Mumu and Kassayan of Fair Springs - Ivan Turgenev (Little Leather Library)

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Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Bent corners. The inside pages are clean, but those closest to leather cover are age toned.  See images for the condition of this book. 

Circa 1921. A Little Leather book; very small 3 in. x 4 in.  Unnumbered pages.  Pages: clean, tanned, tight. Cover green and bronze tapped flexible leather, titles embossed front/spine; modest shelf wear. This title is an rare find for any collector! 


Blurb: A journey into the depth of the Russian countryside, where an intimate connection with nature comes as a natural way of life. Meet Kassyan, who can communicate directly with birds and other forest creatures. Discover the mysterious sweet-voiced oracle bird, the Gamayune, living among trees with leaves that fall not, neither in autumn nor in winter, and apples grow of gold on silver branches, and every man lives in uprightness and content.