St. Petersburg: F.S. Suchinsky, 1878. 147, III pp. 8vo. Frontispiece is a drawing from a photo of Nekrasov on his deathbed by William Carrick. Contemporary quarter-leather. Good condition. Spine leather restored. Rare. A volume of stories collected to commemorate the death of the Russian classic poet, N. A...... More

Moscow: Detgiz, 1937. [12] pp.: ill. 24,5x29 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Tears of the extremities. Otherwise very good. Lithographed edition. Covers and illustrations by Nina Simonovich-Efimova (1877-1948), Russian Soviet artists, who worked in etching and autolithography techniques; one of the creators of the professional puppet theater in Russia..... More

Tiflis: K.P. Kozlovsky, 1917. 378 pp. 24x16 cm. Original printed wrappers. Spine is restored. Some stains of the wrapper. Otherwise good. The bulletin features the geological article by Ilia Zdanevich ‘Two Attempts to Climb Tbilisis-tsveri (4419 meters) in Uilpaty Mountains’. In the article Ilia described the efforts of the..... More

Warsaw: 1890. 332 pp. 20x13 cm. Contemporary quarter-leather. Guilt lettering on the spine. Stamp of the pre-revolutionary library on the title verso. Very good. The first edition in Polish of ‘Looking Backwards: 2000-1887’ by Edward Bellamy. It was translated by Józef Karol Potocki (1854-1898) and became one of the..... More

St. Petersburg: F. Pavlenkov, 1896. 4, 158, 2 pp. 19,5х13,5 cm. In contemporary half-leather binding with marbled paper boards and gilt-lettering on the spine (the title and owner's initials). Soviet bookshop's stamp on the free back endpaper, slightly rubbed, pencil scribbles on two pages. Otherwise a very good clean copy..... More

Warsaw: Zwiazek Nar. Polskej Młodz. Akad. 1926. [4], 80 pp., [3] tabl.: ill. 21x16 cm. Added title page in French (Lettres de Frederic Chopin a Jean Bialoblocki). Original publisher’s printed wrappers. Few tears of the spine. Otherwise a near fine copy. First edition of Frederic Chopin’s (1810-1849) letters to..... More

St. Petersburg: Tip. t-va ''Obshchestvennaya pol'za'', 1907. X, [2], 275 pp. 23x16 cm. Original wrappers. Uncut copy. Very good. Few tears of the spine, lacking small piece from the top of the spine. First Russian edition. Morris Hillquit (1869–1933) was a founder and leader of the Socialist Party..... More

St. Petersburg: tip. N. Tiblena (N. Nekludova), 1867. [4], IV, XXXVIII, XXXIV, 627 pp. 21x14,5 cm. In contemporary quarter leather. Scuffed boards and few pieces are missing, Soviet bookshops’ stamps, previous owner’s ink signature on several pages, pen signature and bookplate on the front endpapers («From books of professor D.S...... More

St. Petersburg: K.L. Rikker, 1903. [4], II, 604, VII pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Very good. The spine is carefully restored. Owner’s pre-revolutionary stamp on the title. The first Russian edition. Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (1845-1916), the celebrated Russian biologist, was the second Russian Nobel Laureate. He was awarded the prize..... More

St. Petersburg: A. Golovachyov, 1866. [2], vi, [2], 503, [1], xii pp.: ill., 1 ill.  22x15 cm. With 1 folding engraved plate and 37 illustrations in text.  Contemporary half-leather binding.  Rubbings and occasional foxing, owner's signature on the title-page. Very good. First edition. One of the fundamental works by Ivan..... More

Moscow; Leningrad: Gizlegprom, 1932. 132, [2] pp.: ill. 22x15 cm. In original photomontage wrapper. Small parts of spine missing, general rubbing of the wrapper, private library ink stamp and pencil inscription on the title page. Otherwise very good. One of 8200 copies. Rare. First edition. Very interesting edition with..... More

St. Petersburg: de L'Imprimerie de L'Academie Imperiale des Sciences, 1853. 403-548, [2] pp. 4vo. Original blue wrappers with a decorative border on the covers. Uncut. A very good copy. The front cover detached from the spine, tears on the spine and covers, two spots on the end cover. Rare..... More

St. Petersburg: 1855. Pp. 333-348. 24x15 cm. Modern binding. Original printed wrapper preserved. Some soiling and stains of some pages, pen marks on the front wrapper, occasional foxing. Otherwise very good. First publication. The short story was based on Tolstoy’s first impressions from being in Sevastopol in..... More