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83 363 Ruben S
83/ 363 Ruben, S. Putevoditel' po Leningradu (Guide through Leningrad). Leningrad, Gubkompom, 1924, 64p., fold. col. plan, num. advertisements, orig. wr., narrow 8vo.

- The plan torn in two; loose(ning) and brittle. Sold w.a.f.

= Visitor's guide to Leningrad published shortly after the renaming of the city. Probably the first such publication using the new name.

€ (40-60) 50
83 364 Shtorm G
83 364 Shtorm G
83/ 364 Shtorm, G. Khod Slona (The Bishop's Move). Moscow/ Leningrad, Gos. Izd., 1930, 78,(12)p., woodcut ills. and orig. wr. by A. KRAVCHENKO.

- Frontwr. sl. waterst. in margin.

Nold, R. Pod razvesistoi klyukvoi. Ibid., Tea-Kino-Pechat', 1929, 27,(5)p., ills., orig. wr. by A. USHIN.

€ (100-150)
83 365 Smirnov A
83 365 Smirnov A
83/ 365 Smirnov, A. Psikhologia Professii (Psychology of Professions). Moscow, Rabotnik Prosveschenia, 1927, 135,(1)p., ills., orig. wr. by L. FEINBERG.

- Frontwr. w. vague vertical knack and some restorations in margins; spine-ends restored.

= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to psychologist Tikhon Nikitin on title-p. Anatolij Smirnov laid the basis for professional psychology (career choice based on psychological characteristics) in the early 1920s. In doing so he went against the official party ideology ("Any cook can run a state" - Lenin) and was forced to renounce his views.

Goldscheider, A. Boevye voprosy vrachevania (Polemical issues in medicine). (Leningrad), Gos. Izd., 1929, (4),95p., orig. wr.

= Polemic response to Erwin Liek's Der Arzt und seine Sendung (Munich, 1926).

€ (100-150)
83/366 Spolokhi Flashes  Year 1 no 1 and 2 Ed A Drozdov
83/ 366 Spolokhi (Flashes). Year 1, no.1 and 2. Ed. A. Drozdov. Berlin, E.A. Gutnov, 1921, 2 vols., 56; 52p., plates/ ills. after M. LAGORIO (no.1) and M. CHAGALL (no.2), orig. unif. wr. w. mounted plate, 4to.

- Wrappers sl. creased and frayed; plate on frontwr. no.2 w. a few tears.

= Literary-artistic monthly, published between 1921 and 1923. With (literary) contributions by i.a. V. Sirin (= V. Nabokov), A. Remizov, I. Puni, K. Bal'mont and S. Makovsky.

€ (200-300) 200
83 367 Strakhov A  Utkin J
83 367 Strakhov A  Utkin J
83/ 367 [Strakhov, A.]. Utkin, J. Povest' o ryzhem Motele, gospodine inspektore, ravvine Isaie, i komissare Blokh (A tale of ginger Motel, mister inspector, rabbi Isaia, and commissar Blokh). Kharkov, Proletarii, 1928, 46,(2)p., orig. boards w. (trifle worn) dustwr. by A. STRAKHOV, 12mo.

= Rowell/ Wye 767. Rare work of poetry dealing with the inhabitants of a small Jewish town during the revolution.

€ (60-80) 60
83 368 Tugendhold J
83/ 368 Tugendhold, J. Khodozhestvennaya Kul'tura Zapada. Sbornik statey (The artistic culture of the West. Collected articles). Moscow/ Leningrad, Gos. Izd., 1928, (2),190,(1)p., ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Wrapper trifle worn along edges and spine. Otherwise fine.

€ (50-70)
83/369 Za proletarskoe iskusstvo For a proletarian art  Year 1 no 1 and year 2 no 4
83/369 Za proletarskoe iskusstvo For a proletarian art  Year 1 no 1 and year 2 no 4
83/ 369 Za proletarskoe iskusstvo (For a proletarian art). Year 1, no.1 and year 2, no.4. Moscow/ Leningrad, Ogiz-Izogoz, 1931-1932, 2 vols., 32; 15,(1)p., ills., (col.) plates, ills. by/ after i.a. TH. STEINLEN, BÉLA UITZ and KUKRYNIKSY (incl. frontwr. no.4), 4to.

- No.1 (sl.) waterst. and fingersoiled in corners an wr. creased/ sl. worn.

= Organ of the Association of Artists of the Revoluton (AKhR). Thirteen issues were published between 1931-1932.

€ (100-150) 100
83/370 Za proletarskoe iskusstvo Proekt platformy dlya konsolidacii proletarskikh sil na Izo fronte For a proletarian art Platform project for the consolidation of proletarian forces on the artist
83/ 370 Za proletarskoe iskusstvo. Proekt platformy dlya konsolidacii proletarskikh sil na Izo-fronte (For a proletarian art. Platform-project for the consolidation of proletarian forces on the artistic front). Moscow/ Leningrad, Izogiz, 1930, 31,(1)p., orig. wr., 4to.

- Very fine copy.

= Manifesto drawn up by factions of i.a. the bolshevik party and the Association of Artists of the Revolution (AKhR).

€ (50-70) 50
83 371 Zalshupin S  Louÿs P
83/ 371 [Zalshupin, S.]. Louÿs, P. Pesni Bilitis (Songs of Bilitis). Russian transl. and introd. G. Borsky. Berlin, Russkoe Universal'noe Izdatel'stvo, 1922, 170,(6)p., ills., vignettes and orig. wr. w. dustwr. by S. ZALSHUPIN.

- Backstrip renewed. A good/ fine copy.

€ (150-250) 150
83/372 Zhar Ptitza The Fire Bird  No 1 14
83/ 372 Zhar-Ptitza (The Fire Bird). No.1-14. Berlin, Russische Kunst, 1921-1926, 13 issues in 2 vols. and 1 loose issue (no.14), (tipped-in col.) plates, (col.) ills., later unif. rexine, orig. wr. (except no. 3 and 6) by i.a. S. CHEKHONIN and I. BILIBIN pres./ orig. wr. by I. BILIBIN (no.14), 4to.

- Lacks orig. wrappers of no.3 and 6; no.7 lacks p.15-22 and part of p.23/24; all orig. wr. (except no.14) cut short; frontwr. no.14 partly sl. faded.

= (Near) complete run of this emigré Russian artistic periodical. Lemmens/ Stommels, Russian Book Art 1904-2005 p.127.

€ (300-500) 600
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