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THBKrilof and His Fables, Ralston 1869
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United States
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This book is titled Krilof And His Fables, compiled and translated by W. R. S. Ralston of the British Museum and published in London in 1869 by Strahan. It is a second edition, according to the title page, and Ralston took dozens of fables by Ivan Krilof (also spelled Krylov) and translated them into English.
Krilof came from a poor family in Russia and had little formal education, so he began to work as a clerk to bring in money when he was only nine. He wrote operas, comedies, and tragedies in his teens, then became a journalist until government censorship occurred. In 1805 he began translating the fables of Jean de La Fontaine, but preferred writing this own fables instead. His first book of fables was published in 1809 and earned him the patronage of the imperial family and a post at the public library in St. Petersburg, a post he held for thirty years. This also allowed him to write eight additional books of fables, which gained him much popularity in Russia.
Although he borrowed themes from Aesop and La Fontaine, the themes were altered and his animal creatures such as foxes and crows or wolves and sheep, whether foolish or wise, were easily recognizable as Russian types, and he showed a touch of satire in his fables. His fables were so good he received a gold medal from the Academy of Sciences i n 1823 and Emperor Nicholas was so tak00 en by Krilof that the emperor granted Krilof a generous pension, which allowed the fabulist to write in peace.
The book has four raised bands and gilt-ruled panels on the spine, with gilt lettering and gilt devices in the panels, a gilt-ruled border on the covers, marbled endpapers, a half-title, the title page followed by a page in Russian, a five-page Preface (vii - xi), four pages of contents 9xiii - xvi) a twenty-six page Memoir (xvii - xlii), 177 pages of text, a two-page Index to the Fables (179 - 180), thirty-two pages of ads for The Book List of Strahan And Company at Ludgate Hill in London, marbled endpapers at the rear, numerous black and white illustrations, and the top edge is gilt.
The book measures 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches wide and is in great condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and bright, with light rubbing on the heel and crown and at the tips, and no evidence of foxing or browning, and the book is a great find for people who enjoy Russian fables by a noted Russian fabulist.
Size: 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.
#5500
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