Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
Four Books by Ilya Ehrenburg – Illustrations by El LIssitzky, Alexander Rodchenko and Others
Opening: $400
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Four books by Ilya Ehrenburg with illustrations by various artists:
1-2. Two editions of his book Шесть повестей о легких концах [Six Stories about Easy Endings]:
• Moscow-Berlin: Геликон (Gelikon), 1922. First edition. With six illustrations by El Lissitzky.
163, [2] pp, 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Insignificant worming. Loose gatherings and several detached leaves. Stamps and handwritten notations on several leaves. Blank cardboard binding (the original binding is missing).
• Moscow: Пучина (Puchina), 1925. Second edition.
140 pp, [2] leaves, 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and small tears. Stained cover, with creases and small tears along edges and spine. Stamps and notations on the cover and the title page.
3. Тринадцать трубок [Thirteen Pipes]. Moscow-Berlin: Геликон (Gelikon), 1923. Cover design by artist Lyubov Kozintseva (1899-1970), Ehrenburg's wife.
257 pp, [2] leaves, 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly to cover. Creases and tears to edges of cover. The back cover is partly detached. Stamp and pen notation on the back cover.
4. Материализация фантастики [The Materialization of Fantasy]. Moscow-Leningrad (St. Petersburg): Кинопечать (Kinopechat), 1927. Cover design by Alexander Rodchenko.
30 pp, [1] leaf, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor abrasions to margins of cover. Stamps and pen notations on back cover.
For information about Ehrenburg, see item 258.
1-2. Two editions of his book Шесть повестей о легких концах [Six Stories about Easy Endings]:
• Moscow-Berlin: Геликон (Gelikon), 1922. First edition. With six illustrations by El Lissitzky.
163, [2] pp, 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Insignificant worming. Loose gatherings and several detached leaves. Stamps and handwritten notations on several leaves. Blank cardboard binding (the original binding is missing).
• Moscow: Пучина (Puchina), 1925. Second edition.
140 pp, [2] leaves, 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and small tears. Stained cover, with creases and small tears along edges and spine. Stamps and notations on the cover and the title page.
3. Тринадцать трубок [Thirteen Pipes]. Moscow-Berlin: Геликон (Gelikon), 1923. Cover design by artist Lyubov Kozintseva (1899-1970), Ehrenburg's wife.
257 pp, [2] leaves, 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly to cover. Creases and tears to edges of cover. The back cover is partly detached. Stamp and pen notation on the back cover.
4. Материализация фантастики [The Materialization of Fantasy]. Moscow-Leningrad (St. Petersburg): Кинопечать (Kinopechat), 1927. Cover design by Alexander Rodchenko.
30 pp, [1] leaf, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor abrasions to margins of cover. Stamps and pen notations on back cover.
For information about Ehrenburg, see item 258.
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