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three book covers with a picture of a peace symbol on theman old book with a black and white image on itan open book with handwriting and a picture of a clock on itan open book on a white table with a white backgroundan open book with a black and white photo of a man in a hatthe cover of a book with a picture of a cross on itan open book with a blue cover sitting on top of a white tablean open book on a white table with a blue borderan old book sitting on top of a wooden table next to a white wallan open book on a white table with a black and white picturean open book on a white table with a black and white picture
Hermitage Fine Art

973 - [THREE PUBLICATIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN EMIGRANT COMMUNITY]
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Estimate €100 - €150
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[THREE PUBLICATIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN EMIGRANT COMMUNITY] 1) Deti emigratsii [Children of Emigration]: a collection of articles / edited by Prof. V.V. Zenkovski. Prague: Educational Office for Russian Primary and Secondary Schools Abroad, 1925. 253, [3] pp.: tables; 23 x 16 cm. (No. 7). With the publisher’s dust jacket. Good condition. Tears, creases and small losses at the edges of the cover. A striking account of the history of revolutionary Russia: an analysis of essays written by children at émigré secondary schools on the theme ‘What I remember of Russia’, conducted by the Pedagogical Bureau headed by the famous Russian philosopher V.V. Zenkovsky (1881–1962). 2) SHEFFER N.P. (1899–1982) Russkaya pravoslavnaya ikona [The Russian Orthodox Icon]. Washington, 1967. 223, [4] pp.: ill.; 24 x 16 cm. In the publisher’s dust jacket. Good condition. Slight discolouration to the edges of the cover. Natalia Petrovna Sheffer (née Lukina, Princess Volkonskaya by her first marriage; 1899–1982) devoted herself to iconography from 1929 onwards; whilst in exile, she headed the Slavic Department of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library for twenty years, the leading American and international centre for Byzantine studies. 3) Koroleva ellinov Olga Konstantinovna [Olga Constantinovna, Queen of the Hellenes] / compiled by V.N. Poliakov and M.Iou. Garchine. [New York], 1959. 56 pp.: ill., portraits; 19.5 x 14.5 cm. In the publisher’s dust jacket. Good condition. Ownership inscription on the title page. A biographical sketch of Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna (1851–1926), wife of King George I of Greece and granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I, written by Colonel Valeri Nikolaevich Poliakov and his private secretary Mikhail Yurievich Garchine. 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 comprehensive 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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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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