Портреты [Portrety / Portraits], by Yuri Annenkov (Юрий Павлович Анненков). Petersburg (Saint Petersburg): "Petropolis", 1922. Russian and some French. Copy no. 97 from an edition of 900 copies.
Album of portraits by Annenkov (1889-1974), a Russian artist, mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. The book contains color and black and white reproductions of portraits of key figures in Russian art of his time, which were drawn during the years 1906-1921, including portraits of artists, writers and poets such as Altman, Chukovsky, Pasternak, Gorky, Zamyatin, Remizov, Blok, Akhmatova and others. The portraits are accompanied by articles by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Michael Kuzmin and Mickhail Babentchikoff.
169, [2] pp., 33 cm. Fair condition: from the original constructivist dust-jacket, only a cut piece remained (approx. 28X23 cm), trimmed on the verge of the illustration and the text, with stains. The cover is torn, missing the spine and almost completely detached, with tears to edges and missing pieces. Most of the leaves and the illustrations are in good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Some loose or detached leaves and plates. Pen notation on inside back cover. Pen inscription and inked stamp on the title page.