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MITURICH, Petr (illustrator) and Artur LUR'E. Royal v detskoi. [Piano in the nursery]. Moscow and St. Petersburg: Gosudarstvennoe muzykal'noe izdatel'stvo, 1920.
2° (280 x 312mm). 8 plates by Miturich. Original illustrated wrappers (light damp-stain and wear on spine, with some associated wear on small area of covers, back joint staring). Provenance: Alexis Olderogge (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The October revolution introduced mandatory education in Russia, thereby heralding a renaissance in children's books. Breaking from traditional modes, this new children's literature often employed a bold visual language invented by avant-garde artists. A reproduction of this book opens the section on Children's Books in the MoMA catalogue The Russian Avant-Garde Book. Not in Hellyer. The Russian Avant-Garde Book, p.167.
2° (280 x 312mm). 8 plates by Miturich. Original illustrated wrappers (light damp-stain and wear on spine, with some associated wear on small area of covers, back joint staring). Provenance: Alexis Olderogge (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The October revolution introduced mandatory education in Russia, thereby heralding a renaissance in children's books. Breaking from traditional modes, this new children's literature often employed a bold visual language invented by avant-garde artists. A reproduction of this book opens the section on Children's Books in the MoMA catalogue The Russian Avant-Garde Book. Not in Hellyer. The Russian Avant-Garde Book, p.167.
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