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BAL'MONT, Konstantin Dmitrievich (1867-1942). Pesni Mstitelia. [Songs of the Avengers.] Paris: by Gnatovsky, 1907.
The first edition of this collection of radical rhymes written in the wake of the Revolution of 1905, advocating the murder of the Tsar ('If you want to sweep away a cobweb / Then look and start with the spider'). Such explosive content required this book to be published abroad. RBH and ABPC record no other copy having been offered at auction.
Octavo (204 x 135mm). (One corner bumped; occasional light marginal soiling.) Original red wrappers printed in black (scorch mark on the front cover; spine ends with small chips). Provenance: Russian bookseller's small stamps on the rear cover – Bloomsbury, 21 May 2008, lot 14.
The first edition of this collection of radical rhymes written in the wake of the Revolution of 1905, advocating the murder of the Tsar ('If you want to sweep away a cobweb / Then look and start with the spider'). Such explosive content required this book to be published abroad. RBH and ABPC record no other copy having been offered at auction.
Octavo (204 x 135mm). (One corner bumped; occasional light marginal soiling.) Original red wrappers printed in black (scorch mark on the front cover; spine ends with small chips). Provenance: Russian bookseller's small stamps on the rear cover – Bloomsbury, 21 May 2008, lot 14.
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