Cangiullo, [Francesco]. - *Alfabeto a sorpresa*. Milan, Ediz - Lot 213

Cangiullo, [Francesco]. - *Alfabeto a sorpresa*. Milan, Edizioni Futuriste di “Poesia,” 1919. Large 8vo, paperback with illustrated cover. Printed on paper of various colors— [24 ff.], including 18 ff. presenting the program for the “Grand Eden” variety theater (program 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 centered on the theme of the alphabet. Cangiullo co-organized the first Futurist performances in Italy. Included: Manifesto of the Futurist Painters. In-4 leaflet, 2 folios, signed by the painters U. Boccioni, C. d. Carrà, L. Russolo, G. Severini, and G. Balla. Milan, April 11, 1910. (Slightly creased center fold; creases and marginal tears). The item is presented in a laced drawing board with a label from the “Movimento Futurista,” led by F.T. Marinetti.