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GOLIKOV, Ivan (1887-1937). Slovu o Polku Igoreve. Moscow: Academia, 1934.
A very good copy of this elegant edition of the epic poem The Tale of Igor's Campaign, sumptuously bound and illustrated with drawings inspired by the Palaeo-Khiyan artist Ivan Golikov (1887-1937). Composed in Old East Slavonic at the end of the 12th century, the poem narrates Prince Igor Svyatoslavich's failed 1185 raid against the Polovtsians.
Folio, (430 x 300mm). 10 coloured lacquer-like plates (including title page) within decorative coloured borders, numerous headpieces and initials in colour and black, title page printed in colour, text in ancient East Slavonic, printed in red and black. Beautiful editorial binding with Palekh-style lacquer boards, endpapers printed in coloured; within an editorial slipcase. (1)
Folio, (430 x 300mm). 10 coloured lacquer-like plates (including title page) within decorative coloured borders, numerous headpieces and initials in colour and black, title page printed in colour, text in ancient East Slavonic, printed in red and black. Beautiful editorial binding with Palekh-style lacquer boards, endpapers printed in coloured; within an editorial slipcase. (1)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
