One of the great books on Moscow, this one focusing on the enormous bell in the Kremlin. A beautiful production of Parisian presses, this particular copy inscribed by the celebrated French architect who worked in Russia and, inter alia, built the St. Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
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A stunning Church Slavonic manuscript, with a suprising wealth of striking watercolours illustrating wide-ranging religious texts, and an intersting style incorporating West-European features. Datable to the 1760s - rare.
VIGNOLA [pseud. for BAROZZI, Giacomo] and Carlo ANTONINI (engraver)
ll Vignola illustrato
Prince Gagarin's copy, in a beautful Italian binding: he was Russia's ambassador in Rome at the time and a noted patron of the arts; the edition was dedicated to him. A beautiful illustrated work of architecture.
First edition of this important book, the first catalogue of the first Kremlin Museum. A large-format edition and one of the best early Russian illustrated books.
MAIAKOVSKII, Vladimir [MAYAKOVSKY] and David BURLIUK (artist)
Otkrytie Ameriki [Discovery of America]
Rare first edition of Mayakovsky's poem, illustrated by Burliuk and published in the USA. A little pamphlet, here in a fine copy.
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LIUBAVINA, Nadezhda Ivanova (artist) and Sofiia DUBNOVA
Mat [Mother]
Fine Russian children book from the avant-garde publisher, here in the preferred version with original hand-colour: one of only 125 copies.
LARMESSIN, Nicolas de and other engravers, after Pierre-Denis MARTIN LE JEUNE (artist)
The Great Northern War: the Complete Set of Four Engravings
A fine example of these celebrated large-format engravings showing Peter the Great and his victories against Sweden in the early 18th century. In attractive condition, complete with the Russian text.
Fine issue of this famous large-format magazine, here in appealing condition with its artistic cover by the Armenian-American artist. Covering many various subjects in 1932, from Mussolini and US construction workers to horse racing and Toscanini in NYC.
A complete copy of this magnificent production of high-level Russian art history, here focusing on manuscript decorations over centuries and many various regions, with many superb examples, from Central Europe, Georgia, Armenia, Egypt, Central Asia etc.
GONCHAROVA, Natalia (artist) and Alexander RUBAKIN
Gorod. Stikhi. La Cité [The City. Poems]
Fine exampe of this great avant-garde production, strikingly illustrated by Goncharova and here housed in a Miguet binding.
SORINE, Savely [Savelii Abramovich SORIN] (artist) and André SALMON
Portraits
A large, famous publication showing the rich and famous of the roaring twenties: an attractive example of this uncommon publication, coming from a descendant of some of the people portrayed. With the maximum number of plates.
TUROVA, E[katerina] (artist) and Aleksei REMIZOV
Snezhok [Snowball]
Fine example of this rare, fragile edition of the Russian avant-garde, in the preferred version with original hand-colouring.
Fine example of the first edition. Barbier, a great art-deco artist and illustrator, celebrates here one of the star dancers of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - a beautiful production in appealing condition.
A beautiful work with superb colours. One of only 6 copies on papier de Chine, with an additional print signed by Alexeieff and complete with its suites, kept in the original box. First edition of the plates and of this translation of this important text of Russian literature.
Great design for a postcard of typical economic propaganda, by a Communist enthusiast and victim of Stalin.
VASNETSOV, Viktor (artist) and Aleksandr PUSHKIN
Pesn o Veshchem Olege [The Song of Wise Oleg]
A famous work, here in the unusual large, folio format, rarer than the first edition (which was a quarto).
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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.