NABOKOV, Vladimir

Nikolay Gogol: Reissue.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1973. 8vo. original dust-wrapper, brown boards. 170pp. A very good bright copy in original price-clipped dust-wrapper. A couple of unobtrusive closed tears to dust-wrapper. Jacket design by John Curtis. First published by New Directions, 1944.

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Book number: 38238

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Featured|Russian|Literature|Biography

Nabokov, Vladimir

A Russian Beauty and Other Stories.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1973. A very good bright copy in original unclipped dust-wrapper. Dust-wrapper to spine just a tad sunned. Used; Very Good Photo to back by Halsman. Hardback.

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Book number: 37108

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Featured|Russian|Literature

NAZHIVIN, Ivan

The Dogs Translated from the Russian (by C.J. Hogarth?)

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1931. A good copy in original dust-wrapper. Clean and tight. Book very slightly cocked and a little dusty to top edge. Dust-wrapper in good condition but darkened at spine and a little chipped at edges. Used; Very Good Ivan Nazhivin, Russian writer, was a follower of Tolstoy. This book is the story of the Russian Revolution seen through the eyes of dogs. The translator is not given (C. J. Hogarth?). The dust-wrapper illustrator, Dorothy Burroughes, was a designer and lino-cut artist. She designed posters for the Underground Group 1920-1922 and also worked for the The Bystander and Illustrated London News. She became well-known for her illustrations of animals. Hardback.

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Book number: 36838

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Underground Group|Book-Cover Design|Russian|Literature|Special Collection|Featured

NEBEL, Henry M.,

N.M. Karamzin. A Russian Sentimentalist.

The Hague, Mouton, 1967. A good copy in original dust-wrapper. 190pp. Ex L.S.E. library. Clean and tight. Used; Good Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin was a Russian writer, poet, historian and critic. He is best remembered for his "History of the Russian State", a 12-volume national history . Hardcover.

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Book number: 32710

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Russian|Literature

ORENBURGSKY, Sergey Gussiev (Gusev-Orenburgsky)

The Land of the Children: A Novel of the Russian Revolution. Translated by Nina N. Selivanova. Decorations by Frank Mcintosh.

London, Longmans, Green, 1928. 8vo. in original strikingly illustrated dust-wrapper, 421pp. Very clean and tight. Loosely enclosed London publisher's letter and compliments slip. An excellent bright copy in original unclipped dust-wrapper. Very clean and tight. Translated from the the original Russian MS by Nina Nikolaevna Selivanova. Orenburgsky [?????´? ???????? ?????-????????????] was a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda and greatly influenced by Gorky. He left Russia for New York via Harbin after the Revolution and published this book in the U.S. Gusev-Orenburgsky, a former Orthodox priest, was the first person to write an honest account of the 1919-1920 pogroms. Only after he fled to Harbin could he get 'The Crimson Book: Pogroms of 1919-120 in Ukraine' published. Hardback.

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Book number: 35922

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Featured|Literature|Russian Avant Garde|Russian|Russia|Translation|Russian Revolution

ORENBURGSKY, Sergey Gussiev (Gusev-Orenburgsky)

The Land of the Fathers: Translated by Nina N. Selivanova.

London, Jonathan Cape, [1925]. 8vo. in original dust-wrapper with publisher's forth-coming books to back. 298 pp. Published by Cape in London but book printed in U.S.A. First U.K. edition first published by Dial Press, New York in 1924. A very nice clean tight copy. Dust-wrapper somewhat age-darkened, internally excellent. appears unread. Translated from the the original Russian by Nina Nikolaevna Selivanova. Orenburgsky [?????´? ???????? ?????-????????????] was a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda and greatly influenced by Gorky. He left Russia for New York via Harbin after the Revolution. Gusev-Orenburgsky, a former Orthodox priest, was the first person to write an honest account of the 1919-1920 pogroms. Only after he fled to Harbin could he get 'The Crimson Book: Pogroms of 1919-120 in Ukraine' published. The present title, published in Russian in 1905, is an acute satire of Russian provincial life on the eve of the First Revolution.

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Book number: 37886

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Featured|Literature|Russian Avant Garde|Russian|Russia|Translation|Russian Revolution|Judaica|Sovietica|Soviet Union

OSTROVSKY, Alexander (Rodney Ackland)

Too Clever by Half or the Diary of a Scoundrel. English Version by Rodney Ackland. Afterword by Daniel Gerould. The Old VIC Collection. Volume Three.

New York, Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 1988. A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. Used; Very Good Cover design by Andrzej Krauze. Gloumov, (the protagonist) has not only become an eduring character on the Russian stage, but the abstract noun derived from his name, Gloumovshchina (or Gloumovism ), has entered the language. As long as ambitious young men with brains and talent can most readily achieve success by selling themselves and betraying their better natures, gloumovism will thrive. Paperback.

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Book number: 37161

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Russian|Drama|Featured|Literature

OVSYANIKO-KULIKOVSKIY Kulikovskii (EdS.)

Istoriya Russkoy Literatury XIX Veka. 5 Volume Complete Set. Istoriia Russkoi Literatury [the History of Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century].

Moscow Moskva, Mir (I N Kushnerev), 1910. 5 volumes uniformly bound in contemporary green cloth, decorated in gilt and black by Bakst, some volumes with matching green endpapers, title pages decorated by Léon Bakst (black and green). 430pp. 431pp. 503pp. 374pp. 578pp. with many b/w portraits from photos and paintings. A good sound set, clean, tight and complete. Spine ends rubbed and bruised, a little loss of colour from spines, lower board to volume V with large damp stain not affecting interior. Heavy set. 8.5 Kg EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES WILL BE REQUESTED FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. Please ask before ordering. Used; Very Good Text in Russian. Standard history of literature. Scarce in this complete first edition. Bakst decorated. Hardback.

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Book number: 34101

Catalogue: Russian Literature

Keywords: Literature|Russian|Nineteenth Century|Featured|Bakst, Leon|Silver Age

PANFEROV, Fiodor (F. Panfjorow)

Brusski. A Story of Peasant Life in Soviet Russia. Translated from the Russian by Z. Mitrov and J. Tabrisky.

London, Martin Lawrence, 1934. Not dated but probably 1934 (COPAC). A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. Original loose-weave cloth lettered in green. No dust-wrapper. Small mark to spine tail. Used; Very Good . Hardback.

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Book number: 36925

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Special Collection|Featured|Literature|Russian|Socialist Realism|Book-Cover Design

PARTHÉ, Kathleen

Russia's Dangerous Texts Politics between the Lines

Yale University Press, 2004. Review copy. As new in original dust-wrapper. Clean, bright and tight. Unused. D.w. a little grubby at back from storage. Used; Like New This examines the ways that writers and their works unnerved and irritated Russia's authoritarian rulers both before and after the Revolution. The author identifies ten historically powerful beliefs about literature and politics in Russia, which include a view of the artistic text as national territory, and the belief that writers must avoid all contact with the state. She offers a compelling analysis of the power of Russian literature to shape national identity despite sustained efforts to silence authors deemed subversive . Hardback.

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Book number: 36538

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Russian|Dissident|Emigre|Literature|Special Collection|Featured

PASTERNAK, Evgeny.

Boris Pasternak. The Tragic Years 1930 - 60. Translated from the Russian by Michael Duncan. Poetry Translated by Craig Raine and Anne Pasternak Slater.

London, Collins Harvill, 1991. Paperback, 288pp. Faint crease to upper cover else very good. B/w photos. Used; Very Good "Written with sympathy and enthusiasm". Paperback.

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Book number: 27308

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Russian|Literature|Avant Garde|Translation|Pasternak|Poetry|Literature|Theatre|Featured

PASTERNAK

Delo Pasternaka" [the Pasternak Affair]. (with 25 Poems from Dr Zhivago).

München Munich Berlin, TSOPE ZOPE ????, 1958. Original printed paper covers, 112pp. 2 plates. In good condition, however, a little warped from storage, annotations in ink to one poem. Usual browning to paper and covers. Including all 25 poems, in the original Russian, from Dr. Zhivago. The Central Association of Political Emigrants from the USSR. ??????????? ??????????? ???????????? ?????????? ?? ????. ????. Published after end October 1958.

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Book number: 38237

Catalogue: Russian Literature

Keywords: Featured|Russian|Russian Avant Garde|Literature|Emigré Literature

PASTERNAK, Boris (Hayward and Harari)

Doctor Zhivago: Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari.

London, Reprint Society, 1959. Original paper covered black spine over red boards. 472 pp. original strikingly illustrated dust-wrapper by Leov. A very nice bright copy in original unclipped dust-wrapper. ????´? ?????´????? ????????´?. First popular edition of Hayward's and Harari's translation of Pasternak's masterpiece. A work, famous not only for the content and the David Lean film version but also for its fascinating publication history. Mancosu 2013, Finn and Couvée, 2014.

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Book number: 37888

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Translation|Literature|Featured|Russian|Russian Avant Garde|Emigré Literature|Soviet Union|Sovietica

PASTERNAK, Boris (Hayward and Harari)

Doctor Zhivago: Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. Fb 485m. Fontana Monarchs.

London, Fontana Collins. 1961. First issue thus. Paperback. Original decorated covers, 542 pp. 2 pp Fontana list. Cover design by John Woodcock (c.f. Collins Harvill first edition) ????´? ?????´????? ????????´?. First popular edition of Hayward's and Harari's translation of Pasternak's masterpiece. A work, famous not only for the content and the David Lean film version but also for its fascinating publication history. Mancosu 2013, Finn and Couvée, 2014.

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Book number: 37966

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Translation|Literature|Featured|Russian|Russian Avant Garde|Emigré Literature|Soviet Union|Sovietica|Book-Cover-Design|Fiction

PASTERNAK, Boris.

Doktor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago): Authorised Edition in Russian. First Russian Edition. First Printing 1959.

Milano Milan, Feltrinelli Editore, 1957 [1959]. First Russian edition. Publication April or May 1959. The hand-written date on the f.e.p. may even refer to the publication date. Original pale green paper-covered boards, lettered in black with publisher's mark in black to spine, echoed on dust-wrapper. 'Prima edizione in lingua italiana:novembre 1957.. ' to half-title verso. Ampelio Tettamanti illustrated dust-wrapper (c.f. Feltrinelli 1957 Italian edition). Price of 42s. net. to front flap. Contents list numbered p.567. Inscribed "To Nina with much love Wanda, 1959". Book in very good condition. Fragile dust-wrapper very neatly reinforced inside edges and folds. Usual browning of paper-edges and off-setting to endpapers. Significant publication. First published in this form at the end of April 1959 or beginning of May. Much has been published on the early editions of Dr Zhivago as the accuracy of the text caused much dispute as well as the legalities of publication. Although Feltrinelli had a contract with Pasternak to be the first to publish the Russian edition (after the Italian translation in 1957), there exists both an unauthorised earlier Mouton edition published The Hague, 1958, and a 1959 'Michigan' edition published only after a wrangle with Feltrinelli. Even after Feltrinelli's eventual publication in April or May 1959 many questions raised remained unanswered. Needless to say, the London-based publisher, Alex Flegon also published his own editions. Hardcover.

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Book number: 36400

Catalogue: Russian Literature

Keywords: Emigré Literature|Russian|Russian Avant Garde|Literature|Featured