MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930). Prostoe kak mychanie. [As Simple as Mooing.] St Petersburg: Parus, 1916.
The first edition of Mayakovsky's first major collection of verse, which includes one of his best-known works: 'Oblako v shtanakh', a poem that defined the course of Mayakovsky's future career. Upon hearing it, Osip Brik sponsored the publication of this and much of Mayakovsky's subsequent work. The version of this important poem as published here shows fewer censorship cuts than the version published in 1915. Brik's wife, Lily, maintained a long affair with Mayakovsky. MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 134.
Octavo (218 x 150mm). (Margins lightly yellowed.) Original printed wrappers (repairs at spine ends; small repairs at edges; light wear). Provenance: cancelled ownership signature on the title and inside front cover.
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930). Prostoe kak mychanie. [As Simple as Mooing.] St Petersburg: Parus, 1916.
The first edition of Mayakovsky's first major collection of verse, which includes one of his best-known works: 'Oblako v shtanakh', a poem that defined the course of Mayakovsky's future career. Upon hearing it, Osip Brik sponsored the publication of this and much of Mayakovsky's subsequent work. The version of this important poem as published here shows fewer censorship cuts than the version published in 1915. Brik's wife, Lily, maintained a long affair with Mayakovsky. MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 134.
Octavo (218 x 150mm). (Margins lightly yellowed.) Original printed wrappers (repairs at spine ends; small repairs at edges; light wear). Provenance: cancelled ownership signature on the title and inside front cover.
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