1922 Estonia AVANT-GARDE Cover VAHEKORRAD Johannes BARBARUS IV Poetry Book

Description: EUROPE / ESTONIA. First Republic 1918 - 1940 Printed Matter. Art, Culture and Literature. Modern Estonian Literature. Poetry. Art of Books Design. Johannes Barbarus "Vahekorrad" (1920-1922) IV kogu. Tarapita kirjastus, Tallinnas 1922. [seldom seen book; avant -garde poetry: content; font's constructivism: cover; the 4th collection of poems by the author in the eve of the “Geometric Man”; first edition; fine condition]"Vahekorrad" (Conformity) 4th Book of Poems (1920 - 1922) by Johannes Barbarus with Avant-GardeFont's Constructivist Cover by Artist Jaan Vahtra (?). Tarapita Publishing House, Tallinn 1922. In Estonian. 95 [1] pages. Ordinary format. Size 137 x 202 mm. Weight 95 gr. Original publishing cover. Complete copy.Fine condition: the text block is absolutely clean without visible defects; cover - scuffs, small tears along the edgesof the covers, the lower corners of the covers are glued, the ownership of the front side on the inside covers; small defects, traces of time (see the pictures). Johannes Barbarus (Johannes Barbarus 1890 - 1946) - Estonian poet and writer, politician, Prime Minister of EstonianGovernment (1940), Chairman of the Presidium Supreme Council of the ESSR (1940 - 1946), Honored writer ESSR.In 1928 and 1935 As part of a delegation of culturalEstonia figures visited the USSR. According to one assumptionin one of the trips was recruited by agents the NKVD began to work on the GRU. Fielded, in the work was outlinedthe roll is on social topics and he moved away from the avant -garde. At the moment, the following Barbarus books are on sale:(please see in my eBay Store or ask information [available in green, missing in red])1. Fata-Morgana: “Fata-Morgana” (1918)2. Inimene ja sfinks: "Man and Sphinx" (1920)3. Katastroofid: "Disasters" (1920)4. Kolmnurk: “Triangle” (1921)5. Vahekorrad: “Conformity” (1922)6. Geomeetriline inime: “Geometric Man” (1924)7. Multiplitseerit inimene: "Multi-Functional Man" (1927) 8. Maailm on lahti: "The World is Open" (1929) 9. E.V.-R: "Estonian Republic" (1932)10. Tulipunkt: "Point of Fire" (1934)11. Memento: “Remember” (1936)12. Kalad Kuval: “Fish on land” (1937)13. Üle Läve: "Through the threshold" (1939) Johannes Vares (1889 - 1946) commonly known as Johannes Vares Barbarus, was an Estonian poet, doctor and politician. He studied medicine at the University of Kiev. Vares served as a military physician in The World War I, and after that as a military physician for the Estonian Army during the Estonian Liberation War (1918–1920), he was awarded Cross of Liberty (Estonia) for the participation, but Vares deniedthe offer. Vares later worked as a doctor in Pärnu, and became a well known Estonian poet as well as radical socialist,using the pen name Johannes Barbarus. As a writer he debuted in 1910 with "neo-romantic" poems in the cultural magazine "Noor-Eesti" (Young Estonia). In 1917 he became a member of the "Siuru" poetry grouping. He wrote poems and published successive volumes of poetry up to 1939. His works reflected a sensitive humanist awareness of social conflicts and stresses. He also wrote novellas, literary criticism and travelogues. Barbarus inspired by French modernist poets made an effort to reform Estonian poetry following French example, trying to bring to Estonian literature fast urban rhythms and tempos corresponding with scientific and technical progress. Writer's most famous and provocative experiments with forms and common truth breaking were reached in constructivist poetry collections "Geomeetriline inimene" (Geometric man) 1924 and "Multiplitseerit inimene" (Multi-Functional Man) 1927. These verse collections is mainly graphic experiment and cubist-constructivist technologies.Such brilliant combination of book author's Johannes Barbarus and illustrator's Jaan Vahtra creation may be consideredas one of the cult works of Eastern Europe avant-garde. PAYMENT I accept - PayPal + ALL OTHERS METHODS OF THE PAYMENT accepted by eBay Policy (please ask additionally). All payments must be done within 5 days after purchase. If you don't respond in during the time and don't inform meabout payment I'll open UNPAID DISPUTE. If you won more that ONE lot, please pay the total in one payment,not each separate. It will save money, so we can combine shipping. SHIPPING & HANDLING for the book is $10 (registered air mail with tracking number and standard packing, same for everybody)and will be included into invoice presented. NB! Please note that any addition personal instructions by packing, sending with printed invoice and etc. + $10. COMMON RULES You can return purchase in case if condition to fall short of description of the item or scans. In case if the item simplydon’t justify your hopes I accept returning only on term of refunding eBay fees and all other charges. Also please ask all your questions before the bidding.

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