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Hermitage Fine Art

890 - VASSILIEV, A.A. (1867–1953)
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Estimate €250 - €350
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VASSILIEV, A.A. (1867–1953) Fictitious collection of 2 works: Vizantiya i araby [Byzantium and the Arabs]. Saint Petersburg: I.N. Skorokhodov, 1900–1902. 1) Vizantiya i araby. Politicheskie otnosheniya Vizantii i arabov za vremya Makedonskoy dinastii [Byzantium and the Arabs. Political relations between Byzantium and the Arabs during the Macedonian dynasty. Emperors Basil I, Leo VI the Wise and Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (867–959)]. Saint Petersburg: I.N. Skorokhodov, 1902. XII, 320, 220 pp.; 2) Vizantiya i araby: Politicheskie otnosheniya Vizantii i arabov za vremya Amoriyskoy dinastii [Byzantium and the Arabs: Political Relations between Byzantium and the Arabs during the Amorian Dynasty]. Saint Petersburg: I.N. Skorokhodov, 1900. XII, 210 pp.; [2], 183 pp.; 23 x 17 cm. (Proceedings of the Faculty of History and Philology of the Imperial University of Saint Petersburg; Part 66). Contemporary composite binding. Good condition. A fragment of the title page is missing (Book 1), the title page is torn (Book 2), slight soiling throughout the text block, foxing. Ex-libris bearing the coat of arms of the English archaeologist, art historian and Byzantinist David Talbot Rice (1903–1972) on the endpaper. This edition was published during the lifetime of Alexander Alexandrovich Vassiliev (1867–1953), an eminent Byzantinist and Arabist, and professor at the University of Yuryev. In 1901, he defended his master’s thesis, ‘Political Relations between Byzantium and the Arabs under the Amorian Dynasty’, and in 1902 his doctoral thesis, ‘Political Relations between Byzantium and the Arabs under the Macedonian Dynasty (867–959)’. After the Revolution, he lived in exile. His comprehensive works on the history of Byzantium gained international recognition, ranking amongst the most important in the field of Byzantine studies worldwide, and were reprinted numerous times in various languages. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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