PASTERNAK, AUTOGRAPH COPY OF A MANUSCRIPT, "POEMS FROM A NOVEL IN PROSE," 1948 BORIS PASTERNAK (RUSSIAN 1890-1960), STIKHI IZ ROMANA V PROZE[Poems from a Novel in Prose], carbon copy, small 4to (210 x 150 mm), n.p., circa 1948, dedicated To dear Yuri Aleksandrovich for good memory in wishing a speedy settling of your home life Pasternak 8 March, 1948, comprising 10 of 25 Lara poems included in Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957), 22 pp., one leaf loose, bound by original string, with tan wrappers, cover measuring 23 x 17 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.), text in Russian PROVENANCE Gift of the author to Yuri Aleksandrovich Afanasiev Bonhams, New York, March 9, 2017, lot 14 LITERATURE "Pasternak's Letters to C.M. Bowra 1945-1956," in The Life of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago (Stanford University, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 2009) LOT NOTES Only four other carbon copies of the work have been located: One inscribed to Olga Petrovksa, Sotheby's, 5 Dec, 1991, lot 554 Second inscribed to Pasternak's close friend Mikhail Alexandrovich Zenevich, now in a private collection in Russia Third inscribed to literary historian M.P. Gromov Fourth inscribed on April, 10, 1948 to his translator Cecil Maurice Bowra, Collection of Irwin Hotlzman, Hoover Institution Archives CONDITION The work appears in age-appropriate condition. Wear to the perimeter of the binding and each sheet. The bind has a tear to the lower left corner, measuring 1.27 cm (1/2 in.) consistent with age. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.