Блок, Александр. Неизданные стихи. История одного письма. Первое издание.
Тифлис : Типография газеты "Заря Востока", 1927. 61, [3] с., 1 л. портр., факсимиле.
Мягкая издательская обложка. 17,8 см. Тираж 2 500 экз.
Состояние удовлетворительное: обложка с обширными следами влаги, выцветанием и надрывами на корешке; книжный блок целый, но имеет заметные затеки влаги по внутреннему полю (у корешка) на большинстве страниц.
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Blok, Aleksandr. Unpublished Poems. History of a Letter. First edition.
Tiflis : "Zarya Vostoka" Newspaper Typography, 1927. 61, [3] pp., 1 leaf of portrait, facsimiles.
Original printed paper wrappers. 17.8 cm. Print run of 2,500 copies.
Condition fair: wrappers show extensive moisture staining, fading, and spine wear; text block is complete but exhibits noticeable water stains along the inner margins (gutter) throughout.
A rare, posthumous first edition of previously unpublished works by Alexander Blok (1880-1921), the preeminent poet of the Russian Silver Age and the leading figure of Russian Symbolism. Published in 1927 in Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia, this volume highlights the vibrant Russian literary diaspora and avant-garde network that thrived in the Caucasus during the 1910s and 1920s. The book contains not only Blok's unpublished verses but also a fascinating multi-page facsimile of his manuscript letter addressed to "Aleksei Ilyich," accompanied by detailed historical and literary commentary. The critical apparatus includes essays by V. Sutyrin, A. Arsenishvili, and V. Ruslov, exploring Blok's lyrical evolution and his complex transition from mystical symbolism to revolutionary romanticism. Issued by the "Zarya Vostoka" (Dawn of the East) publishing house in a limited print run of 2,500 copies, early regional Soviet imprints of major Silver Age poets are highly collectible. While this specific copy exhibits noticeable moisture staining characteristic of its fragile survival, it remains a complete and profoundly interesting artifact for scholars and collectors of early twentieth-century Russian literature and Caucasian-Russian cultural intersections.