[ Title in Russian:] OSHIBKA SMERTI [Death's Mistake] de Khlebnikov, Velemir - 1917

(The present. A poem. Al'vek: Poems. Sillov: A Bibliography). Octavo 22 x 19 cm., wrappers, 39pp. The first publication of Khlebnikov's late work "The Present." Original wrappers. In addition to Khlebnikov's posthumous verses first printed here, the volume also contains poems by the "orientalist" Al'vek (S. Izrailovich Pinkus-Iosif, 1895-1943). He was a close friend of Khlebnikov in his last days and took upon himself the role of executor for Khlebnikov's estate and was responsible for this first printing. This book also includes the first bibliography of Khlebnikov's published works and contributions from 1908-1925 by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sillov (1901-1930). Sillov was allied with the Futurists; he was a poet and critic. With an extensive handwritten dedication in pencil from 1932 by Al'vek on p. 23. Title page with handwritten dedication. Rare, this work is not located in any library or institution by OCLC. Turchinskii p. 566, Leskov No. 2410.

Moscow, Russia: Unknown, 2000. Very Good condition Hardcover Octavo with no dust jacket, 2000, Entirely in Cyrillic Russian. Light edgewear of glossy pictoral boards. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Moscow, Russia: Unknown, 2000. 820(73) : Very Good condition Hardcover Octavo with no dust jacket, 2000, Entirely in Cyrillic Russian. Light edgewear and the spine foot tips are chipped. Binding slightly cocked. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1963. First U.S. edition with scarce wraparound band reading " 'DUTTON EDITION IS SUPERIOR'/ Harrison Salisbury - NEW YORK TIMES." This edition translated from the Russian by Ralph Parker whereas the edition published in the U.S. the same year by Frederick A. Praeger was translated by Max Hayward and Ronald Hingley (the Praeger precedes this one per Fiene). Harrison E. Salisbury's January 22, 1963, review reads in part: "Of the two translations neither comes close to reproducing the rough vigor of the author's concentration camp slang .... However, Ralph Parker's version in the Dutton edition is superior to the patchwork thrown together by Max Hayward and Ronald Hingley for Praeger. The most striking blooper of the Hayward-Hingley translation is to put in the mouths of the prisoners the phrase 'Comrade Warder.' The prisoners were forbidden ... to call the guards 'comrade' ...." 8vo light gray-green rough cloth boards stamped in green on front and spine; top edge stain… Leer más

Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. Book is Good . There are about 22 pages with light pencil marks. 2 pages with single thin vertical crease near gutter - no effect to text - appears to be binding issue. Strong and sturdy binding that will lay flat but no damage. Very slight wear to cover corners and edges. Slight spine crimping. Few light areas of cover surface soiling. Faint store stock stamp on front fly leaf. Thin and light pen mark to front page ends - ends only. This scarce book is written in Russian except for the introduction which is in English. Marianna Poltorzatky was the Chairman for the Department of Russian at Vassar College. ; Modern Series in Foreign Languages; B&W illustrations and photographs; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 398 pages .

Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich. Pis'ma. so vstupitel'nymi stat'iami i primechaniiami S. M. Solov'eva .. [et al.] Leningrad, Kolos, 1925. 1st. 12mo, later hardcover red cloth, gilt title "Alexander Blok - Letters" to spine. Pp 228, 1p ads. In Cyrillic. Pages age toned. Front free end paper missing, small tear without loss on last page of publishers ads. Book plate of Ian Grey, russian historian and author on front pastedown. Scarce.

Spiritual battle for the honor, holiness, glory and majesty of the Heavenly Queen. A 2nd ed. good- paperback (staple-bound), closed tears, soiling, stains FON stamp, & other defects on cov. & text as in image. *Abbot of the missionary monastery of the Resurrection of the Lord, missionary of the Holy Synod.

Iskusstvo, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Very good condition. Russian edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows slight shelf wear. Slight scuffing on the edges and corners of the dust jacket. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Moscow Academy Of Learning, Moscow, 1959; First Edition; 8vo, 437 pages; brown cloth; gilt titles. Scholarly study of the literary form of the Bulgarian language, with lengthy contributions by five specialists in the field. Edited by Samuil Borosovich Bernshtein. Text in Russian. Very Good Plus. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Bulgarian Academy Of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1956; 8vo, 538 pages; gray cloth; blue titles. Monumental bibliographical listing of nearly 6800 works published by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1869 to 1953, organized sequentially by publication number and year, with a complete alphabetical index to all works cited. Very Good, clean and bright, binding tight and square, corners sharp. A small rectangular portion in the blank margin at the upper right corner of the title page, approximately 3/8" high by 2" long, has been clipped out, not affecting text on either side. Text in Bulgarian. A rare reference.