Ivan the Fool or The Old Devil and the Three Small Devils, also A Lost Opportunity and Polikushka

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1891. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gribayedoff, Valerian. First thus - these stories were originally published separately. Spine faded, binding a bit shaken with minor gap between pages 96 and 97 where sewings are visible (still holding firmly), owner bookplate on front endpaper and corresponding owner stamp on front flyleaf. 1891 Hard Cover. 172 pp. Light green cloth, gilt titles and decorations on spine, red and black titles and decorations on front board, decorated endpapers. Three short stories by the author of Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, originally published in 1886. Includes a preface by translator Count Norraikow, Ivan the Fool, A Lost Opportunity, and Polikushka. Engraved illustrations by Valerian Gribayedoff (who was a journalist most famous for introducing illustrated drawings into newspapers) precede each story. Scarce in trade, and we found no auction records. (Inventory #: 2348791)