Nikolai Gogol Evenings Near Village Dikanka Mirgorod 2 Vintage Moscow Hardcovers
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Nikolai Gogol Evenings Near Village Dikanka Mirgorod 2 Vintage Moscow Hardcovers Two matching vintage English-language Nikolai Gogol hardcovers published in Moscow by the Foreign Languages Publishing House as part of its Classics of Russian Literature series. The bundle contains: Evenings Near the Village of Dikanka: Stories Published by Bee-Keeper Rudi Panko – edited by Ovid Gorchakov, designed by Y. Krivinskaya and illustrated by A. Kanevsky. Includes Gogol's celebrated early Ukrainian stories, including The Fair at Sorochintsi, Saint John's Eve, A May Night, The Lost Letter, Christmas Eve, A Terrible Revenge and A Place Bewitched. Mirgorod – subtitled Being a Continuation of Evenings in a Village Near Dikanka. Includes Old-Time Landowners, Taras Bulba, Viy and The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich. A particularly attractive companion pair with wonderful mid-century Soviet book design. Both retain their colourful decorative dust jackets, with folk-inspired floral artwork also carried through to the title pages and other decorative elements. Evenings Near the Village of Dikanka also has patterned endpapers. English-language editions published in Moscow and an appealing set for collectors of Gogol, Russian and Ukrainian literary history, Soviet publishing, vintage book illustration and mid-century book design. If you’re interested in this author or topic, have a look through my store where I am adding new titles every day. The books in the pictures
- Publisher: Foreign Languages Publishing House
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fair
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