The Kobzar of Ukraine [Married Set, Complete in Four Volumes]

Published by Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, Institute of Shevchenkology | [Ukraïns'ka Vil'na Akademija nauk v Kanadi. Instytut ev enkoznavstva] & The Trident Press Ltd. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) 1952-1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1952

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pp. 375; 468; 576; 556. 8vo.'s, each measuring 9.5" x 6.5". Uniformly bound in bright blue cloth over boards with gilt rules and lettering to the spine, Shevchenko's signature embossed in gilt to the front boards, and prominently bearing the Ukrainian trident (tryzub) to the base of each volume in gilt, speckled edges. Black-and-white progressive portrait frontispieces of Shevchenko as he matured, each volume accompanied with many additional black-and-white, and colour plates of engravings, illustrations and facsimiles. Extremities exceptionally, and uniformly well-preserved, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked leaves and firm, sound binding. Overall, near fine. Exceptionally scarce offering of Shevchenko's magnum opus, Kobzar, complete in four volumes as published by the Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences in partnership with noted Ukrainian-Canadian publisher, the Trident Press Ltd., of Winnipeg, Canada. Excepting the title pages, and a brief Foreword in English, the text is otherwise printed entirely in Ukrainian. Corresponds to OCLC #977395917.

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Title
The Kobzar of Ukraine [Married Set, Complete in Four Volumes]
Author
Shevchenko, Taras Hryhorovych [ ] (1814-1861); Alexander Jardine Hunter (Trans.); Dr. Jaroslav Bohdan Rudnyckyj; Leonida Bilets'koho [Leonid Biletsky] (Ed. & Commentary), et al.
Publisher
Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, Institute of Shevchenkology | [Ukraïns'ka Vil'na Akademija nauk v Kanadi. Instytut ev enkoznavstva] & The Trident Press Ltd. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) 1952-1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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1952
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Hardcover
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We are a rare book firm specializing in a diverse range of works on paper. With nearly two decades of experience, we are pleased to offer a wide selection of over 25,000 scarce and unique titles, from the retrospective to the modern. Our specialisms include, but are not limited to, antiquarian and fine bindings, manuscripts, ephemera, Canadiana, culinaria, Indigenous studies, and socialist literature. We are also home to one of the nation’s largest private collections of Ukrainian émigré publications. Our Services & Expertise: We actively buy, sell and place rare and out-of-print books, as well as manuscripts, printed ephemera, and archival collections in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In addition, our practice is actively engaged in the thoughtful placement and stewardship of literary and institutional archives, and we provide USPAP compliant monetary appraisals for universities, museums, and private clients. Our Clients: We are proud to serve a diverse and distinguished clientele. Our clients have included Library and Archives Canada, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, McGill University, McMaster University, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, University of Alberta (Bruce Peel Special Collections), The British Library, and The Library of Congress, among others. Curated lists are issued periodically and may be viewed at www.blacksbooks.ca.

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