Scarce travel account in the Caucasus, and nowadays Azerbaijan in particular, by the founder of the Iraq Petroleum Company. A choice copy, presented to the Turkish ambassador to the UK.
Remarkable photographic record of nowadays Uzbekistan and neighbouring regions - a beautiful, luxury production, and a fine example of the deluxe version, in beautiful, fresh condition.
BOROVYKOVSKY, Levko [and Amvrosy METLINSKY]
Baiky i Prybaiutky [Fables and Sayings]
A book as we like them: with many varied interesting aspects! First edition of very early fables & proverbs in Ukrainian, with an important preface defending the Ukrainian language; one of only 16 books in Ukrainian published during 7 years, and the only lifetime collection of the author. A beautiful copy, withb fine provenance. And very rare, with only 2 instutitional copies outside Russia/Ukraine.
A landmark in Russian literature history: one of the most important compilations of classic Russian literature, featuring the first and life-changing publication of Dostoevsky's debut novel as well as contributions from major writers and critics such as Turgenev, Nekrasov, Belinskii, and Herzen.
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Attractive volume showing fine Armenian calligraphy made to celebrate the new Armenian monastery in Vienna - to be built when the book was published. Very rare edition, with no copies traced in Armenia nor the Americas.
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.
[DALI] – ARRABAL, Fernando and Julius BALTAZAR [pseud. for Hervé LAMBION] (artist)
Cinco sonetos
Excellent, unique copy of this rare livre d'artiste, warmly inscribed to Dali, with much added material and in a fine Leroux binding. "Let us suppress all the excesses / murderers tyrants and alligators" (colophon)
A fine, large book-themed poster from the young USSR, with slogans such as "Reading is needed to know how to beat the ennemies of the working class". In superb condition.
One of 100 numbered copies, in lovely condition: an attractive example of this diminutive edition.
LAGARP and SEN-LAMBERT [LA HARPE, Jean-François de, and Jean-François de SAINT-LAMBERT]
Poslanie Lagarpa k grafu Andreiu Petrovichu Shuvalovu, o deistviiakh selskoi prirody i o poezii opisatelnoi. S prisovokupleniem razsuzhdenii o sem rode poezii.. [La Harpe's Epistle to Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov, about the Effects of Rural Nature and about Descriptive Poetry. With the Addition of Reflections on this Kind of Poetry]
Fine example, uncut, with wrappers, and with bibliophile provenance, of this text of literary criticism written for, and dedicated to, Count Shuvalov by one of the major French writers of the time. Rare, with no copy traced on the market in recent decades (including in Russia).
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An extremely rare and very intriguing publication, mixing Russian language, Latin types and Swedish political agenda at the end of the 17th century - just before the wars of Peter the Great and Charles XII. Apparently no copy in Russia; this being the second or third copy traced. A fine example.
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.
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Imperial copy of this scarce anthology of Russian poems in a German translation, inscribed to a Grand Duchess of Russia and granddaughter of Russia's greatest poet. Acquired from the Grand Duke's descent.
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.