Tristia. Petersburg-Petropolis: 1922. 12mo 75, [5] pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Backstrip renewed, wrappers chipped at edges. Provenance: Konstantin Vasilievich Mochulsky [1892-1948] (printed on the back of half title). FIRST EDITION of the second and most important of the poet's three early books, containing many of the great works of his maturity. A futurist vision of Roman ruins adorns the book's upper cover. This copy bears a printed ownership statement of Mochulsky who later in life became a distinguished émigré literary critic and author of an important biography of Dostoevsky. RARE. Russian Avant-Garde Book 377.
Tristia. Petersburg-Petropolis: 1922. 12mo 75, [5] pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Backstrip renewed, wrappers chipped at edges. Provenance: Konstantin Vasilievich Mochulsky [1892-1948] (printed on the back of half title). FIRST EDITION of the second and most important of the poet's three early books, containing many of the great works of his maturity. A futurist vision of Roman ruins adorns the book's upper cover. This copy bears a printed ownership statement of Mochulsky who later in life became a distinguished émigré literary critic and author of an important biography of Dostoevsky. RARE. Russian Avant-Garde Book 377.
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