Auction 24
Auction No. 24. Old and Rare Books and Prints. Russian Books.
By Kabinet Germany
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Dec 5, 2023
Kabinett Auktionshaus, Carmerstr. 11, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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LOT 49:
[Pushkin Aleksander.Rare lifetime edition, 1826]. La Fontaine des Pleurs, poeme de m. Alexandre Pouschkine, traduit ...
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Sold for: €16,000
Start price:
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9,000
Estimated price :
€15,000 - €20,000
Buyer's Premium: 27%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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[Pushkin Aleksander.Rare lifetime edition, 1826]. La Fontaine des Pleurs, poeme de m. Alexandre Pouschkine, traduit librement du russe par J. M. Shopin. Orne de trois figures lithographiees.
Paris, Dondey-Dupre, 1826.
In French.
40 pp, 3 lithographies, foldout sheet music. Two pages uncarefully cut, with small paperloss, however not affecting text. Publisher's printed wrappers. 140х215 мм. Translation from Russian to French by J. M. Chopin.
According to Smirnov-Sokolsky "The Fountain of Bakhchisaray" in Chopin's translation is now the rarest book among all lifetime Pushkiniana. (See. Smirnov-Sokolsky. Stories about books. P.316-320).
Overall fine condition.
Extremely rare.
