by Shcherbatov, Sergei, Count (1875-1962)
New York: Izdatel'stvo imeni Chekhova, 1955. Octavo (19.5 × 14.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; [8], 408 pp. About very good; small tears on spine, title; minor traces of moisture on the back; glue traces on hinges. First edition of the recollections of Russian painter and art collector Sergei A. Shcherbatov (1874-1962), a scion of the Shcherbatov family, who studied in Düsseldorf and Munich before embarking on a career in Russia, which was cut short by the Russian Revolution of 1917. (Inventory #: P4409)