Collection of poetry in Russian and French (c.19th)

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37427

Repository:

Shelfmark:

Sotheby’s, Lot.97, ‘Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich.’

Title:

Collection of poetry in Russian and French (c.19th)

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No related collections found.

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

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Brief Summary:

A collection of Russian and French poetry produced in the early nineteenth century.

Detailed Summary:

The collection includes poems by:

  • Alexander Pushkin
  • Kondraty Ryleyev
  • Pyotyr Vyazemsky
  • Arkady Rodzianko
  • Alphonse de Lamartine
  • Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
  • Évariste de Parny
  • Pierre-Louis Ginguené
  • Voltaire

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

97 pp.

Format:

Dimensions:

185 x 115 mm

Hands:

1

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with the date ‘1809’.

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Binding:

Bound in contemporary textured calf with black-gilt inlaid borders and brass clasps. The owner’s title page appears to be missing.

Additional Comments:

The paper is English.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

There are numerous corrections throughout in the form of crossings out and the addition of corrected text superscript. Brackets have been drawn around portions of the text, and alternate text provided above or to the side.

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History

Date:

Early c.19th

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Provenance:

Passed at the Sotheby’s sale in London on 8 July 2008 (Lot. 97) where it sold for £2,250.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

7 July 2025