Books-Pushkin's contemporaries will go under the hammer
In Moscow on 9 October and 20 November held auctions, which will put more than a thousand books XVI - the first third of the twentieth century.
The total value of the collection is about 15 million dollars, reports TASS reported citing the press-Secretary of the House of antique books in Nikitsky Elena Melnikova.
The collection includes all editions of Alexander Pushkin, starting with 1 of the publication and to the last book, published shortly before his death. For example, will go under the hammer first full edition of "Eugene Onegin", which appeared on the shelves in early March, 1833. Experts estimate the cost of a rarity in 60-65 thousand dollars. Adherents of the House of antique books report that, despite a fairly large number of copies, the copies of the book in excellent preservation practically do not occur.
In addition to going to sell many anthologies and magazines, which published the works of a poet during his lifetime. Besides works by luminaries of Russian poetry, the auction will present and lifetime editions of his contemporaries, namely, Lermontov, Gogol and Griboyedov, and even autographs of the writers: Dostoevsky's own Cabinet pictures (price 30-35 thousand dollars) and Chekhov in his book "twilight" (price 28-30 thousand dollars).
On the second auction will feature rare books, even books, the first printer Ivan Fedorov, from which edition of "the Apostle" (1564 year) and "New Testament"(1580).
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