Antiquarian books, prices and rarity

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Anatoly Borovkov commented on the results Antiquarian Book Fair
ARTinvestment.RU - 11.12.2009, 16:44

In the CHA held its fifth Antiquarian Book Fair, which were exhibited for sale, and just in the information order rather interesting and valuable rare Russian books. At the fair was attended by sixteen shops and galleries, including the participants, showing books from his private collection, from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don. In general, buyers were not many, although the total number attending the fair was quite large.

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sold mainly inexpensive editions, in the range from 2 to 25 thousand rubles. This is usually the beginning of the twentieth century poetry, historical collections and books in beautiful bindings. On sales of expensive members preferred not to talk, because such books are usually reserved and final payment for them has been going after the fair.

A true rarity pleased with three members: BK-Office "(it's private collection), had sold the first publication of the poem the young Pushkin's" To a friend the poet, which appeared in the room "The Messenger of Europe" for 1814, with an estimate of 25 thousand dollars, the first edition of the same Pushkin's "Boris Godunov" (1831) and the first book by Marina Tsvetaeva's "Evening album (the cover of the publication of two books have not survived), with a modest estimate of only 10 thousand dollars, as well as several other editions of Russian classics including the first edition of "War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy and" Possessed Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

"Antique shop on Sretenke, 9" showed a rare first edition of Russian fairy tales "Ow. Dahl, banned by the censor, "Russian Decameron 1831" authored by VK Kiichelbecker, and published this book in 1836, Alexander Pushkin, a book by Nikolai Leskov in excellent condition and autographed by the author of "Trifles bishop's life "1879.

Gallery Russian Avant-Garde 10-30 years, operating always in CHA, offered for sale, in addition to books Russian avant-garde "Lipstick", "Game in Hell", "Vozropschem", "Buch Lesin" and other books Kruchenykh, and more a compilation of earlier books, guides XVIII - XIX centuries on the history of Moscow, of which exhibited the first Russian book about Moscow VG Ruban, 1782, with the rare version of the title page, described in all publications about the Russian rarity. This gallery also offered to sell the first publication of NI Lobachevsky "On the basis of geometry" in 1829, the first publication of the periodic table, 1869, in the journal Russian Chemical Society, which appeared in an edition of 80 copies, and the world's first publication scheme radio Popov, published in 1895. Here you can see and the first book Shevchenko Kobzar, 1840, and two rare lifetime Pushkin's Almanac "Snowdrop" and "Alcyone".

Shop from Rostov-na-Donu offered for sale is a very good copy of the first collected works of Alexander Pushkin in 11 volumes, with portrait and publishing cover, but asked for a very large amount of 1 million rubles. In general, the books were quite good, as sales results kept secret.

Expert, a member MKAAD Anatoly Borovkov (especially for AI