1892 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SHEET MUSIC Le Nouvelliste Piano Vol St. Petersburg Rare
$ 105.6
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1892 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SHEET MUSIC Le Nouvelliste Piano Vol St. Petersburg Rare. Bernard, Supplier to the Imperial Court, this magazine was the cornerstone of musical life for the Russian nobility. The stunning cover architecture features an elaborate engraving with cherubs, lyres, and the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle crest, printed by the iconicR. Up for auction or immediate purchase is a highly scarce monument of pre-revolutionary Russian music publishing: The 1892 bound volume of "Le Nouvelliste" (Revue Musicale pour le Piano), Issues VII–XII. Issued during its 53rd year of continuous publication in St. Petersburg by M. Bernard , Supplier to the Imperial Court, this magazine was the cornerstone of musical life for the Russian nobility. The stunning cover architecture features an elaborate engraving with cherubs, lyres, and the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle crest, printed by the iconic R. Golicke press. Inside are complete, rare piano editions of late-romantic salon music, including operatic fantasies (Moniuszko's Halka ) and character pieces by composers like Franz Bendel. 🔍 ITEM SPECIFICS: Periodical: Le Nouvelliste (Нувеллист) Editor/Publisher: A. Bernard / M. Bernard Publication Date: 1892 Location: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire Issues Included: Livraisons VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII (July–December 1892 bound together) Pagination: Continues through page 303+ Plate Marks: M. Bernard original stampings (M. 1052 B., M. 916 B., etc.) 📈 CONDITION DETAILS: Status: Antique, weathered condition—sold as a historically significant artifact. Interior Pages: Fully legible music notation. Natural time-toning, marginal water staining on early pages, with visible chipping/fragility along the outermost paper edges. Binding: Contemporary board binding is worn, split along parts of the spine, and shows corner loss, but the internal sheet block remains attached. Please evaluate the comprehensive high-resolution photographs to inspect the exact condition layout. 📦 SHIPPING & SPECIAL HANDLING: Due to the age and edge-fragility of this 1892 volume, it will be wrapped in archival-safe tissue, sandwiched between heavy cardboard inserts, and shipped inside a rigid box to prevent shifting or flaking. Worldwide tracked shipping. Combined shipping savings apply automatically at checkout for all vintage items. A rare opportunity to acquire a genuine, court-vetted piece of 19th-century St. Petersburg musical heritage. #ImperialRussia #AntiqueSheetMusic #LeNouvelliste #StPetersburg1892 #RarePianoMusic #RussianEmpire #AntiqueBooks #ClassicalMusicCollector #Moniuszko #VintageLithography #RomanovHistory
