www.bookvica.co.com 2015 EARLY SOVIET BOOKS 1917-1940 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. Otherwise very good. Otherwise very good. First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. $ 1200 $ 1200 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. Otherwise very good. Otherwise very good. First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. $ 1200 $ 1200 FOREWORD We bring you 30 books printed in early Soviet years. For many reasons the period of 1920s-1940s in Russia has to be considered one of the most unique and interesting in the history of book. New styles and techniques were created in the field of book design inspired by the revolutionary change in life of the country. In this catalog we tried to present a wide range of books in different styles created in that period of 1917-1940: from scatterbrained avant-garde collaborations of Kruchyonykh and Zdanevich to the raging propaganda images of Boris Prorokov and ROSTa windows. One of the pivotal figures in the early soviet period is Alexander Rodchenko who is represented significantly in our catalogue with photo montage and constructivist designs. The book designed by Rodchenko and Stepanova's daughter - Varvara Rodchenko makes an important and interesting addition to the list. Also we wanted to give a slightly unusual perspective on what is known as soviet avant-garde so we included a few books on the subject in Georgian, Yiddish and Armenian. We hope you enjoy our selection. Our next bookfair will be in Boston in November 2015 and we look forward to seeing you there. Bookvica team David Agmashenebeli Avenue 17 Tbilisi 0102 Georgia [email protected] +7 985 218 6937, +995 (032) 2430117 Bookvica is a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and The Guild of Antiquarian Booksellers of Russia. KIRILL ZDANEVICH 1. Chernyavsky, K. Pis'ma. Stikhi [i.e. Letters. Poems]. Tiflis, 1927. 30 pp. 22,5x17 cm. 1 of 1000 copies. In original illustrated wrappers. Side edges of the wrappers are restored. Title page is slightly restored (close to the spine). Cover design by Kirill Zdanevich. The first manifestation of the Tbilisi avant-garde was created as group "The Futurist Syndicate" in 1917. It was reorganized later in "Forty-One Degree"s (41°) group and its core consisted of Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Ilya and Kirill Zdanevich, Igor Terentyev. It also attracted local artists like Lado Gudiashvili, poet from Tbilisi Kolau (Nikolai) Chernyavsky, the resident Armenian futurist Kara-Dervish and others. Chernyavsky together with Iliazd, Kruchyonykh and Terentyev created and published group's manifest in 1919. WorldCat locates four copies. 1 KIRILL ZDANEVICH 2. Pesenki Versalya. Kaprizy markizy. Muzyka B.A. Prozorovskogo [i.e. The songs of Versailles. The Caprice of the Marquise. Music by B.A. Prozorovsky]. Tiflis: Kavkazsky posrednik, [1918]. [3] pp. 34x25,8 cm. Musical notes. The tape over the spine. Some soilings and stains, inscription in pencil and pen on the front wrapper. Cover design by Kirill Zdanevich. Very rare. WorldCat locates no copies. 2 KIRILL ZDANEVICH 3. Neizdannyi Khlebnikov [i.e. Unpublished Khlebnikov]. Moscow: published by Khlebnikov’s friends, 1928-35. Collotype press edition. Edited by A. Kruchyonykh. Volume 13. Skufiya skifa [i.e. Scithian's Calotte]. [20] pp. 130 copies printed. This copy is №12. Tear of the spine from the top (6 cm) and bottom (2 cm). Cover design by Kirill Zdanevich. Unpublished Khlebnikov is collotypes of poet's manuscripts produced in 1930s by Aleksei Kruchyonykh and group of friends. 3 KIRILL ZDANEVICH 4. Neizdannyi Khlebnikov [i.e. Unpublished Khlebnikov]. Moscow: published by Khlebnikov’s friends, 1928-35. Collotype press edition. Edited by A. Kruchyonykh. Volume 14. Tsarapina po nebu [i.e. The Scratch across the Sky]. [20] pp. 130 copies printed. Small tears (2 cm) of the top and bottom of the spine. Cover design by Kirill Zdanevich. 4 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. Otherwise very good. First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. $ 1200 4. [STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] O'NEILL, E.G. Lyubov' pod vyazami. Pyesa v tryokh deistviyakh / Perevod P. Zenkevicha i N. Krymovoi [Desire under the Elms: Three act play / Translat- ed by P.Zenkevich and N. Krymova]. Moscow; Leningrad: MODP i K, 1927. 48 pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers rubbed, some foxing, light crease and previos owner's pencil signature on the first page. Otherwise very good. First edition of the play. The poster to the play Desire under the Elms made by Stenberg brothers was used for the front cover of this edition. The play was first staged in Russian in the Kamerny Theatre by A. Tairov in 1926. Stenberg brothers were invited as artists to this production. The text is accompanied by a few photographs taken during the play. $ 1200 5. [КОРОТКОЕ БО] LEO ESAKIA. Axali Mxatvroba da Niko Pirosmanishvili. New Art and Niko Pirosmanishvili. Tbilisi 1927. 119 pp. 21x15 cm. Wrapper original. Good condition: small pieces of the spine lack from the top and bottom. Bleak waterstains on the front wrapper. $ 1200 KIRILL ZDANEVICH 5. Neizdannyi Khlebnikov [i.e. Unpublished Khlebnikov]. Moscow: published by Khlebnikov’s friends, 1928-35. Collotype press edition. Edited by A. Kruchyonykh. Volume 10. Proza [i.e. The Prose]. [20] pp. 100 copies printed. This copy is №77. Small bits of wrapper missing from the sides. Cover design by I. Terentyev. Rewritten for collotype by S. Gekht (p. 10), S. Kirsanov (p. 16), V. Kashnitsky (p. 14, 15). I. Terentyev (p. 12), Y. Olesha (p. 9). 5 GEORGIAN AVANT-GARDE 6. Drosha [i.e. The Flag. Weekly Artistic and Literary Magazine]. Tbilisi: Sakhelgami, 1923. № 2. 32 pp. 31x24 cm. Good condition. Some minor soiling. Extremely rare copy of Drosha magazine. Cover designed by David Kakabadze. David Kakabadze (1889-1952) is one of the prominent figures of Georgian avant-garde, associated with Lado Gudiashvili and Shalva Kikodze. These works show the brief period (approx. 1922-1927) in Kakabadze’s work when he turned to kubism. The magazine was the supplement for The Communist magazine.