Faust : A Tragedy
Moscow: Khudozhestvennaya Literatura, 1983. Illustrated in tri-color woodcuts by Vladimir Noskov. First Noskov-Illustrated edition, first printing. Publisher's blue pebbled boards, decoratively stamped in black and gilt geometric designs, top edge stain blue, in illustrated dust jacket. Fine in near fine, lightly toned and edge worn dust jacket, in mylar cover. Item #238435
PASTERNAK'S TAKE ON FAUST (WITH WOODCUTS)
A distinguished Soviet edition of Goethe's Faust, elegantly translated by revered Soviet poet, Boris Pasternak. Originally translated into Russian by Pasternak in the 1950s, this edition boasts for the first time the incredibly rich tri-color woodcuts of Vladimir Noskov. Published by Khudozhestvennaya Literatura in 1983, this edition pairs the literary force of Pasternak’s language with a full scholarly commentary by A. Anikst, a major figure in Soviet literary criticism. Noskov’s haunting visual interpretations, unique to this printing, lend the text an added aesthetic gravitas. A compelling artifact of late Soviet book design and a key entry in the Russian reception of Goethe’s masterpiece, this volume unites translation, commentary, and illustration at a high cultural watermark.
Price: $325.00