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1970rif. 011547Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1970. 340pp 180 plates 33 in ull color. 146 figures in the text. English translation of the detailed account by its Russian discoverer of one of the most remarkable pieces of archaeology of the twentieth century. It details the remarkable contents of the five great Pazyryk burial barrows preserved by 'refrigeration' in virtually pristine condition. Light edge-wear to dj.Text clean. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. University of California Press Hardcover
1928rif. 2092902138302000Genshi-sha 1928. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 139p Size: 20cm Genshi-sha paperback
1980rif. 81760Moscow: Tushino Machine Building Plant 1980's. Pasteboard box 44cm x 23cm. Name printed in stark black and white onto a stereotypically minimalist Soviet box all the more susrprising considering this is a toy for children. Light inoffensive wear to the extremities a little rubbing and scuffing to the corners clean and complete. The verso of the box lid contains a plan of the contents with item numbers and small illustrations. Inside the box liner is moulded polystyrene with spaces for the individual components ranging from pressed steel baseboards and wall/hull sections to a set of rubber tyres woven string to simulate hawsers and cables pulleys connecting rods all the necessary tools a bag of nuts bolts and other connector pieces; all mass produced in a fashion that would have even a cursory modern day child safety inspection shutting down the whole plant and issuing a warning that if your children get this for Christmas you might need to count their fingers on Boxing Day. Miraculously complete as far as can be ascertained and with very little sign of use including the plans and construction book which is complex enough to count as aggressively educational and has the original warranty sheet with inspection stamps hand stamped and dated 1992 although the slip dates the set to the 1980's laid in. The introduction to the set in the 62 page instruction book states: "The 'Yunost' contruction set is a game designed in 1944 to introduce children aged 10-15 years to the principles of technical design and construction engineering. Each set of the 'Yunost' construction set contains the most intricate parts intnded for assembling models of various mechanisms machines and industrial structures." Clearly designed as a controlled Soviet alternative to Western toys like Erector Sets Meccano and the like the principles are identical whilst the delivery is rather more tailored to a deliberately educational USSR approach to entertaining children. "Nothing without purpose" seems to have been the guiding tenet of USSR toy production approaches which became notorious for taking an existing Western temptation like Meccano or Lego or GI-Joe and adapting them to the requirements of collective adherence to the improvement of the USSR. To Western eyes a lot of this material looks like the physical representation of the "We have McDonalds at home." meme but whilst Western toy design was aimed as much at keeping kids quiet and out of the way with a side of education the Soviet philosophy seems to have been 'if a child is building a toy crane then he should be learning the principles of load bearing members understanding pulleys and getting an idea of where crane operators fit into the process of industrial engineering' whilst this approach seems to take some of the joy out of play time it also contributed to the Western paranoia that the USSR was basically a cradle to grave enemy factory. Tushino Machine Building Plant unknown
1916rif. 055715Saint Petersburg: Imprimerie Militaire 1916. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. 24 x 16 cm. Bilingual text in Russian photographic reproduction and translation in French. 96 p. Occasionally light foxing on the cover. Otherwise in good condition. Rare first edition in book form of this report attributed to Russian consul Mayewski in Bitlis and Van in 1912 titled "Statistique des Provinces de Van et de Bitlis". The report was written in Russian by Vladimir Teofilovich Mayevski a former Russian general consul in East Anatolia and this is the first edition in book form published in St. Petersburg including a parallel text of Russian fragments and French translation. The report allegedly written by the Russian consul regarding the Armenian events that arose in Eastern Anatolia due to the Armenian question that started at the end of the 19th century and the nationalist approach of the Etchmiadzin Church to the issue documents the massacres committed by Armenian atrocities and organizations like Dashnaksutyun against the Muslim population in the region. The content of this rare book is controversial and may have been written for propaganda purposes during its period. Imprimerie Militaire paperback
1804rif. 48024Frankfurt am Main Johann Daniel Simon 1804. Contemp. boards but with later modest clothbacking. Endpapers renewed. Stamp on titlepage. 414 pp. The scarce first edition. hardcover
1973rif. 011742Paris France: YMCA Press 1973. Two volume set in soft pictorial covers. Vol 1 Part I-II 1973 657pp/illus. Crease on back and small stain on edge. Vol 2 Part III-IV 1974 606pp covers lightly worn. Rare early printing. Russian text. Overall clean . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. YMCA Press Paperback
1989rif. 007613Leningrad Russia: Aurora Art Publishers 1989. 36pp text with 161 full-page illus.sme color. English text. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Aurora Art Publishers hardcover
1989rif. 15638AB1989. Moscow 1989 - 1991. 38 : 265 cm. Original water-colour on stiff cardboard. This was made in the so calles 'Arbat Street Artistery' where after the end of communism artists sold their art to the first 'est tourists". unknown
1813rif. 35052London: Printed By C. Baldwin/ Sherwood Et Al. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1813. Hardcover. frontis; xii pages; Napoleonic Wars. 8vo early 20th-century 3/4 black morrocco over cloth with nicely gilded spine . 5.5 x 8" a few minor foxed spots. With half-title. Untrimmed washed. Mid-19th-century litho portrait of Czar Alexander I tipped in as frontis. OCLC 29343893. WorldCat locates 12 copies. Related topics touched upon according to WCat Napoleonic Wars 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia. France -- History Military -- 1789-1815 -- Sources. Napoleon -- I -- Emperor of the French -- 1769-1821 -- Invasion of Russia 1812. Translation of: Les Bulletins Francois concernant la guerre en Russie. Napoleon in Russia etc. . Printed By C. Baldwin/ Sherwood Et Al hardcover
1855rif. 010816London: The London Printing and Publishing Company 1855. 3 vols. Volume 1: 383pp Volume 2: 380pp Volume 3: 338pp plus 34 pp /chronological precis of the events of the war & index. .ca 1855-58 Each volume has full page steel engravings of battle scenes and portraits of military leaders and royals which are very detailed with decorative and illustrated margins the maps are mostly double page hand colored with inset engravings. Each volume clean and tight with mnimal foxing. Text presented in two columns per page and enclosed in double line border. by Henry Tyrrell. Front board separating on Vol 1. Overall nice set. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The London Printing and Publishing Company Hardcover
1930rif. 34630Russia 1930. 1 vols. Folio 39 x 24 1/4 inches. Linen backed. 1 vols. Folio 39 x 24 1/4 inches. unknown
1918rif. 73677New York: Max N. Maisel 1918. First edition. Small octavo. 159 1 pp. But for the title printed in Cyrillic. Publisher's plain red cloth. Minor extremity wear. Very good.Russian title also on title page; Svobodnaia pisn: sbornik revoliutsionnykh piesen i stikhotvorenii. Published soon after Russia's October Revolutions this is a volume of revolutionary songs and poems issued by the publisher for Russian readers in American. Max N. Maisel was born in Riga immigrated to the US and opened his New York City bookstore in 1893. "His publishing and book selling activities coincided with the height of mass immigration to the US until the end of the 1903s. Maisel provided for the linguistic and literary need of the immigrant community during its early stages of integration as he published Yiddish translations of Ibsen and Chekhov. His publishing enterprises indeed included all kids of guide books and manuals on public and private life for the new citizen." Hagit Cohen. He published many books in Yiddish and Cyrillic as his audience was primarily Jews. Max N. Maisel hardcover
1755rif. 24182London. 1755. Detailed military alliance treaty between Great Britain and Russia setting forth the need for a capable defense force in case of attacks on dominions of both nations. One of the secret articles at the end stipulated that Great Britain shall pay Russia 100000 pounds a year to maintain a strong military force on the borders of Livonia. Quarto. Dbd. Titlepage and final leaf a bit tanned. Else quite good. unknown
rif. dola2113Moscow: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1970's. 3 ¼ x 3 7/8 x 4 inches. paperweight bronze miniature model of Red Square Moscow. mounted on green marble base. signed marked and bearing numbers in the cast. dola2113 Moscow: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1970's
1739rif. 14713CB1739. Augsburg bei Homanns Erben ca 1739. 48 x 545 cm. Grenz- und flächenkolorierte Kupferstichkarte ungerahmt.Coloured copper engraved map unframed. Gut erhalten im Randbereich leicht fleckig. Hinterlegter Mittelfalz. Links am Rand ergänzt. A good copy minor stains on the white margin. Schöne altkolorierte Karte des gesamten russischen Reiches nebst China und Japan und im Süden Inner-Asien mit Tibet. Mit zwei Kartuschen links oben und links unten. unknown
1991rif. 22091New York City: Black Thistle Press 1991. soft cover as issued. sparse and faint smattering of dust-spotting to exterior textblock edges. negligible wear at spine ends. else clean no text or exterior markings. no bumps or tears. strong sewn binding.; inscription to writer and journalist margot adler dated march 5 1991.and signed by jonas mekas on the title page.; 469pp. b/w illustrations. first appearance of the late filmmaker's memoir. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Thistle Press Paperback
1897rif. 17398Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. Very Good. Second Edition. Hardcover. Half-title page and last blank page browned as usual. Edges a bit tanned and with one small stain. Else a very handsome and tight copy.; "Avec 14 cartes et 22 plans".; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; XLVIII 447 pages . 1897. Karl Baedeker hardcover
1921rif. 234513No place 1921. Printed broadside. 1 vols. Folio 375 x 285 mm. Fold mark across middle. Expertly backed with linen. Browned three short tears can be seen though repaired by the backing. Very good. Printed broadside. 1 vols. Folio 375 x 285 mm. This appeal printed above the names of A. Kerensky Victor Tchernoff Chernov and other Russian Social Revolutionaries for the 32 former members of the Russian Constituent Assembly protests the hardships inflicted upon Russia by communism. They accuse the Bolshevik government and its New Economic Policy of selling Russia's natural resources to the greed of international capitalism. The NEP was announced by Lenin in March 1921 and inaugurated an interim policy guaranteeing freedom of trade in internal commerce and a system of concessions for the investment of foreign capital. European states and busineses were pleased with the NEP and saw in it Lenin's capitulation to capitalism. However what they considered a weakness eventually turned out to be a mark of strength and flexibility of Bolshevik policy. unknown
1833rif. 31422London: Seeley & Sons Hatchard & Son 1833. First edition. 8 handcolored lithgraphic plates of the people one spotted errata at the back. 1 vols. 4to. Later half roan red and black labels chipped. Joints and extremities rubbed short crack at top of upper joint some light browning of text else very good. First edition. 8 handcolored lithgraphic plates of the people one spotted errata at the back. 1 vols. 4to. He writes of the history of the country and its present state with comments on its religion customs and social life including slavery hospitals prisons the state of the Jews of Russia Freemasonry the army and navy its agriculture and commerce and manufacturing. One of the plates shows men playing Svalka another the village amusements and another a national dance.The appendix contains specimens of the style of preaching among the Russian clergy. Colas 2395; Abbey Travel 230; Hiler p. 712; Tooley 380 Seeley & Sons, Hatchard & Son unknown
rif. 1974Most slides with taped edges; some images slightly faded; some slides with small cracks; library boxes somewhat rubbed and worn. Very good. Group of 34 Glass Travel Slides Depicting Views of Pre-Bolshevik Era Russia circa 1895 - 1915. Publishers include: Keystone View Company Underwood & Underwood Cornell Photos Supply Co. McIntosh Stereopticon Company and Victor Animatograph Co. Thirty-four glass travel slides various publishers mostly black and white some color some with printed or manuscript labels. Most measuring approx. 3.25 x 4 inches with a few measuring approx. 3.25 x 3.25 inches. Most in later protective paper sleeves many with pencil titles. Housed in vintage handled cloth-covered wooden boxes labeled "Portland Public Schools Visual Aid Department." Manuscript lists affixed to box lids do not reflect actual contents. Pencil sleeve-descriptions include: St. Petersburg - Tsarskoe Selo Alexandra Feodrovna and German Empress; St. Petersburg - Peter & Paul Cathedral - Burial Place of Tsars; Moscow - St. Basil's; 5 Men; St. Petersburg - Street Paving; Man in Village Street; Rural Building w/ Lots of People Posed; Moscow - Red Square; Moscow - Tsar Bell; Coachman in Coach; Russia Peasants; Russia Dacha; Russia Toika & Driver on Street; Moscow Large Church in City; Russia Coachman & Horses; Moscow - Kremlin & River Keystone; Tsarskoe Selo Village; St. Petersburg - Troika & Driver in Courtyard; Kremlin - Ivan The Great Bell Tower Tsar Bell; Moscow: House of Romanov Boyars; St. Petersburg - Nevski Prospekt x 2; Moscow - Kremlin - Assumption Cathedral Int.; Kremlin View; St. Petersburg Street View; St. Petersburg Bridge; Troika; Moscow - Kremlin - Ivan the Great Bell Tower; Guard. . unknown
1871rif. 5818New York 1871. Good. 32pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor dust-soiling and spotting to wrappers. Some marginal insect damage to lower right corner not costing any text. Faint dampstain to upper margin of most leaves. A scarce work in which an "Evangelical Alliance" of American and British religious leaders petition Tsar Alexander II to grant religious freedom to Catholics and Protestants in 1871. The report begins with some background on the "Evangelical Alliance and Religious Liberty" religious persecution in the Baltic States some information on the penal laws in Russia and then the alliance's work in arguing for religious freedom beginning with their "Prepatory Labors" and "Meetings in London and Stuttgart" and ending with the "Final Promise of the Prime Minister" and "The Result." The latter included "partial relief" from religious persecution with hopes for "further improvements." The report is signed at the end by its President Samuel F.B. Morse. The report is followed by an Appendix printing "Prince Gortschakoff's Report to the Emperor of Russia" and three other memorials and interviews pertaining to the alliance's activities in Europe. An early example of religious diplomacy from American and British leaders. Ten copies in OCLC. unknown
rif. RGW19426AAquatint with original hand-colouring from 'A Picture of St Petersburgh represented in a collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City the Sledges and the People . . .' unknown
rif. RGW19683Aquatint with original hand-colouring from 'A Picture of St Petersburgh represented in a collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City the Sledges and the People . . .' unknown
rif. RGW19427AAquatint with original hand-colouring from 'A Picture of St Petersburgh represented in a collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City the Sledges and the People . . .' unknown
1936rif. 83612New York: The Paisley Press Inc. Succeeding William Farquhar Payson 1936. Stated Third Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's heavy grain pale grey cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board. Dustjacket. xi; 241pp. Some wear and discoloration to extremities very light it's a very solidly produced book so wear and tear is represented by darkening of the cloth at the edges and some softening of the spine ends rather than anything more drastic; internally clean ownership to front pastedown author's signature to front flyleaf; in a handsome example of the gold and black dustjacket with some chipping and shallow loss to the spine ends scuffing and rubbing to the gilt paper coating and some marginal creasing and soiling. A very good solid copy. Illustrated throughout with full page plates. For a man named by his father after the logo of the American Socialist Labor Party after slipping out of Odessa in the 1870's Armand Hammer's journey to become one of the world's most influential businessmen and "Lenin's Favorite Capitalist" must have been a dramatic one. His father Julius had spent much of the early 20th century consolidating his role at Allied Drug and Chemical which was essentially at times a smuggling front shipping embargoed goods to Russia during the US trade sanctions. After Julius was sentenced to 3 years in Sing Sing allegedly for a botched abortion that resulted in the death of a Russian woman from subsequent pneumonia although modern research suggests that Armand a medical student might have been the one who performed the abortion and Julius took responsibility as the qualified senior medical professional present Armand took over Allied Drug and Chemical and raised it to new heights of corporate success. During Prohibition Allied's largest seller was a essentially alcoholic ginger ale sold as a medicinal tonic to great profit. Acting under the instructions of his imprisoned father Armand began taking numerous business trips to the Soviet Union. A young J. Edgar Hoover at that point basically an analyst at the Justice Department very strongly believed that the equally youthful Hammer was a COMINTERN courier and essentially placed him under surveillance for the rest of his life. Hammer's trips to Russia were ostensibly to recoup bad debts but this quickly developed into a number of lucrative business deals not least of which was selling cheap wheat to starving famine hit areas of Russia. Hammer developed a close co-operative no pun intended relationship with Lenin which resulted in a number of very high status business contracts and deals ranging from medical import contracts to 25 year's worth of asbestos mining in the Urals; one of Hammer's greatest coups was arranging payment for various services in furs caviar jewellery and antiquities seized by the Party from its long tail of enemies making him essentially a conduit for looted and otherwise dubious art jewels and antiques. At the height of Lenin's New Economic Policy Armand Hammer was the sole trade liason between the enormity of Soviet Russia and 38 major US corporations seeking to build trade deals through him. His grasp of the downrange necessities of dealing with the Soviets; graft bribery corruption and palm greasing was legendary and by the 1970's when his methods were starting to be inspected more closely there was no doubt that Hammer's understanding of legitimate business was secondary to his instinctive abilities in the fields of corporate and beaurocratic bribery and manipulation. This book is one personal perspective on the empire of treasure that Hammer accumulated; there are others and the entangled ephemeral traces of looted artworks forged and unfinished Fabergé eggs specially manufactured jeweller's tools designed to copy Fabergé's style exactly and a wealth of other foggy rumors and suspicions ranging from Armand the KGB stooge to Armand the James Bond Villain bent on Soviet domination through capitalism will continue to follow in his wake whether he be considered a legitimate businessman or a highly successful 20th century robber baron of legendary proportions. The Paisley Press Inc. Succeeding William Farquhar Payson unknown
