Rykaiushchii parnas [Roaring Parnassus]
St Petersburg, Zhuravl', 1914
This collection of miscellaneous pieces was produced by members of Hylaea and the Union of Youth in order to coincide with the Italian futurist Marinetti's visit to Russia. The contributors were Mayakovsky, the Burliuks, Kamensky, Livshits, Kruchenykh, Guro, Khlebnikov and Severeianin. The book was published by Guro's husband Mikhail Matiushin who also produced the landmark work Sadok Sudei.
First edition, 8vo (22.5 x 16.7); printed on various paper stocks, illustrations throughout by Vladimir and David Burliuk, Olga Rozanova, Ivan Puni and Pavel Filonov; original printed wrappers designed by Puni, short close tear to wrapper, spine glued and some loss of paper but holding fine, publisher's stamp to lower wrapper, a very good copy.
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