22-th Moscow International Book Fair

[Черномашенцев Владимир]

Surprisingly, the exhibition did not feel the global economic crisis. New pavilion number 75 flashed and glittered glass, for which, according to participants' feedback has been raised money for the rental of exhibition stands - amazing but true! There were markedly significant reduction in prices compared with last year. The exhibition demonstrated a new, previously unknown to me, members. Among them were both quite small private publishers and individual authors, who personally promoted his books. It is hardly necessary to show photos - they will be few people interested.
Also, I will not spend a lot of room for stories about new books of fiction. And on my passion - a modern, well-published book gift level.
But information about a topic close forumistam, I hope, will not leave anyone indifferent. Stands of the Hermitage, the Kremlin and many private publishers have laid the foundation of my book purchases. But, as in the past year, especially distinguished Russian Museum! Perhaps, their co-publishing program with the Palace Editions are unbeatable! Excellent quality printing, wide range and very low prices brought my greed.

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The result was more than 80 kg. Look at your shopping list - I'll start with some album art. Somehow, in the early emigrants went clear:
1) Alexei Jawlensky (in English. Language) 300 rubles.: P
2) Andrew Lanskoy 300 rubles: p
3) Natalia Goncharova. Years in Russia
4) Serge Sarsuns
5) Russian Paris
6) American artists from Russia Empire.
I point out the approximate retail prices in rubles, which I was particularly impressed! It should be noted that the maximum price for a thick albums do not exceed 1500 rubles, with that of the amount of 5000 rubles. was given an additional discount. But most albums sold in the range from 500 to 1000 rubles. Among them are such as:
1) "Russia" in New York and Bilbao. /Almanac Issue. 139
2) the twentieth century in the Russian Museum. Painting, Sculpture 1900-2000 period. /Almanac Issue. 204
Four volumes:
1) Drawings and Watercolors in Russia. XVIII century.
2) Drawings and Watercolors in Russian culture. The first half of the XIX century. /Almanac Issue. 119
3) Drawings and Watercolors in Russia. XX century. /Almanac Issue. 209
4) Drawings and Watercolors in Russia. The second half of XIX century. /Almanac Issue. 156
Suffice it interesting albums of thematic exhibitions with curious names: Age of Diaghilev, two, Horses in Russian art, game and Passion in Russian Fine Art, Power of Water, Venus, Sovetskaya Around the world with his easel ....
And also:
1) Aron Bukh 200 rubles.: P
2) Kasimir Malevich
3) Nick Suetin
And further: Rudolf Franz, Nikolai Ionin, Yuri Zlotnikov, Alexander Tokarev, Viggo Vallenscheld, A-Sun, Judith Rothschild, Alexander Timofeev, Mikhail Shvartsman, and many others. etc.

And I just finished off a set of two magnificent folios in gift box with a CD-ROM for 1500 rubles. (the whole set!): Abstraction in Russia. Twentieth century. (two volumes) /Almanac Issue. 17: eek:

Who then will say that it is not worth spending time at the book fair? But there is one "but"! At the stand of the Russian Museum is not a lot of albums - on average, they are brought to 5, a maximum of 10 pieces of each item. Therefore, after a stormy first day, tomorrow's visitors will not see that in abundance, which forced people to stand up a solid wall in front of books. Such excitement at the other stands I have not noticed. And by the end of the exhibition, no one will understand my enthusiasm for the half-empty stand of the Russian Museum. So, I met with the head of the publishing house GRM, received a business card with the coordinates and the request to send a request for advance purchase - I know how to establish good business relationship. Now you can drum up albums in more favorable conditions, without fuss exhibition. So soon it will be possible to open a stall selling album art - it's painful to very different prices from the shops retail publishing!: D

Last year I set my personal record, when brought back for one day with the exhibition of more than 70 kg of books. Why so rude I think! The point is that gift edition and artistic albums weigh considerably more than the cheapest mass literature. But the 02 September 2009 at the first day of the exhibition is more than I beat her old record - have been taken with VVC 141 kg 200g. literature! The bulk of it is made artistic art albums. I wonder how long they hold on this record?