Gogol, N.V. Portrait (Portret), 1928. In Russian

[Библиофильское издание с гравюрами А. Кравченко] Гоголь, Н. В. Портрет. Повесть.
Библиофильское издание с гравюрами А. Кравченко. Вступительные статьи П.С. Когана и А.В. Бакушинского.
Москва-Ленинград: Государственное издательство, 1928 г.
Отпечатано в типографии Нижполиграф
93, [2] с., ил. В издательской художественной обложке., 22,5х15 см.
Тираж: 4000 экз.
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Gogol, N.V. Portret. Povest'. [Portrait. A Story].
Bibliophile edition with engravings by A. Kravchenko. Introductory articles by P.S. Kogan and A.V. Bakushinsky.
Moscow-Leningrad: State Publishing House (Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo), 1928.
Printed at the Nizhpoligraf printing house.
93, [2] p., ill. In the publisher's artistic cover., 22.5x15 cm.
Edition of 4,000 copies.

This 1928 bibliophile edition of Nikolai Gogol's classic story "The Portrait" is a landmark of Soviet book art from the late 1920s. The publication is distinguished by the masterful woodcut engravings of Alexei Ilyich Kravchenko (1889–1940), a prominent graphic artist whose expressive, dramatic style perfectly captures the mystical and psychological tension of Gogol's narrative. The edition is further enriched by introductory essays from literary critic P.S. Kogan and art historian A.V. Bakushinsky, providing critical context. Published by the State Publishing House in Moscow-Leningrad in a print run of 4,000 copies, this volume features the original artistic cover design and was printed on high-quality paper. It exemplifies the height of the Soviet bibliophile movement, where great literature was paired with exceptional graphic art, making it a highly desirable collectible for connoisseurs of Russian literature, printmaking, and early Soviet book design.