Illustrated Covers from Biblionne

One of 4 000 copies published. Rare first book by Huxley in Russian, especially in good condition. The only edition of this first Russian translation. The translation of Huxley's acclaimed novel "Point Counter Point" (1928) into Russian was undertaken by the translator Maria Abkina (1892-?), who was associated with the "Soviet school" of literary translation under the guidance of Ivan Kashkin.… Read more about this item

First Russian edition of any book of Mikheil Javakhishvili. One of 4.000 copies printed. Mikheil Javakhishvili (Native name Adamashvili) (1880 – 1937) - Georgian novelist who is regarded as one of the top twentieth-century Georgian writers. "His vivid story-telling, straight in medias res, his buoyant humour, subtle irony, and moral courage merit comparison with those of Stendhal, Guy de Maupassant, and Émile Zola.… Read more about this item

One of 6.000 copies printed. Essay on Japan. Author is hidden behind the initials. We couldn't trace any copy in OCLC.

One of 5 000 copies printed. First book edition. Isaac Babel (1894-1940) was a renowned Russian-language short story writer, and his works were translated into numerous languages. One of his most notable works was the short story collection "The Odessa Tales," which served as the basis for the play "Sunset." "Sunset" made its debut at the Baku Worker's Theatre in 1927 and later… Read more about this item

One of 3 000 copies printed. First edition. The suppression of the counterrevolutionary kulak rebellion, led by Ulyalaev, is a notable historical event. In the initial edition of the poem, the literary portrayal of Ulyalaev garnered more attention than that of the communists. As a result, the first edition was confiscated. Subsequently, the text underwent revisions and was republished multiple times. Wolfgang Kasack… Read more about this item

One of 1 000 copies published. The play was translated by Adrian Piotrovskii (1898-1937), renowned for his translations of classical Greek plays and for his work as a playwright. He was also known as the "godfather" of the Worker's Youth Theatre (TRAM). Being the son of the prominent Polish classicist Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński, Piotrovskii was deeply influenced by his father's efforts… Read more about this item

One of 5 100 copies published. First and only Russian edition of Norris's "Salt". Rare. F. Scott Fitzgerald advised young women to read "Salt" (1919) by Charles Gilman Norris (1881-1945), an American novelist and playwright, so that they could gain insight into life. Furthermore, it is known that Fitzgerald sent a copy of "This Side of Paradise" to Norris with the inscription: "For… Read more about this item

One of 6 200 copies published. First Russian edition. This collection comprises six stories from the original edition "Free, and Other Stories" (1918): "A Story of Stories," "McEwen of the Shining Slave Makers," "The Second Choice," "Old Rogaum and His Theresa," "When the Old Century Was New," and "Married." The stories were translated by William Ravinskii (Rovinskii; 1902-1971) and his wife Tatiana… Read more about this item

One of 5 000 copies published. First and only translation of "Bright Metal" in Russian. The first Russian translation of T.S. Stribling (1881-1965), an American writer and Pulitzer Prize laureate (1933), was published in 1926. This was followed by four more books, all published by 1929. The subsequent Russian translation appeared only in 1948 and marked the final Russian book by Stribling. The… Read more about this item

This is a pamphlet about the Russian tour of the musical 'My Fair Lady' by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner. The show took place in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev in the middle of 1960. The pamphlet includes a Russian-language libretto and features photo illustrations depicting scenes and portraits of key cast members, including Lola Fisher (who served as Julie Andrews'… Read more about this item

Second Russian edition of the poem. First edition of this translation. The first translation of Oscar Wilde's Ballad by N. Korn (presumably a pen name used by Korney Chukovsky) appeared in 1903, but it was riddled with errors. The following year, another version by Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942), a Russian symbolist poet and translator, was published. In the summer of 1902, Balmont… Read more about this item

Translation by N. Kamionskaya. Preface by S. Dinamov. One of 7 000 copies published. First and only Russian edition. One of the first O'Flaherty's books in Russian (three other novels were translated and issued in 1927). Liam O'Flaherty (1896–1984), a key figure in the Irish literary renaissance and a founding member of the Irish Communist Party, gained immense popularity in the Soviet Union during… Read more about this item

The book was designed by the Russian-born painter and graphic artist Varvara Bubnova (1886-1983). Her mother was distantly related to the prominent poet Alexander Pushkin. Varvara studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. In the early 1910s, she became a member of the Youth Union and participated in art exhibitions with Mikhail Larionov, Natalia Goncharova, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, and David… Read more about this item

Signed and inscribed by the author: "Chitai na zdorove! / Ariadne Rykovyan / ot / armyanskogo pisatelya / Em. Mindlinyantsa. / Moskva / 28/XII 1931" [You're welcome to read! To Ariadna Rykovyan from Armenian writer Em. Mindlinyantc. Moscow. 28/XII 1931]. Mindlin used two pre-reform orthography letters here. Limited to 5000 copies. The Soviet icebreaker Krassin took part in the Umberto Nobile's… Read more about this item

Limited to 5000 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author: "Ade - Gromadnoglazoy / ochen priyatelski / ot Avtora / Chang I-iy / khutor Moskva / 28/X god pyatiletki tretiy...." [To Big eyes Ada with all the best from author Chang the First khutor Moscow 28/X the third year of Five-year plan]. The writer Emily Mindlin (1900-1981) devoted this book to… Read more about this item

Limited to 5000 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author to the writer and Krassin's rescue operation participant Emily Mindlin (1900-1981): "Tovarishchu / Mindlinu, Emiliu / pisat' na pamyat' / chto libo nechego, ibo / chto mozhno napisat' / posle krasinskogo, / pokhoda, kazhushchegosya / seychas takim / milym, dalekim, fee- / richeskim i nikogda / ne byvshim. / V. Sukhanov… Read more about this item

324,000 copies were printed. This well-known children's magazine issue includes the article about Muhammad Ali and the Black Muslim movement in America. The article is completed with Ali's verse entitled in Russian version as Cassius-Boaster. Joseph Brodsky, the future Nobel prize winner, was the translator. Unfortunately, we could not identify the original verse describing Ali's two victories over rivals, Sonny… Read more about this item

Limited to 10 000 copies. In 1928 Mikhail Loris-Melikov (1905-1936) was a meteorologist at the icebreaker Malygin during the rescue operation of the Umberto Nobile's dirigible expedition. The book is devoted to this expedition. Loris-Melikov was born in Paris. Almost no details are known about its origins, but he related to an old noble family that belonged to Georgia's top aristocratic society.… Read more about this item

25000 copies were printed. This journal was issued in 1924-1931 as a supplement to another professional journal Rabochiy Sud [The Laboring Court]. The main article of the issue is devoted to the colonial question - the colony of French Indochina and a French communist Jacques Doriot, who was arrested for violently protesting French occupation of the Ruhr Area. It also includes articles… Read more about this item

Collection of verses by the prominent Soviet poet Demyan Bedny (Yefim Pridvorov; 1883-1945). These verses are devoted to Middle East women who want to break free and to be independent from a man's world. We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in USA or European libraries via OCLC.