934. [Kamerny Theatre and its artists 1914-1934.] Edited with an introduction by A. M. Efros. Moscow: Izdanie Vserossiiskogo teatral'nogo obshchestva, 1934. xlvii, 211p. 11795.tt.44.

34. Khabias (pseudonym of Nina Komarova). Stikhetty. [Little poems.] Petrograd: Bespredmetniki, 1922. [10]p. Cover with constructivist design by the author is reproduced in MO, p.200 and EL, fig.110. No. 20 of an edition of 100 copies. Cup.408.i.62.

35. Khlebnikov, Velimir Vladimirovich. . [Zangezi.] Moscow, [1922]. 35p. Cover by P. Miturich. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.111, fig.65 and in MO, p.132. C.114.n.42. Microfilm copy: MIC.A.7632.

Khlebnikov, Viktor See Khlebnikov, Velimir Vladimirovich.

36. Kirsanov, Semen Isaakovich. Slovo predostavliaetsia Kirsanovu. [Kirsanov is called upon to speak.] Moscow: izd. GIZ [i.e. Gosizdat], 1930. [84]p. Cover and constructivist layout and typography by S. Telingater. Cover and title page are reproduced in EL, fig.107, and in colour in SC2, plate 5 and MO, p.217. C.114.m.19.

Komarova, Nina. See Khabias (pseudonym)

37. Kon, Feliks Iakovlevich. Pamiati pogibshikh vozhdei: al'bom vospominanii. [Memorial to fallen leaders: album of reminiscences.] Edited by Feliks Kon. Moscow: Moskovskii rabochii, 1927. 88p., 22plates. Cover with lithographed photomontage illustrations on front and back by Gustav Klutsis is reproduced in MO, p.238. 1765.f.16.

38. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Chetyre foneticheskikh romana. [Four phonetic novels.] Moscow: Izdanie avtora, 1927. 38p. (Produktsiia No. 142.) Drawings including 6 lithographs by M. Siniakova. Printed paper covers with coloured lithograph by G. Klutsis. Cover reproduced in OL, p.85, fig.67 and MO,p.204. Includes "Declaration No 6 on Contemporary Art" (signed by A. Kruchenykh, Moscow, October 1925) reiterating the philosophy of LEF and recognizing the role of material art in the organization of life (see EL, no.115). C.114.m.21.

39. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Fonetika teatra. [Phonetics of the theatre.] Moscow: 41°, 1923. 42p. Printed paper covers with designs by N. Nagorskaia and M. Plaksin. Contents include an introduction by B. Kushner, excerpts from Kruchenykh's Pobeda nad solntsem () and contributions from V. Maiakovskii, I. Terent'ev, I. Zdanevich and A. Olenin. Front and back covers reproduced in LB, fig.194, in EL, fig.118 and in MO, p.202. Cup.410.f.534.

40. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Iazyk Lenina: odinadtsat' priemov Leninskoi rechi. [Lenin's language: 11 devices of Lenin's speech.] Moscow: Izdanie Vserossiiskogo soiuza poetov, 1925. 60p., illustrations. Cover design by V. Kulagina-Klutsis. Includes illustrations by G. Klutsis. Cover is reproduced in LB, p.58, fig.70 and in MO, p.205. See No. 240 below for 3rd edition of this work published as "Priemy leninskoi rechi" (Lenin's speech devices.) C.136.b.30.

41. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Lakirovannoe triko. [Lacquered tights.] Tiflis: 41°, 1919. 31p. Includes notes by I. Terent'ev. MA attributes cover design to I. Zdanevich. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.74, fig.39; in EL, fig.120 and in MO, p.125. With a dedication in the Terent'ev's hand. C.114.m.23.

42. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Na bor'bu s khuliganstvom v literature. [Against hooliganism in literature.] Moscow: Izdanie avtora, 1926. 32p. Cover design and drawing by G. Klutsis. Cover is reproduced in OL, p.80, fig.61 and in MO, p.204. A listing of Kruchenykh's books appears on inside back cover. Cup.408.d.28

43. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Tsotsa. [Tsotsa.] [Moscow, 1921.] [18] leaves. Collage cover by A. Rodchenko is reproduced in SC2, p.77, fig.40. Fastened into the centre of this book of pages made by hectography and rubber stamping is a printed sheet "Deklaratsiia zaumnogo iazyka" (Declaration of language) signed A. Kruchenykh, Baku 1921. C.185.a.30.

44. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich. Zaumniki. [Transrationalists.] By A. Kruchenykh, G. Petnikov and V. Khlebnikov. [Petrograd]: EUY, 1922. 24p. Linocut cover by A. Rodchenko is reproduced in SC1, plate 1i; in SC2, plate 8 and in MO, p.187. C.114.n.37. Microfilm copy: MIC.A.7632.

45. Kruchenykh, Aleksei Eliseevich Zaumnyi iazyk u Seifullinoi, Vs. Ivanova, Leonova, Babelia, I.Sel’vinskogo, A. Veselogo i dr. (Transrational language in Seifullinaia ...and others). Moscow: Vserossiiskii soiuz poetov, 1925. 58p. Cover by Valentina Kulagina-Klutsis is reproduced in MO, p. 205. C.114.m.25

46. Kusikov, Aleksandr Borisovich (pseudonym of B. Kusikian). Ptitsa bezymiannaia: izbrannye stikhi 1917-1921. [Bird without a name: selected verse 1917-1921.] Berlin: Skify, 1922. 62p. Constructivist cover by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in MO, p.197. 20002.aaa.3.

47. Kuz'min, Mikhail Alekseevich. Glinianye golubki: tret'ia kniga stikhov. [Clay pigeons: third book of verse] 2nd edition. Berlin: Petropolis, 1923. 174p. Typographic cover by N. Al'tman is reproduced in OL, p.75, no.54. Cup.410.f.511.

48. Kuz'min, Mikhail Alekseevich. Plavaiushchie puteshestvuiushchie: roman. [Swimming voyagers: a novel.] 3rd ed. Berlin: Petropolis, 1923. 276p. Cover by Natan Al'tman is reproduced in MO, p.201. 012591.d.34.

49. Lebedev, Vladimir. Russian placards 1917-1922. 1st part: Petersburg office of the Russian Telegraph Agency ROSTA. St Petersburg: Petersburg Branch of the News of the All-Russia Central Executive Committee (Izvestiia VTsIK), 1923. 23p. Reproductions of posters designed by V. Lebedev for the windows of ROSTA with an introduction in English. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.24, fig.8; in EL, fig.153, and in MO, p.160- 61 with some designs. C.191.a.13.

50. LEF: zhurnal levogo fronta iskusstv. [LEF: journal of Left Front of the Arts.] Editor-in-chief V. Maiakovskii. Moscow; Petrograd: Gosizdat, 1923-25. BL holdings: 1923, no.1 (March), no.2 (April/May) only. 1923, no.3; 1924, no.2 (6); 1925, no.3 (7) are supplied in xerox copies from originals in the Gosudarstvennaia biblioteka SSSR im. V.I. Lenina. 1923, no.1 (March) has a cover by A. Rodchenko (reproduced in SC2, p.148, fig.86) and includes "Pro eto" by V. Maiakovskii and "Ne poputchitsa" by O. Brik. The cover design of 1923, no. 2 (April/May) includes a photomontage by A. Rodchenko, which is reproduced in colour in SC2, plate 1. (Continued as:) Novyi LEF [New Left Front of the Arts.] Moscow: Gosizdat, 1927-28. 24 issues published. BL holdings: 1927, nos.1-7 (nos. 1-4 are supplied in xerox copies from originals in the Gosudarstvennaia biblioteka SSSR im. V.I. Lenina); 1928, nos.1-12 (nos.1-3 are supplied in xerox copies). Covers of 1927, nos. 5, 6, 7 are designed by A. Rodchenko. Cover of 1927, no.6 (June) is reproduced in SC2, p.60, fig.29. C.104.dd.51. Reprint of LEF Nos. 1-7 (1923-5): X.0909/101.

51. Let: sbornik stikhov. [Flight: collection of verse.] Edited by N. Aseev. Moscow: Krasnaia nov', Glavpolitprosvet, 1923. 60p., illustrations. Cover by A. Rodchenko. The initials AR and the title Let: avio-stikhi [Flight: aero-verse] appear on cover. Cover is reproduced in MO, p.189. Cup.408.g.43

52. Libedinskii, Iurii Nikolaevich. Zavtra. [Tomorrow.] Moscow; Leningrad: Molodaia gvardiia, 1924. 88p. Cover design by S. Sen'kin ; photomontage by S. Sen'kin and G. Klutsis. Cover is reproduced in LB p.120, fig.201 and in SC2, p.88, fig.48. Cup.410.g.209.

53. Lisitskii, El'. Die Kunstismen = Les ismes de l'art = The isms of art. Edited by El' Lisitskii and Hans Arp. Erlenbach-Zürich: Rentsch, 1925. xi,48p. of plates, chiefly ill. Text in German, French and English. Constructivist typography and covers designed by El' Lisitskii. Cover and some illustrations are reproduced in MO, p.198-199. C.107.k.23.

54. Lisitskii, El'. Russland: die Rekonstruktion der Architektur in der Sowjetunion. [Russia: the reconstruction of architecture in the .] Vienna: [Anton Schroll] printed in Leipzig, 1930. 103p. (Neues Bauen in der Welt; Bd.1.) Wrappers, binding and typography also by Lisitskii. Cover is reproduced in EL, fig.275. Illustration reproduced in colour in NI, plate 105 and in MO, p.228. Cup.410.g.7. Another copy, with illustrated cover: 7822.d.24/1.

Lisitskii, Lazar Markeevich SEE Lisitskii, El'

Lissitzky, El SEE Lisitskii, El'

55. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Bez doklada ne vkhodit'. [No admittance without previous announcement.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1930. 110p. Cover (typography over a photograph of V. Maiakovskii) is signed S. Sen'kin and is reproduced in SC2, p.38, fig.16 and in MO, p.215. C.127.d.22

56. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Dlia golosa. [For the voice.] Berlin; [Moscow]: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo (printed by Lutze & Vogt, G.M.B.N.), 1923. 61p. Book designed by El' Lisitskii; design for the poem "Left march" and index system on right is reproduced in SC2, pp. 94-5, fig.54. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.100, fig.57. Cover and 6 openings are reproduced in colour in MO, pp 194-5. C.114.mm.33.

57. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Groznyi smekh: okna ROSTA. [Menacing laughter: the windows of Rosta.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo khudozhestvennoi literatury, 1932. Designed by V. Stepanova. Endpapers are reproduced in SC2, p.68, fig.35 and in MO, p.240. BL copy lacks paper covers reproduced in EL, fig.172, but has typographic design on board cover (also reproduced in EL). C.127.d.21.

58. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Ispaniia, Okean, Gavana, Meksika, Amerika. [Spain, Ocean, Havanna, Mexico, America.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1926. 87p. Typographic cover (signed AR) was designed by A. Rodchenko and reproduced in MO, p. 191. C.114.m.28.

59. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Khorosho!: oktiabr'skaia poema [Good!: an October poem.] 2nd edition. Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1928. 104 pp. Paper covers by El' Lisitskii are reproduced in colour in LB, p.109, fig.157. Cup.410.f.533.

60. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Klop: feericheskaia komediia, deviat' kartin. [Bed bug: a fairytale comedy, ten scenes.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1929. 69p. Cover attributed to A. Rodchenko by KM. Cover reproduced in KM, p.139, in MO, p.53, fig.4 and in colour in SC2, plate 13. C.133.b.18.

61. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Letaiushchii proletarii. [Flying proletarian.] Moscow: Avioizdatel'stvo i Aviokhim, 1925. 64p. Cover by G.S. Bershadskii. Cover reproduced in colour in LB, p.114, fig.177 and in MO, p..201. BL copy is laminated. Cup.410.f.71.

62. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Maiakovskii ulybaetsia, Maiakovskii smeetsia, Maiakovskii izdevaetsia. [Maiakovskii smiles, Maiakovskii laughs, Maiakovskii jeers.] Moscow; St Petersburg: "Krug", 1923. 109p. Cover and publisher's device designed by A. Rodchenko. Cover reproduced in MO, p. 189. Cup.408.d.25.

63. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Misteriia-Buff: geroicheskoe, epicheskoe i satiricheskoe izobrazhenie nashei epokhi. [Mystery-Bouffe: a heroic, epic and satirical portrayal of our age.] [Petrograd, 1918]. 78p. In 3 acts and 5 scenes. Cover is reproduced in SC2, plate 12 and in MO, p.201. C.135.g.23.

64. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. No. S.: novye stikhi. [No. S.: new verse.] Moscow: Izdatel'stvo "Federatsiia", 1928. 107p. Constructivist typographical cover designs by A. Rodchenko. Front cover reproduced in LA, fig.47, and both covers reproduced in EL, fig. 177. C.107.e.100.

65. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Pro eto: ei i mne. [About this: to her and to me.] Moscow; Petrograd: Gosizdat, 1923. 43p. "Izdatel'stvo LEF" appears on back wrapper. Constructivist photomontages on cover and illustrations by A. Rodchenko. The text is printed in LEF 1923, no.1 and is translated in MR, pp. 161-215 with cover and montages. Cover and a photomontage are reproduced in SC2, pp. 84-5, fig.44-5; cover and 2 photomontages are reproduced in OL pp. 72-73, fig.48, 48a, 48b; 10 photomontages are reproduced in LA, figs. 69-79 and photomontages are reproduced in EL, fig.181. Cover is reproduced in colour in LB, p.45, fig.43. Cover is reproduced in colour with 6 photomontages and text in MO, p.210-11. C.131.k.12.

66. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Razgovor s fininspektorom o poezii. [Conversation with a tax inspector about poetry.] [Tiflis]: Akts. O-vo "Zakkniga", [1926]. 14p. Covers and photomontage by A. Rodchenko. Back cover (not BL copy) and an illustration are reproduced in SC2, p.89, fig.49, 50; front and back covers are reproduced in LA, fig.93 and in colour in LB, p.111, fig.165 and in MO, p.214. C.136.b.34.

67. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Sergeiu Eseninu. [To Sergei Esenin.] Tiflis: Zakkniga, 1926. Cover and photomontages by A. Rodchenko. Photomontages on front and back covers contrasting industry and countryside. Two montages (opposite p.6. and opposite p.10) and the covers are reproduced in KM pp. 138-9; alternative cover and montage are reproduced in LA, figs.90-92; cover reproduced in colour, LB, p.69, fig.103 and in MO, p.213. Cup.410.f.370.

68. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Sifilis. [Syphilis.] [Tiflis]: Akts. O-vo "Zakkniga", [1926]. 15p. Cover design with photomontage and 2 other photomontages in text by A. Rodchenko. Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.91, fig.51; in EL, fig.185; and oversize in colour in LB, p.44 fig.45. Photomontage opposite p.10 (woman with a Western politician) is reproduced in SC2, p.92, fig.52 and in MO, p.214. C.114.mm.12.

69. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Tuda i obratno. [There and back.] Moscow: Izdatel'stvo "Federatsiia", 1930. 93p. Cover by A. Rodchenko. Front cover reproduced in KM, p. 139 ; both covers are reproduced in LA, fig.45 and in colour in LB p.109, fig.158 and MO, p.190-91. C.133.b.13.

70. Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Vladimir Maiakovskii. [Vladimir Maiakovskii.] Edited by V. Katan'ian. [Moscow]: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv, [1932]. 287p. Cover design reproduced in black and white on p.99, with caption "Okno satiry ROSTA No.187". Contents include sequence of photographic reproductions of V. Maiakovskii's art work, posters, book illustrations and covers. Book covers reproduced include his own "Rzhanoe slovo: revoliutsionnaia khrestomatiia futuristov" (1918), "Von Samogon!" (1923) and N. Aseev and V. Maiakovskii's "Odna golova vsegda bedna, a potomu bedna, chto zhivet odna". Includes introductory essay by . Cover is reproduced in SC2, p.11, fig.1; in OL, p.105, fig.87, and in MO, p.165. C.135.g.8.

71. Malevich, Kazimir Sevirinovich. O novykh sistemakh v iskusstve. [On new systems in art.] Vitebsk, 1919. 32p. Handwritten lithographed text. Lithographed cover by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in SC1, fig.81, p.113. Front and back covers reproduced in MO, p.147. Includes lithographs by K. Malevich. C.114.n.46. Microfilm copy: MIC.A.7632

72. Malevich, Kazimir Sevirinovich. Ot Sezanna do suprematizma: kriticheskii ocherk. [From Cézanne to : a critical study.] [Moscow]: Izdanie Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv Narkomprosa, [1920]. 16p. C.127.g.11 and C.114.m.34.

73. Mandel'shtam, Osip. Kamen': pervaia kniga stikhov. [Stone: first book of verse.] Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1923. 95p. (Biblioteka sovremennoi russkoi literatury.) Cover by Aleksandr Rodchenko. BL has two copies. Cup.410.f.205. YA.1997.a.20610

74. Marshak, Samuil Iakovlevich. Morozhenoe. [Ice-cream.] 3rd ed. Moscow: Molodaia gvardiia, 1929. [12]p. Cover and lithographed illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev. Illustrations reproduced in MO, p.172. Cup.408.r.20.

75. Marshak, Samuil Iakovlevich. Tsirk. [Circus.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1928. [12]p.,ill. Cover and lithographed illustrations by V. Lebedev are reproduced in MO, p.172.-3. Cup.408.r.24.

76. Marshak, Samuil Iakovlevich. Vchera i segodnia. [Yesterday and today.] 3rd. ed. Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1928. [12]p.,ill. Cover and lithographed illustrations by V. Lebedev. Cover reproduced in MO, p.171. Cup.408.r.23.

Mayakovsky, Vladimir See Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

77 Mena vsekh. [All change]. By aksei Chicherin, Il’ia Selvinskii and Kornelii Zelinskii. Moscow: Konstruktivisty poety, 1924. 83p. Cover with letterpress lettering by Kupreianov on front. 1 letterpress photomontage illustration by Zemenkov; 6 letterpress illustrations by Chicherin; letterpress text includes typographic designs. Cover reproduced in MO, p. 567.

78. Moi zhurnal - Vasilliia Kamenskogo. [My journal - Vasilii Kamenskii.] Edited by Vasilii Kamenskii. No. 1 (Feb. 1922). Moscow: Vasilii Kamenskii, 1922. 16p Cover with lithographed text and illustration designed by Pavel Kuznetsov and E. Bebutova is reproduced in MO, p.135. Title from cover. Only issue published. RF.2004.b.35

79. Moskovskaia - v budushchem Mezhdunarodnaia - assotsiatsiia futuristov. Seriia poetov. [Moscow - in the future international - Association of Futurists. Series of poets.] Nos. 1, 2, and 3(2nd ed.). Moscow: Izd. Vkhutemas, 1922. Back covers imprinted with initials MAF. Typographic covers are reproduced in EL, fig.167. For details of books in this series see individual entries. C.108.bb.44 C.108.bb.44(2) C.136.b.32.

80. Moskovskaia - v budushchem Mezhdunarodnaia - assotsiatsiia futuristov. Seriia teorii. [Moscow - in the future international - Association of Futurists. Series of theory.] Nos. 1-3. Moscow, 1923. For details of books in this series see individual entries. C.114.m.30,29,31. Another copy of nos. 1 and 2: C.114.m.33,32.

81. Neutra, Richard. Amerika: Die Stilbildung des neuen Bauens in den Vereinigten Staaten. [Development of style in new buildings in the United States.] Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1930. 163p. (Neues Bauen in der Welt, Bd.2) Cover with lithographed lettering and photographic illustration designed by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in MO, p. 228. Includes 260 illustrations. 7822.d.24/2

82. Neznamov, Petr (pseudonym of Petr Vasil'evich Lezhankin). Khorosho na ulitse: stikhi. [All's well on the street: verse.] Moscow: Federatsiia, 1929. 95p. Covers designed by A. Rodchenko are reproduced in SC2, p.62, fig.31 ; in colour in LB, p.110, fig.161 and in MO, p.192. Cup.408.d.34.

83. O teatre. [On theatre.] By I. A. Aksenov and others. Tver': Tverskoe izdatel’stvo, 1922. 151p. Cover by Mikhail Sokolov is reproduced in OB, fig. 174. 011805.i.28.

84. Petryts'kyi, Anatolii. Teatral'ni stroi. [Theatre designs.] Text by V. Khmuryi. [Kharkiv]: Derzhavne vydavnytstvo Ukrainy, 1929. 23p.,[29]p. of plates. Introduction in German and Russian. Album of tipped-in colour and black and white plates of costume designs by Petryts'kyi (mainly of productions in Kharkov). Photographs of scene designs are reproduced in the introduction. C.185.bb.3.

Novyi LEF SEE LEF

85. Punin, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Noveishie techeniia v russkom iskusstve. [New tendencies in Russian art.] Leningrad: Izdanie Gosudarstvennogo Russkogo muzeia, 1927, 1928. 2 vols. Cover illustration of vol.1. by V. Tatlin is reproduced in SC2 p.145, fig.84.; cover illustration of vol.2 is by L. A. Bruni. Cup.408.d.23

86. Punin, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Pamiatnik III Internatsionala: proekt khud. V.E. Tatlina. [Monument to the Third International: a project by V.E. Tatlin.] St Petersburg: Izdanie Otdela izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv N.K.P., 1920. 4p. Cover by V. Tatlin (a reproduction of the project) is reproduced in EL, fig.224; in SC2, p.133, fig.76 and in MO, p.200. Cup.410.g.214.

87. Punin, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Pervyi tsikl lektsii chitannykh na kratkosrochnykh kursakh dlia uchitelei risovaniia: sovremennoe iskusstvo. [First cycle of lectures read at a short course for teachers of drawing: modern art.] Petrograd, 1920. 84p. Suprematist colour lithographs by K. Malevich on front and back covers. Front cover is reproduced in colour in SC2, plate 15. Front and back cover is reproduced in MO, p.151. C.114.mm.34

88. Punin, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Tatlin: protiv kubizma. [Tatlin: against .] St Petersburg: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1921. 25p. With plates, including photographic reproductions and a portrait. Includes list of V. Tatlin's works. Cover (reproduced in EL, fig.226) is missing in BL copy. C.145.a.2.

89. Rok, Riurik Iur'evich. Sorok Sorokov: dialekticheskie poemy Nichevokom sodeiannye. [Multitude: dialectical poems executed by a Nothingist.] Moscow: K-vo "Khobo", 1923. 32p. Cover design by B. Zemenkov is reproduced in LB, p.111, fig.166 and in MO, p. 201. Cup.410.f.457.

90. Russische Ausstellung: Buchgewerbe, Graphik, Theater, Photographie…24 März - 28 April 1929. [Russian exhibition: book designs, graphics, theatre, photography.] Zürich: s.n., 1929. 16p. (Wegleitungen des Kunstgewerbemuseums der Stadt Zürich; 85) Cover is a reduced version of an exhibition poster on an original design by El' Lisitskii. 11914.e.28.

91. Russkoe iskusstvo. [Russian Art.] 1923, no.1-3. Moscow; St Petersburg, 1923. Vol. 1 includes N. Punin's article "Survey of new trends in art in St. Petersburg" in which appears photographs of V. Tatlin's sets for Zangezi (reproduced in SC2, p.114, fig.66); Vol. 2-3 includes P. Miturich's drawings of V. Khlebnikov and an article on V. Khlebnikov by N. Lapshin. No more published. Cup.410.g.241

92. Sel'vinskii, Il'ia L'vovich. Zapiski poeta. [Notes of a poet.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gikhl, 1928. 98p. Paper covers designed by El' Lisitskii using photomontage of Hans Arp. The cover is reproduced in: SC2, p.93, fig.53; EL, fig.234; OL, p.87, fig.70; and in colour in LB, p.82, fig.128 and MO, p.215. Cup.410.f.69.

93. Semafor u Maibutnie: aparat panfuturystiv. [A semaphore for the future: Panfuturists' apparatus.] No.1(Mai 1922). Kiev: Golf Strom, 1922. 55,[8]p. Typographic cover design by Oleh Shymkov. 8 pages with typographic designs by Mykhail' Semenko. First issue edited by Mykhail' Semenko. Constructivist cover and a page illustrating typographic designs are reproduced in MO, p.207. C.191.b.14

94. Shaginian, Marietta Sergeevna. Mess Mend ili Ianki v Petrograde: roman. [Miss Mend or the Yankee in Petrograd: a novel.] By Dzhim (Jim) Dollar (pseudonym of Marietta Shaginian). Moscow; Petrograd: Gosizdat, 1924. 10 vols. Printed paper covers with photomontages and constructivist typography by A. Rodchenko: nos. 1 and 7 are reproduced in SC2, p.86, fig.46; nos. 1, 4, 5, are reproduced in LA figs.82, 83, 84; no.7. is reproduced in colour in LO, p.198, plate XVII; covers to nos 1 and 7 are reproduced in colour in MO, p.212. All the covers are reproduced in colour in LB pp. 72-3, fig.112. C.185.a.32.

95. Sovremennaia arkhitektura. [Contemporary architecture.] Edited by M. Ginzburg and A. Vesnin. Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1926- 30. Cover bears the abbreviation SA. Constructivist cover designs by A. Gan. BL holdings: 1926, nos.1-6; 1927, nos. 1-3; 1928, nos. 3, 5; 1929, nos. 1-6; 1930, nos. 1-6. Covers of 1926, nos. 4-5 and nos. 5-6 by Gan are reproduced in EL, fig. 243 and in LB (in colour), p.22, fig.23 respectively; cover of 1926, no. 2 is reproduced in SC2, p.135. Prospectus for 1928 by Gan is reproduced in colour in LB, p.22, fig.22. Title page of 1930, no.5 by S. Telingater using I. Leonidov's project for a Palace of Culture is reproduced in SC2, p.141, fig.81. Illustrations of designs and photographs by A. Rodchenko, A. Gan, M. Barshch and M. Ginzburg are reproduced in SC2, p.37, fig.15 and p.139, fig.80. Covers and illustrations are reproduced in MO. C.185.bb.2.

96. Stroitel'stvo Moskvy. [Construction of Moscow.] Moscow: Moskovskii Sovet Rabochikh Deputatov, 1927-1940. BL holdings: 1927, nos. 2-4, 7-12; 1928, nos. 1-6, 9; 1929, no. 10; 1935, nos. 2/3, 13/14, 15, 17/18; 1936, nos. 1-5, 7-13/14, 17, 21, 23-24; 1937, nos. 1-23/24; 1938, nos. 5, 20; 1939, nos. 1- 23/24; 1940, nos. 1-10, 15, 16, 18-20, 23-24. Covers and designs by constructivist artists: cover for 1927, no.11 by K. Mel'nikov is reproduced in SC2, p.136, fig.78; cover design for 1928, nos. 1-6, and 9 by V. Elkin and G. Klutsis; cover design for 1929, no. 10 by S. Telingater is reproduced in SC2, p.137, fig.79. PP.8006.uw.

97. Sume-Cheng. Kitaianka Sume-Cheng. [Sume-Cheng the Chinese woman.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1929. 148p. Cover and photomontages by A. Rodchenko. Cover is reproduced in SC2, plate 3. Back and front cover is reproduced in colour in MO, p.183. Cup.410.f.430.

98. Tairov, Aleksandr Iakovlevich. Das entfesselte Theater: Aufzeichnungen eines Regisseurs. [Theatre unbound: notes of a director.] 2nd ed. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenhauer, 1927. 112p.,[11]plates, port. Constructivist cover by El' Lisitskii is reproduced in MO, p.197. 011795.dd.54.

99. Tairov, Aleksandr Iakovlevich. Zapiski rezhissera. [Notes of a director.] Moscow: Izd. Kamernogo teatra, 1921. 189p. Cover and illustrations by A. Ekster are reproduced in A.Ia. Tairov "Zapiski rezhissera. (Moscow: Vserossiiskoe teatral'noe obshchestvo, 1970), p.71 ff. (X.989/7041). An illustration is reproduced in SC2, p.107, fig.62. C.114.l.4.

100. Tarabukin, Nikolai. Ot mol'berta k mashine. [From easel to machine.] Moscow: Rabotnik prosveshcheniia, 1923. 44p. Constructivist cover by Antonina Sofronova is reproduced in MO, p.202. Cup.408.g.39.

101. Terek, A. (pseudonym of Ol'ga Dmitrievna Forsh). Ravvi: p'esa v trekh deistviiakh. [Rabbi: a play in three acts.] Berlin: Skify (Skythen), 1922. 62p. Typographical cover design by El' Lisitskii. Cover is reproduced in EL, fig.246, in SC2, p.117, fig.68, and in MO, p. 97. On the back page inside back cover is a list of the publications of Skify. Cup.410.f.532

102. Tret'iakov, Sergei Mikhailovich. Dzhon Khartfil'd: monografiia. [John Heartfield: monograph.] By S. Tret'iakov and S.B. Telingater. [Moscow]: Ogiz, Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo izobrazitel'nykh iskusstv, 1936. 79p. Includes many reproductions. Cover reproduced in MO, p.238. Cup.410.bb.76.

103. Tret'iakov, Sergei Mikhailovich. Itogo: stikhi. [Altogether: verse.] Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1924. 93p. Front cover by A. Rodchenko reproduced in SC2, p.63, fig.32, in LB, fig.189 and in MO, p. 189. Design for imprint is reproduced in SC2, p.6. Cup.410.g.210.

104. Tret'iakov, Sergei Mikhailovich. Rechevik: stikhi. [Orator: verse.] Moscow; Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1929. 191p. Cover by A. Rodchenko is reproduced in colour in MO, p. 193. Cup.410.f.428.

105. Union der Sozialistischen Sowjet-Republiken: Katalog des Sowjet- Pavillons auf der Internationalen Presse-Ausstellung Köln 1928. [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: catalogue of the Soviet Pavilion of the International Press Exhibition, Cologne, 1928.] Cologne: [s.n.], 1928. 111p., folding plate. Cover, typographic and photographic designs by El' Lisitskii are reproduced in MO, p. 240-1 C.132.b.2.

106. USSR in construction: illustrated monthly. Moscow: Izobrazitel'noe iskusstvo, 1930-1949. BL Holdings include 1930, no.1-1937, no.7. The artist for 1932, no.10 and 1933, no.2 is El' Lisitskii and the artists for 1934, nos 2 , 6 and 10 are El' Lisitskii and Sophie Lisitskii. The photographs and composition of 1933, no.12 are by Aleksandr Rodchenko. Covers with photogravure illustrations on front , together with photographic and photomontage illustrations from inside are reproduced from 1933, nos 2 and 12 and 1934, no.10 in MO, p.242. P.P.7500

107. Veshch'=Gegenstand=Objet: ...mezhdunarodnoe obozrenie sovremennogo iskusstva. [Object: international survey of modern art.] Edited by El' Lisitskii and I. Erenburg. No.1/2 (March-April 1922), no.3 (May 1922). Berlin: Skythen, 1922. Text in Russian, German and French. Covers of nos.1/2 and 3 designed by El' Lisitskii are reproduced (overlapped) in colour in LB, fig.20, (see also projects for cover, fig.42, 47, and title- page of no.1/2, fig. 66). . Covers of nos.1/2 and 3 are also reproduced in colour in MO, p.196. Cover of no.3 is also reproduced in SC2, p.103, fig.60. No more published. Cup.408.g.25.

108. Vsesoiuznaia poligraficheskaia vystavka: putevoditel'. [All-Union Printing Trades Exhibition: catalogue.] Moscow: [Izdanie K-ta Vsesoiuznoi poligraficheskoi vystavki], 1927. Various pagings. Designed with a cover by El' Lisitskii. Cover is reproduced in SC2, plate 16. Typographic design by S. Telingater. An opening showing the index system designed for the book by S. Telingater is reproduced in SC2, p.27, fig.10. Cover and index page are reproduced in colour in MO, p.228. Cup.410.e.87.

109. Wendingen. Vol. 4, no.11. Amsterdam: De Hooge Brug, 1921. 38p., ill. Design and initialled in the plate by El' Lisitskii. Cover was lithographed after a drawing by El' Lisitskii and is reproduced in MO, p.196. L.R.416.b.8/4(11).

110. Zhiv Kruchenykh!: sbornik statei. [Kruchenykh's alive!: collection of essays.] By B. Pasternak, S. Tret'iakov, D. Burliuk and others. [Moscow]: Izdanie Vserossiiskogo soiuza poetov, [1925], 44p. Handwritten text, reproduced by lithography (using a glass plate). Essays on A. Kruchenykh and his works. Printed paper covers; constructivist cover and 2 lithographs by G. Klutsis and 1 lithograph by I. Kliun; 3 decorations/vignettes by I. Kliun. Cover is reproduced in EL, fig.131, in SC2, p.78, fig.41 and in MO, p.204. C.114.m.26

111. Zrelishcha. [Spectacles.] Nos 11,26,34. Moscow: Izdatel’svo “Zrelishcha”, 1922-1923. Covers include theatrical designs by Foregger and Iutkevich. RF.2005.b.46.

Index of Artists

Al'tman, Natan Isaevich, 1889-1970 31, 47, 48 Annenkov, Iurii Pavlovich, 1889-1974 4 Bebutova, Elena Mikhailovna, 1892-1970 78 Bershadskii, Grigorii Solomonovich, 1895-1963 61 Bruni, Lev Aleksandrovich, 1894-1948 85 Chekhonin, Sergei Vasil'evich, 1878 Chernikhov, Iakov Georgievich, 1889-1951 10, 13 Chicherin, Aleksei Nikolaevich, 1889-1960 77 Dobrokovskii, Mechislav Vasil’evich, 1895-1937 11 Ekster, Aleksandra Aleksandrovna, 1882-1949 99 Elkin, Vasilii Nikolaevich, 1897-1991 96 Foregger (von Greifenturn), Nikolai Mikhailovich, 1892-1939 111 Gan, Aleksei Mikhailovich, 1893-1942 20, 95 Ginzburg, Moisei Iakovlevich, 1892-1946 Goncharova, Natal'ia Sergeevna, 1881-1961 7 Iutkevich, Sergei Iosifovich, 1904-1985 110 Khabias (pseudonym of Nina Komarova) 34 Kliun, Ivan Vasil'evich, 1870-1942 110 Klucis, Gustav Gustavovich SEE Klutsis, Gustav Gustavovich Klutsis, Gustav Gustavovich, 1895-1944 5, 24, 37, 38, 40, 42, 52, 96, 110 Kozintseva, Liubov’ 16 Kulagina, Valentina Nikiforovna SEE Kulagina-Klutsis Kulagina-Klutsis, Valentina Nikiforovna, 1902- . 40, 45 Kupreianov, Nikolai Nikolaevich, 1894-1933 77 Kuznetsov, Pavel Varfolomeevich, 1878-1968 78 Lavinskii, Anton Mikhailovich, 1893-1968 9 Lebedev, Vladimir Vasil'evich, 1891-1967 49, 74, 75, 76 Lisitskii, El', 1890-1941 2, 3, 14 , 17, 18, 21, 30, 46, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 71, 81, 90, 92, 98, 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Lisitskii, Es. SEE Lisitskii, Sophie Lisitskii, Lazar Markeevich SEE Lisitskii, El' Lisitskii, Sophie 106 Lisitskii-Küppers, Sophie SEE Lisitskii, Sophie Lissitzky, El SEE Lisitskii, El' Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1893-1930 9, 70 Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich, 1878-1935 31, 71, 72, 87 Mayakovsky, Vladimir See Maiakovskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich Mel'nikov, Konstantin Stepanovich, 1890-1975 96 Moor, Dmitrii Stakhievich (Orlov), 1883-1946 11 Miturich, Petr Vasilevich, 1887-1956 35, 91 Nagorskaia, N. 39 Nivinskii, Ignatii Ignat'evich, 1881-1933 25 Petryts'kyi, Anatolii Galaktionovich, 1895-1964 84 Plaksin, M. 39 Popova, Liubov' Sergeevna, 1889-1924 7 Rodchenko, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, 1891-1956 4 , 6, 15, 20, 43, 44 , 50, 51, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73, 82, 94, 95, 97, 103, 104, 106 Semenko, Mykhail’ 93 Sen'kin, Sergei Iakovlevich, 1894-1963 52 Shterenberg, David Petrovich, 1881-1948 28, 31 Shymkov, Oleh 93 Siniakova, Mariia Mikhailovna, 1898-1985 38 Sofronova, Antonina Fedorovna, 1892-1966 100 Sokolov, Nikolai B 29, 83 Sovremennaia arkhitektura 95 Stenberg, Georgii Avgustovich, 1900-1933 23, 26 Stepanova, Varvara Fedorovna, 1894-1958 57 Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich, 1885-1953 31, 85, 86, 88, 91 Telingater, Solomon Benediktovich, 1903-1969 6, 11, 36, 95, 96, 108 Vesnin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1883-1939 22, 95 Zdanevich, Il'ia Mikhailovich, 1894-1976 41 Zdanevich, Kirill Mikhailovich, 1892-1969 1 Zemenkov, Boris Sergeevich, 1902-1963 77, 89

Title index

Amerika 81 Arkhitektura 2 Arkhitektura SSSR 3 Arkhitekturnye fantazii 10 Bez doklada ne vkhodit' 55 Biznes 6 Chetyre foneticheskikh romana 38 Daesh'! 11 Dlia golosa 56 Dzhon Khartfil'd 102 Entfesselte Theater 98 Epopeia 14 Erste Russische Kunstausstellung 18 Fonetika teatra 39 Frankreich 21 Glinianye golubki 47 Gorn 24 Groznyi smekh 57 Iazyk Lenina 40 Imazhinisty 26 Iskusstvo kommuny 27 Itogo 103 Kamen': pervaia kniga stikhov 73 Khorosho! 59 Khorosho na ulitse 82 Klop 60 Iskusstvo v proizvodstve 28 Ispaniia, Okean, Gavana, Meksika, Amerika 58 Iugo Lef 29 Iunost' Maiakovskogo 32 Izbran' stikhi 1912-1922 4 Izobrazitel'noe iskusstvo 31 Kamernyi teatr i ego khudozhniki 1914-1934 33 Kitaianka Sume-Cheng 97 Konstruktivizm 20 Kto, chto, kogda v Moskovskom Kamernom teatre 1914-1924 23 Kunstismen 53 Lakirovannoe triko 41 LEF: zhurnal levogo fronta iskusstv 50 Let: sbornik stikhov 51 Maiakovskii ulybaetsia, Maiakovskii smeetsia, Maiakovskii izdevaetsia 62 Materializatsiia fantastiki 15 Mena vsekh 77 Mess Mend ili Ianki v Petrograde 12, 94 Misteriia-Buff 63 Moi Parizh 17 Moi zhurnal - Vasilliia Kamenskogo 78 Morozhenoe 74 Moskovskaia - v budushchem Mezhdunarodnaia - assotsiatsiia futuristov 79 Na bor'bu s khuliganstvom v literature 42 Na perelome 1 Ne poputchitsa 9 No. S. 64 Noveishie techeniia v russkom iskusstve 85 O novykh sistemakh v iskusstve 71 O teatre 83 Ot mol'berta k mashine 100 Ot Sezanna do suprematizma 72 Pamiati pogibshikh vozhdei 37 Pamiatnik III Internatsionala 86 Partbilet No. 224332 5 Pervyi tsikl lektsii… 87 Plavaiushchie puteshestvuiushchie 48 Printsessa Turandot 25 Pro eto: ei i mne 65 Ptitsa bezymiannaia 46 Ravvi 101 Razgovor s fininspektorom o poezii 66 Rechevik 104 Russische Ausstellung 89 Russkoe iskusstvo 91 Russland 54 S. Chekhonin 13 Semafor u Maibutnie 93 Sergeiu Eseninu 67 Sifilis 68 Slovo predostavliaetsia Kirsanovu 36 Sorok Sorokov 89 Stikhetty 34 Stil' i epokha: problemy sovremennoi arkhitektury 22 Stroitel'stvo Moskvy 96 Tatlin protiv kubizma 88 Teatral'ni stroi 84 Trinadtsat' trubok 16 Tsirk 75 Tsotsa 43 Tuda i obratno 69 Union der Sozialistischen Sowjet-Republiken 105 Vchera i segodnia 76 Veshch'=Gegenstand=Objet 107 Vladimir Maiakovskii 70 Vladimir Maiakovskii, "Mysteriia" ili "Buff" 30 Vosstanie mizantropov 8 Vsesoiuznaia poligraficheskaia vystavka 108 Wendingen 109 Zangezi 35 Zapiski poeta 92 Zapiski rezhissera 99 Zaumniki. 44 Zaumnyi iazyk u Seifullinoi… 45 Zavtra 52 Zhiv Kruchenykh! 110 Zrelishcha 110

English title index

About this 65 Against hooliganism in literature 42 All change 77 All's well on the street: verse 82 All-Union Printing Trades Exhibition 108 Altogether 103 Good!: an October poem 59 Architectural fantasies, 10 Architecture, 2 Architecture of the USSR, 3 Art of the commune, 27 Artists' brigade, 8 At the turning point, 1 Bed bug 60 Bird without a name 46 Business, 6 Circus 75 Clay pigeons 47 Constructivism, 20 Conversation with a tax inspector about poetry. 66 Development of style in new buildings in the United States 81 Epopée, 14 Fine art 31 First cycle of lectures read at a short course for teachers of drawing 87 First Russian art exhibition 18 Flight 51 Flying proletarian 61 For the voice 56 Four phonetic novels 38 France, 21 From Cézanne to Suprematism 72 From easel to machine 100 Furnace, 24 Good!: 59 Ice-cream 74 Imagists, 26 John Heartfield 102 Kamerny Theatre and its artists 1914-1934, 33 Kirsanov is called upon to speak 36 Kruchenykh's alive 110 Lacquered tights 41 LEF: journal of Left Front of the Arts 50 Lenin's language 40 Let's produce! 11 Little poems, 34 Maiakovskii smiles, Maiakovskii laughs, Maiakovskii jeers 62 Materialization of the fantastic 15 Memorial to fallen leaders: album of reminiscences 37 Menacing laughter: the windows of Rosta 57 Miss Mend or the Yankee in Petrograd, 94 Monument to the Third International 86 Moscow - in the future international - Association of Futurists 79,80 Multitude 89 My journal - Vasilii Kamenskii 78 My Paris, 17 Mystery-Bouffe 63 New tendencies in Russian art 85 No admittance without previous announcement 55 No. S. 64 Not a fellow traveller, 9 Object 107 On new systems in art 71 On theatre 83 Orator 104 Party membership card number 224332 5 Phonetics of the theatre 39 Princess Turandot, 25 Production art, 28 Rabbi 101 Revolt of the misanthropes, 7 Russian placards 1917-1922 49 Russian Theatre, 19 Selected verse, 1912-1922, 4 South Lef, 29 Spain, Ocean, Havanna, Mexico, America 58 Spectacles 111 Stone 73 Style and epoch, 22 Swimming voyagers 48 Syphilis 68 Tatlin: against cubism 88 Theatre designs 84 There and back 69 Thirteen pipes 16 Tomorrow 52 To Sergei Esenin 67 Transrational language in Seifullinaia ...and others 45 Transrationalists 44 USSR in construction 106 Vladimir Maiakovskii, "Mystery" or "Buffo", 30 Yesterday and today 76 Youth of Maiakovskii, 32 Who, what, when in the Moscow Kamerny Theatre 1914-1924, 23

List of main sources of reproductions

EL Constructivism & : Russian & other. New York: Ex Libris, 1977. (Ex Libris; 6) X.425/5864 LB Leclanche-Boulé, Claude. Typographies et photo-montages constructivistes en URSS. Documentation iconographique: C. Leclanche-Boulé et M. Martin- Malburet. [Paris]: [Papyrus], 1984. LB.31.c.1425 MO Rowell, Margit, The Russian avant-garde book, 1910-1934. By Margit Rowell and Deborah Wye; with essays by Jared Ash…[et al.]. New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2002. LC.31.a.179 SC1 Compton, Susan P. The world backwards: Russian futurist books, 1912-1916. London: British Museum Publications for the British Library, 1978. X.981/21715 SC2 Compton, Susan P. Russian avant-garde books, 1917-1934. London: The British Library, 1992. YC.1992.b.4564

Please note that this list of Russian Constructivist books held by the British Library is a selection of books with Constructivist covers and/or design/illustrations. A full listing of such books held by the British Library will be found in A Catalogue of Russian Avant-garde Books, 1912-1934 compiled by Peter Hellyer (London: The British Library, 2006).

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