Vladimir Mayakovsky | Pro eto, Moscow, 1923, original printed wrappers by Rodchenko
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Pro eto: ei i mne [About this: to her and to me]. Moscow and Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe Isdatelstvo, 1923
8vo (229 x 153mm.), print run of 3,000 copies, 8 photomontage plates by Rodchenko, original printed wrappers designed by Rodchenko, wrappers slightly chipped, upper cover repaired
A fine example of Rodchenko's constructivist book design combined with his photomontage illustrations, to accompany Mayakovsky's love poem, written seemingly in defence of his own love-life.
LITERATURE:
The Russian Avant-Garde Book 505; Hellyer 336
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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Vladimir Mayakovsky
Pro eto: ei i mne [About this: to her and to me]. Moscow and Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe Isdatelstvo, 1923
8vo (229 x 153mm.), print run of 3,000 copies, 8 photomontage plates by Rodchenko, original printed wrappers designed by Rodchenko, wrappers slightly chipped, upper cover repaired
A fine example of Rodchenko's constructivist book design combined with his photomontage illustrations, to accompany Mayakovsky's love poem, written seemingly in defence of his own love-life.
LITERATURE:
The Russian Avant-Garde Book 505; Hellyer 336
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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