Scarce travel account in the Caucasus, and nowadays Azerbaijan in particular, by the founder of the Iraq Petroleum Company. A choice copy, presented to the Turkish ambassador to the UK.

Interesting and rare St. Petersburg edition on Ottoman Turkish, with impressive plates of Ottoman documents. Only 2 copies traced outside Russia.

Remarkable photographic record of nowadays Uzbekistan and neighbouring regions - a beautiful, luxury production, and a fine example of the deluxe version, in beautiful, fresh condition.

Superb set of very rare military tables in fine manuscript and gouache with gold and silver highlights. Of probable imperial provenance.

Fine copy of the first edition of Dostoevsky's masterpiece, with a rare and contemporary Scottish-Moscow provenance. Most desirable.

First edition of this important poetry collection by "the most popular Russian poet of the second half of the 20th century" (Shubinskii). A fine example of the first issue, boldly inscribed.

A very desirable copy of this great artist's book and one of the best ABCs ever published, rare in such a fresh condition. First edition.

First edition of this collection of Ukrainian folklore following Kulish's travels through the Kyiv province. Banned soon after publication, now scarce. With fine bibliophile provenance.

A book as we like them: with many varied interesting aspects! First edition of very early fables & proverbs in Ukrainian, with an important preface defending the Ukrainian language; one of only 16 books in Ukrainian published during 7 years, and the only lifetime collection of the author. A beautiful copy, withb fine provenance. And very rare, with only 2 instutitional copies outside Russia/Ukraine.

A landmark in Russian literature history: one of the most important compilations of classic Russian literature, featuring the first and life-changing publication of Dostoevsky's debut novel as well as contributions from major writers and critics such as Turgenev, Nekrasov, Belinskii, and Herzen.

First edition, first issue, an inscribed copy, of Aleksievich's important first book. She would go on and win the Nobel Prize of LIterature 30 years later, in 2015.

One of the great books on Moscow, this one focusing on the enormous bell in the Kremlin. A beautiful production of Parisian presses, this particular copy inscribed by the celebrated French architect who worked in Russia and, inter alia, built the St. Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg.