Our Russian and Eastern European section gathers Western books on these regions (‘Rossica’ among others) as well as works in vernacular, including Russian and Polish. Other rare items related to Russia and Eastern Europe can be found in our map department, our photography section, as well as in the prints section. Many other valuable books and prints can be made available by request only, so please feel free to browse our website and to contact us in Russian, English or German with any questions you may have.
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Russian & Eastern European
Contact Bernard Shapero for more information about books relating to Russia & Eastern Europe at Shapero Rare Books.
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Limited edition, number 217 of 500; Folio (40 x 30 cm). Half-title with limitation to verso, title with coloured illustration after Bakst laid down, full-page portrait of Bakst by Picasso, 22 pp., table of contents and 54 mounted coloured plates after Bakst. Publisher's wrappers lettered in gold.
£3,750 -
First edition. Large 4to. [xxx] pp., 96 tipped-in plates. Original two tone cloth (white spine, blue boards), gilt lettered direct to spine; minor wear. A fine copy.
£350 -
Large 4to. 20 pp., text in English, with numerous illustrations; a crease of bottom corner of five leaves. Original wrappers printed in gilt, original price ticket pasted on upper cover verso, advert pasted on lower cover verso; crease to middle of upper cover. With 8 pp. programme for January 26th at the Century Theatre loosely inserted.
£850 -
First edition; 8vo (22 x 15 cm); 32pp. including title-page, with two illustrations by the author, original publisher's wrappers, an excellent copy.
£475 -
Second expanded edition, 8vo. 124pp., including title-page, adverts at rear, publisher's wrappers, small stamps to back cover, slight wear but overall in excellent condition.
£850