London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co., 1907
Gogol's epic tale of Cossack warriors. An attractive, illustrated edition of Taras Bulba, Gogol's epic tale of Cossack warriors. First published in Russian in 1835, Gogol bowed to Tsarist pressure and published a revised and expanded edition in 1842 which included themes of Russian nationalism.
8vo (19 x 13.5 cm); xii, 296pp., frontispiece and numerous illustrations throughout, text in English, translated from Russian by B.C. Baskerville; original black cloth gilt, elaborate vignette in gilt to upper cover, spine slighty rubbed and cockled, a fine copy.
8vo (19 x 13.5 cm); xii, 296pp., frontispiece and numerous illustrations throughout, text in English, translated from Russian by B.C. Baskerville; original black cloth gilt, elaborate vignette in gilt to upper cover, spine slighty rubbed and cockled, a fine copy.
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