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Russian Avant-Garde

Ре́мизов, Алексе́й Миха́йлович (Remizov, Aleksei Mikhailovich); (Annenkov, Yury)

Электрон. [Elektron.]

St. Petersburg: Алконост (Alkonost), 1919. Cover designed by Remizov. Publishing House’s emblem on half title, designed by Yury Annenkov. First edition. In original orange illustrated wrappers. 32, (4) p. Collection stamp and inscriptions in ink on verso of title page, on last page and rear cover. Cover slightly chipped at extremities. Rust at staple. Overall a good copy.

A poetic work by Remizov (1877–1957) “a brilliant and influential writer who attempted in his prose to strip the Russian literary language of its foreign derivatives and restore to it the natural raciness of the vernacular. He emigrated from Russia at the end of 1921 and settled in Berlin until 1923, when he moved to Paris, where he remained until his death” (Shklovsky). Remizov was also talented in drawing and created numerous albums that combined texts with collages and india ink and watercolor illustrations.

[Bibl.: Shklovsky, V.: Zoo, or Letters Not About Love. Normal, IL : Dalkey Archive Press, 2001.]

Getty 671.; Hellyer 812.; Kilgour 934.; MoMA 239.; Tarasenkov p. 317.

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Price: €250.00