ZDANEVICH, Kirill (1892-1970; illustrator) and MAIAKOVSKII, Vladimir (1893-1930; author). Chto ni stranitsa to slon to levitsa. [That Page An Elephant, A Lioness.] Tbilisi: Zakkniga [1928]. Small 2° (277 x 212mm). Colour illustrations throughout. (Occasional light offsetting.) Original printed wrappers, publisher's imprint and price printed on slips pasted on the lower cover (light wear, faint yellowing on the front wrapper). FIRST EDITION. A very good copy of this rare, and excellent collaboration published in Tbilisi. A copy is located at New York's MoMA, and WorldCat adds another in the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton. ABPC records no copy selling at auction in over 35 years. MoMA, The Russian Avant-Garde Book, p.173. View on Christie's.com
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![TYRSA, Nikolai Andreevich (1887-1942). Kozlik. Moscow and St. Petersburg: Mysl [c.1923]. Small 2° (270 x 195mm). Illustrated](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387375e_468x382.jpg)
TYRSA, Nikolai Andreevich (1887-1942). Kozlik. Moscow and St. Petersburg: Mysl [c.1923]. Small 2° (270 x 195mm). Illustrated thoughout. Original wrappers (light wear); and 9 others illustrated by Tyrsa, mostly first editions, in original wrappers, including: KAVERIN, V. Osada Dvortsa (1926); ZHITKOV, B. Pro Slona (1926); MARSHAK, S. Otriad (1928). [With:] KHIGER, E. and OLEKSENKO. Zelenyi Popugai. Small 2° (280 x 220mm). Illustrated throughout. (Light soiling.) Original illustrated wrappers (long split at the spine); and 3 others illustrated by Khiger, in original wrappers and all published by Raduga: FROMAN, M. Petrushka (c.1930); POLOTSKII, S. Lushiny grushi (c.1930); Narody Azii (c.1930). [And:] CHEKHONIN, Sergei and MORAVSKAIA, M. Apel'sinnyia korki. Stikhi dlia detei. Berlin: S. Efron (no date). 8° (230 x 175mm). Illustrations. Original grey cloth-backed illustrated boards (corners rubbed); and 3 others illustrated by Chekhonin, later editions of Marshak and Chukovskii published by Raduga. (18) View on Christie's.com
BARKHATNAIA KNIGA -- Rodoslovnaia kniga kniazei i dvorian rossiiskikh i vyezzhikh i kotoraia izvestna pod nazvaniem Barkhatnoi knigi. [Genealogical Book of Russian Princes and Nobles, also known as The Velvet Book.] Moscow: N. Novikov at the University Press, 1787. Volume one only (of 2). 8° (190 x 120mm). (Without the front blank.) Early 19th-century Russian half calf, flat spine gilt and with contrasting label, edges sprinkled blue (worn, front joint and hinge split, wear on the front endpaper). Provenance: 'N.S.' (title signature) -- another owner (light annotations in the index) -- Serge Diaghilev (sold, lot 57, Sotheby's, 28 November 1975). FIRST EDITION, THE DIAGHILEV COPY OF 'A GREAT RARITY' (Bitovt). Published by Nikolai Novikov. Bitovt 2171; Sopikov 5197; SK 6018 (variant 2 of the preface). View on Christie's.com
![BELIAVSKII, Frants Mikhailovich. Poezdka k Ledovitomu Moriu. [Journey to the Arctic Ocean.] Moscow: at the Press of the Lazar](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387379e_468x382.jpg)
BELIAVSKII, Frants Mikhailovich. Poezdka k Ledovitomu Moriu. [Journey to the Arctic Ocean.] Moscow: at the Press of the Lazarev Institute of Eastern Languages, 1833. 8° (217 x 130mm). Hand-coloured frontispiece, additional engraved title, 3 hand-coloured folding plates by Zheren, and one folding engraved plate of snowflakes. (Spotting and some soiling in the text, one coloured plate with some foxing, engraved pate with tears and some old repairs.) Contemporary Russian green morocco, spine lettered in gilt, sides panelled in gilt and blind and centred with a large architectural design blocked in gilt, edges gilt, pink moiré silk endpaper, edges gilt (light wear). Provenance: K. Shmataev (signature in an early hand). FIRST EDITION, IN A HANDSOME RUSSIAN ROMANTIQUE BINDING, with moiré endpapers, and finely hand-coloured plates. Beliavskii reports on his journey to Western Siberia, his encounters with the Ostiak and Samoyedic peoples, their customs including Shamanism, and language, flora and fauna. The illustrations also include a plate of various snow crystal structures. Obol'ianinov 157. View on Christie's.com
DOBELL, Peter (d.1852). Puteshestviia i noveishiia nabliudeniia v Kitae, Manill i Indo-Kitaiskom Arkhipelag. [Journey and Latest Observations in China, Manilla and the Indo-China Archipelago.] Translated from the English by A. Dzhunkovskii. St. Petersburg: N. Grech, 1833. 2 vols, 8° (206 x 125mm and 211 x 129mm). Lithographed frontispieces. (Light spotting and light soiling.) In contrasting half calf and full calf bindings, vol. 1 spine gilt (spine ends chipped, extremities rubbed, sides scuffed). Provenance: 20th-century Russian booksellers (various stamps; vol. 2 with Mogiz book-ticket). FIRST EDITION. Born in Ireland and educated in America, Dobell ultimately settled on Russian citizenship. Dobell identified the Philippines as a key base from which to organize the regular supply of provisions to the Russian Far East and suggested the idea to the Russian government, sending at his own cost three ships from Manila to Kamchatka. Alexander I approved the plan and appointed Dobell Consul General of Russia's first mission in Manila. Dobell made three trips to China, where he lived for seven years. This work is based in part on his Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia, published in London in 1830, but adds seven chapters and appendices. A French translation was published in 1838. Cordier 2109. (2) View on Christie's.com
FREIMAN, Otto Rudol'fovich von. Pazhi za 185 let (1811-1896). Biografii s portretami. St. Petersburg: Fridrikhsgamn for the author, 1897 [but 1898]. 4° (284 x 210mm). Tinted lithographed title, two frontispieces, illustrated throughout. (Some spotting, a few tears.) Original dark blue half roan, red cloth sides, upper side stamped in gilt, spine stamped in blind and gilt, white moiré-style endpapers (corners rubbed, spine evenly faded, light soiling). Provenance: an early reader (signature dated 1934, some marginalia, two clippings tipped-in on blanks). FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING. One of the most useful books still on the Corps des Pages, the elite military school for the sons of noblemen and high-ranking officers. View on Christie's.com
GOLOVNIN, Vasilii -- RIKORD, Petr Ivanovich, Captain (1776-1855). Zapiski flota kapitana Rikorda o plavanii ego k Yaponskim beregam v 1812 i 1813 godakh. [Notes of Fleet Captain Rikord concerning his sailing to Japan's shores in 1812 and 1813, and about his relations with the Japanese.] St. Petersburg: at the Naval Press, 1816. 4° (235 x 184mm). Engraved portrait of Takadaya-Kahei, and 4 engraved folding plans after Rikord. (Damptain in the bottom margin of some leaves, light scattered spotting.) Contemporary Russian red half sheep, spine label (spine foot repaired, small repairs on the endpapers). Provenance: 20th-century Russian booksellers (stamps on the endpapers). FIRST EDITION OF RIKORD'S EXPEDITION TO RESCUE GOLOVNIN. It constitutes an important and early first-hand account of contact between Japan and Russia. Rikord sailed to Japan on the Russian sloop-of-war Diana, taking on board a number of Japanese seamen shipwrecked off the coast of Kamchatka, and capturing Takadaya-Kahei and several crew from a large junk. He landed at Kunashie where he negotiated the eventual release of Golovnin, averting war with Japan. Golovnin later wrote a popular account of the experiences; both accounts were translated for an English edition in 1818. Whittaker, Russia Engages the World, p.189; not in Obol'ianinov (which notes only an 1851 edition). View on Christie's.com
GRIBOEDOV -- BULGARIN, F. (ed.). Ruskaia Taliia. Podarok liuboteliam i liubitel'nitsam otechestvennogo teatra. [Russian Taliia. A Present for Lovers of National Theatre.] St. Petersburg: N. Grech, 1825. 8° (145 x 110mm). Engraved additional title and 5 engraved portraits. (Some light marginal spotting, light soiling on the engraved title.) Contemporary half calf, red morocco spine label (corners rubbed). Provenance: Mikhail Dmitriev (initials stamped on the spine). An excellent copy of the finest miscellany of Russian theatre in the age of Pushkin, including THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF GRIBOEDOV'S 'GORE OT UMA' ('Woe from Wit'): the only publication of any part of Griboedov's masterpiece during his lifetime. With engraved portraits of A. Shakhovskii, and the actors K. Semenova, V. Karatigin, A. Istomina, and K. Teleshova by Geitman. Mikhail Dmitriev was nephew of the fabulist Ivan Dmitriev. Bokarius, Guidebook for the National Pushkin Museum Library, p. 67; see also the catalogue 'Centenaire de Pouchkine. Exposition Pouchkine et son époque' which illustrates this title (pl. XV); Smirnov-Sokol'skii Al'manakhi 271 ('one of the best Russian miscellanies dedicated to the theatre'). View on Christie's.com
![IVAN IV -- Sudebnik Gosudaria Tsaria i Velikago Kniazia Ioanna Vasil'evicha. [The Law Code of Ivan Vasilievich.] Moscow: at t](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387390e_468x382.jpg)
IVAN IV -- Sudebnik Gosudaria Tsaria i Velikago Kniazia Ioanna Vasil'evicha. [The Law Code of Ivan Vasilievich.] Moscow: at the Imperial University Press, 1768. 4° (240 x 190mm). (Light spotting.) Contemporary Russian mottled calf (spine caps chipped, corners rubbed). Provenance: Aleksandr Ivanovich Ivanov (stamps) -- Russian bookseller (small stamps) . FIRST EDITION. Ivan IV's reform of the law code shifted power from the aristocracy to State and local institutions. This edition was prepared by G.F. Miller from the manuscript owned by Vasilii Tatishchev. Bitovt 1638; SK 6936; Sopikov 11593. View on Christie's.com
LEUCHTENBERG, George Nikolaevich, Duke von. Istoriia Leib-Gvardii Konnago Polka. [A History of the Life-Guards Horse Regiment.] Paris: [S.S. Belosselski et al.] 1938-1966. 4 vols, including the atlas. 2° (316-325 x 240-250mm). Text vols with full-page plates, some chromolithographed, some with tissue-guards, vignettes throughout, atlas comprises captions and twelve folders of plates, some chromolithographed. (Occasional light wear.) Vol. 1 in original half calf, blue paper-covered sides, printed endpapers (some scuffs and light rubbing); vols 2-3 in original blue card wrappers with arms in gilt on the sides (without dust-jacket found on some copies, some wear at the spines and light fading); atlas in the original box with printed title on the upper side (some soiling on the edges). A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, complete with the atlas. Volume 1 is apparently in a publisher's leather binding, and number 79 of 85 copies; volume 2 is number 89 of 125 copies; volume 3 is number 33 of 200 copies; and the atlas is number 142 of 300 copies. Lyons 274. (4) View on Christie's.com
MALINOVSKII, Aleksei (ed.) Istoricheskoe Opisanie Drevnago Rossiiskago Muzeia. [A Historical Account of the Museum of Ancient Russia. Part I (all published).] Moscow: P.S. Valuev at the Imperial Moscow University, 1807. 2° (507 x 347mm). Printed on papier bleuté, bound with the printed dedication to Alexander I and with the part title. Engraved title-vignette, 30 engraved plates by Sokolov. (Occasional light marginal soiling.) Contemporary Russian diced red morocco gilt, flat spine gilt in compartments and with green morocco label, sides with gilt foliate scrolling border, gilt edges (a few scuff, some wear including some creasing at the spine and a tear at the head). Provenance: P.S. Valuev (presentation inscription to:) -- Prince A.B. Kurakin. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY IN RED MOROCCO INSCRIBED BY VALUEV TO PRINCE KURAKIN, in Russian: 'To His Excellency Prince Aleksei Borisovich Kurakin from Peter Stepanovich Valuev'. Kurakin, confident of Tsar Paul I, was during Alexander's reign Imperial Chancellor, and Russia's Ambassador in Vienna and Paris. Valuev, who published the book, had been charged by Alexander I to transform the Kremlin's ancient treasury into a museum. The engraved plates, here in excellent condition, show primarily the crowns and state regalia from the era of the Great Princes. Rare: ABPC records only two copies at auction in 35 years; this one is the only presentation copy in red morocco. Obol'ianinov 1141; Sopikov 7574. View on Christie's.com
![NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Vesna v Fial'te i drugie rasskazy. [Spring in Fialta and Other Stories.] New York: Chekhov P](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387401e_468x382.jpg)
NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Vesna v Fial'te i drugie rasskazy. [Spring in Fialta and Other Stories.] New York: Chekhov Publishing, 1956. 8° (216 x 141mm). (Faint staining on the endpapers.) Original printed wrappers (light wear). Provenance: Vladimir Nabokov (gift inscription and drawings to:) --Sonia Slonim-- Vladimir Nabokov (book label) -- by descent to the consignor. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FINE BUTTERFLY DRAWING, TO HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, Sonia Slonim. The butterfly drawing is captioned 'Vladimirius Nabokovius', and the title-page shows the inscription, 'to dear Sonia from the author', and two small butterflies circling the publisher's printed device. Juliar A29.1. View on Christie's.com
PORDAGE, John (1607-1681). Bozhestvennaia i istinnaia metafizika, ili divnoe i opytom priobretennoe vedenie ne vidimykh i vechnykh veshchei. [Theologia Mystica, or the Mystic Divinity of the Eternal Invisibles.] [Moscow: c.1787.] 3 vols, 8° (202 x 121mm). With all half-titles. 3 engraved plates, one of which folding, illustrations. (Occasional light spotting.) Near contemporary Russian half calf, flat spines lettered and tooled in gilt and blind (corners rubbed, small chips at spine ends, sides lightly scuffed). Provenance: a Russian reader (light pencilled marginalia). FIRST EDITION IN RUSSIAN, AND AMONG THE RAREST RUSSIAN MASONIC BOOKS.'Extremely rare' (Bitovt); 'a great rarity' (Sopikov). One of only 300 copies, printed on a clandestine press, distributed privately, and the majority of which were confiscated and destroyed. The Grand Lodge of Russia came into being in 1776. Catherine II, whose son and eventual heir was a Mason, feared that the lodges could be used for political purposes, and in 1794 banned all Masonic activity within her realm. WorldCat locates only one copy, at Harvard University. Bitovt 2152; Longinov, Novikov i Moskovskie Martinisty, p.283; Sopikov 6211; SK 5522. (3) View on Christie's.com
URUSOV, Sergei P., Prince. Kniga o Loshadi. Nastol'naia Kniga dlia kazhdago konnozavodichka, konevoda, konevladel'tsva i liubitelia loshadi. [The Horse Book.] St. Petersburg: F.V. Shchepanskii, 1902. 4 vols in 2, 8° (246 x 175mm). Plates, illustrated throughout, with both chromo-lithographed plates with flaps. (Light browning in the margins.) Original half roan, spine lettered and blocked in gilt, printed endpapers (extremities rubbed). Provenance: French bookseller (printed label). IN THE PUBLISHER'S BINDING. The second, enlarged and revised edition, of one of the most influential pre-revolutionary Russian books on the horse. (2) View on Christie's.com
A pair of Victorian silver candlesticks with matching silverplated four light candelabra branches, the candlesticks by Hawkesworth, Eyre & Company Ltd, Sheffield 1884, the tapering square section stems supporting half fluted baluster capitals, resting on spreading square shaped bases, the reeded scroll branches supporting baluster capitals and circular drip pans, overall decorated with swags, and stylised beadwork, 46cm high to top of central extinguisher
A late Victorian silver coffee jug with part oblique fluted body and circular tapered base. Hallmarked Sheffield, 1896, height measures 8 inches (20 cm), gross weight 16 ozt (497.5 grams). Condition: The coffee pot sits flat on its base, the lid wobbles slightly on its hinge, the lid doesn`t quite sit flush, there is very small gap at the front. The wooden handle and finial are in good condition. The hallmarks are rubbed, the hallmark on the lid more so, but they are still clear and legible. The main solder join running down the side of the coffee jug is visible, particularly from the inside of the jug. The detailing is slightly rubbed and there are gathered areas of polish. There are general light surface wear and tear scratches to the pot in keeping with the age and use of the piece.
Edwardian silver dish of circular waisted form, the body vertically pierced with beaded rims and dual wreath and ribbon handles. Hallmarked D & M Davis (David & Maurice Davis) Birmingham 1906. Diameter measuring 6 1/4 inches (16 cm), weight 7.2 ozt (224 grams). Condition: The dish displays light wear commensurate with the age and use with general scratches, marks and some tarnishing. Remnants of old polish visible to the recesses and further spots of discolouration to the inner base. The hallmarks positioned to the underside of the base are clear and legible. There is an area to the base with visible solder, but possibly as made.
A modern silver condiment set, each piece of waisted form, the open salt with blue glass liner. Hallmarked Bishtons Ltd Birmingham 1992/7. Gross silver weight 2.9 ozt (91 grams). Condition: The condiment set is in good overall condition, there are light general scratches, marks and tarnishing. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
A modern silver mounted wooden wine coaster of circular straight sided form with stepped detail, together with a similar bulbous example. Both hallmarked A.J. Poole Birmingham 2010. Diameter measuring approximately 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm). (2). Condition: In very good overall condition, a few light scratches and fingerprint marks. The hallmarks are clear and legible. Slight imperfection to the wood on the bulbous example.
A similar pair of modern silver mounted wooden wine coasters, of circular straight sided form with stepped detail. Hallmarked Birmingham 2010, one made by A.J. Poole and the second Lawrence R Watson & Co. Diameter measuring approximately 3 3/4 inches. Condition: Both wine coasters are in very good overall condition, there are light scratches and finger print marks. One has a slight imperfection to the wood, the second does not have a circular silver panel to the inside centre of the wood. Hallmarked in different styles, both in good condition, clear and legible.
A pair of Victorian cased silver plated spoons, the shaped and engraved bowls leading to detailed stems with marquise shaped terminals. Victorian registration mark probably for the 3rd of May 1882. Length measuring 6 1/4 inches (16 cm). Condition: The spoons appear in good overall condition, there are some light general scratches and tarnishing to the spoons, the case also displaying some general wear. The Victorian registration marks, a little distorted, but likely to appear as made.
A cased set of three continental fruit spoons with matching sifter spoon, each with decorative finials with scroll and mask detail, gross combined weight 3.2 ozt (100 grams). Condition: The cased set of three continental fruit spoons and matching sifter spoon have light general surface wear and tear scratches. The sifter spoon stem is slightly bent. The case to the outside is very worn and the clasp is broken, the interior is slightly discoloured and worn, thread bare in a couple of places. The marks are slightly rubbed but clear.
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonnÚ enamel spoon, stamped with the Kokoshnik mark, the fineness standard of 84 and the assay master mark of Ivan Lebedkin, Moscow (appointed 1899). The bowl with enamel foliate scrolls shaded in blues, greens, pinks and lilac bordered by turquoise beading, leading to a tapered stem with twist detail amongst conforming enamel and shaped terminal. With case. Length measuring 7 3/4 inches (19.5 cm), weight 2.9 ozt (93 grams). Cased. Condition: There are general surface scratches and wear commensurate with the age of the item, especially to the gilded interior and tip of the bowl. There is further light rubbing to the gilded areas, in particular a small abrasion or file mark on the back of the stem near to the bowl (visible in one of the additional photos). Some of the gilded areas in between the enamel sections have blackened a little. The enamel decoration on the back of bowl appears to be in good condition. On close examination there is some light chipping and some pin prick marks. There are further imperfections to the enamel on the stem and finial and to the finial itself (please ask for further photos if required). The Russian marks are a little rubbed but still legible. The wooden case has general scratches and marks and some fraying and discolouration to the material inside.
A white metal continental tea caddy of faceted circular form raised on a conforming base with hinged lid opening to reveal a gilt interior surmounted with a shaped finial. Polish hallmarks indicating its 800 standard and dated early to mid twentieth century. Height measures 4 3/4 inches (12 cm), weight 9.26 ozt (288.1 grams). Condition: The white metal continental tea caddy has light surface wear and tear scratches with some small areas of tarnishing and pitting. There are some nicks to the edges and it wobbles on its base slightly. There are a couple of shallow dints, the most noticeable one to the lid just below the finial. The hinge is in good working order and the lid closes flush. There is some build up of polish in areas. The gilt interior is quite bright.
A cased set of six modern silver teaspoons, hallmarked Walker & Hall Sheffield 1952. Gross weight 2.9 ozt (92 grams). Condition: The teaspoons appear in good overall condition with light general scratches, marks and tarnishing. The hallmarks are clear and legible. The case displays wear commensurate with the age and use and some discolouration to the material lining.
Victorian cased set of six teaspoons with sugar nips, each with floral engraved shaped stems and finials. Hallmarked James Deakin & Sons (John & William F Deakin) Sheffield 1892. Gross weight 3.5 ozt (110 grams). Condition: Considering the age of the set of spoon and sugar nips, they appear in good condition, they do display some general wear with scratches, marks and light tarnishing, there are some more repetitive scratches from being abrasively cleaned. The case also in good condition displaying light wear commensurate with the age and use. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
A pair of modern silver napkin rings of oval form, engine turned decoration and vacant cartouche. Hallmarked W I Broadway & Co Birmingham 1973. Gross weight 24.5 grams. Condition: The napkin rings are in very good overall condition with light wear commensurate with the age and use with light scratches and marks. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
Two modern silver mounted bottle stoppers, the first surmounted with a gentleman golfer, the second surmounted with a golf bag. Hallmarked A.J. Poole Birmingham 2000 and 2007. Slightly differing in size but measuring approximately 9 cm. Condition: Both bottle stoppers are in very good condition with light scratches and surface finger prints, a little surface tarnishing. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
A small selection of modern silver items to include a small bud vase of tapered form raised on a circular base, hallmarked A J Poole, Birmingham 2001, the height measuring 4 inches (10 cm). Together with a letter opener, napkin ring, port label and pen. (5). Condition: The bud vase and napkin ring are like new, the letter opener has some light surface scratches and the circular end looks to have been repaired and bends slightly. The port label has a small section of deep scratches to the reverse. All pieces are hallmarked A J Poole, Birmingham, dated between 2001 and 2010.
A modern silver pill box of rectangular form with engine turned decoration, opening to reveal a gilt interior. Hallmarked Birmingham 1982 with makers mark PJD, length measures 36 mm. Together with a further modern pill box of square form with engraved acanthus leaf decoration to the lid. Stamped to the base with STERLING 925 and London import marks dated 1979. Gross weight 43 grams. (2). Condition: The two modern pill boxes have general light surface wear and tear scratches. The engine turned pill box is in a better condition out of the two, the lid closes flush, the hidden hinge is in good working order, there are some areas of tarnishing. The gilt interior is in a very good condition. There are corresponding hallmarks to the lid and main body, both are clear and legible. The square pill has some small patches of tarnishing, the hinge is in good working order, the lid does not close quite flush. There are some numbers lightly scratched to the inside of the box. The engraved decoration shows good detail.
Edwardian silver vesta case, the rectangular body with foliate engraving, initial engraving and attached pendant loop. Hallmarked George Randle Birmingham 1901. Height measuring 41 mm. Condition: General wear, surface marks and scratches and nicks in the metal and some small dents. Also some tarnishing, in particular around the loop and hinge. Slightly misshapen as sides slightly indented, where it has been held. Some light rubbing to engraved decoration. Hinge still works well so that it closes tightly. Hallmarks a little rubbed but still very clear.
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