Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch: An Appreciation of his Life and Works by Jordan, William George and Richardson Wright editors - 1918

New York: The Authors Club, 1918. Hardcover. Good/None. 126 pp. An examination of the life and literature of Russia's Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch, through the eyes of American writers. A literary hoax. Larrovitchis an imaginery writer. Record # 604846

The Authors Club. 1918. hardback. Fair to good. Corners worn, top and bottom of the spine lightly shelf worn, edge of the spine label is chipped, spine label is browned a bit. Smells very faintly of cigars. No dust jacket.. 1918 hardback with 126 pages and a few b&w photos. A literary hoax.

NY: Authors Club, 1918. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 126. Bibliograqphy, references. Illustrated with several photographs. light water staining to the top of some leaves. VG.

New York: Authors Club, 1918. hardcover. good. Illustrated. 126pp. 8vo, black cloth. New York: The Authors Club, 1918. Good copy.<br/><br/>

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New York: Authors Club, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: The Authors Club, 1918. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, cloth, spine label and front label, very good, light wear. 126 pp, illustrated with plates. Pearson, "Books in Black and Red" (1924) writes: "The authors and scholars who joined in celebrating the Larrovitch Centenary were so numerous that the resulting volume is probably unique. One or two originated the hoax, but a large group carried it on and perfected it. Designed at the beginning, I think I have heard, to rebuke the painful omniscience of one enthusiast in Russian literature, this little tribute is called "Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch; an Appreciation of his Life and Works." The editors are William George Jordan and Richardson Wright; it was published by the Authors Club of New York in 1918. To this volume Clinton Scollard contributed a sonnet, and there are scholarly essays and personalia about the great Russian by Professor Franklin Giddings and Dr. Titus Munson Coan. The bibliographies add to the charm of the book,… Read More

Hoaxes 3333 Edited by Jordan, George William and Richardson Little Wright. Feodor Vladimir Larrovitch: an appreciation of his life and works. New York: The Authors Club, 1918, [4], 126, [6] p. (first 4 p. and last 5 p. blank), [9] leaves of plates: ill., facsims., ports. Photographic frontispiece and photographic plates facing p. 81, 93 and 103. Plates facing p. 27 and 49. The colophon states: "This book was designed by William Aspinwall Bradley for the Yale University Press, and executed under his supervision by Norman T.A. Munder and Company, Baltimore
Contributors: William Aspenwall Bradley (Book designer), Authors Club (New York, N.Y.) (Publisher), Norman T.A. Munder & Co (Binder)
A hoax by the 'editors' Jordan (1864-1928) and Wright (1887-1961), claiming to be the translation of poems by an underappreciated Russian poet. The work was taken seriously immediately after its publication in 1918, until a Slavicist noticed the atypical use of the double "r."
Contents:
The personal side of… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.