Piatakov (18 results)

Pamphlet. 22p., wraps worn & browned, creased, staples rusting, some toning else good condition, 5.25x7.5 inches.

Pamphlet. 22p., staplebound pamphlet, pages toned, staples rusted, else good condition, 5.25x7.5 inches. Spanish translation of the document from the anti-Trotskyist show-trial in Moscow.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1937 edition on haf bound green beige cloth.

Paper Cover. Condition: Tres Bon. Montage De N. Trochine. (illustrator). First Edition. 40pp + fold-out centrefold on Canals. French language version. Scarce. Still well bound. Interior in nice clean condition. Unfolded. Well illustrated with mono photos. Includes double page spreads on Tiflis, Baku, & Erivan. 40pp + dépliant au centre sur les canaux. Version française Rare. Toujours bien lié. Intérieur en bon état de propreté. Déplié. Bien illustré avec des photos mono. Inclut des doubles pages sur Tiflis, Bakou et Erivan. Comprend Le Naphte, Grouzneft, Le Sous-Sol, L'Electrification, Les Sovkhoz, La Soie, L'Industrie Textile, et al.

souple. Condition: Satisfaisant. 1 numéro in-folio br., URSS en Construction. Revue mensuelle illustrée, Union des Editions d'Etat, Oghis, RSFSR, 1931, numéro 9, 20 ff. Montage photographique du frontispice par John Hartfield (en fait, John Heartfield, lequel voyagea en URSS d'avril 1931 à janvier 1932 ; il s'y lia notamment avec Sergei Tretyakov). Rare exemplaire de cette importante revue de propagande, dont le présent numéro est intégralement consacré à Moscou. Etat satisfaisant (accrocs avec petits mq. en couv. en queue et coiffe sup, bon état par ailleurs) pour ce rare exemplaire bien complet du petit carton d'erratum. Langue: Français.

Encuadernacià n de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. Folio. Bound in half blue cloth. USSR under construction was a Soviet propaganda publication published between 1930 and 1941, when the Nazi invasion of the USSR occurred to begin the so-called Great Patriotic War. In addition, it also came out briefly during 1949. It became one of the main journals encompassed within the Marxist counter-current during the first year of the so-called socialist realism launched in the then Soviet Union. Its pages offered some of the best examples of photomontages of the early twentieth century. Each number was characterized by its elaborate artistic creation, including large pages, some of which were collapsible. In addition to the Russian language, the magazine was translated into German, French, English and, since 1938, into Spanish. The publication informed its foreign readers about the alleged phenomenon of "hyperconstruction" that it was having in the Soviet Union and represented that communist state as one of the main emerging industrial powers. The self-proclaimed purpose of the publication was to "reflect in the photograph the entire scope and variety of construction work that is taking place in the USSR". By focusing on a single theme or initiative in each issue, the artists who contributed to it effectively intended to portray the heroic efforts of the Soviet workers, sometimes spilling some large-scale projects, into fulfilling the objectives established by the then supreme leader Stalin for the transformation of a country that was still technologically deficient in a world power eventually productive and developed (so much so that in 1949 he managed to detonate his first atomic bomb (although he did it earlier than expected in the West because the physicist and spy German communist Klaus Fuchs managed to infiltrate the ultra-secret United States Manhattan Project).

Softcover. 0 (illustrator). First editions, two volumes; folio: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2; pp. 30 and 32 respectively; mustard and black wraps, printed in red, white, and gray; a bit of wear and small nicks to corners and edges; illustrated with photographs by Petrusov, Shterzer, Grigoriev, and others; cover art design by O. Deinek; overall in very good condition.One of the most artistic gems from the beginning of the Social Realism period, the journal was published monthly from 1930 to 1941 and, briefly, in 1949 in Russian, German, English, French, and, later, Spanish. The self-proclaimed purpose of the magazine was to portray Russia as an emerging industrial power, or "to publish a special illustrated magazine 'The USSR in Construction,' reflecting the colossal construction now taking place in the Soviet Union." The various issues often featured lavish fold-out illustrations, die-cuts, and photographic plates. The publication also drew articles from the most beloved authors of the times, including Isaac Babel and Sergei Tretiakov, and some of the most talented photo-journalists and artists - Georgii Zelma, Max Penson, Max Alpert, and others - as after Stalin's proclamation that Constructivism was bourgeois and the only acceptable form of art was Social Realism - photomontage was an alternative mode of expression to them all. The cover art on most of the issues was designed by El Lissitzky and his wife Sophie Lissitzky-Kuppers and Alexander Rodchenko and wife, Varvara Stepanova. Though initially the journal focused on featuring large industrial and construction projects, it later expanded its scope to cover sports, politics, transportation, and more. The current issues were dedicated to the textile and metallurgical industries, etc.

Softcover. First edition. Elephant Folios. 16.5x12". Vols.1-6: 39pp. [1] each. Vol.7-8: Unpaginated (34 pages), Vol.9: Unpaginated (40 pages), Vol.10: Unpaginated (32 pages). Stapled printed wrappers with covers in various colors. The back covers of issues #3-4 are illustrated with maps. This collections contains a consecutive run of the first 10 issues from 1931, of the famed photo-illustrated Soviet periodical. Vols. 1-2 are together in one, as are #7-8. Each issue is profusely illustrated throughout with countless gorgeously-rendered large b/w and sepia-toned photogravures, depicting and promoting manufacturing, industrial and construction projects taking place across the Soviet Union, and documenting the rapid economic, social, infrastructural and industrial transformation of the county during the period. Done in a generally "socialist realist style", the publication also features some interesting examples of photomontage. Each issue focuses on one or a few different projects or industries and features striking images taken by many of the most notable Soviet photographers of the era, including Arkady Shaikhet, Max Alpert, Georgy Petrusov, and Boris Ignatovich. Also features contributions from Alexander Rodchenko. In addition to these original Russian-language issues publication was famously also issued in French, German, English and later in 1938 in Spanish. Text in Russian. Wrappers of some issues with some light rubbing/and or bumping to extremities, and along the spine. Some light smudges and/or stains to the covers. Interiors with some sporadic light foxing and/or smudges. A few pages contain closed tears. Most images are unaffected, and are clean and bright. Wrappers in good+ to very good-, interiors in very good- to very good+ condition overall. Protected by modern mylar, in a grey carboard portfolio. * During this time (1931) acclaimed photographer John Heartfield was working on and advising in the production of this publication.

First Edition. Folio (42cm); printed wrappers, saddle-stitched; [1],2-39,[1]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, touch of oxidation to staples, and a few very faint creases to wrappers, else clean internally; Near Fine. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is entirely devoted to the Soviet mining industry and the five year plan for coal. 84031.

PIATAKOV, G. (Editor). URSS en Construction. Dixieme Anniversaire de la Federation Transcaucasienne. 15th Year Number 3. [40] pp. Illustrated with a plethora of Russian photomontage images throughout. Folio, 415 x 300 mm, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1932. A fine copy of one a typical issue of this landmark periodical, this one devoted the collective farms in the Soviet Union. As Martin Parr says "from 1930-1940 URSS en Construction employed the best Soviet photo-journalists and graphic designers. Amongst the photographers were Max Alpert, Arkadi Shaikhet, Georgi Zeima, Boris Ignatovich, Semen Fridland and Georgi Shaikhet. Designers included El Lissitzky, Sophie Kueppers, Aleksandr Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova, and Nikolai Troshin who designed this issue and over forty others. All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitzky, Rodchenko and others -- the elaborate photomontages, innovative photography, fold-out pages, transparent overlays and so on -- were developed in URSS en Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century." It was published in Russian, French, English and German. This is the French version. In fine condition. Parr and Badger, The Photobook I, 148-149.

First Edition. Folio (42cm); printed wrappers, saddle-stitched; [28]pp, with an incredible four-panel foldout plate with photos of workers in the slaughterhouse on both sides; illus. Wrappers dust-soiled, wear to spine-fold and extremities, with a few faint creases, and an early bookseller's label to front wrapper; contents clean, complete; Very Good or better. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is entirely devoted to the Soviet meat industry, with stunning photos covering all aspects of production, transport, and refinement. 84033.

First Edition. Folio (41.5cm); printed card wrappers, stapled; [34pp]; illus; text is in French. Light wear and thumbing to extremities, with some dustiness to rear wrapper; spinal extremities and two chips to rear wrapper expertly restored; Very Good. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is devoted to the agrarian workers of the Soviet Union, with text by N. Jouravlev and A. Méromski, and photographs throughout by A. Chaikhet, M. Katsenko, and B.Ignatovitch, et al, featuring many superb aerial and panoramic images of farms, farmers, and farming machinery.

First Edition. Folio (41.5cm); printed card wrappers, stapled; [38pp], with the [8]-page split-level photographic insert bound in at centerfold; illus; text is in French. Light wear along spine fold and extremities, with shallow, semi-circular stain to upper margin of preliminary pages; Very Good+ to Near Fine. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Buryat-Mongolian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, created as a result of the 1923 merger of the State of Buryat-Mongolia and Mongol-Buryat Oblasts. Contents feature the Buryat-Mongol people, their culture, leadership, accomplishments, and contributions to the Soviet Republic. Photographs credited to M. Alpert and M. Prekhner.

First Edition. Folio (41.5cm); original pictorial wrappers, stapled; [40]pp, plus fold-out centerfold plates; illus. Text is entirely in English. Modest wear and handling, some oxidation to staples, a 2" closed tear and mild dust-soil to rear panel, with one panel of the fold-out centerfold neatly and archivally mended along the fold; contents clean, complete; Very Good. A significant issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is entirely devoted to Dnieprostroi, the massive hydro-electric power station located in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. Planned and built by the Communists to stimulate Soviet industrialization, the dam was central to Lenin's slogan "Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country." A key issue, marking the first design project El Lissitzky would carry out for the magazine. The highlight of the issue is the large 8-panel fold-out centerfold, featuring photomontages, panoramic views of the dam, and portraits of various engineers, designers, and workers.

Five folio issues (42cm); printed card wrappers, stapled; 48; 32; 32; 48; 48pp; illus; text is in English and German. Issue No.1 stated "Second Edition", remaining issues in the First Edition. All issues signed in pencil by previous owner at lower right corner of front wrapper (Kurt V. Müeller), with light overall wear and dustiness to wrappers, oxidation to staples, and slight mustiness; faint, shallow staining to gutters of 2 issues and right margins of 1 issue; nos.4 and 5-6 (double issue) each with a small chip to rear wrappers; overall and unrestored, Very Good+ run. The first six issues of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issues are dedicated to the subjects of oil production, electric energy and centrifuges, textile workers, ship building, railroads, construction, and the production of field machinery. Extensively illustrated throughout with half-tone photographs of subjects for each themed issue. An attractive group; issues from the first year of the magazine are notably uncommon.

N° 9 - Septembre 1932 - Grand in-4 illustré - 30x42cm - Revue mensuelle illustrée - Très belles reproductions photographiques Bon état - Coins légèrement émoussés - Infimes traces de frottement sur le dos.

Moscou, Isoghis, 1934, 416x300mm, 40p., broché sous couverture imprimée. (104704) Rédaction Piatakov, photographies de Alpert, Kinélovsky, Yakovlev, conception graphique N. Trochine, carte de Deineka, traduction de A. Legros. Numéro consacré à la Sakhaline Soviétique, territoire le plus à l'est de la Russie longtemps utilisé comme bagne, occupé par les japonais après la défaite russe de 1905, l'île de Sakhaline devint en partie soviétique en 1925 et se développa rapidement en grande partie à couse de la richesse de son sous-sol. Exemplaire en langue française. Bel exemplaire.

Moscou, Isoghis, 1935, 416x300mm, 36p., broché sous couverture imprimée. (104707) Numéro consacré aux Montres, Cycles, Phonographes.Rédacteur Piatakov, photographies de A. Alpert et A Chaïkhet, diagramme de Z. Deinaka, conception graphique de N. Trochine, traduction de A. Legros. Exemplaire en langue française.Bel état.