Scarce first publication of Kuprin's most famous work, together with texts by Bunin and Gorky. A pleasant example.
BRIKNER, Aleksandr Gustavovich [also BRUCKNER]
Istoriia Petra Velikogo [Life of Peter the Great]
Pleasant copy of this standard work on the history of Tsar Peter I. Richly illustrated.
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.
Extremely rare lithographed plates with original hand-colour, mostly showing officers' costumes of the Russian Imperial Guard. A complete copy, in attractive condition.
LARMESSIN, Nicolas de and other engravers, after Pierre-Denis MARTIN LE JEUNE (artist)
The Great Northern War: the Complete Set of Four Engravings
A fine example of these celebrated large-format engravings showing Peter the Great and his victories against Sweden in the early 18th century. In attractive condition, complete with the Russian text.
LOMONOSSOW, Michael [Mikhail LOMONOSOV] and Johann Lorenz STAVENHAGEN (translator)
Russische Grammatick
Attractive example of this celebrated, landmark grammar of the Russian language, here in its important first German translation, and the first foreign translation overall. No copies traced at auction in the last 40 years, and only 5 in libraries (1 only in USA).
![Image for NARBUT & KRYLOV. Tri basni [Three Fables]. Knebel, Moscow, 1911, first edition with these illustrations. #2](https://www.pyrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2818_1-300x400.jpg)
NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV
Tri basni Krylova [Three Fables by Krylov]
Three fables by the most famous Russian fabulist, here illustrated by the leading Ukrainian artist. Scarce in this attractive condition.
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[BAIRD, Charles] – SUHR, Peter (artist, attrib. to)
Das St. Petersburger Dampfschiff [in pencil] [The St. Petersburg Steamboat]
Large representation of this innovative boat, one of the first passengers steamboats in the world with regular sea voyages. Very rare lithograph, before the letter and with contemporary hand-colouring, with no other copies traced in institutions.
Very detailed, large map of Crimea, with much information and produced in time for the Criman War. First edition, here a rare presentation copy inscribed by Jervis, with further provenance.
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.
![Image for TOLSTOY, L. Vlast Tmy [The Power of Darkness]. First edition, Moscow, 1887. #2](https://www.pyrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1375_1-300x409.jpg)
One of 100 numbered copies, in lovely condition: an attractive example of this diminutive edition.
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]
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).
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.