Pasternak, B. L. Poems (Stikhotvoreniya), 1935. In Russian.

Пастернак Б. Л.
Стихотворения. / [На титульном листе владельческая дарственная надпись]. В одном томе. Издание второе. Переплет, шмуц-титул и заставки: М. Кирнарский. Портрет — гравюра на дереве — работы худ. Н. Дмитриевского.
Москва : Государственное издательство «Художественная литература», 1935.
440 с., 1 вкл. л. портр. ; Обычный формат. Твердый издательский переплет. Прижизненное издание.
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Pasternak, Boris.
Poems. / [Inscribed by previous owner on the title page]. In one volume. Second edition. Binding, half-title, and headpieces by M. Kirnarsky. Portrait—woodcut—by artist N. Dmitrievsky.
Moscow : State Publishing House "Khudozhestvennaya Literatura", 1935.
440 pp., 1 tipped-in portrait ; Regular format. Hardcover. Lifetime edition.

This 1935 collection represents a significant lifetime publication of Boris Pasternak, appearing at a complex juncture in both his literary career and the Soviet political climate. Published as a second edition just a year after his prominent speech at the First Congress of Soviet Writers, the volume offers a comprehensive look at Pasternak’s poetic output before his shift toward translation work in the late 1930s. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Pasternak’s lyrical world, including the arrangement of cycles from his early Futurist-influenced works to the profound nature-driven philosophy of My Sister, Life and Themes and Variations. This edition captures the poet's unique voice—characterized by dense imagery, rhythmic complexity, and an intense sensory connection to the world—at a time when he was still recognized as one of the leading figures of the Soviet literary vanguard.
The book is also a fine example of Soviet book design of the mid-1930s. The binding, half-title, and decorative headpieces were designed by Mark Kirnarsky, a master of graphic arts known for his elegant and balanced compositions. A standout feature is the tipped-in woodcut portrait of Pasternak by Nikolai Dmitrievsky, which captures the poet's striking profile with the stark, expressive lines characteristic of the period's woodblock tradition. This copy features a contemporary owner’s gift inscription on the title page, adding a layer of personal provenance to the historical value of the volume. For bibliophiles, collectors of Silver Age remnants, and scholars of Russian modernism, this 1935 Moscow imprint is a vital primary source, documenting Pasternak’s status in the Soviet literary hierarchy before the era of official censure and the eventual writing of Doctor Zhivago.