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Published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Vladimir Vladimirovic Nabokov Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. Many authors consider it the greatest work of the 20th century, and it has been included in several lists of best books, such as Time's List of the 100 Best Novels, Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, Bokklubben World Library, Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, and The Big Read. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, with whom he becomes sexually involved after he becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores. The novel was originally written in English and first published in Paris in 1955 by Olympia Press...

Treasures of the Russian Museum. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. First edition hardcover with slip case. 264 pp. A book on the works at the Russia Museum. It's collections co...

Russian Applied Art, 18th-early 20th century. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1976. First edition hardcover with slip case. 199 pp. A book on the collection of applied arts from the Russian Museum in Leningrad. The museum was founded 1895 when it acquired the interior décor of the Mikhailovsky Palace...

The Great Fabergé, The Art of the Jewellers of the Court Firm. Leningrad: LenArt, 1990, First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 139 pp. With English and Russian text. A catalogue of Fabergé's work published for an exhibition at the Elagin Palace-Museum of the Russian Decorative and Applied Arts from February 8 - October 1, 1989. The book illustrates the main trends in the historical development of the art of Fabergé over the course of a 50-year period from 1870 until 1917. It includes chapters on the Fabergé phenomenon, the pieces from the Hermitage, pieces from the Petrodvorets State Museum and the Odessa branch of the Fabergé House.

Pavlovk Le Palais et le Park (Pavlovk the Palace and the Gardens.) Leningrad: Éditions d'art Aurore, 1976. First edition in French hardcover with dust jacket. 443 pp. A beautiful book on the 18th century Russian Imperial residence built by Catherine the Great for her son the Grand Duke Paul to celebrate the birth of his son, the future Alexander I of Russia...

Fabergé: Treasures of Imperial Russia by Géza von Habsburg. Saint Petersburg: The Link of Times Foundation. First edition hardcover with dust jacket and slip case, 2005. 352 pp. Beautiful collector's edition book dedicated to Peter Carl Faberge's life and well known creative work. Best known are the ornate Easter eggs that were commissioned from him annually by Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to the Baltic German...