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Image for Esenin, Pasternak, Belii et al., Yav', Stikhi, first edition inscribed, 1919. #1

Fantastic association copy in striking binding

ESENIN, Sergei, with Boris PASTERNAK, Andrei BELII et al

Iav. Stikhi [Reality. Poems]

£9,500

Fantastic association copy in striking binding
ESENIN, Sergei, with Boris PASTERNAK, Andrei BELII et al. Iav. Stikhi. [Reality. Poems]
Published/created in: 1919

£9,500

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.

Image for MANDELSHTAM, Kamen [Stone], first edition, Skt. Peterburg, 1913. #2

The very rare first edition

MANDELSHTAM, Osip Emilevich

Kamen [Stone]

£12,500

The very rare first edition
MANDELSHTAM, Osip Emilevich. Kamen. [Stone]
Published/created in: 1913

£12,500

First edition of the first book by one of Russia's greatest 20th-century poets. A very good example of this rare edition.

Image for Norov analyses Tolstoy's War and Peace: first edition of this rare pamphlet #2

Extensive contemporary analysis of Tolstoy's masterpiece

[TOLSTOY] – NOROV, Avraam Sergeevich

Voina i mir (1805-1812). S istoricheskoi tochki zrenia i po vospominaniam sovremennika. Po povodu sochinenia L.N.Tolstogo "Voina i mir" [War and Peace (1805-1812). From an Historical Perspective and Following Memories of a Contemporary. About the work of Count L.N. Tolstoy, "War and Peace"]

£850

Extensive contemporary analysis of Tolstoy's masterpiece
[TOLSTOY] - NOROV, Avraam Sergeevich. Voina i mir (1805-1812). S istoricheskoi tochki zrenia i po vospominaniam sovremennika. Po povodu sochinenia L.N.Tolstogo "Voina i mir". [War and Peace (1805-1812). From an Historical Perspective and Following Memories of a Contemporary. About the work of Count L.N. Tolstoy, "War and Peace"]
Published/created in: 1868

£850

A very rare extensive review and analysis of Tolstoy's masterpiece, published by a writer and book collector immediately when War and Peace's first edition was being brought out.

Image for L. TOLSTOY. War and Peace. First edition. Moscow, 1868-69. #2

Out of stock

Exceptionally fresh

Voina i mir [War and Peace]

Exceptionally fresh
TOLSTOY, Lev. Voina i mir. [War and Peace]
Published/created in: 1868-69

£37,500

First edition of this great classic of Russian, and indeed world literature. A fine set, in fresh condition.

Image for Ilf & Petrov, Ostap Bender: second part of The Golden Calf, first edition in wrappers, Riga, 1931 #1

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The Twelve Chairs carry on

ILF i PETROV [ie. Ilya ILF and Evgeny PETROV]

Novyia pokhozhdeniia Ostapa Bendera: Kniga vtoraia romana "Zolotoi telenok" [New Adventures of Ostap Bender: Second part of the novel "The Golden Calf"].

The Twelve Chairs carry on
ILF i PETROV [ie. Ilya ILF and Evgeny PETROV]. Novyia pokhozhdeniia Ostapa Bendera: Kniga vtoraia romana "Zolotoi telenok". [New Adventures of Ostap Bender: Second part of the novel "The Golden Calf"].
Published/created in: 1931

£1,500

After "The Twelve Chairs": rare first edition of the second part of "The Golden Calf", Ilf and Petrov's beloved masterpiece of Soviet satire. A lovely example in original wrappers and published outside the Soviet Union.

Image for L. TOLSTOY. Anna Karenina. First edition, in contemporary binding. Moscow, 1878. #2

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Anna Karenina in first edition and contemporary binding

TOLSTOY, Lev Nikolaevich

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina in first edition and contemporary binding
TOLSTOY, Lev Nikolaevich. Anna Karenina.
Published/created in: 1878

£12,000

One of the best-known novels of Russian literature, here in first edition and in its first binding. A very good copy of this masterpiece, without major condition problem nor important restoration.

Image for M. BULGAKOV. Master & Margarita. First complete edition, in the original Russian. Frankfurt, 1969. #2

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First complete - with the striking dust-jacket

BULGAKOV, Mikhail

Master i Margarita [Master and Margarita]

First complete - with the striking dust-jacket
BULGAKOV, Mikhail. Master i Margarita. [Master and Margarita]
Published/created in: 1969

£4,950

Very attractive copy of one of the most important editions of this fantastic novel: the first complete edition, by the CIA-backed publisher Posev. Rarely found, here complete with its dust-jacket.

Image for A. AKHMATOVA., Rekviem [Requiem]. First edition, Munich. 1963 #2

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Celebrated poetical tamizdat

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Rekviem [Requiem]

Celebrated poetical tamizdat
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Rekviem. [Requiem]
Published/created in: 1963

£1,000

First edition of one of Akhmatova's most famous works, considered by many to be her finest. An important tamizdat of one of the best Russian poets; one of 500 copies only.

Image for V. EROFEEV. Moskva-Petushki. First edition. Paris, 1977. #2

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"One of the major achievements of Russian prose of the 20th century" (Oborin)

EROFEEV, Venedikt

Moskva-Petushki [Moscow-Petushki, also translated as Moscow to the End of the Line]

"One of the major achievements of Russian prose of the 20th century" (Oborin)
EROFEEV, Venedikt. Moskva-Petushki. [Moscow-Petushki, also translated as Moscow to the End of the Line]
Published/created in: 1977

£2,450

First book edition of one of the most famous Russian novels of the last century and a celebrated 'tamizdat'. Uncommon on the market, here in lovely condition.

Image for SOLZHENITSYN. Arkhipelag GULag. First edition, Paris, 1973-75 #2

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His masterpiece

SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr

Arkhipelag Gulag [The Gulag Archipelago]

His masterpiece
SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr. Arkhipelag Gulag. [The Gulag Archipelago]
Published/created in: 1973-75

£750

First edition of Solzhenitsyn's best work, an extensive account of the Soviet camps.

Image for SOLZHENITSYN. Arkhipelag GULAG. Inscribed first edition, Paris, 1973-75. #4

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Inscribed first edition

SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr Isaevich

Arkhipelag GULAG [The Gulag Archipelago]

Inscribed first edition
SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr Isaevich. Arkhipelag GULAG. [The Gulag Archipelago]
Published/created in: 1973-75

£2,250

First edition of Solzhenitsyn's magnum opus on the prison camp system and his best work, here in a choice copy inscribed to a leading broadcaster for the BBC Russian service in London.

Image for A. CHEKHOV. Pesy [Plays]. First edition, St. Petersburg, 1897. #2

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First edition of Chekhov's first collection of plays

Pesy [Plays]

First edition of Chekhov's first collection of plays
Chekhov, Anton. Pesy. [Plays]
Published/created in: 1897

£4,750

Fine example of this important book in Russian literature, with some of Chekhov's most famous plays.

Image for A. CHEKHOV. Tri Sestry. First edition, Skt. Peterburg, 1901. #2

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Chekhov at his best

CHEKHOV, Anton Pavlovich

Tri Sestry. Drama v 4-kh deistviiakh [Three Sisters. A Drama in Four Acts]

Chekhov at his best
CHEKHOV, Anton Pavlovich. Tri Sestry. Drama v 4-kh deistviiakh. [Three Sisters. A Drama in Four Acts]
Published/created in: 1901

£3,500

First separate edition of this major play, very rare.

Image for AKHMATOVA, Rekviem, Requiem, first edition, 1963 #2

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Celebrated poetical tamizdat

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Rekviem [Requiem]

Celebrated poetical tamizdat
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Rekviem. [Requiem]
Published/created in: 1963

£750

First edition of one of Akhmatova's greatest works.. An important tamizdat of one of the best Russian poets; one of 500 copies only.

Image for BULGAKOV, M. Master i Margarita, first edition. Paris, 1967. #2

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First edition of one of the greatest Russian novels

BULGAKOV, Mikhail

Master i Margarita [Master and Margarita]

First edition of one of the greatest Russian novels
BULGAKOV, Mikhail. Master i Margarita. [Master and Margarita]
Published/created in: 1967

£5,500

Pleasant example, in the original wrappers, of the first edition of this amazing novel, one of the best ever written in Russia. Banned in Soviet Union.

Image for A. AKHMATOVA. Anno Domini. Peterburg, 1923. #2

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First appearance of new poems

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Anno Domini

First appearance of new poems
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Anno Domini.
Published/created in: 1923 [printed in Oct. 1922]

£125

Akhmatova's poetry during the Civil War, here in the first expanded edition.

Image for BUNIN, I. Pod otkrytym nebom [and] Stikhi i rasskazy. First editions, Moscow, 1898 and 1900. #1

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Inscribed by the future Nobel Prize

Pod otkrytym nebom [bound with:] Stikhi i Rasskazy

[Under the Open Skies [bound with:] Poems and Short stories]

Inscribed by the future Nobel Prize
BUNIN, Ivan. Pod otkrytym nebom [bound with:] Stikhi i Rasskazy

. [Under the Open Skies [bound with:] Poems and Short stories]
Published/created in: 1898, 1900

£3,250

A lovely volume with two first editions, including one inscribed by Bunin. Both works are rarely found.

Image for N. CHERNISHEVSKII. Chto Delat? First book edition, Geneva, 1867. #2

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Women's emancipation, Lenin's reshaping, and "the emotional dynamic" of the Russian revolution

CHERNYSHEVSKII, Nikolai

Chto delat? Iz rasskazov o novykh liudiakh [What Is to Be Done? Tales of New People]

Women's emancipation, Lenin's reshaping, and "the emotional dynamic" of the Russian revolution
CHERNYSHEVSKII, Nikolai. Chto delat? Iz rasskazov o novykh liudiakh. [What Is to Be Done? Tales of New People]
Published/created in: 1867

£15,000

First book edition of this groundbreaking novel, a cornerstone of Russian literature and, by its influence, political thought. A pleasant example in contemporary binding. Very rare.

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