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[SBORNIK. AVANT-GARDE]. Yav ’ . Stikhi. [Reality. Poems]. Moscow: Yav’, 1919.[Offered with:] Soiuz molodezhi. 3. [The Union of Youth. 3.]. [Petersburg: [n.pr., 1913]. [And with:] [FUTURISTS OF ‘GILEIA’]. Volch ’ e solntse. Kniga stikhov vstoraia. [The Wolves’ Sun. Second book of verse]. Moscow: Gileia, 1914. I. First edition, extensively inscribed by three of its authors for the fellow writer (and co-author of this book) Alexander Olenin (1865-1944). The collection includes works by A. Belyi, G. Vladychina, S. Esenin, R. Ivnev, V. Kamensky, A. Mariengof, A. Olenin, P. Oreshin, B. Pasternak, S. Reksin, S. Spassky, I. Startsev, V. Shershenevich. MoMA 228. II: Third issue of this Futurist journal – ‘the last and most assertive’ (Howard). Only three issues of The Union of Youth were published, before the group merged with the Futurist ‘Gileia’ – this copy, however, contains a paper slip advertising issue n.4. The third volume includes O. Rozanova’s article on the ‘new art’ (and her illustrations), M. Matiushin’s essay on Cubism and V. Khlebnikov’s poems Uchitel ’ i uchetnik and Ragovor dvukh osob . Not in Kilgour. J. Howard, The Union of Youth , p. 177. III. Presentation copy, in the original publisher ’ s wrappers – the second poetic collection of the Futurist Moscow group ‘ Gileia ’ , home to V. Khlebnikov, B. Livshits, V. Mayakovsky and D. Burliuk. Printed in 400 copies. The illustrations in this issue include a colour relief halftone of a painting by Vasil’eva, a lithographed painting by Alexandra Exter, and four blocks, printed in blue ink, entitled Chetyre zhenshchiny and designed by David Burliuk. Lev Grinkur was one of Gileia’s financial supporters. RBH records no other copies at auction. Getty Centre, Russian Modernism, 461. I: octavo (265 x 177mm). Original pictorial wrappers by Aristarkh Lentulov bound within contemporary wooden boards backed and edged in rough cloth, sides with woven straw panels applied. Provenance: A. Olenin, poet and artist, the book signed for him by V. Shershenevich (extensive inscription dated 27 February 1919, ‘In the name of happiness and menace…’), S. Esenin (‘with love’) and A. Mariengof (‘Alik, damn it! I don’t know what to write […] with love’) – Glezer collection (see Glezer, 1989, pp.192-193). II: Quarto (240 x 230mm). 11 full-page lithographed illustrations, loose publisher’s advertisement for the fourth issue within (uniform age browning, minimal marginal spotting). Original wrappers (covers and spine a bit sunned, edges somewhat soiled). Provenance: illegible autograph (front pastedown) – ‘Magazin n.70’ and illegible stamp (rear wrapper). III: Octavo (180 x 110mm). 5 lithographed plates and 1 illustration (uniform toning, few edges uncut). In the original stamped wrappers (upper cover detached at upper gutter, edges occasionally frayed, minor loss a head and foot of spine, couple of small marginal ink splashes). Provenance: David Burliuk (1882-1967) – Lev Grinkur.