100-й auction "House of antique books in Nikitsky": rare editions and unusual format
ARTinvestment.RU   21 сентября 2017

28 September 2017 house "In Nikitsky" will hold a jubilee auction. The auction will be exhibited rare books, autographs and photographs

the format of the auction this time not quite usual: the auction will be preceded by a lecture of Director of the State literary–memorial Museum of Anna Akhmatova in the fountain house Nina Ivanovna Popova "the Museum: a temple or forum". The number of lots, stated at the auction, will also be much lower than usual — 100 positions, which, in the opinion of the organizers, must be claimed by the most discerning audience.

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Among the publications of the XVIII century, the opening of the jubilee catalogue, and a manuscript of Simeon Denisov "the Story of otteh and Stradale Solovki" (lot 5), published in the nineties of the eighteenth century and dedicated to the famous "Solovki seat" — eight-year heroic resistance of the monks of the Solovetsky monastery of the Royal troops sent to conquer and pacify. Very interesting and lot 6 — "Elizabethan Bible" 1790 edition, which belonged to the Abbot of Murom Annunciation monastery Archimandrite A. N. Polisadov (great-grandfather of the poet Andrey Voznesensky).

Here, the organizers recommend to pay attention to the "law of the sovereign Tsar and Grand Prince Ivan Vasilyevich" G. F. Miller (lot 2) and "Theoretical and practical arithmetic, in the use and consumption of youth" D. S. Anichkov (lot 3).

the nineteenth century also presented many rare specimens. So, the sale will feature the first edition of "Experience the theory of taxes" N. Turgenev (1818) — the first book on the tax system in Russia (lot 11). The book was absolutely unprecedented for such serious works success: coming out in November, 1818, by the end of the year were almost all sold out. After 1825 the publication was prohibited, because the author was recognized as a state criminal, copies were seized and destroyed.

Undoubted ornament section the compilers of the directory is a four-volume "around the world" Dumont-Дюрвиля (lot 14), presented at the auction in the half-bound of its time, and well-preserved three volumes of "one Hundred Russian writers" (lot 15) with a complete set of portraits, which is a rarity.

the catalogue is richly presents the classics of Russian literature. Connoisseurs, lovers and connoisseurs of Russian literature and books are used: the first in vivo works N. Gogol, published in 1842 (lot 19), the collected works of Prince V. F. Odoevsky (lot 20), 2-е edition (1855) the poem "a Dangerous neighbor" V. L. Pushkin (lot No. 22), dated to 100-летнему the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin edition of the poem "the fountain of Bakhchisarai", 1899 (lot 36), Deluxe bibliophile edition of the Comedy of A. S. Griboedov "Woe from wit" in 1913 (lot 49).

Among the publications of the early XX century are highlighted in lot 38, consisting of two books of the series "the history of the famous travels and travelers", and lot 46 — "history of the foreign culture. Clothing, household utensils, field and military instruments of the peoples of ancient and modern times" F. Hottenroth (1911).

the Most expensive lot catalog — "the plans of the buildings of the Moscow Kremlin", performed by hand and painted with watercolors by the authors — architects P. A. Gerasimov and E. D. Tyurin. Plans created in the 1860-х, by order of S. P. Bartenev, during his work on the book "the Moscow Kremlin in the old days and now", and exist in a single copy (lot 26).

In the section of autographs of participantsthe auction offered an autograph of Ivan Turgenev left on one of the volumes of his collected works in the time of the last arrival in Russia two years before his death, in 1881 (lot 29). Three autographs of Alexander Blok in the works (lot 47) will adequately enhance any collection. Complement section and the manuscript of an unpublished poem, "With an open heart. The message of the poet Arkady Sukharev" V. Belov (lot 85), autographs of Anna Akhmatova (lot 57). Rubtsova (lot # 83) and a few autographs Brodsky (lots 98-100).

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 September 28. 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 Nikitsky"