Перед грозой. 1916-1917г. [Before the Storm, 1916-1917], by Ivanov-Razumnik. Petrograd (St. Petersburg): Колос [Kolos, i.e., "Stalk of Grain"], 1923. Russian. Cover design: Vladimir Levitsky.
Selection of essays penned by the author, literary critic, and philosopher Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov-Razumnik (1878-1946) published in the media prior to the Revolution (hence the book title "Before the Storm").
The cover design is the work of Russian artist Vladimir Nikolaevich Levitsky (1879-1942), painter, graphic artist, illustrator, print and poster artist, and editor of a number of books on art.
136 pp., 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Front cover almost entirely detached and back cover partly detached. Some loose gatherings. Minor creases, folds, and tears to edges of cover and to edges of some leaves. Stains and tears to spine (missing segments). Traces of glue on page opposite title page. Inked stamps to back cover.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.