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KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). Basni v trekh chastiakh. [Fables in Three Parts.] St
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KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). Basni v trekh chastiakh. [Fables in Three Parts.] St Petersburg: Senate Press, 1815. [Together with:] – Novyia Basni. Chast chetvertaia [i piataia]. [New Fables. Part four (and five).] St Petersburg: Imperial Theatre Press, 1816. Five parts in two volumes, 8° (217 x 135mm). (Parts 1 and 2 lacking the plates, part 2 lacking the part title and the leaf of contents, part 4 lacking the half-title; a number of leaves repaired in the inside margin, first leaf of contents with the margins strengthened, dampstained and spotted throughout, some ink marks.) Modern black leather.
RARE FIRST EDITION OF PARTS 3-5 OF KRYLOV’S FABLES. Krylov published his famous fables over time; parts 3-5 are published here for the first time. Parts 1-2, here in the first revised edition, were first published in 1809 and 1811 respectively. AE and ABPC record no first edition of any of these fables at auction since 1979. Kilgour 571 and 572.
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RARE FIRST EDITION OF PARTS 3-5 OF KRYLOV’S FABLES. Krylov published his famous fables over time; parts 3-5 are published here for the first time. Parts 1-2, here in the first revised edition, were first published in 1809 and 1811 respectively. AE and ABPC record no first edition of any of these fables at auction since 1979. Kilgour 571 and 572.
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KRYLOV, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844). Basni v trekh chastiakh. [Fables in Three Parts.] St Petersburg: Senate Press, 1815. [Together with:] – Novyia Basni. Chast chetvertaia [i piataia]. [New Fables. Part four (and five).] St Petersburg: Imperial Theatre Press, 1816. Five parts in two volumes, 8° (217 x 135mm). (Parts 1 and 2 lacking the plates, part 2 lacking the part title and the leaf of contents, part 4 lacking the half-title; a number of leaves repaired in the inside margin, first leaf of contents with the margins strengthened, dampstained and spotted throughout, some ink marks.) Modern black leather.
RARE FIRST EDITION OF PARTS 3-5 OF KRYLOV’S FABLES. Krylov published his famous fables over time; parts 3-5 are published here for the first time. Parts 1-2, here in the first revised edition, were first published in 1809 and 1811 respectively. AE and ABPC record no first edition of any of these fables at auction since 1979. Kilgour 571 and 572.
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RARE FIRST EDITION OF PARTS 3-5 OF KRYLOV’S FABLES. Krylov published his famous fables over time; parts 3-5 are published here for the first time. Parts 1-2, here in the first revised edition, were first published in 1809 and 1811 respectively. AE and ABPC record no first edition of any of these fables at auction since 1979. Kilgour 571 and 572.
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