FR EN
1 / 3
a book with a picture of a man in a suit and tiethe cover of a book with a picture of a dog on itan open book with a black and white picture of a man in a suit
Hermitage Fine Art

989 - MANDELSTAM, OSIP (1891–1938)
See original version (French)

Estimate €80 - €120
Sale commission
Description
MANDELSTAM, OSIP (1891–1938) Voronezhskie tetradi [Voronezh Notebooks] / [text edited, with notes and an afterword by V. Schweitzer]. [Ann Arbor]: Ardis, 1980. 139, [5] pp.: portraits, photographs; 19 x 13 cm. Print run of 2,000 copies. With the publisher’s printed dust jacket. Very good condition. Slight discolouration at the edges of the cover. The ‘Voronezh Notebooks’ bring together the poems written and composed by Mandelstam during his exile in Voronezh (1934–1937), to which he was sentenced for his epigram against Stalin: ‘We live without feeling the ground beneath our feet...’. Excerpt from the publisher’s note: ‘In this edition, the ‘Voronezh Notebooks’ are published for the first time as a complete work, as a book, in the form intended by Mandelstam himself. Most of the texts have been checked and corrected against Mandelstam’s manuscripts held at Princeton University. Several humorous poems from the Voronezh period and all the variants of ‘Verses on the Unknown Soldier’ are published here for the first time’. 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 guidance 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.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
Auction location
Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like