Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian Resource Series

A new series of catalogues, each documenting a particular component of the significant holdings in the collections of the Slavic and Baltic Division of The New York Public Library. In addition to the checklist of items, each volume contains introductory essays providing the historical and international context as well as bibliographical citations to relevant literature and extensive indexes to facilitate research access to the collections. New titles will be added on a continuing basis. The series is published by The New York Public Library in association with Norman Ross Publishing, Inc.
Engraved view of the Sanaksarskii Monastery of the Virgin, in Teminkov, southeast of Moscow. From Istoricheskoe Opisanie Senoksarskago [sic] Monastyria [Historical Description of Sanaksarskii Monastery]. Moscow, 1802. From the Catherine Palace Library at Tsarskoe Selo, outside of St. Petersburg. Reproduced in A Dark Mirror





Belarusian Publishing in the West: A Bibliography--Periodicals
Compiled by Zora Kipel and Vitaut Kipel
in Cooperation with Belarusian Institute of Arts and Sciences

This bibliography of Belarusian serials in the West records Belarusian-language and Belarus-related publications in other languages, produced outside of Belarus--mainly in Western Europe, the Americas, and Australia--from the mid-19th century through the year 2000 inclusive. It lists 414 magazines, newspapers, bulletins, and other serial publications, alphabetically by title. Each entry includes title, place of publication, name of editor(s) (when available), inclusive numbers and dates for ceased publications, and an open date for currents. Short-run periodicals are enumerated and described individually. For long-running publications, only the changes (in place of publication, editorial staff, or variant titles) are indicated. There are numerous cross-references to the issuing organizations and alternate titles. A list of abbreviations commonly used in the Belarusian diaspora is provided at the end of the volume. The titles in the bibliography provide in themselves important documentation of Slavic and East European publishing and printing outside the homelands. This book will also be an important source for linguists, historians, sociologists of religion, and art historians.

2004, 172 pages, hardcover, $60.00, ISBN 0-88354-042-8



Rare Polonica in The New York Public Library:
Books of the 15th-18th Centuries
Edited by Marianna Czapnik
Based on materials compiled by
Robert H. Davis, Jr.

Documenting one of the most significant collections of its kind in the United States, Rare Polonica is an important guide for scholars, librarians, and bibliophiles to 514 volumes dating from the 15th through the 18th centuries held by The New York Public Library. Materials include books printed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; books printed outside of the homelands by Polish printers; titles by ethnic Polish writers, regardless of place of imprint or language of publication; and works by non-Polish writers printed in the Polish language, or on subjects connected with Poland and/or the Rzeczpospolita. Among the works documented are many early 16th-century editions published in the Kraków shops of Jan Haller, Florian Ungler, Marek Szarffenberg, and Hieronim Wietor, as well as seven of the latter's Viennese imprints. The majority of the titles date from the 17th and 18th centuries, in languages including Latin, Polish, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Czech. Reflecting the Library's broad acquisitions policy, the collection covers many fields, with holdings of Reformation literature, editions of the Bible in Polish translation, and historical works being of particularly importance. Bibliographic entries have been constructed according to the Polish standard for the description of early imprints, issued in 1994. Indexes provide access by authors and institutions; printers, publishers, and places of publication; and owners and book dealers.

2001, 227 pages, hardcover, $80.00, ISBN 0-88354-040-1

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A Dark Mirror: Romanov and Imperial Palace Library Materials in the Holdings of The New York Public Library
Compiled by Robert H. Davis, Jr.
Preface by Marc Raeff
Introduction by Robert H. Davis, Jr. and Edward Kasinec

In the years following the Russian Revolution, the Soviet government confiscated a significant portion of the personal wealth and palace property of the Romanov dynasty. During the 1920s and 1930s, much of that confiscated wealth and property was sold off by a government motivated by both ideology and financial need. The New York Public Library was one of the few institutional buyers of the nationalized books and manuscripts from Russian Imperial collections. A Dark Mirror catalogues and indexes for the first time more than 600 titles from the Library's collections that have an incontrovertible Imperial provenance. In addition, an introductory essay by Robert H. Davis, Jr. and Edward Kasinec describes the fascinating story of how this material ended up in the West.

1999, 321 pages, hardcover, $90.00, ISBN 0-88354-039-8

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Russian and Ukrainian Avant-Garde and Constructivist Books and Serials in The New York Public Library: A First Census & Listing of Artists Represented
Compiled by Robert H. Davis, Jr., and Margaret Sandler
Introduction by Gail Harrison Roman and Robert H. Davis. Jr.

Russian and Ukrainian Avant-Garde books and journals represent a particularly intriguing chapter in the complex history of Russian book culture. A manifestation of the incredible outburst of creativity and productivity that marked the culturally exciting decades surrounding the Russian Revolution, the Civil War, and the NEP, the movement affected every aspect of book production, from the content of the text to its typographical design, layout, publication, and distribution. The New York Public Library's holdings in this area represent an unusually large and distinguished group of works that encompass the finest experimental literature combined with innovative design. This catalogue includes printed books and manuscripts by Russian and Ukrainian artists and writers identified with the Futurist and Constructivist movement who were active in the homelands and/or in emigration during the period circa 1907 to 1970. Each entry includes title, place of publication, pagination, and some NYPL copy-specific information. NYPL and British Library classmarks are also given, as are selective notes on artists or authors represented in a work.

1998, 100 pages, hardcover, $40.00, ISBN 0-88354-383-4





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