"Roaring Parnassus", an Anthology of Futurist Poetry – St. Petersburg, 1914 – Illustrations by David Burliuk, Pavel ...

"Roaring Parnassus", an Anthology of Futurist Poetry – St. Petersburg, 1914 – Illustrations by David Burliuk, Pavel Filonov, Ivan Puni and Others
Рыкающий Парнас – Футуристы [Roaring Parnassus – Futurists]. St. Petersburg: Журавль (Zhuravl), [1914]. Russian.
An anthology of poetry beginning with the Futurist manifesto "Go to Hell!" and featuring poems by members of the Futurist group Hylaea, including Vladimir Mayakovsky, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Elena Guro, Velimir Khlebnikov and David Burliuk. Illustrations by Pavel Filinov, David Burliuk, Vladimir Burliuk, Olga Rozanova and Ivan Puni.
The anthology was printed on papers of varying thickness and color. Cover design by Ivan Puni.
Due to its content, especially several illustrations considered indecent by the Russian censor, the anthology was banned and its copies were confiscated immediately after printing. Only several dozens or several hundreds of copies at the most were smuggled from the printing house and distributed. Several of the illustrators of the anthology were prosecuted.
[2], 115, [3], 117-119, [3] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Creases and minor stains. Some small tears. The cover is slightly worn, with creases and stains. Tears to spine, some open.