St. Petersburg: Herm, 2018. Sewn pb. These articles stem from a Hermitage conference and deal with such topics as early printed books in the Hermitage, Voltaire’s and Diderot’s libraries, catechism in the education of the imperial family, and book collectors and bibliophiles (e.g., Vladimir Golovan and Matvei Gukovskii) whose libraries..... More

St. Petersburg: Evropeiskii universitet, 2022. Sewn pb. In 1926 Vladimir Mayakovsky Published the poem "A Talk with a Tax Collector About Poetry". It was not just a panegyric to poetry or biting satire on the state bureaucracy. It also touched on some very sensitive issues, including a writer's potential earnings..... More

St. Petersburg: Solo SFK, 2008. Sewn Cloth. Beginning his career in the mid 1930s, Muratov became an expert draftsman, a core member of the group of Leningrad artists who were creating a strong body of graphic art for such publishers as the renowned Detgiz (State Children's Publisher). Especially vivid are..... More

Moscow: Rudentsovy, 2020. Sewn pb. This catalogue of sixty-six selected bindings from the Moscow University Library demonstrates the work of a private binding workshop formed by the eminent military officer (head of allied artillery in war against Napoleon) and diplomat (represented Alexander I's government in Persia). A bibliophile from an..... More

Moscow: Pashkov dom, 2009. Sewn cl. The articles published in this series of the Russian National Library delve into broad questions in the history of the book, such as the formation of great private libraries and the role of exhibitions in propagating knowledge of rare books and specific ones studying..... More

Moscow: TriMag, 2016. sewn cl. This reprint of the illustrated children's journal that began publication in 1924 has interest for the quality of the graphic and book art and for the content of the illustrations and stories: the most talented graphic artists and illustrators of the period competed to have..... More

St. Petersburg: Shevchuk, 2013. Sewn pb. These examples from manuscripts and books of the fifteenth to the twentieth century show how inventively and beautifully printers and designers stretched, enlarged and decorated Russian letters when using them as initials. 207 p., 22 cm, approx. 100 b/w illus. and 24 color, Rus..... More

St. Petersburg: Herm, 2015. Sewn cl. This catalogue of an exhibition inspired by the famous travelogue of Ibn Battutah (14th c.) draws on the collections of the Hermitage to publish a cornucopia of works of fine and decorative art from the lands that Ibn Battutah visited in southern Europe, the..... More

Kyiv: Karminskoi, 2017. Sewn cl. Florenskii's style at once naive and ironic stems from his work as part of the underground artists' group Mit'ki in the late Soviet period. n.p., 21 cm, approx. 60 illus., Rus. and Ukrainian. More

Tbilisi / St. Petersburg: Diogene, 2012. Sewn cl. The Georgian city for a northern people like the Russians stood for warmth, exotic foliage, vineyards, and its ancient churches (conversion to Christianity in fifth century) and mountainous terrain are picturesque in the extreme. Florenskii's drawings convey the n.p., 22 cm, approx..... More

? Pikene Pa Broen, 2015. Sewn cl. It takes firsthand knowledge of the cities depicted to know which images will most distinctly characterize them. Florenskiii manages to make every city unique in this journey from north to south through sundry Russian towns. n.p., 22 x 16 cm, approx. 50 color..... More

Moscow: Tret'iakovskaia galereia, 2022. Sewn pb. This is the first comprehensive scholarly publication of the Tretykov Gallery’s copy of a seminal work on Judaic and Christian imagery: Theatrum biblicum published in Amsterdam by Nicolaus Iohannes Piscator (aka Claes Janszoon Vissher). Published here is the copy belonging to  Simon, archbishop of Vologda..... More