Krushchev of the Ukraine: a Biography.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1957. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Philosophical Library, (1957). vg. More
UKRAINE
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Soviet Ukraine
Kiev: Academy of Sciences of the Ukranian, 1969. Filled with maps, photographs, tables, and charts. 572pp., tall 8vo, green cloth. Kiev: Academy of Sciences of the Ukranian S. S. R., (1969). More
Russiae, vulgo Moscovia, Pars Australis
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring with highlights in gold. Image measures 15.25" x 21". This beautiful circa 1650 map by Johannes Blaeu depicts southern Russia in detail. Covering the southwest part of Russia and Eastern Ukraine, the map extends from Vologda south to the Sea of Azov and from Mykolaiv east to the Volga River, where it discharges into the Caspian Sea. Throughout, the map notes rivers, towns, cities, lakes, and a host of..... More
Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra aetate Przecopsca, et Gazara dicitur
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19 11/16". Beautiful map of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1630. Latin text on verso. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and their ornate and beautiful maps had immense popularity. Blaeu was instrumental in driving..... More
Nouvelle Carte Du Royaume De Pologne, Divisee Selon Ses Palatinates Et Ses Provinces, Avec Des Remarques Historiques
Amsterdam: Henri Chatelain. Map. Uncolored engraving. 20 2/4 x 24". Mounted for framing but otherwise in good condition. Dense map centered on Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the Baltic Sea to Transylvania and from Glatz to the border with Moscovie. Bodies of water, with rivers and lakes emphasized heavily. Denotes regions, cities and towns, mountain ranges, and other topographical elements. Henri Abraham Chatelain and Zacharie Chatelain (1684 - 1743) were Dutch cartographers best known for their seminal seven volume "Atlas Historique". This..... More
Chernobyl: Insight from the Inside
Berlin: Springer, 1991. 124 illustrations, 47 tables. xxiii + 367pp., 8vo, illustrated boards. Berlin: Springer, (1991). A fine copy. More
U.S.S.R.
New York: Fortune, 1941. Original map. Color Lithograph. 13 7/8" x 22 3/8" Artistically rendered map of the Soviet Union by Richard Edes Harrison, published in May 1941. The map is drawn on a globular projection, with the terminator line (or twilight zone) depicted along the eastern border with Germany, with a notation describing the time of day - "when dawn breaks at 5:30 over the Carpathians, it is 8:00 in the Urals, noon at Vladivostok, and 4:30pm at the..... More
Pontus Euxinus
Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 14.1/2" x 18 3/4". This impressive map of the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula with its surrounding regions dates to circa 1650. Covers parts of the Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Romania and Turkey. The map displayed detailed geographical and topographical features with mountains and forests beautifully rendered. Ships can be seen sailing in the Black Sea. A beautiful title cartouche adorns the right center. Published in Jan Jansson's historical atlas, based..... More
Vetus Descriptio Daciarum Nec non Moesiarum
Map. Engraving. 14 x 19 inches. The map is in good condition with some wear along the centerfold. Early map of Romania and Bulgaria by Jansson dates to circa 1650. Centered on the Danube River, the region also known in ancient times as Dacian, extends from Odessa in south west Ukraine to Istanbul in the south. Romania is located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. Towns..... More
The Road to Life: An Epic of Education
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1955. Illustrated in black and white. 3 Volumes. 437 pages; 335 pages; 420 pages. 12mo, brown cloth, tattered d.w. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, (1955). A very good set -- bindings a bit skewed and pages toned -- in good only dust wrappers. More
The Legacy of Chernobyl
New York: Norton, 1990. Illustrated in black and white. 352 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (adhesive from label on back of wrapper). New York: Norton, (1990). A fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra aetate Przecopsca, et Gazara dicitur
Amsterdam: Jocus Hondius. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.25" x 15.75". Beautiful impression of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1620. Nicely detailed geographic features. Latin text on verso. Overall toning. Full original margins. Small tear to bottom left edge. Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician, cartographer, globe maker and engraver but is best known for the Mercator Projection. Incorporating the newly accepted fact that the world is round, Mercator was able to render..... More
Totius Regni Hungariae Una cum Adjacentibus et Finitimis Regionibus Novissima Delineatio
London: 1695. Map. Engraving with outline coloring. 17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches, sheet measures 20 1/8 x 23 1/2 inches. Scarce map of Hungary and surrounding regions including Ukraine, Romania, Balkans as far west as Koningratz and Prague. Robert Morden (c.1650-1703) was a geographer, publisher, bookseller, and globe maker who collaborated with many other publishers in particular Thomas Cockerill to produce high quality atlases and maps (Burden 519-524). More
Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio.
Antwerp: Ortelius, Abraham, 1608. Map. Engraving with beautiful hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 17.5". Gold frame with empire matting 22 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches. Exquisite circa 1608 map of western Russia from the Baltic States to just beyond the Ob' River. Includes the Caspian Sea. Richly decorated with folkloric vignettes with descriptions of obscure religious rites to match. Compilation map based on travel accounts. From "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Not examined out of frame. A beautiful example of this..... More
Trotsky's Notebooks, 1933-1935: Writings on Lenin, Dialectics, and Evolutionism.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1986. Translated, Annotated and with Introductory Essays by Philip Pomper. Russian Text Annotated by Yuri Felshtinsky. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. vii, 175 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed). New York: Columbia University Press, 1986. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Regno di Polonia
Amsterdam: Giovanni Battista Albrizzi, 1740. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 13 7/8 x 17 7/8". Beautifully composed map of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Extends from the Baltic Sea in the upper left corner to the Black Sea in the lower right, with Livonia at the northern boundary and Moldavia in the south. Denotes towns, villages, rivers, and regional boundaries. The Carpathian mountains, forests, and Polesia marshes are depicted pictorially. Published in 1740..... More
The Euxine or Black Sea
London: 1880. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 24.5" x 37.75". Beautiful map of the Black Sea based on Russian government surveys. Soundings in fathoms. Minor aging along edges. Expert repair to chip to lower left corner. Small tear to left edge. More
Black Sea: Kherson or Dniepr Bay
London: 1892. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22 3/8" x 35.25". Beautifully detailed map of the coast line of Kherson Bay in the northern section of the Black Sea. Soundings in feet. Minor overall wear. More
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