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MAYAKOVSKII, Vladimir. Prostoe kak' Michanie. [As Simple as Mooing]. Petrograd: Parus', 1916.
8° (217 x 148mm). Original printed wrappers (front cover detached, spine worn with some loss). Provenance: N.N. Zakharov-Menskii (stamps) -- B.T. (signature) -- another owner (signature); bookseller's stamps.
FIRST EDITION OF MAYAKOVSKII'S FIRST MAJOR COLLECTION OF VERSE, which includes one of his best known works 'Oblako v shtanakh' -- a poem which defined the course of Mayakovskii's future career: upon hearing it Osip Brik sponsored the publication of this and much of Mayakovskii subsequent work. Brik's wife Lili fell in love with Mayakovskii, and maintained a long affair with the artist. Hellyer 338; The Russian Avant-Garde Book 134.
8° (217 x 148mm). Original printed wrappers (front cover detached, spine worn with some loss). Provenance: N.N. Zakharov-Menskii (stamps) -- B.T. (signature) -- another owner (signature); bookseller's stamps.
FIRST EDITION OF MAYAKOVSKII'S FIRST MAJOR COLLECTION OF VERSE, which includes one of his best known works 'Oblako v shtanakh' -- a poem which defined the course of Mayakovskii's future career: upon hearing it Osip Brik sponsored the publication of this and much of Mayakovskii subsequent work. Brik's wife Lili fell in love with Mayakovskii, and maintained a long affair with the artist. Hellyer 338; The Russian Avant-Garde Book 134.
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