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992 - SERGUEÏ DOVLATOV (1941–1990), AUTOGRAPH
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
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Description
SERGUEÏ DOVLATOV (1941–1990), AUTOGRAPH Zona: zapiski nadziratelya [The Zone: Notes of a Guard]. Ann Arbor: Ermitaj, 1982. 128 pp., portrait; 21.5 x 14 cm. Photographic portrait of Sergei Dovlatov by Nina Alovert as a frontispiece. With the publisher’s printed dust jacket. Good condition. Spine worn, slight discolouration along the spine on the front cover, very minor scratches. Author’s inscription on the title page: ‘To dear Iraïda – with best wishes. S.D.’. Iraïda Ivanovna Vandellos-Liogkaïa (1932–2020), a Russian poet of Latvian origin, translator, journalist and radio presenter. From 1963 to 1987, she worked at ‘Voice of America’, as a correspondent in California and then in New York for the station’s Russian service. Dovlatov and Vandellos were colleagues in many respects: he was one of the founders and editor-in-chief of the newspaper ‘Novy amerikanets’ (The New American) as well as a presenter on ‘Radio Svoboda’, where he most likely conducted several interviews with Vandellos. First edition. An autobiographical account by Sergei Dovlatov, comprising 14 independent episodes on the lives of prisoners and their guards. Sergei Dovlatov (1941–1990), a writer and journalist from Leningrad, did not publish a single book in his own country during his lifetime but, after his death, became one of the most widely read Russian authors of the second half of the 20th century. Provenance: Iraida Ivanovna Vandellos-Liogkaïa (1932–2020). 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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