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PASTERNAK, Boris Leonidovich (1890-1960). Poverkh bar'erov. Vtoraia kniga stikhov [Over the Barriers. Second Books of Poems]. Moscow: Tsentrifuga, 1917.
The first edition, in the original wrappers. Pasternak's rare second collection of poetry was published during the October Revolution in an edition of 500 copies only. RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction. Over the Barriers 'demonstrated how emotion and the poet’s romantic self-image could be successfully absorbed and used to dynamize metaphoric landscapes' (Terras, p.332).
Octavo (225 x 145mm). (Margins evenly yellowed.) Original purple card wrappers; the front cover with a title label printed in red and black; the back cover printed in black (spine and edges faded; light wear). Provenance: V. Sergeev (bookplate with portrait of Pushkin, and manuscript inventory number 42).
The first edition, in the original wrappers. Pasternak's rare second collection of poetry was published during the October Revolution in an edition of 500 copies only. RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction. Over the Barriers 'demonstrated how emotion and the poet’s romantic self-image could be successfully absorbed and used to dynamize metaphoric landscapes' (Terras, p.332).
Octavo (225 x 145mm). (Margins evenly yellowed.) Original purple card wrappers; the front cover with a title label printed in red and black; the back cover printed in black (spine and edges faded; light wear). Provenance: V. Sergeev (bookplate with portrait of Pushkin, and manuscript inventory number 42).
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