PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837) – Syn otechestva, istoricheskii, politicheskii i literaturnyi zhurnal. [Son of the Fatherland. A Historical, Political, and Literary Journal.] Volume 50. St Petersburg: N. Grech, 1818.
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PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837) – Syn otechestva, istoricheskii, politicheskii i literaturnyi zhurnal. [Son of the Fatherland. A Historical, Political, and Literary Journal.] Volume 50. St Petersburg: N. Grech, 1818.

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PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837) – Syn otechestva, istoricheskii, politicheskii i literaturnyi zhurnal. [Son of the Fatherland. A Historical, Political, and Literary Journal.] Volume 50. St Petersburg: N. Grech, 1818.

The first edition, comprising one of Pushkin's earliest publications: the first appearance of his poem 'K Mechtateliu' [To A Dreamer]. Pushkin was just 19, but probably wrote this poem in 1814 when he was still at the Tsarskoe Selo lyceum. His first book, Ruslan i Liudmila was not published until 1820. Rare: RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction; WorldCat locates no copy outside of Russia. Smirnov-Sokol'skii, Pushkin, 47 (p.488).

One volume, octavo (199 x 111mm). (Small loss in the margin of leaf 13.4 affecting a few letters; light scattered spotting; pencil underlining in the Pushkin poem.) Contemporary Russian mottled half calf, red leather label (spine ends and corners repaired; extremities rubbed). Provenance: '207' (press-mark in blue ballpoint on small white label).
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