SARYKULOVA, Gul-Chara [Abutalipovna]
Grafika Kazakhstana [Graphic art of Kazakhstan]
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.
KOTLIAREVSKII, Ivan, Anatolii BAZYLEVYCH (artist)
Eneida [Aeneid]
"The father of modern Ukrainian literature" in a very visual interpretation during Soviet times, by an important Ukrainian artist. Very rare in the West.
LARIONOV, M[ikhail], Nataliia GONCHAROVA, Ilia ZDANEVICH, [Pablo] PICASSO and others
Grand Bal Travesti / Transmental [Programme, Ticket and Handbill]
Lovely gathering of three 'ephemera' items produced for the first Russian ball of the avant-garde in Paris - an eclectic show with music and dances in newly designed costumes. With Larionov's ticket, Goncharova's handbill and the famous programme with many artistic contributions.
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.
TUROVA, E[katerina] (artist) and Natan VENGROV
Khvoi [Conifers]
An attractive avant-garde Russian children book, here in the preferred version with original colour, one of only 125 copies.
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SOKOLOV, [Ilia], [Aleksandr] ZUGRIN, [Fedor] SMIRNOV, and other artists
Grafika studiitsev masterskoi moskovskogo Proletkulta [Graphic Art by Students of the Moscow Proletkult Workshop]
10 artists and 20 linocuts for this only issue of the works of an important early Soviet artistic organisation. Very rare, with only 2 other copies traced, none in institutions.
ANNENKOV, Iurii (author and artist)
1/4 deviatago [1/4 Past Eight]
Fresh example of this innovative Russian children book, wholly conceived and created by Annenkov. Scarce first edition.
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PIROSMANI, Niko, Kirill ZDANEVICH, Lado GUDIASHVILI and other artists
Me-3e suratebis gamopena, ivnisi-ivlisi 1920 ts. 3-ia vystavka kartin, iiun-iiul 1920 g [Third Exhibition of Paintings, June-July 1920]
Bilingual catalogue (Georgian Russian) of the largest exhibition of Georgian and Russian avant-garde artists in Tbilisi, listing almost 50 artists. Extremely rare with only 3 other copies traced.
LEBEDEV, Ivan (illustrator) and Ilia ERENBURG (translator)
O trekh rytsariakh i o rubakhe [The Three Knights and the Shirt]
First edition of this scarce production, an unusual, very interesting Russian publication by two émigrés based in France during WW1. Fine example, from the "tirage de tête" of only 25 copies on Japon paper
Fine copy of this first edition, rarely found as no copies traced at auction. The first publication by the talented Ukrainian artist, mixing abstract and cubism in the beautiful and striking pochoir technique integrating shining silver.
GONCHAROVA, Natalia (artist) and Alexander RUBAKIN
Gorod. Stikhi. La Cité [The City. Poems]
An excellent example from the 25 copies on china paper ('tirage de tête'), in a binding by one of the best French binders. First edition of this great Russian avant-garde book, finely produced in Paris and showing a wealth of illustrations by Goncharova.