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PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). Evgenii Onegin. Roman v stikhakh. [Eugene Onegin. A novel in verse]. St. Petersburg: A. Smirdin, 1833.
The first book-form edition of the most celebrated work in Russian literature. Typically found in poor condition, this is an attractive example with wide margins and in a contemporary Russian binding. Pushkin published his best-known work in seven separate volumes from 1825 to 1832. This edition revises the text of those separate volumes and represents the first complete edition of this major landmark of world literature. Fekula 5074; Kilgour 877; Smirnov-Sokol'skii, Pushkin, 31.
Octavo (297 x 117mm). (Lacking the half-title, two leaves remargined at the fore-edge and lower margin, clean tears to the following two leaves repaired, lower corner of p.99 repaired, occasional short marginal tears repaired, some scattered spotting.) Contemporary Russian full leather, covers gilt to a patterned design, endleaves of corrugated silver paper with watercolour colouring and gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (joints cracked but holding, spine restored with small areas lost, extremities rubbed). Provenance: I.M. Stepanov (bookplate on the verso of front endleaf).
The first book-form edition of the most celebrated work in Russian literature. Typically found in poor condition, this is an attractive example with wide margins and in a contemporary Russian binding. Pushkin published his best-known work in seven separate volumes from 1825 to 1832. This edition revises the text of those separate volumes and represents the first complete edition of this major landmark of world literature. Fekula 5074; Kilgour 877; Smirnov-Sokol'skii, Pushkin, 31.
Octavo (297 x 117mm). (Lacking the half-title, two leaves remargined at the fore-edge and lower margin, clean tears to the following two leaves repaired, lower corner of p.99 repaired, occasional short marginal tears repaired, some scattered spotting.) Contemporary Russian full leather, covers gilt to a patterned design, endleaves of corrugated silver paper with watercolour colouring and gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (joints cracked but holding, spine restored with small areas lost, extremities rubbed). Provenance: I.M. Stepanov (bookplate on the verso of front endleaf).
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