Nobel Prize Laureate from Biblionne

New Arrivals

Korol’ Lir [King Lear].

Korol’ Lir [King Lear].

by Shakespeare William

Condition
Used - In good condition, edges slightly rubbed, small losses on the spine, foxing.
Edition
frontispiece, 161, [3] pp., ill.
Published
1949
Binding
In publisher’s illustrated wrappers.
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Sremska Mitrovica, SRB
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$1,120.00

Show Details

Description:
Moskva, Khudozhestvennaya literatura, 1949. Limited to 10 000 copies. First edition of King Lear in Pasternak's translations. Signed for print on November 24, 1948. Pasternak finished King Lear's translation in the fall of 1947. He described King Lear as 'quiet tragedy' in which love is the main victim. In first edition the Duke of Albany expresses very dangerous idea for Stalin's era: 'Let's follow… Read more about this item
Item Price
$1,120.00