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Fresh example of this monumental work revealing the life and creative path of one of the most important figures in the history of the Russian ballet<br /><br />

LIFAR, Serge.
Diagilev i s diagilevym. [Diaghilev and with Diaghilev]. 1939.
First edition, one of 615 copies
£1,400.00

BARBIER, George.
Nijinsky as 'the poet' in Les Sylphides. 1913.
£450.00

BARBIER, George.
Nijinsky in Cleopatre. 1913.
£450.00

A scarce publication capturing a piece of dance history, published by Cyril W. Beaumont, the legendary London dance scholar, critic and specialist bookseller.

WILLOUGHBY, Vera; BEAUMONT, Cyril W.
The Art of Lubov Tchernicheva 1921.
£4,750.00

BARBIER, George.
Vaslav Nijinsky as Siegfried in Swan Lake. 1913.
£450.00

First edition of Somov's famous illustrations.

SOMOV, Konstantin.
Le Livre de la Marquise. 1918.
£2,500.00

Scarce first edition of one of the most important twentieth century ballet books, published in French the following year as Le Ballet Contemporain.

SVETLOV [IVCHENKO], Valerian.
Sovremenniy Balet. [The Modern Ballet]. 1911.
£2,500.00

an exceptionally fine example of this beatiful fairytale with additional english translation

BILIBIN, Ivan.
The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, The Fire-Bird and Grey Wolf. 1901.
£1,350.00

First editions of Russian literary journal featuring many work by emigre writers and poetry by Vladimir Nabokov, here in excellent condition

[RUSSIAN EMIGRÉS].
Opyty. [Experiments]. 1953, '54 & '57.
£800.00

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].
Limited edition, one of 500 copies
£1,500.00

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.
£2,950.00

Altman's original pen and ink illustrations for the book of 'Krylov's Fables' published by OGIZ in Moscow, 1947.

ALTMAN, Nathan.
Four original illustrations of Krylov's Fables. 1947.
£850.00

Signed by Diego Rivera on half tittle page

RIVERA, Diego.
Das Werk. 1928.
£850.00

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.
£2,500.00

Double page copper engraved map with later hand colouring form the fifth and final and most complete French edition of the Theatre de l' univers

ORTELIUS, Abraham.
RUSSIAE MOSCOVIAE ET TARTARIAE DESCRIPTIO. 1598.
£1,500.00

First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.

[SPACE ART]. LEONOV, A.A. & SOKOLOV, A. (illustrators); DENISOV, V.P.; ALIMOV, V.I.
Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances]. 1972.
First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.
£3,750.00

A fine first edition of Osborne's only attempt to write a musical, intended as a social satire on high-society gossip columnists.

OSBORNE, John.
The World of Paul Slickey. 1959.
£65.00

Finely produced portfolio of illustrations by the official artist of the Citroen Central Asia Expedition, capturing the peoples and landcapses of Peris<br />

IACOVLEFF, Alexandre [YAKOVLEV, Aleksandr].
Dessins et peintures d'Asie. [1934].
£7,500.00

[JANSSONIUS, Johannes].
Dwinae Fluvii nova descriptio. 1680].
£550.00

ORTELIUS, Abraham.
LEODIENSIS DIOECESIS TYPVS. 1598.
£450.00

DEMIDOFF, Anatole de & RAFFET [Denis].
Voyage dans la Russie meridionale et la Crimee, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie. 1841.
Beautifully bound example of this celebrated travelogue.
£2,500.00