[LEBEDEV (Vladimir Vasilevich)] - Lot 17

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[LEBEDEV (Vladimir Vasilevich)] - Lot 17
[LEBEDEV (Vladimir Vasilevich)] Russian placards / Le Placard Russe. 1917-1922. First series. Petersburg: Petersburg Section of the Journal "Isvestia VCIK", 1923. - In-8, 213 x 189 : (27 ff.), illustrated cover. Grey half cloth, smooth spine (modern binding). Rare edition intended for the foreign market, featuring a series of 23 original color lithographs by painter and poster artist Vladimir Vasilevich LEBEDEV (1891-1967), based on the placards he produced "for the propaganda windows of the Russian Thelegraphic (sic) Agency (ROSTA) in Petersburg." Each lithograph is protected by a serpente bearing a caption in English and French: Un ouvrier avec une brouette pleine d'ordures (propagande pour l'augmentation de la productivité du travail). - The lamentations of the cartel. - Workers' May Day demonstration. - Propaganda for workers' cooperation. The victorious worker rises above the machines. The marauder defeated by the cooperative system is seen at his feet. Etc. On the cover is a laminated illustration depicting "a dizzying race in a charging automobile of workers sowing proclamations." A copy in a modern binding, with the leaves and front cover mounted on tabs. (Cover restored. The lower right-hand corner of the pastedown illustration has been redone and the missing part of the subject has been redrawn. Very good condition inside, despite some light creasing, complete with all serpents. Without second cover and back cover).
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