St. Petersburg: Izd. Studencheskoi biblioteki, 1903. [2], 204, 4, 3 pp.: ill. 27,5x18,5 cm. In period half-leather with gilt lettering on the spine. Good. Rubbed, stains and pencil marks occasionally, first leaves slightly deformed of water. First edition. Extremely rare lithographed edition of lectures on building materials. A...... More

Knigoizdate’stvo Akademii khudozhetsv: [Leningrad], [1927]. 77, [3] pp.: ill. 18x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Near fine copy. Tiny tear of the spine. First edition of the first book. Yakov Chernikhov (1889-1951) was one of the most unusual and innovative talents of the time, known for his..... More

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

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

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

Moscow: Vsesoiuznaia akademiia arhitektury, 1938. 68 pp.: ill. 22,5 x 15 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Small tears and some losses of the spine, crease of the front cover and the title page, owner’s pencil underlinings. The first edition. This is a unique edition containing the plaster materials..... More

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

Moscow; Leningrad: Gosizdat, 1930. 94, [2] pp.: ill. 20x14 cm. In original illustrated constructivist wrappers. Very good. Tears of the spine, small tear of the front wrapper, stain on the lower margin on the rear cover and throughout pages, last page slightly scuffed, private library ink stamp on p.2, 17..... More

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

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

[Moscow]: Onti. Glav. red. stroit. lit-ry, 1935. 359 pp.: ill. 26.2x18.4cm. With dust-jacket. In original cloth binding with the letterpress design on the front board and the spine. Neat restoration of the dust-jacket, previous owner’s inscription on the front board (in pen) and its verso (in pencil), a couple of..... More