USSR in Construction 1917-1937 #9-10-11-12

Magazine containing issues #9 #10 #11 #12 of USSR in Construction, 1937, titled 'The Stalin Constitution', composed by El Lissitzky. The issue is dedicated to the Constitution of the USSR; each article of the constitution is written out and accompanied by photos, statistics, quotes, and maps illustrating progress made in that area. A section is also dedicated to the Soviet Republics, with a traditional pattern, maps and statistics included for each republic. The issue includes a fold-out map illustrating industrial hubs in the Soviet Union and a great photo montage by El Lissitzky, as well as a fold-out poster of Stalin.Photos from M Alpert, S Alperin, D Debadov, G Petrusov, N Petrov, Max Prekhner, A Shaihet, D Shulkin, A Sterenberg and others. Drawings and pictures by P Vasiliev, D S Moor, B Johanson, Kukryniksy, V Favorsky, V Shchleglov. Maps and charts by Z Deyneka. 34 photomontages including several on double-page. Published by IZOGIZ, 1937. Poor condition. Ripped binding, soiling, tears on the spine and margins. Blue ink stain on the left corner of the front cover, spine and pages. Rubbings and minor dust staining on the cover and pages. Missing fold-out poster.