Ledentu le Phare was most probably conceived and written in the Soviet Union before Zdanevich published it in Paris. It is the final play written by Zdanevich in a pentalogy of works first conceived in Tiflis in 1918 just before the creation of the 41 group.

It is sophisticatedly futurist in every respect, from its splendid cover collage to its involved passages of zaum dialogue. Furthermore, it is arguably the most typographically exciting book produced by Zdanevich, the master of typographical design. Markov writes 'In respect to typography, the book is probably the most luxurious one in the world, with hundreds of different sorts of letters used so that the pages become visual works of art in which letters and page numbers jostle one another, fly, jump and somersault' (Russian Futurism, MacGibbon & Kee, 1969, p.354)

The present copy survives in excellent condition and contains interesting documentary material concerning Zdanevich's early activities in Paris.