Title: The Book of Psalms. The year of publication: 1896 (the year is indicated on the title page by the Church Slavonic letters Ga "ch" ). Printing house: Typography of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv. Language: Church Slavonic. Description and content of the lot: Ancient Lavra edition of the Psalms of the late 19th century. In addition to the psalms themselves, the book contains additional catechetical sections: “A brief statement...” with an engraving-instruction on the sign of the cross, the Symbol of the Faith of Athanasius of Alexandria and the section of questions and answers about the Orthodox faith. There are art screensavers, ornamental frames and large plot engravings (in particular, with the image of King David and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin). The palette is original, hard, with embossing. Status: The book is used, needs restoration. On the pages there are traces of active use, spots from time to time and moisture. On many sheets (including the title page and the page with the Assumption engraving) there are significant tears, loss of fragments of paper and text around the edges. The state of the coat and the root is visible in the photo. The book has not been restored, it is sold “as is”.