Russian Sketches : Chiefly of Peasant Life / translated from the Russian by Beatrix L. Tollemache
1914, 2nd impression. London : Smith & Elder. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked wine cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dust-dulled as with age. Minor internal library mark. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 266 pages; Compiled and translated by Beatrix L. Tollemache. Contents: The sealed angel / by N.C. Leescov -- The peasant / by Demetrius Grigorovitch -- The fisherman -- The upas tree -- Cradle songs -- Poems of Nekrasov -- Poems of Lermontov -- Bells -- The song of the cudgel. Subjects: Peasantry - Russia - Soviet Union. Soviet Union - Russia - Social life and customs. Notes: Publisher's ads to the rear. Item #20794
Price: €30.00