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58 - GAUTHIER (Théophile) – *Voyage en Russie*, Paris: Charpentie…
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GAUTHIER (Théophile) – *Voyage en Russie*, Paris: Charpentier, 1867. First edition in 2 volumes. Ex Libris Jean LARTEGUY. Théophile Gautier made two journeys to Russia, the first during the winter of 1858–1859 and the second in 1861. This was the writer’s longest stay abroad. As this was a journey with an artistic purpose, Gautier obtained a letter of recommendation from Minister Fould and was received in Russia almost as an official ambassador, as Russia viewed this French writer favourably, knowing he would reveal its artistic treasures to the Western world. It was Moscow and St Petersburg that interested Gautier, and his visits and descriptions were confined to these two Russian cities. Théophile Gautier’s two journeys to Russia (in 1858–1859 and 1861), which together lasted longer than his stays in any other foreign country, resulted in a book: the longest travelogue this great traveller ever wrote in his lifetime. The journalist-poet, who stayed in St Petersburg and Moscow at the beginning of Alexander II’s reign, took no interest in the country’s politics or social life; he sought another, mythical Russia, from which emerges a dizzying amalgam of ethereal scenes, the intoxication of fleeting visions, and the spellbinding allure of the icy hues of a mist-shrouded infinity. Formerly in the collection of Jean LARTEGUY, acquired by the estate of Mrs L.
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About the sale The Jean Lartéguy Collection – Following the estate of Mrs L. – PART I: Books
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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