Extremely rare view of a Black Sea port

[LEIMAN (attributed to)]

Panorama of Tuapse
£1,950

Extremely rare view of a Black Sea port
[LEIMAN (attributed to)]. Panorama of Tuapse.
Published/created in: ca. 1911]

£1,950

A small Russian port on the Black Sea with railway works and development: an informative and very rare photographic panorama.

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An Italian panorama of Armenian literature

SUKIAS SOMALIAN, Archbishop Placido

Quadro della storia letteraria di Armenia
£600

An Italian panorama of Armenian literature
SUKIAS SOMALIAN, Archbishop Placido. Quadro della storia letteraria di Armenia.
Published/created in: 1829

£600

Pleasant example of this lovely production, presenting an overview of Armenian literature from its origins to the 17th century.

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Glitter, colours and traditions

[OPERA COSTUMES IN UKRAINE AND AZERBAIJAN]

Collection of Costume Designs for Opera and Ballet
£3,950

Glitter, colours and traditions
[OPERA COSTUMES IN UKRAINE AND AZERBAIJAN]. Collection of Costume Designs for Opera and Ballet.
Published/created in: [1940s]

£3,950

From Ukraine to Azerbaijan: a rich and unusual group of watercolour costumes for various operas given in theatres of these countries.

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Drunk "very unhandsome" Circassian ladies and Russian mushrooms

[COLLINS, Samuel]

The Present State of Russia, in a Letter to a Friend at London, written by an eminent person residing at the great czars court at Mosco [sic] for the space of nine years
£3,000

Drunk "very unhandsome" Circassian ladies and Russian mushrooms
[COLLINS, Samuel]. The Present State of Russia, in a Letter to a Friend at London, written by an eminent person residing at the great czars court at Mosco [sic] for the space of nine years.
Published/created in: 1671

£3,000

Great (if often negative) early account of pre-petrine Russia, with an important portrait of Tsar Alexei and a famous chapter on mushrooms - among many other remarks and anecdotes. Attractive example of the first edition.

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Extensive ethnography of the peoples of the Caucasus

ZICHY, Eugene [Jenő], Dr. Jean [Janos] JANKO and Dr. Bela POSTA

Kaukaìzuri eìs Közeìpaìzsiai utazaìsai. Voyages au Caucase et en Asie Centrale : La Migration de la race Hongroise [et] La Description des collections
£1,950

Extensive ethnography of the peoples of the Caucasus
ZICHY, Eugene [Jenő], Dr. Jean [Janos] JANKO and Dr. Bela POSTA. Kaukaìzuri eìs Közeìpaìzsiai utazaìsai. Voyages au Caucase et en Asie Centrale : La Migration de la race Hongroise [et] La Description des collections.
Published/created in: 1897

£1,950

Fine copy of this great scholarly work on the population of the Caucasus, richly illustrated. First edition.

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Mapping Russia's history and development for an international audience

WEYDEMEYER, Alexandre de

Tableaux historiques, chronologiques, geographiques et statistiques de l'Empire de Russie, avec une carte généalogique
£3,250

Mapping Russia's history and development for an international audience
WEYDEMEYER, Alexandre de. Tableaux historiques, chronologiques, geographiques et statistiques de l'Empire de Russie, avec une carte généalogique.
Published/created in: 1828

£3,250

First edition of this impressive wide-ranging work, finely printed by Pluchart in St. Petersburg. A scarce publication, with a wealth of information on the Russian empire up to Pushkin's time.

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Account of 17th-c. Russia from a 'cabinet de lecture'

[COLLINS, Samuel]

Relation curieuse de l'estat present de la Russie
£2,000

Account of 17th-c. Russia from a 'cabinet de lecture'
[COLLINS, Samuel]. Relation curieuse de l'estat present de la Russie.
Published/created in: 1679

£2,000

Great (if often negative) early account of pre-petrine Russia, here in an unusual, uncut copy of the first French edition, from a private lending library with the label detailing its lending conditions. Includes the famous illustrated chapter on mushrooms - among many other remarks and anecdotes.

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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.

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"Die Reise um die Welt ohne Geld"

POHLIG, Emil

Zu Fuss: Kreuz und Quer Durchs das Ganze Russische Reich [On Foot: Crisscrossing the Whole Russian Empire]
£1,250

"Die Reise um die Welt ohne Geld"
POHLIG, Emil. Zu Fuss: Kreuz und Quer Durchs das Ganze Russische Reich. [On Foot: Crisscrossing the Whole Russian Empire]
Published/created in: ca. 1897-1903]

£1,250

Unusual extensive manuscript travel account of a German going through Russia and recording his many observations - richly illustrated with a variety of added material. Only partly published in contemporary newspapers.

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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.

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Translated by a revolutionary woman

LERMONTOV, Mikhail Iurievitch

The Hero of Our Days, from the Russian of Michael Lermontoff, by Theresa Pulszky
£1,450

Translated by a revolutionary woman
LERMONTOV, Mikhail Iurievitch. The Hero of Our Days, from the Russian of Michael Lermontoff, by Theresa Pulszky.
Published/created in: 1854

£1,450

Lermontov translated by a friend of Herzen and wife of a Hungarian revolutionary. First edition of this translation.

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Fascinating illustrated account

GOPPE, German (publisher)

Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny [The Illustrated Chronicle of War]
£6,750

Fascinating illustrated account
GOPPE, German (publisher). Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny. [The Illustrated Chronicle of War]
Published/created in: 1877-78

£6,750

The Balkans, Southern Eastern Europe and Western Turkey in two fascinating folio volumes detailing all events of the 1877-78 war. Very richly illustrated and rarely found in such an attractive example, here in the original publisher's binding.

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Contemporary portrait

French school of the 19th century

Portrait de Hadji Mourad
£4,750

Contemporary portrait
French school of the 19th century. Portrait de Hadji Mourad.
Published/created in: 30 January 1852

£4,750

Extremely rare contemporary portrait of a famous Caucasian rebel - described by Gagarin and Tolstoy.

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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.

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Svetlov-Fekula copy - one of 50 only

PUSHKIN, Aleksandr Sergeevich, Sergey LIFAR and Prof. M. L. GOFMAN (editors)

Puteshestvie v Arzrum vo vremia pokhoda 1829 goda [Journey to Arzrum during the campaign of 1829]
£2,950

Svetlov-Fekula copy - one of 50 only
PUSHKIN, Aleksandr Sergeevich, Sergey LIFAR and Prof. M. L. GOFMAN (editors). Puteshestvie v Arzrum vo vremia pokhoda 1829 goda. [Journey to Arzrum during the campaign of 1829]
Published/created in: 1934

£2,950

Pushkin's best travel account in a fine bibliophilic edition, one of 50 'ad nominem' copies only, this one for Valerian Svetlov.

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An aristocrat, traveller and diplomat, with artistic talents

GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire – Kniaz Grigorii Grigorevich GAGARIN

Dessins et croquis d'après nature. Risunki i nabroski s natury
£4,500

An aristocrat, traveller and diplomat, with artistic talents
GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire - Kniaz Grigorii Grigorevich GAGARIN. Dessins et croquis d'après nature. Risunki i nabroski s natury.
Published/created in: 1902

£4,500

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.

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Abundant imperial hunting parties in the Mountains

KALINOVSKII, A

Les chasses au Caucase. Okhoty Kavkaza
£6,500

Abundant imperial hunting parties in the Mountains
KALINOVSKII, A. Les chasses au Caucase. Okhoty Kavkaza.
Published/created in: 1900

£6,500

First edition of this impressive visual record of imperial hunting parties in the Caucasus - one of the greatest Russian hunting books, in French and Russian, conceived and produced specifically to promote the Caucasian region at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. With 100 leaves of illustrations. A good example in the publisher's binding.

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Out of stock
In superb condition

ATAZHUKIN, Kazi

Qabardei alyfbei. Kabardinskaia azbuka [Kabardian ABC]

In superb condition
ATAZHUKIN, Kazi. Qabardei alyfbei. Kabardinskaia azbuka. [Kabardian ABC]
Published/created in: 1865

£2,950

Beautiful example, unopened with very wide margins, of this first ABC of the Kabardian language, considered also as 'East Circassian', from the North Caucasus. First edition, very rare, with no copy traced in the USA.

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