A beautiful and rare album comprising title page, a map showing the location of the naval battle of Kil-Bouroun (Kinburn), and 15 chromolithographic plates depicting mostly maritime scenes after the battle along the ice-bound Dnieper River, including inside the fort, disembarking onto the ice, and ruined fortifications, lithographed and colored..... More
XXIII, 403 pp. history of the French school of pharmacology from its beginnings under royal patronage to the beginning of the 20th century, including its courses of instruction, professors, its renowned gardens, buildings and adminstrative organization, bibliographic notes, facsimiles and plans in text, 26 plates of views of the school..... More
2 vols. in 1, 365 pp. commentary on ten works from late 15th century France, including translations of some, bibliographies, index, text illustrations; 309 pp. facsimiles of the ten works, including Molinet, Temple de Mars, Pfettisheim, Guerres de Bourgogne, Traité d'Arras and De La Marche, Le Chevalier Délibéré, illustrations from..... More
XXIV, 104 pp. catalogue of 467 entries for manuscripts and letters by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, 17th century French clergyman, orator, monarchist and tutor to Louis XV, 14 plates of facsimiles. 4to. Wrpps. Paris (Emile-Paul Frères/Henri Darel) 1932. More
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Moscow: Gos. Izd-vo., 1919. Octavo (18 × 13.5 cm). Original staple-stitched illustrated wrappers; 48, [1] pp. Unopened and uncut. Wrappers evenly toned; spine extremities lightly frayed. Still about very good. An early post-revolutionary attempt at creating a “Soviet Pushkin,” this collection of poems was edited by one of the founders..... More
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Moscow: Gos. Izd-vo., 1919. Octavo (18 × 13.5 cm). Original staple-stitched illustrated wrappers; 56, [1] pp. Unopened and uncut. Very good. Focusing on Pushkin’s political poetry, this collection is an early post-revolutionary attempt at creating a “Soviet Pushkin.” This volume was edited by one of the founders of Russian Symbolism..... More
215 pp. text of the first English edition of the letters and memoirs of a group of sixteen French army men deported to Guiana following the failed coup d'etat of September 4, 1797, with descriptions of events including escaping from prison, death in exile, and memoirs of the two who..... More
Berlin: Parabola, [1936]. Octavo (21.5 × 15.5). Modern red quarter-leather binding over five raised bands, with gilt title to spine, with original printed wrappers preserved; 311, [1] pp. Frontis portrait of the author. Signed and inscribed by the author to Vera Nikolaevna and Ivan Aleksandrovich (Alekseevich) Bunin, “In memory of..... More
Unpag. (4 pp.) text and list, 42 plates of color reproductions of historic maps and prints of views, landmarks and events of the cities and towns of Provence, some folding. Folio. Box portfolio (box slightly water stained and corners worn). N.p. (Editions Hier et Demain) 1971. More
1882. Kostroma: Tipo-litografiia A. Fal'k, 1882. Small quarto (23 × 15.6 cm). Contemporary pebbled boards; gilt title to front board; 98 pp. Two folding maps, partially in color. Spine recently re-backed; corners scuffed; faint Soviet bookstore stamps to rear pastedown; still about very good. Rare provincial imprint, which argues against..... More
Sandberg. 15 pp. introduction to a presentation of 16 plates (many printed in red and black) by the German draughtsman and caricaturist (1908-1991) showing politically charged themes based on Marx and Engels' treatise. Small folio. Text and plates loose as issued and housed in cloth portfolio, hinges torn. Berlin (Henscheverlag)..... More
147 pp. text on the development and construction of the Italian national motorway system, a great source of pride for Mussolini and his Fascist regime, including introductory text, indices of relevant locations and people, and 142 fine photographic plates showing roads, bridges, and other infrastructure both under construction and completed..... More
New York: American-Armenian Progressive Union, 1940. Octavo (22.8 × 15.4 cm). Numerous photographs and illustrations throughout. Original pictorial wrappers; 112 pp. Light wear to wrappers; about very good. Scarce work documenting the achievements of Soviet Armenian during its first twenty years, apparently issued by the American-Armenian Progressive League. The organization..... More
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1924. Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo, 1924. Octavo (18.5 × 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers (unattributed); 234, [3] pp. Light wear to wrappers; spine extremities frayed; text evenly toned due to stock, still about very good. Owner signature dated 1925 to title page. First edition. An early novel by the prolific Soviet..... More
Paris: Oliver de Serres, 1930. Octavo (24 × 16). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 36, [1] pp. Stamps of Union Des Jeunes Russes Bibliotheke to front wrapper and first page. Front wrapper detached; some light markings in pencil throughout, else about very good. The first publication (one of only two published..... More
XXVI, 392 pp. text discussing the city from its origins until the beginning of 19th century, with special attention paid to the city's notable buildings, notes, transcription of documents, indices, 118 plates showing drawings and images from photographs of buildings, street scenes, artwork, architectural details, etc. 4to. Signatures loose as..... More
London (actually: Geneva): Izdanie zhurnala "Nabat", 1879. Octavo (14.3 × 10.8 cm). Later black boards with gilt-tooled leather spine label, the fragile front and rear wrappers preserved; 78 pp. A near fine copy. First and only edition of this collection of anarchist revolutionary essays by Petr Nikitich Tkachev, the Russian..... More
Constantinople: Tipografiia Izd. T-va “Pressa”, 1921. Octavo (19 × 14). Modern quarter-cloth with paper over boards (original wrappers preserved?); 310, [2] pp, with foldout map, and illustrations by Aleksandr Cosmin. Light moisture stain and foxing to title and first few pages; first page beginning to detach; text toned due to..... More
1980. [Zagreb]: Galerija studentskog centra, 1980. Single leaf of white stock, A4, offset-printed to recto and verso; rubber-stamped opening date. Old crease; still very good, in protective mylar sleeve. Original poster announcing a collaborative work by Goran Trbuljak and Vlado Martek. Trbuljak (born 1948) is a Croatian conceptual artist and..... More
1986. [Zagreb]: Galerija proširenih medija, 1986. Single leaf of white stock, A4, offset-printed to recto. Red pen mark below artist's name; else very good, in protective mylar sleeve. Original poster announcing an exhibition of two works by Trbuljak in May 1986, at Galerija proširenih medija in Zagreb. Trbuljak (born 1948)..... More
1981. [Zagreb]: Galerija studentskog centra, 1981. Single leaf of white stock, A4, offset-printed to recto. Old creases; still very good, in protective mylar sleeve. Original poster announcing a work by Goran Trbuljak entitled "Umjetnik u krizi" (The artist in crisis), on October 16 to 31, 1981, at Galerija studentskog centra..... More
2 continuously paginated vols., 359 pp., providing an annotated scholarly account of the political career of John III, "the Pitiless," bishop of Liège from 1389 to 1418 and duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland and Hainaut from 1418 until his assassination by poisoning in 1425, including bibliographic notes, an..... More
Minsk; Vydavetstva Akademii Navuk BSSR, 1957. Small octavo (17 × 11.3 cm). Publisher's cloth-backed printed boards; 143, [1] pp. Very good. Uncommon anthology of anti-religious rhymed folk lyrics (known as "chastushki"), fairy tales, and shorter proverbs and sayings. The work appears to be the first thematic anthology on this topic..... More