982 - TAUBER E. (1903-1987)

TAUBER E. (1903-1987) Odinochestvo [Solitude]. Berlin: Parabola, 1935. 79, [5] pp.; 19 x 13 cm. In the publisher’s typographic wrapper. In very good condition. Slight rubbing and soiling to the wrapper. Ekaterina Tauber (1903-1987) was a poet, prose writer and critic of the ‘first wave’ of the Russian emigration. She published five collections of poetry. Her poems were included in the best-known anthologies of Russian émigré poetry, ‘The Anchor’ (1936), ‘In the West’ (1953) and others, and appeared in many journals: ‘Sovremennye zapiski’, ‘Russkie zapiski’, ‘Vozrozhdenie’, ‘Grani’, ‘Novyy zhurnal’. Before the war she belonged to the literary group ‘Crossroads’, close to V. Khodasevich. After the Second World War she taught Russian for 16 years at the Lycée Carnot in Cannes, where she became close to B. Zaitsev, I. Bunin and D. Klenovsky. The poet’s first book. Bibliography: Turchinsky, p. 524; Okhlopkov, p. 173. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.