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AKHMATOVA, Anna (1888-1966). Podorozhnik. [Plantain.] St Petersburg: Petropolis, 1921.
The first edition, limited issue; the Chuvanov copy. One of 100 numbered copies, this one number 56, for private distribution and not for sale. Mikhail Ivanovich Chuvanov, who was personally acquainted with many authors including Bulgakov, built a celebrated collection of books and manuscripts now in the Russian State Library. The cover design and frontispiece are by Mstislav Dobuzhinskii (1875-1957). RBH and ABPC record only two copies having been offered at auction, both rebound. Kilgour 7; Tarasenkov p.24.
Small octavo (120 x 85mm). Frontispiece by M.V. Dobuzhinskii (margins faintly yellowed). Original illustrated wrappers, by Dobuzhinskii, printed in yellow and black (short tears at extremities; light soptting); custom grey linen clamshell case. Provenance: M.I. Chuvanov (1894-1988, bibliophile; pictorial bookplate dated 1931 in the engraving).
The first edition, limited issue; the Chuvanov copy. One of 100 numbered copies, this one number 56, for private distribution and not for sale. Mikhail Ivanovich Chuvanov, who was personally acquainted with many authors including Bulgakov, built a celebrated collection of books and manuscripts now in the Russian State Library. The cover design and frontispiece are by Mstislav Dobuzhinskii (1875-1957). RBH and ABPC record only two copies having been offered at auction, both rebound. Kilgour 7; Tarasenkov p.24.
Small octavo (120 x 85mm). Frontispiece by M.V. Dobuzhinskii (margins faintly yellowed). Original illustrated wrappers, by Dobuzhinskii, printed in yellow and black (short tears at extremities; light soptting); custom grey linen clamshell case. Provenance: M.I. Chuvanov (1894-1988, bibliophile; pictorial bookplate dated 1931 in the engraving).
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