Lot 201
Krylov's Fables - Vilnius, 1879 - Yiddish Edition
Basni Krilov, oder Krilovs fabeln (Meshalim) in nayn abtaylungen [Krilov's fables in nine parts]. Translated from Russian by Zvi Hirsh Hacohen Raykherson. Published and printed by Yehudah Leib Eliezer Lipman. Vilnius, 1879. Two parts. Yiddish.
Krylov's fables, translated into Yiddish by Zvi Hirsh Hacohen Raykherson. This edition is the first comprehensive edition of the fables translated into Yiddish. Two booklets (part one and two), bound together. Supposedly no other booklets have been printed. [2] leaves, 156, [1] pp; [2] leaves, [1] leaf (half-title page in Russian), IV-V pp, [1], 4-166, [1]. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains (some dark), tears. Damages to cover. Ink stamps. Ex-library copy.
