A complete run of 6 issues in 4 volumes of the short-lived Estonian avant-garde literary and cultural journal, under the editorial direction of Bernhard Linde (nos. 1 and 2) and August Alle (nos. 3/4 and 5/6), inspired by Henry Barbusse, along with the French journal "Clarté" and the leftist, pacifist..... More
Prague: Český fond výtvarných umění, 1965. Octavo (18 × 12 cm). Staple-stitched pictorial wrappers; [16] pp. Very good. Scarce exhibition catalog of František Hudeček, with six full-page reproductions and a list of works exhibited. Introductory article by Eva Petrova and artist biography. The artist was an early member of the..... More
Prague: B. Martos, 1922–1928. Octavos (23 × 15.4 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers on dark blue stock; 31, [1] and 35, [1] pp. Owner inscription of A. A. Granovsky to front wrappers; else very good. Two single issues of this Ukrainian journal published in Prague for seven years. Contributions by..... More
Moscow: Upravlenie glavnogo nachal’nika snabzheniia R.K.K.A., 1922. Octavo (22 × 18 cm). Contemporary brown cloth, with original decorative wrappers preserved; 147 pp. with 13 leaves of illustrations to rectos and 5 fold-out patterns, some in color. Catalog to inside rear wrapper. Pre-war library stamp of a military book store to..... More
Berlin: Knigoizdatel'stvo pisatelei v Berline, [1922]. Octavo. Original decorative wrappers by Ivan Mozalevskii; 133, [1] pp. Fifteen titles and end decorations by S. Segal'. About very good; spine neatly repaired; hand-written label to spine strip; small stain to front wrapper. With Gleb Alekseev, Aleksei Tolstoi, Vladimir Lidin, Savvatii, O. Savich..... More
[Mykolaiv]: Izdanie Okruzhnoi Komissii po prazdnovaniiu 10-letiia Oktiabr'skoi revoliutsii, 1927. Octavo (25.5 × 17.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 86 pp. Seven leaves of plates. Wrappers chipped and frayed at spine extremities; private owner note to title verso; else internally about very good. Rare commemorative volume documenting the revolutionary upheavals in..... More
Moscow: Vsekokhudozhnik, 1934. Octavo (17.6 × 13.5 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 18, [1] pp. Stamp of the “Vsekokhudozhnik” library to title; else very good. The Soviet practice of artist residences at factories and on major industrial construction sites is well documented in this retrospective exhibition which showcased 272 works..... More
Prague: VŽKG, 1954. Octavo (20.8 × 14.7 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Zdeněk Šták; 81, [3] pp. With numerous illustrations. Book block partially detached from wrappers; wrappers somewhat dust-soiled, else good. As of November, OCLC lists three copies in North America. More
Berlin: Knigoizdatel'stvo "Slovo", 1924. Octavo (20 × 14 cm). Original decorative wrappers; [4], 428 pp., with [3] pp. of publisher's ads. Very good; spine with a single crease; two small stains to rear wrapper; ca. 10 pp. affected by small scuff to lower (deckle edge) margin, else a very good..... More
Prague: [1928]. Large quarto (34.5 × 24 cm). Original quarter-cloth with hand-written label to front board; fourteen bound-in folding maps, hand-colored, with official stamps, hand-written notes, and signatures, various sizes, approximately 49 × 85 cm. each. Boards rubbed and lightly distended; three of the maps have been removed from the..... More
Buenos Aires: Porohy, 1952. Quartos (28.8 × 20 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial wrappers; 32 pp. each. Illustrated from photographs. Text evenly toned; occasional stamps of a Ukrainian youth organization ("M. Y. H. Youth of CDWU, Inc., Branch in Minnesota); else very good. Complete yearly run in six double issues, of..... More
Warsaw: Paṅstwowe Wydawnictwo Literatury Politycznej, 1945. Octavo (20.3 × 14.8 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 50, [1] pp. Very good; small owner signature to title. Early volume documenting the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. The book was published shortly after the end of WWII in May 1945. Aside from numerous..... More
[Warsaw]: Wydawnictwo Oddzialu Propagandy Gl. Zarzadu Polityczno-Wychowawczego Wojska Polskiego, 1945. Octavo. Original side-stapled photo-illustrated wrappers; 29, [3] pp. Very good or better. One of the earliest, if not the earliest, volume documenting the Warsaw Uprising (August 1–October 2, 1944), the largest armed resistance campaign carried out during WWII and a...... More
Prague: Izdanie gazety "Volia Rossii", 1921. Octavo (22.2 × 14.7 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; [5], 183 pp. About very good; some wear to base of spine, with small loss to front wrapper; still an unusually well-preserved copy of a fragile book. Scarce early account of the Kronstadt Rebellion, an unsuccessful..... More
Prague: self-published, August 27, 1968. Large broadside, single leaf measuring 51 × 70 cm printed to recto only. Light soil; vertical and horizon creases; still about very good. Disguised as an issue of Pravda, the main Soviet newspaper, this anti-invasion broadside (apparently intended to mimic a wall newspaper) was one..... More
Moscow: Tipo-litografiia I.E. Shchekina E. A. Martynova, 1909. 12mo (15 × 11 cm). Original printed staple-stitched wrappers; 21 pp. Laid in are two folded tables. Very good. An ephemeral catalog of the Riabov paper manufacturing company, with a list of goods and their selling prices for the year 1909. The..... More
Moscow: Vserabis, 1930. Octavo (26 × 17.5). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 19, [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 visual..... 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, 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
Moscow: Profizdat, 1931. Octavo (26 × 17.8 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 23, [1] pp. Illustrations throughout. Wrappers and text toned; light wear to wrapper edges; good to very good. Single issue of this journal of the Art Workers’ Trade Union (RABotniki ISkusstva), which united workers of the theater, cinema..... More
Moscow: Profizdat, 1931. Octavo (25 × 17.3 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial self-wrappers; 24 pp. Illustrations throughout. Wrappers toned; light fraying to spine; good or better. 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