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MALEVICH, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935), David Davidovich BURLYUK, Aleksei Eliseevich KRUCHENIKH, and Mikhail Vasil'evich MATYUSHIN (1861-1934). Pobeda nad Solntsem. Opera . [Victory over the Sun: An Opera]. [St. Petersburg: Svet, 1913]. 4° (247 x 180mm). Original illustrated drab wrappers, with a letterpress after Malevich, and linocut by Burlyuk. (Light wear at spine ends, front hinge split but holding). Provenance : bookseller's small stamps on back cover. FIRST EDITION. A LANDMARK EVENT IN THE FUTURIST MOVEMENT. Kruchenikh's first futurist opera, with music by Matyushin, was performed in St. Petersburg's Luna Park in December 1913. The cubo-futurist scenery was designed by Malevich, who saw these set-designs as fundamental in the development of his Suprematist style. Kruchenikh, Matyushin and Malevich conceived the idea while staying at Matyushin's Finnish dacha earlier that year. A VERY GOOD COPY. Hellyer 237; The Russian Avant-Garde Book , p.74.