Guy Davenport First Edition 1974 Tatlin! Six StoriesHardcover w/Dustjacket

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1974. 261 pages. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The American comments on the modern age, mechanization, and the division between animate and inanimate in this selection of his fiction. Originally published in 1974, Tatlin!, the first volume of history- and philosophy-drenched stories published by Guy Davenport (1927-2005). The title piece is a series of vignettes from the life of Ukranian constructivist painter and architect Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin. In Paris he encounters Picasso, Chagall, and Lipschitz. Davenport saw fit to include his drawings of Lenin and Stalin three times each. Tatlin was interested in humans flying. In 1909 Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod go to see the new phenomenon of airplanes at an air show at Brescia in the second piece. Ludwig Wittgenstein is also there, though Kafka and Wittgenstein do not meet in the piece. Robot, the title character of the third (and best) piece is the name of a dog who finds the cave with paintings as Lascaux. (this is based on reality: a dog named Robot led four teenage boys into the cave in 1940). Davenport drew some cave animals that are strewn through the story of the boys, the local priest, and the archeologist the priest summons. Guy Davenport First Edition 1974 Tatlin! Six StoriesHardcover w/Dustjacket Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is Tatlin! Six Stories by Guy Davenport Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1974. 261 pages. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The American comments on the modern age, mechanization, and the division between animate and inanimate in this selection of his fiction Originally published in 1974, Tatlin!, the first volume of history- and philosophy-drenched stories published by Guy Davenport (1927-2005). The title piece is a series of vignettes from the life of Ukranian constructivist painter and architect Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin. In Paris he encounters Picasso, Chagall, and Lipschitz. Davenport saw fit to include his drawings of Lenin and Stalin three times each. Tatlin was interested in humans flying. In 1909 Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod go to see the new phenomenon of airplanes at an air show at Brescia in the second piece. Ludwig Wittgenstein is also there, though Kafka and Wittgenstein do not meet in the piece. Robot, the title character of the third (and best) piece is the name of a dog who finds the cave with paintings as Lascaux. (this is based on reality: a dog named Robot led four teenage boys into the cave in 1940). Davenport drew some cave animals that are strewn through the story of the boys, the local priest, and the archeologist the priest summons. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

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