Oblong Quarto (ca. 18,5x24 cm). pp. Thirty-four gelatin silver prints mounted on recto of card stock leaves, images ca. 12x17 cm (4 ¾ x 6 ¾ in) or slightly smaller. About a dozen with later ink captions on the mounts in Russian. Original beige full cloth album with a painted..... More

Tbilisi: S. M. U. S. p’oligrapt’rest’is me-2 st’amba, 1925. #1-2 [and all published]. 264, 138, [2] pp. 25,2x17 cm. In original publisher’s printed wrappers. Soiling of the wrappers, the upper right corner of the rear wrapper neatly rebacked, but otherwise in a very good condition. Very rare. 1 of..... More

Tbilisi: Tipo-litografiya KKA, [1928-1929]. 12 pp.: ill. 26x17.4 cm. In original publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Fine condition. Scarce. First edition. Front wrapper with a photomontage showing the movie’s cast, Vasily Balanchavidze, Tamara Bolkvadze, etc. Text in Russian and Georgian. An extremely rare bilingual brochure dedicated to the Soviet black-and-white silent..... More

Moscow: Novoexport, [ca. 1960s-1970s]. [68] pp.: ills. 24,5x34 cm. Period binding in textured rubberized material with blind-tooled title and statue of Mother of Georgians on the front board. Five pages detached, but otherwise in a very good condition. A richly illustrated photobook showcasing the traditional crafts of Soviet Georgia..... More

Tbilisi: akhelgamis sabavshvo da akhalganis sekt’ori, 1933. 32 p. 24x16,5 cm. Spine is restored (supplied), otherwise in good condition. First and only edition. Illustrated throughout by Irina Grabovskaya, Tbilisi-based artist, known for her works in book design. An absurdist children’s story, formed as a riddle –..... More

Moscow: Gos. izd-vo po stroitel'stvu i arkhitekture, 1951. 171 pp.: ill. 26x19,5 cm. In original publisher’s printed cardboards with a blind-tooled ornament on the front board. Edges worn, but otherwise near fine. Scarce. First edition. 1 of 3,000 copies. Text in Russian. Edited by M. Podlyashchuk. Binding..... More

Tbilisi: Gosudarstvennaya Tipografiya, 1919. 32 pp. 21,8х15,5 cm. In original publisher’s printed wrappers. Tears of the spine, loss of the small piece in the lower left corner of the rear wrapper, but otherwise in a very good condition. Scarce. First edition. Text in Russian. Historically important publication..... More

Tbilisi: Samkhedro stamba, 1923. 139, [4] pp. 22.5x15.5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Wrappers are slightly soiled. Corners of the spine supplied, but the lettering on the spine is preserved in full, blank lower corners of p. 41-44 lost, some pale water stains and small tears, otherwise very..... More