150,000,000 by Vladimir Mayakovsky  (1925) | Cover design by Václav Mašek


Here's an icon of Czech modernist avant-garde book design

150,000,000, originally published in Russian in 1919, was an epic agitprop poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky, an active supporter of the Bolshevik government and one of the leading exponents of Russian Futurism.

The first Czech edition, published by Petr, Prague in 1925, featuring cover design by Václav Mašek. 

In very good condition indeed. A fragile publication with expected light handling / age toning wear to the extremities. Inside very clean and bright. A stunningly beautiful, iconic object and a wonderful example of Czech modernist avant-garde book design.




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