Collection 21-го of the auction "Three centuries" covers the period from the end of XVI century to our days — is a rare books, photographs and autographs

on Saturday 19th March at the auction house "Antiquarium" will be held 21-й an auction titled "Rare books, photographs and autographs." Start of trading in 14:00.

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Collection this auction covers the period from the late sixteenth century until the present day. Opens the directory one of the earliest Slavonic incunabula — "Lenten fasting" master T. Andronikos Ignorant man, published in 1589 in Moscow. Classification bibliographer Nikolai Berezin, it is "rare". "Lenten fasting" includes prayers for the days of lent and Holy week.

Connoisseurs of graphics will be offered two uvrazh: a well-known series of engravings by J. B. Piranesi's "Views of Rome" and the three-volume edition of "Picturesque review of the manners, customs and entertainments of Russian in 100 painted by hand on the leaves" (London, 1803 and 1804), an English watercolorist John Atkinson. Interested in Jewish topics addressed folder autolithograph Anatoly Kaplan "the Enchanted tailor" based on the works of Sholom-Алейхема.

In the section of literature and literary studies will attract the attention of a three-volume study of Nicholas Gastfreund "Companions of Pushkin at the Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum" (St. Petersburg, 1912-1913). The author has collected and compiled numerous handwritten and printed materials for pupils of the first issue of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.

Fans of the past addressed a copy of the study Nikolay Ustryalov "History of the reign of Peter the Great" (St. Petersburg, 1858-1863 he), whom the historian has dedicated the last 23 years of his life. For the same circle of collectors suitable gorgeous gift books: "Biographical sketch of count Vladimir Grigoryevich Orlov, the grandson made it gr. Vladimir Orlov-Давыдовым" (St. Petersburg, 1878), a three-volume study of Ivan Zabelin "Home life of the Russian people in the XVI and XVII century" (M., 1915-1918) and "Notes Sergei Grigorievich Volkonsky (Decembrist)" (St. Petersburg, 1901). Of the most interesting books on military history we can point to "the Memories orderly about the war 1877-1878" (St. Petersburg, 1891) with dedicatory inscription by the author, Vladimir Vonlyarlyarsky, and the work of Nikolay Dubrovin "the history of the Crimean war and defense of Sevastopol" (St. Petersburg., 1900).

In the section of geography and travel, among other valuable books — illustrated historical novel on the ancient story of Hermann Henkel "Under the sky of Greece" (St. Petersburg, 1908) in perfect safety and "Illustrated Buffon, or Natural history of the quadrupeds, birds, fishes and insects, hand-drawn by Victor Adam" (M., 1853).

Pre-auction exhibition is open from 1 to 18 March 2016 from 12 to 20 hours to the address: Moscow, Savvinskaya embankment, 23, p. 1 (the auction house "Antiquarium" in the building "Art center on Savvinskaya").

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Source: press-релиз auction house "three centuries"