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.
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.
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.
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.
First edition of these excellent and uncompromising caricatures of war, by the great provocative German artist. A fine example, with the original fragile envelope and inscribed by Grosz to an important anarchist and collector.
BURLIUK, David, Aleksandra EKSTER, Maria VASILIEVA (artists) and Benedict LIVSHITS (author)
Volchie solntse. Kniga stikhov vtoraia [v] "Futuristy" [Sun of wolves. Second book of poetry [in] "Futurists"]
First edition of this collection of futurist poetry, inscribed by Burliuk to "the best customer" Lev Grinkrug. A lovely book, finely illustrated with plates by Burliuk and two famous Russian avant-garde female artists: Exter and Vasilieva.
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An attractive example of this pre-revolutionary Russian children book, with beautiful illustrations by a master of the genre and contemporary of Bilibin. In great condition, difficult to find such.
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TEFFI, Nadezhda and Natalia PAREN [PARAIN] (artist)
Narodnaia skazka. Baba Iaga [Folk fairytale. Baba Yaga]
Fine example of this famous children book, in the original Russian by the great Russian female author Teffi. With striking illustrations by a student from VKhUTEMAS.
Pleasant example of this curious work, gathering children's texts and drawings within the frame of the buoyant Russian avant-garde. A delicate production, fragile, here is fresh internal condition. First edition.
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[BEARDSLEY] – Mikhail LIKIARDOPULO (editor and translator) and others
Obri Berdslei. Risunki, povest, stikhi, aforizmy, pisma [Beardsley. Drawings, Novella, Poems, Aphorisms, Letters]
One of the first major works on Beardsley, with a wealth of illustrations and other material, literary as well as bio-bibliographical. A rare edition in the West, here in a pleasant press copy.
GONCHAROVA, Natalia (artist) and Alexander RUBAKIN
Gorod. Stikhi. La Cité [The City. Poems]
An excellent example of this great Russian avant-garde book, finely produced in Paris and showing a wealth of illustrations by Goncharova. First edition.