Sedykh, Andrei

[SIGNED] Sumasshedshii sharmanshchik [The Crazy Organ Grinder]

New York, NY: 1951. Item #1007

159 pages; 19 cm. Text in Russian. A copy with a slightly soiled cover. Signed by the author and gifted in 1957 to Boris Arsenevich Pimonov, a notable Polish public figure and deputy of the Sejm during the III, IV, and V convocations.

This first edition collection features an illustrated paper cover by L. M. Michelson and includes the author's autograph on the half-title page. Although the publisher is unspecified, it is likely the Book Department of "Novoe Russkoe Slovo" (New Russian Word), as noted by A. Savin. The book comprises Parisian Stories, American Stories, and Crimean Stories, reflecting Sedykh's rich narrative style.

Andrei Sedykh (pseudonym of IAkov Moiseevich TSvibak / Jacques Zwibak), a prominent Russian émigré, authored 18 books of short stories, essays, history, travelogues, and reminiscences. Born in Feodosiia, Russia, in 1902, he emigrated in 1920, settling in Paris, where he earned a degree from the Ecole des sciences politiques and wrote for various Russian-language newspapers. He married actress Evgeniia Osipovna Lipovskaia (Jenny Grey) in 1932 and accompanied Ivan Bunin to the 1933 Nobel Prize ceremonies. During World War II, Sedykh moved to New York, becoming editor-in-chief of "Novoe Russkoe Slovo" (New Russian Word).

Price: $250.00