In the auction, "Old and rare books, maps, engravings," will be offered to the publication of Pushkin's lifetime, the works of the Futurists, and publications designed Goncharova and Alexander Rodchenko

twisted A., V. Khlebnikov Game in Hell
Lithographs Natalia Goncharova. 1912
First Edition. Colored copy
Kabinet. 23.04.2013. Lot 282
Estimate: 000-800 670 000
Source: kabinet -auktion.com

«Kabinet", April 23, 2013. Beginning at 1 8 : 00
Moscow , Krimsky Val, 10, CHA

23 April 2013 at 18:00 at the auction house "Kabinet" will auction number 16 (58) "Old and rare books maps, engravings. " Pre-auction exhibition is open through April 23, inclusive, from 11:00 to 19:00.

Total auction is nearly 500 lots with a total estimate of the total of 50 million rubles.

Among them - five lifetime editions of Pushkin, including the first edition of "Eugene Onegin" in a single volume (1833), with a starting price of 1.6 million rubles. Prices for this edition when it appears at international auctions are rarely below 100 000-120 000. The catalog includes also book anthology "Athenaeum" (1830), which held its first appearance in print of Lermontov.

the first time in the world for auction presents hand-painted copy of the first fully lithographed books Russian Futurists Kruchenykh and Velimir Khlebnikov "Playing in hell." (Moscow, 1912). The text of the book from the hand played Kruchenykh, 14 lithographs, including a cover in the style of constructivism, made N. Goncharova . Cover and 10 lithographs hand-painted watercolor. On the back cover aside - autograph Kruchenykh. Introduced in the catalog copy is from the library workshop Vladimir V. Tatlin (on the front and back covers one side is stamped "Workshop Tatlin") - the creative association of Russian avant-garde artists. The starting price of publishing - 670 000 rubles.

To the same period belongs a very rare first edition of Velimir Khlebnikov, Kruchenykh and Elena Guro « Three "(St. Petersburg, 1913), dedicated to the memory of Elena Guro and old edition of only 500 copies. Artist edition delivered - he owns and 4 cover illustration. The starting price - 210 000 rubles.

has set out the first edition of the album "First Horse" (Moscow, 1937) Masters of constructivism Alexander Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova . The album has used photographs and historical documents of the Central Museum of the Red Army. The book, published in 1937, a year later became a rarity, as it includes portraits of "enemies of the people", retouched or cleaned in the second edition. "First Horse" - is not only a masterpiece of Soviet publishing, but also a valuable source of information about the time and country. The book is a collector's rarity, historical and museum value. The starting price - 520 000 rubles.

Books Russian avant-garde and constructivist always successfully sold at auction the auction house "Kabinet". In November 2012, "constructivist" book by Alexander Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova, "Moscow reconstructed" in 1938, at the start of 320 000 was sold for 1.4 million rubles, which was the world record for this edition. This year's "King Dodon" Alexei Remizov (Petrograd, 1921) at the start of 120,000 rubles was sold for 550,000 rubles, the book "Mayakovsky smiles. Mayakovsky laughs. Mayakovsky scoffs "at the start of the 50,000 rubles went for 240,000 rubles, and the book itself Mayakovsky" But. with. "at the start of 30,000 rubles was sold for 300,000 rubles.

Online auction catalog .

Bidding will take place April 23, 2013. Beginning at 18, 00.

Source : Press Release Auction House "Kabinet»