[PUBLISHED DURING THE AUTHOR'S LIFETIME]

[PUBLISHED DURING THE AUTHOR'S LIFETIME] KRYLOV, Ivan (1769–1844) The Fables of Ivan Krylov. Published and printed by Alexander Smirdin, Saint Petersburg, 1834. Parts I and II in a single volume. 188 pp., 48 plates of illustrations; 168 pp., XX, 45 plates of illustrations, in-8, early 20th-century half-leather binding, A.B.E. (foxing spots; the first 7 pages have been secured with adhesive tape; pages 15 and 16 have been reinforced). A rare edition, published during the author’s lifetime, of the famous fables. Illustrated with engravings, some of which are hand-colored. [LIFE-TIME EDITION] KRYLOV, Ivan (1769–1844) Fables by Ivan Krylov. Published by Alexander Smirdin’s Printing House, St. Petersburg, 1834. Parts 1 and 2. 188 pp., 48 ill.; 168 pp., XX, 45 ill., 24.5 × 20 cm, early 20th-century owner’s half-leather binding, generally in fair condition (stain spots, first 7 pages taped with adhesive tape, pp. 15–16 reinforced). A rare, lifetime edition of I. Krylov’s famous fables. Illustrated with engravings, some of which are hand-colored. As Smirnov-Sokolsky notes: “The *Fables*, published by Smirdin in 1834, are one of the finest Russian illustrated editions in general and the most remarkable of all those published by Smirdin. Sapozhnikov’s engravings are arguably the finest Russian illustrations for Krylov’s fables.”