GUMILEV NIKOLAI (1886-1921) Ognenny stolp: [Stikhi].[ The Pillar of Fire]. St. Petersburg: [Petropolis], 1921.

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74, [4] p. Edition of 1,000 copies. Publisher's typeset cover. There were 100 numbered and 65 named copies not for sale. This copy is from the regular edition. On August 3, 1921, N. Gumilev was arrested in the "Taganstevsky counter-revolutionary conspiracy" case, and on August 24, he was sentenced to execution. The book was released in mid-August 1921. From a review: "Now, after his death, the book takes on special interest and significance. Through it... an unexpected conclusion is drawn to the poet's