Main Series #1484. 1st reprint, published 1960.
Set in Russia during the winter of 1916, Serezha visits his married sister. Tired after a long journey, he falls into a restless sleep and half-remembers, half-dreams the incidents of the last summer of peace before the First World War 'when life appeared to pay heed to individuals'. As tutor in a wealthy, unsettled Moscow household he focuses his intense romanticism on Mrs Arild, his employer's paid companion, while spending his nights with the prostitute Sashka.
Condition grading: Good. Light foxing to both covers. Creasing and light wear to spine. Very light crease to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #1484. 1st reprint, published 1960.
Set in Russia during the winter of 1916, Serezha visits his married sister. Tired after a long journey, he falls into a restless sleep and half-remembers, half-dreams the incidents of the last summer of peace before the First World War 'when life appeared to pay heed to individuals'. As tutor in a wealthy, unsettled Moscow household he focuses his intense romanticism on Mrs Arild, his employer's paid companion, while spending his nights with the prostitute Sashka.
Condition grading: Good. Light foxing to both covers. Creasing and light wear to spine. Very light crease to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
