Moscow: Vserabis, 1931. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 23, [3] pp. Illustrations throughout. Light soil to wrappers, else very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and the..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1931. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 23, [3] pp. Illustrations throughout. Light soil to wrappers, else very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and the..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1928. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 20 pp. Illustrations throughout. Very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and the visual arts. The stated goal of..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1928. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 20 pp. Illustrations throughout. Very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and the visual arts. The stated goal of..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1928. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 20 pp. Illustrations throughout. Very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and the visual arts. The stated goal of..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1928. Octavo (26 × 17.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 20 pp. Illustrations throughout. Light damp stain to last page, else very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema, the circus, music, photography, and..... More
Prague: F. Chudomela, 1936. Octavo (23.5 × 15.5). Original side-stapled pictorial wrappers; 47, [2]. Stamps of Galipoliiskoe zemliachestvo to front wrapper, title and last page. Very good. This bibliographical publication presents the holdings of the Russian Historical Archive, founded in the Czech Republic by the Russian émigré community in 1923..... More
Prague: S.V.U. Mánes, 1946. Octavo (20 × 12 cm). Original pictorial dust-wrappers over blind wraps; [26] pp. and twelve unnumbered leaves of reproductions. Occasional underlining to last few pages; else very good. Catalog of the 361. exhibition of S.V.U. Mánes, held January 30 through February 23, 1946, and showing the..... More
Makhach-Kala: NKIu DASSR, 1927. Large octavo (24.5 × 16.5 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; 20 pp. Front wrapper detached; else good, on toned stock. Single issue, no. 5, of this series of laws and decrees by the government of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Dagestan (DASSR). While only a small..... More
Tallinn and Tartu: Kirjanikkude Ühingu "Siuru" Kirjastus; "Odamehe" kirjastus, 1917-1919. Quartos (27 × 19.2 cm). Later buckram bindings, preserving original pictorial wrappers by Nikolai Triik and Ado Vabbe (front and back); 148, [2]; 115, [4]; and 134 pp. Three full-page illustrations by Triik (volume I), six full-page drawings, of which..... More
Prague: SČSVU, 1970. Octavo (20.8 × 14.5 cm). Staple-stitched printed wrappers; [16] pp. Eight reproductions. Very good. Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Nová síň in Prague in Spring 1970. With an introduction by Eva Petrová, including biographical information, and a resume in French. The Czech post-war artist collective..... More
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Moscow: Tsentrosoiuz, 1929. Octavo (24.5 × 17 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 32, [2] pp. Light soil to wrappers; tears to spine extremities; else about very good. Single issue of this popular biweekly magazine of the Soviet urban cooperative movement, which flourished with strong support from Lenin during The New Economic..... More
St. Petersburg: Izdanie A. F. Marksa, 1893. Octavo (19.5 × 12.8 cm). Publisher's green embossed cloth; 448 pp. Frontis portrait engraved by I. F. Deininger, with protective calque. Front hinge a bit tender; smudge to front board; occasional light foxing; still a very good copy. This attractive volume gathers the..... More
Prague: Topičův salon, 1946. Octavo (24.8 × 16 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrapper; 20 pp. of text and four reproductions on coated paper stock, three of them in color. About very good; front wrapper with faint crease. In protective mylar. Scarce catalog for the first larger exhibition of works by..... More
Moscow: Izdanie vsesoiuznoi knizhnoi palaty, 1960–1961. Octavos (20 × 13 and 22 × 15 cm). Original printed wrappers and boards; 135 and 459, [1] pp. Spine extremities of one volume very lightly chipped; light moisture stain to rear wrapper, else very good. Printed by the publishing house of the Ministry..... More
Leningrad: Gublit, ca. 1925-1928? Various formats. Three small posters, printed to rectos in blue and red. About very good; small nicks and tears to edges. In protective mylar sleeve. Contains the following slogans: "Kazhdoe novoe sel’sko-khoziaistvennoe tovarishchestvo – zalog uluchsheniia krest'ianskogo khoziaistva (Every new agricultural cooperative plays its part in..... More
Paris: Izdanie soiuza Russkikh dvorian, 1936. Octavo (24 × 16). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 47, [1]. Portraits of Czar Alexander II and six activists of the serfdom reform. Stamps of Gallipoli Veterans in Brno to front wrapper, title and last page. Some soiling and wear to wrappers; vertical crease to..... More
[Ostrava]: Tramp-MěV ČSM, 1966. Quartos (29.5 × 21 cm). Original duplicated (xeroxed?) typescript and illustrations to rectos and versos; 4-20 pp. each. Very good. Six early issues (including one larger issue spanning nos. 11-15) of this Czech journal of the “tramping” movement shortly before the Czechoslovak Prague Spring of 1968..... More
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A complete run in 6 issues, each issue 32-48 pp., of the provocative satirical 60's Czech journal under the editorial direction of Jan Jirasek, published during the brief period of political liberalization leading up to the Prague Spring of 1968, with political satire, erotic and literary humor, and innovative typographic..... More
Moscow: 1920–1921. Large octavos (25.5 × 17 cm). Original printed wrappers; 23, 36, 64 pp. First issue lacking wrappers; occasional tears and one issue with private inventory label; overall good or better. Complete run of this Proletkult literary journal issued in three fascicles. “We ourselves need to create!” declare the..... More
Berlin: [Ukrains'kyi soiuz monarkhistiv-derzhavnykiv], 1943. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 67, [1] pp. Four leaves of plates on better stock (portraits of Skoropads'kyi, Khmel'nytskyi and two maps of Ukraine). A very good, apparently unread copy. The second of two volumes (1942-43) of this anthology, issued by Ukrainian..... More
Konstantinopol’ (Istanbul): self-published (printed by Brat’ia Zellich), 1920. Octavo (19.8 × 13.9 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 12 pp. Cancelled library stamp of the Russian State Lenin Library; else very good. A scarce and highly interesting manifesto by the “Ukrainian National Committee” in exile in Constantinople, which envisions Ukraine as..... More
Jíru, Václav. Unpaginated (circa 5 pp.) preface to a presentation of twelve 5" x 7" original photographic postcards showing works by the Czech photographer best known for his magazine work, including landscapes and streetscapes. 8vo. Postcards loose as issued in wrpps. portfolio. Prague (Edice Profily) 1963. More
[Prague]: self-published, 1926. Octavos (ca. 24 × 15.5 cm each). Original staple-stitched printed and mimeographed red wrappers; 15-24 pp. of mimeographed text to rectos and versos each. About very good; wrappers of one issue creased; faint library stamp with duplicate marks. The first three mimeographed bulletins published by the student..... More
Czechoslovakia: Středočeská galerie, 1968. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Staple-stitched green printed wrappers; [16] pp. Six full-page reproductions. Very good. Exhibition catalog of Skupina 42, with an introduction by Jan Dvořák featuring biographical information on the artists and a list of works exhibited. The Czech post-war artist collective “Skupina 42”..... More