At the auction on December 14 will be presented a number of valuable books and manuscripts of the Museum. Just the directory — 472 lots. Auction will be held in two sessions

Session 1. Rare books, autographs, photographs and postcards. Online-каталог

Session 2: "the Journey from Petersburg to Moscow" rare books, autographs and photographs from St. Petersburg to the literary Fund. Online-каталог

the Greatest rarity — edition "of the General signals, oversees the Russian ship in His Majesty's Navy on the Russian and Dutch language" (1720). The publication does not described in the famous catalogue of Petrov and Bitowt wrote about him: "the Greatest rarity. The only copy of this edition located in KAB.[Isetsky] cases.[Ah]...". The historical rarity of the auction — ad 1741, dedicated to the defeat of the Swedish troops under Villmanstrand during the Russo-шведской war 1741-1743. with the mention of Emperor Ioann Antonovich. The ad refers to the reign of John (VI) Antonovich.

Another rare auction — "Dreams or Novels and stories a nobleman Kukuriku" P. A. Mashkov in publishing the cover of the special part of the edition, printed on the finest paper "with bronzed impression a capital vignettes" in St-Петербурге in 1843. Extremely rare book "Essays of Russian customs, or Obverse side and the reverse side of the human race" by F. Bulgarin 1843 with pictures, drawn on stone by V. Timm.

Unique copy of "Notes on Muscovy" Baron of Herberstein, 1866 edition with censored places. In the instance of the original page with the Bull of Pope Alexander and sequential pagination.

Twelve issues of "Materials for Russian iconography" D. Rovinsky (1884-1891., edition of 125 copies) — masterpiece in this auction. Even his contemporaries Rovinsky wrote about the publication that "hunters on him, even at such a high price will always meet, because, thanks to the extraordinary fidelity and beauty, it is a true treasure trove of monuments, engraving art, made by Russian craftsmen".

Among the autographs of the Museum stands a handwritten note by A. P. Chekhov, addressed to "Her Excellency Evgenia, Semenkovich", neighbor of the writer in Melikhovo. Known only four letters of Chekhov to E. M. Semenkovich. The location of the autograph of this letter is still not known. Also on auction will autograph Chekhov Lakino on the book "the Duel".

One of the more striking lots in the auction is the instance number 56 of the painted part of the edition of S. Yesenin's "Jesus child", published by the artel artists "Today" in 1918. Lovers of poetry will also be able to purchase the manuscript of the poem of S. Yesenin "And the heaven and earth all the same...". Poem written in ink on last blank page of the book "TextbookRussian history" by M. Ostrovsky, 1917 edition. Serious book collectors of the Silver age would certainly be an interesting second book of poems, N. Gumilev's "Romantic flowers" (Paris, 1908). Edition released edition of only 300 copies, is missing in the available catalogues of famous private collections and collections. Great collector's value is a named instance No. 34 tales "Tsar Dodon" by A. Remizov, with drawings by Leon Bakst (Monkey Great free House, 1921, edition of 333 copies), owned by V. Kantor.

special attention is given the extraordinary rarity — available for the first time manuscripts of religious works by Yuri Pavlovich Annenkov "Diary of my meetings. Fragments of draft manuscripts of two chapters" (Paris, 1961-1965) of E. Zamyatin and Mikhail Zoshchenko.

With all the lots can be viewed until 13 December (except Sunday and Monday) at the pre-auction exhibition at the office of the Auction house "Antiquarium" (Nizhny Kislovskiy lane., 6, p. 2).

the Auction will be held on December 14 ibid. Start of trading in 19:00.

Phone: 7 495.792.48.92; 7 985.969.77.45; e-mail: info@litfund.ru.

Source: press-релиз the Auction house "Russian enamel"