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Lectures on Russian Literature
by NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151495998
- ISBN 13
- 9780151495993
- Seller
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Harcourt Brace, 1981. Very Good/Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Edges and corners are sharp, no bumps or dents. Remainder mark on bottom of text block near spine. Light foxing and shelf wear on edges of text block. Dust jacket is clean and tight. Slight wear on edges. Light shelf wear. First edition
Synopsis
The author’s observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. “This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians” (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers; illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Aviary Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24033004
- Title
- Lectures on Russian Literature
- Author
- NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151495998
- ISBN 13
- 9780151495993
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 324
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- X weight
- 3 lb
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