MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930), BURLIUK, David (1882-1967), illustrator. Vladimir Mayakovsky. Tragediia. [Vladimir Mayakovsky. A Tragedy]. Moscow: Gryzunov, 1914. First edition of this illustrated experimental play. A close collaboration between poets and painters, as typical of the Russian avant-garde, the play was published in the Futurists’ journal. With its satirical stance on urban life and a poet-protagonist, it was part of a futurist experiment, and was intended to alternate on the stage with Kruchonykh’s Victory over the Sun . After its first performance in 1913, the play was, in Mayakovsky’s words, ‘torn into pieces’ by critics. V. Terras, Handbook of Russian Literature , p. 277. Octavo (177 x 125mm). With 7 lithographed illustrations (slight yellowing, the odd ink or thumb mark). In the original wrappers, in modern folding box (very minor repair to joints and extremities). Provenance: indistinct autograph (upper wrapper).
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930), BURLIUK, David (1882-1967), illustrator. Vladimir Mayakovsky. Tragediia. [Vladimir Mayakovsky. A Tragedy]. Moscow: Gryzunov, 1914. First edition of this illustrated experimental play. A close collaboration between poets and painters, as typical of the Russian avant-garde, the play was published in the Futurists’ journal. With its satirical stance on urban life and a poet-protagonist, it was part of a futurist experiment, and was intended to alternate on the stage with Kruchonykh’s Victory over the Sun . After its first performance in 1913, the play was, in Mayakovsky’s words, ‘torn into pieces’ by critics. V. Terras, Handbook of Russian Literature , p. 277. Octavo (177 x 125mm). With 7 lithographed illustrations (slight yellowing, the odd ink or thumb mark). In the original wrappers, in modern folding box (very minor repair to joints and extremities). Provenance: indistinct autograph (upper wrapper).
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