In the larger and rarer format

VASNETSOV, Viktor (artist) and Aleksandr PUSHKIN

Pesn o Veshchem Olege [The Song of Wise Oleg]
£2,950

In the larger and rarer format
VASNETSOV, Viktor (artist) and Aleksandr PUSHKIN. Pesn o Veshchem Olege. [The Song of Wise Oleg]
Published/created in: [1914]

£2,950

A famous work, here in the unusual large, folio format, rarer than the first edition (which was a quarto).

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Onegin in English for the first time, "with the translator's compliments"

PUSHKIN, Alexander and Henry SPALDING (transl.)

Eugene Onéguine
£8,000

Onegin in English for the first time, "with the translator's compliments"
PUSHKIN, Alexander and Henry SPALDING (transl.). Eugene Onéguine.
Published/created in: 1881

£8,000

Desirable copy of this landmark translation, the first into English and here inscribed by the translator.

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Anna Karenina in first edition and contemporary binding

TOLSTOY, Lev Nikolaevich

Anna Karenina
£14,500

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

£14,500

Tolstoy's masterpiece in first edition: a complete example of this classic of Russian and world literature in contemporary Russian binding.

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Inscribed by the translator, a feminist character

[PUSHKIN] – Alexandre POUCHKINE, Véra STARKOFF (transl.) and Marie EGOROFF (artist)

Rouslane et Ludmile
£2,450

Inscribed by the translator, a feminist character
[PUSHKIN] - Alexandre POUCHKINE, Véra STARKOFF (transl.) and Marie EGOROFF (artist). Rouslane et Ludmile.
Published/created in: 1898

£2,450

The first complete poetic French translation of Pushkin's celebrated work. Strikingly illustrated by an original Russian female artist, and this copy inscribed by the translator: a politically-engaged playwright and one of the main figures of the feminist theatre movement in France. Rarely found, and only 500 copies printed.

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The epitome of the Russian children book

BILIBIN, Ivan (artist)

Skazki [Folk Tales]
£4,950

The epitome of the Russian children book
BILIBIN, Ivan (artist). Skazki. [Folk Tales]
Published/created in: 1901-1903

£4,950

Fine, complete set of the six children books which made Bilibin's fame so long lasting. All in first edition, beautifully preserved.

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Wit in your pocket - with wrappers

GRIBOEDOV, Aleksandr

Gore ot uma. Komediia v chetyrekh deistviiakh, v stikhakh [Woe from Wit. A Comedy in Four Acts in Verse]
£2,500

Wit in your pocket - with wrappers
GRIBOEDOV, Aleksandr. Gore ot uma. Komediia v chetyrekh deistviiakh, v stikhakh. [Woe from Wit. A Comedy in Four Acts in Verse]
Published/created in: 1854

£2,500

Rare small-format edition of this famous masterpiece of Russian theatre, a lovely copy with its original wrappers. No copy traced in WorldCat.

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Fables in your pocket

KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich

Basni [...] v deviati knigakh [Fables in IX Books]
£1,950

Fables in your pocket
KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich. Basni [...] v deviati knigakh. [Fables in IX Books]
Published/created in: 1848

£1,950

A 'miniature' edition, uncommon, of the most celebrated Russian fabulist: a lovely copy, in its first binding, fragile but here in appealing condition.

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Not a friend of Romanovs' Russia

GERTSEN, Aleksandr Ivanovich [Alexander HERZEN]

Byloe i dumy: Pervoe polnoe izdanie [My Past and Thoughts: First Complete Edition]
£750

Not a friend of Romanovs' Russia
GERTSEN, Aleksandr Ivanovich [Alexander HERZEN]. Byloe i dumy: Pervoe polnoe izdanie. [My Past and Thoughts: First Complete Edition]
Published/created in: 1921

£750

First complete edition of Herzen's main work, containing "the broadest, most truthful and most penetrating overview of the Russian social and cultural history of the first half of the nineteenth century". A scarce edition, in five small volumes.

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First copy on the market in 40 years

TOLSTOY, Lev

Kritika dogmaticheskago bogosloviia [Critique of Dogmatic Theology]
£3,750

First copy on the market in 40 years
TOLSTOY, Lev. Kritika dogmaticheskago bogosloviia. [Critique of Dogmatic Theology]
Published/created in: 1891-6

£3,750

Rare first edition of Tolstoy's important critical religious text, published in Geneva as it was impossible to have it authorised in the Russian empire. No copy traced on the market in recent decades - this one a pleasant example.

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The great poetess' comments on poetry

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Poet i vremia [The Poet and Time]
£650

The great poetess' comments on poetry
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Poet i vremia. [The Poet and Time]
Published/created in: 1932

£650

Scarce first publication of Tsvetaeva's important essay on poetry.

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"Confiscated in Russia!"

TOLSTOY, Lev

Skazka ob Ivane Durake i ego dvukh bratiakh [The Tale of Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers]
£650

"Confiscated in Russia!"
TOLSTOY, Lev. Skazka ob Ivane Durake i ego dvukh bratiakh. [The Tale of Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers]
Published/created in: 1892

£650

Tolstoy banned in Russia: a rare edition of this novella, kept in its fragile wrappers. Printed in Leipzig; and also an unusual example of decorative wrappers on a Russian literary work.

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Fables in silhouette

NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV

Basni Krylova [Krylov's Fables]
£850

Fables in silhouette
NARBUT, Egor (artist) and Ivan Andreevich KRYLOV. Basni Krylova. [Krylov's Fables]
Published/created in: [1912]

£850

Some of the most famous Russian fables here illustrated by the leading Ukrainian artist. Scarce in this lovely condition.

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From Pushkin to Robert Burns (!) - in amazing condition

POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich (editor) and Ivan PANOV (artist)

Rodnye Otgoloski [Echoes from the Fatherland / Familiar Echoes]
£950

From Pushkin to Robert Burns (!) - in amazing condition
POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich (editor) and Ivan PANOV (artist). Rodnye Otgoloski. [Echoes from the Fatherland / Familiar Echoes]
Published/created in: 1875 [censor's date]

£950

Beautifully fresh example of a fine production for young Russian readers, gathering great Russian poems together with many illustrations - a lovely, charming piece of book design. Rare without any foxing like here.

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A famous production

PUSHKIN Aleksandr and Elena SAMOKISH-SUDKOVSKAIA

Evgenii Onegin [Eugene Onegin]
£750

A famous production
PUSHKIN Aleksandr and Elena SAMOKISH-SUDKOVSKAIA. Evgenii Onegin. [Eugene Onegin]
Published/created in: 1911

£750

Attractive example of this illustrated edition, one of the most famous of Pushkin's great work. Not common in this condition.

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Unauthorised edition

AKHMATOVA, Anna

50 stikhotvorenii [50 poems]
£650

Unauthorised edition
AKHMATOVA, Anna. 50 stikhotvorenii. [50 poems]
Published/created in: 1963

£650

Fine copy, in its original printed wrappers, of this large-format edition of some of the poems of Russia's great poetess. Printed with a mimeograph machine.

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Russia's greatest poet, in one of the best illustrated editions

PUSHKIN, Aleksandr and Pavel SOKOLOV (artist), among others

Evgenii Onegin. Roman [Eugene Onegin. A Novel]
£1,850

Russia's greatest poet, in one of the best illustrated editions
PUSHKIN, Aleksandr and Pavel SOKOLOV (artist), among others. Evgenii Onegin. Roman. [Eugene Onegin. A Novel]
Published/created in: 1893

£1,850

The first edition of Pushkin's celebrated text with Sokolov's drawings, praised by contemporaries and collectors - a fine edition, here in an attractive example. Scarce.

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All his masterpieces in a bright art-nouveau volume

GOGOL, Nikolai Vasilevich

Sochineniia [Works]
£1,250

All his masterpieces in a bright art-nouveau volume
GOGOL, Nikolai Vasilevich. Sochineniia. [Works]
Published/created in: 1901

£1,250

One of the greatest Ukrainian and Russian authors in one volume, pretty dense but here in fantastic condition, with a lovely, unusual cloth binding.

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One of his masterpieces in wrappers

DOSTOEVSKII, Fedor [also DOSTOEVSKY]

Idiot [The Idiot]
£1,250

One of his masterpieces in wrappers
DOSTOEVSKII, Fedor [also DOSTOEVSKY]. Idiot. [The Idiot]
Published/created in: 1884

£1,250

An early edition of Dostoesvky's great novel, in superb condition: a very rare case in any example of Russian literature of the 19th century.

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