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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

BARBIER, George.
Vaslav Nijinsky as Siegfried in Swan Lake. 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

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

BAKST, Leon.
The Designs for the Sleeping Princess. 1923.
£2,950.00

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

Signed by Diego Rivera on half tittle page

RIVERA, Diego.
Das Werk. 1928.
£850.00

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

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, early issue, of Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, with an autograph letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to Thomas Bury.

ACKERMANN, Rudolph (publisher); PUGIN, Augustus Charles, and ROWLANDSON, Thomas (illustrators).
The Microcosm of London; or, London in miniature. [1808-10].
£5,750.00

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

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

Ruins of the Palace at Spalatro by Robert Adam is a foundation work of neo-classical architecture.

ADAM, Robert.
Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian 1764.
£12,500.00

First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Birds by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.

NEURATH, Marie.
The Wonder World of Birds. 1953.
£750.00

BALLARD, J.G.
The Crystal World. 1966.
£375.00

A first edition, first impression of Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Jill Bennett.

DAHL, Roald; BENNETT, Jill (illustrator).
Danny, The Champion of the World. 1975.
£250.00

First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.

[PLINY THE ELDER] PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius; HOLLAND, Philemon (translator).
The Historie of the World. 1601.
Handsome first edition of Philemon Holland's renowned English translation
£15,000.00