MANDEL’SHTAM, Osip Emilievich (1891-1938). Tristia. St Petersburg and Berlin: Petropolis, 1922. First edition of the author’s second collection of poetry . These important poems, written after the publication of the second, enlarged edition of Kamen in 1916, address the great war and the Revolution. The striking cover design, with a classical portal drawn in a modernist style, is by Mstitslav Dobuzhinskii (1875-1957). Kilgour 698; MoMA 377. Octavo (150 x 110mm). (Slight toning, few scattered ink marks, minor spotting to first three leaves). In the original wrappers, in modern folding box (few small tears to edges). Provenance: pencilled and inked inscription (rear wrapper).
MANDEL’SHTAM, Osip Emilievich (1891-1938). Tristia. St Petersburg and Berlin: Petropolis, 1922. First edition of the author’s second collection of poetry . These important poems, written after the publication of the second, enlarged edition of Kamen in 1916, address the great war and the Revolution. The striking cover design, with a classical portal drawn in a modernist style, is by Mstitslav Dobuzhinskii (1875-1957). Kilgour 698; MoMA 377. Octavo (150 x 110mm). (Slight toning, few scattered ink marks, minor spotting to first three leaves). In the original wrappers, in modern folding box (few small tears to edges). Provenance: pencilled and inked inscription (rear wrapper).
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