Pleasant copy of this scarce work; first edition. A deep analysis of the ancient chronicles and of the languages of the peoples of the Caucasus, mostly Gergians, Armenians and Azeris, but not only.
Impressive work on all languages from the Caucasus to the North Pacific through Central Asia, Siberia, China and the Far East. Very rare on the market.
VATAGIN, Vasilii Alekseevich (artist) and Nikolai SHESTAKOV
Ugolok dedushki Durova [Grandfather Durov's Corner]
An interesting children book with various aspects, taking inspiration from a real animal theatre but also adding Soviet messages. Fine copy of the first edition, very rare: no other copy traced outside Russia.
Lovely copy of this first edition, rare as only 1 copy in the US. An important work gathering Ukrainian proverbs and other phrases never published before or in another form. A fine scientific work with very good provenance.
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SIKHARULIDZE I., P. METREVELI, Salomon GOGLICHIDZE and David GVELESIANI (artist)
Kartuli enis sakhelmdzghvanelo arakartveltatvis: Pirveli Tsigni. Uchebnik gruzinskogo iazyka dlia ne-gruzin. Kniga pervaia… [Textbook of Georgian Language for Non-Georgians: Book One]
A fascinating, pioneering booklet, whose fragility is witness to printing in early Soviet Georgia. For Russians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis, it seems to be the first such textbook for foreigners. Of extraordinary rarity, with only one other copy traced outside Georgia and 6 copies there; no copy in Russia and none in the Americas.
A pair of lovely and scarce early Soviet postcards encouraging neglecting parents to take care of their child's health. Great message with great imagery, away from the contemporary avant-garde and constructivism.
An attractive example of this pre-revolutionary Russian children book, with beautiful illustrations by a master of the genre and contemporary of Bilibin. In great condition, difficult to find such.
POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich (editor) and Ivan PANOV (artist)
Rodnye Otgoloski [Echoes from the Fatherland / Familiar Echoes]
Beautifully fresh example of a fine production for young Russian readers, gathering great Russian poems together with many illustrations - a lovely, charming piece of book design. Rare without any foxing like here.
Empress Mariia Fedorovna's copy of an important Russian textbook for arithmetic. First edition, in a lovely example finely bound in green silk with attractive endpapers.
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TEFFI, Nadezhda and Natalia PAREN [PARAIN] (artist)
Narodnaia skazka. Baba Iaga [Folk fairytale. Baba Yaga]
Fine example of this famous children book, in the original Russian by the great Russian female author Teffi. With striking illustrations by a student from VKhUTEMAS.
Pleasant example of this curious work, gathering children's texts and drawings within the frame of the buoyant Russian avant-garde. A delicate production, fragile, here is fresh internal condition. First edition.
Very attractive copy of this significant grammar of the Georgian language, the third such grammar to appear in the West. First edition, complete with its two folding plates, finely produced by the French State press. Uncommon.
Lovely copy of this scarce book, fascinating for the low-class language and expressions in France during Louis 14th's reign. With provenance.
BURTSOV, Vasilii (also BURTSEV)
[Bukvar] Nachalne uchenie ch[e]l[o]v[e]kom khotiashchim razumeti bozh[es]tvenago pisaniia [ABC, or Primer]
The first primer printed in Russia, first edition, in a great, complete example almost without restoration, and in its contemporary binding allowing generous margins showing an extremely rare typographic sign. A great rarity, with only one copy in public libraries outside Russia.
Great example of possibly the greatest Ukrainian ABC.
ROSIMOV, Georgii [pseud. of Iurii OFROSIMOV, and Alfred ZANGERL (artist)]
Neobychainoe puteshestvie Petrushki na lunu [Petrushka's Extraordinary Journey to the Moon]
A rare and finely illustrated children book, with an interesting original story related to the fate of the Russian émigrés in Berlin (and elsewhere). A very good example of the first edition.