Author: [SOVIET UNION] PIATAKOV, G[eorgy] (editor) Title: USSR in Construction. 5 (May) Publication: Moscow: State Art Publishing House “Iskusstvo” 1934 Edition: First Edition. Description: Folio (42cm); printed wrappers, saddle-stitched; [28]pp, with an incredible four-panel foldout plate with photos of workers in the slaughterhouse on both sides; illus. Wrappers dust-soiled, wear to spine-fold and extremities, with a few faint creases, and an early bookseller’s label to front wrapper; contents clean, complete; Very Good or better. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others… Were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is entirely devoted to the Soviet meat industry, with stunning photos covering all aspects of production, transport, and refinement. Subject: Graphics & Original Art, Periodicals, Photography, Radical, Utopian, Labor & Reform Movements, Soviet Union. Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA. We are one of the country’s leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Our items are described using AB Bookman standards – the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman’s Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations’ strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.