- 52
Akhmatova, Anna
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Beg vremeni [The flight of time, and other poems]. Moscow & Leningrad: Sovetskii Pisatel, 1965
- Paper
square 8vo (144 x 128mm.), INSCRIBED BY AKHMATOVA on half-title, "to my distant friends, be faithful to them forever", dated Moscow 15 October 1965, original cream cloth, dust-jacket, in modern folding box, dust-jacket slightly worn;
with an autograph letter signed, also dated 15 October 1965, presumably to Aleksei Fyodorovich Kozlovsky (the composer and conductor, 1905-1977) and his wife Galina, 1p.; two postcards, addressed to Kozlovsky and his wife, in Tashkent, dated Leningrad December 1944 and August 1945, one containing a poem, the other a letter, one postcard faded
with an autograph letter signed, also dated 15 October 1965, presumably to Aleksei Fyodorovich Kozlovsky (the composer and conductor, 1905-1977) and his wife Galina, 1p.; two postcards, addressed to Kozlovsky and his wife, in Tashkent, dated Leningrad December 1944 and August 1945, one containing a poem, the other a letter, one postcard faded
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
For another work inscribed to Kozlovsky, see lot 51.