The World Backwards - Russian Futurist Books 1912-16

This is a second-hand copy of the book The World Backwards - Russian Futurist Books 1912-16 by Susan P. Compton

Condition: This is a used book in good condition. There is glue residue form a price label on the upper right front cover - see photos. Minor shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name inside font cover.

Publisher: The British Library
Year: 1978
ISBN: 0714103969
Format: Softback
Pages: 136
Condition: Used (Good)

From the back cover:

In December 1912, in their manifesto 'A Slap in the Face of Public Taste' an aggressive group of young Russian artists rebelled against the well-established approach to art of the powerful symbolist generation. They were quickly dubbed 'Futurists' by critics but, in strong contrast to the Italian movement of that name, the Russians rooted their inventions in the distant past, marrying the most modern ideas to the most primitive. They looked for a 'world-from-the-end' Worldbackwards, and gave that title to one of a most remarkable series of illustrated books.  

With 22 colour and 82 black-and-white illustrations.