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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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  • Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske.

    Russian Imperial Style [Cerwinske, 1990]

    Laura Cerwinske. Russian Imperial Style.  An elegant and beautifully illustrated, full-color paean to the lost world of 19th century Russia's aristocratic opulence melded with formal design. Cerwinske (1948-) focuses on eye-catching object d'art,...
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  • Coryne Hall. Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of Empress Marie Fedorovna (1847-1928). Empress Marie Feodorovna, consort of the next-to-last Tsar of Russia (Alexander III, father of Nicholas II). A daughter of the king of Denmark, Marie exchanged the informality of her native country for an opulent yet rigid Russian court life, but the premature death of her husband in 1894 devastated her. NY: Holmes & Meier, 2001. 402 pages. Black & white plate photographic illustrations. Endpapers with a detailed genealogy of the Russian Imperial family. Index, extensive bibliography, notes and a postscript.

    Biography of Empress Marie Fedorovna

    Coryne Hall. Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of Empress Marie Fedorovna (1847-1928). Empress Marie Feodorovna, consort of the next-to-last Tsar of Russia (Alexander III, father of Nicholas II). A daughter of the king of Denmark, Marie exchanged the...
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  • Memoirs of Count Bernstorff. Translated from the German by Eric Sutton. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862-1939) was a German ambassador, politician, and all-around prime mover and shaker in the early 20th century. NY: Random House, 1936. 1st American edition. Black cloth hardcover. Frontis photo of Bernstorff and 5 more photos. Index, appendix. 383 pages.

    Memoirs of Count Bernstorff [1936]

    Memoirs of Count Bernstorff. Translated from the German by Eric Sutton. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862-1939) was a German ambassador, politician, and all-around prime mover and shaker in the early 20th century. His father, Albrecht Graf von...
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  • Ekaterina Meshcherskaya. A Russian Princess Remembers. The mesmerizing, well-written and harrowing memoirs of a Russian princess, her family and her 19th century life, and who survived the Russian revolution by staying her home country. 
NY: Doubleday, 1989. 1st edition. 228 pages. Photo illustrations.

    A Russian Princess Remembers

    Ekaterina Meshcherskaya. A Russian Princess Remembers. The mesmerizing, well-written and harrowing memoirs of a Russian princess, her family and her 19th century life, and who survived the Russian revolution by staying in her home country. NY:...
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  • Margrethe Floryan. Gardens of the Tsars: A Study of the Aesthetics, Semantics and Uses of Late 18th Century Russian Gardens. Dr. Floryan traces the development of the Russian garden tradition during Catherine's reign in the dual context of Russian roots and Western influence. Through the eyes of 18th century poets, painters, and scholars, she reconstructs the appearance of the 18th century parks and recreates the experiences of their visitors.

    Gardens of the Tsars

    Margrethe Floryan. Gardens of the Tsars: A Study of the Aesthetics, Semantics and Uses of Late 18th Century Russian Gardens. Dr. Floryan traces the development of the Russian garden tradition during Catherine's reign in the dual context of Russian roots...
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  • Russian Odyssey: Riches Of The State Russian Museum. Full-color beautifully detailed catalog that documents the 300 plus objects from the State Russian Museum, representing over 800 years of Russian history. Many of the items on display had never left Russian soil before, and were on exhibit at the Florida International Museum from November 2003 until April 2004. Hundreds of clear and detailed full-color photographs with descriptions of the historical objects, plus many full-page photographs of rooms and exhibits in the Russian Museum

    Russian Odyssey: Riches Of The State Russian Museum

    Clare Murray; Vladimir Gusyev; Kenneth MacInnes; Vladimir Dorokhov; Sergei Petrov. Russian Odyssey: Riches Of The State Russian Museum. Full-color beautifully detailed catalog that documents the 300 plus objects from the State Russian Museum,...
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  • The Church Culture of St. Petersburg. Viacheslav Mukhin. St. Petersburg: Ivan Fedorov, 1994. Large hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. 256 pages. Some wear to covers, text near fine. With 108 black and white illustr., and 112 in color. Text is in English.

    Church Culture of St. Petersburg

    The Church Culture of St. Petersburg. Viacheslav Mukhin. St. Petersburg: Ivan Fedorov, 1994. An exemplary exploration of the main churches, revered icons, local saints, and holy places of St. Petersburg from 1721 to 1917. Mukhin shows how the many works...
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  • John Reed. Ten Days That Shook the World. C. 1953 hardcover printing. ML# 215. 372 titles on DJ, which is clipped and in a clear protective jacket cover. Some tanning, chipping, and closed tears to jacket. Green cloth binding #8, Kent endpapers.

    Ten Days That Shook the World [ML #215, c. 1953].

    John Reed. Ten Days That Shook the World. (The Modern Library, No. 215). Foreword by V.I. Lenin, introduction by Granville Hicks. Now classic account of the Russian revolution. Reed, immortalized on the silver screen by Warren Beatty in 1981 (Reds), was...
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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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  • Pushkin: The Man and His Age. Robin Edmonds. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st edition. 303 pages. Index, chronology, bibliography, chapter notes.

    Pushkin: Man and His Age (biography)

    Pushkin: The Man and His Age. Robin Edmonds. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st edition. 303 pages. Index, chronology, bibliography, chapter notes. 1 copy only. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's (1799-1837) short and dramatic life is at odds with his...
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  • Nikolai Gogol (Н. Гоголь). Spiritual Prose (Духовная проза). Moscow: 1992. 592 pages.

    Spiritual Prose Nikolai Gogol [IN RUSSIAN]

    Nikolai Gogol (Н. Гоголь). Spiritual Prose (Духовная проза). IN RUSSIAN. Important and significant religious and moral works by Gogol, mostly unknown to the modern reader. Several pages of photographs, including drawings by F.G. Solntsev, portraits of...
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  • Henri Troyat. Alexander of Russia: Napoleon's Conqueror. 1982. Paperback, part of the Grove Great Lives Series. 336 pages. Used, like new.

    Alexander of Russia {Henri Troyat]

    Henri Troyat. Alexander of Russia: Napoleon's Conqueror. 1982. Paperback, part of the Grove Great Lives Series. 336 pages. Used, like new. Touch of wear at the extremities, sound binding, no names or writing. In Paris and London, the crowds hailed him as...
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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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