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First editions and rare printings of Russian literature and poetry, from the Golden Age to the Silver Age and beyond.

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  • 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.
    $54,474.00

  • A handsome set of The Complete Works of P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky
    A handsome set of The Complete Works of P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky

    MELNIKOV-PECHERSKY, P. I.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1909.
    $1,975.00

  • An attractive set of the first critical edition of of one of the works of one of the best Russian authors.
    An attractive set of the first critical edition of of one of the works of one of the best Russian authors.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Sochineniia [Works]. 1901.
    $3,405.00

  • A handsome set of The Compete Collected Works by Ivan Goncharov
    A handsome set of The Compete Collected Works by Ivan Goncharov

    GONCHAROV, Ivan.
    Polnoe sobranie sochineniy I. A. Goncharova v 9 tomakh. [The Complete Collected Works]. 1912.
    $2,452.00

  • Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus].
    Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus].

    TOLSTOY, Lev; LANCERAY, Eugene.
    Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus]. 1954.
    $341.00

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

    CARROLL, Lewis; SHUKAEV, Evgenii (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 1967.
    $1,022.00

  • Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry].
    Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry].

    KUZMIN, Mikhail.
    Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry]. 1908.
    $784.00

  • A richly illustrated volume
    A richly illustrated volume

    PUSHKIN, Alexander Sergeevich.
    Sochineniia Pushkina. Polnoe sobranie v odnom tome. 1907.
    $1,635.00

  • Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus].
    Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus].

    ZHELIKOVSKAIA, Vera Petrovna.
    Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus]. [1910].
    $886.00

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

    GONCHAROV, Ivan.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1886-1889.
    $1,703.00

  • 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.
    $1,703.00

  • In a handsome contemporary binding from the library of Albert McGill.
    In a handsome contemporary binding from the library of Albert McGill.

    DOSTOEVSKY, Fedor.
    Idiot' [The Idiot]. 1882.
    $3,746.00

  • In a handsome contemporary binding from the library of Albert McGill.
    In a handsome contemporary binding from the library of Albert McGill.

    DOSTOEVSKY, Fedor.
    Besy [Demons/The Possessed]. 1882.
    $3,065.00

  • A wonderful copy of an early edition of Dostoevsky's most famous novel.
    A wonderful copy of an early edition of Dostoevsky's most famous novel.

    DOSTOEVSKY, Fedor.
    Prestuplenie i Nakazanie [Crime and Punishment]. 1882.
    $4,767.00

  • 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.
    $3,065.00

  • 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.
    $6,129.00

  • Adyge. Poema.
    Adyge. Poema.

    KIRII, Aleksei (Oleksa).
    Adyge. Poema. 1941.
    $1,839.00

  • A highly uncommon and obscure book designed by Goncharova.
    A highly uncommon and obscure book designed by Goncharova.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia; GUR'EV, Arkadii.
    Bezotvetnoe [Unanswered]. [1913].
    $3,065.00

  • Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature
    Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature

    LERMONTOV, Mikhail; EBERLING, Alfred (illustrator).
    Demon. 1910.
    $6,469.00

  • Complete works of one of Russia's most celebrated authors. A fine set in the original publisher's Art Nouveau binding.
    Complete works of one of Russia's most celebrated authors. A fine set in the original publisher's Art Nouveau binding.

    GONCHAROV, Ivan Aleksandrovich.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii I. A. Goncharova [The Complete Works of Goncharov]. 1899.
    $2,043.00

  • This charming illustrated edition of Pushkin's The Undertaker is notably scarce, we could only locate two copies in libraries.
    This charming illustrated edition of Pushkin's The Undertaker is notably scarce, we could only locate two copies in libraries.

    PUSHKIN, Alexander Sergeevich; ZARETSKY, Nikolai Vasilevich (illustrator).
    Grobovshchik [The Undertaker]. 1923.
    $1,703.00

  • Der Eherne Reiter [The Bronze Horseman].
    Der Eherne Reiter [The Bronze Horseman].

    PUSHKIN, Alexander; MASYUTIN, Vasily.
    Der Eherne Reiter [The Bronze Horseman]. 1922.
    $239.00

  • First edition of Ostanovka v Putsyne<em> </em>[A Stop in the Desert] Brodsky's second book of poetry in Russian to be published in America.
    First edition of Ostanovka v Putsyne<em> </em>[A Stop in the Desert] Brodsky's second book of poetry in Russian to be published in America.

    BRODSKY, Joseph.
    Ostanovka v Pustyne [A Stop in the Desert]. 1970.
    $3,405.00

  • First complete Russian edition of Lennon's first book, In His Own Write. Published at the fall of the Soviet Union.
    First complete Russian edition of Lennon's first book, In His Own Write. Published at the fall of the Soviet Union.

    LENNON, John.
    Pishu kak Pishetsia [In His Own Write]. 1991.
    $613.00

  • A very fresh set in stunning Art Nouveau bindings of the complete works of Vasily Zhukovsky, one of Russia's most important poets.
    A very fresh set in stunning Art Nouveau bindings of the complete works of Vasily Zhukovsky, one of Russia's most important poets.

    ZHUKOVSKY, Vasily.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1906.
    $1,022.00

  • A fine set of the rare true first edition in book form of Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev, his last and longest novel.
    A fine set of the rare true first edition in book form of Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev, his last and longest novel.

    TURGENEV, Ivan Sergeevich.
    Nov' [Virgin Soil]. 1877.
    $6,129.00

  • Filosofiia Svobody [The Philosophy of Freedom].
    Filosofiia Svobody [The Philosophy of Freedom].

    BERDIAEV, Nikolai Aleksandrovich.
    Filosofiia Svobody [The Philosophy of Freedom]. 1911.
    $1,022.00

  • One of only 25 copies on Japon. Signed by the illustrator. This edition, produced in the style of a medieval manuscript is coloured by hand.
    One of only 25 copies on Japon. Signed by the illustrator. This edition, produced in the style of a medieval manuscript is coloured by hand.

    LEBEDEV, Ivan (illustrator); EHRENBURG, Ilya (translator); BAISIEUX, Jacques de.
    O trekh rytsariakh i o rubakhe [The Three Knights and the Shirt]. 1916.
    $3,405.00

  • Skazki. [Tales].

    GORKY, Maxim (pseud. PESHKOV, Alexei).
    Skazki. [Tales]. [1912].
    $409.00

  • The first edition of this masterpiece work of avant-garde Russian poetry from Mikhail Kuzmin
    The first edition of this masterpiece work of avant-garde Russian poetry from Mikhail Kuzmin

    KUZMIN, Mikhail.
    Forel' Razbivaet Led. Stikhi 1925-1928. [The Trout Breaks the Ice. Poems from 1925-1928]. 1929.
    $750.00

  • First edition. The second in a series of poetry chapbooks issued by MAF (Moscow Association of Furturists), in association with VKhUTEMAS.
    First edition. The second in a series of poetry chapbooks issued by MAF (Moscow Association of Furturists), in association with VKhUTEMAS.

    ASEEV, Nikolai.
    Stal'noi Solovei. [Steel Nightingale]. 1922.
    $886.00

  • First edition. Wrappers designed by Annenkov.
    First edition. Wrappers designed by Annenkov.

    TIKHONOV, Nikolai.
    Braga. Vtoraia Kinga Stikhov. [Home-brewed Beer. Second Book of Poetry]. 1922.
    $613.00

  • <em>Lishnie Liudi </em>was subsequently banned after publication and withdrawn from all libraries and bookshops.
    <em>Lishnie Liudi </em>was subsequently banned after publication and withdrawn from all libraries and bookshops.

    ZOSHCHENKO, Mikahil.
    Lishnie Liudi. [Superfluous People]. 1930.
    $613.00

  • Vasily Kamensky was a Russian Futurist poet, playwright, and artist as well as one of the first Russian aviators.
    Vasily Kamensky was a Russian Futurist poet, playwright, and artist as well as one of the first Russian aviators.

    KAMENSKY, Vasily.
    Saryn' na kichku. Stikhi Izbrannye. [To the bow, gang! Selected poems]. 1932.
    $1,090.00

  • Rare first edition of Nabokov's second novel - a fine copy.
    Rare first edition of Nabokov's second novel - a fine copy.

    SIRIN, V. [NABOKOV, Vladimir].
    Korol', Dama, Valet'. [King, Queen, Knave]. 1928.
    $3,814.00

  • First edition of a rare work by a student of Maykovsky.
    First edition of a rare work by a student of Maykovsky.

    KIRSANOV, Semen Isaakovich.
    Udarniy Kvartal. 1931.
    $681.00

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