$23,750
NOVIKOV, Nikolai Ivanovich (1744-1818) [A Historical Dictionary of Russian Authors. ] St. Peterburg: [N.I. Novikov,] 1772. 8vo (180 x 105mm). (Some light marginal soiling and spotting, occasional light dampstain.) Contemporary mottled Russian calf, spine with raised bands blind-tooled in compartments, edges red (spine expertly repaired at the head, light wear). Provenance: 'B.S. 1714' (early shelf-mark and small label on the upper cover) -- some scattered marginalia in various hands. This book is one of only 606 copies printed, of which perhaps only 150 survive (Bytovt 1989). was already difficult to find in the early 19th Century. As Kaufman quotes Metropolitan Evgenii at that time, It is the first book to contain the biography of Lomonosov, and continued for many years to be the sole reference for Russian readers of Lomonosov`s life, amongst many other important authors. References: Bytovt 1756; Bytovt, Moscow: 1989, p. 11; Kaufman, Slovari, p. 285; M.K., 156; S.K. 4668; Sopikov 7827. Christie`s, London, November 21, 2012, Lot 92
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2014-10-25
