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9263712Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. Konarmiya. Moscow; Leningrad: State Publishing House of Artists 1931. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU9263712 unknown
8096302Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. Love Kozak. Moscow: Ogonyok 1925. 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. SKU8096302 unknown
9122967Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. Stories. Moscow; Leningrad: State Publishing House 1926. 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. SKU9122967 unknown
9010218Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. SunsetPiece. Moscow: The Krug Writers Artel 1928: type. Mospolygraph Dawn of Communism. 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. SKU9010218 unknown
1929538803London: Alfred A. Knopf 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine. First English edition. Orange cloth stamped in black. A little rubbing on the spine topstain a bit faded else near fine lacking the dust jacket. The U.K. edition was reportedly issued in very small numbers. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2025x-3032084105Springer Nature 2025. Hardcover. New. 675 pages. 9.25x6.10x9.49 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
BN66511Heiliges Feuer - Schamanen und Älteste für die Welt <br/><br/> unknown
192932038New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1929 First Printing in illustrated orange buckram red topstain no markings spine a little sunned & softened at ends panels slightly rubbed pages toned a bit but without foxing minimal shelf/edge wear otherwise a clean tight exemplary copy of this scarce Isaac Babel First lacking the even scarcer dust wrapper; 8vo; x 213pp colophon. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
5269143Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. Maria. Moscow: Goslitizdat 1935: 11 type. Mosoblpolygraph. 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. SKU5269143 unknown
1926000413Moskva/Leningrad: Zemlia i Fabrika 1926. Soft cover. Good. First edition 1 of 8000 copies; 5 1/2" x 7"; pp. 3-78 index to last page; original pictorial wraps; small chips along edges and corners; deckled page edges; a few minor penciled-in notes throughout; good to very good condition. This collection contains 7 of Babel's childhood tales - 'Istoriia Moei Golubiatni' 'Pervaia Liubov' 'Liubka Kozak" 'U Batki Nashego Makhno' 'Shevelev' 'Ty Promorgal Kapitan!' - of which the most famous and influential is "The Story of My Dovecote" an autobiographical story of his witnessing the horrific pogrom of Russian Jews on October 20 1905 - thus giving the title of the book. The story first appeared in the magazine 'Krasnaia Nov' in late 1925. It was dedicated to Maxim Gorky who was the author's best friend and mentor. Babel was accused of being a foreign spy and a Trotskyist terrorist in 1939. Consequently he was arrested and shot to death in January of 1940. His untimely demise has been labeled " a catastrophe for world literature. Moskva/Leningrad: Zemlia i Fabrika paperback
1928000415Moskva/Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo 1928. Soft cover. Good. Third edition; 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"; pp. 3 6-172 3 publisher's list; original pictorial stiff wraps; head and tail of spine with small loss of paper; a few spots mostly to upper margin of front cover; illegible note affixed to front cover verso; front hinge a bit weak; soiling to first few pages rest clean; good- condition. Considered Babel's best work the collection of short stories "Red Cavalry" was based on his own diary which he kept while working as a war correspondent assigned to the Semyon Budyonny's First Cavalry Army during the Polish-Soviet War of 1920. His stories document the atrocities and horror of the war. Moskva/Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo paperback
19296342New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Translated by Nadia Helstein. Very Good lacking the jacket. Orange buckram toned and lightly rubbed with a black ink panel on the spine and design and lettering on the front board. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain toned page former owner's name and contemporary date on the front endpaper clean otherwise. A scarce first edition of Babel's stories about the Polish campaign of Budyenny's army of wild Cossacks. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
192921232281929. London and New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1929. 8vo. Original orange cloth lettered and illustrated in black pp. viii 2 213 1 title-page printed in red and black; cloth a little dulled toning to paper as usual; still a very good copy.First US edition of these gripping stories from the Soviet-Polish and Civil Wars written by the pro-Soviet journalist who had been assigned to Semyon Budyonny's Cossack army. The military commander Budyonny wanted Babel to be shot after the publication of the stories because of the way he described the utter brutality of the war. Stalin caught up with the intellectual later; Babel was murdered in 1940. hardcover
9122963Short description: In Russian. Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich. The Story of My Dove. Moscow; Leningrad: Land and Factory 1926: Typo-chromo-lit. The Spark of the Revolution Mospolygraph. 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. SKU9122963 unknown
19266077<p><strong>First book edition.</strong> One of 5 000 copies printed.</p><p><strong>Isaac Babel</strong> 1894-1940 was a renowned Russian-language short story writer and his works were translated into numerous languages. One of his most notable works was the short story collection '<em>The Odessa Tales'</em> which served as the basis for the play '<em>Sunset'</em>.<br />'<em>Sunset'</em> made its debut at the Baku Worker's Theatre in 1927 and later had successful runs including at the Moscow Art Theatre.<br />Russian filmmaker <strong>Sergei Eisenstein</strong> regarded the play's dramatic composition as the most suitable for the post-1917 era. Poet Boris Pasternak recommended that his father read it noting '<em>Almost for the first time in my life I found that Jewry as an ethnic fact was a phenomenon of positive unproblematic importance and power'</em> from a letter to his father in 1928.<br />Babel was arrested in 1939 and under duress confessed to being a spy. He was subsequently executed in January 1940.</p><p>Wolfgang Kasack p. 33.</p> Krug hardcover
19291982New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1929. First English language edition. 213 pp. Smooth deep orange cloth lettered and decorated in black. Some rubbing to edges and corners interior clean. The rare dust jacket is not present. The first appearance in English of Babel's legendary stories based on his experiences with the 1st Cavalry Army during the Polish-Soviet War of 1920. Translated by Nadia Helstein. This translation an identical translation published by Knopf in London in 1929 is attributed to John Harland was later described as "abounding in errors" and "generally an inadequate rendering." It is however the first and one of the only collections of Babel's work to be published in English in his lifetime. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
GB000H96EUEI5N11Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
192028885AB1920. Praze / Prague Odeon / Olymp and others 1920 - 1990. Octavo. More than 1000 pages some books with illustrations. Original softcover publications often with the rare illustrated dustjackets in protective collector's Mylar. Some of the rare publications with some signs of wear few publications with some loosened pages ask for complete list. Overall very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The collection includes some interesting first czech editions of 20th century literary classics a translation of german author Hans Fallada's 'Little Man what now ' with a stunning photomontage-dustjacket; an early signed J.B.Priestley 'Dálava Dadaist Tristan Tzara's publication 'Une Route Seul Soleil' in its first czech translatio several early czech poetry bound in wonderful constructivist typography a highlight being the signed and inscribed Jiri Maránek - publication 'Vystrel Na Slepo' A Shot in the Dark with typography by Vit Obrtel etc. etc. paperback
19772091202132802997Not Available 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 12 books in total Not Available paperback
19311913Moscow: GIKHL 1931. 140 3 pp. 19x125 cm. In original illustrated cardboards. Slightly rubbed and bumped otherwise mint.<br /> <br /> First full edition of the well-known literary cycle.<br /> <br /> Jewish writer Isaak Babel 1894-1940 was born in Odesa. He graduated from the Odesa Commercial School and the Kyiv Commercial Institute. While studying Babel made his literary debut with a story “Old Shloime†1913.<br /> In the early Soviet period Babel was under the patronage of M. Gorky and M. Koltsov. In 1921 he worked in the Odesa Provincial Committee being the producing editor of the 7th Soviet printing house a reporter in Tiflis and Odesa at the State Publishing House of Ukraine. It was the period when he began to create the cycle “ Odesa Storiesâ€. At the same time Babel published in the Odesa periodicals “Lava†Drift and “Moriak†Sailor. In 1923-1924 the magazines “Lef†“Krasnaya Novâ€<br /> and other large publications published a row of his stories which later formed the cycles “Cavalry†and “ Odesa Storiesâ€. Babel immediately received wide recognition as a brilliant master of words. “ Odesa stories†are set in the Odesa ghetto of Moldavanka both before and after the October Revolution. Separately the works were published in periodicals in 1921-1924 but were finally collected in the 1931 book.<br /> <br /> During the struggle with formalism and the start of the social realist era Babel noted ironically that “he mastered a new literary genre the genre of silenceâ€. In 1932 he went to Paris and stayed there for a while doubting whether he needed to return to the USSR. He also managed to visit France in 1935 as part of the delegation of Soviet writers to the International Congress of Writers. In 1939 Babel was arrested and executed. Republished several times until the murder of the<br /> author “ Odesa Stories†were returned to print in the de-Stalinization period.<br /> <br /> Worldcat shows paper copies located in Texas University and Vassar College. GIKHL unknown
1354<p><strong>The Pantheon of the Silver Age - a complete set.</strong></p><p><strong>Scarce complete set of all five issues of this important almanac which printed often for the first time the works of censored Russian authors.</strong> As a result it includes most of the best Russian authors and poets of the 20th century.<br />Contents include especially:<br />- Vol. I: Akhmatova Poema bez geroia Poem Without a Hero: <strong>the first publication of Akhmatova's major work</strong><br />- Vol. II: 57 poems by Mandelshtam and Nabokov Two poems<br />- Vol. III: Akhmatova Nas chetvero 'Us Four' dedicated to Tsvetaeva Mandelshtam Tri epigrammy; Four novellas by Babel - Vol. IV: Pasternak notes for the fantasy 'Poema o blizhnem'; Akhmatova essay on Mandelshtam; Brodsky Poems Mandelshtam Poems; with portraits plates of Pasternak Akhmatova Vsevolod Meyerhold; Stenograph from the first trial of Iosif Brodsky<br />- Vol. V: Tsvetaeva Perekop Posmertny Podarok Autobiography; Brodsky Poems; Nabokov poems.</p><p><br />Provenance<br />Robert Eden Martin b. 1940; American lawyer and noted collector of Russian British and American literature works.</p><p><br />Description<br />Five volumes 8vo. complete with portrait plates.<br />Binding<br />All volumes in original wrappers.<br />Condition<br />Wrappers a bit stained spine of vol. 3 sunned and rubbed; all volumes with clean pages. ref: 1354</p> New York, 1960-67
2001C51845New York: W. W. Norton. As New. 2001. Hardcover. 0393048462 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - 1076 pages. Book Description: "A literary event of extraordinary dimensionsthe first single-volume edition of all of Isaac Babel's work. Considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth centuryand the greatest short story writer since ChekhovIsaac Babel 1894-1941 also wrote numerous plays diaries and screenplays. Despite his stature the whole of Babel's work has never been assembled in one place. This magnificent edition of Babel's collected work edited and authorized by Babel's daughter Nathalie and newly translated by Peter Constantine includes such standard works as the "Red Cavalry" cycle and his diaries as well as several previously untranslated stories and screenplays. Often revolving around the tortured dilemmas faced by Jews within the ruthless Soviet state Babel's terse violent fiction has left its mark on generations of readers and writers. This book will stand as Babel's final most enduring legacy. Slipcased edition. 2 b/w photographs 3 maps. " -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . W. W. Norton hardcover
200151845New York: W. W. Norton. New. 2001. Hardcover. 0393048462 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - 1076 pages. Book Description: "A literary event of extraordinary dimensionsthe first single-volume edition of all of Isaac Babel's work. Considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth centuryand the greatest short story writer since ChekhovIsaac Babel 1894-1941 also wrote numerous plays diaries and screenplays. Despite his stature the whole of Babel's work has never been assembled in one place. This magnificent edition of Babel's collected work edited and authorized by Babel's daughter Nathalie and newly translated by Peter Constantine includes such standard works as the "Red Cavalry" cycle and his diaries as well as several previously untranslated stories and screenplays. Often revolving around the tortured dilemmas faced by Jews within the ruthless Soviet state Babel's terse violent fiction has left its mark on generations of readers and writers. This book will stand as Babel's final most enduring legacy. Slipcased edition. 2 b/w photographs 3 maps. " W. W. Norton hardcover
192654867Moscow МоÑква: Kinopechat Кинопечать 1926. First edition. Softcover. Good to very good condition. Octavo. 80pp. Dark blue and white wrappers with constructivist typography on the front cover housed in modern blue heavy paper portfolio with printed typographic design of original cover pasted to cover flap. Publisher's device on title page. This scarce published screenplay for the film adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's novel "Wandering Stars" by the acclaimed Russian-Jewish novelist playwright and journalist Isaac Babel 1894-1940. The film was premiered in Kiev on January 4th 1927 and was directed by Grigori Gritscher-Tscherikower 1883-1945. It was produced by VUFKU studios the national film studios of the Ukrainian SSR.<br /> <br /> This book contains the entirety of the film's screenplay accompanied by three striking b/w illustrations by Soviet artist and designer Alexander Bykhovskii 1888-1978 who likely also created the striking cover. The final three pages contain publisher's ads listing other work on the topic of cinema.<br /> <br /> The story tells of the love between Leibel the son of a wealthy shtetl family and Reizel a poor cantor's daughter in Bessarabia. The two run off to join a traveling Yiddish theater group. They are later separated with each becoming successful in their own right only to eventually reunite in America. The work was first serialized and originally appeared in the Warsaw newspapers between 1909 and 1911. It has come to be seen as the third in an unofficial trilogy of novels by the writer centering on musicians or performers preceded by Stempenyu 1888 and The Nightingale 1889.<br /> <br /> In 1925 the Moscow State Jewish Theater suggested that the Goskino the Soviet State Film Studio produce a film adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s novel. The order was commissioned to Isaac Babel for translation and adaptation from the book's original Yiddish language to Russian for the screenplay. During this period Babel had been working on other translations of Yiddish literature into Russian including the collected works of Sholem Aleichem and work by David Bergelson. According to Babel's foreword printed here he faced a number of difficulties adapting the novel including the modification of petty bourgeoisie motifs as well as the changes of film directors and their differing requirements. Because of certain elements in the script of which the main committee of the Goskino did not approve the film's production had to ultimately be switched to VUFKU studios in Odessa. In a letter during the period of production Babel apparently wrote: “I will have to be present on the set. if I am not there the director will ruin everything" and later upon hearing of further changes made by Gritscher-Tscherikower wrote that "it is more profitable for me not to participate in this shameful productionâ€. Regardless of Babel's opinion of the final product the film was well received by Soviet audiences at the time.<br /> <br /> Text in Russian. Portfolio with minor wear. Wraps partially restored with minor wear. Previous owner's names and date at top of title page one near gutter. Light water staining along right half of bottom edge of first 30 pages reappearing from pages 40 to end though along lower part of foredge more pronounced on pages 75/76 and light fraying along foredge from pages 67 to 76. Block lightly age-toned. Kinopechat (Кинопечать) unknown
1926279<p>First edition of Isaac Babel's <em>Red Cavalry</em> transliterated as Konarmiya or Konarmiia. First printing. Original wraps. Octavo with deckle edges. Margins lightly yellowed; occasional light soiling; some pencil underlining. Original illustrated wrappers printed in red and black. Rebacked with small repairs and spine title apparently refreshed. Corners rounded with two small areas reinforced to reverse of covers. In custom grey cloth clamshell case.</p><p>True first edition in the original Russian of Babel's masterpiece frequently cited as the greatest literary work of the Russian Revolution and a high spot of both Russian and European Jewish modernism. Few copies extant having needed to survive the chaos of the early Soviet Union; the destruction of copies following Babel's banning purge and eventual murder under Stalin; the burning of copies by the Nazi regime where it appeared on the "combustion lists"; the massive widespread destruction of the Second World War; and the chaos at the end of the Soviet Union.</p> Gosudrastvennoe Izdatel'stvo paperback