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![KRUCHENYKH, Aleksei (1886-1968), KHLEBNIKOV, Velimir (1885-1922), and ROZANOVA, Ol'ga (1886-1918), and others. Bukh Lessinnii. [Forestly Rapid.] St Petersburg: EUY, 1913.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2018/CKS/2018_CKS_17162_0158_000(kruchenykh_aleksei_khlebnikov_velimir_and_rozanova_olga_and_others_buk121933).jpg?w=1)
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KRUCHENYKH, Aleksei (1886-1968), KHLEBNIKOV, Velimir (1885-1922), and ROZANOVA, Ol'ga (1886-1918), and others. Bukh Lessinnii. [Forestly Rapid.] St Petersburg: EUY, 1913.
The first edition. Lithographed throughout, with illustrations by Rozanova and reproducing her calligraphy. One of only 400 copies published. The text revises Kruchenykh's Starinnaya lyubov, the first Russian book of Futurist poetry, and adds an introduction by Khlebnikov and a portrait of Kruchenykh by N. Kul'bin. EUY was Kruchenykh's own imprint, which he established that year when he moved to St Petersburg. The innovative partnership between Kruchenykh and Rozanova was fruitful and produced more than 10 collaborations. Hellyer 212; MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, p.72.
Twelvemo (147 x 99mm). Three lithographs by Rozanova, one by Kul'bin, and vignettes by Rozanova or Kruchenykh; lithographed throughout on thin, pale green paper (some wear in margins). Original illustrated thin paper covers, with lithographs by Rozanova (front cover repaired, with a small area supplied in pen; tears with loss in the margins; some fading; some soiling). Provenance: State University, Tbilisi (stamps on frontispiece and back cover; penciled shelf-marks).
The first edition. Lithographed throughout, with illustrations by Rozanova and reproducing her calligraphy. One of only 400 copies published. The text revises Kruchenykh's Starinnaya lyubov, the first Russian book of Futurist poetry, and adds an introduction by Khlebnikov and a portrait of Kruchenykh by N. Kul'bin. EUY was Kruchenykh's own imprint, which he established that year when he moved to St Petersburg. The innovative partnership between Kruchenykh and Rozanova was fruitful and produced more than 10 collaborations. Hellyer 212; MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, p.72.
Twelvemo (147 x 99mm). Three lithographs by Rozanova, one by Kul'bin, and vignettes by Rozanova or Kruchenykh; lithographed throughout on thin, pale green paper (some wear in margins). Original illustrated thin paper covers, with lithographs by Rozanova (front cover repaired, with a small area supplied in pen; tears with loss in the margins; some fading; some soiling). Provenance: State University, Tbilisi (stamps on frontispiece and back cover; penciled shelf-marks).
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