TURGENEV, Ivan Sergeevich.

Stikhotvoreniia [Poems].

St Petersburg, [V Tipografii Glazunova], 1885.

First edition: a collected volume of Turgenev’s poems omitted from the Complete collected works of 1883.

£1200

VOLOSHIN, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich.

O Repine [On Repin] …

Moscow, “Ole-Lukoie”, 1913.

First edition thus: three pieces written earlier in the year and published in journals on the work of Ilya Repin (1844–1930), often regarded as Russia’s national artist. At the end is an extract from a lecture (1885) by Landtsert on the painting ‘Ivan the Terrible and his Son’. Voloshin (1877–1932)...

£450

VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de. SOLOGUB, Fedor Kuzmich, pseud. [Fedor TETERNIKOV], translator.

Kandid, ili optimizm....

St Petersburg, “Panteon”, 1909.

First edition, very rare, of Sologub’s translation of Candide.

£500

ZAMIATIN, Evgenii Ivanovich.

Nechestivye rasskazy [Impious Tales].

[Moscow,] ‘Krug’ writers’ cooperative, 1927.

First edition of a collection of eight short stories by the increasingly dissident Zamyatin, including ‘Iks’ [‘X’] and ‘Rasskaz o samom glavnom’ (‘Tale of the most essential thing’), ‘the single most important work of Zamjatin’s transitional period’ (Shane).

£200

ZOSHCHENKO, Mikhail Mikhailovich.

Izbrannye rasskazy i povesti 1923-1956 [Collected stories and tales 1923-1956].

Leningrad, ‘Soviet Writer’, 1956.

First complete edition of Zoshchenko’s shorter prose fiction, including his stories for children; a presentation copy to his friend the dramatist, translator and poet Muza Konstantinovna Pavlova (1917-2006).

£450

ZRITEL’

[The Observer] No. 24.

St Petersburg, “Sever”/A. M. Lesman, 1905.

A very rare number, confiscated by the authorities, of the very first of the satirical magazines to come out of the 1905 Revolution. 25 numbers were published, between 5 June and 11 December 1905, edited by Yu. K. Artsybyshev. Contributors include Fedor Sologub, and the artists Epifanov and Shestopalov,...

£750

ROBERTSON, James, & Felice BEATO.

Garden of Gethsemane.

1857.

£250

MOORE, Raymond (1920–1987).

‘Cyprus’,

1969.

£2000

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Architectural Antiquities from the Sussex Coast.

[Sussex], July 21st – 10th August 1837.

An interesting and charming antiquarian manuscript illustrating medieval fonts, gothic windows, brasses, architectural details, and funerary sculptures found in churches along the Sussex coast. The anonymous author/draughtsman gives provenances and historical detail to the drawings, which capture the...

£950

CAPPONI, Alessandro Gregorio, Marchese.

Catalogo della Libreria Capponi o sia de’ Libri Italiani del su Marchese Alessandro...

Rome, Bernabò & Lazzarini, 1747

First and only edition of the catalogue of this remarkable library assembled by Capponi (1683–1746) and containing over five thousand titles, mainly of early Italian literature. The catalogue was compiled by Alessandro Berti with bio-bibliographical notes by Domenico Giorgi. The collection now...

£900

[COCHRAN, Charles B.]

OSTROWSKA, Wanda and Viola G. GARVIN. London’s Glory.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1945.

First edition, a poignant collection of paintings of war-torn London by the Polish artist-in-exile Wanda Ostrowska, accompanied by extracts from her own writings and narrative by Viola Garvin.

£75

[VILLAMENA, Francesco].

A street fight in Rome. A fan leaf drawing.

[Italy, late 18th century].

A fine fan leaf drawing, Italian school, late 18th century, copied from a print by Francesco Villamena of c. 1601. It depicts a street fight between Spanish and French factions in Rome with a view of the villa Mattei in the background. The original copper engraving by Villamena was dedicated to the patron...

£2200

FOUNTAINE, Andrew.

Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection of Majolica, Henri II Ware, Palissy Ware, Nevers Ware, Limoges...

[London], 1884

First day only of the Majolica sale of the Fountaine collection. Andrew Fountain (1676-1753) was ‘the predecessor of Horace Walpole as an arbiter of taste and virtu’ (ODNB). His engravings and drawings were sold in July 1884, pictures in 1894 and porcelain in 1904.

£25

HOWITT, William.

The rural and domestic life of Germany: with characteristic sketches of its cities and scenery, collected in a...

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842

A fine copy of the first edition of Howitt’s account of his travels in Germany and Austria, and one of the best books in English about German life at the time. Howitt had moved with his family to Heidelberg in 1840 and stayed in Germany for more than two years on account of the education of his older...

£100

(SCHWERIN) (GLOECKER, A.F.W).

Bibliothek des Vereins für Meklenburgische Geschichte und Alterthumskunde, wie solche am Ende des...

… Erste Fortsetzung 1837 … [until] … Achte Fortsetzung 1844. (Schwerin), 1836-1844.

The Verein für Mecklenburgische Geschichte (‘Association for the history of Mecklenburg’) was founded in 1835. Here we have the catalogue of its library, with over 1500 books, as it grew over the years from its foundation to 1844. This is a fascinating record of local interest books, some published...

£150

MIDDLETON, Charles.

Designs for Gates and Rails suitable to Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Balconys &c, also some Design for Trellis...

London, Published by J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library …, [c. 1805].

First edition of this charming pattern book of garden designs by Charles Middleton which concentrates on gates, rustic fences and trelliswork. Middleton was a pupil of William Paine, and rather than finding success as a building architect he produced a number of fine architectural pattern books.

£675

OPPENORD, Gilles-Marie.

Album containing plates from the Grand Oppenord and several rare proof plates.

Paris, chez Huquier, [c. 1740].

An interesting album containing plates from the Grand Oppenord, Huquier’s important publication issuing the ornament designs of Oppenord in print. Oppenord (1672-1742) was an important contributor to the development of the rococo style in Europe, adapting Italian baroque ornament to suit French taste....

£2500

EUCHERIUS, Johannes (pseud.).

Gratiarum actio. Wirtembergensibus et Tubingensibus verbi ministris; qui censuris Patriarche Constantinopolitani...

Christopoli [i.e. Poznań, J. Wolrab], 1585.

Very rare early imprint from Poznań, one of the oldest and most important cities in Poland, a Catholic stronghold. There Johann Wolrab, Nikolaus’ eldest son, founded the second city printing press in 1579. Gratiarum actio had first appeared in 1584 in two productions printed in Krakow and Poznań,...

£800

[SAVONAROLA]. POLITO, Ambrogio Caterino.

Discorso … contra la dottrina, et le profetie di Fra Girolamo Savonarola.

Venice, Giolito, 1548.

First edition, very rare (‘raro e ricercato’, Bongi), of a condemnation of Savonarola’s theology, doctrine and prophecies by a former Savonarola acolyte, ‘one of the most fiery Catholic polemicists of his times’ (ibid., our translation), who four years earlier had published a...

£1500

REZZONICO, Carlo Castone della Torre di.

Discorsi accademici del conte … segretario perpetuo della R. Accademia delle Belle Arti. 

Parma, [Bodoni], 1772.

First and only edition of an exquisite little product of the Bodoni house: Count Rezzonico’s reflections on the fine arts, including a dissertation on the techniques of woodcut and engraving.  The Neo-Classical aesthetics that inform this work are reflected in the illustrations, masterfully executed...

£700