REMIZOV, Aleksey (Алексе́й Ре́мизов). Illus. by Vladimir Konashevich (Владимир Конашевич).

Art paper covers. Decorative cover design in black, lettered red, by V. K. [Vladimir Konashevich 1888-1963]. 347[iii]pp.. E. Burnley(?), Shepley, 1924 neatly in ink to front free endpaper. A good copy. Lapped edges a little chipped, spine tail chipped. Old Blackwell's label to cover a little torn. Usual browning to paper, very clean and tight. Aleksey Remizov (Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ре́мизов 1877-1957) was a Russian modernist writer known for a fantastic and bizarre imagination. He had a vast vocabulary and Mirsky called him the most naturally Slavophile of Russian writers. Remizov was also known for his graphic design. He emigrated first to Berlin in 1921 and then settled Paris.