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Moscow:: Russian Language Publishers,. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. Primary text is in Russian, with explanatory notes in English. First edition thus (paperback). Rubbing on rear cover, else very good in illustrated wraps. .

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London,, 1970. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket. Excellent condition. . 8vo. pp 181. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered gilt at the spine.

NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1931. limited to 650 copies; 24 leaves, original black cloth (hardcover), very good in a good dust jacket; the front panel of the jacket bears a vertical stain and the head & tail of the spine are reinforced with small pieces of clear tape. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Uncommon Czech edition of the Russian Symbolist poet Aleksandr Blok's lyrical epos about the 1917 October Revolution, reproducing the striking illustrations and vignettes by Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974). Translated by the Czech poet and scholar of Russian literature, Bohumil Mathesius (1888-1952), who translated works by numerous Russian writers. Blok's text was first translated by Jaroslav Seifert in 1922 and Mathesius' translation first appeared in 1924. Curiously, given the work's many ambiguities, it is here reprinted by the "NaÅ¡e vojsko" publishing house, which was founded in 1945 and existed through the Communist era to publish military-related works and literature on the Czechoslovak armed forces. Wrappers and typography by Otakar Karlas. With a preface by Naděžda Slabihoudová. One of 2000 copies. KVK, OCLC show copies at the Czech National Library, Basel University, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, and British Library. Uncommon Czech edition of the Russian Symbolist poet Aleksandr… Read More

NY: B. W. Huebsch, Inc., 1920. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Translated from the Russian and with an introduction by Babette Deutsch and Abraham Yarmolinsky. NY: B. W. Huebsch, Inc., 1920. 12mo. (7" x 4.5"); 23pp.; saddle-stapled in printed wraps. Issued as part of The Freeman Pamphlets series. The first English-language edition of Blok's controversial long poem of 1918, which describes in twelve stanzas the passage of a dozen Bolshevik soldiers through the streets of a blizzardy Petrograd. Written in response to the October Revolution, the poem's political and mystical opacity earned scorn from both intellectuals and revolutionaries, respectively. As the translators note in their introduction: "The main theme is only briefly glimpsed, moving in the obscurity of broken shadows and the intermittent flash of revolutionary fires. It is interrupted by lyric passages, by snatches of street-songs, by echoes of rifle shots, and concludes with the revelation of the twelve led by the… Read More

New York: B. W. Huebsch. Very Good. 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Tanning to covers; 6/16 " closed tear top edge near spine; small spot [less than a dime in size], front cover; minor wear leading corner tips; faint vertical crease along back cover and text pages; 1/2" closed tear p. 13 at foredge. Withal, actually a relatively nice copy of a fragile item. ; Printed, stapled wrappers. ; The Freeman Pamphlets; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 23 pages; .

Translated from the Russian with an introduction by Babette Deutsch and Abraham Yarmolinsky. Issued as one of The Freeman Pamphlets. About fine in stapled wrappers.Controversial Bolshevik revolution poem about twelve soldiers ( Twelve Apostles) walking through the streets of Petrograd. Scarce in this condition.

New York: B.W. Huebsch, Inc, 1920. First U.S. edition. Softcover. Translated from the Russian by Babette Deutsch and Abraham Yarmolinsky who also contribute an introduction. A poem about the Russian Revolution. An about fair copy in stapled wrappers with a chip to the top corner, splitting to the base of the spine, some staining as well and some edge tears as well. Scarce.

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1931. Unpaginated. 32 x 24 cm. Red quarter leather with red paste paper covered boards and gilt titling to spine, in a plain white paper dustjacket and housed in a black paper covered slipcase; Limited to 650 copies, 100 of which are numbered and have as illustrations the original lithographs by George Biddle, this is number 18. Uneven sunning to slipcase, with wear and chipping to corners and extremities.Rubbing to boards of case, with some splash marks to one of the side panels. Toning to dust jacket, which is missing the spine panel and is in two pieces. Some rubbing to spine, with some light wear to tail of spine of book. Light 12.5 x 9 cm patch of adhesive where a bookplate was removed from front pastedown. Frontispiece lithograph has been signed in pencil by George Biddle. All ten lithographs have been mounted to pages, with lightly toned spots from the mounting adhesive . Interior otherwise clean and umarked. Binding sound. Due to the size of this book, additional… Read More

Berlin / Sofia [Bulgaria]: J. Ladyschnikow / Russian-Bulgarian Publishing House, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes bound in one. *The Twelve* with a foreword by Pyotr Suvchinsky. Octavo. [3], 6-140; [2], 3-36pp. Text in Russian. Bound without wrappers into black cloth with edges sprinkled, paper spine label, and cloth-reinforced hinges. Ex-Russian Educational Society of Chelsea, Massachusetts with their stamp four times in the text. Brief canceled note on front fly, modest wear, final leaf of *Summer* with two areas of label residue affecting one paragraph of text (still legible), occasional very light stain or bit of creasing in the text, very good. Early editions of Gorky's play *Summer* (usually titled *Summerfolk*) and the unusual and Alexander Block's controversial long poem *The Twelve*, about 23 Red Guards walking the streets of wintery, revolutionary Petrograd. This edition of "The Twelve" is notable for a 12-page foreword by the founder of the J. Ladyschnikow press, Pyotr Suvchinsky.… Read More

First English translation of Alexander Blok's controversial 1918 long poem "The Twelve," a poetic response to the October Revolution, illustrated by the avant-garde artist Mikhail Larionov. Blok (1880-1921) chose to remain in Russia following the Revolution, while Larionov (1881-1964) settled in Paris, with their trajectories representing the political split within the literary and artistic Russian avant-garde. Blok never saw Larionov's illustrations which were completed in Paris. This was a significant creative departure for Larionov whose graphic work was typically done in close collaboration with the author of the text, in keeping with the principles of Futurist bookmaking. Instead, Larionov who unlike Blok did not witness the Revolution in Russia, was likely drawing on his experience of violence during his service in WWI for his illustrations of the poem. "The Twelve" was first published in France in 1920 by the Russian publisher Mishen` (along with Blok's other poem, The Scythians) with… Read More

Rare, DAV first translation of Blok's The Twelve into SlovakQuarto 23.5x15 cm., wrappers, 24pp. Issued as the third book of DAV. The first translation into Slovak by the poet Janko Jesenský of Blok's famous response to the 1917 revolution, with a preface by Laco Novomeský. Printed by Pallas in Prešov. Typo and cover design by Zdeněk Rossmann. Original brochure. As with all DAV publications this is quite rare. DAV was the most important nexus the avant-garde in Slovakia who published a journal and occasional books. Many of their publications were blocked or suppressed altogether, and the limitation of any release was quite small. OCLC locates no holdings worldwide.

First translation into Georgian of Alexander Blok's famous 1918 long poem "The Twelve," a poetic response to the October Revolution. The item also includes a collection of other poems by Blok (1880-1921), a symbolist poet considered one of the greatest poets of the Russian Silver Age. The timely translation was published only a year after Georgia became an official member of the Soviet Union in 1922. The translator, Valerian Gaprindashvili (1890-1941), was one of the founding members of the "Blue Horns", a group of Georgian Symbolist poets active 1915-1925. Gaprindashvili studied in Moscow and wrote verse in Russian as well as Georgian, translating the work of the 19th century Romantic poet Nikoloz Baratashvili into Russian and the work of the Symbolist Alexander Blok into Georgian. Not in KVK, OCLC. First translation into Georgian of Alexander Blok's famous 1918 long poem "The Twelve," a poetic response to the October Revolution. The item also includes a collection of other poems by Blok (1880-1921),… Read More

(Riga): Jaunā Kultura, 1923. First Latvian edition. In original illustrated wrappers. In fine condition.. First Latvian edition. In original illustrated wrappers. 19, (1) p. The first Latvian edition of Blok's enigmatic poems related to the October Revolution "The Twelve", and "The Scythians". Cover designed by Jānis Liepiņš (1894-1964) the Latvian cubist painter and book designer. [Bibl.: Fraser, James H.: Publishing and Book Design in Latvia 1919-1940: A Re-discovery. Riga, Neputns. 2014. p. 198; image: R18.] .

St. Petersburg: Alkonost, 1918. Hardcover. Very Good+. Small folio. Original decorative paper over boards, cloth spine, printed in red and black. Some modest wear; overall, a very good copy. Third edition of this extremely important, enigmatic Russian poem pertaining to the revolution, a work which resulted in Blok being ostracized by many of his contemporaries. The first edition consisted of 300 copies only, and the second edition is also rare (not in MOMA). MoMA 171. The long poem describes the march of twelve Bolshevik soldiers (likened to the Twelve Apostles of Christ) through the streets of revolutionary Petrograd, with a fierce winter blizzard raging around them. It exhibits “mood-creating sounds, polyphonic rhythms, and harsh, slangy language” (Encyclopedia Britannica).

Mishan Publishing Co. Editions d'art "La Cible., 1920. Goncharova, Natalia (1881-1962) and Mikhail Larionov [Russian Cubist Painter, (1881-1964) Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen". The TWELVE AND THE SCYTHIANS. Dvenadtsat. Paris, Mishan Publishing Co. Editions d'art "La Cible., 1920. Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen". [Art Editions "The Target"]. 13, rue Bonaparte. Paris. 1920. 8vo (24 x19,5 cm), (27) ff. : flexible printed card covers. This book contains the two most famous poems of Alexander Blok, One of Russia's most famous poets. Two plates by Gontcharova, six plates and a small illustration by Larionov, refined typography. Natalia Gontcharova (1881-1962) was one of the most famous artists of the Russian Avant-garde. Trained in Moscow where she met Larionov (1881-1964), he was to become her life companion. She contributed to a great number of important exhibitions and both Gontcharova and Larionov played a crucial role in the… Read More

Berlin: Vereinigung Internationaler Verlagsanstalten, 1923. In original illustrated paper. Cover with small restoration. Some pages chipped. In very good condition.. With woodcuts by Bortnyik. With woodcuts by Bortnyik. In original illustrated paper. 61 p. Very rare edition, the first Hungarian translation and illustrated by one of the most important Hungarian avant-garde artists, Sandor Bortnyik.