Russian Bookplates: Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. One of 2000 signed copies. 26 wood-engraved ex libris, printed from the original blocks one to the page, many in colours. Green cloth, titled in gilt (in cyrillic) on the front. Engraved book label of Brian North Lee. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. A few tiny creases to the corners of a few plates, but overall in fine condition. The group comprises: 1. Eight bookplates by Slovak artist Stanislav Kollárik (all signed, including one in two different versions on paper and linen). 2. Twelve bookplates for Slovak artist Karol Izakovic by various Russian and Slovak artists (five plates signed; three duplicates). 4. The catalogue and invitation to an exhibition of bookplates to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, held at the Czechoslovak-Soviet House of Friendship in Bratislava in 1989 (including numerous reproductions of patriotic Ukrainian bookplates). 5. The engraved bookplate of Prof. Magda Illi, by Franz Illi, Brasov, Romania (signed). 6. A New Year greeting card from Karol Izakovic-Podolinsky, in the original envelope addressed to Harry Muir. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. [A quantity]. Signed.…