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Image for V. STASOV - STASOFF, Slavic and Oriental Manuscript Ornament. First edition in the original French and Russian. St. Petersburg, 1884-87. #2

Illuminated manuscripts from Europe to Central Asia through Greece, the Caucasus, Ethiopia and Arabic regions

STASOV – STASOFF, Vladimir Vasilievich

Slavianskii i vostochnyi ornament po rukopisiam drevniago i novago vremeni. L'Ornement slave et oriental d'après les manuscrits anciens et modernes

£1,950

Illuminated manuscripts from Europe to Central Asia through Greece, the Caucasus, Ethiopia and Arabic regions
STASOV - STASOFF, Vladimir Vasilievich. Slavianskii i vostochnyi ornament po rukopisiam drevniago i novago vremeni. L'Ornement slave et oriental d'après les manuscrits anciens et modernes.
Published/created in: 1884-87

£1,950

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.

Image for ROMANIA. Regulamentul organik. First edition, Bucarest, 1832. #2

No amputations of hands anymore please

Regulamentul organik [Organic Regulation]

£2,950

No amputations of hands anymore please
[ROMANIA]. Regulamentul organik. [Organic Regulation]
Published/created in: 1832

£2,950

Pleasant, crisp copy of this important legal text of modern Romania, published by a major literary figure. First edition, scarce.

Image for RAFFI [ie. HAKOBIAN]. Gaidzer [Sparks]. First edition, Tbilissi, 1883 & 1887. #2

First edition of a landmark novel

RAFFI [pseud. for Hakob Melik HAKOBIAN]

Gaidzer [Sparks]

£4,950

First edition of a landmark novel
RAFFI [pseud. for Hakob Melik HAKOBIAN]. Gaidzer. [Sparks]
Published/created in: 1883 and 1887

£4,950

Fine copy of this celebrated, patriotic novel, a major work for the 19th-c. Armenian identity against oppression. Very rare, with no other examples traced oustide Armenia, including the major Russian libraries.

Image for M. DZHANASHVILI. History of Georgia and Russia. First edition, inscribed. Tiflis, 1912. #2

History from Georgia and Armenia, to Central Asia and Palestine - inscribed

DZHANASHVILI, Mose

K materialam po istorii o drevnostiam Gruzii i Rossii [On the History and Antiquities of Georgia and Russia]

£1,500

History from Georgia and Armenia, to Central Asia and Palestine - inscribed
DZHANASHVILI, Mose. K materialam po istorii o drevnostiam Gruzii i Rossii. [On the History and Antiquities of Georgia and Russia]
Published/created in: 1912

£1,500

A desirable copy of this historical booklet with an agenda: showing that Georgia and Russia haven been naturally linked for centuries. Covering also other, more unexpected regions. First edition, inscribed and with émigré provenance.

Image for BOTKIN. Sobranie. First edition of his art collection. St. Petersburg, 1911. #2

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.

Image for G. GAGARIN. Byzantine and Russian ornaments. First edition, in Russian, St. Petersburg, 1887. #2

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.

Image for V. SMIRNOV. Turkish Legends... First edition in the original Russian. St. Petersburg, 1897. #2

By the first major Russian scholar of Turkey and the Ottoman empire

SMIRNOV, Vasilii

Turetskie legendy o sviatoi Sofii i o drugikh vizantiiskikh drevnostiakh [The Turkish Legends of St. Sophia and Other Byzantine Antiquities]

£950

By the first major Russian scholar of Turkey and the Ottoman empire
SMIRNOV, Vasilii. Turetskie legendy o sviatoi Sofii i o drugikh vizantiiskikh drevnostiakh. [The Turkish Legends of St. Sophia and Other Byzantine Antiquities]
Published/created in: 1897

£950

Fine copy of this large-format scholarly publication, bringing to the public for the first time an Ottoman manuscript kept in the then British Museum, especially remarkable for its detailed account of Constantinople.

Image for RAFFET and DEMIDOFF. Voyage dans la Russie méridionale... First edition, Paris, 1840. #2

Southeastern Europe in a signed full-morocco binding

DEMIDOFF, Anatole de, and Auguste RAFFET (artist)

Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie exécutée en 1837

£2,500

Southeastern Europe in a signed full-morocco binding
DEMIDOFF, Anatole de, and Auguste RAFFET (artist). Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie exécutée en 1837.
Published/created in: 1840

£2,500

Appealing copy of this classic travel account, here in first edition.

Image for WARNERY, C.E. de. Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes. Uncut. Breslau, 1771. #2

As issued

WARNERY, [Charles-Emmanuel] de

Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes

£1,250

As issued
WARNERY, [Charles-Emmanuel] de. Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes.
Published/created in: 1771

£1,250

Excellent example of this detailed account of the forces in presence during the 1768-74 war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.

Image for C. de PEYSSONEL. Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire. First edition, Paris, 1787. #2

Production, trade and customs in Southern Eastern Europe

PEYSSONEL, Charles de

Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire

£1,950

Production, trade and customs in Southern Eastern Europe
PEYSSONEL, Charles de. Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire.
Published/created in: 1787

£1,950

Fascinating account of the trade and business in Southern Russia and the Black Sea in the 18th century - with a wealth of details and personal comments. First edition, not common.

Image for BONAPARTE-WYSE, William. On Occasion of Roumania... Inscribed first edition. Plymouth, 1881. #2

An Irish poet fond of Provencal celebrates Romania's independence and publishes it in Plymouth

BONAPARTE-WYSE, William Charles

On Occasion of Roumania Constituting Herself a Kingdom. An Ode. With a French version by Constant Hennion

£950

An Irish poet fond of Provencal celebrates Romania's independence and publishes it in Plymouth
BONAPARTE-WYSE, William Charles. On Occasion of Roumania Constituting Herself a Kingdom. An Ode. With a French version by Constant Hennion.
Published/created in: 1881

£950

A fascinating multi-cultural work, from Ireland and the UK to France and Romania - in a fine, large-paper example inscribed by the author, a relative of Napoleon. Very rare.

Image for SYTIN, Lubki. Moscow, 1880s. #2

Striking 'lubki' in great condition

SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher)

Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover]

£4,750

Striking 'lubki' in great condition
SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher). Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover].
Published/created in: 1887-89

£4,750

Some great imagery in a rare volume of 85 plates - mostly military but only, with many themes strikingly depicted. A rare item of Russian folk art, here in fine condition.

Image for FORBIN, A. Voyage dans le Levant. Paris, 1819. #2

Famous account of the Middle East

FORBIN, Auguste, comte de

Voyage dans le Levant en 1817 et 1818

£295

Famous account of the Middle East
FORBIN, Auguste, comte de. Voyage dans le Levant en 1817 et 1818.
Published/created in: 1819

£295

Forbin's text volumes describing his celebrated travel to the Middle East; in very good condition.

Image for KONDAKOV, Russian jewellery, Imperial copy of the first edition, Skt. Peterburg, 1896. #2

Ancient jewellery in the Grand Duke's library

KONDAKOV, Nikodim Pavlovich

Russkie klady. Issledovaniie drevnostei velikokniazheskogo perioda [Russian Treasures. A Study of Antiquities of the Grand Dukedom Period]. Vol. 1 [all published]

£6,500

Ancient jewellery in the Grand Duke's library
KONDAKOV, Nikodim Pavlovich. Russkie klady. Issledovaniie drevnostei velikokniazheskogo perioda. [Russian Treasures. A Study of Antiquities of the Grand Dukedom Period]. Vol. 1 [all published]
Published/created in: 1896

£6,500

Grand Duke Alexey's copy of the first scholarly work on ancient Russian jewelry: an excellent example of the first edition, finely illustrated.

Image for J. KLAPROTH. Asia polyglotta. Second edition of the text, Paris, 1831. #2

Out of stock

"A new departure for the classification of Eastern languages" (Encycl. Britannica)

KLAPROTH, Julius

Asia polyglotta

"A new departure for the classification of Eastern languages" (Encycl. Britannica)
KLAPROTH, Julius. Asia polyglotta.
Published/created in: 1831

£1,750

Impressive work on all languages from the Caucasus to the North Pacific through Central Asia, Siberia, China and the Far East. Very rare on the market.

Image for Ch. PEYSSONEL. Verfassung des Handels auf dem Schwarzem Meer [Black Sea trade]. First German edition, Leipzig, 1788. #3

Out of stock

Black Sea trade in much detail, from a prominent collector in Odessa

PEYSSONEL, Charles de, and Ernst CUHN

Die Verfassung des Handels auf dem Schwarzen Meer [Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire]

Black Sea trade in much detail, from a prominent collector in Odessa
PEYSSONEL, Charles de, and Ernst CUHN. Die Verfassung des Handels auf dem Schwarzen Meer. [Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire]
Published/created in: 1788

£2,500

Very rare first German edition of this major work, with much added material showing a geopolitical angle chosen by the translator, a civil servant for the Prussian 'external affairs'. A beautiful copy, in full morocco with prestigious local provenance.

Image for PASHINO. Turkestan Krai v 1866. First edition, St. Ptersburg, 1868. #2

Out of stock

The first significant account of Russian Central Asia, with 20 plates

PASHINO, Petr, Dmitrii VELEZHEV (artist) and Mikhail PRIOROV (photographer)

Turkestanskii krai v 1866 godu [The Turkestan Region in 1866]

The first significant account of Russian Central Asia, with 20 plates
PASHINO, Petr, Dmitrii VELEZHEV (artist) and Mikhail PRIOROV (photographer). Turkestanskii krai v 1866 godu. [The Turkestan Region in 1866]
Published/created in: 1868

£9,500

Fine copy of the first edition of this important account of, mostly, nowadays Uzbekistan. With plates and a map of the region.

Out of stock

Revolutionary wind in Ukraine...

KRASINSKI, Count Henry

The Cossacks of the Ukraine [...] and a Description of the Ukraine [WITH] Gonta. An Historical Drama, in Five Acts

Revolutionary wind in Ukraine...
KRASINSKI, Count Henry. The Cossacks of the Ukraine [...] and a Description of the Ukraine [WITH] Gonta. An Historical Drama, in Five Acts.
Published/created in: 1848

£1,250

Two scarce and interesting works on the Ukrainian and Polish struggle against Russia, at the height of the Great Game. No copy traced in the last 20 years.

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