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Hermitage Fine Art

985 - KNOUT DOVID (1900–1955)
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Estimate €200 - €250
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Description
KNOUT DOVID (1900–1955) Izbrannye stikhi [Selected Poems]. Paris, [1949]. 190 pp.; 24 x 16 cm. With the publisher’s illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Slight scuffing and soiling to the cover; a small tear along the back endpaper. Dovid Knout (David Mironovitch Fiksman; 1900–1955), a Russian émigré poet, publisher, journalist and resistance fighter. He was one of the organisers and the first commander of the clandestine anti-fascist partisan group ‘Jewish Army’. In 1949, Knout published a major volume of selected poems and, in the same year, left France for Israel with his wife and children. Bibliography: Tourtchinski, p. 247. 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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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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