Smoke, Knock Knock Kock, & Virgin Soil

Ivan Turgenev

Verlag: William Heinemann 1920-1924, London, 1920

Three scarce works from Ivan Turgenev, translated from the original Russian by Constance Garnett. Four volumes. Scarce large type fine-paper editions. Written by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist, poet, playwright, translator, and short story writer. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett, an English translator of nineteenth century Russian literature. This set includes: Smoke, 1920. Telling the story of a love affair between a young Russian man and woman to deliver the author's criticism of Russian at this period. Knock, Knock, Knock, and Other Stories, 1922. Presentation copy with embossed stamp to title page. Includes The Inn, Lieutenant Yergunov's Story, The Dog, and The Watch. Virgin Soil, 1924. In two volumes. A depiction of young people in late nineteenth century Russia rejecting the standard cultural norms of the time in joining the Populist movement. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 867T63

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Smoke, Knock Knock Kock, & Virgin Soil
Verlag: William Heinemann 1920-1924, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1920
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: None
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Art des Buches: book