![VRUBEL IN RUSSIAN MUSEUM] M.A. Vrubel’ [i.e. M. Vrubel: [Catalogue]]. A. Ivanov](/pictures/thumb/908.jpg?v=1576166455)
Leningrad: Izdanie Gosudarstvennogo Russkogo muzeia, 1928. 76, [4] pp.: ill. Size. In original illustrated oversized wrappers. Tears of edges of oversized covers, pencil signature on t.p. was erased. One of 1500 copies. Rare. Catalogue of artworks by Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910) located in the Russian State Museum. The book lists..... More
![CONTINUING THE RUSSIAN FUTURIST BOOKS] Vereshki [i.e. Waves]. E. Zamiatin](/pictures/thumb/854.jpg?v=1573080930)
Petrograd: Segodnia, 1918. [8] pp.: ill. 20,5x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Couple bookstore stamps and marks on the last page, otherwise mint. First and only edition. One of 1000 copies. A unique survival of linocut editions created in short-lived artists’ collective ‘Segodnia’ (Today). The book considered one of..... 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
![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
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 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
![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
![GUIDE FOR BEGINNER SCULPTORS] Nachinaiushchii skul’ptor: Rukovodstvo po ekspressivnoi lepke...](/pictures/thumb/811.jpg?v=1567061773)
Moscow: Molodaya gvardiya, 1931. 44, [4] pp.: ill. 17,5x12,5 cm. In publisher’s photomontage wrappers. Very good. First and only edition. One of 10100 copies. Rare. With 15 black and white photographs and recommendations for young artists by Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle. Wrapper design probably by Nesterov. Innokenty Nikolaevich Zhukov..... More
![LINOCUTS: NEW ART FOR SCHOOLS] Graviura na linoleume v shkole i klube [i.e. Linocuts in School...](/pictures/thumb/808.jpg?v=1567061209)
Moscow: Gos. uchebno-pedagogicheskoe izd-vo, 1931. 32 pp.: ill. 15x11 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, close tear of p.3. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. Very rare. All linocuts in the brochure were done by children of 7th school for overgrowth under the guidance of D.G...... More
Leningrad, 1943. 16 pp.: ill., 1 pl. 13x9 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Fine. Very rare. One of 500 copies. The personal exhibition of Vladimir Konashevich (1888-1963) was opened on 12th of September in 1943 in Leningrad which was still in the siege at that time with 295 graphic..... More
Moscow; Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1940. 42 pp.: ill. 17x13 cm. In original wrappers. Very good, wrappers soiled, rusty staples, Soviet bookshop’s stamp on the rear wrapper. Very rare. One of 700 copies. The personal exhibition was opened in March of 1940 in Moscow with 235 works on the display. The..... More
![SCULPTOR EFIMOV] Sculptor I.S. Efimov. I. E. Khvoinik](/pictures/thumb/805.jpg?v=1567060563)
Moscow: Gizlegprom, 1934. 45, [3] pp.: ill. 15x11 cm. In publisher’s wrappers. Very good, light foxing of the covers near the spine. First and only edition. One of 5175 copies. From the series “Masters of Soviet Porcelain and Faience”. Ivan Efimov (1878-1959) was a Russian sculptor. Efimov painted and sculpted..... More
![CRAFT OF THE THEATRE ARTIST] ekhnika teatral’noi zhivopisi [i.e. Technique of Theatre...](/pictures/thumb/802.jpg?v=1567053845)
Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1940. 77, [3] pp.: ill. 17,5x12,5 cm. In original cardboards. Faded, otherwise very good. First edition. One of 4000 copies. Richly illustrated with woodcuts by N. Proskuriakov. This manual concentrated advice compiled by an artist of Moscow Art Theatre, Ivan Gremislavsky (1886-1954). Through this theatre, he provided..... More
![SCULPTOR OF MONUMENTAL PROPAGANDA] K otkrytiiu monumental’nogo pamiatnika Nikolaiu Baumanu...](/pictures/thumb/794.jpg?v=1567043376)
Moscow: Sovet R. i K. deputatov Baumanskogo raiona, [1931]. 32 p.: ill. 17,5x12,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Pale water stain on the upper inner corner throughout the copy, slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. Striking constructivist cover design with the..... More
![ARMENIAN ART] Iskusstvo Armenii: Kratkii bibliograficheskii ukazatel’ [i.e. Art of Armenia:...](/pictures/thumb/792.jpg?v=1567042641)
Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1939. 62, [2] pp. 21,5x15 cm. In original wrappers with decorative ornament. Tears of the spine with small fragments lost, rusty staples, otherwise very good. One of 2000 copies. Cover design by Anatoly MacReady-Stenroos, the Russian artist who emigrated with fascist forces in 1941 and kept the anti-Soviet..... More
![BEYOND BIBLIOGRAPHY] Russkie litografirovannye portrety neizvestnykh lits [i.e. The Russian...](/pictures/thumb/786.jpg?v=1567039980)
Petrograd: t-vo R. Golike i A. Vil’borg, 1915. [4] pp., 24 ills. 15х11 cm. In original printed wrappers. Bumped, pale water stains, tears of the spine with minor losses, otherwise very good. First and only edition. Extremely rare. A small and curious album published on the eve of premier..... More
![EARLY SOVIET CATALOGUE OF COLOURS] Kolernaia knizhka [i.e. The Book of Colours](/images/noimage.png)
Moscow: Izd. khudozhestvenno-aerograficheskoi proektnoi masterskoi tresta ‘Mosspetsstroi’, 1939. 40 pp., 124 colored leaves cut in half. 10x13 cm. In blue cloth with silver lettering on the front cover. Pale stamp of private library on the t.p., otherwise very good. Second edition. One of 5500 copies. Extremely rare... More
![GUDIASHVILI AS CONSTRUCTIVIST] Gruzii poety i pisateli SSSR [i.e. To Georgia! The poets and...](/pictures/thumb/767.jpg?v=1563926208)
Tiflis: Zakkniga, 1931. XV, 160 pp.: ill. 21x15 cm. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good condition. Minor soiling. Partly uncut. 21,5x14,5 cm. 1 of 3000 copies printed. The collection of poetry and prose, gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Georgian Soviet Republic. All of the text is in..... More
![KRUCHYONYKH ON MAYAKOVSKY AND ILIAZD IN 1918] Kuranty. #1, 1918 [The Chants] / edited by Boris...](/pictures/thumb/766.jpg?v=1563925966)
Tiflis: Phoenix, 1918. 24 pp.: ill. 22x18 cm. Original printed wrappers. Very good. The Chants was the periodical of the group known as ‘The Fantastic Tavern’. It was edited by Korneev, included the articles and poems by Tatiana Vechyorka, Yuri Degen, Alexei Kruchyonykh. It’s known that both Terentiev..... More
![THE SHORT-LIVED ARTISTIC CLUB IN TIFLIS] Pavliniy khvost [i.e. The Tail of Peacock] / words...](/pictures/thumb/765.jpg?v=1563925222)
Tiflis, [1918]. 1 leaf. 36x15 cm. Folded in four. The contemporary pencil notes suggest that the leaflet was in use during the meetings of the club. The emblem of the peacock by Boris Ryabov, the art critic and the historian of architecture. The leaflet includes the ‘March of..... More
![SOVIET CITY DEMONSTRATIONS AT ITS BEST] Oformlenie goroda v dni revolutsionnykh prazdnenst...](/pictures/thumb/764.jpg?v=1563925079)
Moscow; Leningrad: IZOGIZ, 1932. 140 pp.: ills. 27x15 cm. Original illustrated wrapper. Very good condition, spine is restored with fragments lacking. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Kuznetsova and Magidoon are responsible for the design of the book, as well as the design of many decorations for street celebrations..... More
![VARVARA STEPANOVA & MAYAKOVSKY’S COLLABORATION] Groznyi smekh. Okna Rosta [i.e. Menacing...](/pictures/thumb/749.jpg?v=1563920659)
Moscow: GIKhL, 1932. [1], 79 pp.: ill. 25х22 сm. In original constructivist cardboards and dust jacket, both with red and black lettering. Dust jacket is slightly restored, but generally in very good / near fine condition. First edition. One of 3000 copies. Extremely rare in this condition. Brilliant..... More
![ORIENTAL RODCHENKO] Soume Scheng. Kitayanka Sume-Cheng [i.e. Soume Cheng, the Chinese](/pictures/thumb/747.jpg?v=1563919747)
Moscow; Leningrad: GIZ, 1929. 149 pp.: ill. Original illustrated wrappers. Uncut. Very good condition. Stamps of the ‘GIZ archive’ with ‘withdrawn’ stamp over it. First and only edition. Construction of the book by Alexander Rodchenko. He was also responsible for the choice of the photographs. The book..... More
![BORIS GRIGORIEV AND VASILY KAMENSKY] Zemlianka [i.e. The Mud Hut]. V. Kamensky](/pictures/thumb/745.jpg?v=1563919459)
St. Petersburg: Obshhestvennaia pol'za, 1911. 172 pp.: ill. 21,5×17,5 cm. In illustrated wrappers, the original front cover preserved. Restored, some soiling, otherwise good. First edition. Very rare. Cover design and illustrations produced by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939), the Russian painter and graphic artist whose style was a compromise..... More
![LINOCUTS] Gazetnaya graviura na linoleume [i.e. Newspaper Linocut]. P. N. Staronosov](/pictures/thumb/744.jpg?v=1563918744)
Moscow: tipo-laboratoriya VKIZH, 1935. 42 pp.: ill., 1 pl. 15x11 cm. In illustrated wrappers. Very good. Damp stains on the wrappers. First and only edition. One of 6000 copies. All illustrations are linocuts. From the series “Small Library of Editor”. Another manual on “how to do something” from..... More