Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1974. Hardbound. Black cloth with red lettering, glossy color pictorial dustjacket. 190, [2] pp., illustrated in color and bw. A mighty text on Russian Wood Carving and Folk Art from northern Russia. Very well-illustrated. Text is in Russian. More
Leningrad: Kudozhnik RSFSR, 1965. Hardcover. Pearl grey cloth/boards; color image printed onto cloth; black Cyrillic lettering on spine. No dust jacket. [36] followed by 31 color plates. Text in Russian. A wonderful book showing the colorful, whimsical Dymkovo folk figurines in clay. The work of Dymkovo craftsmen goes back to..... More
San Francisco, Calif. Chronicle Books, 1993. First US edition. Paperback. Red/black glossy illus. wraps with yellow/red lettering. French flaps. 287 pp. with 256 color illus. Text in English. The first US edition of the original, published by Aurora in Leningrad in 1989. With a 14-page introductory essay. Discusses the lacquer..... More
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1989. Hardcover. Color-illus. white glossy boards with red/black lettering. 287 pp. with 256 color illus. Text in English. A catalogue of lacquer ware miniatures from the four main centers of this genre of Russian folk art. With a main introductory essay as well as preliminary essays..... More
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 356 pp.; 20 color, profuse bw figures. Examines a broad range of media, including wood, textiles, metal, ceramics, and more, as well as the tools used, the role of serf artists, the interaction between folk art..... More
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 356 pp.; 20 color, profuse bw figures. Examines a broad range of media, including wood, textiles, metal, ceramics, and more, as well as the tools used, the role of serf artists, the interaction between folk art..... More
Moscow: Interbook International, 1995. First. Hardcover. Crimson boards with blind stamp title. Glossy crimson dj with color illustration and gold spine lettering. 141 pp. with color images throughout. Stunning lacquer ware miniatures from the village of Fedoskino, north of Moscow. Fedoskino is the oldest location for this type of decorative..... More
Moscow: Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo, 1974. Hardbound. Color illustrated laminated boards. 216 pp. Illustrated in Color and bw. Text is in English only. A lovely book, very well illustrated and well-written. More
Moscow: Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo, 1974. Hardbound. Color illustrated laminated boards. 216 pp. Illustrated in Color and bw. Text is in English only. A lovely book, very well illustrated and well-written. More
Leningrad: Izd...vo "Avrora" 1989. Hardcover. Color-illustrated boards with white Cyrillic lettering; 193 pp. with 171 color and bw images. Text in Russian. Includes a 33-page essay, followed by the photographs and catalogue of 171 items held in the museum's collections. Each piece is described in some detail. Beautiful works of..... More
Moscow: Izo. Isskustvo, 1990. Hardcover. Black cloth/boards; color illustrated pasted down; gilt lettering. Red place-holder ribbon. 164 pp. with VI bw photos and 176 works pictured in full color. Housed in a color- and bw/illus. card slip case with black lettering. Main essay in English with a summary in Russian..... More
Manhasset, New York: Siamese Imports Co., 1981. Hardcover. Black cloth boards, gilt titling, black dj with color illustration; 80 pp.; profuse color illustrations printed in 7 colors. Illustrations reproduced from original lacquer miniatures. Images are both in text with the folk tales and in a separate section, showing the source..... More
New York / Leningrad: Abrams / Aurora, 1990. Hardcover. Russian red cloth/boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Red dj with color illus. and white lettering. 459 pp. with 1,430 illus., including 705 plates in full color. A comprehensive survey of folk arts and crafts in the USSR with items from..... More
Sankt-Peterburg: Palace Editions, 2011. Hardcover. Glossy red boards with color illustration and yellow Cyrillic lettering; 143 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Text in Russian. A beautiful book of 351 examples of stunning Russian folk art: textiles, iconography, metal work, wood carvings, figurines, khokhloma and much more. Includes lengthy..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Inscribed - First. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt titling on spine, black and red DJ; [xv] 270 pp.; 55 bw figures and a map. Nicely inscribed by the author to former Russian art curator. From the dust jacket: Arts and Crafts in Late Imperial..... More
Leningrad: Leningrad Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1984. Hardcover. Grey cloth with red Cyrillic lettering; 295 pp. with 257 color plates. Main text in Russian but with English descriptions and summary. Includes pottery, textiles, toys, lacquer ware, etc. Beautiful examples. More
Sankt-Peterburg: Iskusstvo-SPB, 1995. Hardcover. Glossy black and orange boards with white Cyrillic lettering; 206 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Text in Russian, but the list of 182 illustrations and a 3-page summary are in English. Extensive text, beautiful color plates. Examples of all kinds of lacquer ware -..... More
Moskva: Koiz, 1956. Hardcover. Fawn paper over boards with brown decoration and fawn Cyrillic lettering; Beige and gold decorative spine. 258 pp. with errata sheet tipped in at back. Several color and bw plates. Text in Russian. Images of classic, traditional folk art of exquisite carvings of animals, people, scenes..... More
Moskva: Izd. Iskusstvo, 1967. Hardcover. Pearl grey cloth over boards with blind-stamp folk art image. Cyrillic lettering on spine. Color-illus. dj with gold spine lettering. 262 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Text in Russian but with a one-page summary and list of plates in charming English (at back)..... More
Leningrad: Izd. Khudoshnik RSFSR, 1975. Hardcover. Cream linen/board; gilt decoration and Cyrillic lettering. Glossy black dj with color illus. and gold lettering. 246 pp. with color plates throughout. Text in Russian. Includes several essays, beginning with Old Palekh and including Palekch icon work, Palekh masters, technique, and much, much more..... More
Paris: ERNST Henri, circa 1925. Loose as issued. Title page, intro and table of contents on letterpress pages, plus 28 color plates mounted to brown paper. In black cloth library folio. Oversize. Finnish and Siberian ornamentation, featuring the work of various ethnic groups (including Yakut, Lapp and Eskimo) in the..... More
Izd. Kirgizstan, 1974. Original. Hardcover. White cloth/boards; gilt lettering; blind-stamp decoration. Color-illus. dj with turquoise lettering on spine. 110 pp. with color illus. throughout. With an opening essay in both Kyrgyz and Russian, by Antipina, followed by the vivid color plates of all sort of Kyrgyz folk arts: jewelry, textiles..... More
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1977. Hardcover. Black glossy boards with color and gilt illustration; uppaginated; profused color and bw images. Text in Russian, English, French, German and Spanish. Palekh is one of the Russian villages famous for the beautiful, colorful lacquer ware made there. This book introduces several of the artists..... More
Kyiv: Mystetstvo, 1979. Hardcover. green boards w/ gilt design & gilt spine printing. illustrated dustjacket w/ Cyrillic printing. 234 pgs w/ color illustrations. Russian, Ukranian and some English. Illustrations bright, pages free of notations/marginalia. More
Florence, Alabama: Books Americana, 1989. Softcover. Color-illustrated wraps with yellow spine lettering; 173 pp. with bw photographs throughout. Text in English. Extensive information and descriptions of the folk art tradition of nesting dolls. Prices may be obsolete, but the book is valuable for its other information. More
