Search Results: Authors starting with G from Bookvica

Sverdlovsk, 1942. 28, 31-80 pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Complete edition with printer's error of page numbering, oversized cut of p. 33-40, some black typographic stains. In a very good condition, a couple of tears around staple. Extremely rare edition printed in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) during the German occupation of the European part of Russia. The edition was prepared by the evacuated OGIZ (the State Publishers) and the local branch of Moscow-based typography '1ya obraztsovaya tipografiya'. The children's novel 'Timur and His Squad' was released a year before the USSR joined the war actions. The story was written by Arkady Gaidar (1904-1941) in 1940, and it quickly gained popularity. The war and the following years of reconstruction influenced a lot the unprecedented spreading of the Timurite movement. The printing of this book was finished on the 21st of May, 1942. It lacks illustrations - the front cover features the only monochrome picture of characters, the book has… Read More

Moscow, Leningrad: Gostransizdat, 1932. 272pp., 3 schemes: ill. 25.2x17.8cm. In original illustrated publisher's cardboards. Loose, horizontal crease on the front cardboard, edges are slightly worn. In good condition. Scarce. First edition. Written by the Soviet scientist in the field of building structures, Vladimir Gastev (1891-1974), this is one of the first Soviet books dedicated to the reconstruction of bridges as a crucial element of successful communication during the warfare. The manual describes architectural peculiarities of the bridge reconstruction process and elaborates upon the different components of the renovation procedure. While the author primarily focuses on the short-term reconstruction of the war-damaged bridges, he also provides instructions on the substantial rehabilitation of tunnels and bridges. From cleaning up destroyed parts of the sites to the proper arrangement of the props, the book expands on such topics as: various means, types and elements of short-term… Read More

Moscow, Leningrad: Gostransizdat, 1932. 272 pp., 3 schemes: ill. 25.2x17.8cm. In original illustrated publisher's cardboards. Loose, horizontal crease on the front cardboard, edges are slightly worn. In good condition. Scarce. First edition. Written by the Soviet scientist in the field of building structures, Vladimir Gastev (1891-1974), this is one of the first Soviet books dedicated to the reconstruction of bridges as a crucial element of successful communication during warfare. The manual describes architectural peculiarities of the bridge reconstruction process and elaborates upon the different components of the renovation procedure. While the author primarily focuses on the short-term reconstruction of the war-damaged bridges, he also provides instructions on the substantial rehabilitation of tunnels and bridges. From cleaning up destroyed parts of the sites to the proper arrangement of the props, the book expands on such topics as: various means, types and elements of short-term reconstruction… Read More

Moscow: Goslestekhizdat, 1934. 18, [34] pp.: ill. 35,5x25,5 cm. In original cloth with blind embossed lettering within silver rectangles. Covers slightly soiled, few pages faded, ink numbers on front endpaper and p.17, otherwise very good. First and only edition. One of 3000 copies. Very rare. Remarkable early edition on the application of airplanes in the Soviet forest inventory. In 1918, the first aerial photography department was founded in the Air Fleet of the Red Army. An aerial photography and photogrammetry school was headed by pioneer of aerodynamics Nikolai Zhukovskii and pioneer of photogrammetry Vasilii Naidenov. Soon the Dobrolet air company was formed in 1923 and its aerial survey department was opened. It was divided into four sectors: flightshooting, photo laboratory, photogrammetry and aerial photo geodetic. The first sector was headed by professor V. Tsvet-Koliadinskii who is considered one of the founders of civil aerial photography. The name of Tsvet-Koliadinskii is associated with… Read More

Moscow: Selkolkhozgiz, 1931. 142 pp. 22,2x14,7 cm. Original illustrated wrappers. Fine condition. The architecture of the book by "Brigade #1 For Mass Book Production". No copies in Worldcat. The polygraphic masterpiece by the unsung hero of Soviet book constructivism, Elbrus Gutnov (1906-1981), and his "Brigade #1 For Mass Book Production". The self-taught Ossetia artist, he was always in the shadow of Solomon Telingator, but he was indeed one of the most consistent practitioners of the ideas of polygraphic constructivism established by Alexei Gan and El Lissitskiy. As a young man Vladikavkaz, where he was painting for the local Red Army unit, Gutnov was noticed by Sergo Ordzhenikidze. Under Sergo's protection, and with the approval of Stalin and Lunacharsky, Gutnov traveled to Germany to study. He enrolled in the United State Schools for Free and Applied Arts (Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst) in Berlin, where he studied in the polygraphic department. According to his… Read More

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1930. 200 pp.: ill. 20x14 cm. In original constructivist wrappers. Spine chipped, creases and tears of cover edges, with minor fragments of edges lost, some foxing occasionally, stamp of private library on t.p., otherwise very good. One of 5000 copies. Foreword written by Hungarian Communist revolutionary Béla Kun, executed in Moscow in 1938. Cover design was created by Solomon Telingater. According to a caption, the back cover "shows that world pushball play where social-democrats spend all their energy to prevent the capitalist ball from falling. Thomas, Vandervelde, MacDonald are playing. Rockefeller, Morgan, Mond are on their shoulders. Papa Pius is blessing the game while the army and police are guarding the shaky balance of the capitalist cylinder hat". The internal design, most likely, was also made by Telingater. The book contains two dozens of portraits of 'class enemies', partly produced in the photomontage technique. Some of them were made with… Read More

Moscow: Gosmedizdat, 1930. 8 pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Very rare. This tiny brochure from the series 'The Health of Kolkhoznik' is dedicated to the explanation of the purpose of nurseries and why they are good for the parents. The collectivization of its agricultural sector in USSR started in 1928, so this brochure was supposed to reach newly made kolkhoz and sovkhoz. The most interesting thing is that the book explains basic simple things, e.g. children of different ages need different care, and in the nursery there are medical personnel and educators who understand this and can provide needed care. It is also interesting to note unusual practices specific for kolkhoz: children were examined after arrival, changed into clean clothes, and personal clothes were put into a bag. Another goal of this edition was to educate the mother - nursery was a sort of a school for young mother where she could learn while watching personnel how to properly handle children in terms… Read More

Moscow; Leningrad: Mosk. aktsionernoe izdatel'skoe ob-vo, 1926. 139, [5] pp.: ill. 22x14 cm. In original card boards. Very good, small losses and soiling of the covers, Soviet bookshops' stamps on the back endpapers. First and only edition. One of 5000 copies. Very rare. Volume 6 from the series 'Encyclopedia of a Builder', with 154 illustrations in the text. The 1920s was the era of building Soviet world from scratch as well as literal building and constructing. New cities and towns were in need of builders and architects so such textbooks or even 'encyclopedias' were in a high demand: "Pre-revolutionary technical literature on construction was sold out or morally old, and a new one - very poor because only starting in 1924 the construction process was being regenerated". This edition was directed to engineers and everyone involved in construction. In this particular volume attention is drawn towards architecture forms of buildings in general and separately - cornice, buttresses, pilasters,… Read More

Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Jo. Fridericum Gleditschium [By Johann Friedrich Gleditsch], 1743. [18], 6-32, [16], 2138 columns (i.e. 1069 pp.), [107] pp. Quatro, 23 x 18 cm. Edition novissima [New edition]. Copper engraving of the author's portrait on the frontispiece. Period vellum with embossed gilt spine. Engraved decorative headpieces, tailpieces, initials. In Latin, some Hebrew and Greek. Good condition. Slight damage to the top of the spine. Bookplate pasted down to the front endpaper. Library number in ink on the title, pre-revolutionary library stamp on the title and cols. 43-45, 305-306, 589-590, 793-794, 1037-1038, 1293-1294. Ink and pencil numbers on the front and back endpapers. Minor foxing. Owner's marks on the first pages. Marginalia in ink on col. 1915. The inscription on the bottom margin title, p. 1, 3, 5, 7. reads Ex libris Nicolai Chanenko Signiferi Generalis [i.e. From the books of Mykola Khanenko, the Grand Standard-Bearer]. Mykola Khanenko (1693 - 1760) was a prominent Ukrainian… Read More

Moscow: Tea-kino-pechat', 1927. 112 pp.: ill. 18x13,5 cm. In original publisher's illustrated avant-garde cardboards by Roman Usov. Spine repaired, light soiling of the back cover, Soviet public club's stamps and marks on the title page, p. 17, and p. 112. Otherwise very good. Scarce. First edition. 1 of 2,000 copies. Constructivist wrapper design by the Soviet artist Roman Dmitrievich Usov (1889-?). The edition includes 1 black and white photograph of the 9th scene from the production of the play at the Theater of Revolution in 1927. An agitational play in 5 acts written by the Soviet writer and playwright Anatoly Glebov (1899-1964). The play tells a story of the confrontation between Communists and non-party workers, which results in a strike at a Soviet factory. The play premiered on the stage of the Theater of Revolution on January 27, 1927. The performance was directed by the Soviet director Vladimir Lyutse (1903-?) and designed by the Soviet stage designer and noted avant-garde artist… Read More

[Moscow]: Goskinoizdat, 1940. 124 pp.: ill., schemes. 22.9x15.3 cm. In original publisher's cloth binding with faded lettering on the front board. Worn binding, previous owner's markings throughout the copy. Otherwise in a good condition. Scarce. First edition. 1 of 3,000 copies. Edited by V. Tolmachev. Peculiarities of film shooting in motion. This interesting book on the film shooting in motion was written by Yevgeny Golovnya in 1940 and was approved as a textbook for the All-Union State Cinema Institute. The edition, which examines the influence of filming techniques on the artistic, visual, and technical quality of the movie, consists of three sections and elaborates upon such topics as shooting from motion as a pictorial method, development of motion filming, visual interpretation of music, etc. In the book, the author distinguishes four primary types of film shooting - simple panoramas, dynamic plane panoramas, dynamic spatial panoramas, and pseudo-dynamic panoramas - and provides a detailed… Read More

Second edition. [N.p.]: Dinamo, 1947. [2], 16 pp., [2], 80 pl. 20x29 cm. In custom made binding with lettering on the front board (without original card boards). Small tears of the spine, inscription on the front pastedown, otherwise very good. Very rare. One of 1000 copies. The inscription stated ''To Comrade Kandid Nestorovich Charkviani from Tbilisi Topographical Technical College. 16 April of 1947, Tbilisi''. Kandid Charkviani (1907-1994) was a Georgian party and government official, and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia from 1938 to 1952. Charkviani rose to the position of First Secretary through support of Joseph Stalin. The album was published on the 15th anniversary of the College where the author was a professor, and dedicated to different types used for maps and plans according to regulations. Interesting that among types accepted by state laws for maps and other charts here are included outdated Gothic and Old Slavonic types 'because they may liven up plan or a map with… Read More

Petrograd: Izdanie Petrogradskogo Soveta Rabochikh i Krasnykh Deputatov, 1919. 71 pp. 22x15,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Tears and fragments of spine and covers lost, small stains occasionally, underlines, otherwise good. First thus edition. Rare. A good example of Gorky's realistic stories on ordinary life of Russian workers in the 19th century. It was first published in 1897. Cover design was produced by Valentina Khodasevich (1894-1970), his close friend. She was a Soviet painter, theater artist and Vladislav Khodasevich's niece. She studied at Rerberg school, left for Paris but came back to Moscow in 1912. She worked at Tatlin's studio, participated in exhibitions of Jack Of Diamonds, World of Art and other groups. She was familiar with Mayakovsky, Burliuk, Goncharova, Larionov, Radlov and others. In all, she made designs for 150 theater productions and was one of the best Leningrad theater artists of her time. In 1919, Gorky asked her to make covers and illustrations for a series of… Read More

Petrograd: Izdanie Petrogradskogo Soveta Pabochikh i Krasnykh Deputatov, 1919. 68 pp. 22x15 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Small tears of wrappers and spine, some stains occasionally, otherwise very good and mostly clean copy. First thus edition. Rare. An early Gorky's work that raises the issue of women's freedom. The work was first published in 1897 and was criticized at that time. Cover design was produced by Valentina Khodasevich (1894-1970), his close friend. She was a Soviet painter, theater artist and Vladislav Khodasevich's niece. She studied at Rerberg school, left for Paris but came back to Moscow in 1912. She worked at Tatlin's studio, participated in exhibitions of Jack Of Diamonds, World of Art and other groups. She was familiar with Mayakovsky, Burliuk, Goncharova, Larionov, Radlov and others. In all, she made designs for 150 theater productions and was one of the best Leningrad theater artists of her time. In 1919, Gorky asked her to make covers and illustrations for a series… Read More

Moscow: Institut sanitarnogo prosveshcheniia, 1958. Book: 40 pp.: ill. 22x14,5 cm. In original printed wrappers. Tables: 4 single two-side cards and 3 double cards. 57x38 cm. In general: 58x39 cm. In original folder with typewritten title mounted. Small tears of folder, some creases, slightly faded. Tables are near fine. Book is mint, small rusty stains around staples. First edition. Very rare. Printrun of the tables is 3000 copies, they were designed by G.Z. Ginzburg. Good manual on Soviet occupational hygiene of the early nuclear era. Its author, Ukrainian professor Semyon Gorodinskii (1923-1981) was born in Zhytomyr. He first studied in Stavropol, then shifted to Samarkand in the early years of the Second World War where he graduated from the Military Medical College. Gorodinskii was a military doctor at Ukrainian fronts until he was demobilized due to shell shock in 1944. He continued his study in the post-war period and worked at the Institute of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases… Read More

Moscow: KOIZ, 1932. 2nd ed. 80 pp.: ill. 24x16 cm. In modern quarter leather, front constructivist cover is preserved in the binding. Small losses of the cover restored with paper, small tears of t.p. One of 15060 copies, yet scarce. With 75 photographs and 18 drawings. This is the second edition of the first Russian book on the art of modeling - making three-dimensional models (according to authors first not only in Russian). It is a guide for amateurs on modeling. Authors explain the current state of modeling in the country before and after the Revolution, what models are and difference between model and dummy, types and difficulty levels of building models, how to start building models and what one needs for that, how to build them, how to design scale, necessary equipment, molding and decoration of models, ways to depict nature on model, etc. Interesting that the first part is concluded with warning in capitals: 'Constructor! Build exact models for every project - this is to make it… Read More

Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1940. 77, [3] pp.: ill. 17,5x12,5 cm. In original cardboards. Faded, otherwise very good. First edition. One of 4000 copies. Richly illustrated with woodcuts by N. Proskuriakov. This manual concentrated advice compiled by an artist of Moscow Art Theatre, Ivan Gremislavsky (1886-1954). Through this theatre, he provided the most progressive methods of the stage design paralleled the experiments of performers. In particular, in 1942 Gremislavsky founded the first Soviet stage experimental laboratory that was based at the Moscow Art Theater as well. Started from organizing the art workshop itself, the author shared his experience in how to prepare the canvas, make and use paints as well as repair decorations. The edition was printed as the second issue of series 'Guides and Manuals on the Theatre Technique', being used as the textbook in art and theatre institutes. Worldcat doesn't track this edition.

Moscow: GIZ, 1930. 16 pp. 18,5x13,2 cm. In original wrappers. Near fine condition. First and only edition. Photomontage design of the book by Sergei Sen'kin. Very rare, especially in such condition. The classic example of the photo-book created by one of the pioneers of the Soviet photomontage, Malevich's student and Klutsis' right hand, Sergei Sen'kin (1894-1963). Sen'kin has been an important link between suprematism and constructivism: he has worked with Malevich and Lissitsky in Vitebsk and was a member of UNOVIS in 1921, but by 1923 he has became one of the active members of the Left Front of Arts in Moscow, collaborating with Rodchenko, Mayakovsky and Stepanova. All of this time he has worked with Gustav Klutsis, creating posters and book designs together. Although traditionally the early development of photomontage in USSR is attributed to Klutsis, Sen'kin's role should not be underestimated. After 1921 he has fully dedicated himself to the industrial and applied design, apart from the books… Read More

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1930. 16 pp.: ill. 16,5x12,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Spine restored, pre-war stamps of school library, otherwise very good and clean. Second edition. The classic example of the photobook created by one of the pioneers of the Soviet photomontage, Malevich's student and Klutsis' right hand, Sergei Sen'kin (1894- 1963). Sen'kin has been an important link between suprematism and constructivism: he worked with Malevich and Lissitzky in Vitebsk and was a member of UNOVIS in 1921, but then he became one of the active members of the Left Front of Arts in Moscow, collaborating with Rodchenko, Mayakovsky and Stepanova. All of this time he worked with Gustav Klutsis, creating posters and book designs together. Although traditionally the early development of photomontage in the USSR is attributed to Klutsis, Sen'kin's role shouldn't be underestimated. After 1921 he fully dedicated himself to industrial and applied design, creating also posters, stamps and… Read More

Moscow: Der Emes, 1948. 94 pp.: ill. Later binding, original wrappers are preserved. Wrappers soiled and rubbed, otherwise very good. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT SOVIET JEWISH ACTORS SOLOMON MIKHOELS (1890-1948). Written by the Soviet art and theatrical critic Yakov Grinval'd, this book traces the life and artistic legacy of the director of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre Solomon Mikhoels. In 1918, Mikhoels joined Alexis Granowsky's Jewish Theater Workshop, which, having moved to Moscow, was transformed into the Moscow State Jewish Theater (1925). At the time, the Soviet Union was implementing the policy on nationalities that encouraged Jews, among others, to pursue and develop their own culture under the aegis of the Soviet State. Against this background, after playing numerous successful roles at the theatre (The Travels of Benjamin III, directed by Alexander Granovsky in 1927; Night at Old Market; directed by Alexander Granovsky in 1925; etc.), Mikhoels was able to travel… Read More