Ivan Aleksandrovič Gončarov (И. А. Гончаровъ) - Oblomov - 1919

* Title: Oblomov: A Novel in Four Parts (Обломовъ: Романъ въ четырехъ частяхъ)

* Author: Ivan Aleksandrovič Gončarov (И. А. Гончаровъ)

* Publisher: I.P. Ladyzhnikov (Издательство И.П. Ладыжникова)

* Place and Year of Publication: Berlin, 1919

* Language: Russian (with pre-revolutionary orthography)

* Edition: Rare edition printed in Germany during the period of the first wave of Russian migration
("Russia outside Russia")

* Binding: half-leather binding of the period with boards covered in marbled/decorated paper. Title and author impressed in gold on a leather label on the spine.


Condition

* Exterior: Good/Excellent. The binding is solid, with slight signs of wear at the edges and corners. The spine label is well preserved and legible.

* Interior: Good. Presence of foxing (brown spots due to the acidity of the paper from that period) and natural yellowing.

* Special notes: Presence of a stamp from a historic bookstore in Rome ("Книжный магазинъ А. К. Ржепецкаго, Ул. Франческо Криспи 90, Римъ" - Libreria A.K. Rzhepetsky, 90 Via Francesco Crispi, Rome) and an ownership signature in pencil on the frontispiece.


Historical and Collecting Analysis

This edition is particularly interesting for two reasons:

1. The publisher Ladyzhnikov: Founded in Berlin, this publishing house was the leading publisher for the Russian intelligentsia in exile and published works that were often censored or difficult to obtain in Russia after the 1917 Revolution.

2. The Italian provenance: The stamp of the Rzhepetsky Bookshop in Rome adds local historical value (Italian). It was a well-known bookstore for Russian émigrés in the 1920s, located near Piazza di Spagna.




* Title: Oblomov: A Novel in Four Parts (Oblomov: A Novel in Four Parts)

* Author: Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov (И. А. Гончаровъ)

* Publisher: I.P. Ladyzhnikov (Izdatel'stvo I.P. Ladyzhnikova)

* Place and Year of Printing: Berlin, 1919

* Language: Russian (with pre-revolutionary orthography)

* Edition: Rare edition printed in Germany during the period of the first wave of Russian emigration
("Russia outside Russia").

* Binding: Period half-cloth with marbled/decorated paper boards. Title and author stamped in gold on a leather spine label.

Condition

* Exterior: Good/Excellent. The binding is solid, with minor signs of wear on the edges and corners. The spine label is well preserved and legible.

* Interior: Good. Some foxing (brown spots due to the acidity of the paper at the time) and natural yellowing.

* Special notes: A stamp from a historic bookstore in Rome ("Книжный магазинъ А. К. Ржепецкаго, Ул. Франческо Криспи 90, Римъ" - Libreria A.K. Rzhepetsky, Via Francesco Crispi 90, Rome) and a penciled ownership signature on the title page.

Historical and Collectible Analysis

This edition is particularly interesting for two reasons:

1. The Ladyzhnikov publishing house: Founded in Berlin, this house was a point of reference for the Russian intelligentsia in exile and published works that were often censored or difficult to find in Russia after the 1917 Revolution.

The Italian provenance: The stamp of the Rzhepetsky bookshop in Rome adds local (Italian) historical value. It was a well-known bookstore for Russian emigrants in the 1920s, located near the Spanish Steps.