WWII from Biblionne

London, Williams, Lea & Co., 1945. Signed and inscribed by the author: 'To Madame Buchueva / with greetings from / Clementine S. Churchill / November 1945'. Baroness Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (1885-1977), a chairwoman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund (1941-1946), arrived in Moscow on April, 2 1945. Her visit, the whole month and a half, took place during the Red… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rare wartime issues. One of 7 000 copies (each one) printed. These issues were published during the siege of Leningrad. It includes verses by Vera Inber and Vladimir Lifshitc, Leningrad fairytale by Evgeny Schwartz with illustrations by Vladimir Konashevich (about the appearance of Leningrad and the war between water spirit Vodyanoy against forest spirit Lesovik and Human; first appearance), military and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rare wartime edition. The book was signed for print on April 25, 1943. One of 20 000 copies published. Katya, a small girl, shows two untidy teddy bears how to keep house and care for their health with baths, tooth-brushing, callisthenics, good food, sleep and wholesome outdoor activities. This unique edition was issued by People's Commissariat for Health. It's illustrated with photographs… Saber más sobre este artículo

Shankhai, Epokha, 1943. One of 400 numbered copies printed. Our copy is #112. Rare and unusual Akhmatova's and Pasternak's publications. This poetry anthology was prepared by a sinologist Vladimir Rogov (1906-1988), who worked at the Chinese Eastern Railway and was a press correspondent for TASS in China since 1937. He also participated in creation of Shidai/Epokha pro-Soviet publishing house in Shanghai.… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p., [ca 1942-1950s?]. Photo of besieged Leningrad are very rare. During the WWII Aleksandr Brodsky (1903-1984), an officer, photojournalist and poet Joseph Brodsky's father, was a press photographer for the army newspapers at the Leningrad front and served tours of duty in several hot battles. Most likely, this photo… Saber más sobre este artículo

One of 700 to 800 copies printed. Extremely rare. The collection includes playbills for operas (Eugene Onegin – 27 December 1941; Aida – 21 April 1942; La Traviata – 8 October 1942, 25 June 1943) and Swan Lake ballet (12 April 1942, 31 July 1942, 26 February 1943). They were performed by the Bolshoi Theatre during the evacuation… Saber más sobre este artículo