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Lot 119
Bulgakov (Mikhail) мастер и маргарита [The Master and Margarita], first Russian edition, Paris, YMCA Press, 1967.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Bulgakov (Mikhail) ?????? ? ????????? [The Master and Margarita], first Russian edition, light marginal toning, original wrappers, a little stained and browned, still crisp and sharp, tall 8vo, Paris, YMCA Press, 1967.
⁂ A rare first Russian edition.
After a censored and truncated version of the Soviet classic was published in two instalments in Moscow magazine, Bulgakov's greatest and final novel was smuggled out to be printed in full in Paris. Published in June 1967 by YMCA (which had also published Alexander Solzhenitsyn) this first printing made publishing history.
Description
Bulgakov (Mikhail) ?????? ? ????????? [The Master and Margarita], first Russian edition, light marginal toning, original wrappers, a little stained and browned, still crisp and sharp, tall 8vo, Paris, YMCA Press, 1967.
⁂ A rare first Russian edition.
After a censored and truncated version of the Soviet classic was published in two instalments in Moscow magazine, Bulgakov's greatest and final novel was smuggled out to be printed in full in Paris. Published in June 1967 by YMCA (which had also published Alexander Solzhenitsyn) this first printing made publishing history.
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