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THE FIRST BOOK IN GEORGIAN ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON] Giorgi vashingt’oni (amerik’is...

[THE FIRST BOOK IN GEORGIAN ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON] Giorgi vashingt’oni (amerik’is ganmatavisuplebeli)/ targmnili n. barnabishvilis mier [i.e. George Washington (the Liberator of the United States of America/ Translated by N. Barnabishvili]

Tbilisi: gamotsemuli z. ch’ich’inadzisagan, 1891. 103 pp. 19.7x13.7 cm. Half-cloth with original wrappers preserved. Traces of the former private library label on the front cardboard. Otherwise near fine. Extremely rare first edition. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST BOOK IN GEORGIAN DEDICATED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). Published in 1891..... More

Price: $850.00

GUDIASHVILI AS CONSTRUCTIVIST] Gruzii poety i pisateli SSSR [i.e. To Georgia! The poets and...

[GUDIASHVILI AS CONSTRUCTIVIST] Gruzii poety i pisateli SSSR [i.e. To Georgia! The poets and writers of USSR. The literary collection]

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

Price: $1,500.00

HISTORY IN IMAGES – I VANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY] T’pilisis sakhelmts’ipo...

[HISTORY IN IMAGES – I VANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY] T’pilisis sakhelmts’ipo universit’et’I/ p’asukhismgebeli redakt’ori K. Oragvelidze [i.e. Tbilisi State University/ Edited by K. Oragvelidze]

Tbilisi: sakhelmts’ipo universit’et’is t’ipo-lit’ograpia, 1936. 88, [2] pp.: ill. 36.5x27.4cm. In original publisher’s full cloth. A couple of stains on the boards. Otherwise in a very good condition. Without the dust-jacket. Extremely rare. One of 2100 copies. Edited by the university rector, Karlo Oragvelidze (1902-1937). Photographs by I. Panfilov..... More

Price: $1,500.00

MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN GEORGIAN PRISON] Met’ekhis k’rialosani = Chetki Metekha [i.e. Metekhi...

[MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN GEORGIAN PRISON] Met’ekhis k’rialosani = Chetki Metekha [i.e. Metekhi Rosary]

Tbilisi: Sp’etsdanishnulebis izoliat’oris (met’ekhis) k’ult’-k’omisiis ga-ma, 1928. 24 pp.: ill. 26x17 cm. In original wrappers with letterpress design. Tears of the spine with small losses, soiling of the covers, water stain on the lower margin throughout the copy, otherwise very good internally. This is a unique survival of..... More

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ONE OF THE FIRST MAPS OF THE SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA] Sakartvelos sabch’ota...

[ONE OF THE FIRST MAPS OF THE SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA] Sakartvelos sabch’ota sotsialist’uri resp’ublik’is p’olit’ik’ur-ek’onomiuri ruk’a / shedgenili da shemushavebuli sak. geograpiuli sazogadoebis k’art’ograpiul inst’it’ut’shi p’rop. al. javakhishvilis da asist’. s. tskhak’aias khelmdzghvanelobit [i.e. Political and Economic Map of the Georgian SSR / Compiled at the Cartographic Institute of the Geographical Society of Georgia under the Leadership of Professor Alexander Javakhishvili and Assistant Sergi Tskhakaia]

[Tbilisi]: sakartvelos sakhelmts’ipo gamomtsemloba, [ts’.a.] (sak. smus p’ol. t’r. litogr.), [1927]. Large color lithographed map ca. 114x160 cm. In 4 parts. Scale: 1:400 000. The stamps of 1930s institute that ceased to exist after WWII on the verso. Minor tears, otherwise very good. Very rare. One of 5000 copies..... More

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PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 1938 MILITARY PARADE IN TBILISI] Diadi okt’omberi....

[PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 1938 MILITARY PARADE IN TBILISI] Diadi okt’omberi. 1917-1938 [i.e. The Great October. 1917-1938]

Tbilisi, 1938. In original full-cloth with gilt lettering and two small photographs (ca. 3.3x3.4cm) mounted on the front cover. Date “7 November 1938” printed on the label and mounted on the front pastedown. Twenty-five vintage prints ca. 9x14.3cm. Minor wear to the edges of the covers, a couple of photos..... More

Price: $1,750.00

PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF TOYS PRODUCED FOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN] Sat’amashoebis laboratoriis...

[PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF TOYS PRODUCED FOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN] Sat’amashoebis laboratoriis ek’sponatebis albomi [i.e An Album of the Toy Laboratory Exhibits]

Tbilisi: Zaria Vostoka, 1941. 80 pp: ill. 18x27.6 cm. In original cloth with lettering and decoration on the front board. Near fine. Loss of the endpapers. Scarce. One of 800 copies. A special anniversary edition of the Georgian SSR Ministry of Education. The album showcases 32 full..... More

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THE SHORT-LIVED ARTISTIC CLUB IN TIFLIS] Pavliniy khvost [i.e. The Tail of Peacock] / words...

[THE SHORT-LIVED ARTISTIC CLUB IN TIFLIS] Pavliniy khvost [i.e. The Tail of Peacock] / words by Sergei Gorodetskiy, music by Boris Prozorovskiy

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

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ZDANEVICH BROTHERS] Kirill Zdanevich. Ilya Zdanevich. Katalog vystavki [i.e. Exhibition Catalogue

[ZDANEVICH BROTHERS] Kirill Zdanevich. Ilya Zdanevich. Katalog vystavki [i.e. Exhibition Catalogue].

Tbilisi: Gos. muzei iskusstv Gruzii, 1989. 80 pp.: ill. 22x31 cm. In original wrappers. Near fine. Extremely rare. In October of 1989 in the State Museum of Arts of Georgia (Tbilisi) was opened exhibition dedicated to Zdanevich brothers. Elen Zdanevich- Ilyazd, widow of Ilya Zdanevich (1894-1975), brought part of..... More

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THE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO MKINVARTSVERI] Sakartvelos geograpiuli sazogadoebis...

[THE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO MKINVARTSVERI] Sakartvelos geograpiuli sazogadoebis mtasvla-mgzavrosnobis ganq’opilebis eksp’editsiis mq’invarts’verze asvla shemodgomit 1927 ts’lis 9 noembers [i.e. November 9, 1927 Autumn Climb to Mkinvartsveri by the Expedition of the Tourist Department of the Geographical Society of the Georgian SSR]

Aslanishvili, I.

Tbilisi: Sakartvelos geograpiuli sazogadoeba, 1928. 65pp.: ill. 16.7x24.6cm. Loss of the front wrapper and the spine, tears of the rear wrapper, previous owner’s inscription on the foretitle: “To our little Vaniko from the aunt Nutsa. 2/III/1929”. Good. Extremely scarce first edition. One of 1000 copies. The narrative is in Georgian..... More

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New Georgian Book Design, 1920s-1930s. P. V. Chepyzhov

New Georgian Book Design, 1920s-1930s

Chepyzhov, P.V.

Warsaw: PWN, 2018. This amply illustrated reference book on Georgian book design in the 1920s and '30s is based on a broadly representative private collection of a hundred works. It traces the main trends and developments in Georgian book design at that time, and identifies the main artists involved.The book..... More

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COVER DESIGN BY GAMREKELI] Qurdi [i.e. Thief. Poems]. K. Kaladze

[COVER DESIGN BY GAMREKELI] Qurdi [i.e. Thief. Poems]

Kaladze, K.

Tiflis: Trud, 1927. 14, [2] pp. 17х13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Author’s signature on the first page. Near fine. First edition. One of 1000 copies. Rare. Cover design by Irakli Gamrekeli (1894-1943), Georgian Soviet set designer and one of the founders of Georgian avant-garde stage design influenced by..... More

Price: $3,100.00

GEORGIAN JOHN REED] Jon Ridi: P’oema [i.e. John Reed: A Poem]. G. Tabidze

[GEORGIAN JOHN REED] Jon Ridi: P’oema [i.e. John Reed: A Poem]

Tabidze, G.

Tbilisi: S.s.m.u.s. p’oligrap. ganq’. lit’ograpia, 1924. 32 pp. 26.8x18 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Soiling and foxing occasionally, tears of the spine with small fragments lost, small tears of edges, blurred signature on the front cover. First edition. One of 5000 copies. The book is a collaboration between Galaktion Tabidze..... More

Price: $3,500.00

GEORGIAN DADA] P’oet’is q’epa. Ts’. 1 [i.e. A Poet’s Bark. First Book]. G. Tsetskhladze

[GEORGIAN DADA] P’oet’is q’epa. Ts’. 1 [i.e. A Poet’s Bark. First Book]

Tsetskhladze, G.

Tbilisi: Stamba samkhedro komisariatisa, 1924. 32 pp. 22x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Small fragments of spine lost, some soiling, ink note and marks, otherwise very good. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A Cubist portrait of the author by Irakli Gamrekeli on the front cover. This is one of..... More

Price: $2,250.00

GAMREKELI AT HIS BEST] Sharavandedi: Leksebi da p’oemebi. Ts’, 1 [i.e. Aureole: Verses and...

[GAMREKELI AT HIS BEST] Sharavandedi: Leksebi da p’oemebi. Ts’, 1 [i.e. Aureole: Verses and Poems. The First Book]

Vakeli, I.

Tbilisi: Samkhedro stamba, 1923. 139, [4] pp. 22.5x15.5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Restored and slightly soiled, blank lower corners of p. 41-44 lost, some pale water stains and small tears, otherwise very good and clean. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A very rare collaboration between two esteemed..... More

Price: $4,500.00

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The collection of 14 wartime children’s agitation books printed in Georgian Soviet Republic

The collection of 14 wartime children’s agitation books printed in Georgian Soviet Republic

Their main motive is children fighting Nazis. Extremely rare. All 14 books not found in WorldCat, Rusian National Library, Russian State Library, Georgian State Library. 1) Lovushka. Khapangshi [i.e. The Trap]. Tbilisi: Detiuizdat; Comissariat for Food Industry, 1943. 12 pp. 10x14,5 cm. Illustrated wrappers. Tears to the extremeties..... More

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GEORGIA IN 1930s] K 15 Letiyu Sovetskoy Vlasti v Gruzii [i.e. For the 15th Anniversary of Soviet...

[GEORGIA IN 1930s] K 15 Letiyu Sovetskoy Vlasti v Gruzii [i.e. For the 15th Anniversary of Soviet Rule in Georgia]

Tbilisi: Gosfoto, 1936. 29 pp. 41x60 cm. In handsome contemporary burgundy morocco. Gilt lettering on the front cover. Moire red endpapers. Red stained edges. Bottom edge of the spine is slightly rubbed. Otherwise fine. The album includes 57 photos of the celebrations of the 15th anniversary of Georgian Soviet..... More

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GEORGIAN HAND-MADE STUDENT BOOK] Zoopark. Nabliudeniya zhirafa [i.e. The Zoo. The observations...

[GEORGIAN HAND-MADE STUDENT BOOK] Zoopark. Nabliudeniya zhirafa [i.e. The Zoo. The observations of the giraffe]

Tiflis: Stroitelniy tekhnikum, 1937. [16] pp. 11,5x7,5 cm. Near fine condition. Illustrated throughout in color. 1 copy created.  The bright example of students’ folklore, created in Georgian Building Academy as a token for graduation, for the class of 1933-1937. The whole class is pictured as animals from..... More

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KRUCHYONYKH ON MAYAKOVSKY AND ILIAZD IN 1918] Kuranty. #1, 1918 [The Chants] / edited by Boris...

KRUCHYONYKH ON MAYAKOVSKY AND ILIAZD IN 1918] Kuranty. #1, 1918 [The Chants] / edited by Boris Korneev

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

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PERSIAN CULTURE IN GEORGIA] Vystavka: Ferdovsi i gruzino-iranskie sviazi v literature i...

[PERSIAN CULTURE IN GEORGIA] Vystavka: Ferdovsi i gruzino-iranskie sviazi v literature i iskusstve [i.e. The Exhibition: Ferdowsi and the Georgian-Iranian Ties in Literature and Art]

Tbilisi: N.p., 1934-1935. 87 pp., XII ills. 17,5x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, some pages uncut. A couple of spots on the covers, tear of the first page (not affecting the text). First and only edition. One of 1050 copies. In Georgian and Russian. Very rare..... More

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KIRILL ZDANEVICH] Antebuli xeivani. Leqsebi [i.e. Flaming Alley. Poems]. S. Abasheli

[KIRILL ZDANEVICH] Antebuli xeivani. Leqsebi [i.e. Flaming Alley. Poems]

Abasheli, S.

Tbilisi: 1923. 110 pp. 17,5x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Some soiling and minor tears to the wrapper. Good clean block. First edition. 1 of 1000 copies. Very rare. Front cover designed by Kirill Zdanevich (1892-1969),important Georgian Soviet artist, well-known in 1920s (older brother of famous Ilya Zdanevich). Kirill..... More

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A CATALOGUE OF GEORGIAN WINES, COGNACS AND SOVIET CHAMPAIGNS] kartuli ghvino da k’oniak’I...

[A CATALOGUE OF GEORGIAN WINES, COGNACS AND SOVIET CHAMPAIGNS] kartuli ghvino da k’oniak’I [i.e. Wines and cognacs of Georgia]

Beridze, G., Azarashvili, P.

Moscow: Vsesojuznoje Objedinjenie, 1965. 166 pp., [2] maps: ill. 29.6x22.1cm. Original publisher’s full cloth with gilt tooled ornament on the front board and lettering on the spine. Author’s inscription (“To my Otar. From the author. 22/VII…”) on the verso of the title-page. Fine. Illustrated throughout by S. N. Ketskhoveli, N.I...... More

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