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  • Konstruktivizm [Construtivism].
    Konstruktivizm [Construtivism].

    GAN, Aleksei.
    Konstruktivizm [Construtivism]. 1922.
    $3,416.00

  • An attractive copy in the original wrappers of Barbier's early masterpiece dedicated to Tamara Karsavina.
    An attractive copy in the original wrappers of Barbier's early masterpiece dedicated to Tamara Karsavina.

    BARBIER, George.
    Album dédié a Tamar Karsavina. 1914.
    $7,856.00

  • Sadok Sudei II [A Trap for Judges II].
    Sadok Sudei II [A Trap for Judges II].

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia; BURLIUK, David & Volodymyr; KRUCHENYKH, Aleksei; KHLEBNIKOV, Velimir; GURO, Elena.
    Sadok Sudei II [A Trap for Judges II]. 1913.
    $6,831.00

  • A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.
    A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Pokhozhdeniia Chichikova, ili Mertvyia dushi. Poema [The Adventures of Chichikov, or Dead Souls. A Poem]. 1842.
    $54,646.00

  • Benois' Azbuka v Kartinakh is one of the most outstanding examples of Russian book illustration.
    Benois' Azbuka v Kartinakh is one of the most outstanding examples of Russian book illustration.

    BENOIS, Alexander.
    Azbuka v Kartinakh [Alphabet in Pictures]. 1904.
    $10,247.00

  • Fresh example of this beautiful work on Leon Bakst.
    Fresh example of this beautiful work on Leon Bakst.

    EINSTEIN, Carl.
    Leon Bakst. 1927.
    $3,416.00

  • An attractive copy of Album Dédié a Tamar Karsavina by George Barbier in the original wrappers
    An attractive copy of Album Dédié a Tamar Karsavina by George Barbier in the original wrappers

    BARBIER, George.
    Album dédié a Tamar Karsavina. 1914.
    $5,807.00

  • Vaslav Nijinsky. Six Vers de Jean Cocteau. Six Dessins de Paul Iribe.
    Vaslav Nijinsky. Six Vers de Jean Cocteau. Six Dessins de Paul Iribe.

    COCTEAU, Jean; IRIBIE, Paul.
    Vaslav Nijinsky. Six Vers de Jean Cocteau. Six Dessins de Paul Iribe. [1910].
    $2,050.00

  • An exceptional copy of the first monograph on Pavlova, additionally signed by her on the half title, written by Valerian Svetlov [Ivchenko], first edition in English, 1922
    An exceptional copy of the first monograph on Pavlova, additionally signed by her on the half title, written by Valerian Svetlov [Ivchenko], first edition in English, 1922

    SVETLOV [IVCHENKO], Valerian.
    Anna Pavlova. 1922.
    $5,124.00

  • Anna Karénina.
    Anna Karénina.

    TOLSTOY, Leo [Count Lyof N. Tolstoï].
    Anna Karénina. 1886.
    $923.00

  • An attractive and scarce music score for Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, The Golden Cockerel, with the original wrappers designed by Bilibin.
    An attractive and scarce music score for Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, The Golden Cockerel, with the original wrappers designed by Bilibin.

    RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nikolai, BELSKY, Vladimir; PUSHKIN, Alexander; BILIBIN, Ivan.
    Le Coq d'Or: conte-fable, opéra en 3 actes. Paroles russes, d'après Pouchkine, de V. Bielsky. Paroles francaises de M.D. Calvocoressi. [1908].
    $1,708.00

  • A selection of Stories of Russian Life from the prolific Russian author and playwright, Anton Tchekoff.
    A selection of Stories of Russian Life from the prolific Russian author and playwright, Anton Tchekoff.

    TCHEKOFF, Anton, FELL, Marian (Translator).
    Stories of Russian Life. 1914.
    $479.00

  • Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works].
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works].

    GONCHAROV, Ivan.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1886-1889.
    $1,708.00

  • A fine copy of one of the best examples of a Soviet 'production book'.
    A fine copy of one of the best examples of a Soviet 'production book'.

    SHIFFRIN, Nisson Abramovich; KHAZIN, Evgeniy Iakovlevich.
    Neft' [Oil]. 1931.
    $4,440.00

  • L'architecture religieuse Russe, 1st edition, by famous art historian Loukomski, bound in green cloth, with 144 black and white plates.
    L'architecture religieuse Russe, 1st edition, by famous art historian Loukomski, bound in green cloth, with 144 black and white plates.

    LOUKOMSKI [LUKOMSKIY] Georgiy Krestsentevich.
    L'architecture Religieuse Russe 1929.
    $342.00

  • A complete set of LEF and Noviy LEF.
    A complete set of LEF and Noviy LEF.

    MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir; TRETIAKOV, Sergei (editors); RODCHENKO, Alexander.
    LEF [and] Noviy LEF. Zhurnal levogo fronta iskusstv. 1923-1928.
    $37,570.00

  • Rare Soviet children's book.
    Rare Soviet children's book.

    MILLER, Ia; PORET, Alisa (illustrator).
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War]. 1930.
    $4,440.00

  • Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War].
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War].

    MILLER, Ia; PORET, Alisa (illustrator).
    Grazhdanskaia Voina [The Civil War]. 1930.
    $4,440.00

  • First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.
    First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.

    LEBEDEV, Vladimir.
    Azbuka [ABC]. 1925.
    $15,711.00

  • A presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep.
    A presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia; LARIONOV, Mikkail; PARNAKH, Valentin.
    L'art decoratif theatral moderne. [15 June 1919].
    $20,493.00

  • First edition of the first complete Russian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.
    First edition of the first complete Russian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.

    BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.
    The Decameron. 1891-92.
    $1,708.00

  • Finely bound collection of Pushkin and friends. A fine production gathering great Russian poems with illustrations.
    Finely bound collection of Pushkin and friends. A fine production gathering great Russian poems with illustrations.

    POLEVOI, Petr Nikolaevich; PANOV, Ivan (illustrator).
    Rodnye Otgoloski [Echoes from the Homeland]. 1875.
    $3,074.00

  • Feia Kukol by Leon Bakst is a complete set of twelve postcards, his masterpiece according to fellow artist Alexandre Benois.

    BAKST, Leon.
    Feia Kukol. [La fée des poupées]. 1904.
    $4,031.00

  • First English edition of Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov, 1959.
    First English edition of Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov, 1959.

    NABOKOV, Vladimir.
    Invitation to a Beheading. 1959.
    $786.00

  • Rare insight into the early days of Soviet cinema.
    Rare insight into the early days of Soviet cinema.

    BURSAK, I. N. (editor).
    Kino [Cinema]. 1925.
    $2,733.00

  • Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults].
    Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults].

    [UTOPIAN ABC].
    Bukvar dlia vzroslykh [Alphabet for Adults]. 1920.
    $6,148.00

  • A scarce and early work dedicated to one of the most famous dancers of the Ballets Russes - Tamara Karsavina.
    A scarce and early work dedicated to one of the most famous dancers of the Ballets Russes - Tamara Karsavina.

    BRUSSEL, Robert; GIR, Charles (illustrator).
    Tamar Karsavina: ou l'Heure dansante au Jardin du Roi. [1910].
    $2,050.00

  • The scarce and impressive large-scale poster designed by Goncharova.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia.
    Grand Bal de Nuit. 1923.
    $11,954.00

  • [Moscow Panorama].

    [MOSCOW].
    [Moscow Panorama]. ca.1880].
    $4,782.00

  • Exodus is the first collection of poems from the Imagists printed in a tiny edition in the Penza provincial printing house.
    Exodus is the first collection of poems from the Imagists printed in a tiny edition in the Penza provincial printing house.

    USENKO, V.; TSITSKOVSKIY, N.;SLAVIN, A.; RADVEL' (illustrators); MANDELSTAM, O.; MARIENGOF, A.
    Iskhod. Al'manakh 1 [Exodus]. 1918.
    $6,148.00

  • Celebrated first edition of this folklore as told by Teffi.
    Celebrated first edition of this folklore as told by Teffi.

    TEFFI, Nadezhda Alexandrovna; PARAIN, Nathalie (illustrator).
    Baba-Yaga. 1932.
    $888.00

  • First edition of Russia by Robert Pinkerton, containing 8 hand-coloured lithograph plates showing Russian costumes and everyday activities.
    First edition of Russia by Robert Pinkerton, containing 8 hand-coloured lithograph plates showing Russian costumes and everyday activities.

    PINKERTON, Robert.
    Russia: 1833.
    $1,162.00

  • A first edition of Univermag by Elizaveta Tarakhovskaya with illustrations by Fedor Kondratov
    A first edition of Univermag by Elizaveta Tarakhovskaya with illustrations by Fedor Kondratov

    KONDRATOV, Fedor (illustrator); TARAKHOVSKAYA, Elizaveta.
    Univermag [The Department Store]. 1930.
    $3,074.00

  • An important Soviet children's book.
    An important Soviet children's book.

    GRIUNTAL', Vladimir; IABLONOVSKIY, Grigoriy; GERSHENZON, M. (editor).
    Chto eto takoe [What is it]. 1932.
    $6,831.00

  • First edition. A rare and sought-after exhibition catalogue designed by El Lissitzky.
    First edition. A rare and sought-after exhibition catalogue designed by El Lissitzky.

    LISSITZKY, El.
    Vystavka Iaponskoe Kino [Exhibition of Japanese Cinema]. 1929.
    $11,613.00

  • The first edition of Parnakh's collection of poems with striking lithographs by Goncharova.
    The first edition of Parnakh's collection of poems with striking lithographs by Goncharova.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia; PARNAKH, Valentin.
    Samum. 1919.
    $4,099.00

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