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Russian Literature & Art
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SHUKHAEV, Vasili Ivanovich (illustrator) and Aleksandr PUSHKIN (1799-1837). Boris Godounov. Paris: La Pléiade, 1925. 4to (300 x 235 mm). Decorative title in brown and black, half-title, text printed in black with headlines in brown. 18 plates, colored by hand using the pochoir process, numerous decorative head and tail-pieces, all after Shoukhaev. Contemporary morocco, titled in gilt on spine, original wrappers bound in, t.e.g. Condition: occasional light soiling; joints slightly split. limited to 445 copies, this copy one of 390 examples on "vergé a la forme" paper, numbered 245 and initialled 'J.S.L.'. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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