AKHMATOVA, ANNA (ANNA ANDREYEVNA GORENKO). 1889-1966. U samogo moriia. [At the Very Edge of the Sea.] Petersburg: Alkonost, 1921.
AKHMATOVA, ANNA (ANNA ANDREYEVNA GORENKO). 1889-1966.
U samogo morii a. [At the Very Edge of the Sea.] Petersburg: Alkonost, 1921.
12mo. 32, [3 ad] pp. Original decorative wrappers. Wrappers edge-worn, backstrip splitting.

FIRST EDITION, one of 3000 copies printed. This long poem first appeared in the magazine Apollon in 1915, and represents a summing-up of Akhmatova's early manner. By the time this separate issue appeared, Akhmatova had endured further war, revolution and blighted love.
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US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930

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