- 318
Chukovskaya, Lidiya
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Chukovskaya, Lidiya
- Typescript of "Pamyati Fridy", signed and inscribed to the Russian dissident and translator Efim Grigoryevich Etkind, on the title page ("...L.Ch. 13/IX 66")
- paper
the type-script 210 pages, plus inscribed title-page, 8vo (c.20.3 x 17.3cm), typed name at end, Peredelkino (near Moscow), 12 January 1966 to 10 July 1966, unbound leaves
Literature
“The Trial of Iosif Brodsky,” The New Leader (31 August 1964); Efim Etkind, Protsess Iosifa Brodskogo (1988)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is a memoir of the young Moscow writer Frida Vigdorova, who had written an account of the trial of the poet Joseph Brodsky, which appeared in an article about Brodsky in 1964. The heart of the article was the courageous unofficial transcript of the trial that Frida had taken down in the courtroom. To judge from the transcript itself, the trial’s overall atmosphere was grotesque. Chukovskaya herself was a leading writer and dissident, who had lost her own husband to Stalin's purges.