ABC for three hundred thousand
Moscow hosted an auction of antique children's books
"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" - Federal Issue number 5609 (233)
10/18/2011, 00:05
Bibliophiles gathered in Moscow, Nicholas Hall Hotel "National", where he was an auction, "Antiquarian books, manuscripts, historical papers, photographs and autographs," organized by the magazine "About Books" in the eleventh time.
Of 392 lots on auction were presented copies of the rarest books on Russian history, Russian literature, art XIX-XX centuries. As well as an original and printed graphics, posters, photos of literature, art and politics, bibliography, literature, art catalogs revolutionary satirical press 1905-1906.; Russian archives literary figures, historical papers, autographs XVIII-XX centuries. and other lots.
The second time and was a special section devoted to the War of 1812, which sold almost all of it. This topic is now at its peak, because in the next year it will be three hundred years after Napoleon's invasion. Good buy posters and photos of Vladimir Vysotsky, Basil Kachalova, Sergei Esenin, Anna Kern. Almost gone are the debut collections of Russian poets and writers boundary XIX-XX centuries.
Particular attention was paid at auction children's books: books, coloring books, illustrated by the artist Boris Kustodiev, "Work" and "Country Work", "ABC Red," illustrated by Dmitry Moor, "Journey Charlie Hamburg - Moscow" with pictures of Galina and Olga Chichagov , children's book artist Sergei photomosaics Senkina "The attack on Lenin" and "Tales of the death of Lenin."
The great demand for children's books among collectors is easy to explain: young readers like to use the book not only for its intended purpose, so that these books do not last long. Yes, and he grew up, people are not much want to preserve what is left from childhood. Therefore, despite the popularity of children's literature in bibliophilic circles, few collectors can boast of more or less complete collection in this field. Hence, the sum and the cost of books for children. This is confirmed by the chief editor of "About Books" Sergei Burmistrov: "Children's books are rare and most are now sold well. In particular, the" ABC Red "sold for 300 thousand rubles."
On the last auction in general Sergei Burmistrov said: "I think that somewhere at random 50%of books sold. The average of our auctions fluctuates somewhere on the level of 70-75%of the total number of lots put up."
By the way
Editor in Chief, "about the book" Sergei Burmistrov believes that antiquarian book market has grown in quantitative and qualitative indicators, has become more professional - from both the sellers and by buyers. However, the major new players on antique dealers, second-hand market in the past few years has not appeared. Should not be regarded as serious participants in this market is small online stores and leased recess, showing customers all sorts of nonsense, provided with a price tag of three or four zeros. Given the sharp drop in prices for the "average" antiquarian books on the market will be the only one who really knows the old book has stood the test of times and different prices, values its reputation honestly earned.
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