![GUDIASHVILI AS CONSTRUCTIVIST] Gruzii poety i pisateli SSSR [i.e. To Georgia! The poets and...](/pictures/thumb/767.jpg?v=1563926208)
Tiflis: Zakkniga, 1931. XV, 160 pp.: ill. 21x15 cm. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good condition. Minor soiling. Partly uncut. 21,5x14,5 cm. 1 of 3000 copies printed. The collection of poetry and prose, gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Georgian Soviet Republic. All of the text is in..... More
![HISTORY IN IMAGES – I VANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY] T’pilisis sakhelmts’ipo...](/pictures/thumb/885.jpg?v=1576158135)
Tbilisi: sakhelmts’ipo universit’et’is t’ipo-lit’ograpia, 1936. 88, [2] pp.: ill. 36.5x27.4cm. In original publisher’s full cloth. A couple of stains on the boards. Otherwise in a very good condition. Without the dust-jacket. Extremely rare. One of 2100 copies. Edited by the university rector, Karlo Oragvelidze (1902-1937). Photographs by I. Panfilov..... More
![MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN GEORGIAN PRISON] Met’ekhis k’rialosani = Chetki Metekha [i.e. Metekhi...](/pictures/thumb/674.png?v=1558654763)
Tbilisi: Sp’etsdanishnulebis izoliat’oris (met’ekhis) k’ult’-k’omisiis ga-ma, 1928. 24 pp.: ill. 26x17 cm. In original wrappers with letterpress design. Tears of the spine with small losses, soiling of the covers, water stain on the lower margin throughout the copy, otherwise very good internally. This is a unique survival of..... More
![ONE OF THE FIRST MAPS OF THE SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA] Sakartvelos sabch’ota...](/pictures/thumb/1070.jpg?v=1601556325)
[Tbilisi]: sakartvelos sakhelmts’ipo gamomtsemloba, [ts’.a.] (sak. smus p’ol. t’r. litogr.), [1927]. Large color lithographed map ca. 114x160 cm. In 4 parts. Scale: 1:400 000. The stamps of 1930s institute that ceased to exist after WWII on the verso. Minor tears, otherwise very good. Very rare. One of 5000 copies..... More
![PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 1938 MILITARY PARADE IN TBILISI] Diadi okt’omberi....](/pictures/thumb/828.png?v=1569961218)
Tbilisi, 1938. In original full-cloth with gilt lettering and two small photographs (ca. 3.3x3.4cm) mounted on the front cover. Date “7 November 1938” printed on the label and mounted on the front pastedown. Twenty-five vintage prints ca. 9x14.3cm. Minor wear to the edges of the covers, a couple of photos..... More
![PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF TOYS PRODUCED FOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN] Sat’amashoebis laboratoriis...](/pictures/thumb/858.png?v=1573180697)
Tbilisi: Zaria Vostoka, 1941. 80 pp: ill. 18x27.6 cm. In original cloth with lettering and decoration on the front board. Near fine. Loss of the endpapers. Scarce. One of 800 copies. A special anniversary edition of the Georgian SSR Ministry of Education. The album showcases 32 full..... More
![THE SHORT-LIVED ARTISTIC CLUB IN TIFLIS] Pavliniy khvost [i.e. The Tail of Peacock] / words...](/pictures/thumb/765.jpg?v=1563925222)
Tiflis, [1918]. 1 leaf. 36x15 cm. Folded in four. The contemporary pencil notes suggest that the leaflet was in use during the meetings of the club. The emblem of the peacock by Boris Ryabov, the art critic and the historian of architecture. The leaflet includes the ‘March of..... More
![ZDANEVICH BROTHERS] Kirill Zdanevich. Ilya Zdanevich. Katalog vystavki [i.e. Exhibition Catalogue](/pictures/thumb/132.jpg?v=1472323732)
Tbilisi: Gos. muzei iskusstv Gruzii, 1989. 80 pp.: ill. 22x31 cm. In original wrappers. Near fine. Extremely rare. In October of 1989 in the State Museum of Arts of Georgia (Tbilisi) was opened exhibition dedicated to Zdanevich brothers. Elen Zdanevich- Ilyazd, widow of Ilya Zdanevich (1894-1975), brought part of..... More
![THE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO MKINVARTSVERI] Sakartvelos geograpiuli sazogadoebis...](/pictures/thumb/905.jpg?v=1576165978)
Tbilisi: Sakartvelos geograpiuli sazogadoeba, 1928. 65pp.: ill. 16.7x24.6cm. Loss of the front wrapper and the spine, tears of the rear wrapper, previous owner’s inscription on the foretitle: “To our little Vaniko from the aunt Nutsa. 2/III/1929”. Good. Extremely scarce first edition. One of 1000 copies. The narrative is in Georgian..... More
Warsaw: PWN, 2018. This amply illustrated reference book on Georgian book design in the 1920s and '30s is based on a broadly representative private collection of a hundred works. It traces the main trends and developments in Georgian book design at that time, and identifies the main artists involved. The book..... More
![COVER DESIGN BY GAMREKELI] Qurdi [i.e. Thief. Poems]. K. Kaladze](/pictures/thumb/118.jpg?v=1472316802)
Tiflis: Trud, 1927. 14, [2] pp. 17х13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Author’s signature on the first page. Near fine. First edition. One of 1000 copies. Rare. Cover design by Irakli Gamrekeli (1894-1943), Georgian Soviet set designer and one of the founders of Georgian avant-garde stage design influenced by..... More
![GEORGIAN JOHN REED] Jon Ridi: P’oema [i.e. John Reed: A Poem]. G. Tabidze](/pictures/thumb/931.png?v=1582642688)
Tbilisi: S.s.m.u.s. p’oligrap. ganq’. lit’ograpia, 1924. 32 pp. 26.8x18 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Soiling and foxing occasionally, tears of the spine with small fragments lost, small tears of edges, blurred signature on the front cover. First edition. One of 5000 copies. The book is a collaboration between Galaktion Tabidze..... More
![GEORGIAN DADA] P’oet’is q’epa. Ts’. 1 [i.e. A Poet’s Bark. First Book]. G. Tsetskhladze](/pictures/thumb/932.png?v=1582642810)
Tbilisi: Stamba samkhedro komisariatisa, 1924. 32 pp. 22x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Small fragments of spine lost, some soiling, ink note and marks, otherwise very good. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A Cubist portrait of the author by Irakli Gamrekeli on the front cover. This is one of..... More
![GAMREKELI AT HIS BEST] Sharavandedi: Leksebi da p’oemebi. Ts’, 1 [i.e. Aureole: Verses and...](/pictures/thumb/930.png?v=1582642606)
Tbilisi: Samkhedro stamba, 1923. 139, [4] pp. 22.5x15.5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Restored and slightly soiled, blank lower corners of p. 41-44 lost, some pale water stains and small tears, otherwise very good and clean. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A very rare collaboration between two esteemed..... More
Their main motive is children fighting Nazis. Extremely rare. All 14 books not found in WorldCat, Rusian National Library, Russian State Library, Georgian State Library. 1) Lovushka. Khapangshi [i.e. The Trap]. Tbilisi: Detiuizdat; Comissariat for Food Industry, 1943. 12 pp. 10x14,5 cm. Illustrated wrappers. Tears to the extremeties..... More
![THE FIRST BOOK IN GEORGIAN ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON] Giorgi vashingt’oni (amerik’is...](/pictures/thumb/1076.jpg?v=1604423453)
Tbilisi: gamotsemuli z. ch’ich’inadzisagan, 1891. 103 pp. 19.7x13.7 cm. Half-cloth with original wrappers preserved. Traces of the former private library label on the front cardboard. Otherwise near fine. Extremely rare first edition. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST BOOK IN GEORGIAN DEDICATED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Published in 1891..... More
![GEORGIA IN 1930s] K 15 Letiyu Sovetskoy Vlasti v Gruzii [i.e. For the 15th Anniversary of Soviet...](/images/noimage.png)
Tbilisi: Gosfoto, 1936. 29 pp. 41x60 cm. In handsome contemporary burgundy morocco. Gilt lettering on the front cover. Moire red endpapers. Red stained edges. Bottom edge of the spine is slightly rubbed. Otherwise fine. The album includes 57 photos of the celebrations of the 15th anniversary of Georgian Soviet..... More
![GEORGIAN HAND-MADE STUDENT BOOK] Zoopark. Nabliudeniya zhirafa [i.e. The Zoo. The observations...](/pictures/thumb/768.jpg?v=1563926377)
Tiflis: Stroitelniy tekhnikum, 1937. [16] pp. 11,5x7,5 cm. Near fine condition. Illustrated throughout in color. 1 copy created. The bright example of students’ folklore, created in Georgian Building Academy as a token for graduation, for the class of 1933-1937. The whole class is pictured as animals from..... More
![KRUCHYONYKH ON MAYAKOVSKY AND ILIAZD IN 1918] Kuranty. #1, 1918 [The Chants] / edited by Boris...](/pictures/thumb/766.jpg?v=1563925966)
Tiflis: Phoenix, 1918. 24 pp.: ill. 22x18 cm. Original printed wrappers. Very good. The Chants was the periodical of the group known as ‘The Fantastic Tavern’. It was edited by Korneev, included the articles and poems by Tatiana Vechyorka, Yuri Degen, Alexei Kruchyonykh. It’s known that both Terentiev..... More
![PERSIAN CULTURE IN GEORGIA] Vystavka: Ferdovsi i gruzino-iranskie sviazi v literature i...](/pictures/thumb/656.png?v=1558508118)
Tbilisi: N.p., 1934-1935. 87 pp., XII ills. 17,5x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, some pages uncut. A couple of spots on the covers, tear of the first page (not affecting the text). First and only edition. One of 1050 copies. In Georgian and Russian. Very rare..... More
![KIRILL ZDANEVICH] Antebuli xeivani. Leqsebi [i.e. Flaming Alley. Poems]. S. Abasheli](/pictures/thumb/182.jpg?v=1483894851)
Tbilisi: 1923. 110 pp. 17,5x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Some soiling and minor tears to the wrapper. Good clean block. First edition. 1 of 1000 copies. Very rare. Front cover designed by Kirill Zdanevich (1892-1969),important Georgian Soviet artist, well-known in 1920s (older brother of famous Ilya Zdanevich). Kirill..... More
![A CATALOGUE OF GEORGIAN WINES, COGNACS AND SOVIET CHAMPAIGNS] kartuli ghvino da k’oniak’I...](/pictures/thumb/831.png?v=1569961740)
Moscow: Vsesojuznoje Objedinjenie, 1965. 166 pp., [2] maps: ill. 29.6x22.1cm. Original publisher’s full cloth with gilt tooled ornament on the front board and lettering on the spine. Author’s inscription (“To my Otar. From the author. 22/VII…”) on the verso of the title-page. Fine. Illustrated throughout by S. N. Ketskhoveli, N.I...... More