Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930)
Oblako v shtanakh [The Cloud in Trousers]. [1918]
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930). Oblako v shtanakh. Tetraptikh. [The Cloud in Trousers. A Tetraptich]. Moscow: ASIS [1918].
Second (first uncensored) edition, the issue without the printed label pasted on the front cover, stating that the edition is uncensored; copies with and without this label are known, with no precedence established. MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 204.
Octavo (180 x 135mm). (Minor marginal soiling). Original tan wrappers printed in black (some wear and soiling). Provenance: ‘SV’ (monogram stamp on verso of front wrapper).
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930)
Oblako v shtanakh [The Cloud in Trousers]. [1918]
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1893-1930). Oblako v shtanakh. Tetraptikh. [The Cloud in Trousers. A Tetraptich]. Moscow: ASIS [1918].
Second (first uncensored) edition, the issue without the printed label pasted on the front cover, stating that the edition is uncensored; copies with and without this label are known, with no precedence established. MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 204.
Octavo (180 x 135mm). (Minor marginal soiling). Original tan wrappers printed in black (some wear and soiling). Provenance: ‘SV’ (monogram stamp on verso of front wrapper).
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