Russian illustrated books

Limited edition, one of 25 copies on Japon de 'Shidzouka', from a total edition of 685, signed by Lebedev; folio (39 x 28 cm); illustrated and engraved entirely by Lebedev, lettrines coloured by hand; stitched in the original self-wrappers, some age toning to margin of upper cover, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition; 2 vols (37 x 26.5 cm); half titles with Imperial coat of arms, numerous illustrations, maps and plans after M.H. de La Charlerie, blanks browned, some minor foxing throughout; contemporary black morocco backed cloth boards by Heldt, gilt double-headed eagle to upper boards and Imperial crown to lower boards, spine in parts with raised bands, gilt tooling, some minor staining to boards otherwise a very good set.

Limited edition, one of 230 copies on vélin de Rives, this numbered 77; 4to (33 x 25 cm); translated from the Russian by Alexandra de Holstein et René Ghil, woodcut illustrations and decorations hand-coloured by Jean Saudé, minor thumb stains; unbound in the original thick wrappers, minor age toning to borders, in the original cloth backed portfolio, spine faded and flaps very worn, otherwise very good copy.

First edition, 12mo (18 x 11.5 cm); 64pp., presentation inscription in pencil to title-page, introduction leaf with illustration in black and white after Ekster, colour plate after Maria Vasil'eva and four plates in blue after Burliuk under the title 'Four Women'; publisher's printed wrappers, rubbed and slightly stained, spine chipped at extremities, upper cover splitting; fresh internally.

First edition, 3 volumes bound in one; folio (45 x 31.5 cm); half-titles, engraved frontispiece, 100 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Atkinson, text in English and French; light toning on first few leaves, occasional light offsetting, some spotting in volume II (plates 54-56), contemporary full red morocco gilt by Staggemeier & Welcher with their ticket to front pastedown, all edges gilt, a fine copy.

First edition, small 4to (27 x 18.5 cm); 19 illustrations of costumes and set designs, 4 of which are in colour; original printed wrappers, a fine copy.

First edition; 4to (26 x 19.5 cm); 32pp. including title page, illustrations in colour throughout after Dobuzhsinky; original printed wrappers, right margin trimmed, some scattered staining, foot of each page slightly soiled, skilful reinforcement to spine otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, 4to (29.5 x 22 cm); 610pp., 14 full-page colour plates tipped in after Malyutin, Vasnetsov, Nesterov, Roerich and others, some lacking the original printed tissue guards, numerous further illustrations and photographic reproductions also tipped in, illustrations printed in the text and decorative head and tail-pieces, lettrines, titles and vignettes by numerous artists, gilt decorative endpapers; in the original cloth gilt binding with blue Art Nouveau designs by Sergey Malyutin to upper and lower covers as well as spine, some slight wear and minor repairs to binding otherwise a very good copy.

Limited edition, one of 145 examples on Japon Impérial, 4to (30.5 x 23.5 cm), text in French, translated by N.Andreieff, half-title, title, 76, [6] pp., with 20 colour plates and numerous vignettes in text and elaborate borders, polychrome gold and silver printing, with an extra suite in black in the original green paper chemise; original printed wrappers with gilt detail and publisher's slipcase, slipcase slightly worn and faded but otherwise a mint copy.

First edition, oblong 4to (24 x 18 cm); black and white and colour illustrations throughout, ownership inscription of 'Kolya Kopylov, Sochi' to upper cover of wrapper and first page of text; original printed wrappers, spine reinforced with tape, a good copy.