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Mayakovsky (V.V.)

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and Sergei Tretyakov, editors. LEF [and] Noviy LEF. Zhurnal levogo fronta iskusstv, 29 vol., [complete set], illustrations, some printed in colour, occasional blacked-out stamps to second series first leaf, original wrappers, mostly by Rodchenko, most spines of first series repaired or replaced with facimiles, bookseller's ink inscriptions to lower wrappers, one upper wrapper skilfully laid down, new series all but one rebacked with black tape and shaved (not affecting image and text), one upper wrapper with lower corner torn away and defective, stamps to lower wrappers and inside upper wrappers, the latter blacked out, 8vo, Moscow & St. Petersburg, 1923-28.

***Rare, complete set of this important Constructivist periodical with contributions by Brik, Tretyakov, Pasternak, Stepanova, Popova and Rodchenko. Sergei Eisenstein published his article "Montage of Attractions" in the magazine and the final issue of LEF includes Mayakovsky's elegy to Lenin..

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