PARNAKH (Valentin). Motdinamo / Slovosdvig. Paris: La Cible, 1920. — In-8, 263 x 166: (2 ff.), 25 ff., (2 ff.), 15 plates, illustrated cover. Paperback First bilingual (French-Russian) edition of this collection of poems by the Russian-born dancer, poet, and musician Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), illustrated with 8 out-of-text drawings by Nathalie GONTCHAROVA (1881–1962), and 9 by Mikhail LARIONOV (1881–1964), including 2 on the cover and 7 as inserts, reproduced in black. The book was designed in the style of the Russian Futurists’ handwritten books. It was printed in an edition of 150 copies on Arches laid paper; this copy is unnumbered. The copy is in very good condition despite some staining on the cover.