With many important poets of the Silver Age
Publication: Musaget, Moskva, 1911.
The young Tsvetaeva among other greats: Blok, Belyi, Solovev, Voloshin etc. Her second appearance in print, and the first of two poems of hers. With the original printed wrappers.
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First edition of this important poetical almanac, with in particular the first appearance in print of Tsvetaeva’s poems ‘Devochka-smert’ and ‘Na bul’vare’ – but also including pieces by major Symbolist poets, such as Solovev, Blok, Belyi, Voloshin, Gorodetskii, Gumilev, Viacheslav Ivanov and Kuzmin, among the 30 poets published here, in a rather attractive publication of larger format and thick paper.
Tsvetaeva’s two poems represent only her second appearance in print and would be included in 1912 in her second collection of poetry, ‘Volshebnyi Fonar’ [‘The Magic Lantern’].
Provenance
Yu. Abyzov (booklabel and inscription to wrapper and title); M. Krasnov (important private collector of Russian literature, Switzerland).
Bibliography
Rozanov 4703.
Item number
2447
Large 8vo (23.5 x 18 cm). [V] including title, 271 pp. including contents leaf.
Binding
Original decorated publisher’s printed wrappers bound in later black half leather over brown cloth boards.
Condition
Upper wrapper with ownership inscriptions; light uniform browning.
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