![PERIODICAL ABOUT BOOKS] Knigonosha [i.e. Wandering Bookseller](/pictures/thumb/1024.jpg?v=1595853643)
#1-11, 12/13, 14, 15/16, 17-21, 22/23, 24-30, 31/32, 33/34, 35, 36/37, 38, 39/40 for 1925. Overall 35 issues. Moscow: Gosizdat, 1925. 34x26 cm. In contemporary binding; original wrappers preserved. In general, most issues are in a very good condition. Binding with first 18 pages and last issue detached from the..... More
![LETTERPRESS ABC] Uchenik-naborshchik [i.e. Typesetter Apprentice]. I. Vie](/pictures/thumb/1022.jpg?v=1595853325)
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo, 1927. IV, 80 pp.: ill. 23x15,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Bumped edges of oversized covers, small tear of the spine and a few spots on front cover, otherwise a very good and clean copy. First and only Russian edition. One of 3000 copies. Cover design..... More
![EXPERIMENTAL YEARS OF THE UKRAINIAN DRAMA THEATRE] Desiat’ rokiv odes’kogo teatru...](/pictures/thumb/1021.jpg?v=1595853030)
Odesa: Odeskii teatr revoliutsii, 1936. [2], 280 pp., 47 ill. 21,5х15,5 cm. In original cloth with silver embossed design on the front cover. Very good, spine rubbed, previous owner’s underlines and notes complimented the text clarifying the names. In Ukrainian, First and only edition. One of 1500 copies produced..... More
![EXPERIMENT IN FILMMAKING] Krasnye partizany. Geroicheskaia poema v 10 pesniakh po stsenariiu B....](/pictures/thumb/1020.jpg?v=1595852941)
Leningrad: Sovkino, 1924. 16 pp.: ill. 25x17 cm. In original avant-garde wrappers. Tears of the spine, a few spots on the front cover, otherwise very good. Stamp of movie theater on the front cover. First edition. Very rare. This is an interesting edition containing a film libretto and an interview..... More
![SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING] Problema poleta pri pomoshchi raketnykh apparatov: Sbornik statei pod...](/pictures/thumb/1018.jpg?v=1595852672)
Moscow: Izd. i tip. Oborongiza, 1947. 240 pp.: photos, drawings, charts. 22,5x15,5 cm. In original full-cloth with white lettering and light-blue illustration. Near fine. First edition. Scarce. This is a collection of articles by a pioneer of rocketry Friedrich Zander (Tsander; 1887-1933) who was the first Soviet engineer..... More
St. Peterburg: Vestn. znaniya, 1911. 60 pp.: portr. 24x15,5 cm. In later wrappers. Some restoration of the title page, private library stamp on the t.p. (in English). The first edition of the important title by Vladimir Bekhterev (1857-1927), one of the most unorthodox and influential minds of the Russian thought..... More
![MASTER OF THE SOCIALIST REALISM] Deyneka. B. Nikiforov](/pictures/thumb/1016.jpg?v=1595852384)
Moscow: Izogiz, 1937. 121, [3] pp.: ill., 5 ills. 29,5x23 cm. In original cardboards with colored lettering. Very good, minor tear of the spine. Two pencil sketches on the front flyleaf. First and only edition. One of 4000 copies. Rare. A richly illustrated and the earliest monograph on a leading..... More
![VKHUTEMAS AESTHETICS IN ARMENIA] Khorhrdayin Hayastani kerparvestě: 1922-1934 [i.e. The Art of...](/pictures/thumb/1015.jpg?v=1595852232)
Yerevan: Petakan Hratarakchutyun, 1934. [123] leaves. 26x18 cm. In original full cloth with colored lettering on the spine and emblem on the front cover. Front cover cracked from the inner side (restored), some foxing on the first pages, otherwise very good and clean internally. First and only edition. One of..... More
![ART OF THE PEOPLE] Iskusstvo narodov SSSR: Sbornik statei i materialov / GAKhN [i.e. Art of...](/pictures/thumb/1014.jpg?v=1595852053)
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo, 1930. 160 pp.: ill. 22,5x15,5 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Minor losses and tear of the spine, signature on t.p. otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 3000 copies. Very rare. This is a collection of articles dedicated to the renaissance of national arts of..... More
![CUBO-FUTURISM IS EVERYWHERE] Noveishie techeniya v russkom iskusstve. Traditsii noveishego...](/pictures/thumb/1013.jpg?v=1595851885)
Leningrad: Izd. Gos. Russkogo muzeia, 1927. 14 pp. 18x14 cm. In original illustrated oversized wrappers. Slightly soiled, with minor tear of the spine, overwise very good. This is one of only two issues printed. Rare. The cover design features V. Tatlin’s work ‘Fishermen’. A fragile pamphlet praising Russian..... More
![BYT MANIFESTO] Iskusstvo bytovoi veshchi [i.e. The Art of The Everyday Object]. David Arkin](/pictures/thumb/1011.jpg?v=1595850345)
Moscow: Izogiz, 1932. 170, [3] pp. 21x15 cm. Original photomontage wrappers. Very good, spine is restored. Ex-library copy (the stamp ‘allowed for resale’ of Russian Public Historic Library). Original wrappers’ design by Solomon Telingater (1903-1969), in the composition included the pieces of furniture, drawings of children, abstract architectural elements, pieces..... More
![RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA ILLUSTRATED BY KUSTODIEV] Ruslan and Lyudmila. A. Pushkin](/pictures/thumb/1010.jpg?v=1591961374)
Petersburg: Gosizdat, 1921. 120 pp.: ill. 19,5x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Tears with small losses of spine, tears and small losses of blank margin of p. 115-117, stains occasionally. Cover design and 25 illustrations, head-, tail-pieces and a small portrait of Pushkin were produced by well-known artist..... 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
![SOVIET LEADING STUDY ON CHAPLIN’S FILMS] Charl’z Spenser Chaplin: Ocherk rannego perioda...](/pictures/thumb/1007.jpg?v=1591892978)
Moscow: Izdatel’stvo Akademii nauk SSSR, [1959]. 266, [1] pp.: ill., 1 portrait. 27x21 cm. In original cloth with lettering on the front cover and spine. No dust jacket. Slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. First and only edition. A foreword by notable film critic Rostislav Yurenev. Book design was..... 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
![THEATRE IN SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE] Tak bylo: P’yesa v trekh deystviyakh [i.e. So It Was:...](/pictures/thumb/1005.jpg?v=1591804150)
Moscow: Gos. izd-vo, 1930. 72 pp.: ill. 13,6x19,5 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Tears of the spine, light soiling. Otherwise in very good condition. Scarce. One of 3000 copies. First edition with 2 black-and-white photographs of the scenes from the play. Wrapper design by Mikhail Grigor’yev (1899-1960), a...... More
![STENBERG BROTHERS DESIGN] Programmy gos. akademicheskikh teatrov [i.e. Programs of State...](/pictures/thumb/1004.jpg?v=1591803949)
Moscow: Kinopechat', 1927. 34 pp.: ill. 26,5x17,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good. Small tears of spine and covers with minor fragment of front cover lost, a couple of blurred bookstore stamps. This is a theater program that included week stagings and illustrated with photographs of composer Sergey..... More
![CHINESE COMIC BOOK] Gospodin Dun-Go [i.e. Mister Dun-Go] / text by Dun Tsiui-sian’ and Iui...](/pictures/thumb/1003.jpg?v=1591803775)
Beijing: Izdatel’stvo literaturyr na inostrannykh iazykakh, 1959. [2], 82 pp.: ill. 15x19 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Tears of spine and edges with few minor fragments lost, otherwise very good and clean internally. Second edition. One of 8050 copies. Very rare comic book with Chinese philosophical story..... More
![CAPTURING THE 1954 ALL-UNION AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION] Vsesoyuznaya sel’skokhozyaystvennaya...](/pictures/thumb/1002.png?v=1591803617)
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoye izdatel’stvo izobrazitel’nogo iskusstva, 1954. 152 pp., 2 ill.: ill. 29x22,5 cm. With extremely rare dust-wrapper in Chinese. In original publisher’s cloth binding with gilt lettering and ornaments on the front board and the spine. Dust-wrapper with a couple of tears and small holes. Otherwise fine. Scarce. Especially..... More
![A RARE EVIDENCE OF MASONIC ACTIVITY IN PRE-REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA] Sobraniye masonskikh predmetov...](/pictures/thumb/1001.png?v=1591803426)
Moscow: Sinod. tip. 1918. 34, [1] pp.: ill. 22,2x28,9 cm. In owner’s contemporary binding with original front wrapper preserved. Fine. Extremely scarce. First and only edition. With 14 black-and-white photographs in text. An interesting insight into the collection of masonic objects stored in the Russian Historical Museum. The..... More
![SOVIET CLASSIC OF COLOR SCIENCE] Еlementarnyi kurs tsvetovedeniia [i.e. Basics of Color...](/pictures/thumb/1000.jpg?v=1591803204)
Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1939. 132 pp.: ill., 10 ills. 22,5x15,5 cm. In original full cloth with lettering on front cover and spine. Very good, slightly rubbed and soiled, pencil marks occasionally. One of 5000 copies. Very rare. Second, significantly revised edition of work by a classic of Soviet color..... More
![SOVIET PROPAGANDA FOR CHILDREN IN UKRAINIAN] Odno Slovo [i.e. One Word]. V. Bichko](/pictures/thumb/999.png?v=1591802986)
Kiev: Molod’, 1953. 8 pp.: ill. 20,2x26,1 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Tears of the spine, mild soiling of the wrappers, pencil markings on the rear wrapper. Otherwise very good internally clean copy. Scarce. Most likely first edition. Text in Ukrainian. Wrapper design and color illustrations..... 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
![ALEKSEI KRUCHYONYKH – LIFETIME EDITION] Golodnyak: [Stikhi] [i.e. Hunger: [Verses]]. A....](/pictures/thumb/997.png?v=1591802665)
Moscow: Tip. TSIT, 1922. [24] pp. 12,8x17,7 cm. In original publisher’s printed wrappers. Fine. Rare especially in such pristine condition. First edition. One of 1000 copies. AN EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTION OF ZAUM VERSES BY THE WELL-KNOWN RUSSIAN FUTURIST ALEKSEI KRUCHYONYKH (1886-1968). The author went down in the..... More
![SCIENCE AND THE SOVIET UNION] Iskry nauki [i.e. Sparks of Science](/pictures/thumb/996.png?v=1591802515)
Moscow: Izdatelstvo “Gudok”, 1925-1931. #1-12 of 1927. A full run of the year bound in a single volume. Ca. 29,6x23,2 cm. In contemporary binding. Creases at the hinges, slightly rubbed, #3 lacks the front wrapper, #4,5 lack the rear wrapper, #6 lacks the pp. 239-240, #7 lacks the pp. 279-280..... More