Записки режиссера [Notes of a Director], by Alexander Tairov, director of the Moscow Chamber Theatre. Moscow: Камерного Театра, 1921. Russian.

Cover, initials and illustrations by  Aleksandra Ekster (Александра Алекса́ндровна Экстер; 1882-1949), painter, fashion designer, stage designer, and graphic artist. Born in Białystok, she studied at the Kyiv Art School and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Ekster was among the leaders of the Russian avant-garde movement and participated in many of its major exhibitions. Throughout her life, she lived alternately in Kyiv, St. Petersburg, Odessa, Paris, Rome, and Moscow. Among other roles, she worked as a designer at the Chamber Theater established in Moscow by director Alexander Tairov (Александр Яковлевич Таиров; 1885-1950). She taught and influenced many artists, including Boris Aronson, Issachar Ber Ryback, and Yitzhak Frenkel.

189 pages, [2] leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Minor stains. Numerous markings and inscriptions on most pages. Multiple tears to margins of most pages and cover, not affecting text, restored with adhesive tape and paper.

MoMA 337.