silver age russian literature
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First edition; 8vo (21.3 x 14.5 cm); French bookseller's stamps to title; original publishe'rs wrappers bound in modern red cloth; 102 pp. [2]pp. advertisements; a fine copy.
£200 -
First edition; small 8vo (19 x 14 cm); 44, [4](ads)pp.; illustrations by Klutsis and Kliun, original wrappers in black and red by Nagorskaia, some slight loss to front and back covers, small contemporary Russian bookseller stamps to back cover, age-toning to margins, otherwise a very goof copy; in modern cloth backed patterned sleeve.
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First edition; 8vo (24 x 16.5 cm); tri-fold pictorial frontispiece, six full-page pictorial section titles and a tail-piece by Lanceray, preliminary leaf with device and title-page, without advertisements, marbled end-papers, some age-toning; bound in later half maroon morocco with marbled boards, spine in six parts with raised bands and gilt title; spine sunned and some rubbing; t.e.g; 126pp.
£750 -
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 -
First edition; 12mo (15 x 11.5 cm); original wrappers printed in black and red, designed by P. Alekseev; stamp to inside back cover; 57, [5] pp; a very good copy.
£375 -
Octavo (22 x 15, 5 cm). VIII pp., including half title and title, 106 pp., [2 pp.]; occasional light spotting.
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First edition; 8vo (23.5 x 17.5 cm). Half-title, frontispiece, title, 25 illustrations including full-page. Presentation inscription to upper fly-leaf. Original publisher's cloth; rubbed.
£450 -
KUPRIN, Alexandr [and others].Poedinok [v] Sbornike Tovarishchestva 'Znanie' za 1905 god. Kinfga 6.
First publication; 8vo (21 x 15 cm). Title, contents, 320 pp., [2] (Duel takes pp. 1-288); ink mark to title page, some marginalia. Contemporary half cloth binding over marbled boards, flat spine with gilt lettering; covers and hinges slightly rubbed.
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Limited edition, one of 570 copies; folio (28.8 x 20.8 cm.). 184, X, III, [2] pp. with plain photographic portrait illustrations; waterstain to first leaves. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover, flat spine lettered in gilt.
£1,350