Kreisa fronte. [Left Front.] 1930. No. 5/6

Laicens, Linards; Laicens, Olga

Verlag: Latvju Kultura, Rigā, 1930

Beschreibung

Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with two photomontages and a linocut by E Kaļa and two reproductoin of Georg Grosz' drawings. First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. In publisher's illustrated wrappers. 79, (1) p. Last, double issue of the third and last year of "KreisÄ fronte", the first substantial leftist Latvian-language journal with international aspirations. Its concept and format followed Vladimir Mayakovsky's magazine the "LEF" and the design of "Novy Lef". Only 17 issues were published between 1928 and 1930, when it was banned by the authorities, and Laicens launched his new magazine the "TribÄ«ne". The content of "KreisÄ fronte" was more cultural than political, contained avant-garde literary elements as well as photographic artwork. Linards (Petrovich) Laicens (1883-1938) was a Latvian Expressionist writer and poet, active in politics as a member of Communist party. He was the editor or the leftist Avant-garde journals "KreisÄ Fronte" and "TribÄ«ne". [Bibl.: Fraser, James H.: Publishing and Book Design in Latvia 1919-1940: A Re-discovery. Riga, Neputns. pp. 126-128.] OCLC locates fragmentary holdings of this journal in two libraries, NYPL, and Waseda, but it is unclear if either owns this issue. . An inkblot on last page. Spine artistically restored. Slightly trimmed. Overall in fine condition. In publisher's illustrated wrappers First edition. Published in only 1200 copies. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 667

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Kreisa fronte. [Left Front.] 1930. No. 5/6

Verlag: Latvju Kultura, RigÄ

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Softcover

Illustrator: Cover designed by Ernests Kalis. Illustrated with two photomontages and a linocut by E Kaļa and two reproductoin of Georg Grosz' drawings.

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