On the last this year the auction presents a selection of books from the first half of the XVIII —, mid-twentieth century on the history, geography, philosophy, art, bibliography, etc., as well as photos of the late XIX — early twentieth century. Only 340 lots.

Separately, the organizers say a lot of absolute rarity — the first lifetime edition of the novel "Hero of our time" by Mikhail Lermontov. The book was published in Saint-Петербурге, in the printing of Ilya Glazunov in 2 parts with a circulation of 1,000 copies. The book is hardly found on sale. A unique instance visitors can watch the pre-show.

Open auction the instance of the first geographical encyclopedias in Russian, the famous Peter the great's edition of "Geography-General" B. Varenius, with colorful engraved frontispiece and tables.

On the auction and a full and varied eighteenth century. Here and 2-е edition of Alexei Leontiev "Chinese thoughts" (1775), and the personal manuscript collection of mid-eighteenth century with 48 single-lane miniatures, and "the Charter of the deanery or the police" (1782). Petrovskoye presented a rare edition dedicated to the war with the Swedes, — "Discourse which legitimate reasons... Peter the Great to re-launching the war against the king Carol the 12, Swedish in 1700, had" p. P. Shafirov, and more.

Among the illustrated books, no doubt, attract the attention of the albums color aquatint, published in London in the early XIX century, when during and after the Napoleonic wars in Europe has awakened interest in Russia and everything Russian: "paintings of the habits, customs and amusements of the Russians, Tatars, Mongols and other peoples of the Russian Empire" Heusler (1804) and "Costumes of the Russian Empire" (1811), "Artistic reproduction of the costumes and customs of the peoples of the Russian Empire," V. Alexander (1823), "Materials for the history of Russian garments" Prokhorov (1871) and others.

among the most rare editions of the second half of the XIX century, presented in the auction catalogue, the organizers noted a few lots. This is an Album of engravings to the book "Detailed description of the solemn orders of vshestviya and sacred coronation of the Great Empress Elisavet Petrovna's coronation on 25 April 1742";, "the Bible or Sacred books of the old and New Testament" with 230 drawings by Gustave Dore, 3-х volumes; "Architecture of ancient Egypt" by A. V. Prahova; "Russian Folk tales" by A. N. Afanasyev; almanac "polar star" in 1824 and many other collector's edition.

a Rather large collection of calendars and Mesyatseslov, chronologically covering the period from 1780 to the second decade of the twentieth century. Calendars — popular subject for collectors, and good specimens of these publications are extremely rare.

Among the publications of the twentieth century — novels outstanding foreign writers: "Exiles" by A. Conan Doyle (1908); "Paris monster" Katula Mendes (1912), issued by the publishing house "Sphinx"; "Mysterious neighbor, millionaire Marsala" Edgar Wallace (1927); "Grizzly" George. O. Kervud [1927]. All these books are preserved in a graceful bound period.

the pre-Auction exhibition is open from December 10, 2016 to the address: Moscow, Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 25 (metro station "the Airport").

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Source: press-релиз auction house "KABINET"

Source: press-релиз Antique Book Club