![TECHNIQUE OF STADIUM CONSTRUCTION] Arkhitektura sportivnykh sooruzhenii [i.e. Architecture of...](/pictures/thumb/853.jpg?v=1573080650)
Moscow: Vsesoiuznaia Akademiia Arkhitektury, 1938. 256 pp.: ill. 25x18 cm. In original blue cloth with colored lettering on front cover and spine. Near fine. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. Rare. This is richly illustrated guide written by the major Soviet specialist in the sports architecture..... More
![SOVIET ARCHITECTURE: GINZBURG , KHIGER AND SEMENOV] Voprosy arkhitektury: Sbornik statei [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/852.jpg?v=1573080099)
[Moscow]: Izogiz, 1935. 208 pp.: ill. 30x21,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled and spine chipped, otherwise a very good and internally clean copy. A valuable piece of a historical evidence on Moscow reconstruction of 1935, Ginzburg’s constructivist project of Moscow-Donbass Highway and Khiger’s civil housing critics..... More
![UKRAINIAN PHOTOMONTAGE] Za robitnyche zhytlo [i.e. For Workers’ Dwelling](/pictures/thumb/851.jpg?v=1573079824)
#1-5, 6/7, 8, 9/10 for 1931. Kharkiv: Ukrzhitlospilka, 1931. Overall 8 issues. 23,5x17 cm. In original illustrated wrappers: #1-5 with constructivist composition; #6/7, 8, 9/10 with constructivist composition and printed illustration. Rubbed, minor fragments of cover paper lost (#1-2) and stains occasionally (#1, 9/10). Issues were disbound, the covers detached..... More
![A CATALOGUE OF THE KIROV MEAT-PACKING PLANT] Leningradskiy myasokombinat im. S.M. Kirova /...](/pictures/thumb/850.jpg?v=1573079155)
Leningrad: leningradskaya fabrika ofsetnoy pechati, 1956. [32] pp., ill. 26.8x18.5 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Closed tear on the upper right corner of the front wrapper. Otherwise near fine. First edition. Extremely rare. The front cover depicts one of the most vibrant examples of the Soviet constructivist architecture..... More
![EXPRESSIONISM OF THE 1930s] Osen-vesna. Stihi i poemy [i.e. Autumn-Spring. Poems]. A. A. Zharov](/pictures/thumb/849.jpg?v=1573078738)
Moscow: OGIZ, 1933. 42, [2] p., 25 ill. 30х23 cm. Original publishers binding. Fine. Twenty five full-page illustrations by Yuri Pimenov (1903-1977), as well as the design of endpapers. Pimenov is best known for his concept of ‘revived impressionism’ in his art, being one of the most popular Russian..... More
![O Lenine [i.e. On Lenin]. Stalin J](/pictures/thumb/847.png?v=1569971749)
Moscow: Partizdat, 1935. 74, [2] pp.: ill. 26,5x20 cm. In original illustrated cardboards with gilt lettering. Covers rubbed and slightly soiled, otherwise very good and internally clean. Second edition. One of 10000 copies printed. Design by Alexander Rodchenko who co-worked with his best collaborator and the art editor..... More
![CONSTRUCTIVIST GLANCE ON LENINGRAD AS THE MODEL CITY] Za obraztsovyi sotsialisticheskii Leningrad...](/pictures/thumb/845.png?v=1569970811)
Leningrad: Leningradskaia Pravda, 1932. 80 pp.: ill. 15,5x23 cm. In original photomontage wrappers. Near fine, neatly restored. One of 15000 copies. Extremely rare. One of the main books on constructivist architecture of Leningrad. The book is the lesser known masterpiece of constructivist design, with multiple photomontage..... More
![THE SOVIET PROPAGANDA OF SPORTS] Vsesoiuznyi parad fizkul’turnikov na Krasnoi ploshchadi v...](/pictures/thumb/843.png?v=1569969571)
Moscow: N.p., [1945]. [60] pp.: ill. 29x24 cm. In original cloth with gilt lettering and logo. Slightly rubbed and weakened, ink inscription on the front flyleaf, otherwise very good. First and only edition. This impressive album featured the photographs of the first post-WWII and the last..... More
![LISSITZKY] Vladimir Mayakovsky: (“Misteriia” ili “Buff”) [i.e. Vladimir Mayakovsky:...](/pictures/thumb/842.png?v=1569969212)
Berlin: Skify, 1922. 56 pp. 22,5x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers with letterpress design. Restored spine, copy faded, otherwise very good. First separate edition. A stunning letterpress design on the front cover was created by El Lissitzky in Berlin period. The crossword motif appeared on several book..... More
![LEARNING TO FANTASIZE LIKE CHERNIKHOV] Iskusstvo nachertania [i.e. The Art of Graphic...](/pictures/thumb/839.png?v=1569968476)
Knigoizdate’stvo Akademii khudozhetsv: [Leningrad], [1927]. 77, [3] pp.: ill. 18x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Near fine copy. Tiny tear of the spine. First edition of the first book. Yakov Chernikhov (1889-1951) was one of the most unusual and innovative talents of the time, known for his..... More
![RODCHENKO DESIGN] Chudesa stroitel’nogo iskusstva / per. c fr. s dop. Pod red. E.V. Blizniaka...](/pictures/thumb/838.png?v=1569967956)
Moscow: Transpechat’, 1926. 230 pp.: ill. 17x11 cm. In publisher’s photomontage wrappers. Very good. Spine is restored, front cover is rubbed, contemporary owner’s marking on the title page. First and only edition. One of 7080 copies. Very rare. Constructivist cover design by Alexander Rodchenko. The book describes various..... More
![HOMOPHOBIA VS PHILANTHROPY] Puteshestviye miss Marsden v Yakutskuyu oblast' i poseshcheniye yeyu...](/pictures/thumb/833.png?v=1569962348)
Moscow: O-vo rasprostraneniya polez. knig, 1892. XII, 77 pp., 10 ill., map. 22.3x16cm. Period half-leather binding. Worn, lower part of the spine lacks a fragment, pre-revolutionary private library stamp (The Library of Prokhorov) on the title-page and p.12. Otherwise in a very good condition. Extremely scarce first edition..... More
1835. 16.5x22.6; 15.6x22.3cm. Two pencil drawings mounted on plain paper with date and title captioned in English. A very good condition. Unidentified artist (signature E.C. in the left bottom corner). Rare historical evidence of one of the most famous fires in the 19th century England. The..... More
![RUSSIAN FEMALE DOCTOR IN JAPAN] Ocherki sovremennoy Yaponii [i.e. Accounts of Contemporary...](/pictures/thumb/829.png?v=1569961399)
St. Petersburg: tipo-lit. M.F. Paykina, 1898. [4], 219 pp., 12 ill. 22.8x16.6cm. Period half-leather. Pale stamp of the private library “Pkhakadze” on the front endpaper, previous owner’s ink inscription on the front endpaper and title page, stamp of “Stavropol Spiritual School” on the title page. Otherwise good. Scarce first..... 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
![MAYAKOVSKY’S CRY OF THE SOUL] Razgovor s fininspektorom o poezii [i.e. Conversation With A Tax...](/pictures/thumb/827.png?v=1569960326)
Tbilisi: Zakkniga, 1926. 14 pp., 1 ill. 17.6x13cm. In original photomontage wrappers by Alexander Rodchenko. Tear of the spine, four pages are detached, soviet bookselling stamps on the rear wrapper. Otherwise in a good condition. First edition. 1 of 5000 copies. An epitome of Mayakovsky’s inner struggle that had..... More
![GODLESS PRINT FOR THE RED ARMY SOLDIERS] Antireligioznaia rabota nizovoi krasnoarmeiskoi gazety...](/pictures/thumb/825.jpg?v=1567064636)
Moscow: Moskovskii rabochii, 1932. 40 pp.: ill. 17x12,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Tear near the staple, previous owner’s marks, otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 10 000 copies. This is an interesting work on the effectivity of the atheist publications in the local Red..... More
![TO DIRECTOR OF AMATEUR THEATRE] Rezhisser-zateinik [i.e. Entertaining Director]. G. Matveev](/pictures/thumb/822.jpg?v=1567064083)
Leningrad: Priboi, 1930. 80 pp.: ill. 19,5x13,5 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Some tears of the spine, covers repaired, several ink and color pencil marks, old stamps on t.p. and the last page, small tear of p. 63-64. This is striking instructions for leaders of the village artistic sections to..... More
![HERITAGE OF DIRECTOR VAKHTANGOV] Muzei-komnata E.B. Vakhtangova. Katalog [i.e. Museum Room of E....](/pictures/thumb/820.jpg?v=1567063780)
Moscow: Izdanie museia teatra im. Evg. Vakhtangova, 1937. [18] pp., 7 ills. 16,5x12 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Rubbed and soiled, some stains on the margins and ink signature on half-title. First and only edition. One of 1000 copies printed. Very rare. This catalogue is dedicated to museum of..... More
![WITNESS OF THE BLOSSOMING OF THE SOVIET THEATER] Akter v strane sotsializma [i.e. Actor in the...](/pictures/thumb/819.jpg?v=1567063658)
Moscow: Profizdat, 1937. 32 pp. 16,5x12 cm. In original wrappers with decorative frame. Slightly rubbed spine, tear around staple, bookplate of Moscow bibliophile on the inner side of front cover, otherwise very good and clean copy. First and only edition. Rare. Autobiographical book by Vera Pashennaia (1887-1962), the Soviet actress..... More
![THEATRE DIALOGUE BETWEEN LENINGRAD AND MOSCOW] Leningradskii Gosudarstvennyi Bol’shoi...](/pictures/thumb/818.jpg?v=1567063262)
Leningrad: Biuro obsluzhivaniia rabochikh organizatsii, 1928. 24 pp. 17x12 cm. In original printed wrappers with logo. Minor tears of the spine, bookplate of Moscow bibliophile on the inner side of front cover and traces after it on cover and t.p., two stains on the outer edge, otherwise very good... More
![INCEPTION OF THE SOVIET READING ROOMS] Kak organizovat’ izbu-chital’niu i vesti rabotu v nei...](/pictures/thumb/817.jpg?v=1567063055)
Melekess: Izd. Soveta Kr. kursov po podgotovke zaved. izbami-chital’niami, [1921]. 32 pp. 17x13 cm. In original printed wrappers. Spine repaired with marbled paper, tears of the spine, otherwise very good. First edition. One of 250 copies. Signed by author on the front cover, some author’s corrections in the text..... More
![RUSSIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ART] Bibliografiya izobrazitel’nogo iskusstva. Ukazatel’ literatury...](/pictures/thumb/815.jpg?v=1567062672)
Peterburg: Knizhny ugol, 1923. 87, [1] pp. 23x16 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good. General wear of the wrappers with slightly chipped spine and extremities. First edition. One of 2000 copies. Rare. This is a first part of only two dedicated to bibliography of books in Russian on subject..... More
![COSTUME DESIGN GUIDE FOR CLUBS] Kostium na stsene: Rukovodstvo dlia dramkruzhkov [i.e. Costume...](/pictures/thumb/813.jpg?v=1567062177)
Moscow; Leningrad: Teakinopechat’, 1930. 112 pp.: ill. 22x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good. Wrappers detached from the text block. First and only edition. One of 10070 copies. Rare. Illustrations by E.A. Zernova. The edition was sponsored and published by N.K. Krupskaya Central House of Amateur Art in City..... More
![ART BOOKS TRADE CATALOGUE] Iskusstvo: Katalog knig [i.e. Art: Book Catalogue](/pictures/thumb/812.jpg?v=1567062037)
Moscow; Leningrad: Gosizdat, 1928. 160 pp.: ill. 20x14 cm. In original wrappers. Very good. First and only edition. One of 2000 copies. Very rare. This is a trade catalogue of Gosizdat, the State Publishing House. It was formed in 1919 by merging the largest departmental and cooperative publishing houses as..... More