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New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Signed and inscribed by the author: 'To Lila / with best wishes / John Updike / 19-XI-64'. First edition. Updike traveled to the USSR from October 20 to December 6, 1964 (Bellis De J. The John Updike Encyclopedia, 2000). In the USSR The Centaur appeared in the magazine Inostrannaya literature (#1-2) in 1965 for the first time. The book edition was published in 1966. The Centaur won the National Book Award on March 1964.

Signed and inscribed by the author: "Ire Yanskoy ot postoyannogo posetitelya ee kabi- / neta i partneru po "gop-dopu" / druzheski / 28.V.62 V Berestov" [To Ira Yanskaya from her cabinet's constant visitor and 'gop-dop' game partner. Friendly. 26.V.62. V. Berestov]. First book edition. First edition of these illustrations.Valentin Berestov (1928-1998) - оne of the most beloved children's poets in modern Russia. This is one and only life-time edition of the book with these illustrations made by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008), artist, nephew of futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and son of avant-garde artist Vera Khlebnikova. He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, where later he taught. In 2005 Mirutich was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun.The edition appeared in Detskij Mir publishing house. It worked in Moscow in 1957-1963 with Ivan Bruni as an Artist-in-Chief. The books published by Detskij Mir are most desirable children post-war books in Russia now.The copy was… Read More

In publisher's binding. Signed and inscribed on fly-leaf. Near very good condition, slightly wear on the spine and edges. Signed and inscribed by author: "Dorogomu Aleksandru Naumovichu / Frumkinu ot avtora / 4/VII 54 N. Semyonov" [To my dear Alexander Naumovich Frumkin from author 4/VII 54 N. Semyonov].Signed Soviet Nobel Laureate's books are very rare. First edition. Limited to 3 000 copies.The author of this book was a physicist, chemist and a leader of the Soviet nuclear weapons program Nikolay Semyonov (1896-1986), who was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sir Cyril Hinshelwood for their researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions. He became the first Russian Nobel laureate in Chemistry and remains the only Nobel Prize winner in chemistry in the motherland of Dmitri Mendeleev. Semyonov also was the first Soviet citizen to receive a Nobel Prize. The book signed to Semyonov's friend and colleague, an electrochemist, member of the Russian Academy of Science Alexander Frumkin… Read More

Signed and inscribed by the illustrator: "Dorogomu Yuriyu Nikolaevichu Polivanovu na pamyat' / T. Mavrina / 5.V.69" [To dear Yuriy Nikolaevich Polivanov to remember from T. Mavrina 5.V.69 ].First edition. Large-sized edition.Tatyana Lebedeva (1900/1902–1996), better known by her mother's surname, which she used as a pseudonym—Mavrina. She studied at VKhUTEMAS under Robert Falk. Mavrina was a member of 'Group 13', an association of graphic artists created in 1929. In the same year, the first children's book with her illustrations was issued. As well as some others Russian avant-garde artists, she illustrated children's books since 1930s because it was the only way to stay away from repressions during the Stalin era. After the WWII, Mavrina created her own unique and easily recognizable style — 'method, combining the traditions of Russian primitivism with the painterly quests of the first decades of the early XXth century'. She also traveled through the ancient Russian cities, where she made… Read More

Signed and inscribed by the author in the first volume: 'Dorogomu Pavlu Isaevichu / Lyublinskomu / v znak glubokogo uvazheniya i / priznatel'nosti / ot avtora' [To dear Pavel Isaevich Lyublinskiy with a sign of deep respect and gratitude from author]. First edition of the first Sorokin's book on sociology. Russian-born distinguished American sociologist, who created the standard for the field Pitirim Sorokin (1889-1968) began his studies at the Bekhterev Psychoneurological Institute in Saint Petersburg. Unfortunately, he was unable to pay the tuition fees and was excluded after the first year. He was eventually able to complete his studies in the law faculty of Saint Petersburg University. He remained there as a lecturer, preparing to qualify for a professorship. This book signed to his university teacher, criminologist and lawyer Pavel Lyublinskiy (1882-1938).During all revolutionary years in Russia Sorokin used to be active in politics: in 1917 he was secretary to Alexander Kerensky,… Read More

Signed and inscribed by the author: "Dorogomu Anatoliiu / Nikolaevichu Zhukovu - na / dobruiu pamiat' o nashem / peredelkinskom sosedstve. / Svetlana Aleksievich / 6.VIII.85 g. / g. Minsk." [To Anatoly Nikolaevich Zhukov – in fond memory of our neighborhood in Peredelkino. Svetlana Aleksievich. August 6th, 1985. Minsk]. First book edition. One of the first two books by Alexievich (both were published in 1985).
Belarusian journalist and writer Svetlana Alexievich (b. 1948), the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (2015), signed this book to the Soviet writer Anatoliy Zhukov (1931-2013). Anatoliy Zhukov served as the chairman of the board of directors at Sovetskiy Pisatel' Publishing House in Moscow, where "The Unwomanly Face of War" was published in 1988. It's worth noting that Alexievich's recognition as a Nobel laureate marked a significant milestone as she became the first writer from Belarus to receive this prestigious award."The Unwomanly Face of War" stands as the inaugural work in Alexievich's… Read More