155.[RUSSIAN OPERA, BILIBIN]

A)

Opéra Russe in Paris: Boris Godunov at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris. 1929 (Italian edition).

Set and costume design by Bilibin, F. Chalyapin as Boris Godunov

Loubok Imprimerie, Paris

29,5 x 23 cm; [16] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding. Thick coated stock wrappers, gloss-coated stock text block contains illustrations printed on cardstock leaves.

Wrappers with gilt design and emblem. On the inside 5 mounted colored ill. and 5 printed monochrome ill. by Bilibin. Inserted double page program with notes and drawings over the actor’s names.

Spine and extremities of the wrappers are heavily worn, occasionally soiling of the text block.

In very good condition.

B)

Opera Russe: Tsar’s Bride. Souvenir of the Opéra Russe à Paris. 1929 (Italian edition).

Loubok Imprimerie, Paris

Set and costume design by Bilibin

29,5 x 23 cm; [16] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding. Thick coated stock wrappers, gloss-coated stock text block contains illustrations printed on cardstock leaves.

Wrappers with gilt design and emblem. On the inside 4 mounted colored ill. and 4 printed monochrome ill. by Bilibin. Inserted double-page program with mounted typewritten cast changes.

Spine is heavily rubbed and scraped.

In very good condition.