38 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) Set of 11 handwritten pages of poems in Russian—11 листков рукописных стихов: -No. 2, 1926 in Moscow, “Words to the Stars, Honor to the Earth—Слова звездам, честь земле,” likely unpublished. -No. 4, 1922, somewhere on the road through S…, “On the Nighttime Path—В ночном пути,” a version prior to revision for the collection “The Lily and the Sickle” -No. 5, August 4, 1926, in Moscow, likely unpublished. -No. 6, September 6, 1929, in Moscow, “There Are Magical Smiles—Есть волшебные улыбки,” included in the collection “The Lily and the Sickle” -No. 9, December 11, 1924, in Moscow, “Чрез (…) чрез серые страны,” likely unpublished. -No. 25, July 12, 1924, at the Friedrichstrasse train station, an alternative version of “Glory to the Day.” -No. 42, July 7, 1924, “Hymn—Песня” for the collection “The Lily and the Sickle.” -No. 45, 1925 in Paris, “Alea jacta est” for the collection “The Lily and the Sickle,” with an additional quatrain here. -No. 54, 1928, “Autumn Song - Осенняя песня,” for the same collection. -No. 72, November 3, 1928, in Moscow, “Twilight and Dawn Breathe from the Abyss - Дышат бездной сумерки и зори” for the same collection. -No. 75, May 1932, Ankara, “Hours with a Cuckoo - Часы с кукушкой,” for the same collection. MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descent