TEFFI NADEZHDA (1872-1952), AUTOGRAPH La Lumiere des Humbles; traduit du russe par G. Barbizan et Bl. Escassut.
Lot 457
1 8002 500
Paris: Nouvelles Editions Latines, 1946.
The light of the humble; translated from Russian. Paris, 1946. - 5-206 p.; 18,5x12, 5 cm. In a typeface publishing cover. Good preservation.
Tears along the edges of the spine and cover. Loss of pages 1-4 at the beginning of the block (tit. p. is preserved).
The author’s inscription on the first free sheet: «M. G. Aleksinsky! Ayez pitié de votre amie Teffi» («Mr. G. Aleksinsky! Forgive your
friend Teffi»).
Teffi (Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya; 1872-1952) was a Russian writer and poet, memoirist, translator, employee of the famous
humorous magazine «Satyricon»; sister of the poet Mirra Lokhvitskaya. Favorite writer of Emperor Nicholas II. She emigrated after the
revolution.
Provenance: Archive of G. Aleksinsky.