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PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837). Stikhotvoreniia. [Poems.] St Petersburg: at the press of the Department of Public Education, 1826.
The first edition of Pushkin’s rare first collection of poetry. A crisp and fresh example, in a contemporary Russian binding. The entire edition of 1200 copies was sold out within two months and 'it became rare even within the poet's own lifetime' (Smirnov-Sokol'skii). Pushkin had intended to publish a collection of his poems earlier, but lost his manuscript in a card game in 1820. He bought it back in early 1825, for 500 rubles, with profits from the publication of the first part of Eugene Onegin. Although dated 1826, this first edition was published on 28 December 1825, two week after the Decemberist revolt. Kilgour 878; Smirnov-Sokol’skii, Pushkin, 6.
Octavo (202 x 123mm). Complete with the half-title; printed on laid paper watermarked '1822' (light soiling in the half title; light browning in the margins of the first and last few leaves; small ink stain in the fore margin and in leaf 2.6). Contemporary Russian half calf, flat spine tooled in compartments in gilt and blind, green morocco label (lacking the front free endpaper; joints and extremities neatly repaired). Provenance: small inscription on front pastedown.
The first edition of Pushkin’s rare first collection of poetry. A crisp and fresh example, in a contemporary Russian binding. The entire edition of 1200 copies was sold out within two months and 'it became rare even within the poet's own lifetime' (Smirnov-Sokol'skii). Pushkin had intended to publish a collection of his poems earlier, but lost his manuscript in a card game in 1820. He bought it back in early 1825, for 500 rubles, with profits from the publication of the first part of Eugene Onegin. Although dated 1826, this first edition was published on 28 December 1825, two week after the Decemberist revolt. Kilgour 878; Smirnov-Sokol’skii, Pushkin, 6.
Octavo (202 x 123mm). Complete with the half-title; printed on laid paper watermarked '1822' (light soiling in the half title; light browning in the margins of the first and last few leaves; small ink stain in the fore margin and in leaf 2.6). Contemporary Russian half calf, flat spine tooled in compartments in gilt and blind, green morocco label (lacking the front free endpaper; joints and extremities neatly repaired). Provenance: small inscription on front pastedown.
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