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Fine, high-quality production showing some of the most famous Russian paintings. An extremely rare Geneva publication.
CHERNYI, Sasha (pseud. for Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG) and Boris GRIGORIEV (artist)
Detskii ostrov [The Children's Island]
Grigoriev's famous children book, in the original publisher's binding; a very good example.
POUCHKINE, Alexandre and Boris ZWORYKINE (artist) [PUSHKIN and ZVORYKIN]
Boris Godounov
One of the great productions of the Parisian Russian artists - this one from the "tirage de tête" on Japon with a watercolour by Zworykine.
Avant-garde and propaganda's early days: the English version of this celebration of one of most striking Russian artists and designers.
POUCHKINE, Alexandre and Vasily CHOUKHAEFF (artist) [PUSHKIN and SHUKHAEV]
Boris Godounov
One of the great artists' books of the Russian Paris school - here in the deluxe version on Japon Impérial: one of 18 copies only.
One of the great books on Bakst's talent - the only one devoted to a specific ballet. A copy remarkable for its cleanliness, especially of the fragile original binding.
[GERNING] – SCHÜTZ, Christian Georg (artist) and Jose Joaquin MORA
Viage pintoresco por las orillas del Rin, desde Maguncia hasta colonia
Exceptionally rare edition in Spanish of one of the most successful illustrated books of the time, specifically conceived for the South American market. A beautiful copy.
The variety of peoples of the USSR in fine photographic portraits by a great photographer, possibly the most significant woman photographer of her time.
BOZHOVSKII, Vasliii Konstantinovich
Vystavka 1812 goda: illiustrirovanoe izdanie [Exhibition Dedicated to the Year 1812: Illustrated Edition].
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.
A complete example of this impressive photographic survey of the Kremlin and its fantastic museums.
GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire – Kniaz Grigorii Grigorevich GAGARIN
Dessins et croquis d'après nature. Risunki i nabroski s natury
Gagarin's artistic record of Turkish and Caucasian types, among other sketches reproduced, including portraits of Russian aristocrats in the Caucasus, Gypsies in Moscow and views of Egypt and Greece. A beautiful, large format production of one of the best Russian presses of the time. A fine example with contemporary provenance.
ESENIN, Sergei, with Boris PASTERNAK, Andrei BELII et al
Iav. Stikhi [Reality. Poems]
Exceptional association copy of these scandalous Russian imaginist poems, extensively inscribed by three co-authors – including Esenin - to a fourth one, Alexander Olenin. With Aristarkh Lentulov's striking cover bound in a very unusual cloth-and-wicker binding of the time. One of the best, if not the best example of this famous book of Russian poetry.
