RUSSKIY SBORNIK ['Russian Collection']. Tome 1 [only]. Paris: Podorozhnik, 1946. First edition, including the living publications of many contributors. A rather rare collection. 206 p., [2] portraits ; 25.4 × 16.5 cm. Portraits of I.A. Bunin and A.N. Benois on separate leaves; lithographic reproduction of A. Remizov's calligraphic autograph 'O podorozhnike' on inside back cover. Publisher's cover. Good condition. Slight wear and soiling to cover, tears and small gaps to edges and spine, stamp 'Soyuz sovetskikh grazhdan v Shveytsarii, Zheneva'on cover. The publication of the first and only volume coincided with the jubilees of I.A. Bunin and A.N. Benois, to whose work several articles in the collection are dedicated. The contributors include I. Bunin, G. Adamovich, A. Remizov, N. Teffi, L. Zurov, A. Ladinski, B. Panteleimonov, N. Roshchin, Stavrov, A.N. Benois, S.K. Makovski, Malyantovitch, Bakhrakh, N. Berdiaev; poems by Z. Gippiou, M. Tsvetaïeva, V. Andreïev, E. Bakounina, Yu. Terapiano, V. Zlobin, G. Ivanov, Korvin-Piotrovskiy, D. Kukushev, S. Pregel', S. Makovskiy, V. Mamchenko, I. Odoevtseva, A. Prismanova, G. Raevskiy, V. Smolenskiy, Yu. Sofiev, M. Struve, L. Chervinskaya. First edition, including the living publications of many of the contributors. A rather rare collection. At the buyer's request, we would be happy 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.