GRIBOEDOV, Aleksandr Sergeevich (1795-1829). Gore ot uma. [Woe from Wit]. St Petersburg: at the Military Press, 1839. Second edition, in quasi-miniature format, of this satirical classic play regarded by Aleksandr Blok as ‘the greatest work in Russian literature’. This edition features the censored text of 1833, prefaced by 100 introductory pages by K. Polevoj concerning his acquaintance with Griboedov. It was already considered a rarity in the 1870s and has been less frequent on the market than the first edition of 1833 (Smirnov-Sokol’skii). Kilgour 405; Smirnov-Sokol’skii 644. 16mo (100 x 57mm). With the engraved portrait frontispiece and the half-title (occasional, mainly marginal spotting and soiling). Contemporary Russian half calf, embossed purple boards, flat spine tooled in blind (hinges cracked, spine extremities chipped, corners worn). Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
GRIBOEDOV, Aleksandr Sergeevich (1795-1829). Gore ot uma. [Woe from Wit]. St Petersburg: at the Military Press, 1839. Second edition, in quasi-miniature format, of this satirical classic play regarded by Aleksandr Blok as ‘the greatest work in Russian literature’. This edition features the censored text of 1833, prefaced by 100 introductory pages by K. Polevoj concerning his acquaintance with Griboedov. It was already considered a rarity in the 1870s and has been less frequent on the market than the first edition of 1833 (Smirnov-Sokol’skii). Kilgour 405; Smirnov-Sokol’skii 644. 16mo (100 x 57mm). With the engraved portrait frontispiece and the half-title (occasional, mainly marginal spotting and soiling). Contemporary Russian half calf, embossed purple boards, flat spine tooled in blind (hinges cracked, spine extremities chipped, corners worn). Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
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