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ERENBURG, Ilya Grigorevich (1891-1967) and El [Laz

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Moscow-Berlin: Gelikon, 1922. 164 pp. 8vo (192 x 125 mm). Original Constructivist cover design and 6 illustrations by El Lissitzky. Original printed paper wrappers. Condition: minor soiling to wrappers, occasional light chipping to leaf edges, small split at head of backstrip, institutional stamp on title page. an important and engaging collaboration. Erenburg's witty and incisive approach to human nature is demonstrated in these tales that contain universal applications beyond that of the author's Moscow/Berlin milieu. Lissitzky's drawings and typography reveal Constructivist principles of dynamism and Suprematist experiments through spatial tension. One of several successful collaborations between the author and the artist.

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