Auction 74 Part 3 Books, autographs, manuscripts, personal libraries, first and lifetime editions – before 1917

By North auction house

Jan 21, 2024
23, Embankment of the Griboyedov Canal, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interesting collections: A selection of manuscripts of the XIX century, including on military history and politics, a large selection of books on geography and geology; books from the personal libraries of N. Lancere, S. Dubovsky, N. Evdokimov, K. Naryshkin, Prince Otto-Victor of Schoenburg-Waldenburg, V. Kurilov, Counts Kantakuzins.

Top lots:

— [Very rare] Odoevsky V.F. Motley fairy tales with a red word. St. Petersburg, 1833 (lot 1393); 

— [The first translation, banned] Marx K. Capital. Criticism of political economy. Volume 1. St. Petersburg, 1872 (lot 1391); 

— [The first publication of the chronicle list] The Sofia Chronicle or the Russian Chronicle. In 2 parts. M., 1820-1821 (lot 1397); 

— [Copy of V.M. Mirkovich] Bobrovsky P.O. History of the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. St. Petersburg, 1900 (lot 1401); 

— Schilder N.K. Emperor Alexander I. His life and reign. In 4 volumes. St. Petersburg, 1904-1905 (lot 1400).

Autographs: Archimandrite Amphilochius, D. Anuchin, F. Dostoevsky, A. Somov, etc.

Religious and Historical Library.

Publications on bibliophilia and literary studies, poetry, prose, literature and collected works.

Lifetime editions and first publications.


Delivery to Moscow on request, from February 3 to February 6, hotel «1 Artotel» (Alekseevskaya metro station), delivery cost 500 rubles • Delivery in Russia and the world (SDEK, Russian Post, Art mail) • Please read the terms of payment and delivery carefully!

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