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  • A.N. Afanasyev. Russian folk tales. IN RUSSIAN. Goslitizdat, 1957. Volume 2 only. 510 pages. Editor, preface and notes by V. Ya. Propp. Classic collection of over 100 tales in Russian. (See pics of index.)

    Russian Folk Tales, Afanasyev [IN RUSSIAN]

    A.N. Afanasyev. Russian folk tales. IN RUSSIAN. Goslitizdat, 1957. Volume 2 only. 510 pages. Editor, preface and notes by V. Ya. Propp. Classic collection of over 100 tales in Russian. (See pics of index.) Vintage printing. Hardcover, spine repaired with...
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  • Picture Tales from the Russian. Valery Carrick. NY: Frederick A. Stokes, no date (1913). 120 pages. Vertical 12mo with red cloth binding.

    Picture Tales from the Russian [1913]

    Picture Tales from the Russian. Valery Carrick. Translated by Nevill Forbes. 11 charmingly illustrated fairy and folk tales. The Gold Egg, The Little House, The Cock, the Cat, and the Fox, The Fox and the Pot, The Crane and the Heron, Snowflake, The Bun,...
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  • Leonid Andreyev. The Waltz of the Dogs. A Play in Four Acts. NY: Macmillan, 1922. 1st American edition

    Waltz of the Dogs [Andreyev, 1924]

    Leonid Andreyev. The Waltz of the Dogs. A Play in Four Acts.  In a desolate city, a group of dogs discover the remnants of a waltz, and through their howling and whining evoke a profound emotional response from the narrator. A must-read for fans of...
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  • Dictionary of the Russian Language (Словарь Русского Языка) AND English-Russian dictionary (Англо-Русский Словарь).  1953 hardcover edition. Ozhegov and Muller.

    Two Vintage Russian Dictionaries [1953] Ozhegov, Muller

    Dictionary of the Russian Language (Словарь Русского Языка).  Sergei Ivanovich Ozhegov (1900-1964) (Сергей Иванович Ожегов) version. Moscow, 1953. State Publishing House of Foreign and National Dictionaries (Государственное Издательство...
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  • Emily Borman. Nicholas II. A Legendary Dream for Trinity Day (Эмилий Борман. Николай II. Сон - Легенда к Троицину Дню). Tallinn: Author's publication. Ed. Bergman Printing House [1926]. 48 p. Small paperbound pamphlet. IN RUSSIAN.

    Nicholas II. Legendary Dream for Trinity [1926]

    Emily Borman. Nicholas II. A Legendary Dream for Trinity Day (Эмилий Борман. Николай II. Сон - Легенда к Троицину Дню). Tallinn: Author's publication. Ed. Bergman Printing House [1926]. 48 p. Small paperbound pamphlet. IN RUSSIAN. In good condition. Some...
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  • Not By Bread Alone. A Novel in Four Parts. (Не Хлебом Единым. Роман в Четырех Частях). Vladimir Dudintsev. Munich, Tsope (Цопе - Центральная организация послевоенных политических эмигрантов), 1957. 1st edition. 298 pages. Emigre publisher.

    Not By Bread Alone V. Dudintsev 1957

    Not By Bread Alone. A Novel in Four Parts. (Не Хлебом Единым. Роман в Четырех Частях). Vladimir Dudintsev. Munich, Tsope (Цопе - Центральная организация послевоенных политических эмигрантов), 1957. 1st edition. 298 pages. Emigre publisher. Dudintsev's...
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  • The Counter-Revolutionaries. A Novel in 3 parts. (Контрреволюционеры. В трех частях). Scarce: only 500 copies were printed. Three part book set published in Madrid in 1969. Cover illustrations Yu L. Afanasyeva.

    Counter-Revolutionaries Krivorotov Russian Civil War

    The Counter-Revolutionaries. A Novel in 3 parts. (Контрреволюционеры. В трех частях).  A monumental exploration of Russian life from 1892 to 1941. Vasily Ivanovich Krivorotov (1901-1984) was an author, historian, and journalist. During the Russian...
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  • Ономастика. Сборник статей. (Onomastics. Collection of articles.) Various contributors. Moscow: Nauka, 1969. Softcover, 262 pages. IN RUSSIAN. Descriptions and classification of various types of proper names - personal names, geographical names, trade names (trademarks) used in our country and abroad.

    Onomastics [IN RUSSIAN]

    Ономастика. Сборник статей. (Onomastics. Collection of articles.) Various contributors. Moscow: Nauka, 1969. Softcover, 262 pages. IN RUSSIAN. Descriptions and classification of various types of proper names - personal names, geographical names, trade...
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  • The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin. (Жизнь и необычайные приключения солдата Ивана Чонкина (Роман Анекдот в Пяти Частях). Vladimir Voinovich [Владимир Войнович]. Paris: YMCA-Press, 1975. First edition. 287 pages, portrait frontis of author. Text in Russian.

    Ivan Chonkin [Voinovich] YMCA Press 1975

    The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin. (Жизнь и необычайные приключения солдата Ивана Чонкина (Роман Анекдот в Пяти Частях). Vladimir Voinovich [Владимир Войнович]. Paris: YMCA-Press, 1975. First edition. 357 pages, portrait...
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  • The Reign of Emperor Nicholas II (Царствование императора Николая II). S.S. Oldenburg. 1939-1949

    Reign of Emperor Nicholas II (Oldenburg) 1939-49

    The Reign of Emperor Nicholas II (Царствование императора Николая II). S.S. Oldenburg. Three volumes bound together in a mid-century buckram binding. With one original printed cover at the beginning of the book. Pages have tanned. Binding is sound, hinge...
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  • Собрание сочинений В.А.Жуковского (Collected Works of Zhukovsky). Saint Petersburg, 1912

    Collected Works of Zhukovsky [1912]

    Собрание сочинений В.А.Жуковского (Collected Works of Zhukovsky). Saint Petersburg, 1912. Изд. Холмушина (Kholmushin). Scarce publication in fair condition. In Russian (of course). 1 copy only. Gilt titles and embossed covers. Covers worn. Edge wear to...
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