Not the Bund, not Zionists: the political stance of Socialist revolutionary Jews in Tsarist Russia

ZHITLOVSKII, Chaim and others

S-E-R-P [Sotsialisticheskaia Evreiskaia Rabochaia Partiia; Socialist Jewish Labour Party]
£1,250

Not the Bund, not Zionists: the political stance of Socialist revolutionary Jews in Tsarist Russia
ZHITLOVSKII, Chaim and others. S-E-R-P. [Sotsialisticheskaia Evreiskaia Rabochaia Partiia; Socialist Jewish Labour Party]
Published/created in: 1907 & 1908

£1,250

Very interesting articles by some of the main Russian and Ukrainian Jewish thinkers, revolutionaries and socialists. A complete copy of the first edition, rarely found.

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"The book is the light of communism"

I[VANOV, Sergei] (artist)

Kniga nichto inoe kak chelovek govoriashchii publichno [A Book Is Nothing Else but an Individual Speaking out Loud]
£1,950

"The book is the light of communism"
I[VANOV, Sergei] (artist). Kniga nichto inoe kak chelovek govoriashchii publichno. [A Book Is Nothing Else but an Individual Speaking out Loud]
Published/created in: 1920

£1,950

A fine, large book-themed poster from the young USSR, with slogans such as "Reading is needed to know how to beat the ennemies of the working class". In superb condition.

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"For adults" as printed on the title page

TOLSTOY, Lev

Vlast Tmy [The Power of Darkness]
£1,100

"For adults" as printed on the title page
TOLSTOY, Lev. Vlast Tmy. [The Power of Darkness]
Published/created in: 1887

£1,100

First edition of Tolstoy's play, forbidden for the stage during some years. A very good example in contemporary binding.

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One of the earliest Russian accounts the Caribbean Islands

[BARANSHCHIKOV, Vasilii Iakovlevich] – S. K. R

Neshchastnyia Prikliucheniia [...] v trekh chastiakh sveta: v Amerike, Azii i Evrope s 1780 po 1787 god [Unfortunate Adventures [...] in Three Parts of the World: America, Asia, and Europe, from 1780 to 1787]
£9,500

One of the earliest Russian accounts the Caribbean Islands
[BARANSHCHIKOV, Vasilii Iakovlevich] - S. K. R. Neshchastnyia Prikliucheniia [...] v trekh chastiakh sveta: v Amerike, Azii i Evrope s 1780 po 1787 god. [Unfortunate Adventures [...] in Three Parts of the World: America, Asia, and Europe, from 1780 to 1787]
Published/created in: 1787

£9,500

What a story! Incredible (but true) adventures of a Russian throughout the world, and as a result an innovative book, probably the first Russian account of South America and the Caribbean, with a wealth of great details. Very rare first edition, with only one copy in the US.

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"For live puppets"

KUZMIN, Mikhail Alekseevich

Vtornik Meri. Predstavlenie v trekh chastiakh dlia kukol zhivykh ili dereviannykh [Mary's Tuesday. A Spectacle in Three Parts for Live or Wooden Puppets]
£950

"For live puppets"
KUZMIN, Mikhail Alekseevich. Vtornik Meri. Predstavlenie v trekh chastiakh dlia kukol zhivykh ili dereviannykh. [Mary's Tuesday. A Spectacle in Three Parts for Live or Wooden Puppets]
Published/created in: 1921

£950

One of 100 numbered copies, in lovely condition: an attractive example of this diminutive edition.

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Important early book for Russian children - with a sewn translation label

KAMPE [CAMPE, Joachim Heinrich; and Aleksandr Semenovich SHISHKOV, translator]

Detskaia biblioteka.. [Children's library [ie. Kleine Kinderbibliothek]...]
£3,950

Important early book for Russian children - with a sewn translation label
KAMPE [CAMPE, Joachim Heinrich; and Aleksandr Semenovich SHISHKOV, translator]. Detskaia biblioteka... [Children's library [ie. Kleine Kinderbibliothek]...]
Published/created in: [c. 1799]

£3,950

More than a translation, an original adaptation, dedicated to Princess Dahskova, the first woman head of an Academy of Sciences and first female member of the American Philosophical Society. A very rare early edition of this important book for Russian children - and a lovely example with a sewn translation label!

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Read to Paul I at the French Academy in Paris

LAGARP and SEN-LAMBERT [LA HARPE, Jean-François de, and Jean-François de SAINT-LAMBERT]

Poslanie Lagarpa k grafu Andreiu Petrovichu Shuvalovu, o deistviiakh selskoi prirody i o poezii opisatelnoi. S prisovokupleniem razsuzhdenii o sem rode poezii.. [La Harpe's Epistle to Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov, about the Effects of Rural Nature and about Descriptive Poetry. With the Addition of Reflections on this Kind of Poetry]
£1,150

Read to Paul I at the French Academy in Paris
LAGARP and SEN-LAMBERT [LA HARPE, Jean-François de, and Jean-François de SAINT-LAMBERT]. Poslanie Lagarpa k grafu Andreiu Petrovichu Shuvalovu, o deistviiakh selskoi prirody i o poezii opisatelnoi. S prisovokupleniem razsuzhdenii o sem rode poezii... [La Harpe's Epistle to Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov, about the Effects of Rural Nature and about Descriptive Poetry. With the Addition of Reflections on this Kind of Poetry]
Published/created in: 1817

£1,150

Fine example, uncut, with wrappers, and with bibliophile provenance, of this text of literary criticism written for, and dedicated to, Count Shuvalov by one of the major French writers of the time. Rare, with no copy traced on the market in recent decades (including in Russia).

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Extremely rare - with Russian America and its islands

EINERLING, Ivan Fedorovich

Uchebnyi atlas drevnei i novoi Rossii [Atlas of the Ancient and Modern Russia for Schools]
£6,750

Extremely rare - with Russian America and its islands
EINERLING, Ivan Fedorovich. Uchebnyi atlas drevnei i novoi Rossii. [Atlas of the Ancient and Modern Russia for Schools]
Published/created in: [1838-1844]

£6,750

Very rare small-format school atlas showing the development of the Russian Empire during 1000 years, and its extent at its height. With original hand-colour. No other physical copies traced, including in Russia.

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The American Civil War for a Russian audience

VIGO ROUSSILLON, Francois-Paul, trans. Stankevich and Vitmer

Voennye sily Severo-Amerikanskikh Shtatov. Voina za nerazdelnost Soiuza (1861 - 1865) [The Military Forces of the North American States. War for the Integrity of the Union 1861-1865]
£2,950

The American Civil War for a Russian audience
VIGO ROUSSILLON, Francois-Paul, trans. Stankevich and Vitmer. Voennye sily Severo-Amerikanskikh Shtatov. Voina za nerazdelnost Soiuza (1861 - 1865). [The Military Forces of the North American States. War for the Integrity of the Union 1861-1865]
Published/created in: 1868

£2,950

Exceedingly rare first book in Russian dealing with the American Civil War, illustrated with large folding maps. Apparently no copy in the USA of this first edition, only one outside Russia (in Rome).

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Russian verses at the Swedish court - in transliteration

[SPARWENFELD, Johan Gabriel]

Placzewnaja recz na pogrebenie […] ghossudarja Karolusa odinatsetogho [Oration in Russian on the Occasion of the Death of Charles XI of Sweden]
£4,750

Russian verses at the Swedish court - in transliteration
[SPARWENFELD, Johan Gabriel]. Placzewnaja recz na pogrebenie […] ghossudarja Karolusa odinatsetogho. [Oration in Russian on the Occasion of the Death of Charles XI of Sweden]
Published/created in: 1697

£4,750

An extremely rare and very intriguing publication, mixing Russian language, Latin types and Swedish political agenda at the end of the 17th century - just before the wars of Peter the Great and Charles XII. Apparently no copy in Russia; this being the second or third copy traced. A fine example.

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With a fine artistic cover

ALAJALOV, Constantin (artist)

Fortune Magazine. Issue num. 5, vol. 5
£250

With a fine artistic cover
ALAJALOV, Constantin (artist). Fortune Magazine. Issue num. 5, vol. 5.
Published/created in: May 1932

£250

Fine issue of this famous large-format magazine, here in appealing condition with its artistic cover by the Armenian-American artist. Covering many various subjects in 1932, from Mussolini and US construction workers to horse racing and Toscanini in NYC.

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Saint Petersburg's heyday: its first guide

SAINT-JULIEN, Charles de

Guide du voyageur à St Pétersbourg
£1,750

Saint Petersburg's heyday: its first guide
SAINT-JULIEN, Charles de. Guide du voyageur à St Pétersbourg.
Published/created in: 1840

£1,750

Excellent example of the first touristic guide devoted to the Russian northern capital, an important publication, here in a fine binding. Complete with its folding map and views of the city.

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