A chronicle of the early 1980s in the US Russian community

DOVLATOV, Sergei

Marsh odinokikh [The March of the Lonely]
£2,250

A chronicle of the early 1980s in the US Russian community
DOVLATOV, Sergei. Marsh odinokikh. [The March of the Lonely]
Published/created in: 1983

£2,250

First edition thus, inscribed to a fellow journalist and author.

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Japanese children books in the young USSR

MEKSIN, Iakov, Nina SAKULINA, and Aleksandr MOGILEVSKII (artist)

Vystavka detskoi knigi i detskogo tvorchestva Iaponii [An Exhibition of Japanese Children Books and Art Work]
£395

Japanese children books in the young USSR
MEKSIN, Iakov, Nina SAKULINA, and Aleksandr MOGILEVSKII (artist). Vystavka detskoi knigi i detskogo tvorchestva Iaponii. [An Exhibition of Japanese Children Books and Art Work]
Published/created in: 1928

£395

Uncommon booklet presenting a very early cultural exchange between Japan and the USSR, centred on children books. A lovely item, here in very good condition in spite of its fragility.

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"One only wants to be like Chekhov"

DOVLATOV, Sergei

Nashi [Ours]
£2,500

"One only wants to be like Chekhov"
DOVLATOV, Sergei. Nashi. [Ours]
Published/created in: 1983

£2,500

First edition of this collection of short stories by the famous Russian author. An appealing example, inscribed by Dovlatov to a figure of the US Russian emigration.

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His "most important book" - inscribed

DOVLATOV, Sergei

Zona: zapiski nadziratelia [The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story]
£3,000

His "most important book" - inscribed
DOVLATOV, Sergei. Zona: zapiski nadziratelia. [The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story]
Published/created in: 1982

£3,000

First edition Dovlatov's famous work, inscribed to a figure of the Russian emigration in the US.

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Beautifully fresh

BENUA, Aleksandr [Alexandre BENOIS]

Azbuka v kartinakh [Alphabet in Pictures]
£7,500

Beautifully fresh
BENUA, Aleksandr [Alexandre BENOIS]. Azbuka v kartinakh. [Alphabet in Pictures]
Published/created in: 1904

£7,500

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.

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"Confiscated in Russia!"

TOLSTOY, Lev

Skazka ob Ivane Durake i ego dvukh bratiakh [The Tale of Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers]
£650

"Confiscated in Russia!"
TOLSTOY, Lev. Skazka ob Ivane Durake i ego dvukh bratiakh. [The Tale of Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers]
Published/created in: 1892

£650

Tolstoy banned in Russia: a rare edition of this novella, kept in its fragile wrappers. Printed in Leipzig; and also an unusual example of decorative wrappers on a Russian literary work.

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A review copy of his rare first book

ERENBURG, Ilia Grigorevich

Stikhi [Poems]
£1,500

A review copy of his rare first book
ERENBURG, Ilia Grigorevich. Stikhi. [Poems]
Published/created in: 1910

£1,500

An interesting, annotated example of this first edition of Erenburg's first book, here in its original wrappers. Rarely found - one of 100 copies only.

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Fables in silhouette

NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV

Basni Krylova [Krylov's Fables]
£850

Fables in silhouette
NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV. Basni Krylova. [Krylov's Fables]
Published/created in: [1912]

£850

Some of the most famous Russian fables here illustrated by the leading Ukrainian artist. Scarce in this lovely condition.

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On one of the longest rivers in the world

BRINDLEY, Harold Hulme

Notes on the Boats of Siberia
£395

On one of the longest rivers in the world
BRINDLEY, Harold Hulme. Notes on the Boats of Siberia.
Published/created in: [1920]

£395

Fine essay on Siberian boats, their history, construction, use etc., with illustrations. Very rare offprint.

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Extensive record of 19-c. Russian paediatric medicine

[MEDICINE]

Ocherk piatidesiatiletnei deiatelnosti Elisavetinskoi Klinicheskoi Bolnitsy dlia Maloletnikh Detei 1844-1894 [An Overview of Fifty Years of Activity of the Elizavetinsky Clinical Hospital for Small Children]
£1,850

Extensive record of 19-c. Russian paediatric medicine
[MEDICINE]. Ocherk piatidesiatiletnei deiatelnosti Elisavetinskoi Klinicheskoi Bolnitsy dlia Maloletnikh Detei 1844-1894. [An Overview of Fifty Years of Activity of the Elizavetinsky Clinical Hospital for Small Children]
Published/created in: 1894

£1,850

Rare account describing the first 50 years of an innovative hospital for childen based in St. Pertersburg, and the first in the world focusing on very early age (< 3 y-old). With a wealth of statistics and graphs. A pleasant copy, retaining most of its first, luxury binding.

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First edition of a groundbreaking work on one of Russia's major regions

RYCHKOV, Petr

Opyt kazanskoi istorii drevnikh i srednikh vremian [Essay on the History of Kazan in Ancient Times and the Middle Ages]
£10,000

First edition of a groundbreaking work on one of Russia's major regions
RYCHKOV, Petr. Opyt kazanskoi istorii drevnikh i srednikh vremian. [Essay on the History of Kazan in Ancient Times and the Middle Ages]
Published/created in: 1767

£10,000

A major work in Catherine the Great's active discovery of her empire: the first printed book on Kazan, its history and the Tatar region. First edition, in contemporary binding. Rare: the last copy at auction in the West was 50 years ago.

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Disgusting, but so healthy!...

JONGH, Lodewijk Joseph, de

L'Huile de foie de morue envisagée sous tous les rapports comme moyen thérapeutique
£1,850

Disgusting, but so healthy!...
JONGH, Lodewijk Joseph, de. L'Huile de foie de morue envisagée sous tous les rapports comme moyen thérapeutique.
Published/created in: 1853

£1,850

Lovely copy of the first edition of the definitive treaty on cod liver oil and its medical properties. Attractively bound in red morocco with the arms of Russia.

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Tender Embraces in Marriage - or Pastime with Venal Mistresses? Fine copy of a famous rarity

[ZIDE, Iogann Khristoforovich [Johann Christian SIEDE] and Gleb GROMOV (translator)]

Nezhnyia obiatiia v brake i potekhi s liubovnitsami (prodazhnymi) izobrazheny i sravneny pravdoliubom [Tender Embraces in Marriage and Pastime with (Venal) Mistresses, Depicted and Compared by a Truth Seeker]
£9,500

Tender Embraces in Marriage - or Pastime with Venal Mistresses? Fine copy of a famous rarity
[ZIDE, Iogann Khristoforovich [Johann Christian SIEDE] and Gleb GROMOV (translator)]. Nezhnyia obiatiia v brake i potekhi s liubovnitsami (prodazhnymi) izobrazheny i sravneny pravdoliubom. [Tender Embraces in Marriage and Pastime with (Venal) Mistresses, Depicted and Compared by a Truth Seeker]
Published/created in: [1798]

£9,500

A risqué book for Russian readers of the 1800s onwards, celebrated as a rarity by many bibliographers. A lovely copy of the first edition, in contemporary binding and fine condition.

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Ford's influence in the early USSR

GENKEL, German and Nikolai SUETIN (artist)

Ford i fordizm: vpechatleniia [Ford and Fordism: Impressions]
£1,750

Ford's influence in the early USSR
GENKEL, German and Nikolai SUETIN (artist). Ford i fordizm: vpechatleniia. [Ford and Fordism: Impressions]
Published/created in: 1925

£1,750

Fine cover for one of the great Russian books on the influential American industrialist. Uncommon, and here in a pleasant example.

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"More of a predecessor of the Bolsheviks than Marx and Engels" (Berdiaev)

TKACHEV, Petr Nikitich

Anarkhiia mysli: sobranie kriticheskikh ocherkov [Anarchy of Thought: a Collection of Critical Essays]
£1,450

"More of a predecessor of the Bolsheviks than Marx and Engels" (Berdiaev)
TKACHEV, Petr Nikitich. Anarkhiia mysli: sobranie kriticheskikh ocherkov. [Anarchy of Thought: a Collection of Critical Essays]
Published/created in: 1879

£1,450

Important little book announcing Lenin and the Russian Revolution. First separate edition, scarce, and here in an attractive binding, rather unusual for this type of text.

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The preferred hand-coloured version - here with the rare text volume

SIMPSON, William

The Seat of War in the East
£17,500

The preferred hand-coloured version - here with the rare text volume
SIMPSON, William. The Seat of War in the East.
Published/created in: 1855-56

£17,500

A most famous plate book on the Crimean War. First edition, a very good example complete of the deluxe version, with the smaller text volume.

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Ballets Russes innovations in large pochoirs

GONTCHAROVA [Natalia GONCHAROVA] and LARIONOW [Mikhail LARIONOV] (artists), and Valentin PARNAKH

L'Art décoratif théâtral moderne
£10,000

Ballets Russes innovations in large pochoirs
GONTCHAROVA [Natalia GONCHAROVA] and LARIONOW [Mikhail LARIONOV] (artists), and Valentin PARNAKH. L'Art décoratif théâtral moderne.
Published/created in: 1919

£10,000

Fine complete copy of the first, limited edition. With beautiful plates by the two Russian avant-garde artists working for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris, some of these illustrations large and strikingly colourful.

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My best poems - in Isadora Duncan's company

ESENIN, Sergei (also Sergei YESENIN)

Stikhi skandalista [Poems of a Scandalist]
£3,500

My best poems - in Isadora Duncan's company
ESENIN, Sergei (also Sergei YESENIN). Stikhi skandalista. [Poems of a Scandalist]
Published/created in: 1923

£3,500

Pleasant example of the frst edition of this important collection. With a famous cycle, banned in the USSR. Published in Berlin but scarce on the market outside Russia.

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