Maksim Gorky, A Reference Guide

Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987. Brand New in perfect condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Hardcover. First Printing. Consists of an introduction, 9-page primary bibliography of Gorky's writings (1892-1941), and a 195-page annotated, secondary bibliography of works about him. Includes European, American, and Russian publications. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the preface: "Maksim Gorky and his works have been the subject of a large number of Soviet bibliographies. These publications are unfortunately biased and therefore only moderately useful: they register only Soviet sources and ignore Western and Russian à migrà writing. As the first English-language research, the present work is intended to provide basic secondary sources. It could not and does not try to duplicate the massive Soviet bibliographies. Here most attention is devoted to what the Soviets leave out: European (both East and West) and American sources as well as all available Russian à migrà publications. Particular attention is given to periods, issues, and themes about which scholars disagree. A primary bibliography provides the reader with publication data for Russian and English editions of Gorky's major works." . First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xxvii, 226pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.