last Thursday, January 28, the auction house "literary Fund" held the first in 2016 and the sixth in its history, the auction "Rare books, manuscripts and autographs".

the Auction was a real treat for collectors and lovers of rare books. This evening doors to the guests of the "literary Fund" has hospitably opened one of the oldest in Moscow hotels — hotel "national". Traditionally, before the auction, guests could tune in to dive into the world of antiquarian rarities through cultural programmes. The songs the guests sang poet and performer of art song Sergey Nevsky.

Auction, the collection was full of rare book editions, historical documents and autographs. For the convenience of the public at this time, the auction catalogue was divided into two thematic sessions, each of which was interesting in-своему. Session # 1: "Rare books, manuscripts, autographs, photographs, posters and drawings" included a wide variety of historical documents of the XVIII — XX centuries, among which stand out, such as "Public announcement of the Empress and the Russian Samoderzhets Elizabeth about the successful conquest now Our arms the whole Kingdom of Prussia" 1758 (lot 8) or leaflet "Changes and new spelling rules" of 1917-1918 (lot 181), as well as a number of rare books, particularly the first book in A. N. Radischev "a Meditation on Greek history..." 1773 (lot 10A). Session No. 2: "Russia and Ukraine: a road century. Rare books of the XVII — XIX centuries on the history of Russian-украинских relationship" of the 150 lots and is contained, it seems, all the main and rare books on the subject: from the first works of art in the Ukrainian language (in transliteration), books "Eneida on little Russian language turned Kotlyarevskyi" 1798 (lot 242), a rare first edition of the poem "hamalia" Shevchenko 1844 (lot 266) to the rare books 1930-40-х.

it is no wonder, under such inputs, that neither the January Moscow prolonged rain or squally wind is not prevented to gather in the "Moscow" hall "of the national" nearly four dozen people, most of whom took an active part in the drawing lots of the auction.

Total trading results came on the same level with the organization of the auction. For more than three hours of trading were sold 234 of 391 lots, or 59,85 % directory. The total revenue of the organizers exceeded 36 million rubles and amounted 168,7 % of the average aggregate scores of all lots.

it is Noteworthy that almost 60% of total sold (123 of 234 lots) at auction and bought up personally against the hall bidders. The phone managed to pick up 63 lot, 37 times the victory was celebrated by Internet-покупатели, and 11 times the winning distance rate.

And some more General numbers. Level of 1 million rubles was immediately overcome four lots, with the most expensive of them @the mdas with an incredible increase in the price of a hammer 17 times relative to the numbers of the start. Interestingly, the level of the final prices of the lots, on average, three — five times the price of launch, results in 10 times or more higher than the starting price showed just four of the 234 sold in the evening lots.

is Very significant statistics for each session separately.

From the first section 241 of the lot — "Rare books, manuscripts, autographs, photographs, posters and graphics" — to the new owners went 122, or 50,62 % of the lots. The result of the money was slightly less than 12,2 million roubles — 104,48 % average estimate of lots that session. First major purchase, ask, perhaps, the tone and pace of the rest of the auction was "the Announcement of necitelny Susannah waters at Olonets" (lot of 3) — is a rare document of the 1719 edition, which was published on 13 "Doktorska" rules about the use of mineral waters, dieting and relaxation. From the start 15 000 rubles in the battle for the four-page leaflet came two customers in the hall, the party on the phone and Internet-игрок. Fought seriously, many dozens of steps, and all perebralis the buyer on the phone, offered for lot 280 000 roubles, almost twenty times higher than the starting. Record the purchase of the first session of the auction and the second price auction expected the whole evening became one of the most interesting lots of the catalogue, the first book of Alexander Nikolayevich Radishchev — translation of the works of Abbe De Mably G. "Reflections on Greek history, or about the causes of prosperity and misery of the Greeks" 1773. The translation was published in a small edition of 650 copies and was accompanied by notes Radishcheva "seditious" nature, exposing the shortcomings of autocratic rule. Obviously, such denunciation has not lost relevance in our time: starting with 1 800 000 rubles, and two bidders in the room and on the phone were a duel for the possession of rarity, while the hammer price is not reached the figure of 4 600 000 roubles, for which lot and got the winner on the phone.

Applause broke the result of the draw of lot 81 — books E. Pelican "Judicial-медицинские research scopetta with brief historical information" 1875 edition. Bidding on this "rare book contains very interesting materials on the history of SopCast", starting with 20 000 absentee bids, with the participation of several online-игроков and phone of the buyer lasted a few dozen steps until the value of the lot has not reached 180 000. Won the phone. The most productive, with more than 30-кратным (!) the growth of prices relative to the start, was to draw leaflets of the people's Commissariat of Education 1917-1918 "spelling Changes and new rules," forever excluded from the spelling of the Russian language letters Yat, EP, fit, etc. With a modest start in 3 000 absentee rate, this fascinating historical document was sold for 100,000 rubles to one of several Internet-игроков participating in the auction.

the Contents of the directory for the second session of the auction — "Russia and Ukraine: a road century. Rare books of the XVII — XIX centuries on the history of Russian-украинских relationship", probably, will long be remembered as a benchmark and the most successful subject selection public auction second-hand trading. Here coincidentally all — the level of the selected publications and their initial assessment, the feeling, perfectly fit the requests of most demanding audience. Even in the hall was attended by a group of particularly passionate collectors of books on this topic, for the sake of personal participation in the auctions came to Moscow from the neighboring country. The enthusiasm of those present in the auction room of participants was reflected in the total sales figures in this section. With the hammer went 74,67 % (112 of 150) of books of Ukrainian subjects. The total amount sold was an incredible 24,1 million roubles — 244,47 % of the average aggregate scores of all lots of strings. More than half sold — 66 lots, bought hall, 31 lots went to buyers on the phone, 11 lots went to Internet-участникам, and only four times has played distance rate.

the Most expensive lot of the second session (and all day) became the first edition of poems of Taras Shevchenko's "hamalia", released in the printing Algina M., the St-Петербурге, 1844 — is small, 12-страничная very rare book (details not contained either in the available bibliography references the book of curiosities, nor in the catalogues of the largest public and private Russian libraries). From the start to 500 000 rubles, against phone player and participant in the hall, in a very emotional bargaining — with long thoughts, perekidyvaem digits for the next step in different currencies and additional phone calls, the book went to the gym for 8 500 000, at 17 (!!!) times higher start.

the Large interest of the public aroused and last lifetime book of T. Shevchenko "the Russian Primer", published by St-петербургской Pechatny of Hohenfelde and Co in 1861, and prohibited for circulation in 1862. Starting with 2 million rubles, in the struggle between the two phones and the floor, the book went to the winner on the phone for 3 800 000 rubles.

the Third lot-миллионником section has become a complete set of the rare first edition of the four-volume "History of little Russia, since the accession thereof to the Russian State under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, with a brief review of the primitive condition of this region" D. N. Bates-Каменского. The book, commissioned by the Governor of Ruthenia N. G. Repnin-Волконского and printed in Moscow, in the printing Selivanovsky Seeds in 1822, was sold on the phone for 2 200 000 rubles, slightly above the starting price of 2 000 000 rubles.

Well, the beginning of the year for the "literary Fund" came out quite impressive. High level of organization of the auction, work with directory, and with the audience once again gave a good result. Will you continue this trend and further, can be seen today, February 4, in Moscow "President-Отеле".

Maria Kuznetsova, AI