Silver Age - Serebrianyi vek

Image for S. ESENIN. Radnitsa. First edition, St. Petersburg, 1916. #2

Esenin's first published book

Radunitsa [Ritual for the Dead]

£2,500

Esenin's first published book
ESENIN, Sergei Aleksandrovich. Radunitsa. [Ritual for the Dead]
Published/created in: 1916

£2,500

First edition of this important book of poetry, Esenin's first offered for sale. In the original wrappers. Scarce: no copy traced in public institutions outside Russia.

Image for Burliuk, Exter, Vasilieva, Livshits, Futuristy, inscribed, 1914 #1

Warmly inscribed by Burliuk

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"]

£2,950

Warmly inscribed by Burliuk
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"]
Published/created in: 1914

£2,950

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.

Image for BLOK & ANNENKOV. Dvenadsta [The Twelve]. First edition. St. Petersburg, 1918. #2

"The best I've written"

BLOK, Aleksandr and Iurii ANNENKOV (artist)

Dvenadtsat [The Twelve]

£6,500

"The best I've written"
BLOK, Aleksandr and Iurii ANNENKOV (artist). Dvenadtsat. [The Twelve]
Published/created in: 1918

£6,500

Rare first edition of one of the best modernist books and a Russian 'livre d'artiste', published in the aftermath of the Revolution and WW1. One of 300 copies only, this one kept in its original printed wrappers.

Image for A. REMIZOV & L. BAKST. Tsar Dodon. First edition, 1921. #2

Bakst in miniature erotica

REMIZOV, Aleksei Mikhailovich and Leon BAKST (artist)

Tsar Dodon

£1,500

Bakst in miniature erotica
REMIZOV, Aleksei Mikhailovich and Leon BAKST (artist). Tsar Dodon.
Published/created in: 1921

£1,500

Fine example of the first edition of this Russian erotica, this copy with a printed limitation statement. Rare outside Russia and in such nice condition.

Image for TSVETAEVA, M. Poet i vremia. First edition. Prague, 1932. #2

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.

Image for I. ERENBURG. Poems. First edition, Paris, 1910. #2

A review copy of his rare first book

ERENBURG, Ilia Grigorevich

Stikhi [Poems]

£1,500

A review copy of his rare first book
ERENBURG, Ilia Grigorevich. Stikhi. [Poems]
Published/created in: 1910

£1,500

An interesting, annotated example of this first edition of Erenburg's first book, here in its original wrappers. Rarely found - one of 100 copies only.

Image for S. ESENIN. Poems of Scandalist. First edition, in Russian. Berlin, 1923. #2

My best poems - in Isadora Duncan's company

ESENIN, Sergei (also Sergei YESENIN)

Stikhi skandalista [Poems of a Scandalist]

£3,500

My best poems - in Isadora Duncan's company
ESENIN, Sergei (also Sergei YESENIN). Stikhi skandalista. [Poems of a Scandalist]
Published/created in: 1923

£3,500

Pleasant example of the frst edition of this important collection. With a famous cycle, banned in the USSR. Published in Berlin but scarce on the market outside Russia.

Image for B. PASTERNAK. Selected Poems. First edition, Moscow, 1926. In wrappers. #2

First poetry collection of a future Nobel Prize

PASTERNAK, Boris

Izbrannye stikhi [Selected Poems]

£950

First poetry collection of a future Nobel Prize
PASTERNAK, Boris. Izbrannye stikhi. [Selected Poems]
Published/created in: 1926

£950

Superb copy of this early collection of Pasternak's poems. First edition, scarce outside Russia.

Image for K. R. [Konstantin ROMANOV]. Poems and New Poems, in the original Russian, bound together. St. Petersburg, 1889. #2

The most august of Russian poets

K. R. [pseud. for Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich ROMANOV]

Stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1879-1885 [bound with] Novye stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1886-1888 [Poems of K. R.: 1879-1885, bound with: New Poems of K. R.: 1886-1888]

£1,450

The most august of Russian poets
K. R. [pseud. for Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich ROMANOV]. Stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1879-1885 [bound with] Novye stikhotvoreniia K. R.: 1886-1888. [Poems of K. R.: 1879-1885, bound with: New Poems of K. R.: 1886-1888]
Published/created in: 1889

£1,450

Two volumes in one of the lyrics of Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov. A friend of Tchaikovsky and key patron of the arts in the last decades of the Russian Empire, the Grand Duke concealed his poetical activities behind the initials "K. R.". A fine example of these rare editions.

Image for A. AKHMATOVA. 50 Stikhotvorenii [50 Poems]. Paris, 1963. In fine condition. #2

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.

Image for PASTERNAK. Sestra moia zhizn. Second edition, 1923. #2

Praised by Tsvetaeva

PASTERNAK, Boris

Sestra moia zhizn [My Sister Life]

£450

Praised by Tsvetaeva
PASTERNAK, Boris. Sestra moia zhizn. [My Sister Life]
Published/created in: 1923

£450

Lovely second edition of this important cycle of poetry by the future Nobel Prize winner. The first edition with Annekov's portrait, in the original wrappers.

Image for A. AKHMATOVA. Belaia staia. Third edition, Peterburg, 1922. #2

When she was still allowed in Soviet Union

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Belaia staia [White Flock]

£375

When she was still allowed in Soviet Union
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Belaia staia. [White Flock]
Published/created in: 1922

£375

Fresh example of this uncommon, early edition of Akhmatova's third book.

Image for AKHMATOVA, A. U samogo moria. First edition, 1921. #2

A Black Sea youth

AKHMATOVA, Anna

U samogo moria [At the Edge of the Sea]

£750

A Black Sea youth
AKHMATOVA, Anna. U samogo moria. [At the Edge of the Sea]
Published/created in: 1921

£750

The first edition of this important autobiographical poem by one of the best Russian poets, and a victim of Soviet censorship.

Image for TSVETAEVA, M. Razluka, first edition. Berlin, 1922. #2

Partially unopened, in the publisher's boards

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Razluka [Separation]

£1,500

Partially unopened, in the publisher's boards
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Razluka. [Separation]
Published/created in: 1922

£1,500

An attractive example of this fragile production, Tsvetaeva's first poetry collection published abroad. First edition.

Image for PARNOK, S. Vpolgolosa, first edition, inscribed. Moscow, 1928. #2

"Russia's Sapho" and her circle of female friends

PARNOK, Sofiia

Vpolgolosa. Stkihi 1926-1927 [Half-Whispered. Poems 1926-1927]

£4,250

"Russia's Sapho" and her circle of female friends
PARNOK, Sofiia. Vpolgolosa. Stkihi 1926-1927. [Half-Whispered. Poems 1926-1927]
Published/created in: 1928

£4,250

An inscribed copy of Parnok's last collection of verses: a very rare work by a Russian woman standing out in the literary landscape of the country.

Image for GRIGORIEV & CHERNYI, Detskii ostrov, first edition, Berlin 1921. #2

Famous Russian children book

CHERNYI, Sasha (pseud. for Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG) and Boris GRIGORIEV (artist)

Detskii ostrov [The Children's Island]

£1,950

Famous Russian children book
CHERNYI, Sasha (pseud. for Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG) and Boris GRIGORIEV (artist). Detskii ostrov. [The Children's Island]
Published/created in: 1921

£1,950

Grigoriev's famous children book, in the original publisher's binding; a very good example.

Image for VOLOSHIN, M. Poems in samizdat, inscribed. Ca. 1961. #2

With a poetic inscription and edits by guardian of the poet's legacy

VOLOSHIN, Maksimilian

[Poetry in Samizdat]

£950

With a poetic inscription and edits by guardian of the poet's legacy
VOLOSHIN, Maksimilian. [Poetry in Samizdat].
Published/created in: ca. 1961]

£950

Lovely collection of Voloshin's poems, inscribed by his widow to a fellow writer.

Image for TSVETAEVA, BLOK, BELYI, VOLOSHIN... Antologiia. Musaget, Moscow, 1911. First edition. #2

With many important poets of the Silver Age

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna, et al

Antologiia [Anthology]

£1,000

With many important poets of the Silver Age
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna, et al. Antologiia. [Anthology]
Published/created in: 1911

£1,000

The young Tsvetaeva among other greats: Blok, Belyi, Solovev, Voloshin etc. Her second appearance in print, and the first of two poems of hers. With the original printed wrappers.

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