THREE COLLECTIONS OF POETRY 1) GORODETSKIY, S.M. (1884-1967) 2) BLOK, A. (1880-1921) 3) BELYY, A. (1880-1934) 1) GORODETSKIY, S.M. (1884-1967) Tsvetushchiy posokh: verenitsa vos'mistishiy ['The Staff in Bloom: A Suite of Octets']. [St. Petersburg]: Gryadushchiy den', [1914]. - 142 p.; 20.5 × 14.5 cm. Limited edition of 2,200 copies. Cover illustrated by the publisher, drawn by V. Levitskiy. Frontispiece with profile of a nymph (Anna Alekseevna Gorodetskaya, née Kozel'skaya, wife of the poet, actress and poetess, writing under the pseudonym 'Nimfa Bel-kon'-Lyubomirskaya'). Good condition. Spots and freckles on dust jacket, tears along spine, dust jacket detached. Period dedication inscription on first flyleaf: 'Gostepriimnoy khozyayke, mnogouvazhaemoy Elizavete Gavrilovne v den' poslednego sobraniya 19 24/IV 19 [podpis' nerazb.] '. Turchinskiy, p. 146. 2) BLOK, A. (1880-1921) Dvenadtsat'; Skify ['The Twelve; The Scythians']; preface by Ivanov-Razumnik 'Ispytanie v groze i bure'. Berlin: Skify, 1920. - 67 p.; 20 × 13.5 cm. Title page in Russian and German. Publisher's printed cover. Slight soiling. Includes Blok's poems 'Skify' and 'Dvenadtsat', as well as Ivanov-Razumnik's essay on the birth of a new world through revolution. First edition published abroad. Turchinskiy, p. 63; Lesman, no. 332; Rozanov, no. 2272. 3) BELYY, A. (1880-1934) Stikhotvoreniya ['Poems']. Berlin; Petrograd: Izd. Grzhebina, 1923. - 508 p.; 20 × 13.5 cm. Publisher's printed dust jacket. Dust jacket and body of book with traces of soiling and foxing, small tears to spine, body of book in good condition, owner's inscription on spine. Turchinskiy, p. 69; Rozanov, no. 2219; Lesman, no. 264. At the buyer's request, we would be happy to provide a general report on the condition of 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.