First publication of the first prose work of the young Gogol, one of the greatest Russian authors. Very rare outside Russia and Ukraine.
Read More Read MorePUSHKIN, Aleksandr and Sergey LIFAR (editor)
Puteshestvie v Arzrum vo vremia pokhoda 1829 goda [A Journey to Arzrum during the campaign of 1829]
Pushkin's best travel account in a fine bibliophilic edition, with the first publication of his draft.
Read More Read MoreTOLSTOY, Lev Nikolaevich [TOLSTOI]
Zhivoi trup. Drama v 6 deistviyakh i 12 kartinakh [A Living Corpse. A drama in 6 acts and 12 scenes]
First separate edition of Tolstoy's play, a large-format quality production, with illustrations. A lovely example, unopened in the charming art-nouveau wrappers.
Tolstoy wrote in his diary, "that in A Living Corpse there are notes inspired by Chekhov's work. Such is the secret of artistic creativeness".
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Tolstoy's own editing of his first novel: a lovely example, rare in original wrappers, of this second edition, specially adapted for children's reading and showing for the first time a different version from the standard text.
Read More Read MoreSOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr Isaevich
Odin den Ivana Denisovicha [One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]
First edition of the celebrated author's first book § a famous 'pirate' edition published without Solzhenitsyn's consent. A very good copy, with the striking original wrappers.
Read More Read More[TOLSTOY] – NOROV, Avraam Sergeevich
Voina i mir (1805-1812). S istoricheskoi tochki zrenia i po vospominaniam sovremennika. Po povodu sochinenia L.N.Tolstogo "Voina i mir" [War and Peace (1805-1812). From an Historical Perspective and Following Memories of a Contemporary. About the work of Count L.N. Tolstoy, "War and Peace"]
A very rare extensive review and analysis of Tolstoy's masterpiece, published by a writer and book collector immediately when War and Peace's first edition was being brought out.
Read More Read MoreDOSTOEVSKY, Fedor Mikhailovich
Besy [The Devils, sometimes The Possessed or Demons]
Dostoevsky's most political novel: a very good example of the first edition, in contemporary Russian binding.
Read More Read MoreDANTE ALIGHIERI, Gustave DORE (illustrator) and D.D. MINAEV (translator)
Bozhestvennaia Komediia [The Divine Comedy]
Lovely copy, in the impressive original binding, of the first complete translation of Dante in Russia. With Doré's celebrated illustrations.
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An interesting and very unusual item: a samizdat copy of Akhmatova's masterpiece, bound in the poetess' dress, with a lengthy inscription detailing part of the provenance.
Read More Read More[Under the Open Skies [bound with:] Poems and Short stories]
A lovely volume with two first editions, including one inscribed by Bunin. Both works are rarely found.
Read More Read MoreDOSTOEVSKY, Fedor Mikhailovich
Besy [The Devils, sometimes The Possessed or Demons]
The best example we've handled of the first edition of this important Russian novel.
Read More Read MoreMAIAKOVSKII, Vladimir [MAYAKOVSKY] and David BURLIUK (artist)
Otkrytie Ameriki [Discovery of America]
Rare first edition of Mayakovsky's poem, illustrated by Burliuk, here in a fine, pleasant copy.
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