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THIS LOT IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE LOT NOTES Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (Iskander), was a Russian writer and political thinker who is often known as the 'Father of Russian Socialism. ' His writings from exile played an important role in the Emancipation of the Serfs in 1861. Living in the United Kindom from 1852-1864, he founded, with the aid of Polish exiles, the 'Free Russian Press in London,' the first uncensored printing enterprise in Russian history. This collection of books is historically significant and quite rare. comprising: (a) [For Five Years] (1855-1860). Political and Social Articles. In 2 volumes. First Edition. London: Vol'naya Russkaya Tipografiya / Trubner & Co, 1860-1861. 2 volumes set. Authors: Alexander Gertzen (Volume I) and Nikolai Ogaryov (Volume II). Text in Russian. 7-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches, half-leather over marbled boards; marbled epps and ends. XI, 320, (2) pp. + IV, 403, (3) pp. (b) Four books in one: 1. [Letters from France and Italy, and three more books, London: Trubner & Co, 1858, Author: Alexander Gertzen. Four books in one (Each book with its own title page and separate pagination): 1. Second Edition. XII, 303, (2) pp. 2. Second Revised Edition. XXIII, 194, (3) pp. 3. Letter to Michelet. First in Russian. I, 49, (1) pp. 4. First in Russian. IX, 52 pp. Text in Russian. 6-3/4" x 4" half-leather over marbled boards; marbled epps and ends. Frontispiece: portrait of the author. (c) Two books in one: 1. (December 14, 1825 and Emperor Nicola Read more…
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2016-03-12
