Targum. Or metrical translations from thirty languages and dialects;: and PUSHKIN, Alexander The Talisman. From the Russian of Alexander Pushkin. With other pieces.
by BORROW, George
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London, , [1892.] . 1892 viii, 106, 14 p. Publisher's paper covered boards. Cloth spine with a paper label. Some wear on edges and corners, the label rubbed and an old dampstain at the top of the front board, not affecting the contents. Very clean inside and unopened at the head. Borrow spent a year in St. Petersburg studying the Russian language, during which time he published these translations in an edition of 100 copies. This edition was produced c.1892, reputedly in an edition of 250 copies and with a facsimile of the 1835 title page. A scarce Borrow item.
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- Targum. Or metrical translations from thirty languages and dialects;
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- BORROW, George
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- [1892.]
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