SILENCE AND OTHER STORIES

London 1910 first edition, first impression. Francis Griffiths. Translated from the Russian to English by W H Lowe. Hardcover sm octavo. Light green cloth with gilt lettering. 219p. In his Preface to the book, Lowe writes a lovely summation of Andreyev's work saying that Andreyev "plunges his reader into the deepest abyss of human misery, apparently in order to raise him the highest plane of Divine sympathy". Binding secure; hinges not cracked; light fraying of spine ends; no owner marks; light wear and slight even toning throughout; cover tips gently bent inward.Hinges not cracked; binding secure. text clean. no dj. Very Scarce book . Pictures available on request. In later removable glassine protective jacket.