86 - El Lissitzky - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Pressa, Cologne, 1928. [...] at the International Printing Exhibition in Cologne, 1928. No publisher or year listed. With 13 illustrations in the text. Illustrated original paperback.

El Lissitzky - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Pressa, Cologne, 1928. [...] at the International Printing Exhibition in Cologne, 1928. No publisher or year listed. With 13 illustrations in the text. Illustrated original paperback. Call time: approx. 12:49 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Bulletin for the Soviet Pavilion at the Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928. - The typography of this outstanding promotional piece was designed by El Lissitzky, who also served as artistic director of the USSR section of the exhibition. - The Russian pavilion received enthusiastic reviews from the international press. The Swiss newspaper *Morgen* wrote on June 15, 1928: “[...] finally, an exciting, boldly designed exhibition in the last room astonishes the weary eyes: the Soviet Press. Not a single form we’ve seen before. Everything viewed anew and built anew. [...] In principle, it must be acknowledged that a resolute commitment to new forms prevails here, carried out with iron consistency.” — Typographically signed on the front cover. - The cover of the booklet, printed in red and black, depicts the Russian Pavilion—the front as a positive image and the back as a negative print. - The first illustration is the famous circular exhibition plan showing the participating organizations and themes, designed by El Lissitzky (monogrammed at the bottom). - Additional illustrations: a photographic frieze by El Lissitzky and S. Senkin, display models for “Peasant Correspondents,” “Women and the Press,” “State Publishing House of the R.S.F.S.R.,” as well as interior views, among others. - Almost flawless. MoMA Object Number 420.2001. - Lissitzky-Küppers, figs. 144–148 (the complete cover and seven pages). - Rowell/Wye 749. - See Tupitsyn, fig. 54 (design sketch for the cover) 28.5 × 22.0 cm. 16 pages. - Tiny areas of color flaking on the spine. English description: With 13 illustrations in the text. Original illustrated paperback. Bulletin for the Soviet Pavilion at the 1928 Cologne Press Exhibition. - The typography of this outstanding promotional piece was designed by El Lissitzky, who also served as artistic director of the USSR section of the exhibition. - The Russian Pavilion received enthusiastic reviews from the international press. The Swiss newspaper *Morgen* wrote on June 15, 1928: “[...] finally, an exciting, boldly conceived exhibition in the last room astonishes the weary eyes: the Soviet Press. Not a single form we have seen before. Everything viewed anew and built anew. [...] In principle, it must be acknowledged that a resolute will to create new forms prevails here, carried out with iron consistency.” (transl: “[...] finally, an exciting, boldly designed exhibition in the last room astonishes the weary eyes: the Soviet Press. Not a single form we have seen before. Everything viewed anew and built anew. [...] In principle, it must be acknowledged that a resolute commitment to new forms prevails here, carried out with iron consistency.”) - Typographically signed on the front cover. - The magazine’s cover, printed in red and black, depicts the Russian Pavilion—recto as a positive print, verso as a negative print. - The first illustration is the famous circular exhibition plan showing the represented organizations and themes, designed by El Lissitzky (monogrammed at the bottom). - Additional illustrations: a photographic frieze by El Lissitzky and S. Senkin, display models for “Bauernkorrespondenten,” “Die Frau und die Presse,” “Staatsverlag der R.S.F.S.R.,” as well as interior views, among others. - Almost flawless. Tiny chips of paint on the back.