Live Auction 11997Russian Art
GRIGORIEV -- RÉAU, Louis, FARRERE, Claude, and others. Boris Grigoriev. Faces of Russia. London: n.p., 1924. 2° (360 x 270mm). 30 illustrations, tipped-in, most full page, and many in colour (one plate out-of-sequence, light spotting not affecting the plates, occasional light soiling, some guards with wear, light foxing, one gathering detached). Original half vellum over paper-covered boards, the upper side illustrated and titled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt (hinge is broken, boards darkened at edges, some spotting and soiling, vellum yellowed).
Lot 19 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SOUTH AMERICA

GRIGORIEV -- RÉAU, Louis, FARRERE, Claude, and others. Boris Grigoriev. Faces of Russia. London: n.p., 1924. 2° (360 x 270mm). 30 illustrations, tipped-in, most full page, and many in colour (one plate out-of-sequence, light spotting not affecting the plates, occasional light soiling, some guards with wear, light foxing, one gathering detached). Original half vellum over paper-covered boards, the upper side illustrated and titled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt (hinge is broken, boards darkened at edges, some spotting and soiling, vellum yellowed).

Closed28 November 2016

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GRIGORIEV -- RÉAU, Louis, FARRERE, Claude, and others. Boris Grigoriev. Faces of Russia. London: n.p., 1924. 2° (360 x 270mm). 30 illustrations, tipped-in, most full page, and many in colour (one plate out-of-sequence, light spotting not affecting the plates, occasional light soiling, some guards with wear, light foxing, one gathering detached). Original half vellum over paper-covered boards, the upper side illustrated and titled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt (hinge is broken, boards darkened at edges, some spotting and soiling, vellum yellowed).

A gift from Boris Grigoriev to María Tupper (1893-1965) in Paris in 1934 (inscription on p. 9).
By descent to the present owner.

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PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY BORIS GRIGORIEV TO MARÍA TUPPER under Alexandre Iacovleff's portrait of Boris Grigoiev: 'à bien chère Maria/de/son/vrai ami/Boris/1934/Paris'
FIRST EDITION, one of only 500 copies, this one is number 400.