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1344 - ABC books A Primer for the Use of the Youth of the Slavic-Se…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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ABC books A Primer for the Use of the Youth of the Slavic-Serbian People Residing in the Kingdom of Hungary and its Dependent Territories. (A primer for the use of the youth of the Slavic-Serbian people residing in the Kingdom of Hungary and its associated territories.) Buda (Budapest), Royal University, 1822, printed with the type of the Slavic-Serbian Printing House. With the permission of the authorities. Small 8°. Paperback with contemporary coloured paper cover (spine with a tear). So-called ‘Bukvar’ (primer/ABC book), i.e. a textbook for teaching reading to Serbian youths living in what was then the Kingdom of Hungary (part of the Habsburg Monarchy). The place of printing, Buda (now part of Budapest), was an important centre for Serbian-language publications in the 18th and 19th centuries, as the university printing house there had its own Cyrillic (‘Slavic-Serbian’) type department which produced books for the Serbian diaspora within the Habsburg Monarchy. – Corners creased, slightly yellowed due to the paper, otherwise in good condition. (A primer for the use of the youth of the Slavo-Serbian people living in the Kingdom of Hungary and its dependent territories.) Buda (Budapest), printed at the Royal University Press using the type of the Slavo-Serbian printing office. With the permission of the authorities. A so-called ‘Bukvar’ (primer or ABC book), i.e. a textbook intended to teach Serbian children and young people to read, who lived in the Kingdom of Hungary at that time—a constituent part of the Habsburg Monarchy. The place of printing, Buda (now part of Budapest), was an important centre for Serbian-language publishing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as its university press maintained a dedicated Cyrillic, or ‘Slavo-Serbian’, type department that produced books for the Serbian diaspora within the Habsburg Monarchy. Coloured paper cover. – Corners creased, slightly browned due to the paper, otherwise in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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