23 April at 19.00 in the auction house “SOVKOM” a regular auction “Bukinist”. Today, a pre-exhibition

April 23, 2009 at 19.00 in the auction house «SOVKOM» (St. Schepkin, 28) held a regular auction «Bukinist». Pre-exhibition opens today and will operate from 11.00 to 18.00 every day.

attention of participants of the forthcoming auction will be offered 222 lots.

In the tradition of auctions «SOVKOM» open bidding books XVII - XVIII centuries. Great interest is semiannual compilation of the magazine «Compositions and transfers to employee benefits and jollification» in 1762, established at the initiative of Moscow State University.

As always, invited a large number of books on Russian history. In particular, the list of lots present work PI Nebolsina «Conquest of Siberia» out of the light in 1849, part of the labor AA Leforta «gosudaryni History of the reign of Empress Catherine II» (1837), «The archaeological description of the Church of Antiquities in Novgorod and its surroundings »Archimandrite Makary (1860), and other publications.

feature of the auction is to offer a large number of illustrated collection of publications and books related to the history of art, as well as original copyright works. These etchings I. Shishkina , prints ES Kruglikova , a rare architectural etching Valentin Serov, serves to illustrate the fables of IA Krylov.

Note the selection chromolithograph VF Timm , including lists of related to Imam Shamil.

Top-auction lots have been describing the coronation of Emperor Nicholas I, Alexander II and Alexander III (published in 1828, 1856 and 1883, respectively). Tselnokozhanye binding with gold embossed, engraved wonderful song, works of outstanding Russian artists made these publications podnosnye original findings for the bibliophile and all connoisseurs of art books.

Source: Press Releases auction house «Sovkom»