![HOW TO DESIGN A COMFORTABLE WORKPLACE] Estetika proizvodstvennoi sredy na avtotransportnykh...](/pictures/thumb/781.jpg?v=1563928623)
Kiev: Reklama, 1973. 31 pp., 54 plates. 22x29,5 cm. In illustrated folder, brochure in stapled wrappers and plates are separate. Very good, some wear of the folder. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. Very rare. Published by Ministry of Motor Transport of the Ukrainian SSR and the..... More
Moscow; Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1940. 42 pp.: ill. 17x13 cm. In original wrappers. Very good, wrappers soiled, rusty staples, Soviet bookshop’s stamp on the rear wrapper. Very rare. One of 700 copies. The personal exhibition was opened in March of 1940 in Moscow with 235 works on the display. The..... More
![INDUSTRIAL ART] Katalog Peredvizhnoi vystavki: Zhivopis’, risunok, grafika, tekstil’ [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/270.jpg?v=1492003319)
Moscow: Khudozhnik, 1931. 31 pp., 23 ill. 17x13 cm. In original printed wrappers. Few tears of the spine, few pages with pale damp stain. Otherwise very good. Scarce. One of 6000 copies. A very distinctive evidence of an interesting time in Soviet Russia’s art history - industrial art exhibition..... More
![IRANIAN ART AND ARCHEOLOGY] III Mezhdunarodnyy kongress po iranskomu iskusstvu i arkheologii:...](/pictures/thumb/1092.jpg?v=1604431141)
Moscow; Leningrad: Izd-vo Akad. nauk SSSR, 1939. XII, 302 pp., СХХIV ill.: ill. 34.6x27.2 cm. In original publisher’s full cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and the spine. Edges slightly bumped with the tear to the lower right edge of the front board, two last pages are slightly..... More
[End of 19th cent.] 220 leaves. 36x24 cm. Manuscript. The title page and frontispiece is decorated in colors. Every chapter starts with illuminated headpiece and initial. Contemporary red morocco with raised bands and gilt and blind stamping. One of two claps preserved. The covers are slightly rubbed. Otherwise very good..... More
![JAPANESE CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN RUSSIA] Vystavka detskoi knigi i detskogo tvorchestva Yaponii /...](/pictures/thumb/144.jpg?v=1483909578)
Moscow: 1928. 18, [2] pp: ill. 22х15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Rubbed, small tears of the spine and extremities. Cover designed by A. Mogilevsky. 1 of 700 copies. Rare. Exhibition included 1450 divided into these sections: picture book and book for play; fairy tales, legends..... More
[Moscow]: Ob-vo russkikh skul’pturov, 1929. 14 pp.: ill. 22,15 cm. In original wrappers. Near fine. Very rare. One of 1000 copies. The catalogue for the 3rd exhibition (of only 4 held by the Society) that was held in 1929 includes introduction “ORS in 1929” by A. Bakushinsky (short..... More
Moscow: Shk. FZU 1-i tip. Gosizdata, 1925. 31 pp. 17x13 cm. In original wrappers. Near fine, some creases of the wrappers and wear of the spine. Very rare, one of 1000 copies. This is the catalogue for the exhibition held in 1925 by a short-term association of young..... More
![LEGENDARY LENINGRAD THEATRE] Putevoditel’ po Gosudarstvennomu Bol’shomu Dramteatru : God...](/pictures/thumb/1006.jpg?v=1591804259)
Leningrad: Tip. im. Volodarskogo, 1931. 32 pp.: ill., 1 double-page plan. 14,5x10,5 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Minor tears of the spine, slightly soiled, otherwise very good. Extremely rare and interesting prospectus dedicated to the repertoire of Bolshoi Drama Theater (BDT) and its mass cultural activity in 1931..... More
![LENINGRAD GRAPHICS GO TO EREVAN] Vystavka proizvedenii grafiki leningradskikh khudozhnikov....](/pictures/thumb/467.jpg?v=1526397135)
Erevan: Lenizo. 26 pp.: ill., 7 pl. 16,5x12,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Very good, soiling of the wrappers. One of 500 copies. A very rare provincial edition and survival of the time. This is a catalogue of the exhibition which took place in 1939 in Erevan. There were..... More
![LENINGRAD SIEGE EXHIBITION] Vystavka Geroicheskaya oborona Leningrada. Ocherk-putevoditel’...](/pictures/thumb/365.jpg?v=1513597186)
Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1945. 131, [1] pp.: ill. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good. Tiny tears of outer edges of extended yapped wrappers. One of 5000 copies. Very rare. The guide book includes thorough description of all 26 halls with historic details on the side. Even more valuable are black..... More
Handwritten note by Leo Tolstoy dated 2 March 1893. No envelope or address: “It’s difficult to answer your question in writing. In words I might be able to advise you. Evening after 7 o’clock I'll be home”. More
![LITERATURE BY FOSTER STUDENTS] Zhizn’ nachinaetsia. Sbornik stikhov, rasskazov i ocherkov,...](/pictures/thumb/998.jpg?v=1591802807)
Leningrad: Otdel trudkoloniy UNKVD LO, 1936. 104 pp., 1 front. (Portrait of Dzerzhinsky) 17,5x13,5 cm. One of 3000 copies. Original cloth binding with the low-relief image on the front cover. Slightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed on the verso of the first endpaper by one of the authors..... More
![LITTLE-KNOWN DESIGN BY RODCHENKO] Vestnik silikatnoi promyshlennosti [i.e. Herald of Silicate...](/pictures/thumb/890.jpg?v=1576160377)
Moscow, 1923. 86, 93-106, 111-112 pp.: ill. 26x17,5 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Uncut. Restored, pale, blurred stamps and pale water stains, otherwise very good and clean copy. An apology letter from the editorial board informs readers that, due to the mistake of printer, p. 87-92, 107-110 had been..... More
![LUBOK IN UKRAINIAN] Evrei [i.e. The Jew](/pictures/thumb/1096.jpg?v=1604432765)
[Ukraine, late 19th century]. 44х34,5 cm. Steel engraving. Very good, a few tears. Text in simplified Ukrainian. An example of antisemitic anecdote printed for the folk in the form of lubok. The text tells the story of the Jewish seller who came to the nobleman to sell some..... 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
![MALY THEATRE] Malyi teatr. Sto let Malomu teatru: 1824-1924 / Red. A. Kugel’ and V. Filippov...](/pictures/thumb/375.jpg?v=1516184855)
Moscow: Russkoe teatral’noe obshchestvo, 1924. 132, [4] pp.: ill., 3 pl. 31x15 cm. Original illustrated wrappers designed by Boris Titov. Very good. Spine is fully preserved. Bleak foxing of the front wrapper. First and only edition. The classical publication on the history of the theatre looks more up-to-date..... More
![MEMORABILIA OF THE EARLY AVANT-GARDE EXHIBITIONS] [Student Ticket #395 for Futuristic Exhibition...](/pictures/thumb/630.jpg?v=1550666803)
[Moscow, 1916]. 10x6,5 cm. Fine, previous owner’s ink stamp on the back side. From the collection of art critic Alexander Zavolokin (1951-2008). Extremely rare, survival of the time. The exhibition “Magazin” was organized by Vladimir Tatlin in 1916 in Moscow. It was held from March 19 to April 20 at..... More
![MEZHRABPOMFILM] Kto ty takoi? [i.e. Who Are You?](/pictures/thumb/759.jpg?v=1563922374)
Leningrad: Tea-kino pechat’, 1927. Leaflet folded into thirds. 23x15,5 cm. In very good condition. First and only edition. One of 10 000 copies. Very rare. Constructivist design of leaflet was produced by Maxim Litvak (1898-1943), the Soviet graphic artist who created the posters of the silent films..... More
![MIR ISKUSSTVA] Katalog vystavki rabot “Mir iskusstva” [i.e. A Catalogue of Mir Iskusstva...](/pictures/thumb/466.jpg?v=1526398117)
Moscow: Tip. T/d. I.S. Kolomiets, 1915. [24] pp. 18x12 cm. In original illustrated lithographed wrappers. Near fine, vertical crease throughout the book. A very rare copy of a small run in almost mint condition. This is a catalogue for the exhibition which took place in Moscow in 1915 and..... More
![MONTAGE CERTIFICATE TO SHOCK-WORKER] Po novomu rabotat’ - po novomu rukovodit’ [i.e. New Way...](/pictures/thumb/1009.jpg?v=1591893290)
Leningrad: Izogiz, [1935]. 36,5x24,5 cm. Very good. Tears and creases, rubbed and repaired. This striking certificate was awarded to A. Milovskii in recognition of his devotion to building socialism and work enthusiasm, bestowing him an honorary title of shock-worker. Signed by a director of Trubchevsk Pedagogical college and..... More
![MOSCOW-VOLGA CANAL] Kanal Moskva-Volga. Spravochnye dannye [i.e. Moscow-Volga Canal. Reference Data](/pictures/thumb/984.jpg?v=1591795313)
Dmitrov: N.p., 1934. [10], 75, [3] pp., 15 charts. 8x11,5 cm. In original full cloth with embossed blind lettering on silver strip. Very good. Slightly rubbed, few pencil signatures and pale spots, ink inscription on back endpaper. Ink corrections on p.74. One of 1000 copies. Complete with 15 lithographed..... More
Moscow; Leningrad: Ogiz-Izogiz, 1931. 20 pp.: ill. 21x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Some soiling. Otherwise near fine. Cover design and illustrations by Soviet artist and master of satire Boris Prorokov (1911-1972). This edition presents satire on Europe and USA, religion, science, social-democrats. WorldCat locates two copies. More
![NEW TYPE OF THEATRE FOR A NEW SOVIET MAN] Moskovsky dramatichesky teatr imeni MGSPS:...](/pictures/thumb/296.jpg?v=1500468355)
Moscow: MGSPS, [1926]. [32] pp.: ill., port. 17x12,5 cm. In original illustrated constructivist wrappers. Tear of the spine, wrappers are slightly detached from the text block, loss of the small fragment of the front wrapper (restored with paper) and of the back wrapper, Soviet bookshop’s stamp and price written in..... More
Full set for 11 years (1962-1972). Overall 132 issues in 22 cloth bindings (original blue wrappers preserved). Occasional foxing, damp stains (vol.2 1968), front cover damaged (#12 1968). Otherwise very good. Novy mir is one of the oldest monthly literary magazines in modern Russian. It has been published in..... More