boklevsky petr (3 Ergebnisse)

Folio. 4 pages, 30 plates with wood engravings. Private red cloth binding, richly illustrated and all edges red. The binding is a bit stained, name on title, otherwise fine. First edition, The illustrations are based on Gogols masterpiece "Death Souls", published in 1842. Very rare. With a preface by Stojunin. This volume belonged to the pianist and music educator Télémarque Lambrino (1878-1930), who was born in Odessa, with his full page signature on the front fly. Sehr seltene Pulbikation mit großartigen Karikaturen im Stil Daumiers, basierend auf Gogols Meisterwerk Tote Seelen, welches 1842 erschien. Sprache: russisch.

Hardcover. Zustand: g to vg. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/4"). [4]pp (Title and text), 30 leaves (Plates). Contemporary gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to front cover. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Fly leave boldly signed by pianist and music educator Télémaque Lambrino (1878-1930), and dated Odessa, 27 mars (March) 1895. Fly leaf at rear with the bold inscription "Odessa" in ink. This scarce work contains 30 full-page wood engravings depicting the characters featured in Gogol's 1842 masterpiece "Death Souls." All wood engraving after illustrations by Russian artist Petr Boklevsky, are captioned at lower margin. Sporadic rubbing and soiling to binding. Previous owner's signature at upper margin of title page (not affecting lettering). Text and captions in Russian. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition.

Zustand: Good. New edition. Quarto, [iv], 30 pages, publisher's green cloth, recased, extremities worn; two leaves have tears closed with old cellophane tape. Rare: WorldCat cites only the BL copy. The portraits are of characters from Gogol's DEAD SOULS.