Gudiashvili, N. Irakli Ilyich Gamrekeli. First edition, 1958. In Russian.

Гудиашвили, Н. И. Ираклий Ильич Гамрекели. Первое издание.
Москва : Советский художник, 1958. 79 с., ил.
Твердый издательский переплет. Оригинальная суперобложка. Увеличенный формат. Тираж 5 000 экз. 
Состояние: переплет очень хорошее (чистый, крепкий картон); суперобложка удовлетворительное (возрастные потемнения, потертости, надрывы по краям и мелкие утраты бумаги); блок очень хорошее (чистый, без фоксингов, крепкий).
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Gudiashvili, N. [Nina Iosifovna]. Irakli Ilyich Gamrekeli. First edition.
Moscow : "Sovetskiy khudozhnik" Publishing House, 1958. 79 pp., ill.
Original publisher's hardcover. Original dust jacket present. Enlarged format. Print run of 5,000 copies. 
Condition: binding very good (clean and firm boards); dust jacket fair (age-toning, edge wear, chipping, and small marginal tears); text block very good (internally clean, firm, and free of foxing).

A foundational and scarce early "Thaw-era" monograph dedicated to the life and work of Irakli Gamrekeli (1894-1943), one of the most brilliant and innovative stage designers of the Soviet and Georgian avant-garde. Gamrekeli was the principal designer for the legendary Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi, working in close collaboration with the visionary director Kote Marjanishvili. His constructivist, kinetic, and highly architectural stage sets for productions like "Lamara", "Anzor", and "The Robbers" revolutionized theatrical design in the 1920s and early 1930s. Written by art historian Nina Gudiashvili, this 1958 publication was among the first comprehensive studies to reintroduce Gamrekeli's formalist and constructivist genius to the Soviet public following the rigid stylistic repressions of the late Stalinist period. The volume is richly illustrated with reproductions of his dynamic set designs and costume sketches. Issued in a modest print run of 5,000 copies, this copy retains its fragile original constructivist-inspired dust jacket, making it a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of Russian and Georgian avant-garde art, constructivism, and the history of modernist theater.