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213 - Cangiullo, [Francesco]. – *Alfabeto a sorpresa*.
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Cangiullo, [Francesco]. – *Alfabeto a sorpresa*. Milan, Edizioni Futuriste di *"Poesia"*, 1919. Large 8vo, paperback with illustrated cover. Printed on paper of various colours – [24 ff.], including 18 ff. presenting the programme for the ‘Grand Eden’ variety theatre (programme and 16 acts interspersed with an intermission and, at the end, a ‘final gallop’ as the curtain falls). The illustrations of the various acts provide an opportunity to showcase montages and collages centred on the theme of the alphabet. Cangiullo co-organised the first Futurist performances in Italy. Enclosed: Manifesto of the Futurist painters. Leaflet in-4 format, 2 folios, signed by the painters U. Boccioni, C. d. Carrà, L. Russolo, G. Severini and G. Balla. Milan, 11 April 1910. (Slightly marked central fold; creases and marginal tears). The lot is presented in a laced drawing board with a label from the “Movimento Futurista”, led by F.T. Marinetti.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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