Search Results: Authors starting with V from BiblioAxes

In Russian. Short description: Dahl, V.I. Proverbs of the Russian people: Sat. proverbs, sayings, utterances, pure words of jokes, riddles, beliefs and so on. Pub. Imperial History and Antiquities Society. Moscow Univ. Press, 1862. - [4], XL, 1096, 6p.; 23.2x16 cm. - (Library of Russian and foreign writers).In half-leather binding, stylized under the bindings of the era. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUANTT34/619

In Russian. Short description: Edited by E.V. Anichkov, History of Russian Literature. Volumes 1 and 2, Moscow, 1908. This richly illustrated encyclopedic edition was published under the editorship of E.V. Anichkov, A.K. Borozdin, and D.N. Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky. The first volume is dedicated to folk literature, with its foundation being folklore. ""Folk literature is one of the finest ornaments of Slavic literature, and this ornament is their most characteristic feature. In the West, folk literature disappeared long ago, breathing its last breath into the poetry of the Middle Ages. In contrast, here it partly even develops further."". The themes of the volume include Slavic folk poetry and beliefs, poetry of spells and incantations, Christian legends in popular transmission, fairy tales, epic narratives, spiritual verses, and historical songs. The second volume presents the history of Russian literature from ancient times to the 19th century. The authors provide detailed accounts of all significant… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov. Letters, Diaries, Memoirs, 1948, Moscow, Leningrad. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUSU000114

In Russian. Short description: Passek, E.V. Non-Pecuniary Interest in Obligations / E.V. Passek. - Yuryev: K. Matisen Printing House, 1893. - [2], 214, [1] p.; 22.7x15.8 cm. The author, Evgeny Vyacheslavovich Passek (1860-1912), was a Russian jurist and professor of Roman law. He served as the rector of Yuryev University. The book is bound in half-leather with a design resembling bindings of the era, featuring gold stamping on the spine. There are rare owner's pencil underlinings throughout the book. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000431

In Russian. Short description: V. Grachev, A. Onya. No statute of limitations. Moscow, 2004. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS002028

In Russian. Short description: Russian Icon Painting from the Origins to the Beginning of the 16th Century."" Moscow: Iskusstvo, 2000. � ""Iskusstvo"" 1983, 1994 ""Iskusstvo"" 2000. This is one of the finest publications on the history of Russian icons. It represents the last major work by the specialist in ancient Russian and Byzantine art, Victor Nikitich Lazarov (1897-1976). It was written between 1969 and 1971 and prepared by him for the English publisher Phaidon Press. The monograph was intended as a continuation of the previously published ""Old Russian Murals and Mosaic"" by the same publisher but was delayed indefinitely. In a clear and comprehensible manner, Victor N. Lazarov discusses the birth of national icon painting, the technique and aesthetics of Russian icons, leading artistic schools, individual masters, and their best works. While maintaining a scholarly, even academic style, the book is written in a way that will be of interest to a wide range of readers. The first volume… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Collected Works of M.V. Frunze, Volume One, 1905-1923, 1929, Moscow-Leningrad. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUSU000017

In Russian. Short description: Taras Bulba"" by Nikolai Gogol. Autolithographs by E. Kibrik. Moscow-Leningrad, Publishing House of Children's Literature of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, 1948. Eugene Adolfovich Kibrik (1906�1978) was a Soviet graphic artist, illustrator, painter, educator, and professor. He was an academician of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1962; corresponding member 1949) and a People's Artist of the USSR (1967). He was also awarded the Stalin Prize of the third degree in 1948. ""Taras Bulba"" is one of the most beautiful poetic creations in Russian literary art. The depth and richness of Gogol's characters harmonize with the perfection of the compositional structure of the novella and the remarkable completeness of all its stylistic elements. Gogol didn't create this novella merely as a heroic work from Little Russian history; rather, he intended it as a parable about all of Russia as he understood it. Courage, unwavering will, exceptional strength, and love for the… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Nazarevsky, V.V. From the History of Moscow 1147-1913. Illustrated Essays. Moscow: A.A. Levenson Society Printing House, 1914. VI, 374 pages with illustrations and maps. Size: 26.5?19 cm. One of the finest pre-revolutionary popular scientific works on the history of Moscow. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUSU000175

In Russian. Short description: Fundamentals of General and Experimental Pathology, 1905, St. Petersburg. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUSU000015

In Russian. Short description: Autobiography of N.I. Kostomarov / Edited [and with a foreword] by V. Kotelnikov. - Moscow: Zadruga, 1922. - [2], VIII, 440, [1] p.; 22.8x16.5 cm. - 300 numbered copies. Limited edition. Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov (1817-1885) was a Russian historian, publicist, poet, and social activist. He was a corresponding member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences and a hereditary state councilor. Bound in half-leather with a stylized cover design reminiscent of the era, with gold embossing on the spine. The original publisher's cover is preserved under the binding. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000373

In Russian. Short description: Soloviev. V.S. Justification of the Good: Moral Philosophy. - 2nd Edition. Revised and updated - Moscow: Typo-lit. Bonch-Bruevich. 1899. - XLII. 615 p.; 24x17 cm. In contemporary half-leather binding. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUANTT7/733

In Spanish. Short description: George C. Vaillant. La civilizacion azteca , Mexico, 1960. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000471

In Russian. Short description: Vaxel, Lev Nikolaevich. A pocket book for beginners to hunt with a gun and a legal dog. St. Petersburg: 1856, type E. Prats The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4438083

In Spanish. Short description: Gustavo Valcarcel. 1917 U.R.S.S. 1967 Medio siglo de revolucion invencible, Lima, 1967. Signed. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000319

In Spanish. Short description: Rosina Valcarcel. Navios, 1974. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000581

In Spanish. Short description: Gustavo Valcarcel. Sus Mejores Poemas, [1960]. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000093

In Spanish. Short description: Luis E. Valcarcel. Narraciones y leyendas incas, Peru, 1958. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000396

In Spanish. Short description: Emilia Romero de Valle. Diccionario manual de literatura peruana y materias afines, Lima, 1966. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000374

In Spanish. Short description: Juvencio Valle. El hijo del guardabosque, Santiago, 1951. Signed. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000512