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MANDEL'SHTAM, Osip Emil'evich (1891-1938). Kamen. Stikhi. [Stone. Poems.] St Petersburg: Giperborei, 1916.
A review copy of the first enlarged edition of Mandel'shtam's masterpiece, inscribed by the poet with four lines of verse: 'V dushnom bare inostranets / Ia neredko, b chas glukhoi, / Ukhodia ot tuslykh p'ianits / Stanovlius samim soboi.' This stanza is inscribed at the beginning of the poem 'Dev polunochnykh otvaga'; it had been included in the version of this poem published in the 1913 edition of Kamen, but was omitted from the present edition. This second, enlarged edition, adds 43 poems to the 23 poems published in the first edition.
Octavo (219 x 155mm). (Scattered spotting throughout.) Original terracotta paper wrappers printed in black (spine ends chipped; some tears to the edges; small repair at the foot of the front hinge; light soiling). Four lines of verse added in pencil at the top of page 48. Provenance: 'Dlia otzyva' [For Review] (stamp on the inside front cover) – Anatoly Byzov (purchased from him January 1999).
A review copy of the first enlarged edition of Mandel'shtam's masterpiece, inscribed by the poet with four lines of verse: 'V dushnom bare inostranets / Ia neredko, b chas glukhoi, / Ukhodia ot tuslykh p'ianits / Stanovlius samim soboi.' This stanza is inscribed at the beginning of the poem 'Dev polunochnykh otvaga'; it had been included in the version of this poem published in the 1913 edition of Kamen, but was omitted from the present edition. This second, enlarged edition, adds 43 poems to the 23 poems published in the first edition.
Octavo (219 x 155mm). (Scattered spotting throughout.) Original terracotta paper wrappers printed in black (spine ends chipped; some tears to the edges; small repair at the foot of the front hinge; light soiling). Four lines of verse added in pencil at the top of page 48. Provenance: 'Dlia otzyva' [For Review] (stamp on the inside front cover) – Anatoly Byzov (purchased from him January 1999).
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