![THE SOVIET APPROACH TO THE MENTAL SUGGESTION] Zhizn’ organizma i vnusheniye [i.e. The Life of...](/pictures/thumb/995.jpg?v=1591802098)
Moscow: Gos. izd-vo, 1927. 175 pp. 16,1x23,8 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Tears of the spine, minor wear to the extremities, first 16 pages detached, Soviet bookshop’s stamp on the rear wrapper. Otherwise in a good condition. First edition. Scarce. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE MENTAL SUGGESTION..... More
![HOME CARE FOR PATIENTS] Kak ukhazhivat’ za bol’nym doma [i.e. How to Look After the Patient...](/pictures/thumb/994.jpg?v=1591801162)
Moscow: Meditsinskoe izdatelstvo, 1929. 80 pp.: ill. 22x30 cm. One of 40000 copies printed. Original illustrated cardboard binding. Covers are slightly rubbed, some minor restoration of the front cover. Part of the spine is missing, the 1920s stamps of the hospital on the title page, pp.13 and 37. Overall a...... More
![SCHOOL OF VIOLENCE] Shkola zhestokosti. Sbornik rasskazov [i.e. The School of Violence. The...](/pictures/thumb/993.jpg?v=1591800375)
Sverdlovsk: OGIZ, 1942. 85, [3] pp. 16x10,5 cm. One of 25000 copies. Original illustrated wrappers. Small tear of the spine and loss of the front cover. Otherwise very good. First edition. Extremely rare edition from the series printed in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) during the German occupation of the European..... More
![JANUARY OF 1942] Prezrenie k smerti [i.e. The Despite Towards The Death](/pictures/thumb/992.jpg?v=1591800201)
Kazan': Sovetskiy pisatel’, 1942. 41, [2] pp. 16x11 cm. Original illustrated wrappers. Good condition. First edition. Rare. An important collection of short stories by nine Soviet authors. ‘Sovetskiy pisatel’ was one of the main literary publishing houses with several regional branches. This book was prepared by..... More
![JAZZ DURING THE WARTIME] Radost’. Iz repertuara okruzhnogo dzhaza DKA SKVO [i.e. Joy. From the...](/pictures/thumb/991.jpg?v=1591799309)
Sochi: Sochinskiy Gosudarstvenniy teatr, 1943. [2] pp. 14x7,5 cm. One stain otherwise very good with the poor quality of paper expected. The program of the jazz concert given in December of 1943, in Sochi (Krasnodar Krai) in the local State Theatre. The program includes the list of the..... More
![FIRST ALARM OF FASCISM] Nastupleniye fashizma i zadachi proletariata / (Dokl. t. Klary Tsetkin na...](/pictures/thumb/990.jpg?v=1591798721)
Moscow: Krasnaia nov’, 1923. 48 pp. 12,9x17,1 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Number on the title page. Otherwise near fine. ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT WOMAN COMMUNIST LEADERS GIVES AN EARLY WARNING OF FASCISM. First edition. This interesting edition features a report presented by Clara Zetkin (1857-1933)..... More
A COLLECTION OF 20 BROCHURES (INCLUDING 1 DUPLICATE) DEDICATED TO SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS SOVIET AND FOREIGN MOVIE STARS AND DIRECTORS OF THE 1920S. The 1920s was a pivotal point in the history of Soviet film industry: the decision to import foreign movies into the Soviet Union..... More
![STUDENTS IN TSARIST RUSSIA] Studenty v Moskve. Byt. Nravy. Tipy: Ocherki [i.e. Students in...](/pictures/thumb/988.png?v=1591796976)
Moscow: tip. Shtaba Mosk. voyen. okr. 1903. 296 pp. 16x22.7 cm, Owner’s binding. Tiny holes on the p. 3 (no text affected), p. 29 is detached, private library stamp (Arkadiy Ioasafovich’ Izmaylov) on the title-page and p.3. Otherwise in a very good condition. Scarce. Second edition. First edition published..... More
![FIRST NORTHERN AIR EXPEDITIONS] Puti Severa. (Severnyye vozdushnyye ekspeditsii 1927 i 1928 gg....](/pictures/thumb/986.jpg?v=1591796326)
Moscow: Izd-vo Osoaviakhim, 1929. 160 pp.: ill. 21,8x15,4 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Open tears to the spine, slight wear, several pages loose. Otherwise in a very good condition. First edition. Scarce. Black-and-white illustrations in text. THIS RARE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OFFERS A VIVID INSIGHT INTO THE FIRST AIR..... More
![MOSCOW-VOLGA CANAL] Kanal Moskva-Volga. Spravochnye dannye [i.e. Moscow-Volga Canal. Reference Data](/pictures/thumb/984.jpg?v=1591795313)
Dmitrov: N.p., 1934. [10], 75, [3] pp., 15 charts. 8x11,5 cm. In original full cloth with embossed blind lettering on silver strip. Very good. Slightly rubbed, few pencil signatures and pale spots, ink inscription on back endpaper. Ink corrections on p.74. One of 1000 copies. Complete with 15 lithographed..... More
![HISTORY OF RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE GROUPS] Khudozhestvennye gruppirovki za poslednie 25 let [i.e. Art...](/pictures/thumb/983.png?v=1591795092)
Moscow: Khud. izd. akts. o-vo AKhR, 1930. 148 pp. 19x13 cm. Publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Spine slightly rubbed. Otherwise near fine. First edition. One of 5000 copies. Scarce. Viktor Lobanov (1885-1970), art critic and writer. He often wrote articles in the periodicals about artists, exhibitions, articles for catalogs of art..... More
![FIRST SOVIET EDITION OF TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD] 10 dnei, kotorye potriasli mir [i.e. Ten...](/pictures/thumb/981.jpg?v=1591794516)
Moscow: Krasnaia Nov’, 1923. 315, [1], 4 pp. 23,5x15,5 cm. Original illustrated wrappers by Sergei Chekhonin. A few small bits of the spine missing, the front wrapper is restored (the right bottom corner is missing, not affecting the image). Overall a very good copy. First edition. Extremely rare..... More
![IVAN PAVLOV – LIFETIME EDITION] Proba fiziologicheskogo ponimaniya simptomologii isterii [i.e....](/pictures/thumb/980.jpg?v=1591794107)
Leningrad: izd. i tip. Akad. nauk, 1932. 36 pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Fine. First edition. Very rare. With the dedication leaf: “Dedicated to the deeply respected comrade Alexei Vasilyevich Martynov on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of his outstanding scientific, teaching and practical work from..... More
![GRIT YOUR TEETH] Ukhod za zubami [i.e. The Dental Care]. Yu M. Rozovskiy](/pictures/thumb/979.jpg?v=1591793733)
Kharkiv: Nauchnaia mysl, 1929. 40 pp.: ill. 22,3x14,5 cm. One of 5000 copies printed. Original illustrated wrappers. With black and white illustrations in text. Small tear of the upper left corner, written numbers (pen) close to the tear. Otherwise very good. First and only edition. Extremely rare. An excellent..... More
![RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE DESTROYED BY THE NAZIS] Pamiatniki zodchestva, razrushennie nemetskimi...](/pictures/thumb/978.jpg?v=1591793558)
Volumes 1-2 [all published]. Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Arkhitekturnoe Izdatelstvo Akademii Arkhitektury SSSR, 1942-1944. Vol 1. 1942. 79 pp.: ill. 22,5x17 cm. One of 3000 copies printed. Vol 2. 1944. 72 pp.: ill. 21,7x17,4 cm. One of 3000 copies printed. The edition was prepared by the Academy of the Architecture of..... More
Three fine programs of Meyerhold Theater displaying the last period of its activity. Strongly opposed to socialist realism, Meyerhold’s experimental performances were alien to the Soviet state’s demands but lasted even after the party clamped down on all avant-garde art. Despite the time being already retaliatory towards the avant-garde, the..... More
![STRATOSPHERIC FLIGHT] Potolok mira [i.e. The Ceiling of the World] / A. Harry, L. Kassil’](/pictures/thumb/964.jpg?v=1582651413)
[Moscow]: Sovetskaia literatura, 1934. 130, [2] pp.: ill. 26,5x20,5 cm. In original dust jacket, original cardboard with lettering on the spine and Order of Lenin on the front cover. Restored dust jacket and slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. One of 15 000 copies. Design was produced by VKUTEMAS graduate..... More
![POULTRY PHOTOMONTAGES] Ptitsevodstvo. Krolikovodstvo [i.e. Poultry Breeding. Rabbit Breeding] /...](/pictures/thumb/962.jpg?v=1582651241)
Moscow: Sel’khozgiz, 1940. [126] pp.: ill. 29x23 cm. In original cloth with gilt embossed design and gilt lettering on the front cover and spine (faded). Slightly rubbed, few defects of the back cover, some soiling of lower outer corner, otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies..... More
Five editions connected with Sevvostlag (North-Eastern Camp) that located on the territory of Dalstroy (Far North Construction Trust). Among them are richly illustrated magazine (1946), jubilee collection of essays (1967) and six issues of three newspapers (1940-1946). It all began when the 1920s expeditions to the little-known region of..... More
![LENIN] Velikii vozhd. Khudozhestvenno-literaturnyi sbornik [i.e. The Great Leader. Literary and...](/pictures/thumb/960.jpg?v=1582651029)
Moscow: izdatelstvo komissii pomoshchi detiam pri prezidiume Mossoveta, 1924. 224 pp.: ill. 34x26,5. Original illustrated cardboard. Few bumps of the edges, but generally a very good copy. First edition. One of 10000 copies produced. Very rare. Of all the kaleidoscope of the editions dedicated to the death of..... More
![STALIN AND CHILDREN] Stalin i dity [i.e. Stalin and the Children](/pictures/thumb/959.jpg?v=1582650931)
[Kharkiv]: Ditvidav TsK LKSMU, 1939. 12 leaves of autolithographs in the folder. 31x41 cm. In original cloth portfolio with the photograph inset to front board. Extremely rare. One of 1500 copies. No copies found in the Wordlcat. A very important edition for capturing the peak moment of the cult..... More
![CONSTRUCTIVIST FURNITURE] Za novuiu mebel’ [i.e. For the New Furniture](/pictures/thumb/958.jpg?v=1582650858)
Moscow: GOSTEKHIZD, 1933. 87 pp.: ill. 17x12,5 cm. Original illustrated wrapper. Near fine. Extremely rare. No copies according to the Worldcat. The book includes the two theoretical works by Benenson and Murashov on the development and goals of the Soviet furniture industry and the chapter by N. Guchev..... More
![KIRILL ZDANEVICH ON BOOK DISPLAY] Pokaz knigi v khnizhnom magazine [i.e. The Display of the Book...](/pictures/thumb/957.jpg?v=1582650708)
Moscow: Knigotsentr OGIZa, 1931. 76, [4] pp.: ill. 19,5x13,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. The wrappers and the title pages are restored. Overall a good copy. First and only edition. One of 4050 copies. The abridged list of architects and artists, associated with the book, include Kirill Zdanevich, Naum..... More
![CENTRAL ASIA INDUSTRIALIZED] Pervye iarmarki v Amu-Dariyinskom Oasise [i.e. The First Fairs in...](/pictures/thumb/956.jpg?v=1582650500)
Tashkent: Sakomta, Tashobllit, [1920s]. 52x71 cm. Chromolithography. In Russian and Uzbeki. Good, poster is backed, restoration of the edges. One of 1000 copies. Design by unknown artist. The poster shows the approaching of the new Soviet reality in the Central Asian republics. The map on the background covers the..... More
![GEORGIAN WORKERS IN SUPPORT OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT BONDS] Glekhta momgebian 5% seskhi [i.e. The...](/pictures/thumb/955.jpg?v=1582650428)
[Tbilisi]: Poligraficheskiy trest VSNHG, [1920s]. 96х65 cm. Chromolithography. Carefully restored. In a very good condition. Design by unknown artist. Text in Georgian. A remarkable example of the Georgian poster design. Extremely rare like most of Georgian posters of the 1920s. The graphic visualisation of the government loans in USSR..... More