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Image for MAYAKOVSKY, V. Oblako v shtanakh. Moscow, 1918. #1

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"Without censorship"

Oblako v shtanakh. Tetraptikh [A Cloud in Trousers. A Tetraptich.]

"Without censorship"
MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir. Oblako v shtanakh. Tetraptikh. [A Cloud in Trousers. A Tetraptich.]
Published/created in: 1918

£5,000

One of the great poems of Mayakovsky, here in its full version without cut-outs. A fine copy, in the original wrappers.

Image for AKHMATOVA, A. U samogo moria. First edition, 1921. #7

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A Black Sea youth

AKHMATOVA, Anna

U samogo moria [At the Edge of the Sea]

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

£895

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

Image for ALTMANN, Nathan. Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, Postcard. Petrograd, 1916. #2

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Art and Poetry in a postcard

[AKHMATOVA] – ALTMANN, Nathan

Portrait of Anna Akhmatova

Art and Poetry in a postcard
[AKHMATOVA] - ALTMANN, Nathan. Portrait of Anna Akhmatova.
Published/created in: 1916

£175

The poetess' beautiful portrait by a prominent member of the Russian and Jewish avant-garde; one of his most famous works, published just two years after its creation.

Image for Tsvetaeva, Lebedinyi Stan - The Swans' Camp, illegal home-made production, Russia, mid 1970s. #2

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Illegal in Soviet Union until the late 1980s

TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna

Lebedinyi stan. Stikhi 1917 - 1920 g [The Encampment of the Swans. Poems from 1917-1921].

Illegal in Soviet Union until the late 1980s
TSVETAEVA, Marina Ivanovna. Lebedinyi stan. Stikhi 1917 - 1920 g. [The Encampment of the Swans. Poems from 1917-1921].
Published/created in: Mid-1970s

£275

A computer-printed samizdat of Marina Tsvetaeva's epic poetic cycle about the October Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War, An interesting illegal production of a text banned in Soviet Union and not published in Russia until 1991. One of the major texts by Russia's great poetess.

Image for Akhmatova, Beg vremeni, 1965, first edition with dust-jacket #2

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With the dust-jacket

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Beg vremeni [The Flight of Time]

With the dust-jacket
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Beg vremeni. [The Flight of Time]
Published/created in: 1965

£145

First edition of Akhmatova's last book published during her lifetime, and the most complete collection of her poems to that date, with many published here for the first time. Complete with the dust-jacket illustrated with Modigliani's portrait of the great Russian poetess.

Image for Akhmatova, U samogo moria, first edition, 1921 #2

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A Black Sea youth

AKHMATOVA, Anna

U samogo moria [At the Edge of the Sea]

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

£850

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

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First book edition

BLOK, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

O liubvi, poezii i gosudarstvennoi sluzhbe [Dialogue About Love, Poetry and Government Service]

First book edition
BLOK, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich. O liubvi, poezii i gosudarstvennoi sluzhbe. [Dialogue About Love, Poetry and Government Service]
Published/created in: 1920

£125

Very good example of this first separate edition of Blok's thoughts on a wide range of themes.

Image for Akhmatova, Podorozhnik, first edition in original Russian, 1921 #2

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One of 60 nominal copies

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Podorozhnik [Plantain]

One of 60 nominal copies
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Podorozhnik. [Plantain]
Published/created in: 1921

£1,750

First edition of this celebrated poetry collection by one of Russia's best poets. A fresh example of the rare issue of only 60 nominal copies.

Image for BULGAKOV, Khanskii ogon, Leningrad, 1924. First publication. #2

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Early publication of the great author

BULGAKOV, Mikhail (and others)

Khanskii ogon [Khan's Flame]

Early publication of the great author
BULGAKOV, Mikhail (and others). Khanskii ogon. [Khan's Flame]
Published/created in: 1924

£2,000

First appearance in print of this short story by Bulgakov, the celebrated author of 'Master and Margarita': an early publication of one of Russia's best novelists, before he was banned. Rarely found.

Image for Akhmatova, typed letter signed by her, 1962 #2

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The great Russian poetess lists her Russian publications

AKHMATOVA, Anna

Typed letter signed ('Anna Akhmatova') to Boris Tarasov ('Dear Boris Aleksandrovich')

The great Russian poetess lists her Russian publications
AKHMATOVA, Anna. Typed letter signed ('Anna Akhmatova') to Boris Tarasov ('Dear Boris Aleksandrovich').
Published/created in: 25 November 1962

£2,750

Fine book-related letter signed by Akhmatova, one of Russia's greatest poets, where she lists her recent publications in Russia, after a difficult period of hard censorship.

Image for BLOK, Vozmezdie, Skt. Peterburg, 1922. First edition. #2

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A 10-year poetical work

BLOK, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

Vozmezdie [Retribution]

A 10-year poetical work
BLOK, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich. Vozmezdie. [Retribution]
Published/created in: 1922

£200

First edition of this epic by the great Russian poet, the result of more than 10 years of work. With long introduction and bibliography.

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