Rare 1838 Пушкин Стихи Pushkin Lyric Poems In Russian

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Printed in St. Petersburg, "v tipografii ekspeditsii zagotovleniya gosudarstvennikh bumag", 1838. (Censor's permission to print on verso of title dated 3 April, 1837, that is only less two months after the poet's tragic death!).

Volume 3 (of 11) of THE FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF PUSHKIN'S WORKS!

'SCARCE' (Fekula). Currently, this is the only exemplar of any volume of this edition available for sale on the internet. A complete set of this edition sold at Christie's (London) in 2006 for 7,200 (i.e. $14,054 at that time).

The first eight volumes of this edition (including this volume) were planned and edited by Pushkin's friend V.A. Zhukovskii, and includs some work which was not published in the poet's lifetime. This third volume, complete in itself, contains, perhaps, the most popular and desirable of Pushkin's lyric poetry, which most Russians know by heart and love dearly since their childhood days, including: ""; " . . . "; * "; " ."; * "; "19 1827" (" , "); ", ."; "" (" ."); " ", etc., etc.

Altogether, the volume contains 115 poems , and is divided into chapters according to genre:

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 1837) was a preeminent Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytellingmixing drama, romance, and satireassociated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers. He also wrote historical fiction.

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References: Fekula 5041; Kilgour 890; Smirnov Sokol'skii 44.

Octavo (leaves measure 217 x 140 mm.). Contemporary (mid 19th century) quarter calf over marbled paper covered boards, flat spine with gilt ruling, tooling and lettering (now rather faded).

Half title present; censor's permission on verso of title page dated 3 April 1837.

Each chapter has its own divisional title (with blank verso). Includes explanatory notes ('Primechaniya') to some poems. Table of Contents ('Oglavlenie') on 6 unnumbered pages at the end of the volume.

Good antiquarian condition. Binding rubbed and scuffed with some discoloration (due to water staining) to the upper half; the paper covering the boards slightly peeling at edges; edges and corners worn. A horizontal crack (rather superficial and harmless) across the back strip; joints partially cracked, but hinges intact. Boards securely attached; binding tight. Water stained throughout (mostly to upper part of leaves), resulting in moderate wrinkling of paper, but the text is clear and legible throughout. Occasional light spotting or soiling. Generally a clean, complete, wide margined and quite presentable exemplar.

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