Seller: Andrew James Books, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing without dust jacket, minimal wear to boards with light creasing along centre spine from top to bottom. Signed and dedicated by translator (Richard Fortune) to ffep otherwise clean throughout. A scarce book containing four tragedies by the 18th century Russian dramatist : Khorev, Hamlet, Semira, and Dimitrii The Impostor. Sumarokov was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the reign of classicism in Russian literature. Seller Inventory # 005641
Seller: HM Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. No dust jacket. Covers and edges show some light shelf wear. Seller Inventory # mon0000018055