In June 1862 Fyodor Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly a trip to consult Western specialists about his epilepsy, Dostoevsky also wished to see firsthand the source of the Western ideas he believed were corrupting Russia. Over the course of his journey he visited a number of major cities, including ...
This diary of one of the greatest dancers and choreographers of the 20th century reveals as much (or more) about the mechanisms of madness as it does about dance. Nijinsky developed schizophrenia shortly after World War I, and in his diary he shows the symptoms of both his nearly total delusion and his unmistakable genius. Even as he is ...
This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Although varying in tone and purpose, what these tales have in common is a profound and subtle understanding of the human condition, in its farcical and melancholy ...
This diary of one of the greatest dancers and choreographers of the 20th century reveals as much (or more) about the mechanisms of madness as it does about dance. Nijinsky developed schizophrenia shortly after World War I, and in his diary he shows the symptoms of both his nearly total delusion and his unmistakable genius. Even as he is ...
Born in 1982, the daughter of a gifted pianist and the founder of what is today the Pushkin Museum, Marina Tsetaeva had an intense cloistered and romantic childhood. She published her first collection of poetry to acclaim in 1910 and in the following year in the Crimea met Sergei Efron, the man she married, and around whom her life would revolve ...
Description: "Over 300 rare photographs' Near Fine/Near Fine. W/Dust Jacket 205 pages Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. ISBN 087951079X. read more
Description: "Over 300 rare photographs' VG+/VG. W/Dust Jacket 205 pages 1/2" DJ tears(2) on top edges, o.w. clean & tight. No ink names etc. ISBN 087951079X. read more
Description: "Over 300 rare photographs' NearFine/VG. W/Dust Jacket 205 pgs 1/2" DJ tear top rear edge, o.w. clean & tight. No ink names etc. ISBN 087951079X. read more
Description: "Over 300 rare photographs' Fine/Near Fine. W/Dust Jacket 205pgs Clean & tight. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. ISBN 087951079X. read more
Description: "Over 300 rare photographs' Fine/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 205 pgs Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. ISBN 087951079X. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux, New Yo
Date Published: 1976
Description: Good. Stated first edition. Ex-library copy with typical markings and d/j in mylar taped to cover. Cover soiled, has a faintly musty smell. Clean text, binding sound. read more
Edition: F
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Woodstock, NY The Overlook Press 1978.
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Book Hardback in very good condition, good dustjacket. DJ slightly discolored. 1st edition. Binding is 3rd printing. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: John Calder
Date Published: 1958
Description: Illustrations. Good in Good jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 322 pages, pictorial dust jacket in Brodart wrapper. Important Eighteenth century memoir of one of the principal participants of a coup involving the self-proclaimed Catherine II, as well as her own "fascinating life story" as a latter day Russian exile and art patroness of Europe. Average wear to dust jacket and book, soiling, bumps and scuffs. Light foxing and pages yellowing. read more
Description: Good. 1958 "Translation of MTmoires de la princesse Daschkoff. Commissioning organisation: Translated and edited by Kyril Fitzlyon. 322 p. ports., facsim., geneal. tables. 23 cm. Hardback. Nice clean copy in just slightly edge worn dw. " Keywords: "Catherine, Empress of Russia, " Not a first edition copy. All books in stock. We ship daily from our warehouse. Over 200, 000 customers served online! Our feedback reflects our service...."Fast delivery, great seller", "Fantastic, came right away ... read more
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