ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837). The Queen of Spades, London, The Blackamore Press, 1928, 4to, coloured illustrations, original vellum-backed boards. NUMBER 74 OF 250 COPIES.

ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837).  The Queen of Spades ... Preface by Prince D. Sviatopolk-Mirsky, translated by J. E. Pouterman and C. Bruerton. London: The Blackamore Press, 1928 [but spine dated 1929]. 4to (248 x 185mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and illustrations by Alexandre Alexeieff. Original vellum-backed black buckram boards lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (lightly rubbed). Provenance: from the Collection of the late Professor Bernard Nevill (1930-2019). LIMITED TO 310 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 74 OF 250 COPIES "ON RIVES VELLUM."