Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev.
by Nabokov, Vladimir
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- first
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About This Item
New York: New Directions Books, 1944. First edition this collection of Nabokov's translations of the major Russian poets. Octavo, original wrappers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov's first writings were in Russian, but he achieved his greatest fame with the novels he wrote in the English language. As a trilinqual master, Nabokov not only translated many his own early works into English, but expertly translated the works of many Russia's most important poets and novelists including Alexander Pushkin and Fyodor Tyutchev.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118156
- Title
- Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev.
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- New Directions Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Lermontov and Tyutchev, Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Vladimir Nabokov First Edition
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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