Fedor Dostoyevsky Three Tales.
£20.00
Publisher
Lindsay Drummond Limited.
Place
London
Date
1945
Synopsis
Dream of a ridiculous man another man's wife a meek young girl. drawings by donia nachsen. translated from the russian by beatrice scott. (russian literature library).
Item Description
8vo. 7.25 x 5 inches. [vi] + 92 pp. Title page in red and black. Bound in original red cloth, gilt, with small gilt block on front board. A little wear to extremities, spine sunned and occasional traces of foxing, but otherwise a very good clean copy. Illustrated by 6 scraperboard plates. Decorated by title page vignette. An attractive 1945 edition of three short stories by the great Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81). It includes Dream of a Ridiculous Man (1877), Another Man's Wife (1848) and A Meek Young Girl, usually titled A Gentle Creature (1876). Illustrated by Donia Nachsen (1903-87). Born in Russian Ukraine, her family settled in London in 1905. As an artist she designed poster for the government during the War.
[Stock No. 29307]
