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IVANOV, Vsevolod Viacheslavovich (1895 - 1963) and

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Moscow: GIZ, [1925]. 9 of 10 parts. 4to (175 x 120 mm each). Original decorated wrappers designed by Boris Borisovich Titov housed in custom red cloth case. Condition: wrappers slightly tanned with small ink lettering to each at front, intermittent light chipping to folds and extremities. Moscow: GIZ, [1925]. 9 parts. 4to (175 x 120 mm each). Original decorated wrappers designed by Boris Borisovich Titov housed in custom red cloth case. Condition: wrappers slightly tanned with small ink lettering to each at front, intermittent light chipping to folds and extremities. RARE SATIRICAL SOVIET SERIAL NOVEL, IN PARTS. Shlovskii was an important Russian and Soviet writer and critic and one of the greatest defenders of Russian Formalism. He argued that art must be independant of political ideology. He and Ivanov belonged to the writer's group the Serapion Brotherhood who upheld this creed. Iprit is their parody of Soviet science fiction, involving a deadly new gas designed for use in the Third World War. The story was issued as a serial novel like Marietta Shaginian's highly successful detective story in parts Mess Mend (1923). Both Ivanov and Shklovskii had to eventually capitulate to the Soviet demands of realistic art. B. B. Titov (1897-1951) was a prolific book designer and illustrator who exhibited with Klutsis, Lissitzky, Popova and Telingator. Getty 274 misattributes this cover design to Solomon Benedikt Telingator. Not in MoMA. (9)

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