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KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). Modnaja lavka. [The Fashion Shop]. [with] Urok dochkam. [A Lesson to the Daughters]. St Petersburg: Imperial Theatre Press, 1807.
The very scarce first editions of Krylov’s famous satirical comedies, a rarity absent from collections such as Smirnov-Sokol'skii's, Lesman's and Rozanov's. All lifetime editions of his plays are ‘both rare and expensive’ (Smirnov-Sokol’skii); it is remarkably uncommon to find them bound together. They were an instant success and staged regularly during the author’s lifetime. In both, Krylov ‘made fun of Francophilia, depicting with a quantum of realism the ridiculous transactions of shady French charlatans and their Russian dupes’ (Senelick). Rare: RBH records no other copies being offered at auction. 1-2: Not in Smirnov-Sokol’skii, Moia biblioteka; 2: Kilgour 568. L. Senelick, Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre, p.199.
Octavo (96 x 168mm). Second work with the half-title (first title somewhat soiled, with small repair at gutter, paper flaw to lower margin of one leaf, occasional thumb marks, small light waterstain to outer margin of few quires). 19th-century Russian half crimson morocco, marbled boards, spine tooled in blind (extremities rubbed). Provenance: shelfmark paper label.
The very scarce first editions of Krylov’s famous satirical comedies, a rarity absent from collections such as Smirnov-Sokol'skii's, Lesman's and Rozanov's. All lifetime editions of his plays are ‘both rare and expensive’ (Smirnov-Sokol’skii); it is remarkably uncommon to find them bound together. They were an instant success and staged regularly during the author’s lifetime. In both, Krylov ‘made fun of Francophilia, depicting with a quantum of realism the ridiculous transactions of shady French charlatans and their Russian dupes’ (Senelick). Rare: RBH records no other copies being offered at auction. 1-2: Not in Smirnov-Sokol’skii, Moia biblioteka; 2: Kilgour 568. L. Senelick, Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre, p.199.
Octavo (96 x 168mm). Second work with the half-title (first title somewhat soiled, with small repair at gutter, paper flaw to lower margin of one leaf, occasional thumb marks, small light waterstain to outer margin of few quires). 19th-century Russian half crimson morocco, marbled boards, spine tooled in blind (extremities rubbed). Provenance: shelfmark paper label.
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