The art of silhouette by the leading Ukrainian artist

[NARBUT] – GOLLERBAKH, Erikh

Siluety G.I. Narbuta [Silhouettes of G. I. Narbut]
£250

The art of silhouette by the leading Ukrainian artist
[NARBUT] - GOLLERBAKH, Erikh. Siluety G.I. Narbuta. [Silhouettes of G. I. Narbut]
Published/created in: 1926

£250

Fin, fresh example of this booklet on one of Ukraine most famous 20th-c. artists and illustrators. One of only 300 copies.

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Reading as a duty

I[VANOV, Sergei] (artist)

Chtenie – odna iz obiazannostei cheloveka [Reading is one of a Person's Duties]
£1,750

Reading as a duty
I[VANOV, Sergei] (artist). Chtenie – odna iz obiazannostei cheloveka. [Reading is one of a Person's Duties]
Published/created in: [1920]

£1,750

Fine copy of this uncommon propaganda poster from the Soviet Union's early days and showing a stack of books which could well be antiquarian ones!

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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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One of the great art collections in the world

BOTKIN, Mikhail Petrovich

Sobranie M.P. Botkina [The Collection of M.P. Botkin]
£3,950

One of the great art collections in the world
BOTKIN, Mikhail Petrovich. Sobranie M.P. Botkina. [The Collection of M.P. Botkin]
Published/created in: [1911]

£3,950

Lavish catalogue of this amazing art collection, now in the best museums of Russia. With more than 100 plates showing items from Byzantine, French, Italian, Caucasian cultures among others. A pleasant example of this volume, now very rarely seen on the market.

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Ancient ornaments to enlighten modern architecture

GAGARIN, Prince Grigorii Grigorevich

Sbornik vizantiiskikh i drevne-russkikh ornamentov
£1,500

Ancient ornaments to enlighten modern architecture
GAGARIN, Prince Grigorii Grigorevich. Sbornik vizantiiskikh i drevne-russkikh ornamentov.
Published/created in: 1887

£1,500

The luxuriously crafted first edition of Prince Gagarin's study of medieval Russian and Byzantine ornaments, mostly taken from manuscripts and architectural landmarks. A complete copy.

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Kazakh art by a woman art historian - with provenance

SARYKULOVA, Gul-Chara [Abutalipovna]

Grafika Kazakhstana [Graphic art of Kazakhstan]
£1,750

Kazakh art by a woman art historian - with provenance
SARYKULOVA, Gul-Chara [Abutalipovna]. Grafika Kazakhstana. [Graphic art of Kazakhstan]
Published/created in: 1967

£1,750

A groundbreaking work on art from Kazakhstan, written by a major female figure of Kazakh art history - this copy with great artistic provenance. First edition, uncommon, a choice copy.

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Beardsley craze in Russia

[BEARDSLEY] – Mikhail LIKIARDOPULO (editor and translator) and others

Obri Berdslei. Risunki, povest, stikhi, aforizmy, pisma [Beardsley. Drawings, Novella, Poems, Aphorisms, Letters]
£1,450

Beardsley craze in Russia
[BEARDSLEY] - Mikhail LIKIARDOPULO (editor and translator) and others. Obri Berdslei. Risunki, povest, stikhi, aforizmy, pisma. [Beardsley. Drawings, Novella, Poems, Aphorisms, Letters]
Published/created in: 1912

£1,450

One of the first major works on Beardsley, with a wealth of illustrations and other material, literary as well as bio-bibliographical. A rare edition in the West, here in a pleasant press copy.

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No other copy traced

[RUSSIAN ART] –

Khudozhestvennaia galereia P. i S. Tretiakovykh [The Art Gallery of P. and S. Tretyakov]
£1,500

No other copy traced
[RUSSIAN ART] -. Khudozhestvennaia galereia P. i S. Tretiakovykh. [The Art Gallery of P. and S. Tretyakov]
Published/created in: [early 1890s]

£1,500

Fine, high-quality production showing some of the most famous Russian paintings. An extremely rare Geneva publication.

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Russians in Venice, celebrated with merchants, peoples of the world and bullfighting

FOSSATI, Giorgio and Domenico, [with] Antonio BARATTI

Currus triumphales ad adventum clarissimorum Moschoviae principum Pauli Petrovitz et Mariae Theodorownae conjugis regali orandum spectaculo in Divi Marci venetiarum foro die 22 Januarii anno MDCCLXXXI
£22,500

Russians in Venice, celebrated with merchants, peoples of the world and bullfighting
FOSSATI, Giorgio and Domenico, [with] Antonio BARATTI. Currus triumphales ad adventum clarissimorum Moschoviae principum Pauli Petrovitz et Mariae Theodorownae conjugis regali orandum spectaculo in Divi Marci venetiarum foro die 22 Januarii anno MDCCLXXXI.
Published/created in: [1782]

£22,500

Fine and scarce Italian "livre de fêtes" with beautiful contemporary colour - with an added suite of prints related to the same event, the Venitian reception of the future Tsar of Russia.

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Propaganda's beauty

[CHEKHONIN] – EPHROS, Abram and Nikolai PUNIN

S. Chekhonin. A Master of the Soviet Empire Style [and] On the Art of Chekhonin
£1,450

Propaganda's beauty
[CHEKHONIN] - EPHROS, Abram and Nikolai PUNIN. S. Chekhonin. A Master of the Soviet Empire Style [and] On the Art of Chekhonin.
Published/created in: 1923

£1,450

Avant-garde and propaganda's early days: the English version of this celebration of one of most striking Russian artists and designers.

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Copy Number 1

[BAKST] – LEVINSON, André

Bakst: the Story of the Artist's Life
£4,250

Copy Number 1
[BAKST] - LEVINSON, André. Bakst: the Story of the Artist's Life.
Published/created in: 1923

£4,250

The most celebrated artist of the Ballets Russes, celebrated here in this beautiful production - of which it is the copy num. 1 out of only 315 printed for the UK.

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Beautiful White Sea monastery turned GULAG camp

[IOANNIKII, I.F., Archimadrite]

Istoriia pervoklassnogo stavropigialnogo Solovetskogo monastyria [History of Stavropegic first-class Solovetsky Monastery]
£650

Beautiful White Sea monastery turned GULAG camp
[IOANNIKII, I.F., Archimadrite]. Istoriia pervoklassnogo stavropigialnogo Solovetskogo monastyria. [History of Stavropegic first-class Solovetsky Monastery]
Published/created in: 1899

£650

Very good copy of this uncommon illustrated history of one of the most famous monasteries of Russia. With two large folding plans.

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One of the famous covers of the Avant-Garde

ALTMAN, Natan

Lenin. Risunki Natana Altmana [Lenin. Sketches by Natan Altman]
£1,250

One of the famous covers of the Avant-Garde
ALTMAN, Natan. Lenin. Risunki Natana Altmana. [Lenin. Sketches by Natan Altman]
Published/created in: 1921

£1,250

A pleasant example of this work, with its famous avant-garde cover design by Altman.

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In fine condition

GRIGORIEV, Boris Dmitrievich

Faces of Russia
£1,850

In fine condition
GRIGORIEV, Boris Dmitrievich. Faces of Russia.
Published/created in: 1924

£1,850

A lovely, clean copy of this great book of artistic portraits of Russians. First English edition, copy num. 7.

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By the first American woman war photojournalist

BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret

Meet Some of the Soviet People
£800

By the first American woman war photojournalist
BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret. Meet Some of the Soviet People.
Published/created in: [1941?]

£800

The variety of peoples of the USSR in fine photographic portraits by a great photographer, possibly the most significant woman photographer of her time.

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Tirage de tête - with a supplementary print, inscribed

[LEBEDEFF, Jean] – Jean-Paul DUBRAY

L'Ymaigier Jean Lebedeff
£1,750

Tirage de tête - with a supplementary print, inscribed
[LEBEDEFF, Jean] - Jean-Paul DUBRAY. L'Ymaigier Jean Lebedeff.
Published/created in: 1939

£1,750

A great example of this lovely production: one of 10 copies on 'papier japon', with a supplementary print, loose and inscribed by Lebedeff.

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A great Russian Napoleonica, complete in original wrappers

BOZHOVSKII, Vasliii Konstantinovich

Vystavka 1812 goda: illiustrirovanoe izdanie [Exhibition Dedicated to the Year 1812: Illustrated Edition].
£2,850

A great Russian Napoleonica, complete in original wrappers
BOZHOVSKII, Vasliii Konstantinovich. Vystavka 1812 goda: illiustrirovanoe izdanie. [Exhibition Dedicated to the Year 1812: Illustrated Edition].
Published/created in: 1913

£2,850

The impressive, thick and richly illustrated catalogue of the centenary exhibition celebrating the Patriotic War against Napoleon. Very rare in wrappers, complete with all plates.

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One of the greatest museums of Russia

LOUKOMSKI [LUKOMSKII] Georgii Krestsenovich

Le Kreml (Kremlin) de Moscou. Ses cathédrales, ses palais et ses trésors d'art
£250

One of the greatest museums of Russia
LOUKOMSKI [LUKOMSKII] Georgii Krestsenovich. Le Kreml (Kremlin) de Moscou. Ses cathédrales, ses palais et ses trésors d'art.
Published/created in: [ca. 1927-28]

£250

A complete example of this impressive photographic survey of the Kremlin and its fantastic museums.

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