Thursday, 25 June at 19:00, at the auction house "KABINET" will be held the auction "old and Rare books, autographs XVI-XX centuries", which will feature over 400 lots, covering almost patiekalai period — from rare books and manuscripts of the XVI-XVII centuries before photos, autographs and manuscripts of the second half of the twentieth stoletiya@

Opens the auction catalog section "From Peter the Great to Alexander I". Rare "Peter" books "Introduction to Historia European" S. von Pufendorf and the first Russian book on international law "Reasoning any legitimate reason..." p. P. Shafirov beautifully preserved and decorated with the most exquisite library. "Letters of Peter the Great, count Sheremetev" published 50 years after his death with a beautiful portrait of count are also a rarity on antique-букинистическом the Russian market. One of the most splendid Russian editions of the XVIII century — album coronation of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna with 49 engravings И.А. Sokolova, Г.А. Katchalov and Х.А. Wortman — a few years ago was sold at auction by Christie's for 100 thousand dollarov@

In the section of military subjects one of the most remarkable illustrated editions of the eighteenth century "Book of Mars" and a rare set of "Biography of the Russian generalissimus and General-фельдмаршалов" D. N. Bantysh-Каменского with 48 portraits in 4-х Tomah@

One of the main top-лотов auction "Atlas of the Kaluga region" (1782) adorns the traditional "Empire" section "Geography. Travel. Terrain. Monasteries and temples". Here is a unique preservation of "Historical and topographical description of our capital city" (1796) with the engraved parts plans goroda@

editions of Russian classics are presented in the section "Russian literature. Almanacs, magazines and collections". Top-лотами here are rare almanac of the Pushkin era "Northern star" (1829); collection of poems by Ivan Kozlov (1834), and, of course, the first posthumous edition of poems by Mikhail Lermontov 4-х volumes (1842-1844).

And in the section "Art. Illustrated, gift and anniversary editions" not without these masterpieces, — and as such certainly is practically nenahodimy the album "the scenery of Monrepos estate in Finland" (1840). Lithographed views create visual imagery to the poem of Baron A. L. von Nicolay. The text and illustrations depict the luxurious estate of Baron, located near Vyborg. Also decorate the section "Samples of decorative and applied art from the Imperial palaces" (1901) and complete annual sets of the journal "Russian art leaf" V. Timm for 1856-1858 godi@

a Special place in the "From Alexander III to Nicholas II" is a full seven-volume set of fundamental labor N. To. Schilder on the life and reign of the Russian emperors. Another top-лот — richly illustrated jubilee historical sketch of the mechanical factory Ludwig Nobel in St.-Петербурге (1912).

Among the rarities of the XXth century — stilografiche edition with handwritten text "Live Mayakovsky" А.Е. Twisted (1930) and the book "Sandstorm" V. J. Pernah by artist lithographs Н.С. Goncharova (1919). Particularly noteworthy are unique handwritten poetry book, "dreams of the future and thoughts about the past..." A. Markov (1925) and a postcard of General A. I. Denikin (1937).

Books, documents, manuscripts, autographed photos from the family archives of several generations of residents of the Northern capital combines separate directory "St. Petersburg collection".

Here before the eyes of the collector will appear in photographs and letters of Anna Akhmatova, known to the researcher addressed the poetry of Lydia Ginzburg, letters of Sergei Dovlatov, Brodsky, Nadezhda Mandelstam and Lydia Chukovskaya from the archives of St Petersburg's famous poet Alexander Kushner, autographs of Alexander green and Nicholas Michael, Feodor Chaliapin and Leonid Sobinov, Tamara Karsavina and Maya Plisetskaya from the collection of the theater critic of Solomon Tresser, photos of public figures of pre-revolutionary Russia Zinoviev and actress Alice Coonen@

Rare autograph of Dmitri Shostakovich and the book with a dedication by Joseph Brodsky from home Assembly Zinoviev-Красовских-Золотницких undoubtedly cause acute interest kollekcionerov@

First for the Russian auction will rare photo of Grigory Rasputin with his autograph from the collection of paintings by the famous Leningrad, V. N. Ruslanova. From the same collection happen Royal Decrees, signed by Empress Catherine and count Potemkin, documents of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, the letter Ilya Repin and rare group photo in his workshop, made during the reading of the play by Leonid Andreyev "thou shalt Not kill".

particularly noteworthy are books by Mikhail Zoshchenko and Leonid dobyichina. The autographs left by the prominent writer of the twentieth century on the pages of their books, depicting not only the feeling but also a Testament to their tragic fate. The same testimony is a letter by Eugene Schwartz, to which is annexed a most interesting document, "what would like to forget the writer K. M. Simonov", telling of the meeting of the Leningrad branch of the Union of writers, which "poisoned" Sosenko@

Section "Photography" presents a selection of rare images – original and prints 1950-х, — Andrew White, Osip Mandelstam, Korney Chukovsky, Boris Pasternak, and also a photo of Mikhail Baryshnikov made by Valery Plotnikov on the last day of a dancer in Leningrad. Great album of photos of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev allows you to look at the most interesting period of the Soviet era with opposite – steering point zreniya@

Pre-auction exhibition runs every day until June 24 from 12:00 to 20:00 at Moscow, Savvinskaya embankment, 23, p. 1 (auction house "Antiquarium" in the building "Art center on Savvinskaya"). The auction will be held on Thursday 25 June. In the beginning 19.00.

All approximate prices in the catalogue are quoted in units (1 u.e. equal to the US dollar).

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Source: press-релиз auction house "Antiquarium"