GRIBOYEDOV ALEXANDER (1795-1829) Gore ot uma: Komediya v chetyrekh deystviyakh, v stikhakh [Woe from Wit: A Comedy in Four Acts, in Verse]. 2nd edition. SPb.: Voennaya tip., 1839. – [4], 202 pages; frontispiece.

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Engraved portrait of A. Griboedov in an octagonal frame. In period quarter leather binding: leather corners and spine with ornate gilt embossing, marbled paper boards. Includes a Roman-paginated article by K. Polevoy: O zhizni i sochineniyakh A. Griboedova [On the Life and Works of A. Griboedov]. A rare edition, as despite the high price of 5 rubles in assignats, it sold out very quickly. Currently, “good copies of this edition are perhaps even rarer than those of the first edition of 1833”. Second edition (miniature format). Bibliography: Sm.-Sok. No. 644; Lesman No. 681.

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