Not as revolutionary as believed?...

KUPREIANOV, Nikolai

Grazhdane Khranite pamiatniki iskusstva [Citizens, Protect the Works of Arts]
£2,250

Not as revolutionary as believed?...
KUPREIANOV, Nikolai. Grazhdane Khranite pamiatniki iskusstva. [Citizens, Protect the Works of Arts]
Published/created in: 1919

£2,250

A strking poster calling to save the historical monuments and works of art in the midst of a bloody and damaging civil war.

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Croatian Glagolitic for an important Jesuit text, by Ignatius of Loyola's secretary

POLANCUS, Joannes [Juan Alfonso de POLANCO] and Sime BUDINIC (transl.)

Ispravnik za erei, ispovidnici, i za pokornih [Guide for Priests, Confessors and the Penitent]
£6,750

Croatian Glagolitic for an important Jesuit text, by Ignatius of Loyola's secretary
POLANCUS, Joannes [Juan Alfonso de POLANCO] and Sime BUDINIC (transl.). Ispravnik za erei, ispovidnici, i za pokornih. [Guide for Priests, Confessors and the Penitent]
Published/created in: 1636

£6,500

Fresh example of this Propaganda Fide edition in Croatian Glagolitic of an important Jesuit text for priests. Uncommon.

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The 'Russian oligarchs' of yesterday

KARNOVICH, Evgenii

Zamechatelnyia bogatstva chastnykh lits v Rossii [Remarkable Wealths of Private Individuals in Russia]
£1,250

The 'Russian oligarchs' of yesterday
KARNOVICH, Evgenii. Zamechatelnyia bogatstva chastnykh lits v Rossii. [Remarkable Wealths of Private Individuals in Russia]
Published/created in: 1885

£1,250

Fresh example, in contemporary binding, of this extensive, high-quality, and very unusual study of private wealth in tsarist Russia. A fascinating and very informative read, curiously authorised by the censors.

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Two women at work to celebrate Mother

LIUBAVINA, Nadezhda Ivanova (artist) and Sofiia DUBNOVA

Mat [Mother]
£2,250

Two women at work to celebrate Mother
LIUBAVINA, Nadezhda Ivanova (artist) and Sofiia DUBNOVA. Mat. [Mother]
Published/created in: 1918

£2,250

Fine Russian children book from the avant-garde publisher, here in the preferred version with original hand-colour: one of only 125 copies.

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Early photographs of Tatars

VISHNEVSKII, Stepan Mikhailovich

[Three Portraits of Tatar People]
£650

Early photographs of Tatars
VISHNEVSKII, Stepan Mikhailovich. [Three Portraits of Tatar People].
Published/created in: early 1870s]

£650

Fine portraits of three people from Tatarstan, in traditional dress. Rare to find such early photographs of Tatar people, and in such fresh condition.

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In traditional dress

SEBAH, Pascal

Portrait of a Georgian Man
£125

In traditional dress
SEBAH, Pascal. Portrait of a Georgian Man.
Published/created in: [c.1880]

£125

Lovely carte-de-visite portrait by the leading photographer based in Constantinople.

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"Topical, interesting, colorful, exciting, and sentimental" (Terras)

KUPRIN, Aleksandr and others

Poedinok [v] Sbornik Tovarishchestva 'Znanie' za 1905 god. Kniga 6 [The Duel [in] Almanach 'Znanie' for 1905. Book 6]
£1,250

"Topical, interesting, colorful, exciting, and sentimental" (Terras)
KUPRIN, Aleksandr and others. Poedinok [v] Sbornik Tovarishchestva 'Znanie' za 1905 god. Kniga 6. [The Duel [in] Almanach 'Znanie' for 1905. Book 6]
Published/created in: 1905

£1,250

Scarce first publication of Kuprin's most famous work, together with texts by Bunin and Gorky. A pleasant example.

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Fine work on Peter the Great

BRIKNER, Aleksandr Gustavovich [also BRUCKNER]

Istoriia Petra Velikogo [Life of Peter the Great]
£1,450

Fine work on Peter the Great
BRIKNER, Aleksandr Gustavovich [also BRUCKNER]. Istoriia Petra Velikogo. [Life of Peter the Great]
Published/created in: 1882

£1,450

Pleasant copy of this standard work on the history of Tsar Peter I. Richly illustrated.

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A French officer pays artistic homage to the military style of his opponent

PAJOL, Charles Pierre, Comte de (Lieut.-colonel)

Armée Russe
£32,500

A French officer pays artistic homage to the military style of his opponent
PAJOL, Charles Pierre, Comte de (Lieut.-colonel). Armée Russe.
Published/created in: 1856

£32,500

A remarkable visual record of Russian military uniforms just before the Crimean War. With beautiful full-page plates. Scarce, especially complete as here. With fine provenance: from the French Bibliothèque Impériale.

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A high point of Russian bibliophily

GORBUNOV, Ivan Fedorovich

Sochineniia [The Works]
£1,750

A high point of Russian bibliophily
GORBUNOV, Ivan Fedorovich. Sochineniia. [The Works]
Published/created in: 1904-1910

£1,750

A famous edition among 20th-c. Russian collectors, here in a pleasant example, complete and beautifully fresh internally. A luxurious production, uncommon outside Russia.

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Between Russia and Europe: the future of Ukraine seen in a key year - in amazing condition

HRUSHEVSKY, Mykhailo Serhiiovych

A Group of Three Booklets
£1,950

Between Russia and Europe: the future of Ukraine seen in a key year - in amazing condition
HRUSHEVSKY, Mykhailo Serhiiovych. A Group of Three Booklets.
Published/created in: 1917

£1,950

A rare gathering of essays and articles considering which future Ukraine should reach, written by a major figure of newly created Ukrainian state, published in the famous year of 1917. Rarely found, and here in fantastic condition in spite of their fragility.

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Extremely rare colourful costumes

BASTIN, F[erdinand] (artist)

L'Armée russe [manuscript title]
£4,500

Extremely rare colourful costumes
BASTIN, F[erdinand] (artist). L'Armée russe [manuscript title].
Published/created in: [1840s]

£4,500

Extremely rare lithographed plates with original hand-colour, mostly showing officers' costumes of the Russian Imperial Guard. A complete copy, in attractive condition.

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