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

Out of stock

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 M. TSVETAEVA. Selected poetry, in original Russian. Samizdat, Russia, after 1965. #2

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Home-made volume of famous banned poetry

TSVETAEVA, Marina

[Izbrannoe stikhotvorenie] [Selected Poetry]

Home-made volume of famous banned poetry
TSVETAEVA, Marina. [Izbrannoe stikhotvorenie]. [Selected Poetry]
Published/created in: after 1965]

£775

Poems of Russia's great poetess in a fine samizdat volume, in excellent condition. Based an an edition which contained many newly published poems.

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 A. AKHMATOVA. Chetki, Belaia Staia, Anno Domini. 3 volumes, 1923. #2

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The whole series: Akhmatova's first 'collected works'

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Chetki [with] Belaia staia [with] Anno Domini [Beads [with] White Flock [with] Anno Domini]

The whole series: Akhmatova's first 'collected works'
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Chetki [with] Belaia staia [with] Anno Domini. [Beads [with] White Flock [with] Anno Domini]
Published/created in: 1923 [printed in Oct. and Nov. 1922]

£950

Most of Akhmatova's pre-1923 poetry in three matching volumes, including some new publications. Rarely found together in satisfying condition without restoration. With continuous bibliophile provenance and poems added in manuscript.

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 A. AKHMATOVA. Belaia staia. Berlin & Peterburg, 1923. #2

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First time in Berlin

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Belaia staia [White Flock]

First time in Berlin
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Belaia staia. [White Flock]
Published/created in: 1923 [printed in Nov. 1922]

£195

The third collection of poetry of Russia's great poetess, here in the first edition to be printed abroad.

Image for AKHMATOVA. Poema bez geroia. Samizdat in unusual binding. c. 1968. #2

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Great Akhmatova's memorabilia

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Poema bez Geroia. Triptikh. 1940-1962. Leningrad-Tashkent-Moskva [Poem Without a Hero. Triptych. 1940-1962. Leningrad-Tashkent-Moscow]

Great Akhmatova's memorabilia
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Poema bez Geroia. Triptikh. 1940-1962. Leningrad-Tashkent-Moskva. [Poem Without a Hero. Triptych. 1940-1962. Leningrad-Tashkent-Moscow]

Published/created in: 1968?]

£3,650

An interesting and very unusual item: a samizdat copy of Akhmatova's masterpiece, bound in the poetess' dress, with a lengthy inscription detailing part of the provenance.

Image for NABOKOV, BLOK, TEFFI, REMIZOV etc. Rodnaia Zemlia. Complete first edition, 1920-21. #2

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Very early publication by Nabokov

[NABOKOV, Vladimir, A. BLOK, TEFFI, A. REMIZOV and others]

Rodnaia Zemlia, Sbornik 1-2 [The Native Land; First [and] Second Collection]

Very early publication by Nabokov
[NABOKOV, Vladimir, A. BLOK, TEFFI, A. REMIZOV and others]. Rodnaia Zemlia, Sbornik 1-2. [The Native Land; First [and] Second Collection]
Published/created in: 1920-21

£1,650

Possibly the earliest appearance of Nabokov in the West - together with several works many other important authors. A fine example in original wrappers.

Image for NABOKOV, Vl. Poetry in samizdat, very rare. 1970s. #3

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Nabokov the Poet – Home-made and illegal in Russia

NABOKOV, Vladimir

Stikhi [Poetry]

Nabokov the Poet – Home-made and illegal in Russia
NABOKOV, Vladimir. Stikhi [Poetry].
Published/created in: 1970s]

£2,250

Some of Nabokov's most scandalous poems, of course banned in Soviet Union and here in an illegal "edition" home-made in Brezhnev's USSR. Very rare.

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

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

VOLOSHIN, Maksimilian

[Poetry in Samizdat]

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, Lebedinyi Stan, first edition. Munich, 1957. #2

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The unpublishable finally published

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Lebedinyi stan [A Swans' Wedge. Poems from 1917-1921]

The unpublishable finally published
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Lebedinyi stan. [A Swans' Wedge. Poems from 1917-1921]
Published/created in: 1957

£450

First edition of this important cycle about the Revolution and the Civil War, impossible to publish in the USSR and even abroad for several decades. A very good copy.

Image for TSVETAEVA, M. Stikhi k Bloku. First edition, Berlin, 1922. #2

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A great poetess to a great poet

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Stikhi k Bloku [Poems to Blok]

A great poetess to a great poet
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Stikhi k Bloku. [Poems to Blok]
Published/created in: 1922

£1,500

Tsvetaeva's second poetry cycle published in exile, dedicated to a major Russian poet who died the year before, with the first publication of Tsvetaeva's 'Podruga' dedicated to Blok's lover. Lovely copy of this first edition.

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

Out of stock

Exempt of any restoration

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Razluka [Separation]

Exempt of any restoration
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Razluka. [Separation]
Published/created in: 1922

£1,500

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

Image for TSVETAEVA, M. Versty. Second, expanded edition, Moscow, 1922. #2

Out of stock

With almost 3 times more poems

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Versty [Mileposts]

With almost 3 times more poems
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Versty. [Mileposts]
Published/created in: 1922

£275

Tsvetaeva's first post-war and post-Revolution collection of poetry, here in its most important edition.

Image for TSVETAEVA, Poslee Rossii, first edition in wrappers, 1928 #1

Out of stock

Her last poems - in original wrappers

TSVETAEVA, Marina

Posle Rossii. 1922-1925 [After Russia. 1922-1925]

Her last poems - in original wrappers
TSVETAEVA, Marina. Posle Rossii. 1922-1925. [After Russia. 1922-1925]
Published/created in: 1928

£3,950

The last poetry of Russia's great poetess, banned in the USSR: a fine example of the first edition, in the original wrappers. Includes one of Tsvetaeva's most famous poems.

Image for TSVETAEVA, M. Konets Kazanovy. Moscow, 1922. #2

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The great Russian poetess on stage

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Konets Kazanovy [The End of Casanova]

The great Russian poetess on stage
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Konets Kazanovy. [The End of Casanova]
Published/created in: 1922

£750

Tsvetaeva's play in verses and 'declaration of love for Casanova'. The only life-time book edition - with the original decorated wrappers.

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