A catalogue of Russian avant-garde books 1912-1934 and 1969-2003 / compiled and edited by Peter W. Hellyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

British Library, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Hellyer, Peter W., compiler, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Experimental.

Avant-garde (Aesthetics).

Soviet Union.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

Second enlarged edition with illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : The British Library, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The British Library holds an extensive collection of twentieth century Russian avant-garde books. The first edition of this catalogue provided access to the Library's futurist and constructivist books. This has become a standard reference tool for libraries, booksellers and researchers in the identification of this material. With nearly 400 additional entries, the second edition includes supplements of newly identified and recently acquired items, revised author/artist and title indexes, illustrations and English translations of titles.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CATALOGUE

SUPPLEMENT: AVANT·GARDE BOOKS OF THE 1980s &amp

1990s

APPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL AVANT·GARDE BOOKS 1912·1934

APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL AVANT-GARDE BOOKS 1969-2003

PERSONAL NAME INDEX

TITLE INDEX

ENGLISH TITLE INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

PLACE INDEX

INDEX TO PLATES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2015).

ISBN:

0-7123-6356-4

OCLC:

925450332