LEVITSKY VALERY (1886-1946) O lyubvi k otechestvu i narodnoy gordosti: Besedy. [On love of country and national pride: Conversations]. Tsargrad [Constantinople]:] Za rubezhom, 1921. 68 p. ; 20,5×14 cm. In the original contemporary binding. With original cover. Oxidation and deterioration of the paper on the edges of the pages, some leaves are separated from the block. Bookshop stamp on cover and some pages: 'Russkaya byl' publishing house bookshop A.I. Chernov, Constantinople. Rare edition of the first year of the white emigrant community in Turkey. The book's title echoes that of N.M. Karamzin's famous work. It includes articles on the civil war, the Russian army, Russian nationalism, the fate of Russia and recollections of events in southern Russia. Valery Mikhailovich Levitsky (1886-1946) was a lawyer, journalist, one of the leaders of the Kiev city committee of the Cadet party, an active member of the political group led by V.V. Shulgin and P.B. Struve, a participant in the civil war in the armed forces of southern Russia and in the Russian army, editor of the Denikin newspaper 'Great Russia', head of the information department of the Russian army headquarters (Wrangel). In exile in Czechoslovakia and France, he was a member of Russian national organisations, collaborated actively with the Imperial Russian Military Union (ROVS) and taught at the ROVS officers' school. At the buyer's request, we will be happy to provide a general condition report on the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.