Three books with covers and illustrations (woodcuts) by Vladimir Favorsky (Владимир Андреевич Фаворский; 1886-1964), a Soviet painter, graphic artist, printmaker, teacher, and theoretician.

• Фамарь, Трагедия [Tamar, A Tragedy], the story of Amnon and Tamar by Andrei Globa (Глоба). [Moscow]: Государственное издательство, 1923. Russian. Cover and illustrations (woodcuts) by Vladimir Favorsky.

100, [2] pages. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions and stamp. Loose gatherings and cover. Stains and wear at edges of cover.

• Книга Руфь [The Book of Ruth]. Moscow: М. и С. Сабашниковых, 1925. Russian.

Russian translation of the Book of Ruth, by Abram Markovich Efros (1888-1954), a Jewish-Soviet literary and art critic and translator (he also translated the Song of Songs into Russian). Cover design and illustrations in the book (woodcuts) by Vladimir Favorsky.

42, [1] pages, 26 cm. Wide margins. Good condition. Minor stains. Loose gatherings.

MoMA 588.

• Vita Nuova [The New Life], poems by Dante Alighieri. Moscow: Academia, 1934. Russian.

Russian translation of the book by Italian poet Dante Alighieri, by Abram Markovich Efros, accompanied by an introduction and notes by the translator. With illustrations and five prints (woodcuts) by Vladimir Favorsky. Enclosed are four plates with woodcuts identical to four of the prints appearing in the book; printed on thin paper, detached from the book; three of them are signed, apparently by Favorsky.

239, [2] pages + [5] printed plates in the book + [4] detached prints (3 of which are signed). Approx. 14 cm. Overall good condition. Inscriptions and stamp. Cardboard binding with printed parchment paper. Housed in a cardboard case (with gilt print).