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DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881). Skvernyj anekdot. [A Nasty Story]. St Petersburg: Th. Stellovsky, 1866.
A rare lifetime edition, with the original wrappers. First serialized in the journal Vremja in 1862, it anticipates ‘the makings of all subsequent images, paintings, ideas, artistic and logical techniques’ used by Dostoevsky (Mikhailovskij). Rare institutionally and on the market: RBH and ABPC record no other copies being offered at auction. Not in Smirnov-Sokol’skii. Mikhailovsky, Stat’i o russkoj literature, p. 157.
Octavo (185 x 130mm). With the advertisements, edges uncut (slight toning, one quire loose, small tear to outer blank margin of one leaf, light marginal waterstaining to second half). Original printed paper wrappers (some spotting, outer margin of lower waterstained). Provenance: ‘Sh. Shykmataova’ (contemporary inscription to title) - rubber stamp ‘Litfond SSSR’ (in Cyrillic) - unidentified stamp to rear wrapper.
A rare lifetime edition, with the original wrappers. First serialized in the journal Vremja in 1862, it anticipates ‘the makings of all subsequent images, paintings, ideas, artistic and logical techniques’ used by Dostoevsky (Mikhailovskij). Rare institutionally and on the market: RBH and ABPC record no other copies being offered at auction. Not in Smirnov-Sokol’skii. Mikhailovsky, Stat’i o russkoj literature, p. 157.
Octavo (185 x 130mm). With the advertisements, edges uncut (slight toning, one quire loose, small tear to outer blank margin of one leaf, light marginal waterstaining to second half). Original printed paper wrappers (some spotting, outer margin of lower waterstained). Provenance: ‘Sh. Shykmataova’ (contemporary inscription to title) - rubber stamp ‘Litfond SSSR’ (in Cyrillic) - unidentified stamp to rear wrapper.
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