TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF M.Y. LERMONTOV: 1841-1941 Lermontov's 'Maskarad' in the theatrical sketches by A.Ya. Golovin; the rest by M.D. Belyaev, E.M. Berman, T.E. Grubert; edited by E.E. Lanceray. Moscow; Leningrad: Izd. Vserossiyskogo teatral'nogo obshchestva, 1941. 108, [4] p.: illus. 71 plates; 25.5 × 19 cm. - ('Trudy Gosudarstvennogo tsentral'nogo teatral'nogo muzeya im. A. Bakhrushina'). Limited edition of 5,200 copies. Portraits by M. Yu. Lermontov, A. Ya. Golovin and 69 plates printed in colour collotype. Binding, endpapers, half-titles, head and tailpieces after drawings by E. E. Lanceray and I. A. Timofeev. Bound in the publisher's illustrated cloth. Good condition. Wear to binding, slight bump to edges of boards. Aleksandr Yakovlevich Golovin (1863-1930) was a Russian and Soviet artist, set designer and decorator, prominent member of the 'Mir iskusstva' group, interior and furniture designer, and full member of the Academy of Arts. Together with K.A. Korovin, he contributed to the design of the Russian pavilion at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition and the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. He worked extensively in the field of theatre and, in 1902, was invited to St Petersburg as Chief Artist of the Imperial Theatres. A production of Lermontov's play 'Maskarad' was planned for the centenary of the poet's birth in 1914 at the Alexandrinsky Theatre, with sets by Golovin, but the First World War prevented it from taking place. The production finally took place on 25 February 1917. Golovin paid particular attention to costumes, hairstyles, interiors and decorative details, all of which are reflected in the artistic conception documented in this publication. At the buyer's request, we would be pleased to provide a general condition report on the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.