In the publisher's binding
Publication: Marks, Skt. Peterburg, 1893.
£175
A lovely small volume with Lomonosov’s poetical production. The binding remained fresh, which is unusual.
£175
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Attractive volume of poetry by this famous polymath, one of the most prominent figures in Russian history, who gave his name to the Moscow university. Lomonosov (1711-65) left a significant legacy of scientific and literary works. The present edition was edited by the Russian critic and historian Vvedenskii (1844 – 1909) and comprises some of the verses which laid foundations for the Russian literary language.
Provenance
Avenir Nizoff (a pianist, who lived in Edmonton, Canada, in the second half of the 20th century, and gathered a large, wide-ranging library of Russian works, especially covering art, history and literature).
Item number
2480
Octavo (20 x 13.5 cm). Half-title, 352 pp., including engraved frontispiece by Deiniger.
Binding
Publisher’s red cloth with gilt ornament to upper board, black ornaments and lettering to boards and spine
Condition
Gilt on upper board slightly rubbed, without upper fly-leaf; light occasional foxing and browning, sometimes a bit heavier.
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