POLEVOY PETR (1839-1902) Istoriia russkoi slovesnosti s drevneishikh vremen do nashikh dnei: v 3 t. [History of Russian Literature from Ancient Times to the Present Day: In 3 vols.] St. Petersburg: Izd. A.F. Marksa, 1900.

Lotto 667

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Vol. 1. – [2], VIII, 652 pp.: ill., 26 pp. ill., facsimile; Vol. 2. – 655, [1] p.: ill., 21 l. ill., facsimile; Vol. 3. – 708, [1] pp.: ill., 16 facsimiles; 28.5x20 cm. Illustrations and facsimiles in chromolithography, autotype and zincography, photographs from life and manuscripts. In publisher’s half-leather bindings. Gold embossing on spines and upper covers, endpapers made of paper with floral ornamentation, torchon-cut edges. Very good condition. Rubbing on bindings, minor scratches and tears in the spine leather (Vol. 3), several pages detached from the block (Vol. 1, 3). One of the best studies on the history of Russian literature.

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