"For the Voice," first published in 1923, has long been recognized as one of the finest achievements of Russian avant-garde bookmaking, a tradition in which poets and artists collaborated to create books that attained the status of art objects. By any reckoning, "For the Voice" is a landmark event in the history of modern graphic design. The book was inspired by the "new optics," where ideas are given form through printed letters, turning them into pictorial signs, and by "words that are seen and not heard," as Lissitzky ...
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"For the Voice," first published in 1923, has long been recognized as one of the finest achievements of Russian avant-garde bookmaking, a tradition in which poets and artists collaborated to create books that attained the status of art objects. By any reckoning, "For the Voice" is a landmark event in the history of modern graphic design. The book was inspired by the "new optics," where ideas are given form through printed letters, turning them into pictorial signs, and by "words that are seen and not heard," as Lissitzky wrote.This three-volume slipcased set consists of a facsimile volume that is faithful to the original in size, color, weight, and paper quality; a translation by Peter France of the original text; and "Voices of Revolution," a collection of critical essays that analyze the character and significance of the original publication and describe the inner workings of the poet's "construction in sound" complemented by the designer's "constructions for the eye."
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Add this copy of For the Voice (Russian Edition) to cart. $69.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Doyosha.
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Near Fine. No jacket. Reprinted facsimile edition of a masterpiece of modern typography. For the Voice is considered to be Lissitzky's masterpiece of modern typography which was originally published in Berlin in 1923. As Lissitzky explained, "I have tried to create an equivalent unity using the poem and the typography, " this book is a magnificent example of collaboration between poet and artist. Lissitzky provided visual interpretation of Mayakovsky's poems and each of them is accompanied by a dynamic visual composition with symbolic meaning. Printed letters in red, black and white tones become pictorial signs, contributing to each poem's identity.
Add this copy of For the Voice (Russian Edition) to cart. $69.16, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Doyosha.
Add this copy of For the Voice to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by Design Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Doyosha,.
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Fine. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. For the Voice (Dlia golosa) a facsimile of the 1923 edition composed by Vladimir Mayakovsky and illustrated by El Lissitzky. A masterpiece of modern typography. Illustrated in color. 7" high X 5" wide, 61 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
Add this copy of For the Voice (Russian Edition) to cart. $104.77, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Doyosha.
Add this copy of For the Voice to cart. $250.00, very good condition, Sold by A Cappella Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlanta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Mit Pr.
Add this copy of For the Voice (Three Volume Boxed Set). to cart. $375.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by MIT Press,.
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Illustrated by El Lissitzky. Near Fine. 0262133776. Complete in three volumes: facsimile of the 1923 Russion edition, translation by Peter France and Martha Scotford, and VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION: COLLECTED ESSAYS edited by Patricia Railing. First edition thus (paperback). The three volumes are fine in illustrated wraps. Housed in a near fine (sun faded along the spine, mild rubbing along the edges) slipcase.
Add this copy of For the Voice to cart. $576.00, very good condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by MIT Press.
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Near Fine. Poetry Three softcovers in Near Fine slipcase with some fading. 5 1/4"w x 7 1/2"h. "First published in Berlin in Spring 1923, FOR THE VOICE is a collectionof 13 poems for reading out loud. In his dynamic graphics for each of the poems, El Lissitzky captured the ideas visually to inspire the reader. Together, the poet and book cosntructor made, in Lissitzky's words, 'the book as a work of art. '" This set does have the scent of nag champa incense.
