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THE FANTASTIC BOTANICAL GARDEN PROJECT IN THE CITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD] Eskiznyy proyekt...

[THE FANTASTIC BOTANICAL GARDEN PROJECT IN THE CITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD] Eskiznyy proyekt Botanicheskogo sada Gor’kovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta [i.e. Draft Design of the Botanical Garden of the Gorky State University]

[Gor’kiy]: Gor’k. krayev. izd-vo, 1936. 74, [2], 1 plan: ill., plans. 16,8x26 cm. In original publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Fine condition. Extremely rare. 1 of 650 copies. First edition. Wrapper design by the Soviet artist YU. Porfir’ev. With 1 folded map and 24 black and white illustrations, including 14 photographs..... More

SPORTS ARCHITECTURE] Fizkul’turnye sooruzheniia [i.e. Physical Culture Constructions]. S....

[SPORTS ARCHITECTURE] Fizkul’turnye sooruzheniia [i.e. Physical Culture Constructions]

Zverintsev, S.

Leningrad: Fizkul’tura i turizm, 1932. 292 pp.: ill. 21x13,5 cm. In original full-cloth binding with lettering on the front cover and the spine. Slightly rubbed and weakened, no back flyleaf, contemporary signature on t.p., some pencil notes, otherwise very good and clean. First edition. One of 7,000 copies. Rare..... More

Price: $2,500.00

THE EARLIEST MOSCOW METRO HANDBOOK] Chto dolzhen znat’ passazhir Metropolitena [i.e. What...

[THE EARLIEST MOSCOW METRO HANDBOOK] Chto dolzhen znat’ passazhir Metropolitena [i.e. What Metro Passenger Should Know] / compiled and edited by I. Kattsen

Moscow: Moskovskii rabochii, 1935. 25, [39] pp.: ill. 6,5х14 cm. In original oversized wrappers with an illustrated flap of the front cover. In very good condition. Minor tears, pale water stain on the outer edge, some double-leaves detached from the middle of the book. Very rare edition related to..... More

Price: $1,000.00

CONSTRUCTION OF MOSCOW CANAL] Soyedineniye Volgi s Moskvoy-rekoy: Sb. materialov po soyedineniyu...

[CONSTRUCTION OF MOSCOW CANAL] Soyedineniye Volgi s Moskvoy-rekoy: Sb. materialov po soyedineniyu verkhov’yev Volgi s Moskvoy-rekoy [i.e. Junction of Volga with Moscow-River: A Collection of Materials on the Junction of the Upper Reaches of Volga with Moscow River].

Moscow: izd-vo Mosoblispolkoma, 1932. 64 pp., 1 map: ill., maps. 20x12.9 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Fine. Scarce. First edition. Edited by S. Chernyavsky. A book dedicated to the junction of Volga with Moscow River. Printed in 1932, the same year the construction of the Moscow canal began..... More

Price: $750.00

CHERNIKHOV MANUSCRIPT] Chertezh i risunok [i.e. The Draft and the Sketch]. Yakov Chernikhov

[CHERNIKHOV MANUSCRIPT] Chertezh i risunok [i.e. The Draft and the Sketch]

Chernikhov, Yakov

St. Petersburg, 1919. [64] pp., [12] pp. (separately). 25,7x20,5 cm. Original cloth binding. Block is a bit shaky, otherwise very good. Manuscript book created by one of the legends of Soviet constructivism Yakov Chernikhov (1889-1951). The book under the same title has never been published. An incredible insight..... More

THE SOCIALIST CITY] Problema stroitelstva sotsialisticheskikh gorodov [i.e. The Problem of...

[THE SOCIALIST CITY] Problema stroitelstva sotsialisticheskikh gorodov [i.e. The Problem of Building Soviet Cities]

Miliutin, N.A.

Moscow; Leningrad: GIZ; Krasny proletarii, 1930. 84 pp.: ill. 23,5x27,5 cm. One of 7000 copies printed. Original silver stamped yellow and blue cloth binding with the original red and white dust-jacket. Few bits of dust-jacket are restored and replicated, but most of it is preserved. The book itself is in..... More

THE WOODEN MAUSOLEUM] Childrens’ constructor, a movable calendar in shape of Lenin’s...

[THE WOODEN MAUSOLEUM] Childrens’ constructor, a movable calendar in shape of Lenin’s mausoleum’. 2 lithographed sheets

Leningrad: Priboy, [1925-1929]. 43x56,5 and 24,5x36 cm. The extremely rare example of this game that provides the additional insights into the ‘byt’ of Soviet children. The principle of puzzle: the sheet number two was serving as a base (the description advises to glue on the sheet with the..... More

AVANT-GARDE ARCHITECTURE FOR PROLETARIAT] 10 rabochikh klubov Moskvy: Arkhitektura klubnogo...

[AVANT-GARDE ARCHITECTURE FOR PROLETARIAT] 10 rabochikh klubov Moskvy: Arkhitektura klubnogo zdaniia [i.e. Ten Workers’ Clubs of Moscow... Architecture of a Club Building] / edited by D.E. Arkin.

Moscow; Leningrad: OGIZ-IZOGIZ, 1932. 108 pp.: ill. 17x18 cm. Designed by M.A. Il’in. In the original photomontage dust wrapper. In white blank wrappers. Very good. Spine is slightly restored and the dust-jacked is rubbed at the creases. Very rare, especially with a fragile dust wrapper. One of 5000 copies. The..... More

CONSTRUCTIVIST TRANSFORMERS] Sbornie dereviannye doma: konstruktsii [i.e. Prefabricated Wooden...

[CONSTRUCTIVIST TRANSFORMERS] Sbornie dereviannye doma: konstruktsii [i.e. Prefabricated Wooden Houses: Constructions] / edited by V. Belousov.

Moscow; Leningrad: OGIZ, 1931. [2], 206 pp. Oblong folio. 26,4x38 cm. Original illustrated wrappers. Owner’s (?) illustrated folder and slipcase that preserve the shape of this unevenly sized edition very well. Covers are carefully restored, mostly at the edges. Otherwise very good. First and only edition. The book..... More

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONSTRUCTIVIST HOUSE] Zhilishche. Opyt piatiletnei raboty nad problemoy...

[ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONSTRUCTIVIST HOUSE] Zhilishche. Opyt piatiletnei raboty nad problemoy zhilischia [i.e. The Habitation. The results of five-year work on the problem of habitation]

Ginzburg, Moisei

Moscow: Gosstroyizdat, 1934. 192 p.: ill. 29,5x21,5 cm. 1 of 4000 copies. Original cloth binding. No dust-jacket. Some soiling, but otherwise very good. Contemporary owner’s inscription on the title page (A. Molokin, 1931). Provenance: the book belonged to the well-known Kharkiv-based architect professor Alexander Molokin (1880-1951), the contributor..... More

ASIA - AZERBAIJAN - BAKU] [Collection of Seventeen Large Original Gelatin Silver Photographs...

[ASIA - AZERBAIJAN - BAKU] [Collection of Seventeen Large Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Construction on Cape Bailov/Bayil in Baku]

Ca. 1910s. Seventeen loose gelatin silver photographs, each ca. 17x23 cm (6 ¾ x 8 ¾ in). Three photos with pencil captions in Russian on verso. One photo with a tear on the corner neatly repaired; overall a very good collection of interesting strong images. Rare original photographs of..... More

Price: $1,750.00

BIBLIOGRAPHY ON HISTORY OF SOVIET ARCHITECTURE] Ob osnovnykh problemakh i metodakh izucheniia...

[BIBLIOGRAPHY ON HISTORY OF SOVIET ARCHITECTURE] Ob osnovnykh problemakh i metodakh izucheniia istorii arkhitektury [i.e. On the Main Problems and Methods of Studying the History of Architecture]

Zubar’, M.

Kharkiv: KhIIKS, 1940. 144 pp. 18,5x13,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Faded, a few stains and underlines, some creases and tears of p. 11-14 corners (text is attached but readable), contemporary signature on the front cover and p. 25, otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 160..... More

CENTRAL ASIAN ARCHITECTURE] Arkhitekturnyi ornament Srednei Azii [i.e. Architectural Ornament of...

[CENTRAL ASIAN ARCHITECTURE] Arkhitekturnyi ornament Srednei Azii [i.e. Architectural Ornament of Central Asia]

Denike, B.

Moscow: Izd. Vsesoiuznoi Akademii arkhitektury, 1939. 228 pp.: ill. 26,5x18 cm. In original full cloth with colored lettering on the spine and the front cover. Covers soiled and slightly rubbed, otherwise very good and clean internally. First and only edition. One of 2500 copies. Scarce. A valuable..... More

Price: $950.00

SPORTS ARCHITECTURE] Fizkul’turnye sooruzheniia [i.e. Physical Culture Constructions]. S....

[SPORTS ARCHITECTURE] Fizkul’turnye sooruzheniia [i.e. Physical Culture Constructions]

Zverintsev, S.

Leningrad: Fizkul’tura i turizm, 1932. 292 pp.: ill. 21x13,5 cm. In original full-cloth binding with lettering on the front cover and the spine. Slightly rubbed and weakened, no back flyleaf, contemporary signature on t.p., some pencil notes, otherwise very good and clean. First edition. One of 7000 copies. Rare..... More

SOVIET STUDY OF LABOR IN THE EARLY 1930S] Rabochaia mebel’: Voprosy ratsionalizatsii [i.e....

[SOVIET STUDY OF LABOR IN THE EARLY 1930S] Rabochaia mebel’: Voprosy ratsionalizatsii [i.e. Workers’ Furniture: Rationalization Issues]

Zal’tsgeber, O.

Moscow: Gos. sotsial’no-ekonomicheskoe izdatel’stvo, 1931. 68 pp.: ill. 20x15 cm. In original printed wrappers. Near fine. First and only edition. One of 10 000 copies. The manual on how to rationalize labor by well-organized working places. This was one of the key issues studied and promoted by the..... More

THE FIRST SOVIET MANUAL ON THE PRODUCTION OF BRECCIA MARBLE] Iskusstvennyy brekchiyevidnyy mramor...

[THE FIRST SOVIET MANUAL ON THE PRODUCTION OF BRECCIA MARBLE] Iskusstvennyy brekchiyevidnyy mramor zavodskogo proizvodstva [i.e. Factory Made Artificial Breccia Marble]

Elinzon, M.

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

Price: $1,200.00

SOVIET ARCHITECTURE: GINZBURG, KHIGER AND SEMENOV] Voprosy arkhitektury: Sbornik statei [i.e....

[SOVIET ARCHITECTURE: GINZBURG, KHIGER AND SEMENOV] Voprosy arkhitektury: Sbornik statei [i.e. Architecture Issues: A Collection of Articles]

[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

Price: $400.00

THE LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION ON DNIEPER RIVER] Dneprostroy i novoye Zaporozh’ye....

[THE LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION ON DNIEPER RIVER] Dneprostroy i novoye Zaporozh’ye. Vyp. 2 [i.e. Dnieprostroy and The New Zaporozhye. Issue 2]

Kharkiv: gospodarstvo Ukraini, 1932. [1], 45 pp.: ill. 26.4x35.4 cm. In owner’s cloth binding with original wrappers preserved. In a good condition. Front endpaper, front wrapper, title-page and few pages detached. Scarce. Second edition. First edition published in 1930 with design by Mark Kirnarsky. In contrast to the previous edition..... More

BALCONIES] Arhitektura i konstruktsiia balkonov [i.e. Architecture and Construction of...

[BALCONIES] Arhitektura i konstruktsiia balkonov [i.e. Architecture and Construction of Balconies] / Z. Chernysheva, M. Tupolev, Iu. Rubinstein

Moscow: Izd. Vsesoiuznoi akademii arhitektury, 1938. 204 pp.: ill. 25,5x18,5 cm. In original full-cloth with colored lettering. Rubbed and slightly soiled, spots on some margins. First and only edition. One of 4000 copies. This is the earliest Soviet book on balconies as a regular and important element of..... More

YEAR RUN OF THE IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL PERIODICAL] Stroitel’naia promyshlennost’ [i.e....

[YEAR RUN OF THE IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL PERIODICAL] Stroitel’naia promyshlennost’ [i.e. Construction Industry]

#1, 2/3, 4-10, 11/12. Overall 10 issues. Moscow: Gosnauchtechizdat, 1931. 31x23 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Small tears of the spine with fragments lost, occasionally spots on covers and pale water stains throughout margins, ink signatures on t.p. and pencil direction on subscriber on the back cover, otherwise very good..... More

Price: $1,500.00

MOSCOW-VOLGA CANAL] Kanal Moskva-Volga. Spravochnye dannye [i.e. Moscow-Volga Canal. Reference Data

[MOSCOW-VOLGA CANAL] Kanal Moskva-Volga. Spravochnye dannye [i.e. Moscow-Volga Canal. Reference Data]

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

RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE DESTROYED BY THE NAZIS] Pamiatniki zodchestva, razrushennie nemetskimi...

[RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE DESTROYED BY THE NAZIS] Pamiatniki zodchestva, razrushennie nemetskimi zakhvatchikami [i.e. The Monuments of Architecture Destroyed by the German Invaders]

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

Price: $550.00

SOVIET FLORICULTURE IN THE 1940S] Tsvety v gorode [i.e. Flowers in the City]. Bazilevskaya N. A

[SOVIET FLORICULTURE IN THE 1940S] Tsvety v gorode [i.e. Flowers in the City]

Bazilevskaya N.A.

[Moscow]: Gos. arkhitekturnoye izd-vo, 1947. 104pp.: ill. 20.7x16.7cm. In original publisher’s cardboards. Slightly bumped, Soviet bookshop’s stamp on the rear board and its recto. Otherwise a very good clean copy. Scarce. First edition. An interesting guide dedicated to the Soviet floriculture of the 1940s written by the famous Russian..... More

Price: $350.00

ARCHITECTURE OF MOSCOW ARTERIES] Naberezhnye Moskvy. Arkhitektura i konstruktsiya [i.e. Moscow...

[ARCHITECTURE OF MOSCOW ARTERIES] Naberezhnye Moskvy. Arkhitektura i konstruktsiya [i.e. Moscow River Fronts. Architecture and Constructions] / P. Gol’denberg, L. Aksel’rod.

Moscow: Izd-vo Akad. arkhitektury SSSR, 1940. 256 pp.: ill, 4 ills. 25,5x18 cm. In original illustrated cardboards. Rubbed, ink signature on t.p., otherwise very good and clean internally. First and only edition. One of 2000 copies. Very rare. An interesting and comprehensive study on the architecture of a...... More

BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION DURING A WAR] Vosstanovleniye mostov [i.e. Bridge Reconstruction]. V. Gastev

[BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION DURING A WAR] Vosstanovleniye mostov [i.e. Bridge Reconstruction]

Gastev, V.

Moscow, Leningrad: Gostransizdat, 1932. 272pp., 3 schemes: ill. 25.2x17.8cm. In original illustrated publisher’s cardboards. Loose, horizontal crease on the front cardboard, edges are slightly worn. In good condition. Scarce. First edition. Written by the Soviet scientist in the field of building structures, Vladimir Gastev (1891-1974), this is one of..... More

Price: $750.00

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