- 104
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Mednyi vsadnik. Peterburgskaya povest (1833) [The bronze horseman, a Petersburg tale; extracted from Sovremennik, 1837, no.1]. St Petersburg, 1837
- paper
8vo (212 x 138mm.), 20pp., modern half calf
together with André Meynieux's facsimile with French translation (Paris, 1959)
together with André Meynieux's facsimile with French translation (Paris, 1959)
Provenance
Ilya Halpérine-Kaminsky (translator, 1858-1936); thence by descent
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
RARE FIRST EDITION of Pushkin's poem The Bronze Horseman, written in 1833 but published posthumously in his periodical Sovremennik. It is one of Pushkin's most revered works, and viewed as a response to Adam Mickiewicz's long poem Forefathers' Eve. The poem was submitted to the censors in December 1833, and Pushkin's manuscript was returned to him with the required corrections in the hand of Nicholas I, because of its negative portrayal of Peter the Great. Pushkin resubmitted it to the censors late in 1836, but he died before it was published.
Sovremennik [The Contemporary] was founded by Pushkin in 1836; after his death in early 1837, Pushkin's friend Pyotr Pletnyov (the dedicatee of Evgenii Onegin) took over as editor.