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RUSSIAN PRINTING - KRYLOV, Ivan. Fables. St. Petersburg, 1825. [in Cyrillic characters: басни, from the Russian writer, Иbaha. А. Крылов]. In-8. 312 pp. Bound in period half calf with corners, smooth spine decorated with fillets and fleurons. Edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, 7 hors-texte engravings and a fine title vignette. Uncommon Russian edition. Printed in Cyrillic characters. The son of a modest officer, Ivan Krylov (1769-1844) began his career in St. Petersburg as a minor civil servant, editing a satirical magazine and attacking the abuses of the time by defending the worsening situation of the serfs. After 1790, political reaction condemned him to silence. He retreated to the provinces, sought protectors and did not reappear in the capital until 1806. From then on, he wrote fables (over two hundred, a third of which were adapted from Aesop, Phèdre and La Fontaine), bringing the genre to classical perfection. They were read in salons and kitchens alike. Written in a popular, flavorful language, they abound in sayings and proverbs created by the author, and denounce hypocrisy, self-importance, prevarication and parasitism. (spine rubbed, jaws weakened, missing a cap, light wetness throughout).

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RUSSIAN PRINTING - KRYLOV, Ivan. Fables. St. Petersburg, 1825. [in Cyrillic characters: басни, from the Russian writer, Иbaha. А. Крылов]. In-8. 312 pp. Bound in period half calf with corners, smooth spine decorated with fillets and fleurons. Edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, 7 hors-texte engravings and a fine title vignette. Uncommon Russian edition. Printed in Cyrillic characters. The son of a modest officer, Ivan Krylov (1769-1844) began his career in St. Petersburg as a minor civil servant, editing a satirical magazine and attacking the abuses of the time by defending the worsening situation of the serfs. After 1790, political reaction condemned him to silence. He retreated to the provinces, sought protectors and did not reappear in the capital until 1806. From then on, he wrote fables (over two hundred, a third of which were adapted from Aesop, Phèdre and La Fontaine), bringing the genre to classical perfection. They were read in salons and kitchens alike. Written in a popular, flavorful language, they abound in sayings and proverbs created by the author, and denounce hypocrisy, self-importance, prevarication and parasitism. (spine rubbed, jaws weakened, missing a cap, light wetness throughout).

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