Author: Burliuk, David & Vladimir :
Title: Dokhlaya Luna. Futuristy. Stikhi, proza, stati, risunki, oforty. (The Croaked Moon. Futurists. Poetry, Prose, Articles, Drawings, Etchnings).
Description: Moscow, Izdatelstvo Literaturnoi Kompanii Futuristov 'Gileia', Spring, 1914. offwhite paper wrappers, printed in black, red edges. Second, changed edition [1st ed. Autumn 1913], edited and published by Vadim Shershenevich for 'Hyleia' [1st ed. by David Burliuk]; 193 x 152 mm; pp. 119 + (7) + (17) leaves of plates including 2 original etchings on different, heavy white paper, one printed in red-brown, one in grass green, and 15 fullpage lithographs by David and Vladimir Burliuk on different, heavy brownish offwhite paper, all printed on one side and sometimes purposely upside-down, in futurist and neo primitivist style; textual contributions by Nicolai and David Burliuk, Bolshakov, Kamenski, Khlebnikov, Kruchenykh, Livshits, Mayakovski and Shersenevich; illustrated in the text with three vignettes by Vladimir Burliuk (: 2 fullpage); concluding with a list of c. 30futurist publications. According to Markov this second edition, reshuffled by Shershenevich to his own avail, marked the end of the period of flowering of prerevolutionary Russian Futurism. Fragile cover chipped at the edges with some small loss, frontcover with clean tear along the lacking spine. Compton p. 126, col. illls. Ic, 10 (first ed.), Hellyer 80, Ex Libris 6 no. 51, Markov p. 173, 178/ 9.

Keywords: Russische Avant Garde,Avant-garde,