Rare books, manuscripts, autographs and photographs at auction "In the Nikita"
ARTinvestment.RU   21 апреля 2017

27 APR 2017 auction House "Russian enamel" conducts the auction No. 92

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will Open the directory instance "service of the saints" 1622 (lot 1) with a record of the contribution of the book by Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Pozharsky in if the Makariev monastery. This copy printed of the saints is one of the most valuable evidence of the era about the relationship of Prince Dmitry Pozharsky with the monastery at Yellow Waters, a reminder of the events of the time of Troubles.

the Collectors of works of famous Russian scientists will be offered two interesting of the lot: "Short Russian chronicler lineage" M. V. Lomonosov 1760 (lot 5) and the first performance of the press N. Lobachevsky — article 1828 "On the mutual resonance or oscillation of air columns" (lot 23).

Collectors of lifetime editions of Alexander Pushkin intended the second part of the two volumes of "Poems and the novel by Alexander Pushkin" (lot 30). This is the first collection of all the poems written by A. S. Pushkin, — one of the rarest of lifetime editions of the poet. Part one was released in April, part two — in August 1835. Edition limited to 1,200 copies. Both volumes were sold for 20 rubles. Almost everything printed in the two volumes of the works of Alexander were previously published as separate editions.

a Friend of Pushkin, Vasily Zhukovsky presented the story of "Undine," published in 1837 (lot 32).

Lovers and collectors of illustrated books auction organizers address the third lifetime — and the first illustrated — edition of the tale of Peter Pavlovich Ershova, "the Ridge-Горбунок" (lot 33), and an album of lithographs "picnic" Russian Illustrator, artist, cartoonist Alexander Ignatievich Lebedev; feature of this instance is a professional hand-coloring with watercolors of his time (lot 41).

the Most expensive lot of the upcoming auctions — "UNOVIS. A piece of the Vitebsk Tvarkoma No. 1, dated November 20, 1920" — rare lithographed edition of the literary Association, created by Kazimir Malevich in Vitebsk (lot 178). His famous "Black square" Malevich used as a sign of Suprematism, the UNOVIS symbol as philosophical concept and a personal signature. "Black square" is present in the design of "Leaf".

the Special attention of poetry lovers there are two lots: the last lifetime edition of Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva — book "After Russia. 1922-1925", released in 1928 in Paris with a circulation of 500 copies (lot 220), and the first book of Nicholas Aseeva "Night flute", published in Moscow in 1914, with a circulation of 200 copies (lot 154).

In the section of autographs interesting inskript of Anton Chekhov, Dating from March 15 – June 10, 1896, in the book of M. A. Canera "Poems and elegies in prose" (lot 332). In the same section will present two autographs of the poet Nikolai Rubtsov(lots 386 and 387), publications with inscriptions N. Aseeva, K. Balmont, B. Zakhoder, M. Zoshchenko, etc.

Pre-show of lots opened in the halls of the House of antique books "In the Nikita" at the address: Moscow, Nikita lane, 4A, page 1.

the Auction will be held on April 27. Auction start at 19:00. Accepting absentee bids until 17:00.

Phone: 7 (495) 926-41-14, (from 10:00 to 20:00, Tuesday — Saturday); e-mail: [email protected].

Source: press-релиз House of Antique books "In the Nikita"