No 5140
CHURCH SLAVONIC PRAYER BOOK
n.p., n.d., circa 1639.
For use in Church. Prayers for the Church year; september-august. 388 leaves (776 pp). Printed in red and black. Large enfangs to chapter entries.Contemporary full leather. Thumbing and some old notations. Overall very good condition.
Price: 2900 USD
No 4200
CHURCH SLAVONIC
EVANGELIE NAPRESTOLNOE
Lvov, 1704.
Printed at the Lvov Uspensk brotherhood. Folio. 424 leaves (complete). 57 engravings, four full page of the apostles (engraved by Zavadovsky, dated 1681, 1682, 1683).Contemporary satin on wooden boards.
Ref: KARATAEV 1007. ZAPASKO - ISAEVICH No 795.
Price:
10800 USD
No 4370
CHURCH SLAVONIC
TRIODION - TRIOD PISNA
Lvov, Uspenske Bratstvo, 1717
The printer was the well known Ukrainian printer Stavnytsky Petro, in an edition of 1200 copies. Complete copy, 436 leaves, illustrated with 16 engravings by the native artists Nikodim, Vasil and Georgy.
The book is lithurgical, consists of a prayer book for Lenten days. "Triod" means "threesongster", canons with three songs instead of the usual nine. The book was commonly used by the Orthodox and Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine.
Folio. Contemporary leather over wooden boards. Usual spotting, thumbing in lower outer margins, candle light spots here and there, some leaves with old repairs. Overall a well preserved and complete copy.
Bibliographic reference: ZAPASKO - ISAEVICH 928
Price: 6600 USD
No 4325
CHURCH SLAVONIC
RUSSIAN BOOK OF HOURS
Kiev, Kievopecerskaija Lavra, 1739.
Preface by Archmandrit Roman. Dedicated to Empress Anna Ivanovna
(1730-1740). Contemporary full calf. Spine richly gilt. Four
raised binds. All edges gilt, cicelled. Old owners notations
on blanks. Full page cuts. Size: 80 x 120 mm. Prayers and
short hymns (Troparies) for the Russian Orthodox Church Year
(September-August).
Price: 3500 USD
No 5141
CHURCH SLAVONIC PRAYER MANUSCRIPT
n.p., n.d. (late 17th century)
Gospels and prayer, old believers. Manuscript in red/black ink. 720 pp. Contemporary leather on wooden boards. Lacks first leaf. Old notations to several leaves, thumbing. Strong and tight binding.
Price: 1250 USD
No 5142
CHURCH SLAVONIC PSALTIR CHURCH SLAVONIC PSALTIR
n.p., n.d. (late 17th century)
Psaltir and prayer book. Chapters on how children should read and learn the texts. Printed in read and black. One full page woodcut. Thumbing and old candle light staining. Old repairs and notations. Later full leather on wooden boards. Old clasps. 356 leaves (712 pp). Strong bindi
Price: 1800 USD
No 4261
(Church Slavonic dictionary)
OBSHCHII TSERKOVNO-SLAVYANO-ROSSIISKII SLOVAR, I - II.
St. Peterburg, Tip. Imperat. Rossiskoi Akademii, 1834.
Two volumes; 1692 pp. + 1778 pp. (double columns), folded tabellas. Volume 1 is very worn and spotted, however fully readable, cont. stiff paper binding, lacks the spine. Volume 2 is very good, no spotting, contemporary half leather w. marbled boards. Rare early Church Slavic dictionary.
Price: 1050 USD
No 4326
CHURCH SLAVONIC
RUSSIAN MINIATURE ILLUMINATED
MANUSCRIPT.
N.p., n.d. Ca 1800.
20 leaves. Three full page miniatures (one with small hole
in paper), one large initial in red and yellow. Three colored
headpieces.
Size: 53 mm x 82 mm. Contemporary repaired calf. Loose.
Price: 2775 USD
No 4366
CHURCH SLAVONIC
TRIODION - TRIOD PISNA
Lvov, Uspenske Bratstvo (The Uspensk Brotherhood), 1689-90. By the Ukrainian printer Semenom Stavnitsky.
Bibliographic reference: ZAPASKO - ISAEVICH no. 653.
Folio, contemporary full leather over wooden boards.
Complete copy. 438 leaves incl. title. 17 illustrations (13 big or full page and 4 smaller or half page).
A very good complete copy, some candle light spotting along with thumbing in lower outer margins due to use of the service book. Photos on request.
Price: 8800 USD
No 5139
CHURCH SLAVONIC LITHURGY MUSIC MANUSCRIPT
n.p., n.d., circa 1820.
For use in Church, old believers. Lyrics, notes. Red/black ink, several artistic enfangs. 187 leaves of music (374 pp). Old notations to many leaves, some dated notes; 1820s-1840s. Contemporary full leather. Thumbing and old candle light staining, few leaves at beginning loose.
Price: 1800 USD
No 5155
CHURCH SLAVONIC SLOVAR.
SLOVAR TSERKOVNO-SLAVYANSKAGO I RUSSKAGO YAZIKA
St. Petersburg, Akademii Nauk, 1847.
Church Slavonic encyclopedia. Four folio volumes. Contemporary full calf (vol. 2 quarter calf and somewhat smaller).
Pag: (XXII), 415 pp; 471; 589; 487. Half titles and errata leaves to all volumes, title to vol. 2 only. Frequent old staining and thumbing, worn binding to vol. 2. Clearly a much used work, nevertheless a magnificient rare folio edition set.
Price: 4600 USD