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BLOK, Alexander and Iurii ANNENKOV (illustrator). Dvenadtsat [The Twelve]. St. Petersburg: Alkonost, 1918. 2°. Illustrations after Iurii Annenkov. Original illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black (some wear, spine chipped). Provenance: small Russian stamp and inscription on rear cover. The third edition of one of the most controversial and important poems in the Russian language, as result of which Blok was ostracized by many of his contemporaries. The first edition consisted of 300 copies only, and the second edition is also rare (not in MoMA). MoMA 171.
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