EVREINOV NIKOLAI (1879-1953) Teatr dlya sebya [The Theatre for Oneself]: [in 3 parts]. Petrograd: N.I. Butkovskaya, [1915-1917]. Parts 1, 2.

Part 1: [Theoretical]. [1915]. Drawings by N. Kulbin. [2], 208, [1] pp.: ill.; Part 2: Pragmatic. Censor’s approval 1916. Drawings by Yu. Annenkov. [2], 110 pp.: ill., 6 plates; 22.5 x 17.5 cm. Each part in the publisher’s illustrated wrapper. In good condition. Wrappers of both parts restored: backed with thick paper, spines renewed, minor soiling (parts 1, 2). Ownership inscription on the first free page (part 1) and on the title page (part 2). Text blocks in good condition. First edition of the most important theoretical work of Nikolai Nikolaevich Evreinov (1879-1953), Russian and French director, playwright, theorist and reformer of the theatre, theatre historian, philosopher and actor, musician, artist and psychologist.