The article examines the first published book by Antiokh Kantemir, "Symphony, or Concord to the inspired book of psalms of the king and prophet David". The work reveals the history of the creation and preparation for publication of this work, analyzes the dedication to Empress Catherine I and the preface to the reader. We are examining 32 copies of the bookfrom the collection of the Research Department of Rare Books (Book Museum) of the Russian State Library. Particular attention is paid to the origin of the copies that come from the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museums, the Moscow Theological Academy, the Moscow Theological Seminary, the Moscow Diocesan Library, the Bethany Theological Seminary, the Old Believer Rogozhskoye Cemetery, the Nilov Monastery, the Imperial Society of History and Russian Antiquities, the Historical, Artistic and Household museum of the 18th century, from the private collections of K.I. Nevostruev, M.N. Myasnikov, Archbishop of Moscow and Kolomna Augustine, I.Ya. Lukashevich, P.P. Shibanov, V.A. Desnitsky, A.I. Markushevich. When analyzing specimens, all bookplates, notes and notes are reproduced. The author concludes that studying the existence of copies of "Symphony" by A.D. Kantemir is important for understanding the demand for reference work in the culture of the 18th-19th centuries in educational practices, theological thought, literature.
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