New York: (An Outline). 

Preface in Russian. Text in English. 
Planned and compiled by John Kashkeen. 
Illustrations and maps arranged by F. Tahiroff. 
Supplement (in Russian and English): vocabulary and explanatory notes by M. Lorie.

Moscow, Co-operative publishing society of foreign workers in the USSR, 1933. 
8vo, 157, [3] pp., 2 fold.l.ill., ill.; 24 pp. (commentary brochure); 32 pp. (dictionary). 

In original pictorial wrappers with photomontage. Without belly band. Supplements issued without wrappers (as published). 
In good condition, lightly rubbed, some creasing, minor soiling, tears to folded illustration leaves, dampstaining to corners (supplements). 

A notable photomontage book by 'Tatar Rodchenko'. Rare full set. The only edition. 

This unique ‘book for reading and study’, as described in the preface, is a collection of excerpts from contemporary American literature about life in New York and the working people who, as the editors note, ‘through their labor create its visible yet deceptive splendor’. To illustrate this, the compilers selected works by authors such as John Reed, John Dos Passos, Michael Gold, Theodore Dreiser, A.B. Magill, Joseph North, Allan Johnson, Konrad Bercovici, Charles Andrew Merz, Nathan Ash, and O. Henry. 
However, the most remarkable aspect of this book is its design, created by the Tatar-born master of book art Faik Tagirov (1906–1978), one of the most innovative graphic designers in the USSR during the 1930s and a vivid representative of the Kazan avant-garde. Tagirov studied under Vladimir Favorsky and Lev Bruni at Vkhutemas. In 1923, he became a member of the presidium of the Tatar branch of the Left Front of the Arts (TatLEF) and its national wing, ‘Sulf’. He also took part in promoting the new Tatar Latin-based alphabet (Yanalif), and was involved in organizing the artistic associations October and Young October. In 1930, Tagirov was sent to Germany to study art and printing techniques. Upon his return, he entered the postgraduate program at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, where he also led his own course, ‘Theory and Practice of Typography’. Later, he continued his career as a researcher in the field of type design and lettering. 
Notably, for both the illustrations and photomontage in this collection 'New York', Tagirov used 1929 photographs by Walker Evans, including such remarkable works as '42nd Street', 'Workmen Sitting on Sidewalk', and 'City Lunch Counter'.
The book became a significant event in Soviet art circles and was honored with a special discussion and exhibition at the House of the Press, attended by El Lissitzky, Alexander Rodchenko, Aleksei Gan, Dmitry Moor, Solomon Telingater, and Vladimir Favorsky.
Interestingly, that the book was published in 1933 – the year in which full diplomatic relations between the USSR and the United States were established. This marked the end of nearly sixteen years without official ties following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and the US refusal to recognize the Soviet government.

Despite OCLC listing ten copies of this edition, only three libraries hold both supplements: Harvard University Library, the New York Public Library, and Johns Hopkins University Library.