Avant-Garde from Sounds of Forest OU

Arlekiin, [Tartu], 1920. Soft cover. Limited edition. Thick brown paper wraps 32 x 24,5 cm, 10 original linocut prints on 9 unbound leaves 28 x 22 cm. Inscribed by author. Nearfine condition; wraps show soft edge- and corner creasing, darkening of the bottom edge and very light trace of moisture on the upper right corner of front wrapper; prints are… Read more about this item

Limited edition of 1,500 copies only. Good condition; cover shows some staining and soiling, chipped upper outer corners of the cover, repaired edges of the spine; internally slight foxing on the illustration plates, pages show darkening the edges. The book issued for the eighth All-Russian Congress of the Union of Art Workers (known under the abbreviation RABIS, from 1924 Vserabis)… Read more about this item

Fine condition; some minor foxing on the cover, otherwise perfect. Possessory signature on the title page. The first collection of poems by popular Latvian poetess Elza Ķezbere (1911-2011) is characterized not by the heroical, tragical or romantic pathos common for the majority of young poets, but it reveals love for small things around, the beauty of everyday life and the… Read more about this item

Good condition; fore-edge was affected by humidity, thus copy shows darkening and trace of moisture along fore-edge, chipped fore-edge of the wraps and several sheets. One of the rare examples in Lithuanian literature to which the term 'an experimental novel' can be applied. The book was published by Riga-based short-living publishing house "Audra" (Lithuanian for "Storm", 1927-28) established by famous avant-garde… Read more about this item

Print run 2,000 copies. Near fine condition; cover shows slight soiling, several minor chippings along fore-edge of front cover, very slight trace of moisture to the upper part of back cover; internally occasional foxing and fingerprints. The debut collection of poems by respected teacher Jaan Kurn (1893-1981) and simultabeously the most scandalous poet of the time Ralf Rond (pseud) known… Read more about this item

Aktsioon, Tallinn - Tartu, 1926, 1927, 1929. Soft covers. 1st edition. Estonian language. Octavos: I & II 22 x 17 cm, III 27 x 20,5 cm. Weight 470 g. I: 54, [2] pp; II: 84 pp; III: 128 pp. Near fine to good condition; Vol I & II are in near fine condition, front wraps show slight soiling and creasing… Read more about this item

Very good condition; spine and cover fragments are professionally restored (missing pieces filled using leafcaster machine); internally professionally restored small pieces of outer corners of several sheets, otherwise very clean. Possessory stamp on the title page "Iz biblioteki Vasily Arkad'evich Starikov" indicates, that this was book publisher's copy. Extremely rare poetry collection, contains verses by three repressed authors – Boris… Read more about this item

Print run 1,750 copies. Goodcondition; cover shows rubbing and soiling, trace of moisture along upper edge of the wrappers, replaced spine, repaired upper edge and bottom right corner of the front cover, minor outer corner pieces of the back cover are missing; internally trace of moisture along upper edge of two first and the last leaves, few occasional foxing spots… Read more about this item

Near fine condition; cover shows slight soiling, slightly frayed fore-edge of front cover, professionally restored upper outer corner of front (small missing piece filled using leafcaster machine); internally few occasional foxing spots and fingerprints. According to author's foreword, his present (the fourth) volume consists of three parts. The first and the second parts contain poems written under the "storm and… Read more about this item

Print run 2,000 copies. Series: Biblioteka stakhanovtsa (Stakhanovite's Library). Near fine condition; marking of factory directorate on the cover and title page, repaired small missing bottom outer corner pieces of the front cover and title page, otherwise unread copy with uncut pages. Kharkiv Machine-Tool Building Plant - in the past the legendary Soviet plant, one of the flagships of… Read more about this item

Near Fine condition; soft creases across upper outer corners of the cover, spine and front cover edges show some color fading, few very light stains on the front cover; internally fine, author's inscription on the title. Gifted Latvian poet, writer, literary critic Pēteris Ķikuts (1907-1937) known for his radical leftist views. Was accosiated with the leftist avant-garde literary circle Trauksme… Read more about this item

Fine condition; one vertical book-length crease on the front cover; some uncut pages indicate that the book has never been read. Avant-garde minimalist constructivist book cover design by unidentified artist. Title page and each chapter are also designed in minimalist constructivsit style. Book's author, leading figure of Latvian avant-garde literature, Linards Laicens (1883-1938) a staunch communist, in 1909-1911 imprisoned for… Read more about this item

Print run 1000 copies.Near Fine condition; cover edges show light sunning and ocassional wear, few foxing spots on the cover and fly-leaf; internally almost fine. Scarce and valuable edition, highly unusual selection of the early avant-garde in New Estonian Republic. This was the first Gailit's feuilleton pieces collection, but it has significant literary and artistic value. Book is a replete… Read more about this item

Fine condition; small creases across cover corners, repaired upper right corner of front cover (minor corner missing piece was replaced with triangle paper); internally perfect unread copy with uncut pages. The third collection of verses relates to author's early Expressionist period of creation, and poems included here imbued with sensuality and enjoyment glorification, which had broken existing morality of literature.… Read more about this item

Very good condition; front wrapper shows extensive foxing, repaired missing minor bottom corner piece at the front wrapper, back wrapper shows color fading to the spine; internally fine. In 1925 on the Estonian literary scene emerged a short-lived avant-garde group of three young authors – Erni Hiir, Johannes Schütz (Juhan Sütiste) and Mihkel Jürna. The group opposed itself to the… Read more about this item

Fine condition; wrapped bottom edge of the wrappers, bookstore markings on the back wrapper; internally inscribed by the authors on the half-title to Estonian leftist avant-garde writer Aleksander Antson. "Bumerang" is the second avant-garde literary collection of poetry and prose issued by a literary group of three young Estonian authors – Erni Hiir, Johannes Schütz (Juhan Sütiste) and Mihkel Jürna,… Read more about this item

Very goodcondition; cover shows slight soiling, creases across cover corners, damaged spine ends; internally fingerprints on the outer corners of the sheets throughout the book, possessory signature on the title page. The fourth book of poems (of five published) by Juozas Tysliava (1902-1961), a young Lithuanian poet (sometimes reffered as Lithuanian Mayakovsky), member of the Keturi vėjai (Four Winds) group… Read more about this item

Print run 2500 copies. Good condition; replaced spine, restored upper left piece of the front wrapper, repaired outer corners of the wrappers, cover shows some soiling, soft creases across corners and along the edges; book block in almost fine condition, few occasional fingerprints. The most important poetry anthology of the Silver age, covering its main literary movements - symbolism, acmeism,… Read more about this item

Limited edition of 500 copies (current copy is no. 138). Very goodcondition; original green wrappers show some foxing and color fading to the edges, repaired spine and corners of front wrapper, couple of minor ink stains on the back wrapper; internally portion of the fly-leaf is browned due exposure to sunlight, occasional foxing and fingerprints. This "monological drama" (as described… Read more about this item

Very goodcondition; white fine coating of the front cover has darkenedwith time and shows some soiling mailny to the edges, bookstore markings on the back cover, creases across cover corners, spine and missing piece of the bottom outer corner of front cover were repraired; internally creases across outer corners of the sheets, occasional fingerprints. Originally the brochure was wrapped in… Read more about this item