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PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR OF THE AUTHOR'S EXECUTION

Shater. Stikhi [The tent. Verses].

Revel [i.e. Tallinn], ‘Bibliofil’, [1921].

12mo, pp. 56, with illustrations in the text by N.K. Kalmakov; some light soiling and browning; contemporary decorated cloth, spine faded.

£250

Approximately:
US $311  €291

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First illustrated edition. ‘The publishing house claims that this edition was made from the manuscript handed over by Gumilev in June 1921, the year he was arrested and executed. It contains more material than the [first edition published the same year]’ (Kilgour 427, note).

Kilgour 427, note; Tarasenkov, p. 116.

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