Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover edition. Moderate wear, pages yellowed with a few minor blemishes, owner name in pencil (Russia scholar Marshall Winokur).
Published by Sankt Peterburg (St. Petersburg), P. P. Soikin, n. d. (ca. 1900)., 1900
Seller: Alexanderplatz Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Only edition. 4to. Cloth with original front wrapper trimmed and mounted on front cover. Tear at top of spine, pages browned, fragile. Moisture stain with no serious consequences in upper right corner of text block. A rare compilation of Russian satire and satirical illustration in various genres No author given, unsigned introductory one-page note from the compiler. No copies found in WorldCat. Undated; dated publications from this publisher listed in WorldCat are generally in the years of World War I. The firm also was the joint printer for the catalogue of the Russian section at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. This item presumably dates from the first decade of the century, i.e., 1900-1910.