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[PUSHKIN, Alexander (1799-1837).] Istoriia pugachevskago bunta. [History of the Pugachev Rebellion.] St Petersburg: (at the Imperial Chancellery press) 1834.
The first edition of Pushkin's history of the Pugachev rebellion, the peasant revolt of 1773-4. Rare: RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction since 1975. Tsar Nicholas II loaned Pushkin 20,000 rubles to publish this scholarly work, insisting on the use of the word 'rebellion' in the title, rather that Pushkin's working title 'History of Pugachev'. Pushkin conducted much of the research in state archives, corresponded with surviving eyewitnesses, and visited the scenes of the conflict. This copy includes the supplemental notes (110pp.) not mentioned in Smirnov-Sokol'skii. Kilgour 887; Smirnov-Sokol'skii, Pushkin, 33.
Three parts in one volume, octavo (249 x 156mm). Engraved map, engraved numismatic portrait of Pugachev, and three leaves of lithographed manuscript (lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece; fore-margin of half-title strengthened; leaf 8.1 in part 2 with a small repair in the blank margin). 20th-century green half leather preserving the spine of a contemporary binding, flat spine tooled in gilt in compartments. Provenance: deleted title inscription; small inscription in ballpoint pen in the top margin of the half-title.
The first edition of Pushkin's history of the Pugachev rebellion, the peasant revolt of 1773-4. Rare: RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction since 1975. Tsar Nicholas II loaned Pushkin 20,000 rubles to publish this scholarly work, insisting on the use of the word 'rebellion' in the title, rather that Pushkin's working title 'History of Pugachev'. Pushkin conducted much of the research in state archives, corresponded with surviving eyewitnesses, and visited the scenes of the conflict. This copy includes the supplemental notes (110pp.) not mentioned in Smirnov-Sokol'skii. Kilgour 887; Smirnov-Sokol'skii, Pushkin, 33.
Three parts in one volume, octavo (249 x 156mm). Engraved map, engraved numismatic portrait of Pugachev, and three leaves of lithographed manuscript (lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece; fore-margin of half-title strengthened; leaf 8.1 in part 2 with a small repair in the blank margin). 20th-century green half leather preserving the spine of a contemporary binding, flat spine tooled in gilt in compartments. Provenance: deleted title inscription; small inscription in ballpoint pen in the top margin of the half-title.
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