Russian art rare books
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Limited edition, this copy out of series and inscribed by the artist, small 8vo (19 x 14.5 cm); illustrated with 22 phototypes of which 6 are coloured in pochoir by Saudé, with tissue guards, some pages uncut, signed in ink on the upper fly leaf, original printed thick wrappers, an excellent example.
£550 -
8vo (23 x 17.5 cm); 56pp., illustrated throughout in black and white by Chekhonin, patterned endpapers; blue cloth backed illustrated boards designed by Chekhonin, corners bumped and minor wear otherwise a very good copy.
£1,000 -
First edition; 8vo (23 x 17 cm); illustrated with 14 autolithographs; original printed wrappers, spine glued, minor staining to wrappers but otherwise an excellent example.
£1,200 -
Limited edition, one of 100 copies in a deluxe binding on handmade paper and signed in ink by the artist on the justification, this being number 87; folio (33 x 24 cm); 9 full-page pochoir illustrations, borders and vignettes after Masyutin; original half vellum, vignette in colour to the upper cover, an excellent example.
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First edition, folio (30 x 23 cm); 14pp., lithographed title with border throughout after Dobuzhsinky, illustrations dated 1917, slightly age-toned, inner joint cracked; original blue boards stamped in silver, minor wear, lower board bowed, overall a good copy.
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Sole edition, small 8vo; 10pp., chromolithographed throughout; in the original publisher's wrappers, an excellent example.
£1,200 -
First edition, one of 999 numbered copies, 4to (30 x 34 cm); 87pp., illustrated with 8 colour plates tipped in after Konchalovsky and numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text; original printed wrappers with typography and illustration by Sergey Chekhonin, slight staining to spine, yapp edges worn but other wise a very fresh copy.
£800 -
First edition, limited edition, number 365 of 390 copies on vergé, from a total edition of 430, signed 'J. Sch' (the publisher) on the justification page; 4to (31 x 24 cm); 18 full page hand-coloured pochoir plates by V. Shukhaev, with tissue guards, decorative bands and tailpieces throughout, some minor spotting; twentieth century tree calf over marbled boards, spine in parts and elaborately gilt, labels in red and green, covers slightly rubbed and corners bumped, original printed brown wrappers bound in, a fine example [with] a large original gouache of one of the plates on paper covered thick card (35 x 27.5 cm), signed and dated 1924 in the bottom right hand corner.
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First edition; folio (30.5 x 23 cm); 12pp., three full page chromolithographs and head and tail pieces throughout after Mitrokhin, skillful repairs to spine; original printed wrappers, small bookseller's stamp to lower wrapper, a very good copy.
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First edition, 5 vols; 4to (29.5 x 22.5 cm); illustrated with 17 plates, 4 of which are coloured and tippped in, photographic illustrations throughout; original publisher's calf backed cloth, covers blocked in gilt, spines gilt, lightly rubbed to extremities but overall a fine set.
£4,000