166.[OPERA RUSSE, BILIBIN, CHALYAPIN]

Imprimerie de Vaugirard, Paris

„Prince Igor“ by Borodin. Set and costume design by Bilibin, F. Chalyapin as Galitski

31 x 24,5 cm; [48, 2] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding. Thick coated stock wrappers, gloss-coated stock text block contains illustrations printed on cardstock leaves.

Sergej Lifar’s library stamp in the upper outer corner of the first page.

Illustration by Bilibin on the front cover, partly gilt. On the inside 8 mounted colored ill. and 5 printed monochrome ill. by Bilibin.

1 loosely inserted Chalyapin’s self-portrait.

Spine is scraped, slightly soiled and worn. Minor losses of the lower edge of the front cover. 2 double pages are detached from the middle of the text block. Some soiling of the text block in places.

In good condition.