Russian Art

Dallas: Prestel., 1985. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original card covers. 272 pp., 280 illustrations, 18 in colour. Includes the catalogue raisonne of the constructions and sculptures, documentation. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Naum Gabo: sixty years of Constructivism, " held at the Dallas Museum of Art, 29 September-17 November1985; and at other venues 1985-1987.

Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quite rare. An all-Russian book, published in 1986 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the "Academicheskaya Dacha," which opened in 1884 as a place of summer practice for poor students of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Features artwork from a collection of work produced by dacha artists. Profusely illustrated in lovely color plates, the works of many artists are arranged largely in chronological order. The subjects are stunning... Read more about this item

Limited to 600 copies.The Solovetsky Islands (firstly SLON) magazine was the official edition of the management of the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camps. It was published in 1924-1926 and 1929-1930. The first issue was released in 17 copies only and was full of political articles (later poems, essays, and tales appeared). Prisoners were most of the authors. The magazine was managed by the OGPU leaders and demonstrated re-educational work under the enemies of the nation. It was declared that the magazine... Read more about this item

Bâle: Editions Art-C. C., 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 4to. (350 x 265 mm), Original cloth, d/w., 232 pp 93 mounted colour plates, b/w illusts, documentation. D/w rubbed and frayed with the laminate peeling.

Moscow: Gosizdat., 1927. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Original paper wrappers. Cover design and photographs by Rodchenko. A little thumbed.

Moscow: Govorit Moskva. , 1929. First edition. Folding sheet.. Very Good. 4to. Card sheet. Colour cover design by Rodchenko, signed with his monogram. covers only, a little thumbed.

Moscow: Gosizdat., 1927. First edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo. Original paper wrappers. Cover design and photographs by Rodchenko. A little thumbed. the title lettering from upper cover has been cut-out.

St. Petersburg: Grzhebin., 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 4to. 12pp. Original colour decorated boards, full-page and vignette colour and monochrome illustrations. Covers worn and marked, crude paper repairs to spine. Paper yellowed and acidic, thumbed and fraying, with marginal loss to edges, tear to one plate image.

London: Thames and Hudson., 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 4to. Original cloth, d/w. Translation by Elisabeth Hoch. 211 illustrations, 67 in colour. Documentation.

Celebration was held on 1 st and 2 nd February 1925. Four performances were shown on the second day. It was excerpts from the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka and Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, ballet La Sylphide by Jean-Madeleine Shneytshoeffer and Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky

Paris: Comoedia Illustré. , 1914. First edition. Paperback. Fair. 4to. Original stapled wrappers with gilt rope. 64pp. 17 costumes in colour by Léon Bakst, including two fullpage,a double page spread of costumes for Rossignol by Alexandre Benois. Cover illustration of Michel Fokine and Vera Fokina in Schéhérazade, (costumes by Léon Bakst). Shéhérazade, Petrouchka, Papillons, la Légende de Joseph, le Coq d'Or, Cléopatre, Midas, le Rossignol, le Prince Igor, etc. Covesr rubbed and frayed with... Read more about this item

Moscow, 1928. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Original paper covers, spine repaired with ms.title. Third issue, edition of 1000. 4 illustrations by Klutsis, red and black typographical cover design by G.Klutsis. Preserved in later cloth-backed boards.

Moscow, 1929. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Original paper wrappers. Cover and overall design by Stepanova with Rodchenko photos (cover and inside). Paper uniformly yellowed, slight wear to lower right corner, this extending 2/3 of the way through the magazine.