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ARCTIC: THE NORTHEAST PASSAGE] Istoriya otkrytiya morskogo puti iz Evropy v Sibirskiye reki i do...

[ARCTIC: THE NORTHEAST PASSAGE] Istoriya otkrytiya morskogo puti iz Evropy v Sibirskiye reki i do Beringova proliva [i.e. History of Discovery of the Maritime Passage from Europe to the Siberian Rivers and the Bering Strait]

Studitsky, F.D.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of D.I. Shemetkin, 1883. In 2 vols. bound together. [2], xv, 318, [2]; [2], iii. 288 pp. Octavo. Period Russian olive quarter leather with marbled boards and faded gilt lettered title on the spine. Faded ink inscription on the first free endpaper, Soviet bookshop’s stamp on the... More

Price: $5,250.00

RUSSIAN ARCTIC IN 1552] Pribrezhya Ledovitogo i Belogo morei s ikh pritokami po knige Bolshogo...

[RUSSIAN ARCTIC IN 1552] Pribrezhya Ledovitogo i Belogo morei s ikh pritokami po knige Bolshogo Chertezha [i.e. Coasts of the Icy and the White Seas with Their Tributaries According to the Book to the Great Map]

Ogorodnikov, Y.K.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of Maikov, 1875. 265 pp. 24,5x15,5 cm. Modern (period style) half leather. Weak old library stamps on the title page and p. 1, mild foxing of the text, last page with the repair of the lower outer margin. Otherwise a very good copy. Very rare (only... More

Price: $950.00

ARCTIC] God na severe [i.e. A Year in the North]. S. V. Maksimov

[ARCTIC] God na severe [i.e. A Year in the North]

Maksimov, S.V.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of A. Transhel, 1871. 3rd enlarged edition. [2], v, [2], 690 pp. 22x16 cm. Contemporary Russian boards rebacked with brown leather, spine with gilt lettered title in Russian. Few library markings and some mild foxing, otherwise a very good copy. Very rare Russian imprint. The first... More

Price: $1,300.00

EGYPT] Puteshestviye po Yegiptu i Nubii v 1834-1835 g. Avraama Norova. Sluzhashchee Vvedeniyem k...

[EGYPT] Puteshestviye po Yegiptu i Nubii v 1834-1835 g. Avraama Norova. Sluzhashchee Vvedeniyem k Puteshestviyu po Svyatoi Zemle [i.e. Travel to Egypt and Nubia in 1834-35, Serving as an Introduction to the Travel to the Holy Land]

Norov, A.S.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of 3rd Department of His Majesty’s Office, 1853. Second edition. 2 vols. bound together. [8], 407; [6], 416, 22 pp. 12mo. With a copper engraved folding map at rear. Contemporary green quarter leather with marbled papered boards and faded gilt lettered title on the spine. 19th century... More

Price: $3,750.00

EAST COST OF NORTH AMERICA & CUBA] Puteshestvie po Severo-Amerikanskim Shtatam, Kanade i ostrovu...

[EAST COST OF NORTH AMERICA & CUBA] Puteshestvie po Severo-Amerikanskim Shtatam, Kanade i ostrovu Kube [i.e. Travel across the North-American States, Canada and the Cuba Island]

Lakier, A.B.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of K. Wolf, 1859. 2 vols. bound together. [4], iv, 374; [4], [iv], 399, vii. 21x14,5 cm. With a large folding lithographed map. Contemporary quarter leather, spine with gilt lettered title. Binding mildly rubbed on extremities, otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition. Very... More

Price: $4,500.00

GREAT GAME: INNER CHINA] Puteshestvie po Kitayu v 1874-1875 gg. (cherez Sibir, Mongoliyu,...

[GREAT GAME: INNER CHINA] Puteshestvie po Kitayu v 1874-1875 gg. (cherez Sibir, Mongoliyu, Vostochny, Sredny i Severo-Zapadny Kitai): Iz dnevnika chlena ekspeditsii P.Y. Pyasetskogo [i.e. Travel across China in 1874-75 (via Siberia, Mongolia, Eastern, Central and Northwestern China): From the Diary of the Expedition Member P.Y. Pyasetsky]

[Pyasetsky/Piasetskii], P.Y.

St. Petersburg: Typ. of M. Stasyulevich, 1880-1881. [With]: Pyasetsky, P.Y. Neudachnaya ekspeditsiya v Kitai 1874-1875 gg. V otvet na xashchitu g. Sosnovskogo po povodu knigi ‘‘Puteshestvie v Kitai’’ [i.e. Unsuccessful expedition to China. In Reply to the Defense of Mr. Sosnovsky about the book ‘‘Travel across China’’]. Three volumes..... More

Price: $5,250.00

YEAR OF 1932: THE END OF RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE] Khudozhniki RSFSR za XV let (1917-1933):...

[YEAR OF 1932: THE END OF RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE] Khudozhniki RSFSR za XV let (1917-1933): Zhivopis’, skul’ptura, plakat, karrikatura, grafika. Katalog vystavki: Grafika [i.e. Artists of RSFSR for 15 years (1917-1933): Painting, Sculpture, Poster, Cartoon, Graphics. Exhibition Catalogue: Graphics]

Moscow: Vsekokhudozhnik, 1934. 80 pp., 47 pl. 18x15 cm. In original printed overlapped wrappers. Very good. A few pale stains on the spine, tears of the wrapper’s extremities. One of 1000 copies. Rare. This is a catalogue of graphic art from the exhibition «Artists of the RSFSR for 15... More

Price: $750.00

SHORT LIFE OF THE SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN SCULPTORS] Katalog 2-i vystavki skul’ptury Obshchestva...

[SHORT LIFE OF THE SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN SCULPTORS] Katalog 2-i vystavki skul’ptury Obshchestva russkikh skul’ptorov O.R.S. [i.e. The Catalogue of the Second Exhibition of Sculpture of the Society of Russian Sculptors O.R.S.]

Moscow: Glavnauka, 1927. 16 pp. 17,2x13,3 cm. In original printed wrappers. Very good, two close tears of the spine and some spots near the spine. One of 1000 copies. Very rare. The catalogue for the 2nd exhibition (of only 4 held by the Society) which took place in 1927... More

Price: $750.00

NEW TYPE OF THEATRE FOR A NEW SOVIET MAN] Moskovsky dramatichesky teatr imeni MGSPS:...

[NEW TYPE OF THEATRE FOR A NEW SOVIET MAN] Moskovsky dramatichesky teatr imeni MGSPS: Gastrol’naia poezdka 1926 [i.e. Theatre of Moscow Provincial Council of Trade Unions: Tour of 1926]

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

Price: $950.00

MAKE A PARK FOR CHILDREN YOURSELF] Detskie sady i parki: Prakticheskie materialy po...

[MAKE A PARK FOR CHILDREN YOURSELF] Detskie sady i parki: Prakticheskie materialy po oborudovaniu, oformleniyu i organizatsii dosuga v detskikh parkakh, sadakh, skverakh i na ploshchadkakh [i.e. Children’s Gardens and Parks: Practical Materials on Equipment, Decoration and Organization of Children’s Leisure Time in Parks, Gardens, and Playgrounds].

Gliazer, S.V.

[Moscow]: izd. i f-ka iunosheskoi knigi izd-va «Molodaia gvardia, 1937. 114, [6] pp.: ill. 27x17 cm. In original illustrated cloth binding with blind and faded gilt lettering. Near fine, some light rubbing, a couple of pencil underlinings. First and only edition. One of 10000 copies. Rare. This a.... More

Price: $1,250.00

ART EXHIBITION ON MOSCOW STREETS] Moskva 1 maia 1933 [i.e. Moscow on the 1st of May of 1933

[ART EXHIBITION ON MOSCOW STREETS] Moskva 1 maia 1933 [i.e. Moscow on the 1st of May of 1933]

[Moscow]: Tsentr. pervomaiskaya khudozh, podkomissia Mossoveta, [1933]. 48 pp. 17,5x12,5 cm. In original constructivist-style wrappers. Very good, small tears of the spine, diagonal crease of the upper part of the back cover and a few pages. One of 3000 copies. First and only edition. Rare. This edition is... More

Price: $1,100.00

ONE OF THE NEW ERA TEXTBOOKS FOR YOUNG ARCHITECTS] Elementy arkhitekturno-prostranstvennoi...

[ONE OF THE NEW ERA TEXTBOOKS FOR YOUNG ARCHITECTS] Elementy arkhitekturno-prostranstvennoi kompozitsii [i.e. Elements of Architectural and Spatial Composition]

Krinsky, V.F.

Moscow: Gosstroiizdat, 1934. 172 pp.: ill., 5 ill. 29,5x21,5 cm. In publisher’s cloth with red lettering. General soiling, title page is toned, owner’s signature on the front board and title page. First edition. One of 4000 copies. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white drawings and photographs. The... More

Price: $950.00

EXPERIMENTAL THEATER GOES ACROSS THE SOVIET UNION] Gosudarstvenny teatr imeni Vs. Meierholda....

[EXPERIMENTAL THEATER GOES ACROSS THE SOVIET UNION] Gosudarstvenny teatr imeni Vs. Meierholda. Gastrol’naia poezdka po SSSR. Leto 1927 [i.e. Tour Across the USSR. Summer of 1927].

Moscow: 1927. 32 pp.: ill., port. 26x17,5 cm. Without a wrapper, pencil signature on the title page. Otherwise very good. Very rare. This prospectus is dedicated to the summer tour of 1927 of the Meyerhold Theatre. It includes portraits of the company, e.g. Vsevolod Meyerhold, Igor Il’insky, Zinaida... More

Price: $900.00

EXPERIMENTAL THEATER GOES ACROSS THE SOVIET UNION] Moskovsky gosudarstvenny kamerny teatr....

[EXPERIMENTAL THEATER GOES ACROSS THE SOVIET UNION] Moskovsky gosudarstvenny kamerny teatr. Gastrol’naia poezdka po SSSR. Leto 1928 [i.e. The Moscow Kamerny Theatre. Tour Across the USSR. Summer of 1928]

Moscow: 1928. 30, [2] pp.; ill., facs., port. 26x17,5 cm. In original wrappers. Damp stain on the side margin of the front cover and few pages. Otherwise very good. Very rare. With many black and white photographs of productions and set designs. This prospectus is dedicated to the summer... More

Price: $900.00

AVANT-GARDE CINEMA] Chelovek i kino: Estetiko-sotsiologicheskii etiud [i.e. Mankind and...

[AVANT-GARDE CINEMA] Chelovek i kino: Estetiko-sotsiologicheskii etiud [i.e. Mankind and Cinematography: An Aesthetic and Sociological Study]

Levidov, M.

Moscow: Kino-izdatelstvo RSFSR Kinopechat, 1927. 112 pp. 13,5 x 17,5 cm. Original illustrated photomontage wrappers. Tiny tears of the spine, Georgian stamp on the title page ‘From books of Nico Mitsishvili’. Otherwise very good. Very rare. First and only edition. One of 3500 copies. The constructivist edition by Mikhail... More

Price: $900.00

SOVIET FILM ART] Kollezhskii registrator [i.e. The Stationmaster

[SOVIET FILM ART] Kollezhskii registrator [i.e. The Stationmaster]

Moscow: Mezhrabpom- Rus’, 1925. 16 pp.: ill., photographs. 30,5х22,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers by I. Bograd. Near fine. Some soiling and slightly rubbed spine. One of 15000. This edition is dedicated to the Soviet silent film which came out in 1925. Scenes from the film with captions followed... More

Price: $1,000.00

DECOR OF THE BUILDINGS] Kamenye shtukaturki [i.e. The Stone Plasters]. M. A. Krestov

[DECOR OF THE BUILDINGS] Kamenye shtukaturki [i.e. The Stone Plasters]

Krestov, M.A.

Moscow: Vsesoiuznaia akademiia arhitektury, 1938. 68 pp.: ill. 22,5 x 15 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Small tears and some losses of the spine, crease of the front cover and the title page, owner’s pencil underlinings. The first edition. This is a unique edition containing the plaster materials... More

Price: $950.00

PROPAGANDA OF NURSERIES IN KOLKHOZ] Pochemu neobkhodimy iasli v kolkhozakh [i.e. Why the Nursery...

[PROPAGANDA OF NURSERIES IN KOLKHOZ] Pochemu neobkhodimy iasli v kolkhozakh [i.e. Why the Nursery in Kolkhoz is Necessary]

Getsov, G.B.

Moscow: Gosmedizdat, 1930. 8 pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Very rare. This tiny brochure from the series ‘The Health of Kolkhoznik’ is dedicated to the explanation of the purpose of nurseries and why they are good for the parents. The collectivization of its agricultural... More

Price: $500.00

STUDYING PLAYGROUNDS AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES] Ploshchadki kak odin iz vidov letnikh zaniatii s...

[STUDYING PLAYGROUNDS AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES] Ploshchadki kak odin iz vidov letnikh zaniatii s det’mi [i.e. Playgrounds Like One of a Summer Activity for Children]

Glagoleva, L.V.

Leningrad: Brokgauz-Efron, 1924. 106 pp. 23x16,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Some tears of the extremities. Otherwise very good. Very rare. One of 4000 copies. A very attractive edition and a curious work on children’s playgrounds in cities in early Soviet Russia, first of its kind. The book includes... More

Price: $750.00

MAYAKOVSKY IN FRENCH] Mayakovsky po frantsuzski: 4 poemy / Perevod Andreia Gippiusa [i.e....

[MAYAKOVSKY IN FRENCH] Mayakovsky po frantsuzski: 4 poemy / Perevod Andreia Gippiusa [i.e. Mayakovsky in French / Translated by Andrey Gippius]

Mayakovsky, V.V.

Moscow: Published by the translator, 1930. [2], 46 leaves. 23x19 cm. Original front cover is preserved, spine and rear cover of modern paper. Some light restoration to the front cover, lacking staples so leaves are not bound, some soiling, previous owner’s pencil drawing on the last page and corrections in... More

Price: $2,500.00

SOVIET CINEMA IN 1920s

[SOVIET CINEMA IN 1920s]

A collection of rare survivals of the time - small fragile brochures with ‘film librettos’, actors’ biographies, and articles. The 1920s was the decade of the New Economic Policy in the USSR, when a relaxation of state control of some industries gave people a taste of mini-capitalism within the..... More

Price: $3,500.00

PUDOVKIN’S FAMOUS EDITING TECHNIQUES] Kinostsenarii: Teoriya stsenariya [i.e. Film Script: The...

[PUDOVKIN’S FAMOUS EDITING TECHNIQUES] Kinostsenarii: Teoriya stsenariya [i.e. Film Script: The Theory of a Script]

Pudovkin, V.I.

Moscow: Kinopechat’, 1926. 64 pp. 15x11 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Rear wrapper is detached and the front wrapper is almost detached from the text block, low margin of p.19 is cut off. Otherwise very good. The first book by Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893-1953), a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter... More

Price: $1,200.00

INDUSTRIAL ART] Katalog Peredvizhnoi vystavki: Zhivopis’, risunok, grafika, tekstil’ [i.e....

[INDUSTRIAL ART] Katalog Peredvizhnoi vystavki: Zhivopis’, risunok, grafika, tekstil’ [i.e. Catalogue of Traveling Exhibition: Painting, Drawing, Graphics, Textile]

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

Price: $900.00

MAYAKOVSKY AS LITERARY CRITIC] Kak delat’ stikhi? [i. e. How are Verses Made?]. V. V. Mayakovsky

[MAYAKOVSKY AS LITERARY CRITIC] Kak delat’ stikhi? [i. e. How are Verses Made?]

Mayakovsky, V.V.

Moscow: Ogoniok, 1927. 54, [2] pp. 15x11,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, wrappers slightly rubbed several stains and owner’s pencil marks in text. Scarce. One of 14500 copies. First edition of the most elaborate piece of Mayakovsky’s literary criticism (he’s done only few other critical works and..... More

Price: $1,400.00

RUSSIA - NORTH CAUCASUS] [Collection of Eighteen Original Albumen Photographs of Kislovodsk,...

[RUSSIA - NORTH CAUCASUS] [Collection of Eighteen Original Albumen Photographs of Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, and the Georgian Military Road from the Series “Views of the Caucasus”]

Rayev, Grigory Ivanovich (1863-1957)

Ca. 1900. Eighteen albumen prints mounted on the official photographer’s card leaves with printed name and credentials on the lower margins, images ca. 12,5x17,5 cm (5 x 6 ¾ in), mounts ca. 21x27 cm (8 ¼ x 10 ½ in). All but two images captioned and numbered in negative. Several... More

Price: $1,250.00

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