Nouvelles Russes, Traduction Française Publiée par Louis Viardot: Tarass Boulba, Les Mémoires d'un Fou, La Calèche, En Ménage d'autrefois, Le Bal des Gnomes. Paris: Paulin, Editeur, 1845.
First Edition. Octavo, original yellow wrappers, presumably glassine wraps, early marbled slipcase. Extremely scarce collection of Gogol stories including Tarass Boulba. Viardot was assisted by I. Turgenev and Stepan Guédéonov - "They were willing to dictate to me in French original text . I have done nothing more than touch up words and phrases". Near Fine lovely condition.
Price: $3,000.00
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