Mintslov, S[ergei] R[udol´fovich] (1870 - 1933) Pokhozhdeniia arkheologov. Roman. 4-e izdanie. Riga, Knigoizdatel´stvo 'Vostok', [192?] 205, [1] €150,00
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Russian bibliographer, writer and bibliophile.His books were very popular in Russia and later among Russian émigré readership.Most were read into pulp already in early 1950s.

Mintslov graduated from military school and later the Nizhny Novgorod Archaeological Institute. Had a successful career in Russia up to 1917, assembled a unique library, adding many books to his father´s library. His father was a librarian at Imperatorskaia Publichnaia Biblioteka, St.Petersburg. Left Russia in Agust 1917 for Finland.