SEMEONOFF, Anna H.. (Hartog)

Title Brush up your Russian (Osvezhite svoi russkii). With illustrations by P. R. Ward. Conversations of Real Use. General Editor W. G. Hartog.
Illustrator Ward, P. R..
Publisher London J. M. Dent
Date 1933
Book ID 37985
First Edition  

Description

First edition. Original decorated cloth, no dust-wrapper. Endpaper maps, x+101pp., charming b/w illustrations throughout. with 3 related clippings neatly tipped in. A very nice tight copy. Mild foxing to preliminaries and two past owner neat inscriptions. Humorous drawings and quaint phraseology depict a studiously uncritical portrayal of “abroad” during the inter-war period. The Brush Up series, first published in Rothermere’s Daily Mail, is a fascinating reflection of certain British perspectives at the time.
Price: £30.00