The first significant work on the Greek antiquities on the Black Sea shores. A complete copy of this famous archeological book finely produced in Odessa, here in a luxurious binding. With unusual provenance.
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A striking cover for a striking book: the first extensive study of the 1930s Great Famine in Ukraine. First edition, published in London.
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Fascinating account of the trade and business in Southern Russia and the Black Sea in the 18th century - with a wealth of details and personal comments. First edition, not common.
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Early account in English of the Ukrainian Cossacks uprising, told by one of their leaders. Uncommon first edition in English, with fine provenance.
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A fascinating multi-cultural work, from Ireland and the UK to France and Romania - in a fine, large-paper example inscribed by the author, a relative of Napoleon. Very rare.
Read More Read MoreZHABOTINSKII, V. (ALTALENA) [also JABOTINSKY]
Piatero [The Five]
Very rare first edition of Jabotinsky's best novel: one of 75 copies on papier Japon, out of a total printrun of only 125 copies. A fine novel about Jabotinsky's native city in Ukraine, Odessa, far from his important Zionist militant activities. In original Russian.
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The Balkans, Southern Eastern Europe and Western Turkey in two fascinating folio volumes detailing all events of the 1877-78 war. Very richly illustrated and rarely found in such an attractive example, here in the original publisher's binding.
Read More Read MoreSAMOKISH, N.S. and S.I. VASILKOVSKII (artists), text by D.I. EVARNITSKII
Iz ukrainskoi stariny. La Petite Russie d'autrefois
Beautiful portfolio showing 20 folio colour plates of Ukrainian Cossacks's scenes, costumes and heroes - with a vibrant text in Russian and French by an important Ukrainian scholar.
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Celebrated book on Polish (and Ukrainian, Lithuanian etc.) costumes, especially interesting for its political text and context, often overlooked. Plates with attractive hand-colour - a fine example of the first edition.
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A scarce description of Central Europe's oldest spa town, now in Czech Republic, with a fine double-page view with original hand-colour. Attractive example with royal provenance.
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First edition of this new translation in Polish (second edition overall) of this great account of the Ottoman empire. Very rare: only two copies traced in public libraries.
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A fascinating and extremely rare map, in excellent condition, showing the steam-boats routes on the Black Sea just a year before the outbreak of the Crimean War.
Read More Read MoreDEMIDOFF, Anatole de [Anatolii DEMIDOV], and Denis Auguste RAFFET (artist)
Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée par la Hongrie, la Valachie, et la Moldavie
An unusual and attractive copy of this classic plate book, here with plates in various states and with contemporary provenance.
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