Russian Art & Literature - Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 40. KHIGER, Efim Yakolevich (1899-1956).
Narody Azii [The People of Asia]. Leningrad and Moscow: Raduga,
[1926]. Vols. 1 and 2. Each 195 x 145 mm. Each 12 pp. Color
lithographs. Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPIES FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
each inscribed in pencil on the verso of the front wrapper.
[With:] KHIGER, Efim Yakolevich. Narody Afriki [The People of
Africa]. Leningrad and Moscow: Raduga, [1926]. 195 x 145 mm.
12 pp. Color lithographs. Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in pencil on the verso of the front wrapper.
[And:] DANKO, Elena Yakolevna (1898-1942). Vaza bogdykhana
[The Emperor’s Vase]. Moscow and Leningrad: Raduga, 1925.
215 x 200 mm. 16 pp. Illustrated by E. Ya. Khiger. Decorated
wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in ink on the title page.
[And:] DULINOV, M. Dverinets kotlety [Cutlets from the
Menagerie]. Illustrated by E. Ya. Khiger. Moscow and Leningrad:
Raduga, 1928.. 185 x 145 mm. 12 pp. Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in pencil on the verso of the front wrapper.
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[And:] FROMAN, M. Petrushka. Illustrated by E. Ya. Khiger.
Moscow and Leningrad: Raduga, 1927. 200 x 145 mm. 8 pp.
Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in pencil on the verso of the front wrapper.
[And:] MIULLER, V. K. Pirat korolevy Elizabety [Queen Elizabeth’s
Pirate]. Leningrad: Brokgauz-Efron, 1925. 210 x 147 mm. 120 pp.
Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in ink on the title page.
[And:] POLOTSKII, S. Zhenka pioner [Pioneer Woman]. Illustrated
by E. Ya. Khiger. Moscow and Leningrad: Raduga, 1926. 200 x
145 mm. 195 x 145 mm. 12 pp. Decorated wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in pencil on the verso of the front wrapper.
[And:] TIKHONOV, Nikolai. Sami [Yields]. Leningrad: GIZ,
1924. Illustrated by E. Ya. Khiger. 177 x 133 mm. 9 pp. Decorated
wrappers.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST TO YAKOV RUBENCHIK,
inscribed in ink on the verso of the title page and signed in pencil
by Rubenchik on the title page.(9)
$6,000 - $8,000
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