4.25" (11 cm) Tall Blue wraps are faded and tanned. Stapled binding very sound. Small closed tear (1/2 inch ; 1 cm) on front of wraps; another equally small one on first page. 64pp plus wraps. Interior pages age-darkened. No writing or marks. Little Blue Books were a popular series of abridged literature and instructional material published by Emanuel Haldeman in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s (with some in the 1940s and 1950s, but the heyday had passed). The intent was to provide knowledge to the "common man" in a compact format for the purpose of self-education. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/1380057.jpg

Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Thus Includes pieces on Chekhov, Tolstoi, Yesenin and others. Some minor fading to cloth. nd c.1970s.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Cloth First Edition Russian text.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Cloth First Edition Translated by Margaret Wettlin.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Thus From the series Library of contemporary Soviet novels.Translated by Margaret Wettlin.

Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Good Cloth First Edition A big great dilapidated house is filled to bursting with poor working folk. Here poverty and the law of the fist hold sway. The strong beat the weak; grown-ups beat children; beat them hard, sometimes to death. It is in this house that three friends spend their childhood and youth. One of them Ilya Lunyev (the main character in the book), is a sturdy chap who moves into town from the country. The other two are Yakov Filomonov, a meek, quiet boy, son of a bar- keeper, and Pavel Grachov, the blacksmith's bellicose son. With the insight and sympathy of a great writer Gorky relates the grim life story of these three. We learn about Masha, Vera and Olimpiada, the girls who went through so many trials; about the tragic fate of Ilya, the untimely death of Yakov, and the new course upon which Pavel sets out under the influence of his new friends. Translated by Margaret Wettlin.

Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall No Jacket Cloth Fourth Printing Translated by Emily Jakowleff and Dora B. Montefiore wuth an introduction by Edward Garnett. Rebound in strong library binding.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Hardcover First English Edition Translated by Alexander Bakshy in collaboration with Paul S. Nathan. Rebound in strong library binding.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Hard Cover First Thus Illustrated. Russian text. Some edge wear.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Thus Rebound. Volume 1 only of 2.