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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A PEN Translates award winner for 2021Kolobok is a new adaptation and translation of a famous Russian folktale about a resourceful bun (a kolobok) who, as in the tale of the gingerbread man beloved of children in the West, skilfully evades the attentions of various animals. Beautifully adapted in rhyme by Sian Valvis, and with evocative new illustrations by Dovile Ciapaite, Kolobok offers English-speaking young readers a glimpse into the magic and mysticism of Russian folklore. The visceral and environmental elements that are present in Russian folktales bring to life a vivid sense of the nation's culture and identity. A fresh and original take on a classic Russian tale, featuring an updated rhyming text and new illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Charming folk story ingeniously adapted by translator Sian Valvis from a traditional tale told in the Pomor (northern Russia) dialect. Beautifully illustrated by Dovile Ciapaite. The Magic Ring is a traditional folktale that was rewritten by the writer Boris Shergin in the 1930s. Translator Sian Valvis has translated and adapted the text, written in Pomor, a northern Russian, dialect which survived despite attempts to suppress it during the Soviet period. Creating her own version mixing northern English dialect with ingenious neologisms and rhyme, Sian retains the strongly regional flavour of the original and its madcap, anarchic feel while making it accessible and entertaining for children and adult readers alike. A peasant boy, Vanya, comes across a magic ring which grants him wishes. To marry the tsar's daughter he must build a bridge connecting the palace with his village, and this he does with the help of the ring. The princess tricks him into sharing the secret of the ring, and uses it to transport herself to Paris and her lover. Through the initiative of Snowy the dog and Mashka the cat, the ring is retrieved and all ends well. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of charming folk tales and rhymes illustrated by Russian artist Elena Polenova, and designed by Christoph Stolberg Russian folk tales have a timeless, slightly unworldly quality that children, and those who read to them, find particularly appealing. This is Fontanka's second book of folk tales with illustrations by the artist Elena Polenova, with stories that are possibly even more beguiling than those in Why the Bear. The same team that produced the first book is responsible for Sinko-Filipko too: the translator Dr Louise Hardiman, the granddaughter of the artist, Natalia Polenova, and the designer Christoph Stolberg. The book is designed to be a companion to the first, with the same quarter binding, and individually coloured chapters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Polenova, Elena (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 191pp paperback, well illustrated in colour, catalogue to coincide with the exhibition held in the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. First English-language publication of a book that documents the creation of Moisei Ginzburg's NKTP Sanatorium in Kislovodsk - a modernist masterpiece that withstood the ideological pressures of the timeThe NKTP (People's Commissariat for Heavy Industry) Sanatorium was commissioned in 1934 by Grigory Ordzhonikidze, one of Stalin's closest allies and head of the Commissariat for Heavy Industry (he committed suicide after falling out with Stalin in 1937, the year of the sanatorium's completion). Despite the prevailing ideology that sought to outlaw modernism in favour of Stalinist neoclassicism, architect Moisei Ginzburg, with a team that included Ivan Leonidov, Evgeny Popov and Nikolai Paliudov, succeeded in creating an architectural ensemble that essentially retained its modernist integrity - and today remains a masterpiece of 1930s modernism - while making only minor concessions to the new Stalinist orthodoxy. In the early Soviet period, Kislovodsk in the northern Caucasus became known as a centre for health spas and sanatoria - 'palaces of health for the workers'. Ginzburg's sanatorium still functions as a therapy centre, and retains many of its original features, including windows, light fixtures, some of the furniture etc. This first English-language publication of the original book documenting its creation is an important addition to the Ginzburg canon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A dramatic account of a year of two revolutions in Russia, told through extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and memoirs and illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. In the lead-up to the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 2017, a team of researchers led by writer Mikhail Zygar posed a question: how to make the story of one of the most extraordinary years in Russian and world history relevant to today? Their answer lay in going back to the source material - diaries, memoirs, letters, news reports - and presenting it as a digital project, a daily feed delivered through social media platforms. This was Project 1917: each day subscribers would receive posts not from twenty-first-century contemporaries but from those living through the events of a hundred years earlier. The reader was able to eavesdrop on intimate conversations, trenchant commentary and ferocious debates on all sides of the revolutionary struggle. The reaction was remarkable: posts were 'liked' and 'retweeted' by thousands, many of them prompting real-time responses, as if readers hoped to strike up a direct conversation with figures from the past. In the two years since 2017, Project 1917, in collaboration with Pushkin House and Fontanka publishers, have worked to bring this rich source material together as a book. Presented in 12 chapters and illustrated throughout with archive photography, the book charts the course of an extraordinary year encompassing two revolutions, the end of the Romanovs and the rise of the Bolsheviks. Eyewitness 1917 is almost entirely unmediated - it is an account of the year in the words of those who lived through it: not just powerbrokers like Nicholas II, Kerensky and Lenin, but many others whose voices are often not heard - private citizens, ordinary soldiers, child diarists. The result is a dramatic retelling of the revolutionary story, as the reader shares the excitement and confusion of those caught up in events beyond their control. Mikhail Zygar is a Russian journalist, writer and filmmaker, and founding editor-in-chief of the independent Russian news channel Dozhd (2010-15). His bestselling book All the Kremlin's Men is based on interviews with Vladimir Putin's inner circle; his most recent, The Empire Must Die (2018), documents the demise of Russian civil society from 1900 to 1918. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 320 pp., illustrations, 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Saint Petersburg (Russia) Description and travel. Pictorial works. Civilization. History. 1 Kg. …

hardcover. Condizione: fine. near fine. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 143 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (slightly scuffed). London: Fontanka, (2006). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 320 pp., illustrations, 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Saint Petersburg (Russia) Description and travel. Pictorial works. Civilization. History. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Qto., 190 pages, colour illustrated. A Fine copy.

Softcover. black wraps w/ gold illustration & printing; french flaps. 191 pgs w/ color illustration. Illustrated throughout; many full-page details. "The Road to Byzantium offers a striking new perspective on the art of the Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds. It focuses on the luxury arts, mostly objects made for wealthy patrons from precious materials such as gold, silver and ivory. Such works were commissioned to exalt their owners and to impress and delight others. They continue to fulfil that role today."--WorldCat. VG- (scuffs & scratches to wraps; approx closed, 1inch tear to back upper edge of wrap. lower corner bumped & creased.).…

First Edition. An exceptional copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages; Physical description. : 143 p. : ill. (chiefly col. ) ; 28 cm. Notes: "The catalogue is compiled by the State Hermitage Museum and the Henry Moore Foundation" -- t. P. Verso. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 May-28 Aug. 2011. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Henry Moore's evocative drawings from the so-called 'Shelter' series sketches made in London's underground when it was used as a bomb shelter during the London Blitz of 1940-41 provide the heart of this book, with over 70 drawings and seven sculptures included. Subject: Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 - Exhibitions. Nikolsky, Mikhail - Exhibitions. World War, 1939-1945 - England - London - Art and the war - Exhibitions. Air raid shelters in art - Exhibitions. Art and Design. London (England) - History - Bombardment, 1940-1941 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions. Saint Petersburg (Russia) - History - Siege, 1941-1944 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth backstrip & pictorial board binding rubbed at extremities; rear board smudged; top leaf edges scuffed, else a nice book. No dust jacket.; Profuse color illustrations.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 80 pages.

hardcover. Condizione: fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: fine. First. Over 250 full color illustrations. Small 4to, lavender cloth, d.w. London: Fontanka, (2003). Fine in fine dust wrapper. Includes six essays and two short stories, the whole providing a celebration of Russia's most beautiful city.

Softcover. Condizione: VG. Color pictorial wraps; 189 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color plates and bw photos. Text in Russian, some essays and artist information translated into English in back section of the book; Accompanied the exhibition at the State Hermitage Museum; Includes works by Kristin Baker, Matthew Brannon, Barnaby Furnas, Dash Snow, Dana Schutz, and others; Includes artist biographies.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published to coincide with the France in Russia Empress Josephine's Malmaison Collection at Somerset House 28 June to 4 November 2007. Includes Index. 134 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket is fully intact. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: "Francis Bacon and the Masters presents more than twenty of the artist's paintings, the majority coming from the extraordinary collection assembled by Bacon's patrons, Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, over the course of the artist's lifetime and now in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich. Along with other landmark paintings from the Tate Collection and other major public and private collections, these are placed in the context of masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg: Egyptian mummy masks, Roman and Renaissance sculpture, and a number of the museums most famous paintings such as Rembrandts Portrait of an Old Man, Matisses Nymph and Satyr and Picassos A Young Lady. These remarkable works, brought together for a ground-breaking exhibition at the Hermitage and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, are given further context by items and photographs from Bacon's own studio archive, now in Dublin. The exhibition is guest curated in both venues by Dr Thierry Morel, and co-curated by Amanda Geitner and Calvin Winner from SCVA. The contributing authors are Dr Thierry Morel, Professor Paul Joannides (Cambridge University), Amanda Geitner (SCVA), Calvin Winner (SCVA) and Margarita Cappock (Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane).". Size: 30.2 x 23.3 x 2.7 cm. 216 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992 -- Exhibitions; Genre; Exhibitions; ISBN: 1906257159. ISBN/EAN: 9781906257156. Add. Inventory No: 241210LFY0414205.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 2006, 1st edition. Quarto. 143pp. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth, binding square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, neat. Former owner name and date to half-title. Otherwise clean within. A 'Fine' copy.

SOFTCOVER. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Large 4to. in colour printed stiff glossy card covers 134pp, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked and unread copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Paperback with jacket in good condition. Text in English and Russian. Jacket and covers are lightly edge-worn. Rear of jacket is marked. Light creases on paperback spine and rear. Label remains on title page. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW. Used.

First Edition. An exceptional copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages; Physical description. : 143 p. : ill. (chiefly col. ) ; 28 cm. Notes: "The catalogue is compiled by the State Hermitage Museum and the Henry Moore Foundation" -- t. P. Verso. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 May-28 Aug. 2011. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Henry Moore's evocative drawings from the so-called 'Shelter' series sketches made in London's underground when it was used as a bomb shelter during the London Blitz of 1940-41 provide the heart of this book, with over 70 drawings and seven sculptures included. Subject: Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 - Exhibitions. Nikolsky, Mikhail - Exhibitions. World War, 1939-1945 - England - London - Art and the war - Exhibitions. Air raid shelters in art - Exhibitions. Art and Design. London (England) - History - Bombardment, 1940-1941 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions. Saint Petersburg (Russia) - History - Siege, 1941-1944 - Pictorial works - Exhibitions. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Russian Made Clear is a new book for beginners. It introduces practical language in a strictly logical order. Explanations are clear and concise, based on the principle that grammar should be treated as a means towards accurate and effective communication, not as a theoretical discipline.Russian Made Clear has been developed over many years of successful practice with individual and group students at the Russian Language Centre, the UK's leading centre for adult Russian studies.Audio recordings of all texts and dialogues are available to download from the Russian Language Centre's website, along with a library of supplementary interactive exercises.Russian Made Clear takes students comfortably beyond CEFR Level A1 (TRKI Elementary Level). Although written with adults in mind, the book works equally well with older school and university students.Throughout the book academic rigour is combined with wit and a sense of humour, and each lesson ends with a chapter from the story of the hapless icon expert Peter Munroe, as he becomes unwittingly caught up in a tale of romance, men in suits and forged artworks.Russian Made Clear is practical, enjoyable and easy to use. Most importantly - it works. A new Russian textbook for beginners. Proven effective over several years, now completely redesigned and updated, Russian Made Clear aims to become the dominant Russian course for beginners Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Softback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Looks unread to inside with no marks or inscriptions. Cover like new with faint hairline surface maeks to front left side. Around 300 pieces of porcelain from 1918 to the mid 1930s are shown in full colour and 70 drawings which offer a fascinating insight into the artists' working methods. Some drawings had previously not been published and include very rare examples of Wassily Kandinsky's designs for porcelain. POSTAGE OVERSEAS is by AIR and where extra is needed this is requyested. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are very welcome. pot.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of charming folk tales and rhymes illustrated by Russian artist Elena Polenova, and designed by Christoph Stolberg Russian folk tales have a timeless, slightly unworldly quality that children, and those who read to them, find particularly appealing. This is Fontanka's second book of folk tales with illustrations by the artist Elena Polenova, with stories that are possibly even more beguiling than those in Why the Bear. The same team that produced the first book is responsible for Sinko-Filipko too: the translator Dr Louise Hardiman, the granddaughter of the artist, Natalia Polenova, and the designer Christoph Stolberg. The book is designed to be a companion to the first, with the same quarter binding, and individually coloured chapters. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Polenova, Elena (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Charming folk story ingeniously adapted by translator Sian Valvis from a traditional tale told in the Pomor (northern Russia) dialect. Beautifully illustrated by Dovile Ciapaite. The Magic Ring is a traditional folktale that was rewritten by the writer Boris Shergin in the 1930s. Translator Sian Valvis has translated and adapted the text, written in Pomor, a northern Russian, dialect which survived despite attempts to suppress it during the Soviet period. Creating her own version mixing northern English dialect with ingenious neologisms and rhyme, Sian retains the strongly regional flavour of the original and its madcap, anarchic feel while making it accessible and entertaining for children and adult readers alike. A peasant boy, Vanya, comes across a magic ring which grants him wishes. To marry the tsar's daughter he must build a bridge connecting the palace with his village, and this he does with the help of the ring. The princess tricks him into sharing the secret of the ring, and uses it to transport herself to Paris and her lover. Through the initiative of Snowy the dog and Mashka the cat, the ring is retrieved and all ends well. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A PEN Translates award winner for 2021Kolobok is a new adaptation and translation of a famous Russian folktale about a resourceful bun (a kolobok) who, as in the tale of the gingerbread man beloved of children in the West, skilfully evades the attentions of various animals. Beautifully adapted in rhyme by Sian Valvis, and with evocative new illustrations by Dovile Ciapaite, Kolobok offers English-speaking young readers a glimpse into the magic and mysticism of Russian folklore. The visceral and environmental elements that are present in Russian folktales bring to life a vivid sense of the nation's culture and identity. A fresh and original take on a classic Russian tale, featuring an updated rhyming text and new illustrations Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Catalogue of exhibition held Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 17 April - 16 July 2015, and The State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg. London: Fontanka Publications, 2015. Hardback, near fine, in publisher's original shrinkwrap. …

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Charming folk story ingeniously adapted by translator Sian Valvis from a traditional tale told in the Pomor (northern Russia) dialect. Beautifully illustrated by Dovile Ciapaite. The Magic Ring is a traditional folktale that was rewritten by the writer Boris Shergin in the 1930s. Translator Sian Valvis has translated and adapted the text, written in Pomor, a northern Russian, dialect which survived despite attempts to suppress it during the Soviet period. Creating her own version mixing northern English dialect with ingenious neologisms and rhyme, Sian retains the strongly regional flavour of the original and its madcap, anarchic feel while making it accessible and entertaining for children and adult readers alike. A peasant boy, Vanya, comes across a magic ring which grants him wishes. To marry the tsar's daughter he must build a bridge connecting the palace with his village, and this he does with the help of the ring. The princess tricks him into sharing the secret of the ring, and uses it to transport herself to Paris and her lover. Through the initiative of Snowy the dog and Mashka the cat, the ring is retrieved and all ends well. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Pictorial Laminated Card. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy of this exhibition catalogue from the Courtauld Institute in 2006. No Dust Jacket (as issued). Cover: pictorial, laminated card with image of silver plate showing Silenus with a Maenad to all faces and gilt lettering to front and spine; fold backs flaps front and rear describe the exhibition and list contributing authors; in very good condition, very clean, no fading, no spine creasing, only the slightest signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly bound; lavishly illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 192 pp. A large and heavy book which may incur increased postal charges outside the UK.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The most comprehensive presentation of the George Loudon collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century scientific artefacts as well as paintings and other works of art. The book is based on the exhibition A Cabinet of Wonders at the Palazzo Grimani, Venice.A Cabinet of Wonders: a Celebration of Art in Nature is the most comprehensive presentation of the George Loudon collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century scientific artefacts to date. Today, this ever-growing collection numbers more than 200 pieces, including teaching models, anatomical specimens, taxidermy, books, prints and drawings. These objects, largely scientific but exquisitely made, are crafted from glass, wax, minerals, papier-mache, fabric, ivory and more. The book presents the works currently on display at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani in Venice, former residence of Giovanni Grimani, one of the city's foremost collectors. The palace is undergoing its own renaissance as Grimani's collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, bequeathed to the city of Venice following his death in 1593, was returned in 2019 and reinstalled in the building. With around 200 works, the book focuses on the theme of collecting. In the first two chapters, running parallel to the exhibits of the Loudon collection, are objects arranged in the style of a 16th or 17th century Venetian cabinet. These include not just "curiosities" but also Venetian enamel and maiolica, paintings by the likes of Tintoretto, Titian and Veronese, alongside loans from international institutions such as Vienna's MAK Museum of Applied Arts. The book also draws connections between Loudon's sensitivity and that of a 16th-century humanist such as Grimani; although separated by centuries, they were both motivated by a profound love of nature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…