Chant des Bateliers du Volga. Chant populaire Russe. Arrangé par Igor Strawinsky, 1920

Sets of proof sheets, all with significant corrections, alterations, and annotations by the composer in red, black and purple ink, blue crayon, and pencil.

Contained in brown paper wrapping with list of contents in Stravinsky's hand in purple ink: "Ière Epreuves de l'Edition J. & W. Chester des: 1) 3 Pieces pour Clar. 2) Piano-Rag-Music; 3) 4 Chants russes 4) 3 Histoires pour enfants 5) Chant des Bateliers du Volga (orch.) 6) Suite du "Soldat" (Piano, Clar. et Violon) [this sixth piece is not included among the present sets of proofs]."

With a note in the hand of Soulima Stravinsky attesting to the fact that the manuscript annotations to the proofs are in his father's hand.

Full score. Londres et Genève: J.W. Chester [PN J.W.C. 18], 1920 Folio. 4 pp. on one bifolium. Pp. 1 and 4 numbered in pencil; stylistic strike-through in pencil to pp. 3-4. De Lerma Z5.