Աբովեան (Խաչատուր) [ABOVIAN (Khatchatour)]. Վէրք Հայաստանի [ - Lot 1

Աբովեան (Խաչատուր) [ABOVIAN (Khatchatour)]. Վէրք Հայաստանի [The Wounds of Armenia]. Tbilissi, Imprimerie École Nersisyan, 1858. In-8, 275-15 p., full contemporary havana basane, smooth spine decorated with a double fillet and cold fleuron, boards framed with a cold roulette, fleurons at the corners (binder rubbed, epidermal wear to boards, wormholes to spines, dull corners, slight wetness and foxing). Rare first edition of La Blessure d'Arménie by Khatchatour Abovian (1809-1848), an emblematic novel written in 1841 and first published in 1858, ten years after the author's mysterious disappearance. Considered the first modern novel in Armenian, it reflects the struggles and aspirations of the Armenian people under foreign domination. 2 wet stamps and handwritten signature.