![FINNISH FOR RUSSIANS] Uchebnik finskogo yazyka dlya russkikh: Khrestomatiya s slovarem [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/1130.jpg?v=1608116840)
[Leningrad]: Kirja, [1929]. 119 pp. 21.13x14.4 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Tears of the spine, pencil markings on the title-page. Otherwise in a very good condition. First edition. Scarce. One of 4,000 copies. The first textbooks of the Finnish language in Russia emerged in the second..... More
![MAYAKOVSKY INFURIATING LENIN] 150.000.000. V. Mayakovsky](/pictures/thumb/1127.jpg?v=1608114855)
Moscow: Gos. izd., 1921. 70 pp. 13.6x18 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Light soiling of the wrappers, private library stamp on the front wrapper, title-page, p. 3, and p. 25. Otherwise near fine. Rare. First edition. One of 5,000 copies. SCARCE LIFETIME EDITION OF THE FUTURIST POETRY..... More
![RARE PROVINCIAL EDITION] Zheleznyye tsvety. Stikhi [i.e. Iron Flowers. Verses]. M. Gerasimov](/pictures/thumb/1126.jpg?v=1608114786)
Samara: Tsentropechat’, 1919. 96 pp. 18x11 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Tears and foxing of the wrappers, label and written number on the front wrapper, some toning, otherwise good/very good. First edition. Scarce. An extremely rare provincial edition with remarkable avant-garde design by Georgy Ryazhskiy (1895-1952)..... More
![A TEXTBOOK FOR STUDENTS OF SOVIET ART INSTITUTES] Tekhnika stseny [i.e. Stage Technique]. N. Izvekov](/pictures/thumb/1125.jpg?v=1608114496)
Moscow; Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1940. 314 pp., 6 ill., drafts.: ill., schemes, drafts. In original blue cloth. Very good, occasional foxing. Scarce. First edition. A detailed guide to achieving a high-standard Soviet theatre. This textbook for students of art institutes was written by Nikolay Izvekov with the..... More
![SOVIET THEATRE] Profili teatra [i.e. Profiles of the Theatre]. A. Kugel](/pictures/thumb/1124.jpg?v=1608114301)
Moscow: Teakinopechat’, 1929. 274 pp. 18x13 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Fragments of spine lost, covers chipped, front cover with spine detached from the text block, back cover glued to text block by paper band. Otherwise very good and clean internally. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies..... More
![PETRUSHKA: THE RUSSIAN CARNIVAL PUPPET THEATRE] Teatr Petrushki [i.e. Petrushka Theatre]. O....](/pictures/thumb/1123.jpg?v=1608114111)
Moscow; Leningrad: Gos. izd-vo, 1927. 184, [3] pp., 8 ill.: ill. 23.5x15 cm. Contemporary boards with a large piece of the original front cover mounted on the front board. Boards slightly rubbed and soiled, occasional notes in text (pencil), faded ink stamp on the t.p., restoration of the upper right..... More
![WHERE TO GET VITAMINS DURING WORLD WAR II] Kak obespechit’ sebia vitaminom A [i.e. How to ...](/pictures/thumb/1122.jpg?v=1608113885)
Leningrad: [Izd. Nauchno-Issledovatel’skogo instituta kormov], 1942. 8 pp. 13x9,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Near fine. First and only edition. One of 10 000 copies. An extremely rare survival of time and curious brochure on the role of Vitamin A and ways to get it in..... More
![THE FIRST SOVIET MANUAL ON THE PRODUCTION OF BRECCIA MARBLE] Iskusstvennyy brekchiyevidnyy mramor...](/pictures/thumb/1121.jpg?v=1608113653)
Moscow: Izd-vo Vses. akad. arkhitektury, 1938. 44 pp., 6 ill.: ill. In original publisher’s wrappers. Very good, small tears of the spine, front cover is slightly detached from the spine, The first Soviet manual on the production of artificial breccia marble. Printed in 1938, this book serves as the..... More
Moscow: Fabrika detskoy knigi izd-va detskoy literatury TSK VLSKM, 1939. 44, [4] pp.: ill. 18.5x10.5 cm. In publisher’s wrappers. Very good, tiny tears of the spine, some notes on the back cover (pencil). Extremely rare first edition. One of 7,000 copies. The promotion of physical education and..... More
![RODCHENKO] [Imprint. the 1980s]. Morning exercises on the roof. A Student Campus in Lefortovo](/pictures/thumb/1118.jpg?v=1608112910)
1932. 18x12 cm. Near fine. Sighed on the rear side by Rodchenko’s grandson Alexander Lavrent’ev. Interesting evidence of physical practices in Moscow universities, as well as contemporary styles of Soviet underwear. This roof of the student campus was adapted to sport exercises and a pool was also placed. Rodchenko..... More
![UKRAINIAN INDUSTRIALIZATION] Lytsem do vyrobnytstva [i.e. Facing the Production] # 6, 7, 19 for...](/pictures/thumb/1117.jpg?v=1608112655)
Kharkiv: Ukrains’kyi Robitnyk, 1930. 30,5x22 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Very good, small tears of spines with minor fragments lost, some foxing. Pale Soviet labor union stamps on p. 1 (#6, 7). One of 5000-8100 copies. Rare magazine published by All-Ukrainian Council of Trade Unions (VURPS) in..... More
![HOW THE SOVIET CREMATION BEGAN] Krematsiia [i.e. Cremation] / compiled by G. Bartel](/pictures/thumb/1114.jpg?v=1608111302)
Moscow: Izd. M.K.Kh. 1925. 95, [3] pp.: ill., 2 ills. 17x13. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, some spots, pale water stains on the first leaves. One of 10 000 copies. Rare. Cover design was produced by Ol’ga Amosova (1888-1965), known as production designer in Khandzhonkov film studio in..... More
![SOVIET ARCHITECTURE: GINZBURG, KHIGER AND SEMENOV] Voprosy arkhitektury: Sbornik statei [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/1113.jpg?v=1604439740)
[Moscow]: Izogiz, 1935. 208 pp.: ill. 30x21,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Very good, minor fragments of spine lost, slightly soiled. 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 (communal houses). Illustrated throughout..... More
![SOVIET CIRCUS LEGEND] Advertising Poster. Zhonglery. Iunost’. Rukovoditel’ Aleksander Kiss...](/pictures/thumb/1112.jpg?v=1604440865)
[Moscow]: Soiuzgostsirk, [1960s]. 86x57 cm. Very good, creases, minor tears. Extremely rare. One of 3000 copies. Design was produced by Marat Beliaev (born in 1932), a graphic artist and industrial designer. Since 1965 he was actively involved in the creation of posters, including circus advertisements. This poster..... More
![FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ANTHEM OF THE SOVIET UNION IN GERMAN] Hymne der Sowjet Union [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/1111.jpg?v=1604439206)
Moscow: Verlag für Fremdsprachige Literatur, 1944. [4] pp. 27.7x21.9 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Previous owner’s ink inscription on the front wrapper. Otherwise near fine. STRIKING FIRST GERMAN-LANGUAGE EDITION OF THE NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE SOVIET UNION. In 1943, the Soviet regime announced a contest for a new..... More
![ARMENIAN WRITERS DEFENDING THE SOVIET UNION] My pobedim. Armyanskiye pisateli Otechestvennoy...](/pictures/thumb/1110.png?v=1604439068)
Yerevan: ARMGIZ, 1942. 224 pp. 15.4x22.2 cm. In original publisher’s cardboards. Light soiling, previous owner’s ink inscription on the verso of the title-page. Otherwise near fine. First edition. Scarce. 1 of 4,000 copies. Book design including illustrated endpapers by the noted Soviet artist Iosif Karalyan (1897-1981). This is a...... More
![FIGHTING FORMALIST ART] Formalizm v zhivopisi: 24 illustratsii [i.e. Formalism in Art. With 24...](/pictures/thumb/1108.jpg?v=1604438638)
Moscow: Vsekokhudozhnik, 1933. 87, [1] pp.: ill. 22,5x15,5 cm. In original wrappers. Very good, chipped, some general soiling, pale water stains on covers, clean internally. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. This is not just another book on fighting ‘escapist’ formalism by accusing artists of the total ignoring..... More
![NEW SOVIET STYLE] Novyi stil’ [i.e. New Style]. I. Ioffe](/pictures/thumb/1107.jpg?v=1604438378)
Moscow; Leningrad: Izogiz, 1932. 156, [4] pp.: ill. 17,5x13 cm. In original printed wrappers. Very good, rubbed, tiny fragments of covers lost, partly restoration of spine and front cover. First and only edition. One of 3000 copies. Rare. Jeremiah Ioffe (1891-1947), Soviet art historian and critic, belonged to a...... More
![MAKE YOUR OWN SHOES AT HOME] Rukovodstvo k domashnemu izgotovleniyu prostoy i izyashchnoy...](/pictures/thumb/1106.jpg?v=1604438110)
St. Petersburg: Izdaniye T-va A.F. Marks, [1911]. 72, [2] pp., 1 folding plate, 4 tables: ill. 23.8x16.4 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Soiling and light foxing of the wrappers, spine slightly rubbed, rear wrapper and 2 tables lack small pieces (no text affected). Otherwise in a good condition. Scarce..... More
![FIRST AERODYNAMIC INSTITUTE IN EUROPE] Aerodinamicheskiy institut v Kuchine: 1904-1914 [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/1104.jpg?v=1604437075)
Moscow: tipo-lit. t-va I.N. Kushnerev i K°, 1914. 7 pp., 4 ill. 28x19.5 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Soiling of the wrappers, loss of the upper left piece of the front wrapper, loss of the pieces of the spine, pencil markings on the wrappers, several pages detached. Otherwise a good..... More
![TELINGATER, KUKRYNIKSY, ARKHANGELSKY] O Babele, Gladkove, Zharove, Zoriche, Zoshchenko, Inber,...](/pictures/thumb/1100.jpg?v=1604436299)
Moscow; Leningrad: Zemlya i fabrika, 1930. [46] pp., 1 ill: ill. 29×22 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s cardboards by Kukryniksy. Minor tears at the hinges of the spine. Otherwise near fine. Scarce. First edition. Introduction by the head of the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers Leonid Averbakh (1903-1937). The..... More
![SANS-SERIF SPREAD ACROSS THE SOVIET UNION] Normal’nyi shrift dlia nadpisei na chertezhakh...](/pictures/thumb/1098.jpg?v=1604435916)
Moscow: Izdanie avtora, 1927. 36 pp.: ill. 18x13 cm. In original printed wrappers. In very good condition, minor fragment of the spine lost, pale water stain on the back cover. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. The earliest manual on neutral technical fonts in the Soviet Union..... More
![LUBOK IN UKRAINIAN] Evrei [i.e. The Jew](/pictures/thumb/1096.jpg?v=1604432765)
[Ukraine, late 19th c.]. 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
![BEFORE CHERNOBYL] Lotsmanskaia karta Kievskogo vodokhranilishcha, r. Dnepr ot Liubecha do...](/pictures/thumb/1094.jpg?v=1604431847)
Kiev: Kartofabrika VMF, 1968. [2] pp., 13 double-page charts. 50x33 cm. In original cardboards. Very good and clean internally. Covers rubbed and bumped, with water stains on them and endpapers, with small fragments of cover paper lost. The previous owner’s corrections on some leaves. For inner circulation only. Copy..... 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